Danny Winter
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.png) Winter lining up for Chelsea in November 1947 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Thomas Winter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Tonypandy, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 22 March 2004 (aged 85)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Trealaw, Wales[1] | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1935 | Maes-y-Haf | ||
| 1935–1939 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | (0) |
| 1946–1951 | Chelsea | 131 | (0) |
| Worcester City | |||
| Total | 165 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Thomas Winter (14 June 1918 – 22 March 2004) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers and Chelsea.
Winter started his footballing career at 15 years of age playing for local team Maes yr Haf at Garth Park, Trealaw in the Rhondda Valley.
Whilst playing for Maes yr Haf, young Danny's footballing skills didn't go unnoticed and he received offers from Arsenal and Bolton Wanderers. Danny chose Bolton Wanderers,[2] as in addition to football coaching, some office based training was included.
On his 17th birthday, Danny turned professional and he played his first game for the first team against Sunderland in February 1937. Danny played regularly for the first team between August 1938 and May 1939.
August 1939 saw Danny play three times before war was declared. At one of those home games, the captain Harry Goslin encouraged fans and players to join him in signing up for the military. Shortly after the entire team signed up for the army,[2] joining 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, which formed part of the British Expeditionary Force that saw action in the Battle of France and was evacuated from Dunkirk in May/June 1940.
During the war, the Football Authorities tried to keep football going for entertainment and with Danny being stationed at Woolwich, he became a guest player with Chelsea between 1943 and 1945.
In May 1945 Danny played for Chelsea against Millwall at Wembley in the Football League (South) Cup final; Chelsea won 2:0. Danny received his medal from King George VI.
Danny chose to stay in London and following his demob around October 1945, he continued playing for Chelsea as a guest player. In December 1945 Chelsea formally requested Danny's transfer from Bolton Wanderers his transfer fee was £5,000.[2] Danny played regularly for Chelsea until 1951 and often captained the team when regular captain John Harris wasn't playing.
During 1945 Danny played twice for Wales and whilst at Chelsea Danny became a member of the Players Union Committee which later became the Professional Footballers Association. Danny never played for Wales again.