Darron McDonough

Darron McDonough

Personal information
Full name	Darron Karl McDonough
Date of birth	7 November 1962 (1962-11-07) (age 49)
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1980–1986	Oldham Athletic	183	(14)
1986–1992	Luton Town	105	(5)
1991–1992	Newcastle United	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Darron Karl McDonough (born 7 November 1962 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a former English footballer, most noted as a player for Oldham Athletic and Luton Town.

Playing career

Born in Antwerp but raised in Greater Manchester, McDonough joined his local side Oldham Athletic from school as an apprentice in 1980. He played in 183 games in six seasons at Boundary Park before signing for Luton Town in an £87,000 transfer deal. He represented the Bedfordshire club 105 times in in five seasons. Injuries plagued his time at Luton, and he was sidelined for Luton's famous League Cup victory over Arsenal in 1987–88, though he did appear in the defeat to Nottingham Forest a year later. He was Kevin Keegan's first signing for Newcastle United in 1991, but only three matches into his time on Tyneside a snapped achilles forced an end to his career.^[1][2]

Post-retirement

McDonough now runs his own joinery business. He lives in Oldham, Greater Manchester, in a house he built himself.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Wash, Roger (2008). Hatters Heroes. Roger Wash. ISBN 978-0-9560832-0-3. 
2. ^ Struthers, Greg (2005-04-24). "Caught in Time: Luton Town win the League Cup, 1988". London: The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article384724.ece. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 

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Name	Macdonough, Darron
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Date of birth	1962-11-07
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
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