Danny Galbraith
Daniel William Galbraith is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Gala Fairydean Rovers.
Galbraith was a youth player with Heart of Midlothian and then signed for Manchester United, but injury problems prevented him from progressing into their first team. He signed for Hibernian in 2009, but left in January 2013. A month later, he signed for Irish club Limerick. Galbraith signed for Gillingham in December 2014, before joining York City a year later. He left York at the end of the 2016–17 season.
Club career
Manchester United
Galbraith was born in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. He started his career at Heart of Midlothian, before signing for Manchester United for an initial fee believed to be £50,000 on his sixteenth birthday, when he was old enough to be permitted to sign for the club. In his first season at the club, Galbraith was part of the side that reached the FA Youth Cup final playing a key role on the left side of midfield where they lost on penalties to Liverpool. In the previous 2 legged semi-final against Arsenal Galbraith played in front of a record attendance of 38,187 at the Emirates Stadium and set up the winning goal for Danny Welbeck in the return leg at Old Trafford. He featured for the reserves at the end of his first season but his progress was stalled by a series of injuries, however, and he never made an appearance for the Manchester United first team. He had suffered ankle, knee and groin problems, the last of which prevented him from playing for ten months.Hibernian
After being given a free transfer by United in 2009, Galbraith signed for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian on a two-year contract. He made his senior debut in a 2–1 win against St Mirren at the start of the 2009–10 season, coming on as a substitute for Paul Hanlon. Galbraith set up the winning goal in that match by sending in a cross that Abdessalam Benjelloun headed into the net.Galbraith scored his first goal in senior football on 27 January 2010, firing a low shot past Artur Boruc late on at Celtic Park to give Hibernian a 2–1 league win against Celtic. Galbraith described the goal as a "moment to remember", and made the recuperation from the injuries he suffered in previous years worthwhile. Despite this dramatic contribution, surprisingly Galbraith made only six further appearances that season, all as a substitute. Manager John Hughes commented that he would not play youngsters until he felt that they were ready.
Galbraith agreed a new contract with Hibernian in February 2011. Galbraith featured regularly under new manager Colin Calderwood before the latter was sacked in November 2011. BBC Scotland reported in September 2012 that Galbraith had been ordered not to train with the Hibernian first team squad, the club clarified that this was being done to aid his recovery from a hip operation, however the real reason was believed to have been due to a fallout between the player and manager Pat Fenlon. This strange situation made all the more confusing with the club being forced to clarify that Galbraith had not been subject to any disciplinary process. Galbraith is widely regarded as a model professional. Galbraith left Hibs via mutual consent in January 2013.