Daniel James Emerton (born 27 September 1991) is an English semi-professional

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who plays as a

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or a winger for

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club North Ferriby F.C.

Career

Born in

Beverley Beverley is a market and minster town and a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, of which it is the county town. The town centre is located south-east of York's centre and north-west of City of Hull. The town is known fo ...

East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...

, Emerton began his footballing career at

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's t ...

's Academy at the age of 12. He signed his first professional contract in May 2010 after a successful 2009–2010 title winning youth campaign under the guidance of youth team managers Billy Russell and Neil Mann. In April 2011 he joined

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team

IK Frej IK Frej is a Swedish sports club located in Täby kyrkby. It currently plays in Division 4, the sixth tier in Swedish football. Background IK Frej was founded 5 February 1968 by Åke Berghagen and his friends. Today, IK Frej has more than 120 ...

on a one-month loan, making his debut on 25 April, against

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. He returned to Hull after making five appearances. On 23 November 2012, Emerton was loaned to

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfr ...

. On 24 November 2013 he made his debut for

in the FA Trophy against

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

and then went on to make two appearances, all from the bench, and returned to Hull in January 2013. Emerton was released from Hull at the end of 2012–13 season having spent three seasons with the club. On 1 August, Emerton signed a one-year deal with

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

. Two days later, he made his professional debut, in a 0–1 away defeat against

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Bishop's Stortford in a televised

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first round match on 10 November 2013. On 4 March 2014, Emerton had his contract at Northampton Town terminated after Chris Wilder became the permanent manager after the sacking of

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. On 7 March, he signed for

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club

North Ferriby United North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane. F ...

, scoring on his debut against

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on 8 March. He made 12 appearances in the closing stage of the season and played in both legs of the play-off semi-final against

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, which North Ferriby lost 3–0 on aggregate. In 2019, following the winding up of North Ferriby United, he joined phoenix club

North Ferriby North Ferriby is a village and civil parish in the Haltemprice area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. History Humber Estuary "The archaeology of the intertidal wetlands of the Humber Estuary is of international importance, and include ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Emerton, Danny 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Beverley Footballers from the East Riding of Yorkshire English footballers English expatriate footballers Association football wingers Association football forwards Hull City A.F.C. players IK Frej players Alfreton Town F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players North Ferriby United A.F.C. players Ettan Fotboll players National League (English football) players English Football League players Expatriate footballers in Sweden English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden