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Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham (born 29 December 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Manchester, Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United. He made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining Derby County in order to play more matches. He spent three years at the "Rams" but handed in a transfer request when the club was relegated from the Premier League. Southampton moved to sign Higginbotham for £1.5 million in February 2003, and he helped the South Coast side reach the 2003 FA Cup Final. When Southampton were relegated in 2005, Higginbotham rejected a new contract and was placed on the transfer list. He joined fellow Championship side Stoke City for £225,000 in August 2006. He was made captain when Michael Duberry left in January 2007 and Stoke went on to narrowly miss out on a play-off place. With Stoke not being promoted Higginbotham again decided to hand in a transfer request to help force through a move to Sunderland. He spent one season at the Stadium of Light before returning to Stoke in 2008. He became a vital member of Tony Pulis' squad as Stoke established themselves in the Premier League. He scored the winning goal in the FA Cup quarter-final against West Ham United but injury meant he missed out on both the semi-final and the final. After his recovery he struggled to force his way back into the side and spent time out on loan to Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town before joining Sheffield United on a free transfer in January 2013. After spending eight months at Bramall Lane he left to join Conference side Chester before ending his career with a short spell at Altrincham. Born in England, Higginbotham made his international debut for the Gibraltar national football team in a friendly against Slovakia in November 2013 at the age of 34, qualifying through his maternal grandmother. In January 2014, Higginbotham retired from club football after a long career, but made two more international appearances for Gibraltar until his international retirement in March 2014. ==Playing career== Born in Manchester, Greater Manchester,〔 Higginbotham grew up in Altrincham, but despite passing his eleven plus exam he was denied entry into Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. His elder brother played non-league football for Witton Albion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Danny Higginbotham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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