1. Danny Batth began his career with his local side Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining their youth academy as a teenager.
26 Facts About Danny Batth
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Danny Batth spent three years at Stoke, making 107 appearances, before joining Sunderland in January 2022.
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Danny Batth captained the youth team and overcame a dislocated shoulder in his reserve team debut, aged 16.
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Danny Batth had his first taste of first-team football when he was signed by Aidy Boothroyd for League One club Colchester United on loan on 17 September 2009.
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Danny Batth made 17 league starts for Colchester and made one substitute appearance, scoring one goal.
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On his return to Molineux, Danny Batth was named "Young Professional of the Year" at the club's end of season dinner.
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Danny Batth then went out on loan to Sheffield, only this time to arch-rivals Sheffield Wednesday.
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Danny Batth joined the Owls on 16 March 2011 until the end of the season.
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Danny Batth's spell ended having made ten league appearances for the club.
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Danny Batth finished his second stay at Sheffield Wednesday having totalled 49 appearances in all competitions, and having been part of their promotion as League One runners-up.
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Danny Batth was the only ever-present in the promotion-winning side, playing all 46 league games in a season where Wolves won the League One title with a division record of 103 points.
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Danny Batth was named in the PFA League One Team of the Year.
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Danny Batth remained as the only ever-present since Jackett's arrival, playing in every game of a side that had won 50 out of 86 games.
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On 1 April 2017, Danny Batth scored twice against Cardiff City moving Wolves eight points clear of the relegation zone.
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On 31 August 2018, Danny Batth returned to the Championship, after joining Middlesbrough on a season-long loan deal, after falling out of favour with Wolves, after they had been promoted to the Premier League.
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Danny Batth made 13 appearances under Tony Pulis at Middlesbrough before his loan was cut short in January 2019.
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Danny Batth made his Stoke debut on 2 February 2019 against Hull City and was given the captain's armband by Nathan Jones in the absence of Ryan Shawcross.
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Danny Batth helped improve the Potters defence with the side keeping eight clean sheets.
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Danny Batth scored his first goal for Stoke in an EFL Cup tie against Leeds United on 27 August 2019.
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Danny Batth scored in three of the final four matches as Stoke gained ten points to avoid relegation and finish in 15th position.
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On 18 January 2022, Danny Batth joined League One side Sunderland on a free transfer, signing an eighteen-month deal.
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Danny Batth scored his first goal for Sunderland against Cambridge United on 23 April 2022.
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Danny Batth joined Norwich City on a one-year contract in September 2023.
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On 1 August 2024, Danny Batth joined Blackburn Rovers on a one-year deal having almost joined the club the previous summer.
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Danny Batth is of mixed English and Punjabi descent.
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Danny Batth set up his own charity in August 2017, Foundation DB, with his partner Natalie Ann Cutler, to raise money to combat homelessness in Wolverhampton.