| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dayle Southwell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-10-20)20 October 1993 (age 31)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Grimsby, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Grimsby Town | 42 | (3) |
| 2013 | →Harrogate Town (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Boston United | 74 | (52) |
| 2016–2018 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 | (1) |
| 2017 | →Lincoln City (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2018 | Guiseley | 18 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | FC Halifax Town | 38 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | →Boston United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | King's Lynn Town | 23 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Alfreton Town | 78 | (13) |
| 2023– | Gainsborough Trinity | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:14, May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Dayle Southwell (born 20 October 1993) is an English professionalfootballer who plays forGainsborough Trinity as aforward.
Southwell began his career with his home town teamGrimsby Town and remained with the club for three seasons as well as a loan spell atHarrogate Town before being released in 2014. A prolific spell withBoston United that yielded 52 goals in 74 appearances later saw him move into theFootball League withWycombe Wanderers but he could not cement a regular place. He has since gone on to play back in Non-league and has turned out forLincoln City,Guiseley,FC Halifax Town as well as a second spell with Boston before a move toKing's Lynn Town. He is a formerEngland C international having earned one cap in 2016 whilst a Boston United player.
Southwell came up through theGrimsby Town youth system and at 17 made his first senior appearance in the 2010–11 season. Southwell remained with the Mariners for three years, but despite regular substitute appearances, he was only given 10 starting appearances. During this period he also had a short loan in the Conference North at Harrogate Town, scoring 1 in 3 appearances.
Southwell signed for nearby Conference North clubBoston United in the summer of 2014, searching for regular football. In his first season, he started 39 league games and scored 28 goals. By the end of his first season with The Pilgrims he had scored 30 times from his 42 starts in all competitions.
His 2015–16 season started in a similar fashion and, by Christmas, Southwell had scored 15 goals in his first 23 games of the season. After an injury to his foot kept Southwell sidelined for ten weeks,[3] he returned on 24 February to score his 16th League goal of the season. By the end of the season Boston had reached the play-offs, with Southwell scoring 24 goals and receiving both the National League North Golden Boot and Boston's Player of the Season 2015–16.
Southwell turned professional on 21 June 2016 signing a two-year contract withWycombe Wanderers.[4] On his first Adams Park appearance for Chairboys, he scored the equalising goal againstBrentford in a pre-season friendly which finished 1–1. On 3 February 2017, Southwell signed on loan withLincoln City.[5] It was a one-month loan.
On 9 January 2018, Southwell signed forGuiseley.[6]
On 13 June 2018 Southwell signed a two-year deal withFC Halifax Town. Southwell then returned toNational League North clubBoston United on an initial 1-month loan on 5 December 2019.[7]
Southwell moved toKing's Lynn Town F.C. in January 2020, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.[8]
On 15 July 2021, Southwell signed forAlfreton Town.[9] He departed the club at the end of the2022–23 season.[10]
In May 2016, Southwell earned anEngland C call up for the forthcoming ICC fixture against Slovakia. It would prove to be his one and only England C appearance due to his new contract at Wycombe Wanderers.[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grimsby Town | 2010–11[12] | Conference Premier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[12] | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13[12] | Conference Premier | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14[12] | Conference Premier | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 4 | 13 | 5 | ||
| Total | 42 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 55 | 8 | |||
| Harrogate Town (loan) | 2013–14[12] | Conference North | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Boston United | 2014–15[13] | Conference North | 40 | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 46 | 30 | |
| 2015–16[13] | National League North | 34 | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 38 | 24 | ||
| Total | 74 | 52 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 84 | 54 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2016–17[12] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2017–18[14] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2016–17[12] | National League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Guiseley | 2017–18[12] | National League | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | |
| FC Halifax Town | 2018–19[12] | National League | 31 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 38 | 8 | |
| 2019–20[12] | National League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 47 | 8 | |||
| Boston United (loan) | 2019–20[12] | National League North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| King's Lynn Town | 2019–20[12] | National League North | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[12] | National League | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Total | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 229 | 74 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 273 | 85 | ||
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