Julian Darby

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Julian Darby

Full name	Julian Timothy Darby
Date of birth	October 3, 1967 (1967-10-03) (age 40)
Place of birth	Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Derby County (First team Coach)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986–1993 1993–1995 1995–1997 1997–2000 1998 2000–2001	Bolton Wanderers Coventry City West Bromwich Albion Preston North End → Rotherham United (loan) Carlisle United	270 (36) 055 0(5) 039 0(1) 036 0(1) 003 0(0) 018 0(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Julian Timothy Darby (born in Farnworth on 3 October 1967) is an English footballer 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 future Derby boss Phil Brown. He subsequently joined Coventry City, West Bromwich Albion, Preston North End, Rotherham United and Carlisle United before retiring as a player in 2001.

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 21 April 1979 which won Goal of the Season. The ball boy seen celebrating in a video of the goal is 11-year-old Julian.^{[citation needed]}