Daniel Jolly, then a 19 year old forward with Uppingham Town of the Leicester and District League Premier Division, played for Norwich Reserves in their 1-1 draw at Wimbledon on 16th September 1998 and in a further Reserves team match. Although he endured an ankle injury, Norwich offered him a three month contract in early November 1998 to begin once he had recovered from injury. The club would assist his healing process and if he impressed once fully fit, would offer a longer term contract. However Norwich later decided that Daniel wasn't what they were looking for and terminated their agreement with him.

Daniel had another run-out with the Reserves on 17th July 1999 when he played in the 2-2 draw at Bishop's Stortford.

The Non-League Paper of November 5th 2004 revealed that Dan was still playing for Uppingham Town, scoring against Long Sutton Athletic

In early July 2005, Daniel signed for United Counties League side Blackstones.