Julian Darby
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julian Timothy Darby[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1967[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Farnworth, Lancashire, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Bolton Wanderers (U18's Coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1993 | Bolton Wanderers | 270 | (36) |
| 1993–1995 | Coventry City | 55 | (5) |
| 1995–1997 | West Bromwich Albion | 39 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Preston North End | 36 | (1) |
| 1998 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Carlisle United | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 421 | (44) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Bolton Wanderers (U16's) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Bolton Wanderers (U16's) | ||
| 2022– | Bolton Wanderers (U18's) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Julian Timothy Darby (born 3 October 1967) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is the under-16's coach of Bolton Wanderers.
As a player he was a
.Following retirement he began a coaching career and has been part of the coaching staff at
Playing career
He played for
Coaching career
He started his coaching career at Preston and became first-team coach. He joined Billy Davies as first-team coach at Derby County in 2006.
In January 2009 he again joined up with Billy Davies when he was appointed first team coach at Nottingham Forest.[3] He left in June 2011 following the departure of Billy Davies from the club and the appointment of his successor Steve McLaren.[4]
In 2012, he returned to Bolton as U16 coach at the club's youth academy
On 7 February 2013, he returned to
On 2 July 2015, it was announced that Darby had joined
In August 2017, it was confirmed that Darby had taken on a full-time role at the Bolton Wanderers academy, having spent the previous season coaching the U-16 team.[8]
Upon the departure of Keith Hill as Bolton manager in the summer of 2020, Darby reverted to his old role with the club's academy.[9] In May 2022, he was promoted from U16's Manager to U18's Manager.[10]
Honours
Player
- Football League Trophy1988-89
References
- ^ a b c d "Julian Darby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1996–97
- ^ "More New Faces On The Way". nottinghamforest.co.uk. Nottingham Forest F.C. 2 January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Departures From City Ground". nottinghamforest.co.uk. Nottingham Forest F.C. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011.
- ^ "Foot in both camps". Bolton Wanderers V Nottingham Forest Official Matchday Programme. Bolton Wanderers F.C.: 58–59 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest settle David Kelly unpaid bonus case". BBC. BBC Sport. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "DARBY JOINS UWE'S BACKROOM STAFF". leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Former Bolton Wanderers star Julian Darby ready to launch International Football Programme in San Francisco, SACSYL". theboltonnews.co.uk. The Bolton News. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ https://www.bwfc.co.uk/teams/club-staff/academy-staff/julian-darby/ Julian Darby profile, Bolton Wanderers FC
- ^ BWFC: "Key Academy Appointments Confirmed"