Scott Richard Darton (born 27 March 1975) is an English former professional
footballer. He played at left-back.
Darton began his career as a trainee with
West Bromwich Albion, turning professional in October 1992. He remained at
The Hawthorns, making fifteen league appearances, until January 1995 when he joined
Sam Allardyce's
Blackpool
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. In two years with the Seasiders he made 29 appearances and scored one goal, his only goal in the
Football League
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.
He joined
Torquay United on trial on 3 October 1996 with a view to signing on loan. He played for Torquay's reserve side against
Taunton Town, but was not signed.
Darton moved into non-league football with
King's Lynn
King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...
in 1997. He subsequently played for
Ipswich Wanderers,
Cambridge City,
Heybridge Swifts
Heybridge Swifts Football Club is a football club based in Heybridge, near Maldon, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Scraley Road.
History
The club was established in 1880 as Heybridge Football Club. After joining t ...
,
St Albans City and
Chelmsford City, from where he returned to Ipswich Wanderers in July 2001.
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
English men's footballers
West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Blackpool F.C. players
King's Lynn F.C. players
Ipswich Wanderers F.C. players
Cambridge City F.C. players
Heybridge Swifts F.C. players
St Albans City F.C. players
Chelmsford City F.C. players
Men's association football fullbacks
Footballers from Ipswich
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