
DOB: 24th November 1987 (Paisley)
Pollok FC Sponsor: Fergie Watt
Wide midfielder / forward Darren originally signed for Pollok in June 2020 following six seasons with Beith Juniors. In his time at Bellsdale Park, he won the Scottish Junior Cup, West Super Premier League championship, Ayrshire Cup and the West of Scotland Cup. He has also played with Neilston Juniors, St. Peters Juveniles, Barrhead BC and both St. Mirren and, briefly, Celtic at pro youth level. 2020-21 was a non-starter for Pollok, but he committed his immediate future to the club by signing a contract extension in October 2020 to see him remain at Lok until the end of the 2021-22 season. Darren was loaned out to both BSC Glasgow and Annan Athletic during Lok’s season out of competitive action. He transferred to Stenhousemuir, having played under manager Stephen Swift at BSC, in the close season of 2020-21 into 2021-22 with only 4 friendly appearances in Lok colours accrued. After a very successful season with the Warriors, he re-signed for the club in June 2022 and midway through 2022-23, extended until the end of season 2023-24.
Competitive debut: 30th July 2022 (Petershill 1 Pollok 3, West of Scotland Premier Division)
First goal for Pollok: 13th August 2022 (Pollok 3 Glenafton Athletic 2, West of Scotland Premier Division)
Career history to date
Pollok FC: June 2022 – present
Stenhousemuir FC: May 2021 – June 2022
Annan Athletic FC: March 2021 – June 2021 (on loan from Pollok)
BSC Glasgow FC: October 2020 – March 2021 (on loan from Pollok)
Pollok FC: June 2020 – May 2021
Beith Juniors FC: July 2014 – June 2020
Neilston Juniors FC: July 2009 – June 2014
St. Peters Juveniles YFC: June 2007 – June 2009
Barrhead BC: August 2005 – June 2006
Youth level (Pre-16):
Celtic FC, St. Mirren FC
West of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Scottish Cup
South Challenge Cup
Indigo Comms WOSFL Cup
Scottish Junior Cup
Pre-season Friendly
Friendly
Career Total (including friendlies)
Season | Appearances | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Own Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022-23 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2023-24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 60 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 |