Darren Smith (footballer, born 1980)

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Darren Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-06-04) 4 June 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1998 Berwick Rangers Colts
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2005 Berwick Rangers 192 (35)
2005–2009 Brechin City 122 (17)
2009–2010 Raith Rovers 27 (1)
2010–2011 Alloa Athletic 30 (1)
2011–2013 East Fife 52 (0)
2013–2014 Arbroath 18 (0)
2014 Stirling Albion 15 (0)
2015 Musselburgh Athletic
2015–2017 Tranent Juniors
2017–2018 Newtongrange Star
2019–2021 Berwick Rangers
Managerial career
2014 Stirling Albion (interim)
2016–2017 Tranent Juniors
2018–2019 Dalkeith Thistle
2019 Newtongrange Star
2020-2024 Bonnyrigg Rose (First Team Coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Darren Smith (born 4 June 1980, in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer and was a previous football first team coach with Bonnyrigg Rose but left the club in March 2024.

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Smith has previously played for Berwick Rangers, Brechin City, Raith Rovers, Alloa Athletic, East Fife, Arbroath and Stirling Albion in the SPFL.

Smith has also managed Tranent Juniors, Dalkeith Thistle and Newtongrange Star. [1]

Career

Smith started his senior career at Berwick Rangers before signing for Brechin City in 2005.

He moved to Scottish Football League First Division newcomers Raith Rovers in the summer of 2009. [2] On Saturday 19 June 2010 he moved on to Alloa Athletic. [3] On 4 June 2011, Smith moved on to East Fife. [4]

After two seasons at East Fife, Smith signed for Scottish League One side Arbroath on 21 June 2013. [5]

On 31 January 2014, Smith moved to Stirling Albion. [6] Smith and teammate Ross Forsyth were put in charge of the first team after manager Greig McDonald left the club in October 2014. [7] [8] On 16 December 2014, Smith left Stirling Albion. [9]

On 7 January 2015, Smith signed for Musselburgh Athletic of the Scottish Junior East Super League. [10] He moved on to his hometown club, Tranent Juniors in the summer of 2015 and was appointed as co-interim manager in November 2016 following the resignation of previous manager Gary Small. [11] [12]

On 27 November 2017, Tranent Juniors co-bosses Darren Smith and Kenny Rafferty resigned following a Scottish Junior Cup defeat to Jeanfield Swifts. [13]

Smith signed for Newtongrange Star as a player after leaving Tranent, [14] but returned to management with Kenny Rafferty at Dalkeith Thistle in June 2018. [15] Both Smith and Rafferty resigned to take up positions as co-managers at Newtongrange Star in March 2019. [1]

Smith returned to Berwick Rangers as a player in December 2019. [16]

Smith left Berwick Rangers in May 2021 and later accepted a coaching role with Bonnyrigg Rose. [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Newtongrange star appoint Smith and Rafferty as co-managers". www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Midfield pair join Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Maitland strengthens squad". Alloa Athletic FC. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "New signings". East Fife FC. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Arbroath agree deal for Smith". spfl.co.uk. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Smith signs on". stirlingalbionfc.co.uk. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Stirling Albion: Greig McDonald leaves manager's post, BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ Jones, Gareth Iwan (31 October 2014). "Stirling Albion continue process to find new boss". dailyrecord. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "Captain moves on". Stirling Albion F.C. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Smith joins Musselburgh". Stirling Albion F.C. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Thomson, Scott (26 June 2015). "Musselburgh boss not panicking over player exodus". Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Thomson, Scott (6 January 2016). "Tranent head into derby with Haddington with new-found confidence". Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Tranent Juniors on the hunt for new manager". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  14. ↑ "Newtongrange Star snap up Darren Smith after Tranent job turns sour". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  15. ↑ "'Tranent legends' Darren Smith and Kenny Rafferty are reunited". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  16. ↑ "Darren Smith rejoins". Berwick Rangers. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  17. ↑ "Buzzing to be back at the football today and starting my new coaching role at Bonnyrigg". Twitter. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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