Darren Caskey

Darren Mark Caskey (born 21 August 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Darren Caskey
Caskey with York City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Darren Mark Caskey[1]
Date of birth (1974-08-21) 21 August 1974[1]
Place of birth Basildon, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1992 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Tottenham Hotspur 32 (4)
1995 → Watford (loan) 6 (1)
1996–2001 Reading 201 (35)
2001–2004 Notts County 114 (10)
2004 Bristol City 0 (0)
2004 Hornchurch 15 (6)
2004–2005 Peterborough United 4 (0)
2005 Bath City 1 (0)
2005 Havant & Waterlooville 6 (0)
2005 Virginia Beach Mariners
2006 Rushden & Diamonds 18 (1)
2006–2008 Kettering Town
2007–2008 → Halesowen Town (loan)
2008–2009 Halesowen Town
2009–2010 Ilkeston Town
2014–2015 Gateshead 0 (0)
Total 375 (51)
National team
1993 England U18 6 (1)
1992–1993 England U19 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Caskey was born in Basildon, Essex.[1] A central midfielder, he started his career as a trainee at Tottenham Hotspur, but failed to live up to early potential.[2][3] He went on to have notable spells at Reading and Notts County, also playing for Peterborough United and Rushden & Diamonds, where he scored once against Shrewsbury Town.[4]

International career

He captained the England national under-18 team that won the 1993 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, scoring the winning penalty kick in the 1–0 victory against Turkey in the final.[5] He was capped by the England schools team.[1]

Coaching career

Prior to joining Gateshead, Caskey played in the Northern Premier League First Division South for Ilkeston Town. He was also assistant manager alongside Kevin Wilson.

Caskey followed manager Gary Mills to Wrexham on 1 June 2015 to be his assistant, after compensation was agreed between the two clubs.[6] Caskey left the club on 26 October 2016, shortly after Mills was dismissed.[7] Caskey had already been assisting Mills after his appointment at York City, working without a title or a contract.[8] He eventually adopted the position of football consultant.[9] He was dismissed alongside Mills on 30 September 2017.[10]

Personal life

His son Jake plays for Charlton Athletic, transferring from Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2017.[11][12]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-84596-111-4.
  2. Powley, Adam (9 July 2012). "Fall from grace". When Saturday Comes. London. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. "What happens when the young grow up?". The Guardian. London. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. "Shrewsbury 4–1 Rushden". BBC Sport. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. Culley, Jon (26 July 1993). "Caskey spurs England to glory: Young Turks are routed as Powell's talented team become European champions". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015.
  6. "Wrexham appoint Gateshead's Darren Caskey as assistant". BBC Sport. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. "Darren Caskey: Former assistant manager leaves Wrexham". BBC Sport. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. Appleyard, Ian (27 October 2016). "York City winger Aidan Connolly on course for Eastleigh return". The Press. York. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. Flett, Dave (7 February 2017). "Darren Caskey is reason why York City's indefatigable Sean Newton can run all day". The Press. York. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. Flett, Dave (30 September 2017). "Gary Mills sacked as York City manager". The Press. York. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  11. Griggs, Howard (13 May 2010). "Why Caskey must be on his guard". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  12. "Brighton midfielder moves to Charlton". www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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