Daniel James Boxall (born 24 August 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back for Brentford, Bristol Rovers, Oldham Athletic and Crystal Palace. After two seasons in Ireland with Dublin City, he returned to England in 2006 to play non-League football and retired in 2008.

Club career

A right back, Boxall began his senior career at First Division club Crystal Palace and made 8 appearances during the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons. He made two appearances during Palace's single-season stay in the Premier League and spent most of 1997–98 on loan at Second Division club Oldham Athletic. Having been hampered by an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered during his time at Selhurst Park, Boxall was released by Crystal Palace in June 1998 and joined newly-relegated Third Division club Brentford on a free transfer. He made 46 appearances and scored one goal during the Bees' Third Division-title winning 1998–99 season.

A second anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered in February 2000 kept Boxall out of match play until March 2002 and he made a number of late-2001–02 season appearances. He was released after Brentford's Second Division play-off final defeat and played the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons with Third Division club Bristol Rovers. After putting off a decision to retire, Boxall played his subsequent career in the League of Ireland and English non-League football,[citation needed] before retiring due to injury in 2008.

International career

Owing to an Irish grandmother from Wexford, Boxall qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level and he won eight U21 caps in 1998 and 1999.

Personal life

Boxall was born at Mayday Hospital and attended Holy Trinity Church of England Junior School and Stanley Park High School in Wallington. He has four older brothers and an older sister. Boxall has worked as a male model and has run cleaning, construction and physiotherapy businesses. As of 2020, he was director of cleaning and property business Adept London.

Trivia

Boxall was hired as a body double for Kuno Becker's legs in close-up dribbling sequences in the 2005 film Goal!.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace1995–96First Division1000000010
1996–97First Division6000100070
1997–98Premier League10—10—20
Total80002000100
Oldham Athletic (loan)1997–98Second Division17000—10180
Brentford1998–99Third Division381204020461
1999–00Second Division250202030320
2001–02Second Division5000001060
Total681406060841
Bristol Rovers2002–03Third Division390401010450
2003–04Third Division240001010260
Total630402020710
Carshalton Athletic2005–06Conference South50———50
2006–07Isthmian League Premier Division6000—0060
Total11000—00110
Whyteleafe2006–07Isthmian League First Division South180——00180
2007–08Isthmian League First Division South30000—20320
Total48000—20500
Hampton & Richmond Borough2008–09Conference South10———10
Croydon Athletic2008–09Isthmian League First Division South16000—00160
Career total232180801002581

Honours

Brentford

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