Danny Carlton

Morecambe

Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Carlton started his career with Morecambe, where he came through the youth ranks. He spent six years with Morecambe, making 180 appearances and scoring 59 goals in the league. On 26 May 2004, he signed a three-year extension to his contract with Morecambe. Carlton scored the winning goal for Morecambe in the 2007 Conference National play-off final with a shot from 20 yards, which saw the club promoted into the Football League with a 2–1 win over Exeter City.

Carlisle United

In the summer of 2007, Carlton signed for Carlisle United for a nominal fee. In his first season, he was mainly used as substitute. In total he made 46 appearances for Carlisle and scored 3 goals. All of his goals were scored at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, where on 9 August, he fired Carlisle to a 3–2 opening day victory away at Bristol Rovers, scoring twice. On 11 November 2008, Carlton returned to Morecambe on a one-month loan. His loan with Morecambe was extended by a further month on 16 November 2008. On 14 January 2009, Carlton joined Darlington on loan until the end of the season. In the summer of 2009, Carlton was released from Carlisle.

Bury

On 1 July 2009, he signed for Bury. On 23 September 2010 he joined Grimsby Town on an initial one-month loan, where he played five games before returning to Bury on 20 October 2010. He cancelled his contract by mutual consent with Bury on 31 January 2011.

Return to Morecambe…

Carlton was called up to the England National Game XI in May 2004 for a fixture against Iraq. He was again called up to the England National Game XI for a match against Finland U21 in May 2007.

Morecambe

Conference National play-offs: 2007