Darren Byfield

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Darren Asherton Byfield (born 29 September 1976) is a professional football manager and former player who is the caretaker manager of EFL League Two club Walsall. A forward, Byfield scored 110 goals in 484 appearances across all domestic competitions in his playing career. Born in England, he won six caps for Jamaica in 2003. He began his career with Aston Villa in 1997, and enjoyed loan spells with Preston North End, Northampton Town, Cambridge United, and Blackpool, before winning a move to Walsall in June 2000. He scored the winning goal in the 2001 Second Division play-off final, and then made a £50,000 move to Rotherham United in March 2002. He was traded to Sunderland in February 2004, and then moved on to Gillingham five months later. He transferred to Millwall in June 2006, before joining Bristol City in August 2007. He moved on to Doncaster Rovers in July 2008, before linking up with Oldham Athletic in August 2009, having played on loan at the club during the previous season. His stay at Oldham lasted only a handful of games, after which he returned to Walsall. He left the Football League in June 2011 following an injury-hit 2010–11 campaign. He joined non-league Solihull Moors for a brief spell in March 2012, before moving on to AFC Telford United six months later. He joined Tamworth in January 2013.

Career

1. 1976
   Born
2. 1997
   Joined Aston Villa F.C.
3. 1998
   Joined Preston North End F.C.
4. 1999
   Joined Northampton Town F.C.
5. 1999
   Joined Cambridge United F.C.
6. 2000
   Joined Blackpool F.C.
7. 2000
   Joined Walsall F.C.
8. 2001
   Joined Rotherham United F.C.
9. 2002
   Joined Rotherham United F.C.
10. 2003
    Joined Jamaica men's national association football team
11. 2004
    Joined Gillingham F.C.
12. 2004
    Joined Sunderland A.F.C.
13. 2006
    Joined Millwall F.C.
14. 2007
    Joined Bristol City F.C.
15. 2008
    Joined Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
16. 2008
    Joined Doncaster Rovers F.C.
17. 2009
    Joined Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
18. 2009
    Joined Walsall F.C.
19. 2012
    Joined Solihull Moors F.C.
20. 2012
    Joined AFC Telford United
21. 2013
    Joined Tamworth F.C.
22. 2014
    Joined Solihull Moors F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Sutton Coldfield
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football