27 Facts About Darren Moore

Darren Mark Moore was born on 22 April 1974 and is a professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.

Darren Moore played for West Bromwich Albion, going on to serve as their manager between 2018 and 2019.

Darren Moore was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, and attended James Watt Primary School and Holyhead Secondary, both in Handsworth.

Darren Moore played for Holly Lane Colts and in 1989 had a trial with Walsall.

Darren Moore arrived at Doncaster with Torquay teammates Scott Colcombe and Duane Darby.

Altogether Darren Moore played 84 games and scored 8 goals in his two seasons at Belle Vue.

Darren Moore played 18 times during his first season with injuries limiting his starts.

Darren Moore played just once more for Bradford, in the League Cup against Reading.

Darren Moore was sent off in the match against Wigan Athletic on 15 January 2006, his only dismissal in over 100 games for Albion.

However, Bradford City decided not to pursue their interest in Darren Moore, instead opting to sign Graeme Lee.

Darren Moore scored his second goal for the club on 17 April 2010 against Swansea City.

On 2 May 2010, after the West Bromwich Albion game, Darren Moore was released by Barnsley.

Darren Moore signed for Burton Albion on 7 May 2010, days after his release from Barnsley, rejecting offers from higher-level clubs.

Darren Moore then played for a while for Wellington Amateurs, before returning to his old club West Brom, employed as a youth coach.

Darren Moore made two appearances for the Jamaica national team from 1999 to 2000.

Darren Moore was then appointed as caretaker manager, taking charge of all current first team affairs until the end of the season.

On 18 May 2018, Darren Moore was appointed as the permanent head coach of West Bromwich Albion, after impressing during his caretaker spell with the Baggies.

On 9 March 2019, Darren Moore was sacked by the club, after a negative string of home results.

Darren Moore returned to management during the summer, after agreeing to replace Grant McCann as the manager of League One side Doncaster Rovers.

In October 2020, when Gerhard Struber left Darren Moore's former playing side Barnsley, Darren Moore immediately became the favourite to replace him as their new manager, which would have seen him return to the Championship after a year-long absence, though it was Valerien Ismael who was appointed as Struber's replacement.

That season saw Darren Moore's side regain significant form, which saw the manager nominated for the division's Manager of the Month accolade for both September 2020 and January 2021.

On 1 March 2021, Darren Moore left Doncaster with the club in the League One play-off positions to join Sheffield Wednesday, sitting inside the Championship relegation zone.

Darren Moore returned to the dugout for the defeat against Swansea City, but he suffered a setback a few days later in his recovery, developing pneumonia as a result of Covid-19.

Darren Moore returned to the dugout again for the final game of the season, and must-win tie, against Derby County on 8 May 2021.

Darren Moore is active in the Christian charity Faith and Football with Linvoy Primus and Lomana LuaLua and has described the two as his best friends.

Darren Moore has raised thousands of pounds for Christian Aid and Oxfam and started to raise awareness about helping children in third-world countries.

In 2004, Darren Moore received an award for 'Outstanding Contribution to Grass Roots and Community Football Projects' as part of the Professional Footballers' Association's 'Let's Kick Racism Out of Football' campaign.