- Birthdate: 22 May 1899
- Birthplace: West Derby, England
- Date of death: 1974
- Other clubs: Earle, Grayson's of Garston, West Ham United (1928-29), Coventry City (1929-30)
- Bought from: Grayson's of Garston
- Signed for LFC: May 1921
- Liverpool debut: 27.08.1921
- Last appearance: 19.12.1925
- Debut goal: 05.11.1921
- Last goal: 10.04.1925
- Contract expiry: 10.06.1928
- Win ratio: 46.91% W:38 D:21 L:22
- Games/goals ratio: 3.12
- Honours: League Championship 1921/22
- Total games/goals opposite LFC: 1 / 0
- League games / goals: 76 / 23
- Total games / goals: 81 / 26
Player Profile
Shone joined Liverpool from local amateur side Grayson's of Garston, representative of a well-known local shipping company. Shone was officially employed by the firm, but did very little labour as he was more of interest to them as a footballer! Forward Shone made his Liverpool debut on the opening day of the 1921/22 season, a disappointing 3-0 defeat at Sunderland. Billy Matthews replaced him for the next game and scored twice which resulted in Shone having to wait a while to get another chance. Given a run of 11 consecutive games in the middle of the season, Shone scored his debut goal in a 1-1 draw against Everton at Goodison Park and grabbed a hat-trick in 36 minutes against Middlesbrough prompting the Liverpool Echo headline: "The Sun did not shine at Anfield but Shone!" Despite making only two appearances in the second part of the season, he had still made a useful contribution to Liverpool's 1922 League success. But when the title was retained a year later with one of most settled teams in Liverpool's history, Shone was very much an onlooker and only played once all season.
The 1924/25 season was easily Shone's best at Anfield; he played in every one of the 46 League and Cup matches and scored 15 times. The Derby Daily Telegraph reported on his progress in January 1925. "Danny Shone, who registered two goals for Liverpool last week, is one of the most improved players in the Anfield camp. When he originally joined the club from Garston’s he was thought to be a centre forward, but subsequently he deputised at inside left for Harry Chambers, and later, when Forshaw went to centre forward, became an inside right. This is his best position." However, Liverpool had finished a disappointing twelfth. Shone was only picked three times the next season and after playing solely for the reserves for two seasons he agreed a move to London to resurrect his professional career. Shone scored five goals in 12 first division games in his six months' career at the Hammers before departing for third division south's Coventry where he only played nine games during his solitary season.
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
6 |
540 |
Tottenham |
4 |
360 |
Notts County |
4 |
360 |
Arsenal |
4 |
360 |
Birmingham City |
4 |
360 |
Middlesbrough |
4 |
360 |
Sunderland |
4 |
360 |
Aston Villa |
4 |
360 |
Newcastle United |
4 |
360 |
Blackburn Rovers |
4 |
360 |
West Ham United |
4 |
360 |
Everton |
3 |
270 |
Nottingham Forest |
3 |
270 |
Bury |
3 |
270 |
Huddersfield Town |
3 |
270 |
Leeds United |
3 |
270 |
Sheffield United |
3 |
270 |
Burnley |
2 |
180 |
Cardiff City |
2 |
180 |
Manchester United |
2 |
180 |
Preston North End |
2 |
180 |
Chelsea |
2 |
180 |
Manchester City |
2 |
180 |
Bolton Wanderers |
2 |
180 |
WBA |
1 |
90 |
Bristol City |
1 |
90 |
Southampton |
1 |
90 |
Bradford City |
Total |
Home/Away/Neutral venue |
41 |
Home |
40 |
Away |
Goals per season
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
27.08.1921 |
Sunderland |
Roker Park |
League |
50 |
13.12.1924 |
Tottenham |
White Hart Lane |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
38 |
05.11.1921 |
Everton |
Goodison Park |
League |
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Earle |
|
South Liverpool Amateur Alliance |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Grayson's |
|
West Cheshire League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
West Ham United |
1928-1929 |
England First Division |
12 |
5 |
12 |
5 |
Coventry City |
1929-1930 |
England Third Division South |
9 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
Total |
21 |
6 |
21 |
6 |