Danny Kedwell

Daniel Trevor Kedwell (born 3 August 1983) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Southern Counties East Football League club Hollands & Blair. He has spent most of his career playing non-League football, but played in League One and Two during a four-year spell with Gillingham, his hometown club.

Danny Kedwell

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Trevor Kedwell[1]
Date of birth	(1983-08-03) 3 August 1983[1]
Place of birth	Gillingham, England
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Hollands & Blair
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Chatham Town
2002	Tonbridge Angels
2002–2003	Fisher Athletic
2003	Lordswood
2003–2004	Maidstone United
2004–2005	Herne Bay
2005–2007	Welling United	70	(38)
2007–2008	Grays Athletic	50	(13)
2008–2011	AFC Wimbledon[lower-alpha 1]	118	(58)
2011–2015	Gillingham	119	(40)
2015–2019	Ebbsfleet United	182	(60)
2019–2020	Havant & Waterlooville	25	(11)
2020–	Hollands & Blair	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:02, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Career

Non-League

Born in Gillingham, Kent,[1] Kedwell came through the youth system of Kent-based Chatham Town and played one season for the club before joining Tonbridge Angels in the summer of 2002. His spell at the Longmead Stadium was short-lived when in October 2002 he signed for Fisher Athletic and stayed with the side until January 2003. He had a short spell at Lordswood before joining Maidstone United in the summer of 2003, staying until the end of the following season. Kedwell then signed for Kent League side Herne Bay where he was the top scorer that season finishing with 28 goals in all competitions.[3] This attracted the attention of Conference South side Welling United, who signed the striker in the summer. Kedwell enjoyed two seasons at Welling, scoring 38 league goals, and made a further step up in 2007 when he signed for Conference side Grays Athletic for £12,000, a club record.[4] He spent one full season at the Essex club scoring 13 league goals, and at the end of the season he dropped down a division when he signed for AFC Wimbledon for £10,000. Whilst at the south-west London club, Kedwell found some of the best scoring form of his career, and scored 67 goals in three seasons.[5]

League

Kedwell scored the winning penalty in the 2011 Conference Premier play-off Final penalty shoot-out against Luton Town to send AFC Wimbledon into the Football League. On 1 July 2011, he signed for League Two side Gillingham, his hometown club, for a fee of £60,000.[6] He made his league debut for Gillingham on 6 August in a 1–0 win over Cheltenham Town at Priestfield Stadium.[7] He finished his first season with the Gills as the club's top scorer with a total of 14 goals, 12 of which came in the league.

Kedwell was made captain of Gillingham for their first competitive game of the 2012–13 season in the League Cup against Bristol City.[8] He began the league campaign in with eight goals in the Gills' first ten league matches. Kedwell also managed to score the goal that secured promotion in a 1–0 home victory over Torquay United. He finished the season once again as the club's top goal scorer, scoring 16 goals in all competitions, 14 of which helped the Gills to win the League Two championship.[9] On 12 May 2014, Kedwell signed a new two-year deal with the "Gills".[10]

Return to Non-League

On 6 January 2015, Kedwell signed an 18-month contract with Conference South side Ebbsfleet United.[11]

Havant & Waterlooville

Kedwell joined Havant & Waterlooville for the 2019–20 season, scoring 11 goals in 25 league appearances before the season was halted in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] He was released as a free agent in July 2020.

Career statistics

As of match played 5 May 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Welling United	2005–06[13]	Conference South	31	19	1	0	—				32	19
	2006–07[14]	Conference South	39	19			—		6[lower-alpha 2]	3	45	22
	Total		70	38	1	0	—		6	3	77	41
Grays Athletic	2007–08[15]	Conference Premier	42	13	2	0	—		5[lower-alpha 3]	2	49	15
	2008–09[15]	Conference Premier	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	Total		50	13	2	0	—		5	2	57	15
AFC Wimbledon	2008–09[16]	Conference South	34	14	6	2	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	41	16
	2009–10[16]	Conference Premier	39	21	3	1	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	2	45	24
	2010–11[16]	Conference Premier	45	23	4	0	—		5[lower-alpha 4]	3	54	26
	Total		118	58	13	3	—		9	5	140	66
Gillingham	2011–12[17]	League Two	40	12	4	2	1	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	46	14
	2012–13[18]	League Two	38	14	2	1	2	1	0	0	42	16
	2013–14[19]	League One	27	10	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	30	10
	2014–15[20]	League One	14	4	1	1	2	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	18	5
	Total		119	40	8	4	6	1	3	0	136	45
Ebbsfleet United	2014–15[21]	Conference South	13	3	—		—		4[lower-alpha 2]	2	17	5
	2015–16[21]	National League South	40	11	2	0	—		5[lower-alpha 6]	4	47	15
	2016–17[21]	National League South	34	12	3	1	—		6[lower-alpha 7]	0	43	13
	2017–18[21]	National League	45	18	3	1	—		5[lower-alpha 8]	1	53	20
	2018–19[21]	National League	42	13	3	0	—		1[lower-alpha 9]	0	46	13
Total			174	57	11	2	—		21	7	206	66
Career total			531	206	35	9	6	1	44	17	616	233

1. Wimbledon record includes the appearance against Chester City on 31 October 2009, a match which was later expunged following Chester's expulsion from the league
2. Appearances in FA Trophy
3. Three appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, two in Conference League Cup
4. Three appearances and one goal in Conference Premier play-offs, two appearances and two goals in FA Trophy
5. Appearance in Football League Trophy
6. Three appearances and three goals in National League South play-offs, two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
7. Three appearances in National League South play-offs, three in FA Trophy
8. Two appearances in National League play-offs, three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
9. One appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

AFC Wimbledon

• Conference Premier play-offs: 2010–11

Gillingham

• Football League Two: 2012–13

Ebbsfleet United

• National League South play-offs: 2016–17

References

1. Brown, Tony; Joyce, Michael; Longbottom, David, eds. (2013). English National Football Archive Yearbook 2013. Tony Brown. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-905891-62-7.
2. "Danny Kedwell". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
3. "NonLeagueDaily Profile". 6 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
4. "Kedwell joins Grays". 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
5. "AFC Wimbledon profile". 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
6. https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/hawks-sign-former-ebbsfleet-gillingham-and-afc-wimbledon-striker-danny-kedwell-1-8981911
7. "Gillingham 1–0 Cheltenham". 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
8. "Bristol City 1 Gillingham 2". 14 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
9. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=42533
10. "Danny Kedwell Gillingham FC Contract". Gillingham FC. 12 May 2014.
11. http://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/home/oh-danny-boy-fleet-capture-kedwell/
12. Ebbsfleet United striker Danny Kedwell joins Havant & Waterlooville, kentonline.co.uk, 1 July 2019
13. "D. Kedwell - 05/06". SoccerFactsUK. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
14. "D. Kedwell - 05/06". SoccerFactsUK. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
15. "D. Kedwell - Grays". Grays Athletic Online. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
16. "D. Kedwell - AFC Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
17. "Games played by Danny Kedwell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
18. "Games played by Danny Kedwell in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
19. "Games played by Danny Kedwell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
20. "Games played by Danny Kedwell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
21. "D. Kedwell". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

External links

• Danny Kedwell at Soccerbase