Darran Kempson

Darran Kempson

Personal information
Full name	Darran Kaya Kempson
Date of birth	6 December 1984 (1984-12-06) (age 26)
Place of birth	Blackpool, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Grimsby Town
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2005	Preston North End	0	(0)
2004	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	11	(1)
2004–2005	→ Morecambe (loan)	7	(1)
2005–2006	Morecambe	44	(1)
2006–2007	Crewe Alexandra	7	(0)
2007	→ Bury (loan)	12	(0)
2007–2008	Shrewsbury Town	23	(0)
2008	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	8	(1)
2008–2009	Wrexham	15	(0)
2008–2009	→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)	5	(0)
2009–2010	Accrington Stanley	40	(1)
2010–	Grimsby Town	47	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:55, 16 March 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Darran Kempson (born December 6, 1984 in Blackpool, England) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Conference National side Grimsby Town. He has previously played for Preston North End, Accrington Stanley, Morecambe, Crewe Alexandra, Bury, Shrewsbury Town, Wrexham and Forest Green Rovers.

Background

Kempson attended Manor Beach Primary School and Millfield High School in Thornton Cleveleys area, Blackpool. after leaving school he was given the chance as a trainee with Preston North End.

Career

Preston North End

The central defender started his career at Preston North End as a trainee, but didn't play a game for The Lilywhites. He was given a loan spell at Accrington Stanley from February 2004, making his début in Accrington's 3–2 defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge. Kempson went onto play a further 10 appearances for Accrington, scoring one goal, which was in the 3–1 defeat to Margate.

Kempson got a second loan spell away from Deepdale at the end of December 2004. This time, Kempson was loaned out to Morecambe, where he made seven appearances and scored a single goal.

Morecambe

Kempson managed to impress Morecambe manager Jim Harvey and secured a permanent deal at Christie Park. Kempson played a further 44 appearances for The Shrimps and helping them to the Conference Play-Offs. A starting regular under Jim Harvey at Morecambe, Kempson was mainly used a substitute under Sammy McIlroy, and decided not to renew his contract with the Shrimps.

Crewe Alexandra

Kempson then had a successful trial with Crewe Alexandra, and subsequently signed for the club in the summer of 2006. He played seven games for the Railwaymen, making his début in the 2–2 draw with Northampton. Following a short loan spell which saw him end the 2006–07 season at Bury.

Shrewsbury Town

Kempson followed team-mate Darren Moss to Shrewsbury Town in the summer of 2007 .His Shrewsbury début came in the 4–0 away win at Lincoln City on the opening day of the 2007–08 season. He scored his first goal for the club in the League Cup — the winner against Championship club Colchester United — three days later. It was the first competitive goal at the New Meadow. He joined Accrington Stanley on loan on 29 February 2008, but was recalled by the Shrews early to play in their last few games of the season. Kempson was not a regular in the first team at Shrewsbury and in July 2008, was told that he did not figure in manager Paul Simpson's immediate plans, being left behind as the club travelled to Spain on a pre-season training camp.

Wrexham

He joined newly-relegated Wrexham on a two-year contract. During his first season at Wrexham first team manager 'Brian Little' was sacked. Dean Saunders was appointed and Darran found himself out of favour and needing first team football.^[1] During the 2008-2009 season he had a brief loan spell at Forest Green Rovers under his former manager at Morecambe, Jim Harvey. During this period at Forest Green Rovers he played in several key fixtures for the club including their FA cup third round match against Derby County but left in January 2009 to fight for a place back at Wrexham.

Accrington Stanley

On July 21 Kempson rejoined Accrington Stanley after mutually agreeing to leave Wrexham. He scored his first goal for Accrington Stanley against Lincoln City the 15 August 2009.^{[citation needed]} After a 18 month period where his career had arguably faulted, Darran now looks to be getting back on track after a number of battling performances' at the heart of the stanley defence.

Grimsby Town

On the 3rd June, 2010. Kempson signed with Grimsby Town on a 2 year contract.

Honours

Grimsby Town

• Lincolnshire Senior Cup: Winner, 2011–12

References

1. ^ "Wrexham take on Shrews' Kempson". BBC Sport. 2008-07-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7512599.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 

External links

• Darran Kempson career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Kempson, Darran
Alternative names
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	1984-12-06
Place of birth	Blackpool, England
Date of death
Place of death