Danielle Gibbons

Danielle Michelle Taylor-Gibbons (née Danielle Michelle Gibbons; born 31 July 1992) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Preston North End (now known as AFC Fylde), Liverpool, and Blackburn Rovers.

Club career Gibbons was encouraged to play football as a child by her parents, playing for Euxton Girls' Team from the age of eight. She played as a defender until stepping in as goalkeeper when her team was struggling to fill the position.

Preston North End Gibbons began her career playing for Preston North End (now affiliated with AFC Fylde, competing under the name AFC Fylde Women).

Liverpool Gibbons was signed by Liverpool ahead of the inaugural 2011 season of the FA Women's Super League. During her time at the club, she won the Women's Super League twice and made appearances in the Women's Champions League. In 2015, the club presented a Special Recognition award to Gibbons after she successfully returned to football following surgery to remove a brain tumour in the mid-season break .

Upon leaving Liverpool, she was the club's longest-serving player.

Sheffield In 2017, Gibbons signed with Women's Championship (now known as WSL2) team Sheffield F.C. During her time at the club, she worked part-time as a personal trainer.

Blackburn Rovers In 2018, she signed for Blackburn Rovers. With the club, she won the Women's National League North, Women's National League Cup, and Lancashire FA Women's Challenge Cup. She left the club and retired from football in July 2019. In 2015, Gibbons required surgery to remove the tumour, which made her deaf in her left ear. Just three months after her surgery, injury to Liverpool's first choice goalkeeper required Gibbons to play in two games, including a Champions League match away against Brescia. She is an ambassador for BANA, a charity supporting people affected by acoustic neuroma. In 2025, she released a book, Back in the Game: My Brain Tumour Diaries, about her diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

Honours

Liverpool

FA WSL: 2013, Lancashire FA Women's Challenge Cup: 2018–19