Daniel James Naisbitt (born 21 November 1978) is an English football goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Bishop Auckland, Naisbitt began his career as a trainee with

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, joining

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turning professional in 1997, but failed to make the Walsall first team and moved to Barnet in 1999. He had a loan spell with

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 Park ...

in August 2002 and was released by Barnet in September 2003. He joined

Harlow Town Harlow Town Football Club is an English football club based in Harlow, Essex. The club is a former member of the and plays at The Harlow Arena. The club is best known for its exploits in the 1979–80 FA Cup, in which it reached the fourth r ...

, joining

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings w ...

on non-contract forms as cover for

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in November 2003. Later the same month he joined Cambridge City and played one match for Hendon in March 2004. In June 2004 Naisbitt joined

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, leaving to rejoin Cambridge City in October 2005. He left to join

Histon Histon is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is immediately north of Cambridge – and is separated from the city – by the A14 road which runs east–west. In ...

in May 2007, making his competitive debut on 20 September 2007, in a televised game against

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. In 2007 for Histon he kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 27 goals in 19 games, but despite that he kept his place over Marc Osborn in goal. In March 2010, Naisbitt joined League One

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

, on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season. On the season's conclusion he signed for Histon's near neighbours

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on N ...

. Naisbitt left Cambridge United on 15 May 2012 after the two parties failed to agree a new deal. In August 2012, he signed for

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side Braintree Town.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Naisbitt, Danny 1978 births Footballers from Bishop Auckland English men's footballers Living people Walsall F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Harlow Town F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Cambridge City F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Lewes F.C. players Histon F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football goalkeepers Hendon F.C. players Isthmian League players