Danny Pugh

Danny Pugh
Danny Pugh
Danny Pugh.jpg
Pugh playing for Stoke City in May 2009
Personal information
Full name Daniel Adam Pugh
Date of birth 19 October 1982 (1982-10-19) (age 29)
Place of birth Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1][2]
Playing position Midfielder
Left back
Club information
Current club Leeds United
(on loan from Stoke City)
Number 16
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2004 Manchester United 1 (0)
2004–2006 Leeds United 50 (5)
2006–2008 Preston North End 52 (4)
2007–2008 → Stoke City (loan) 14 (0)
2008– Stoke City 53 (1)
2010 → Preston North End (loan) 5 (0)
2011– → Leeds United (loan) 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:03, 15 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Daniel Adam "Danny" Pugh (born 19 October 1982) is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder or defender for Leeds United on loan from Premier League side Stoke City.

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Career

Manchester United

Pugh came through the youth ranks at Manchester United. In his time at the club he made 7 first team appearances with 6 of them coming in cup competitions.

Leeds United

Pugh became the first player signed under new Leeds United manager Kevin Blackwell as part-exchange for former Leeds favourite Alan Smith.[3][4] Pugh was signed as a utility player – his ability to play on the left side of midfield or defence and centre midfield was to be a key factor in a Leeds squad which only had four players remaining from the season before.

His Leeds career started well: for the first half of the season he held down the left midfield position in a 4–4–2 formation, and had been the club's top scorer until the arrival of David Healy from Preston North End. Pugh was then switched to left full back after an injury to Stephen Crainey and a dip in form from Frazer Richardson. However, Pugh subsequently fell out of favour at Leeds. Blackwell's decision to switch to a 4–3–3 formation meant that Pugh's position was taken by Eddie Lewis or David Healy and, with Matthew Kilgallon occupying the left full back position, Pugh was dropped to the bench. His last few months at Leeds having been spent almost entirely out of the first team he had made only five appearances in his final six months with the club that reached the playoff finals under Kevin Blackwell. In total Pugh made 57 appearances for Leeds in all competitions and scored 6 goals.

Preston North End

Pugh was sold to Preston in June 2006 for a fee of £250,000, becoming manager Paul Simpson's first signing, Pugh was a regular in the first team, playing tucked in off the left flank or occasionally as an out-and-out central midfielder.[5]

Stoke City

On 2 November 2007, it was announced that Stoke City had signed Pugh, initially on loan with a view to a permanent move in January. Manager Tony Pulis was "delighted to have signed a quality left-sided midfielder".[6] The move was made permanent on 3 January 2008, with Stoke paying Preston £500,000 for Pugh's services.[7] Pugh has been a regular since joining the club, playing as left-sided midfielder and left back. He has also deputised in centre midfield, winning man of the match awards in games against Watford and Newcastle United.

Pugh struggled to establish himself in the side during the 2008–09 season with most of his appearances coming off the bench. He scored his first goal for City in a 2–0 win over Rotherham United in the Carling Cup.[8] Due to injury to Danny Higginbotham towards the end of the season Pugh took his place at right back for the final few matches against Fulham, Wigan Athletic and Arsenal. Despite not playing much Pugh signed a one year contract extension keeping him at Stoke until 2012.[9] Pugh scored his first league goal for Stoke in a 3–1 defeat to Arsenal however he also gave away a penalty in the match.[10]

After struggling for first team appearances for Stoke, Pugh returned to his old club Preston North End on a months loan on 17 November 2010 along with fellow Stoke team-mate Michael Tonge.[11] This was extended until 16 January 2011.[12] He signed a contract extension with Stoke keeping him at the Britannia Stadium until 2013 on 20 December 2010. He signed this despite only making a few appearances for Stoke since the club's promotion to the Premier League in 2008.

"Although he has found it difficult to command a place in the squad this season, he is an excellent professional and every club needs players with his qualities who can be relied upon to come in and do a good job if required."
—Stoke manager Tony Pulis on Pugh's new contract.[13]

He was recalled from his loan spell at Preston on 31 December by manager Tony Pulis.[14] Pugh made only his second league start for Stoke in two seasons away at Birmingham City in February 2011.[15] In total Pugh made 18 appearances for Stoke in all competitions during the 2010–11 season. Pugh made six appearances at the start of the 2011–12 season and scored against Swiss side FC Thun the UEFA Europa League giving Stoke a 1–0 win on 18 August 2011.[16] However Pugh was left out Stoke's 25-man Premier League squad by manager Tony Pulis for the 2011–12 season.[17]

Return to Leeds

On 22 September Pugh re-joined his first club Leeds United on a 3 month loan with the option to a permanent move, Leeds revealed after they had signed him that they tried to sign Pugh on transfer deadline day but Stoke needed him a little while longer, before he eventually completed his move back to Leeds.[18][19] Pugh made his second debut for Leeds in a 3–3 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion.[20] Pugh scored his first goal of his second spell at Leeds in the 1–0 victory against Portsmouth at Elland Road in a Championship game on the 1 October 2011.[21] Pugh scored his second goal in consecutive games in the match against Doncaster Rovers on 14 October.[22]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2002–03 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 0
2003–04 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 7 0
Leeds United 2004–05 38 5 1 0 3 1 – – 42 6
2005–06 12 0 0 0 3 0 – 0 0 15 0
Total 50 5 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 57 6
Preston North End 2006–07 45 4 3 0 1 0 – – 49 4
2007–08 7 0 0 0 1 1 – – 8 1
Total 52 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 57 5
Stoke City 2007–08 30 0 2 0 0 0 – – 32 0
2008–09 17 0 0 0 3 1 – – 20 1
2009–10 7 1 3 0 3 0 – – 13 1
2010–11 10 0 5 0 3 0 – – 18 0
2011–12 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 – 6 1
Total 67 1 10 0 9 1 3 1 0 0 89 3
Preston North End (loan) 2010–11 5 0 0 0 0 0 – – 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Leeds United (loan) 2011–12 3 2 0 0 0 0 – – 3 2
Total 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Career total 178 12 15 0 19 3 6 1 0 0 218 16

Footnotes

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs and The FA Community Shield.

Honours

Stoke City
Leeds United

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2009). The PFA Footballers Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 341. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0. 
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (ed.) (2009). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009–2010. Headline. p. 539. ISBN 978-0-7553-1948-0. 
  3. ^ "Leeds in swoop for Pugh". BBC Sport. 27 May 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/3753453.stm. Retrieved 14 February 2011. 
  4. ^ "Man Utd sign Smith". BBC Sport. 27 May 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3723993.stm. Retrieved Wednesday, 26 May 2004. 
  5. ^ "Simpson completes Pugh signature". BBC Sport. 26 June 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/5104926.stm. Retrieved 14 February 2011. 
  6. ^ "Preston's Pugh makes Stoke move" BBC Sport Retrieved on 2 November 2007
  7. ^ "Pugh completes his move to Stoke". BBC Sport. 16 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/7170606.stm. Retrieved 14 February 2011. 
  8. ^ "Stoke City 2–0 Rotherham United". Stoke City official site (Stoke City). 11 November 2008. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~46623,00.html. Retrieved 19 July 2009. 
  9. ^ "Pugh Signs New Contract". Stoke City official site (Stoke City). 21 October 2009. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1832982,00.html. Retrieved 21 October 2009. 
  10. ^ Sheringham, Sam (27 February 2010). "Stoke 1 – 3 Arsenal". Stoke City official site (Stoke City). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8530490.stm. Retrieved 1 March 2010. 
  11. ^ "City Pair Head North". stokecityfc.com. 17 November 2010. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2223583,00.html. 
  12. ^ "Preston extend Danny Pugh and Michael Tonge loan deals". BBC Sport. 18 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/9300051.stm. 
  13. ^ "New Deal For Pugh". stokecityfc.com. 20 December 2010. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2248338,00.html. 
  14. ^ "Pugh And Tonge Return". stokecityfc.com. 31 December 2010. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2254913,00.html. 
  15. ^ "Loan Spell Helped Pugh". stokecityfc.com. 14 February 2011. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2292548,00.html. 
  16. ^ "FC Thun vs Stoke City". stokecityfc.com. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~60984,00.html. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
  17. ^ "Collins left out of Pulis's 25-man squad". thisisstaffordshire.co.uk. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Stoke-City-Collins-left-Pulis-s-25-man-squad/story-13259448-detail/story.html. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
  18. ^ "UNITED SEAL PUGH RETURN". LUFC. 22 Sept 2011. http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20110922/united-seal-pugh-return_2247585_2458412. 
  19. ^ "Leeds United sign Stoke City utility player Danny Pugh". BBC. 22 Sept 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15018477.stm. 
  20. ^ "Brighton 3 - Leeds 3". LUFC. 23 Sept 2011. http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20110923/brighton-live_2247585_2460957. 
  21. ^ "Leeds 1 - 0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15045461.stm. Retrieved 15 September 2011. 
  22. ^ "Doncaster 0 - Leeds 3". LUFC. 14 October 2011. http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20111014/three-and-easy-for-leeds-at-doncaster_2247585_2482318. 

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