Daniel William Leadbitter (born 7 October 1990) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Southern League Premier Division South club Gloucester City.

[3] He went on to play for Newcastle's reserve side after graduating from the club's Little Benton Academy,[4] However, he was released in June 2011 without making a first-team appearance.

[5] Torquay United manager Martin Ling became aware of Leadbitter after watching him playing for Newcastle's Reserves whilst scouting for Hibernian and Walsall.

[10] The defender was restored to Torquay's starting line-up for the 1–0 loss at Bradford City on 8 December 2012 due to Oastler's suspension; the fixture came a year and two months to the day after Leadbitter's club debut at the same ground, with an identical scoreline.

[14][15] The right-back made his debut for Hereford on the opening day of the season against Braintree Town on 10 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw.

[16] He made a good start to his Hereford career, quickly establishing himself as a first-team regular, and by October a Sky Sports publication claimed that "a number of clubs from the Football League have been keeping tabs on Daniel...he is really flourishing under the management of Martin Foyle.

[28] In June 2024, Leadbitter came back from his one-year playing break, returning to Gloucester City following their relegation to the Southern League Premier Division South.