Danny Wallace (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Lloyd Wallace | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1980 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1989 | Southampton | 253 | (64) |
| 1989–1993 | Manchester United | 47 | (6) |
| 1993 | → Millwall (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Birmingham City | 16 | (2) |
| 1995 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 320 | (72) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1986 | England U21 | 14 | (1) |
| 1986 | England | 1 | (1) |
| 1990 | England B | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Lloyd "Danny" Wallace (born 21 January 1964) is an English former footballer who played for Southampton, Manchester United, Millwall, Birmingham City and Wycombe Wanderers. He won one full cap for England. His football career was ended prematurely by the effects of multiple sclerosis.
Wallace was born in Greenwich, south-east London. As a youngster, he played for West Greenwich School and for Deal Town, and his skills soon attracted scouts from many top London clubs, including Millwall and Arsenal, but he was snapped up by Southampton, joining them as an associate schoolboy in February 1977 (aged 13), and turning professional in January 1982, although he had made his first team debut more than a year earlier.
He made his debut (taking the place of the injured Kevin Keegan) aged only 16 years and 313 days on 29 November 1980 at Old Trafford, thus becoming the youngest player to be picked for Southampton – a record that would remain unbroken until Theo Walcott made his debut 25 years later.
Over the next two seasons, his first-team appearances were limited, and he made only three starts (plus four substitute appearances) in the 1981–82 season. On 23 October 1982, he scored his first goal for the Saints in a 3–2 defeat at Swansea City. This was the start of a scoring spree of seven goals in ten games, which saw him finish the 1982–83 season with 12 goals from 35 appearances. That year he made the first of 14 appearances for the England U-21 side.
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