Danny Wallace: Man United midfielder Profile & Stats
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Danny Wallace

Position: midfielder

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 32 15 12 5 44 21 +23 46.88
A 34 12 10 12 44 47 -3 35.29
N 5 2 3 0 10 8 +2 40.00
TOTALS 71 29 25 17 98 76 +22 40.85

Name: David Lloyd "Danny" Wallace
Birthdate: 21-01-1964
Age: 62
Birthplace: Greenwich, London, England
Height: 5' 5" (1.65m)
Weight: 10st 5lbs (65.77kg)
Years at Club: 1989-1994
Signing Info: Transferred from: Southampton, 18/09/1989, £1.3m
Previous Clubs: Southampton, Millwall (loan)
Debut: 20/09/1989 v Portsmouth (A) (League Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg)
Farewell: Transferred to Birmingham City, 15/10/1993, £400,000
Passed Away:

Biography

Danny Wallace was born in Greenwich, London, and grew up with a natural talent for football. He began his career with Southampton, joining the club as an apprentice in 1979. Known for his explosive pace, skillful dribbling, and ability to score goals, Wallace quickly became a fan favorite at The Dell. He made his first-team debut for Southampton at the age of 16 in 1979, becoming the youngest player to appear for the club at that time. Wallace formed part of an exciting team alongside players like Kevin Keegan and Mick Channon. His performances earned him widespread recognition as one of the brightest young talents in English football.

Wallace spent a decade with Southampton, amassing over 300 appearances and scoring more than 70 goals in all competitions. His most productive season came in 1983-84, when he scored 15 league goals and helped Southampton finish second in the First Division, their highest-ever league finish. Known for his versatility, Wallace often played on the left wing but was also capable of playing as a forward. His creativity and ability to beat defenders made him a crucial part of the team during the 1980s.

On 18/09/1989 for a fee of £1.3m, Wallace signed for Manchester United, becoming one of Alex Ferguson's early signings as the manager sought to rebuild the team. Wallace brought flair and experience to United's attack, primarily operating as a left winger. Wallace played an important role in the team's success in the 1990 FA Cup, helping United secure their first major trophy under Ferguson. He featured prominently throughout the competition and played in the final against Crystal Palace, which United won after a replay. However, injuries and competition for places limited Wallace's appearances in subsequent seasons. Despite these challenges, he contributed to the club's resurgence and was part of the squad that laid the groundwork for Ferguson's future successes.

In total, Wallace made 71 appearances and scored 11 goals for Manchester United before leaving the club in 1993.

Later Career
After leaving Manchester United, Wallace transferred to Birmingham City, 15/10/1993 for £400,000 but struggled with injuries that curtailed his playing time. He later had brief stints with Wycombe Wanderers and St. Patrick's Athletic in Ireland before retiring from professional football in 1996.

International Career
Wallace earned one cap for the England national team, making his debut in a friendly against Egypt in 1986. While his international career was brief, his talent and contributions at club level left a lasting impression.

Off the Pitch and Health Challenges
After retiring, Wallace faced significant health challenges. In 1996, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic condition that affects the nervous system. Despite the diagnosis, Wallace has remained positive and has become an advocate for raising awareness about MS, often speaking publicly about his experiences.
 
League League Cup FA Cup Charity Shield European Cup Europa League Super Cup Cup Winners Cup Inter-cont Cup World Clubs Cup    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1989-1990 3 26 1 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 35
2. 1990-1991 3 19 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 28
3. 1991-1992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
4. 1992-1993 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
TOTALS 6 47 3 7 2 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 11 71

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Luton Town 2 2
2. Newcastle United 1 1
3. Arsenal 1 1
4. Portsmouth 1 1
5. Oldham Athletic 1 1
6. Coventry City 1 1
7. Crystal Palace 1 1
8. Brighton 1 1
9. Millwall 1 1
10. Chelsea 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Crystal Palace 5 1
2. Liverpool 5 0
3. Chelsea 4 1
4. Tottenham Hotspur 4 0
5. Manchester City 3 0
6. Nottingham Forest 3 0
7. Luton Town 3 2
8. Sheffield United 3 0
9. Everton 3 0
10. Portsmouth 2 1
11. Sheffield Wednesday 2 0
12. Charlton Athletic 2 0
13. Arsenal 2 1
14. Norwich City 2 0
15. Southampton 2 0
16. Coventry City 2 1
17. Oldham Athletic 2 1
18. Queens Park Rangers 2 0
19. Wimbledon 2 0
20. Wrexham 2 0
21. Derby County 2 0
22. Leeds United 2 0
23. Athinaikos 2 0
24. Torpedo Moscow 2 0
25. Brighton 2 1
26. Hereford United 1 0
27. Millwall 1 1
28. Newcastle United 1 1
29. Aston Villa 1 0
30. Halifax Town 1 0
31. Montpellier Herault 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Coppell, Steve 5
2. Dalglish, Kenny 5
3. Campbell, Bobby 4
4. Kendall, Howard 4
5. Clough, Brian 3
6. Venables, Terry 3
7. Bassett, Dave 3
8. Gregory, John 2
9. Atkinson, Ron 2
10. Lawrence, Lennie 2
11. Harford, Ray 2
12. Graham, George 2
13. Stringer, Dave 2
14. Ryan, Jim 2
15. Nicholl, Chris 2
16. Royle, Joe 2
17. Flynn, Brian 2
18. Cox, Arthur 2
19. Wilkinson, Howard 2
20. Prokop, Gerd 2
21. Mironov, Yuri 2
22. Lloyd, Barry 2
23. Machin, Mel 1
24. Bowyer, Ian 1
25. Docherty, John 1
26. Smith, Jim 1
27. Harvey, Colin 1
28. Sillett, John 1
29. Howe, Don 1
30. Taylor, Graham 1
31. Gould, Bobby 1
32. McCalliog, Jim 1
33. Butcher, Terry 1
34. Kasperczak, Henryk 1
35. Livermore, Doug 1
36. Francis, Gerry 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Ferguson, Alex 71
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 32
2. Maine Road 4
3. Wembley 3
4. Bramall Lane 2
5. Carrow Road 2
6. City Ground, Nottingham 2
7. Highbury 2
8. Selhurst Park 2
9. Stamford Bridge 2
10. The Dell 2
11. White Hart Lane 2
12. Anfield 1
13. Apostolos Nikolaidis 1
14. Baseball Ground 1
15. Edgar Street 1
16. Fratton Park 1
17. Goldstone Ground 1
18. Goodison Park 1
19. Highfield Road 1
20. Hillsborough 1
21. Kenilworth Road 1
22. Loftus Road 1
23. Plough Lane 1
24. Racecourse Ground 1
25. St James Park, Newcastle 1
26. The Den 1
27. Torpedo Stadion 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 45
2. FA Cup 9
3. League Cup 7
4. Cup Winners Cup 5
5. Europa League 2
6. Premiership 2
7. Charity Shield 1
No Opponent Count
1. Crystal Palace 5
2. Liverpool 5
3. Chelsea 4
4. Tottenham Hotspur 4
5. Manchester City 3
6. Nottingham Forest 3
7. Luton Town 3
8. Sheffield United 3
9. Everton 3
10. Portsmouth 2
11. Sheffield Wednesday 2
12. Charlton Athletic 2
13. Arsenal 2
14. Norwich City 2
15. Southampton 2
16. Coventry City 2
17. Oldham Athletic 2
18. Queens Park Rangers 2
19. Wimbledon 2
20. Wrexham 2
21. Derby County 2
22. Leeds United 2
23. Athinaikos 2
24. Torpedo Moscow 2
25. Brighton 2
26. Hereford United 1
27. Millwall 1
28. Newcastle United 1
29. Aston Villa 1
30. Halifax Town 1
31. Montpellier Herault 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 64
2. Wales 2
3. Greece 2
4. Russia 2
5. France 1
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
1. 12-05-1990 Crystal Palace D 3-3 FA Cup
2. 17-05-1990 Crystal Palace W 1-0 FA Cup
3. 18-08-1990 Liverpool D 1-1 Charity Shield
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 20-09-1989 LC Portsmouth Win 3-2 A 1 Paul Ince 19', 41', Danny Wallace 44' Kenny Black 73', Jim Leighton 86' (o.g.)
2. 23-09-1989 Div 1 Manchester City Loss 1-5 A 0 Mark Hughes 50' David Oldfield 9', 57', Trevor Morley 10', Ian Bishop 35', Andy Hinchcliffe 60'
3. 03-10-1989 LC Portsmouth Draw 0-0 H 0
4. 14-10-1989 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday Draw 0-0 H 0
5. 04-11-1989 Div 1 Charlton Athletic Loss 0-2 A 0 Paul Williams 64', 67'
6. 12-11-1989 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Win 1-0 H 0 Gary Pallister 44'
7. 18-11-1989 Div 1 Luton Town Win 3-1 A 1 Danny Wallace 5', Clayton Blackmore 28', Mark Hughes 76' Danny Wilson 60'
8. 25-11-1989 Div 1 Chelsea Draw 0-0 H 0
9. 03-12-1989 Div 1 Arsenal Loss 0-1 A 0 Perry Groves 15'
10. 09-12-1989 Div 1 Crystal Palace Loss 1-2 H 0 Russell Beardsmore 9' Mark Bright 40', 54'
11. 16-12-1989 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Loss 0-1 H 0 Gary Lineker 69'
12. 23-12-1989 Div 1 Liverpool Draw 0-0 A 0
13. 21-01-1990 Div 1 Norwich City Loss 0-2 A 0 Robert Fleck 70', 86'
14. 28-01-1990 FAC Hereford United Win 1-0 A 0 Clayton Blackmore 86'
15. 03-02-1990 Div 1 Manchester City Draw 1-1 H 0 Clayton Blackmore 70' Ian Brightwell 73'
16. 10-02-1990 Div 1 Millwall Win 2-1 A 1 Danny Wallace 65', Mark Hughes 84' Darren Morgan 27'
17. 18-02-1990 FAC Newcastle United Win 3-2 A 1 Mark Robins 19', Danny Wallace 60', Brian McClair 77' Mark McGhee 50' (pen), Kevin Scott 65'
18. 24-02-1990 Div 1 Chelsea Loss 0-1 A 0 Gareth Hall 16'
19. 03-03-1990 Div 1 Luton Town Win 4-1 H 1 Brian McClair 25', Mark Hughes 33', Danny Wallace 44', Mark Robins 66' Kingsley Black 80'
20. 11-03-1990 FAC Sheffield United Win 1-0 A 0 Brian McClair 29'
21. 14-03-1990 Div 1 Everton Draw 0-0 H 0
22. 18-03-1990 Div 1 Liverpool Loss 1-2 H 0 Ronnie Whelan 80' (o.g.) John Barnes 15', 54' (pen)
23. 21-03-1990 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday Loss 0-1 A 0 David Hirst 42'
24. 24-03-1990 Div 1 Southampton Win 2-0 A 0 Colin Gibson 66', Mark Robins 88'
25. 31-03-1990 Div 1 Coventry City Win 3-0 H 0 Mark Hughes 27', 36', Mark Robins 87'
26. 08-04-1990 FAC Oldham Athletic Draw 3-3 N 1 Bryan Robson 29', Neil Webb 72', Danny Wallace 92' Earl Barrett 5', Ian Marshall 81', Roger Palmer 107'
27. 11-04-1990 FAC Oldham Athletic Win 2-1 N 0 Brian McClair 50', Mark Robins 114' *Andy Ritchie 81'
28. 14-04-1990 Div 1 QPR Win 2-1 A 0 Mark Robins 68', Neil Webb 74' Justin Channing 33'
29. 17-04-1990 Div 1 Aston Villa Win 2-0 H 0 Mark Robins 24', 45'
30. 21-04-1990 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Loss 1-2 A 0 Steve Bruce 68' (pen) Paul Gascoigne 21', Gary Lineker 26'
31. 30-04-1990 Div 1 Wimbledon Draw 0-0 H 0
32. 02-05-1990 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Loss 0-4 A 0 Garry Parker 3', Stuart Pearce 19', Nigel Clough 21', Steve Chettle 25'
33. 05-05-1990 Div 1 Charlton Athletic Win 1-0 H 0 Gary Pallister 36'
34. 12-05-1990 FAC Crystal Palace Draw 3-3 N 0 Bryan Robson 35', Mark Hughes 62, 113' Gary O'Reilly 18', Ian Wright 72', 92'
35. 17-05-1990 FAC Crystal Palace Win 1-0 N 0 Lee Martin 59'
36. 18-08-1990 CS Liverpool Draw 1-1 N 0 Clayton Blackmore 44' John Barnes 51' (pen)
37. 10-10-1990 LC Halifax Town Win 2-1 H 0 Steve Bruce 42' (pen), Viv Anderson 58' Tony Gregory 70'
38. 23-10-1990 CWC Wrexham Win 3-0 H 0 Brian McClair 40', Steve Bruce 42' (pen), Gary Pallister 59'
39. 27-10-1990 Div 1 Manchester City Draw 3-3 A 0 Mark Hughes 37', Brian McClair 80', 83' David White 21', 27', Colin Hendry 78'
40. 31-10-1990 LC Liverpool Win 3-1 H 0 Steve Bruce 36' (pen), Mark Hughes 37', Lee Sharpe 81' Ray Houghton 83'
41. 03-11-1990 Div 1 Crystal Palace Win 2-0 H 1 Neil Webb 11', Danny Wallace 19'
42. 07-11-1990 CWC Wrexham Win 2-0 A 0 Mark Robins 31', Steve Bruce 35'
43. 10-11-1990 Div 1 Derby County Draw 0-0 A 0
44. 17-11-1990 Div 1 Sheffield United Win 2-0 H 0 Steve Bruce 65', Mark Hughes 86'
45. 25-11-1990 Div 1 Chelsea Loss 2-3 H 1 Danny Wallace 23', Mark Hughes 72' Gary Pallister 15' (o.g.), Andy Townsend 19', Dennis Wise 76' (pen)
46. 28-11-1990 LC Arsenal Win 6-2 A 1 Clayton Blackmore 2', Lee Sharpe 44', 75', 78', Mark Hughes 44', Danny Wallace 81' Alan Smith 49', 68'
47. 01-12-1990 Div 1 Everton Win 1-0 A 0 Lee Sharpe 64'
48. 08-12-1990 Div 1 Leeds United Draw 1-1 H 0 Neil Webb 49' Mel Sterland 55'
49. 15-12-1990 Div 1 Coventry City Draw 2-2 A 1 Mark Hughes 5', Danny Wallace 89' Kevin Gallacher 40', Cyrille Regis 58'
50. 22-12-1990 Div 1 Wimbledon Win 3-1 A 0 Steve Bruce 69' (pen), 88' (pen), Mark Hughes 80' John Fashanu 22'
51. 03-02-1991 Div 1 Liverpool Draw 1-1 H 0 Steve Bruce 26' (pen) David Speedie 39'
52. 10-02-1991 LC Leeds United Win 2-1 H 0 Lee Sharpe 67', Brian McClair 80' David Whyte 70'
53. 18-02-1991 FAC Norwich City Loss 1-2 A 0 Brian McClair 37' Robert Fleck 26', Dale Gordon 68'
54. 26-02-1991 Div 1 Sheffield United Loss 1-2 A 0 Clayton Blackmore 52' (pen) Brian Deane 50', Carl Bradshaw 72'
55. 02-03-1991 Div 1 Everton Loss 0-2 H 0 Mike Newell 33', Dave Watson 39'
56. 06-03-1991 CWC Montpellier Herault Draw 1-1 H 0 Brian McClair 1' Lee Martin 6' (o.g.)
57. 09-03-1991 Div 1 Chelsea Loss 2-3 A 0 Mark Hughes 33', Brian McClair 62' Gordon Durie 44', Tony Dorigo 52', Ken Monkou 85'
58. 13-03-1991 Div 1 Southampton Draw 1-1 A 0 Paul Ince 57' Neil Ruddock 14'
59. 16-03-1991 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Draw 1-1 A 0 Clayton Blackmore 38' Terry Wilson 46'
60. 23-03-1991 Div 1 Luton Town Win 4-1 H 0 Steve Bruce 7', 47', Mark Robins 70', Brian McClair 83' David Preece 34'
61. 16-04-1991 Div 1 Derby County Win 3-1 H 0 Clayton Blackmore 22', Brian McClair 66', Bryan Robson 85' Paul Williams 33'
62. 11-05-1991 Div 1 Crystal Palace Loss 0-3 A 0 Ian Wright 3', John Salako 58', 71'
63. 20-05-1991 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Draw 1-1 H 0 Paul Ince 7' John Hendry 51'
64. 18-09-1991 CWC Athinaikos Draw 0-0 A 0
65. 02-10-1991 CWC Athinaikos Win 2-0 H 0 Mark Hughes 109', Brian McClair 111'
66. 16-09-1992 EL Torpedo Moscow Draw 0-0 H 0
67. 19-09-1992 PL Tottenham Hotspur Draw 1-1 A 0 Ryan Giggs 44' Gordon Durie 53'
68. 23-09-1992 LC Brighton Draw 1-1 A 1 Danny Wallace 36' Matthew Edwards 72'
69. 26-09-1992 PL QPR Draw 0-0 H 0
70. 29-09-1992 EL Torpedo Moscow Draw 0-0 A 0
71. 23-01-1993 FAC Brighton Win 1-0 H 0 Ryan Giggs 75'
 

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