Darren Salton
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| Darren Salton | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Brian Salton | |
| Date of birth | 16 March 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Central Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990-1993 | Luton Town | 18 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1991-1992 | Scotland U-21 | 6 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2004-2007 | Hitchin Town | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Darren Salton (born 16 March 1972 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish footballer whose career was cut short by injuries suffered in a car accident. In the early 1990s, Salton was a promising central defender at Luton Town who was capped six times by Scotland Under-21.
In October 1992, disaster struck as Salton and his Luton teammate Paul Telfer were involved in a car crash. Telfer suffered only minor injuries, and later went on to play for Coventry, Southampton and Celtic. Salton, on the other hand, was severely injured. At one point it wasn't even known if he would survive, and although he eventually did recover, the leg injuries suffered in the accident forced him into early retirement from the game.
Salton still lives in the Luton area, and was manager of Southern League side Hitchin Town from December 2004 until he was sacked in November 2007 for a poor run of form in the league.
