Peter Daniel (footballer born 1946)
Peter Aylmer Daniel (born 22 December 1946 in Ripley ) is a former English footballer. The defender stood for many years at Derby County under contract. His achievements were overshadowed by those of his teammates due to his mostly uneventful and safe investment style of play and often it was a long time in the reserve team active before becoming successful in the season 1974/75 the long-term injured Roy McFarland represented and won the English championship.
Sports career
In August 1963, the 16- year-old Peter Daniel joined Derby County. In the trained then by Tim Ward second division, he signed a year later in December 1964 the first professional contract. He was one of a number of promising talents in the era of Ward and after his debut in the October 2, 1965 against Bristol City ( 2-1 ), it developed as a full-back first-team regular. When the " Rams" but then crashed in the season 1966/67, to 17th place, Ward was dismissed and under the successor of Brian Clough led to far-reaching changes squad. Daniel was only one of five players with whom Clough nor long-term planning in Derby, but he was pushed more and more into the replacement player and reserve team role since October 1967. While the newly formed team 1969 second division championship and then won in a row won the English Vice- title twice, because Daniel was only marginally involved with a total of 15 championship stakes in three years.
Not once he arrived in the master 1971/72 season for the A -Team to the course; Instead, he had played some games in the Texaco Cup and been in two finals against Airdrieonians FC on the court. To this end, he won with the reserve team title in the Central League. In the following season 1972/73 Derby County could not defend the title, but Daniel came in nine league games to use - he was represented at each of the four key players in the defensive line. Slowly, he fought his way back into focus what the one hand, the new coach of Clough to Dave Mackay, but especially the serious violation of Roy McFarland in 1974 had large proportion. On the side of Colin Todd Daniel was formed in season 1974/75 the new defense center and the basis for the new English championship. Only towards the end of the season McFarland returned to the team back and Daniel, who was within the association awards for his performances as the best " Player of the Year ", returned to the " second string " back. In the following four years to February 1979, he helped sporadically on the various defensive positions and he garnered 49 league bets. His last appearance on December 16, 1978 ended against Arsenal with a 0-2 defeat.
Daniel moved in the spring of 1979 in the North American NASL to the Vancouver Whitecaps. There he had already played in the previous year on loan and the second championship round ended by winning the NASL Soccer Bowl. He then returned to the English home and played from March, 1980 to Burton Albion in the Northern Premier League, as from October 1980 Belper Town in the Midland League.
Title / Awards
- English Championship ( 1): 1975
- Texaco Cup ( 1): 1972
- NASL Soccer Bowl ( 1): 1979