Danny Cullip

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| name = Danny Cullip

| image = Cullip cropped.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Cullip playing for Lewes

| fullname = Daniel Cullip{{cite book | editor-last = Hugman | editor-first = Barry J. | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09 | publisher = Mainstream | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-1-84596-324-8}}

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1976|9|17}}

| birth_place = Bracknell, England

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1995–1996

| years2 = 1996–1998

| years3 = 1998–1999

| years4 = 1999

| years5 = 1999–2004

| years6 = 2004–2005

| years7 = 2005

| years8 = 2005–2007

| years9 = 2007–2008

| years10 = 2008

| years11 = 2008–2010

| clubs1 = Oxford United

| clubs2 = Fulham

| clubs3 = Brentford

| clubs4 = → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)

| clubs5 = Brighton & Hove Albion

| clubs6 = Sheffield United

| clubs7 = → Watford (loan)

| clubs8 = Nottingham Forest

| clubs9 = Queens Park Rangers

| clubs10 = Gillingham

| clubs11 = Lewes

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| caps2 = 50

| goals2 = 2

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 0

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 1

| caps5 = 213

| goals5 = 6

| caps6 = 11

| goals6 = 0

| caps7 = 4

| goals7 = 0

| caps8 = 31

| goals8 = 0

| caps9 = 19

| goals9 = 0

| caps10 = 11

| goals10 = 0

| caps11 = 36

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| totalcaps = 394

| totalgoals = 9

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Danny Cullip (born 17 September 1976) is an English former professional footballer. Cullip, a centre-back, made more than 350 appearances in the Football League, including more than 200 appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Career

Cullip was born in Bracknell. He began his career with Oxford United but left the club in 1996 before playing his first game, signing for Fulham, who were then in Division 3, manager Micky Adams guided Fulham to 2nd place in the league and promotion in that season. Cullip played 41 games in 18 months at Craven Cottage before signing for Brentford in February 1998 for £75,000. Cullip was at Brentford for the rest of the 97–98 season playing 15 times for the club, in September 1998 he was sent on a month's loan to Brighton and the four games he played convinced them to spend £50,000 securing his services. During his time at Brighton, he became something of a hero, being crowned their Player of the Year on two occasions. Cullip played in total 212 games for the Sussex club scoring six times. Cullip rejected the offer of a new contract at Brighton in December 2004 and joined Sheffield United for a fee of £250,000,{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/4098649.stm |title=Blades agree deal to sign Cullip|date=17 December 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 July 2008}} scoring his first goal for Sheffield United in the memorable 3–1 FA Cup win over Aston Villa.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4139401.stm |title=Sheff Utd 3–1 Aston Villa |publisher=BBC |date=8 January 2005 |access-date=7 November 2009}} Three months later in March 2005, he joined Watford on loan as part of the deal that took Danny Webber to Bramall Lane.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4380169.stm |title=Cullip and Webber make loan swap|date=24 March 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 July 2008}}

Cullip joined Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee in August 2005, signing a three-year contract.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/4741717.stm| title=Cullip completes move to Forest |date=3 August 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 July 2008}} Partially owing to the lack of a pre-season with the club Cullip picked up several injuries at the beginning of his City Ground career, most notably to his hamstrings; however when selected he was a valued member of the central defence at the club. The injuries restricted him to just nine starts in the 2005–6 season as Forest struggled. In 2006-7 Cullip began as an integral part of Colin Calderwood's three man defence (alongside Ian Breckin and Wes Morgan) and started Forest's first eight games (during which the side only conceded two goals – one of which to Cullip's former side Brighton) – however against Yeovil Cullip picked up yet another injury and was substituted after 23 minutes.

Cullip moved to Championship club Queens Park Rangers in January 2007 on an 18-month contract.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/6318919.stm|title=Forest defender Cullip joins QPR|date=31 January 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 July 2008}} After becoming surplus to requirements under Luigi De Canio, his contract was terminated with immediate effect. In February 2008, two months after being released by Queens Park Rangers, he joined Gillingham on a non contract basis until the end of the 2007–08 season.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/6318919.stm|title=Gillingham sign defender Cullip |date=17 February 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 July 2008}} He made his debut on 23 February in a 1–0 home win over Huddersfield Town. He left Gillingham at the end of the 2007–08 season.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080723234202/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10416~1313317%2C00.html Official Gillingham website] He joined Conference National club Lewes in July 2008,{{cite news| url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/argusgeneralsportsnews/display.var.2392889.0.former_albion_skipper_joins_lewes.php |title=Former Albion skipper joins Lewes |last=Griggs|first=Howard |date=13 July 2008|work=The Argus|access-date=15 July 2008}} but after one season with the club, sustained a hamstring injury which eventually forced his retirement in March 2010.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8556069.stm |title=Danny Cullip forced to retire through injury |date=8 March 2010 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=25 May 2010}}

Cullip is now working as a coach for Brighton & Hove Albion whilst also helping out at Worthing College running their academy 2nd team.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

Honours

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01 Third Division,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/1304001.stm |title=Teams of the year |website=BBC Sport |date=29 April 2001 |access-date=15 January 2023}} 2001–02 Second Division,{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/apr/15/newsstory.sport4 |title=PFA teams send Hatters mad |website=The Guardian |date=15 April 2002 |access-date=15 January 2023}} 2003–04 Second Division{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3628905.stm |title=Henry retains PFA crown |website=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2002 |access-date=15 January 2023}}