Liam Darville

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Liam Darville
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Darville playing for York City in 2011
Personal information
Full name Liam Thomas Darville [1]
Date of birth (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth Leyburn, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Northallerton Town
Youth career
0000–2010 Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Leeds United 0 (0)
2010 → Rotherham United (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 9 (0)
2011 York City 17 (0)
2011 Harrogate Town 13 (0)
2011– Richmond Town
International career
2006 England U16 1 (0)
2006–2007 England U17 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Liam Thomas Darville (born 26 October 1990) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northallerton Town. He has previously played for Leeds United, Rotherham United, Tranmere Rovers, York City and Harrogate Town. He represented England at under-16 and under-17 levels.

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Club career

Leeds United

Born in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, [1] Darville came through the youth system at Leeds United, but only managed to play reserve-team football for the club. [2] He joined League Two club Rotherham United on 25 March 2010 on loan, [3] but he picked up an injury soon after joining and was unable to feature for the first team.[ citation needed ]

In July 2010, Leeds allowed him to play in some of Conference Premier club York City's pre-season friendlies. [4] Following a trial, he joined League One club Tranmere Rovers on 5 August 2010 on a one-month emergency loan. [5] He made his debut on 7 August 2010 in a 2–1 defeat at home to Oldham Athletic. [6] After impressing in his first three appearances, his loan was extended until January 2011. [7] He finished the loan with 13 appearances [6] after it expired on 4 January 2011. [8]

York City

Darville left Leeds on 17 January 2011 by mutual consent [9] before signing for York City on 31 January on a contract until the end of the 2010–11 season. [10] He made his debut the following day in a 4–1 home win over league leaders AFC Wimbledon. [11] He finished the season with 17 appearances for York [12] before being released at the end of the season. [13]

Harrogate Town

After having an unsuccessful trial with League Two club Accrington Stanley in July 2011, [14] Darville signed for Conference North club Harrogate Town on 9 September, [15] making his debut the following day in a 2–0 home victory over Gloucester City. [16] He was released by the club on 13 December 2011 [15] after making 16 appearances. [17] He signed for Richmond Town of the Teesside Football League the following day, playing alongside his older brother Ben. [18]

International career

Darville was capped by the England under-16 team and was part of the squad which won the Victory Shield and participated in the Montaigu Tournament. [19] He was capped once at this level, having started in a 2–1 victory away at Belgium on 22 February 2006, in which he was substituted in the 41st minute for James Reid. [20] He later represented the under-17 team, making his debut after starting in a 4–2 home victory over Sweden on 31 July 2006. [21] Darville played for the under-17s at the Algarve Tournament and finished his period with the team with nine caps. [21] He was called up to the under-18 team for a match against Austria in April 2008. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 December 2011
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 2009–10 [23] League One 0000000000
2010–11 [6] Championship 0000——00
Total0000000000
Rotherham United (loan) 2009–10 [23] League Two 00———00
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2010–11 [6] League One9000202 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
York City 2010–11 [12] Conference Premier 170———170
Harrogate Town 2011–12 [17] Conference North 13020—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0160
Career total390202030460
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

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References

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  2. ↑ "Leeds let Darville go". Sky Sports. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Millers sign Arnaud Mendy and Liam Darville". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Young defender handed York chance". Leeds United F.C. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Tranmere sign defender Liam Darville on a month loan". BBC Sport. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Liam Darville in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers extend Liam Darville's loan deal". BBC Sport. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Pair set to return to clubs". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 1 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011.
  9. ↑ "Darville departs United". Leeds United F.C. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Flett, Dave (31 January 2011). "York City sign Liam Darville from Leeds United". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Flett, Dave (2 February 2011). "Match report: York City 4, AFC Wimbledon 1". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  12. 1 2 Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 156–157. ISBN   978-1-869833-70-1.
  13. ↑ "York release five players". Vital York. Vital Network. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "No panic, insists John Coleman". Accrington Observer. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  15. 1 2 "Liam Darville". Harrogate Town F.C. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014.
  16. ↑ Cook, Tim (11 September 2011). "Harrogate Town win against Gloucester". Harrogate News. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  17. 1 2 Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 218–219. ISBN   978-1-869833-77-0.
  18. ↑ "Players: Liam Darville". Richmond Town F.C. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "England U18s player profiles". The Football Association. 31 March 2006. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
  20. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2006). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006–2007. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 983. ISBN   978-0-7553-1526-0.
  21. 1 2 Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007–2008. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 973–974. ISBN   978-0-7553-1664-9.
  22. ↑ "U18 squad named". The Football Association. 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Darville in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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