Danny Higginbotham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Danny Higginbotham

association football player

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1978

Place of Birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player, autobiographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Danny Higginbotham

  • Daniel John Higginbotham (born 29 December 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Manchester, Higginbotham started his career at his local club Manchester United.
  • He made seven appearances at Old Trafford, winning the Intercontinental Cup, as well as having a loan spell with Belgian side Royal Antwerp before joining Derby County in order to play more matches.
  • He spent three years at Derby but handed in a transfer request when the club was relegated from the Premier League.
  • Southampton signed Higginbotham for a £1.5 million fee in February 2003, and he helped them reach the 2003 FA Cup Final.
  • When Southampton were relegated in 2005, Higginbotham rejected a new contract and was placed on the transfer list. He joined fellow Championship side Stoke City for a £225,000 fee in August 2006.
  • He was made captain when Michael Duberry left in January 2007 and Stoke went on to narrowly miss out on a play-off place.
  • With Stoke not being promoted Higginbotham again decided to hand in a transfer request to help force through a move to Sunderland.
  • He spent one season at the Stadium of Light before returning to Stoke in 2008.
  • He became a vital member of Tony Pulis' squad as Stoke established themselves in the Premier League.
  • He scored the winning goal in the FA Cup quarter-final against West Ham United but missed out on both the semi-final and the final due to a knee injury.
  • After his recovery he struggled to force his way back into the side and spent time out on loan to Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town before joining Sheffield United on a free transfer in January 2013.
  • After eight months at Bramall Lane, he left to join Conference Premier side Chester before ending his career with a short spell at Altrincham. Higginbotham made his international debut for the Gibraltar national team in a friendly against Slovakia in November 2013 at the age of 34, qualifying through his maternal grandmother.
  • In January 2014, Higginbotham retired from club football after a 14-year career, but made two more international appearances for Gibraltar until his international retirement in March.

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