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DANNY MAYOR
Full Name: Daniel John Mayor
Born: 18 October 1990
Came from: Bury Went to: Fleetwood Town
First game: 03 August 2019 Last game: 07 May 2023
Appearances: 163 (144/19) Goals: 7
Mayor arrived at Home Park in the summer of 2019 after six seasons and 235 appearances for Bury, joining forces with Ryan Lowe, Argyle's new manager and Mayor's former boss at the Greater Manchester club.
The Leyland-born creative midfielder began his career at Preston North End as a junior, graduating to the professional ranks in 2008. He gained added experience with a brief loan spell at Tranmere Rovers before settling into the Preston side.
Over the next couple of seasons, Mayor began to make a fine impression and was named Preston’s Young Player of the Season in 2012. That same year, after 77 appearances for PNE, he moved to Sheffield Wednesday but found first-team opportunities limited, prompting a temporary stint at Southend and then a season-long loan with Bury.
Mayor was a revelation at Gigg Lane and the move was soon made permanent. He was first a team-mate of Ryan Lowe and then played a key role under Lowe as the Shakers defied financial turmoil off the pitch to win promotion to English football's third tier in 2018-19, being named in the League Two Team of the Season for a second time.
Mayor's silky skills won him many admirers in his four years at Home Park, which included two promotion seasons and a rise to the EFL Championship, although the midfielder's low scoring rate, just 7 goals in 163 appearances, was a disappointment for some. At the age of 32 and very much with the club's blessing, Mayor returned north to his young family, and signed a two-year contract with Fleetwood Town, where he teamed up again with former Pilgrim, Ryan Broom.
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