Julian Darby

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Julian Timothy Darby is an English footballer, born in Farnsworth, Greater Manchester on 3rd October 1967, who played for his local club Bolton Wanderers from 1986 to 1993, scoring 36 goals in 270 appearances. He scored in the 1989 Sherpa Van Trophy final, Bolton beating Torquay United 4-1 at Wembley, in a side captained by former Derby boss Phil Brown. He subsequently joined Coventry City, West Bromich Albion, Preston North End, Rotherham United and Carlisle United before retiring as a player in 2000.

He started his coaching career at Preston and became first-team coach. He joined Billy Davies as first-team coach at Derby County in 2006. Goalkeeping coach Pete Williams, physiotherapist Andrew Balderston, Academy manager Kevin Thelwell and assistant Academy manager Glyn Salmon also followed Davies to Derby.

[edit] Trivia

Frank Worthington scored a famous goal for Bolton Wanderers against Ipswich Town on 21st April 1979 which won Goal of the Season. The ball boy seen celebrating in a video of the goal is 11-year-old Julian who would later play for the club. [1]