Stephen Darby

Stephen Mark Darby (born 6 October 1988) is a former English professional footballer. He played as a right-back.

Stephen Darby

Darby playing for Rochdale in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Mark Darby[1]
Date of birth	(1988-10-06) 6 October 1988 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
0000–2008	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Liverpool	1	(0)
2010	→ Swindon Town (loan)	12	(0)
2010–2011	→ Notts County (loan)	22	(0)
2011–2012	→ Rochdale (loan)	35	(0)
2012–2017	Bradford City	194	(1)
2017–2018	Bolton Wanderers	3	(0)
Total		267	(1)
International career
2007–2008	England U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darby was a youth player for Liverpool. As a Liverpool squad player, he was loaned to Swindon Town, Notts County and Rochdale. He then signed for Bradford City, reaching the 2013 Football League Cup Final in his first season. He made 239 appearances for Bradford before signing for Bolton Wanderers in July 2017. Darby retired from professional football in September 2018 after being told he had motor neurone disease.^[4]

Darby was born in Liverpool. He grew up in Maghull, Merseyside. His wife, Steph Houghton, is a professional women's footballer who captains Manchester City Women and the England women's national team.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 December 2017

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	2008–09[5]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	2[a]	0	3	0
	2009–10[6]		1	0	1	0	0	0	1[a]	0	3	0
	2010–11[7]		0	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	7	0
Swindon Town (loan)	2009–10[6]	League One	14	0	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	15	0
Notts County (loan)	2010–11[7]	League One	22	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
Rochdale (loan)	2011–12[8]	League One	35	0	0	0	3	0	2[d]	0	40	0
Bradford City	2012–13[9]	League Two	35	0	3	0	8	1	5[e]	0	51	1
	2013–14[10]	League One	46	0	1	0	1	0	1[d]	0	49	0
	2014–15[11]	League One	45	0	8	0	2	0	1[d]	0	56	0
	2015–16[12]	League One	46	0	5	0	0	0	3[f]	0	54	0
	2016–17[13]	League One	22	0	1	0	0	0	6[g]	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

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