Darren John Bullock (born 12 February 1969) is an English former professional

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who played for several clubs including Huddersfield Town, Swindon Town, and

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. Bullock started his playing career at non-league Malvern Town, before moving to

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. In the summer of 1993, Huddersfield Town paid £55,000 for his combative midfield services where he became a firm fans' favourite for his no-holds-barred style of play and aggressive tackling. In 1995, he was a major part in Huddersfield Town winning promotion to the Division One as Division Two playoff winners, and reaching the

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fifth round (losing to

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in the replay) and finishing eighth in the league a year later, narrowly missing out on a second successive promotion. In 1997, he moved to Swindon Town for £400,000 where he made 71 appearances and scored twice during two years at the County Ground from where he moved to

in 1999 for £200,000 - making 63 appearances and scoring nine times. He was loaned out to Rushden & Diamonds and Sheffield United (where he was reunited with

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who signed him for Huddersfield) before being released on a free transfer to

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. He was sacked by Worcester City over disciplinary problems in March 2002. Bullock was appointed manager of

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team Archdales '73 in July 2010, this is his first attempt at professional management. In 2006, he appeared in the book 100 Fans' Favourites written by Alisdair Straughan and published by Huddersfield Town for their Centenary. Bullock also features on website Who Are Ya?!http://www.who-are-ya.com/players/darren-bullock/ 2011-10-12. as a Huddersfield Town icon. In 2010, he appeared on the game-show Deal or No Deal, walking away with £13,770 after accepting the bankers offer.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bullock, Darren 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Worcester, England English footballers Association football midfielders English Football League players Malvern Town F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Bury F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players