Darren Ryan

Darren Ryan
Personal information
Date of birth	3 July 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Oswestry, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1992	Shrewsbury Town
1992–1993	Chester City
1993–1994	Stockport County
1994–1996	Rochdale
1996	Chester City
1996–1998	Barry Town
1998–1999	Total Network Solutions
1999–2001	Merthyr Tydfil
2000	→ Newport County (loan)
2001–2002	Newport County
2002–2003	Carmarthen Town
2003–2005	Haverfordwest County
2005	Cardiff Grange Quins
2005–2009	Newtown
Managerial career
2006–2010	Newtown
2011	Airbus UK
2011	Newtown
2011–2012	Northwich Victoria (First Team Coach)
2012–	Airbus UK (Head Coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:20, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Darren Ryan (born 3 July 1972) is an English former footballer.

Career

Ryan began his professional career with Shrewsbury Town, as he progressed through the youth system and made four Football League appearances for them from 1990 to 1992. He later had two spells with Chester City and also played for Stockport County and Rochdale before drifting out of the English Football League in 1996. He has since become an established figure in Welsh football, through clubs including a successful period with professional club Barry Town and later Total Network Solutions and Newtown. He replaced his former Chester teammate Roger Preece as Newtown manager in October 2006. He remained with the club for four years, stepping down in August 2010.^[1] He joined Airbus UK as manager in March 2011^[2] before returning to Newtown in June,^[3] but quit after just seventeen days in charge to become First Team Coach at Northwich Victoria.^[4]

He resigned from the club on 16 January 2012 along with the rest of Andy Preece's management, with the club reporting that Preece was expected to be appointed Director of Football at Welsh Premier League side Airbus UK Broughton the next day.^[5] The next day he was appointed as Head Coach at Airbus UK.^[6]

Ryan now works for Wolverhampton Wanderers training youngsters and his currently coaches the clubs under 23s.

References

^ "Ryan walks out on the robins". welsh-premier.com. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Ryan returns to management with Airbus". welsh-premier.com. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
^ "Ryan gets Robins' comeback call". welsh-premier.com. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
^ "Robins stunned as manager Ryan quits". welsh-premier.com. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
^ "Preece quits as Northwich Manager". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Airfield stability the lure for Preece". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

[1] "Ryan walks out on the robins". welsh-premier.com. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Ryan returns to management with Airbus". welsh-premier.com. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

[3] "Ryan gets Robins' comeback call". welsh-premier.com. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

[4] "Robins stunned as manager Ryan quits". welsh-premier.com. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

[PreeceQuits-5] "Preece quits as Northwich Manager". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[Airfield_stability_the_lure_for_Preece-6] "Airfield stability the lure for Preece". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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