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Danny Blanchflower
Danny Blanchflower (Robert Dennis Blanchflower, 1925-1993), Northern Irish footballer, captain of Tottenham Hotspur's 1961 Double side and 1963 Cup Winners' Cup winners, 56 caps for Northern Ireland, 1958 World Cup quarter-finalist, later journalist and manager of Northern Ireland and Chelsea.
Danny Blind
Danny Blind (Dirk Franciscus Blind, born 1961) is a Dutch former sweeper and coach: Ajax captain of the 1995 Champions League side, later Ajax head coach (2005-06) and Netherlands national coach (2015-17), father of Daley Blind.
Danny Cowley
Danny Cowley, English football manager; with brother Nicky rose from Concord Rangers and Braintree to Lincoln City, winning the National League, FA Cup quarter-final 2017, EFL Trophy, and League Two, then Huddersfield, Portsmouth, Colchester United.
Danny Drinkwater
Danny Drinkwater, English central midfielder, Manchester United academy product, Leicester City 2015-16 Premier League winner and three-cap England international; signed by Chelsea for a club-record fee in 2017, retired October 2023 aged 34.
Danny Graham (footballer)
Danny Graham (Daniel Anthony William Graham, born 1985), English striker; Middlesbrough, Carlisle, Watford, Swansea, Sunderland, Blackburn; 174 goals in ~617 apps; 2013 League Cup winner; retired 2021.
Danny Imray
Danny Imray, also known as Daniel Edward Peter Imray, is an English right-back who rose from non-league football to a reported £5 million move to Wrexham from Crystal Palace in 2026.
Danny Ings
Danny Ings (Daniel William John Ings), English centre-forward born 1992 in Winchester; clubs include Burnley, Liverpool, Southampton, Aston Villa, West Ham, Sheffield United, Wycombe; 3 England caps, 1 goal; 2019-20 peak with 25 goals.
Danny McNamara (footballer)
Danny McNamara (born 1998, Sidcup) is a Republic of Ireland U21-capped right-back; a Millwall academy graduate who made 166 appearances there, he had five escalating loans and joined Charlton Athletic in 2026.
Danny Mills
Danny Mills (Daniel John Mills, born 1977, Norwich), English right back for Leeds United, Middlesbrough, and Manchester City; 19 England caps, first-choice right back at the 2002 World Cup, 2004 League Cup winner, later a BBC and Sky pundit.
Danny Murphy (footballer, born 1977)
Danny Murphy, born 1977 in Chester, English midfielder; Liverpool 1997-2004 (249 apps, 44 goals, 2001 treble, three Old Trafford winners), later Fulham captain; nine England caps; now BBC and talkSPORT pundit.
Danny Ormerod
Danny Ormerod (born 2006) is an English forward who came through Blackpool and AFC Fylde's academies, was National League North's leading scorer in 2025/26 with 28 goals, and joined Peterborough United in August 2026 for £600,000.
Danny Rose (footballer, born 1990)
Danny Rose (Daniel Lee Rose, born 1990, Doncaster), English left-back; Leeds scholar, Tottenham 2007-2021 (214 apps, 10 goals), 29 England caps, Euro 2016 and World Cup 2018, 2019 Champions League finalist, later Newcastle loan and Watford.
Danny Simpson
Danny Simpson (Daniel Peter Simpson, born 1987, Eccles) is an English right-back, Manchester United academy graduate, Newcastle regular, and Leicester City's 2015-16 Premier League-winning defender, now player-coach at Arabian Falcons.
Danny Ward (Welsh footballer)
Danny Ward (Daniel Ward, born 1993, Wrexham) is a Welsh goalkeeper for Wrexham; ex-Liverpool (3 apps), Huddersfield loan play-off winner, Leicester City 2018-25 (£12.5m, 52 apps), 44 Wales caps at Euro 2016, Euro 2020, World Cup 2022.
Danny Welbeck
Danny Welbeck, English forward born 1990 in Manchester; played for Manchester United, Arsenal, Watford, Brighton, and Chelsea; 363 Premier League appearances, 77 goals; Brighton's leading top-flight scorer.
Dante (footballer)
Dante (Dante Bonfim Costa Santos), Brazilian centre-back born 1983 in Salvador; Bayern Munich treble winner 2013, 13 Brazil caps, retired 2026 at Nice after 754 matches, now FC Bayern reserves head coach.
Dara O'Shea
Dara O'Shea (born 1999, Dublin) is an Irish defender for Ipswich Town and the Republic of Ireland. Ex-West Brom and Burnley, he captained Ipswich to the 2025/26 Championship promotion and skippered Ireland against Israel.
Darijo Srna
Darijo Srna, Croatian right back born 1982 in Metković; Shakhtar Donetsk legend (536 apps, 49 goals, 26 trophies, retired number 33), Croatia's record cap holder (134 caps, 22 goals), now Shakhtar sporting director.
Darío Benedetto
Darío Benedetto (Pipa), Argentine striker born 1990; Boca Juniors top scorer and 2017 champion, later Marseille, now Barcelona SC in Ecuador.
Darius Vassell
Darius Vassell, born 1980, English forward for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Ankaragücü, and Leicester City; 22 England caps, 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004, penalty saved by Ricardo in the 2004 shoot-out.
Darlington F.C.
Darlington F.C., nicknamed Quakers, is an English football club formed in July 1883, based at Blackwell Meadows and fan-owned by the Darlington FC Supporters Group since a third administration in 2012.
Darlington Nagbe
Darlington Nagbe (Darlington Joephillip Nagbe), born 1990 in Monrovia, Liberia, is a retired American MLS midfielder who won four MLS Cups with Portland, Atlanta, and Columbus, earned 25 USMNT caps, and retired in 2025.
Darren Anderton
Darren Anderton (born 1972, Southampton), nicknamed Sicknote, English winger-midfielder; Tottenham 1992-2004 (299 Premier League apps, 1999 League Cup), 30 England caps, 7 goals, 1998 World Cup goal vs Colombia; retired 2008 at Bournemouth.
Darren Bent
Darren Bent, born 1984 in Tooting, English striker for Ipswich, Charlton, Tottenham, Sunderland, and Aston Villa; 13 England caps, 4 goals; retired 2019 after a club-record £18m Villa transfer.
Darren Ferguson
Darren Ferguson, Scottish manager and former Manchester United and Wrexham player, son of Sir Alex Ferguson; four Peterborough United spells, five promotions, EFL Trophy wins 2023 and 2024, sacked October 2025.
Darren Fletcher
Darren Fletcher (born 1984, Edinburgh), Scottish midfielder; 342 Manchester United appearances, five Premier League titles, 80 Scotland caps; ulcerative colitis surgery 2013; later United technical director, U18s coach, and interim manager.
Darren Moore
Darren Moore (born 1974, Birmingham) is an English football manager and former Jamaica-capped centre-back; manager of West Brom, Doncaster, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield, and Port Vale, appointed England men's U20 head coach in September 2026.
Darren Randolph
Darren Randolph, born 1987 in Bray, is a retired Republic of Ireland goalkeeper with 50 caps who played for Charlton Athletic, Motherwell, Birmingham City, West Ham United, Middlesbrough and Bournemouth.
Darron Gibson
Darron Gibson, Derry-born Republic of Ireland midfielder (27 caps, 1 goal); Manchester United 2005-2012 (two Premier League titles, League Cups, Club World Cup), then Everton, Sunderland, Wigan, Salford; retired 2021, 2025 comeback with Wythenshawe.
Darryl Bakola
Darryl Bakola (born 2007, Clichy) is a French midfielder of Congolese origin who rose through Marseille's academy, started a Champions League match vs Newcastle with an assist, and joined Sassuolo in February 2026.