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Daniel was born in Swansea and started out at his local club Swansea Town as an amateur.
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Daniel played at centre half but spent much of his early career at Arsenal as a reserve, as understudy to Leslie Compton. In his first three seasons as a first-team player he only played 13 League matches. Whilst still a reserve, Daniel made his debut for Wales, a 1-1 draw against England at Roker Park on 20 October 1951.
He made up the disappointment the following season, missing only one match in Arsenal"s 1952-1953 First Division-winning campaign.
Daniel left Arsenal for Sunderland in 1953 for £27,500, then a record fee for a defender. Daniel spent four seasons at Sunderland, and eventually became club captain.
He played 136 League games for the Rokerites, before leaving for Cardiff City in October 1957. He managed only six League games before returning to his first club Swansea, where he played 45 League games and scored seven goals.
He left for Hereford United in 1960 and was later the club"s player-manager for a brief period between 1962 and 1963, before resigning to allow Bob Dennison to take over.
After that, he left the game completely, and later ran a post office. He died aged 69 in 1997.
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