Daryl Sutch (born 11 September 1971) is an English former professional

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who played as a defender He spent the majority of his career with

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

, where he made 302 league appearances for the club with several seasons being spent in the

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. He also played in the

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for the Canaries. He also briefly played in the Football League with

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...

before retiring following a period with

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Playing career

Sutch came through the youth system at Norwich and made his first team debut in October 1990 at Carrow Road in a

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match against

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. Sutch began his career as a midfielder, however as his career went on he played in defence and was a full-back for his last few seasons with Norwich. His last appearance for the club came at the end of the 2001–02 season, when he came on as a substitute in the Division One play-off final against

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at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. City lost the match on penalties and Sutch, along with Philip Mulryne, was one of the two Norwich players who missed their spot-kicks. The start of the following season saw Sutch out of the first team picture and his contract was terminated by manager

Nigel Worthington Nigel Worthington (born 4 November 1961) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of York City. He played a defender and a midfielder, playing his club football for Ballymena United, Notts County, ...

in January 2003. After leaving Norwich, Sutch played briefly for

, scoring once against Hartlepool, and

. After being released by those clubs, he played for a series of local sides in

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Personal life

Sutch is a member of the

Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame The Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame honours Norwich City F.C. players, coaches, managers, directors and executives who have "made the greatest contribution to the club in its long history both on and off the pitch." During the club's centenary se ...

and was awarded a testimonial match against

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ (), is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and host ...

by the club in 1999. By 2013, he was working as an

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in Norwich.

References

External links

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Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutch, Daryl 1971 births Living people English men's footballers England men's under-21 international footballers Norwich City F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Premier League players Men's association football defenders People from Lowestoft Footballers from Suffolk