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Stephen Darby

English footballer (born 1988)

Stephen Mark Darby (born 6 October 1988) is a former English professional footballer. He played as a right-back.

Stephen Darby
Darby playing for Rochdale in 2011
Personal information
Full name Stephen Mark Darby[1]
Date of birth (1988-10-06) 6 October 1988 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
0000–2008 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Liverpool 1 (0)
2010 → Swindon Town (loan) 12 (0)
2010–2011 → Notts County (loan) 22 (0)
2011–2012 → Rochdale (loan) 35 (0)
2012–2017 Bradford City 194 (1)
2017–2018 Bolton Wanderers 3 (0)
Total 267 (1)
National team
2007–2008 England U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Darby was a youth player for Liverpool. As a Liverpool squad player, he was loaned to Swindon Town, Notts County and Rochdale. He then signed for Bradford City, reaching the 2013 Football League Cup Final in his first season. He made 239 appearances for Bradford before signing for Bolton Wanderers in July 2017. Darby retired from professional football in September 2018 after being told he had motor neurone disease.[4]

Darby was born in Liverpool. He grew up in Maghull, Merseyside. His wife, Steph Houghton, is a professional women's footballer who captains Manchester City Women and the England women's national team.[4]

Career statistics change

As of match played 16 December 2017
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2008–09[5] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 3 0
2009–10[6] 1 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2010–11[7] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
Total 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 7 0
Swindon Town (loan) 2009–10[6] League One 14 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 15 0
Notts County (loan) 2010–11[7] League One 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Rochdale (loan) 2011–12[8] League One 35 0 0 0 3 0 2[d] 0 40 0
Bradford City 2012–13[9] League Two 35 0 3 0 8 1 5[e] 0 51 1
2013–14[10] League One 46 0 1 0 1 0 1[d] 0 49 0
2014–15[11] League One 45 0 8 0 2 0 1[d] 0 56 0
2015–16[12] League One 46 0 5 0 0 0 3[f] 0 54 0
2016–17[13] League One 22 0 1 0 0 0 6[g] 0 29 0
Total 194 0 18 0 11 1 16 0 239 1
Bolton Wanderers 2017–18 Championship 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 267 0 21 0 17 1 23 0 328 1
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in the Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in the Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in the League One play-offs
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  5. ↑ Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and three in the League Two play-offs
  6. ↑ One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League One play-offs
  7. ↑ Five appearances in the EFL Trophy and one in the League One play-offs

References change

  1. ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Stephen Darby". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Stephen Darby: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Stephen Darby: Motor neurone disease diagnosis forces Bolton full-back to retire". BBC Sport. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Stephen Darby in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Games played by Stephen Darby in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Games played by Stephen Darby in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Stephen Darby in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Stephen Darby in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Stephen Darby in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Stephen Darby in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Stephen Darby in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Stephen Darby in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

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