James Daly
Personal information
Full name James Stanley Daly[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000
Place of birth Brighton, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Harrogate Town
Number 11
Youth career
2014–2018 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Kingstonian (loan) 16 (6)
2020–2021 Bristol Rovers 31 (3)
2021–2022 Stevenage 15 (0)
2022–2023 Woking 35 (7)
2023– Harrogate Town 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:53, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

James Stanley Daly (born 12 January 2000) is an English footballer who last played as a forward for EFL League Two club Harrogate Town.

Early life

Daly was born in Brighton, East Sussex[2] and supports Brighton & Hove Albion. However, upon signing for rivals Crystal Palace, Daly also developed an affinity for the Eagles.[2]

Club career

Daly was invited for a trial at Brighton aged 10 or 11, but was rejected.[2] He subsequently joined the academy of rivals Crystal Palace aged 14.[3] On 7 April 2018, he was named in the first team squad, as a substitute, for an away match against AFC Bournemouth.[4] In May 2018, he was named as the club's "Scholar of the Year"[5] and in July signed a one-year professional deal with the club.[6] In August 2018, Daly joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[7] In June 2019, Daly signed a contract extension with Crystal Palace.[8] Daly was included as an unused substitute in three first-team squads over the Christmas period in 2019.[9] In the 2019–20 season Daly regularly played as a defender for the Crystal Palace under-23 side.[10]

On 31 January 2020, Daly joined EFL League One side Bristol Rovers on a two-and-a-half year deal.[11] He made his debut for Bristol Rovers as a 71st-minute substitute for Liam Sercombe on 29 February in a home 0–1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town.[12] On 10 October 2020, Daly scored his first goal for the club, heading home to equalise as Rovers went on to win 2-1 away at Lincoln City.[13]

Daly joined fellow League Two club Stevenage on a free transfer on 2 June 2021.[14]

On 2 June 2022, Daly agreed to join National League side, Woking on a one-year deal following his release from Stevenage.[15]

On 29 June 2023, Daly signed a two-year contract with Harrogate Town.[16]

Personal life

James has a twin brother, Joel, who is also a footballer and currently plays for Whitehawk.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2017–18 Premier League 00———00
2018–19 Premier League 00———00
2019–20 Premier League 0000——00
Total 0000000000
Kingstonian (loan) 2018–19[18] Isthmian League Premier Division 16610002[lower-alpha 1]1[lower-alpha 2]197
Bristol Rovers 2019–20[19] League One 30——0030
2020–21[20] League One 28311003[lower-alpha 3]0324
Total 313110030354
Stevenage 2021–22[21] League Two 15000103[lower-alpha 3]1191
Woking 2022–23[22] National League 35710001[lower-alpha 4]0377
Harrogate Town 2023–24[23] League Two 14100201[lower-alpha 3]0171
Career total 11117313010212720
  1. ↑ One appearance in each of the FA Trophy and Surrey County Cup
  2. ↑ One goal in Surrey County Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance in National League play offs

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Ritson, Mark (29 March 2018). "Exclusive: Crystal Palace young ace reveals supporting Brighton and their snub as he looks to impress Roy Hodgson". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Warlow, Robert (7 April 2018). "Teenager named in Crystal Palace's matchday squad for Bournemouth clash". croydonadvertiser. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Bullin, Matt (7 April 2018). "AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Crystal Palace". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Daly Wins Scholar Of The Year Award". cpfc.co.uk. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "10 Youngsters Sign Professional Deals". cpfc.co.uk. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Daly and Brown Head to Kingstonian". cpfc.co.uk. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "New deal for Daly". Crystal Palace F.C. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  9. ↑ James Daly at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Report: U23s lose 2-1 in close London derby v Charlton". Crystal Palace F.C. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Cian Harries & James Daly: Bristol Rovers sign Swansea City defender and Crystal Palace striker". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 0–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Lincoln City 1-2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "James Daly Signs for Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  15. ↑ O'Sullivan, Daniel (2 June 2022). "James Daly Signs". Woking F.C. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Harrogate sign winger Daly from Woking". BBC Sport. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  17. ↑ whitehawkfc.com
  18. ↑ "Kingstonian FC: James Daly". Pitcheroo. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  19. ↑ "Games played by James Daly in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  20. ↑ "Games played by James Daly in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by James Daly in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "Games played by James Daly in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  23. ↑ "Games played by James Daly in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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