Daniel Robert Bance (born 27 September 1982) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

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for

Bodmin Town Bodmin Town Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Bodmin, Cornwall, England. They are currently members of the and play at Priory Park. History The club was established by W.M. Pethybridge and C.H. Bray in 1889.

. Bance was born in

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymout ...

. He began his career as an apprentice with

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club

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 ...

and progressed through the club's youth system to make his

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debut on 16 April 2001 in a 3–0 defeat at

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 ...

. He was substituted after 49 minutes and it proved to be his only appearance in the professional game. Bance joined Southern League side Weymouth on trial in July 2001 with a view to joining the club on loan. He was released by Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 2002 and then signed a two-year contract with

Taunton Town Taunton Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Taunton, Somerset. They compete in the , the sixth tier of English football and play their home matches at Wordsworth Drive, which they moved into during the 1953 season. ...

. He then joined

St Blazey St Blazey ( kw, Lanndreth) is a small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. St Blaise is the civil parish in which St Blazey is situated; the name St Blaise is also used by the town council. The village of Biscovey and the settlements of ...

, where he won the

South Western League The South Western Football League was an English association football league composed of clubs from Cornwall and west and north Devon. It consisted of a single division at the eleventh overall tier of the English football league system, the seve ...

championship in 2005 and 2007, and later captained the side. Bance moved to Liskeard Athletic in January 2010. Seven months later, he signed for

."Danny Bance"

Bodmin Town F.C. Bodmin Town Football Club is a football club based in Bodmin, Cornwall, England. They are currently members of the and play at Priory Park. History The club was established by W.M. Pethybridge and C.H. Bray in 1889.South Western League The South Western Football League was an English association football league composed of clubs from Cornwall and west and north Devon. It consisted of a single division at the eleventh overall tier of the English football league system, the seve ...

: 2004–2005, 2006–2007

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bance, Danny 1982 births Living people Footballers from Plymouth, Devon English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Taunton Town F.C. players St Blazey A.F.C. players Liskeard Athletic F.C. players Bodmin Town F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players