Darren Angell

Darren James Angell (born 19 January 1967) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League. He made only one Football League appearance for Colchester United, on loan from Portsmouth where he made no first team appearances. He later went on to play for a host of non-league clubs, before stepping into management with Kintbury Rangers and Newbury.

Darren Angell
Personal information
Full name Darren James Angell[1]
Date of birth (1967-01-19) 19 January 1967[1]
Place of birth Marlborough, England[1]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newbury Town
1985–1988 Portsmouth 0 (0)
1987 → Colchester United (loan) 1 (0)
Cheltenham Town
Lincoln City
Barnet
Hungerford Town
1994 Aldershot Town 15 (2)
Total 16 (2)
Teams managed
Kintbury Rangers
2008 Newbury
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Marlborough, Angell began his career at Reading but failed to break into the first team and was subsequently released, moving to non-league Newbury Town.[1] He was picked up by Portsmouth in June 1985, but again did not make an appearance, before being loaned to Colchester United in December 1987.[2] He made his Colchester and Football League debut on 18 December in a 2–0 win over Tranmere Rovers[3] but he lasted just 35 minutes, limping off after suffering knee ligament damage.[2]

Following his release from Portsmouth in 1988, Angell played 12 games in the Conference for Cheltenham Town, just as his brother Brett was leaving Whaddon Road for Derby County. He had a short spell with Lincoln City at the beginning of the 1988–89 season before playing for Barnet for 20 Conference games. He joined Hungerford Town and then Aldershot Town before retiring from playing through injury.[2][4][5]

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, he joined the coaching staff at Hungerford Town where he had played prior to signing for Aldershot.[6] He then took the managerial position at Kintbury Rangers and in 2008 became joint manager of Newbury.[7]

Personal life

Angell's younger brother, Brett, was also a professional footballer, playing for a variety of Football League clubs, most notably for Stockport County, Southend United, Everton and Walsall.[8]

References
  1. "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  3. "Colchester United – Match details". Coludata. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  4. "Season 1993/1994". Shotsweb. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
  5. "Players 1993/1994". Shotsweb. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
  6. "Players 1994/1995". Shotsweb. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
  7. "Newbury excited by new challenge". Reading Chronicle. 21 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
  8. "BRETT ANGELL". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  • Darren Angell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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