Liam Thomas Darville (born 26 October 1990) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for Richmond Town. He has previously played for Leeds United, Rotherham United, Tranmere Rovers, York City and Harrogate Town. He represented England at under-16 and under-17 levels.
![]() Darville playing for York City in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liam Thomas Darville[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 31)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Leyburn, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Richmond Town | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2010 | Leeds United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2011 | York City | 17 | (0) |
2011 | Harrogate Town | 13 | (0) |
2011– | Richmond Town | ||
National team | |||
2006 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
2006–2007 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 4 January 2012 (UTC) |
Born in Leyburn, North Yorkshire,[1] Darville came through the youth system at Leeds United, but only managed to play reserve-team football for the club.[2] He joined League Two club Rotherham United on 25 March 2010 on loan,[3] but he picked up an injury soon after joining and was unable to feature for the first team.[citation needed]
In July 2010, Leeds allowed him to play in some of Conference Premier club York City's pre-season friendlies.[4] Following a trial, he joined League One club Tranmere Rovers on 5 August 2010 on a one-month emergency loan.[5] He made his debut on 7 August 2010 in a 2–1 defeat at home to Oldham Athletic.[6] After impressing in his first three appearances, his loan was extended until January 2011.[7] He finished the loan with 13 appearances[6] after it expired on 4 January 2011.[8]
Darville left Leeds on 17 January 2011 by mutual consent[9] before signing for York City on 31 January on a contract until the end of the 2010–11 season.[10] He made his debut the following day in a 4–1 home win over league leaders AFC Wimbledon.[11] He finished the season with 17 appearances for York[12] before being released at the end of the season.[13]
After having an unsuccessful trial with League Two club Accrington Stanley in July 2011,[14] Darville signed for Conference North club Harrogate Town on 9 September,[15] making his debut the following day in a 2–0 home victory over Gloucester City.[16] He was released by the club on 13 December 2011[15] after making 16 appearances.[17] He signed for Richmond Town of the Teesside Football League the following day, playing alongside his older brother Ben.[18]
Darville was capped by the England under-16 team and was part of the squad which won the Victory Shield and participated in the Montaigu Tournament.[19] He was capped once at this level, having started in a 2–1 victory away at Belgium on 22 February 2006, in which he was substituted in the 41st minute for James Reid.[20] He later represented the under-17 team, making his debut after starting in a 4–2 home victory over Sweden on 31 July 2006.[21] Darville played for the under-17s at the Algarve Tournament and finished his period with the team with nine caps.[21] He was called up to the under-18 team for a match against Austria in April 2008.[22]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leeds United | 2009–10[23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010–11[6] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rotherham United (loan) | 2009–10[23] | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2010–11[6] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
York City | 2010–11[12] | Conference Premier | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Harrogate Town | 2011–12[17] | Conference North | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Career total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 |