Darren Moore

Where is Darren Moore now?

After a long career which spanned over 20 years, West Bromwich Albion legend Darren Moore retired from playing professional football in 2012 after spending two years at Burton Albion.

Affectionately known by West Brom fans as ‘Big Dave’, Moore was a member of the side that earned promotion to the Premier League in 2001/02 and again in 2002/03.

He was also a Jamaica international player and represented the ‘Reggae Boyz’on three occasions in the 1999-2000 season.

Upon retiring from playing, he returned to former club West Bromwich Albion as coach of their under-18’s side before joining up with Michael Appleton at Blackburn Rovers as his first-team coach in 2013.

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In 2014 he rejoined West Brom as Professional Development Phase Coach with a focus on the under-21 players that go out on loan. During this time he also coached the under-18’s and under-21’s sides on a daily basis.

In April 2018, Moore took over first-team affairs at the Hawthorns following the sacking of manager Alan Pardew but despite turning the team’s fortunes around with 11 points in six games he was unable to save the Baggies from relegation.

However, the board were very pleased with his leadership skills and the way his side played and subsequently appointed him as their permanent manager in May 2018.

Going into the following season as one of the favourites to get promotion, Moore’s side had a strong half to their campaign but after winning just four of their league games after Christmas he was sacked in March 2019.

Having forged a good reputation at The Baggies it was only a matter of time before another team came calling and he was appointed manager of League One side Doncaster Rovers in July 2019.

After narrowly missing out on a play-off place in his first full season in charge, he carried on his good work into his second season, guiding his team to sixth place before leaving in March 2021 to join Sheffield Wednesday as manager.

Unfortunately Moore was unable to keep The Owls from relegation to League One at the end of the season but managed to reach the play-offs in his first full season, losing to Sunderland over two legs.

His second full season at the club was a great success and he led his Wednesday team back to the Championship via the play-offs having turned round a 4-0 first leg deficit against Peterborough United to win on penalties after winning the second leg 5-1 and then beating Barnsley in the final.

However, the jubiliation of promotion was short-lived and Moore left the club by mutual consent in June 2023 by mutual agreement after a disagreement with the club’s owner Dejphon Chansiri.

Moore then joined Championship side Huddersfield Town in September 2023 but was sacked after just four months in charge after a terrible run which saw his team win just three games in 23 matches in all competitions.

However, he was only out of a football for a matter of months and joined current side Port Vale on a five-and-a-half-year contract in February 2024.

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Darren Moore: Premier League Statistics

NationalityJamaican
PositionDefender
Appearances81
Goals2
Yellow Cards10
Red Cards1
Premier League Teams Played forDerby County, West Bromwich Albion

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 14 February 2024 by Admin