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Stephen Darby

Stephen Mark Darby (born 6 October 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Darby represented England at under-19 level. He began his career playing on the winning side of the Liverpool FA Youth Cup in 2006 and played competitively for Liverpool from 2008 to 2012. Darby then joined the Bradford team that reached the 2013 Football League Cup final, making over 200 appearances for the club and captaining the side for two seasons. Although he afterwards signed a two-year contract with Bolton Wanderers in 2017, Darby retired from his career just over a year later at the age of 29 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Infobox

2010
→ Swindon Town (loan)
Full name
Stephen Mark Darby
Date of birth
(1988-10-06) 6 October 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth
Liverpool, England
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position
Right-back
0000–2008
Liverpool
Years
Team
2008–2012
Liverpool
2010–2011
→ Notts County (loan)
2011–2012
→ Rochdale (loan)
2012–2017
Bradford City
2017–2018
Bolton Wanderers
2007–2008
England U19

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Liverpool
Liverpool
Club
Liverpool
Season
2008–09
League
Premier League
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
2
Other
0
Total
3
Total
0
2009–10
2009–10
Club
2009–10
Season
Premier League
League
1
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
1
Other
0
Other
3
Total
0
2010–11
2010–11
Club
2010–11
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
1
Other
0
Other
1
Total
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
1
League
0
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
4
League Cup
0
Other
7
Other
0
Swindon Town (loan)
Swindon Town (loan)
Club
Swindon Town (loan)
Season
2009–10
League
League One
League
14
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
1
Other
0
Total
15
Total
0
Notts County (loan)
Notts County (loan)
Club
Notts County (loan)
Season
2010–11
League
League One
League
22
League
0
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
24
Total
0
Rochdale (loan)
Rochdale (loan)
Club
Rochdale (loan)
Season
2011–12
League
League One
League
35
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
3
League Cup
0
Other
2
Other
0
Total
40
Total
0
Bradford City
Bradford City
Club
Bradford City
Season
2012–13
League
League Two
League
35
League
0
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
8
League Cup
1
Other
5
Other
0
Total
51
Total
1
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
League One
League
46
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
1
Other
0
Other
49
Total
0
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
League One
League
45
League
0
League
8
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
1
Other
0
Other
56
Total
0
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
League One
League
46
League
0
League
5
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
3
Other
0
Other
54
Total
0
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
League One
League
22
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
6
Other
0
Other
29
Total
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
194
League
0
League
18
League
0
FA Cup
11
FA Cup
1
League Cup
16
League Cup
0
Other
239
Other
1
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Club
Bolton Wanderers
Season
2017–18
League
Championship
League
3
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
5
Total
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
267
League
0
League
21
League
0
FA Cup
17
FA Cup
1
League Cup
23
League Cup
0
Other
328
Other
1
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Liverpool
2008–09
Premier League
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
3
0
2009–10
Premier League
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
2010–11
Premier League
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Total
1
0
1
0
1
0
4
0
7
0
Swindon Town (loan)
2009–10
League One
14
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
15
0
Notts County (loan)
2010–11
League One
22
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
Rochdale (loan)
2011–12
League One
35
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
40
0
Bradford City
2012–13
League Two
35
0
3
0
8
1
5
0
51
1
2013–14
League One
46
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
49
0
2014–15
League One
45
0
8
0
2
0
1
0
56
0
2015–16
League One
46
0
5
0
0
0
3
0
54
0
2016–17
League One
22
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
29
0
Total
194
0
18
0
11
1
16
0
239
1
Bolton Wanderers
2017–18
Championship
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
0
Career total
267
0
21
0
17
1
23
0
328
1

References

  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in Europa League
  3. Appearances in League One play-offs
  4. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  5. Two appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League Two play-offs
  6. One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League One play-offs
  7. Five appearances in EFL Trophy, one in League One play-offs
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