Darron McDonough

Darron McDonough

Personal information
Full name	Darron Karl McDonough
Date of birth	(1962-11-07) 7 November 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1986	Oldham Athletic	183	(14)
1986–1992	Luton Town	105	(5)
1992	Newcastle United	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darron Karl McDonough (born 7 November 1962) is an English former footballer, most noted as a player for Oldham Athletic and Luton Town.

Playing career

Born in Antwerp but raised in Lancashire, McDonough joined his local side Oldham Athletic from school as an apprentice in 1980. He played in 183 games in six seasons at Boundary Park before signing for Luton Town in an £87,000 transfer deal. He represented the Bedfordshire club 105 times in five seasons. Injuries plagued his time at Luton, and he was sidelined for Luton's famous League Cup victory over Arsenal in 1987–88, though he did appear in the defeat to Nottingham Forest a year later. He was Kevin Keegan's first signing for Newcastle United in 1992, but only three matches into his time on Tyneside a snapped Achilles tendon forced an end to his career. ^{[2] [3]}

Post-retirement

McDonough now runs his own joinery business. He lives in Oldham, Greater Manchester, in a house he built himself. ^[2]

References

1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 226. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
2. Wash, Roger (2008). Hatters Heroes. Roger Wash. ISBN   978-0-9560832-0-3.
3. Struthers, Greg (24 April 2005). "Caught in Time: Luton Town win the League Cup, 1988". The Times. London. Retrieved 3 May 2009.^{[ dead link ]}