English footballer
Michael Alan Darrell (born 14 January 1947), commonly known as Mick or Mike Darrell , is an English former professional footballer who made more than 100 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City , Newport County , Gillingham and Peterborough United .[1] He played as a midfielder .
Darrell was born in Bilston , Staffordshire . When he left school in 1962 he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, turning professional two-and-a-half years later.[2] He made his debut as an 18-year-old, scoring in a 5–1 defeat at Bury in the Second Division on 16 October 1965. He started the next five games, in the absence of Geoff Vowden and Malcolm Beard ,[3] but over the next five years he appeared only occasionally for Birmingham, mainly as substitute ,[4] and spent periods on loan at Newport County and Gillingham . In 1971 Darrell joined Peterborough United of the Fourth Division .[2] After 42 league games[1] he returned to the Black Country to play for Bilston and Darlaston in the West Midlands (Regional) League .[2]
References
^ a b "Mike Darrell" . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 July 2015 .
^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record . Derby: Breedon Books. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9 .
^ Matthews, p. 201.
^ Matthews, pp. 202–206.