Darren Currie
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| Darren Currie | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Paul Currie | |
| Date of birth | 29 November 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Hampstead, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfield | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unattached | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993–1996 1995 1996–1998 1998 1998–2001 2001–2004 2004 2004–2007 2006–2007 2007 2007–2008 |
West Ham United → Leyton Orient (loan) Shrewsbury Town Plymouth Argyle Barnet Wycombe Wanderers Brighton & Hove Albion Ipswich Town → Coventry City (loan) → Derby County (loan) Luton Town |
0 (0) 10 (0) 66 (8) 7 (0) 127 (18) 126 (15) 22 (2) 83 (9) 8 (0) 7 (1) 31 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Darren Paul Currie (born 29 November 1974 in Hampstead, England) is an English professional footballer who played for Luton Town during the 2007–08 season.
Currie joined Luton Town after being released by Ipswich Town, who signed him from from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2004 for £250,000. He has also played for Shrewsbury Town, Leyton Orient, Plymouth Argyle, Barnet and Wycombe Wanderers.
[edit] Career
Currie, who is the nephew of former Sheffield United, Leeds United and England footballer Tony Currie,[1] began his career as a trainee at West Ham United in 1993 but did not play for the first-team.[2] He had a loan spell at Leyton Orient before joining Shrewsbury Town in February 1996 for a transfer fee of £70,000, for whom he made over 70 league and cup appearances in two seasons.[2] He was released by Shrewsbury in March 1998 and joined Plymouth Argyle until the end of the 1997–98 season.[2] He then joined Barnet in summer 1998 and made over 140 league and cup appearances in three seasons.[2] He was selected in the PFA Team Of The Season for Division Three for two consecutive seasons but after Barnet were relegated to the Nationwide Conference at the end of the 2000–01 season, he left Barnet and joined Wycombe Wanderers for a transfer fee of £200,000.[3] He left Wycombe by mutual consent at the end of the 2003–04 season after the club was relegated,[4] having made over 140 appearances for the club.[2]
Currie impressed Brighton manager Mark McGhee during pre-season trials in 2004 and was given a one-year contract,[4] with McGee saying, "Darren has skills comparable with any player at this level." A few months later in December 2004, Currie joined Ipswich Town for a transfer fee of £250,000, which Brighton's financial position meant they could not turn down.[5] Currie made his debut for Ipswich in December 2004, scoring a goal and making another, as Ipswich beat Queens Park Rangers 4–2 away from home.[6] He made 26 appearances for Ipswich in the 2004–05 season, as Ipswich reached the Football League Championship play-offs in May 2005.[7] Currie fell out of favour in the 2006–07 season, starting only six games before joining Coventry City on loan in November 2006 when Ipswich manager Jim Magilton could not guarantee him a place in the first-team.[8] Currie had a two-week trial with the US Major League Soccer club L.A. Galaxy early in 2007,[9] for whom he made three substitute appearance, but was not offered a contract and returned to Ipswich.[10] He joined Derby County in March 2007 on a loan until the end of the season,[10] which was extended until the end of May 2007 so he would be eligible for the 2006–07 season Football League Championship play-offs.[11] However, he did not make the squad and Derby manager Billy Davies decided against signing him.
Currie joined Luton Town on a free transfer from Ipswich in July 2007, signing a two-year contract,[12] and scored on his debut against Hartlepool United in August 2007.[13] He made 38 league and cup appearances in the 2007–08 season[14] as Luton went into adminstration, suffered a ten-point penalty and were relegated. Following Luton's relegation to League Two, Currie was one of several players to be offered a free transfer in May 2008.[15] Since then Currie has declared that he won't leave the club until his demands have been meet.[16]
[edit] References
- ^ "Currie wants to end 'luxury' tag", The Argus, 2004-08-06. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
- ^ a b c d e Darren Currie. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Wycombe complete Currie swoop", BBC Sport, 2001-07-05. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ a b "Albion seal double deal", The Argus, 2004-08-06. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Ipswich complete Currie transfer", BBC Sport, 2004-12-10. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ "QPR 2-4 Ipswich", BBC Sport, 2004-12-11. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ Games played by Darren Currie in 2004/2005. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Currie makes Coventry loan switch", BBC Sport, 2006-11-22. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Currie could join Beckham in USA", BBC Sport, 2007-02-27. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ a b "Currie makes loan move to Derby", BBC Sport, 2007-03-15. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Currie extends loan deal at Derby", BBC Sport, 2007-05-09. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Hatters sign Currie from Ipswich", BBC Sport, 2007-07-02. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Luton 2-1 Hartlepool", BBC Sport, 2007-08-11. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ Games played by Darren Currie in 2007/2008. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Relegated Luton start clear-out", BBC Sport, 2008-05-01. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ Currie fires Hatters warning. 4thegame.com. Fast Web Media Ltd (2008-06-02). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
