Damon Peter Searle (born 26 October 1971) is a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

professional

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. He is a left-sided defender, midfielder and coach, currently at Barry Town United.

Career

Searle began his career as a trainee at his home town club

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

. It was here that he spent the major part of his career before leaving on a free transfer to sign for

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...

. In the following years he left Stockport and played for

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

, during which time he had a short loan spell at

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

, before moving to

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...

as a replacement for, the previous seasons player of the year, Nathan Jones. He appeared in the famous

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game against

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep

in the

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

. He was released by Southend in the summer of 2003 and was signed on a month by month deal by

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as short term cover for several of their injured players but he was soon released by the club. He spent the rest of his career in the lower leagues with

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club are a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system, and have played their home games at The New Lawn since ...

before moving back to his home country by signing for Newport County and captained the side on several occasions. During his time at Newport they twice narrowly missed out on the promotion play-offs and twice appeared in the

FAW Premier Cup The FAW Premier Cup (until 1998 the FAW Invitation Cup) was a Welsh football cup competition, organised annually by the Football Association of Wales from 1997 to 2008. Since the FAW excluded clubs playing in English leagues (including six Welsh c ...

final, winning the 2008 final. Searle was released by Newport at the end of the 2007–08 season and went on to sign for

Carmarthen Town Carmarthen Town Association Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Caerfyrddin) is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Carmarthen. The team play their home games at Richmond Park. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit ...

. In February 2009 Searle left Carmarthen and signed for his home town club Barry Town. However, he left the club at the end of the season and joined Haverfordwest County where he remained until January 2010. Searle is also currently on the coaching staff of local Barry Team Cadoxton Imps. He also works with the Cardiff City Premier Club and Commercial Departments. Later on he would return to Barry Town alongside manager and friend Gavin Chesterfield as an assistant manager.

International career

Searle is a former Wales under-21 international.

Honours

Cardiff City * Third Division: 1992–93 *

Welsh Cup The FAW Welsh Cup ( cy, Cwpan Cymdeithas Pêl-droed Cymru), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the most ...

: 1991–92, 1992–93; runner up: 1993–94, 1994–95 Individual *

PFA Team of the Year The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year (often called the PFA Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to a set of 55 footballers across the top four tiers of men's English football; the Premie ...

: 1992–93 Third Division

References

External links

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Welsh Premier profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Searle, Damon 1971 births Living people Welsh men's footballers Footballers from Cardiff Cardiff City F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Hornchurch F.C. players Carmarthen Town A.F.C. players Barry Town United F.C. players Wales men's under-21 international footballers English Football League players Cymru Premier players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Haverfordwest County A.F.C. players