Darren Salton

Darren Salton

Personal information
Full name	Darren Brian Salton
Date of birth	16 March 1972 (1972-03-16) (age 39)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Playing position	Central Defender
Youth career
1988–1989	Luton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1993	Luton Town	18	(0)
National team
1991–1992	Scotland U-21	6	(0)
Teams managed
2004–2007	Hitchin Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Darren Brian Salton (born 16 March 1972 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish under-21 international footballer, whose career was cut short by injuries suffered in a car accident.

Playing career

Darren Salton joined Luton Town as a trainee in 1988, along with a friend from Edinburgh, Paul Telfer. Salton signed professionally in March 1989, and was capped six times by Scotland under-21 before he made his league debut at Elland Road against Leeds United in 1992.^[1]

Salton's career was over before it even started, when he and Telfer were involved in a car crash in late November 1992. Although Telfer, the vehicle's driver, suffered only minor injuries, a woman died in the collision and Salton was severely injured; the wounds to his leg ensured that he never played professionally again.^[1][2]

Non-playing career

Salton still lives in the Luton area, and was manager of Southern League side Hitchin Town from December 2004 until November 2007.^[3] After a spell as assistant manager at Hemel Hempstead, he became assistant manager at Slough Town in March 2009.^[1][4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Wash, Roger (2008). Hatters Heroes. Roger Wash. ISBN 978-0-9560832-0-3. 
2. ^ Spillius, Alex (1992-12-05). "Liverpool denied a second chance". The Independent (London: Independent News & Media). http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-liverpool-denied-a-second-chance-1561750.html. Retrieved 2009-05-11. 
3. ^ "A brief history of Hitchin Town Football Club". Hitchin Town F.C.. http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/club/Club_history.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-21. 
4. ^ "Darren Salton". Slough Town F.C.. http://www.sloughtownfc.net/profiles/10/344/darren-salton. Retrieved 2009-05-21. 

Persondata
Name	Salton, Darren
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish footballer
Date of birth	16 March 1972
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death