Liam Darville

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.

Liam Darville
Darville playing for York City in 2011
Personal information
Full name Liam Thomas Darville[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990[1]
Place of birth Leyburn, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Richmond Town
Youth career
0000–2010 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
National team
2006 England U16 1 (0)
2006–2007 England U17 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:53, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

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.

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
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 2009–10[23] League One 0000000000
2010–11[6] Championship 0000——00
Total 0000000000
Rotherham United (loan) 2009–10[23] League Two 00———00
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2010–11[6] League One 9000202[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 total 390202030460
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Liam Darville". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  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. "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. 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. "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. 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. 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. "Games played by Liam Darville in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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