Darren Salton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Brian Salton | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Central Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Luton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1993 | Luton Town | 18 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1992 | Scotland U-21 | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2007 | Hitchin Town | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Darren Brian Salton (born 16 March 1972 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish under-21 international footballer, whose career was cut short by injuries suffered in a car accident.
Playing career
Darren Salton joined Luton Town as a trainee in 1988, along with a friend from Edinburgh, Paul Telfer. Salton signed professionally in March 1989, and made his league debut at Elland Road against Leeds United on 29 February 1992.[1]
Salton became a first-team regular in the early part of the 1992–93 season, starting 15 of Luton's first 17 league games that season. He was also capped six times by Scotland under-21, but his promising career came to an abrupt end when he and Telfer were involved in a car crash on 27 November 1992.[2] Although Telfer, the vehicle's driver, suffered only minor injuries, a woman died in the collision and Salton was severely injured; the wounds to his leg ensured that he never played professional football again.[1][3]
Non-playing career
Salton still lives in the Luton area, and was manager of Southern League side Hitchin Town from December 2004 until November 2007.[4] After a spell as assistant manager at Hemel Hempstead, he became assistant manager at Slough Town in March 2009.[1][5]
References
- 1 2 3 Wash, Roger (2008). Hatters Heroes. Roger Wash. ISBN 978-0-9560832-0-3.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack (1993). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993–94. p. 14. ISBN 0-7472-7895-4.
- ↑ Spillius, Alex (5 December 1992). "Liverpool denied a second chance". The Independent (London: Independent News & Media). Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ↑ "A brief history of Hitchin Town Football Club". Hitchin Town F.C. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ↑ "Darren Salton". Slough Town F.C. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
External links
- Scotland U21 stats at Fitbastats