Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liam Thomas Darville [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 26 October 1990||
Place of birth | Leyburn, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Richmond Town | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Leeds United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 Richmond 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leeds United | 2009–10 [23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010–11 [6] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rotherham United (loan) | 2009–10 [23] | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2010–11 [6] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
York City | 2010–11 [12] | Conference Premier | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Harrogate Town | 2011–12 [17] | Conference North | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Career total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
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