Education
He played for the Midlands club for ten seasons, nine at the highest level, and finished a runner-up in both the 1989-1990 and 1992-1993 league championships.
He played for the Midlands club for ten seasons, nine at the highest level, and finished a runner-up in both the 1989-1990 and 1992-1993 league championships.
He is currently Fitness Coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daley joined hometown club Aston Villa as an apprentice and soon made his senior debut aged 17 on 20 April 1985 in a 2–0 defeat at Southampton. He also played in their 1994 League Cup final triumph where they defeated Manchester United at Wembley.
During this period, Daley was capped seven times for England between 1991 and 1992 under former club manager Graham Taylor.
He made his full debut as a substitute in a vital 1–1 draw in Poland on 13 November 1991 that saw England qualify for 1992 European Championships in Sweden. He was subsequently chosen for the squad at the tournament and played in two of England"s three games there, but after the tournament he never played for England again.
He nearly got onto the scoresheet in the 1994 Football League Cup Final against Manchester United, but his shot hit the post and was rebounded by Dalian Atkinson, only for Andrei Kanchelskis to block it with a handball for which he was sent official Daley collected what would be the only major trophy of his career.
Daley linked up with Graham Taylor again as he finally left Aston Villa for Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 1994 for £1.25 million, but he was plagued with injuries and was only able to manage 21 appearances for the club in four seasons.
He was signed once more by Graham Taylor, now at Watford, in July 1998 on a free transfer. He was given a free transfer to newly promoted Division 1 side Walsall in June 1999, and after a six-month spell there, he finished his playing career with Conference side Forest Green Rovers, hanging up his boots in July 2002. Daley"s perhaps best known goal came in a First Division game against Everton at Villa Park on 22 October 1988.
Upon finishing his career in professional football due to persistent injury, Daley completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports and Exercise Science at Coventry University.
During this time, he also remained at Forest Green Rovers as their fitness coach and worked with youth players at Aston Villa"s Academy. Following his studies, he joined Sheffield United as a fitness and conditioning coach in June 2003 but later quit his post following a row with new manager Bryan Robson on 30 August 2007.
He was not out of work for long as he joined former club Wolves in the same role the following month. In 1995 Daley was the subject of a half-hour documentary.