Darren Gribben (born 27 March 1986) is a Scottish semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Camelon Juniors.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Camelon Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Hamilton Academical | 22 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Cowdenbeath | 34 | (12) |
| 2005–2007 | Forfar Athletic | 54 | (21) |
| 2007–2008 | Stirling Albion | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Brechin City (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2008 | Stranraer | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Berwick Rangers | 34 | (14) |
| 2009 | Dumbarton | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Bo'ness United | ||
| 2010–2012 | Berwick Rangers | 58 | (27) |
| 2012 | Arbroath | 1 | (1) |
| 2013 | Stranraer | ||
| 2013-2016 | Bo'ness United | ||
| 2016 | Arthurlie | ||
| 2016-2017 | Broxburn Athletic | ||
| 2017-2019 | Fauldhouse United | ||
| 2019-2020 | Livingston United | ||
| 2020-2021 | Blackburn United | ||
| 2021- | Camelon Juniors | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2012 | |||
Gribben has played for Hamilton Academical, Cowdenbeath, Forfar Athletic, Stirling Albion, Brechin City, Stranraer, Berwick Rangers, Dumbarton, Bo'ness United and Arbroath.[1]
Career
editGribben broke into Hamilton Academical's first team at the age of 16, making his debut in the Scottish Football League in January 2003 in a match against Stenhousemuir.[2] Gribben was released by the club in August 2004,[3] and he later signed with Cowdenbeath, where he was named the Scottish Football League's Young Player of the Month in January 2012.[4] He joined Forfar Athletic in September 2005,[5] 2007,[6] before being released in April 2007.[7] In May 2007, Gribben was targeted by Elgin City,[8] but signed for Stirling Albion in June 2007,[9] before moving to Berwick Rangers in May 2008.[10] Gribben joined Dumbarton in June 2009,[11] but never appeared for the club, and joined Bo'ness in August 2009.[12] After rejoining Berwick, Gribben spoke publicly about his strike partnership with Craig O'Reilly in September 2010.[13] In July 2011, while still contracted with Berwick, Gribben went on trial with first club Hamilton.[14] In July 2012, Gribben signed for Arbroath alongside Kieran Brennan.[15]
He was released by Arbroath, April 2013, and returned to Stranraer.[16]
Junior football
editBy 2016, he was playing for Arthurlie.[17] In 2017, he represented Broxburn Athletic.[18] He later signed for Fauldhouse United.[19]
References
edit- ^ Darren Gribben at Soccerbase
- ^ Euan Mclean (9 January 2011). "Darren Gribben: I can't get work outside football but I still hope to play full-time". Daily Record. Glasgow.
- ^ "Accies release Gribben". BBC Sport. 19 August 2004.
- ^ "Cowden pair given monthly awards". BBC Sport. 12 January 2005.
- ^ "Cowden transfer Gribben to Forfar". BBC Sport. 1 September 2005.
- ^ "Two players go AWOL from Forfar". BBC Sport. 22 March 2007.
- ^ "Forfar axe eight after relegation". BBC Sport. 29 April 2007.
- ^ "Elgin targeting Gribben and Smith". BBC Sport. 12 May 2007.
- ^ "Gribben moves to Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. 2 June 2007.
- ^ "Gribben in but Motion declines". BBC Sport. 30 May 2008.
- ^ "Dumbarton complete double signing". BBC Sport. 15 June 2009.
- ^ "Gribben joins Bo'ness from Sons". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009.
- ^ "Berwick striker Gribben backs O'Reilly partnership". BBC Sport. 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Berwick Rangers boss Crease retains Gribben deal hopes". BBC Sport. 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Gribben and Brennan sign on". Arbroath Herald. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ "Striker Signs". Stranraer F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Arthurlie boss shows faith in new signing Darren Gribben".
- ^ "West Lothian Junior football round-up: Bathgate Thistle defeat Premier League leaders while Blackburn United stay top of South Division with win". 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Thornton Hibs 4-1 Fauldhouse".
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