Darren Sheridan

Darren Sheridan

Sheridan in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Darren Stephen Sheridan
Date of birth	(1967-12-08) 8 December 1967 (age 49)
Place of birth	Stretford, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
?–1993	Radcliffe Borough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1999	Barnsley	149	(5)
1999–2001	Wigan Athletic	58	(3)
2001–2004	Oldham Athletic	72	(3)
2004–2005	Clyde	29	(2)
2005–2007	St Johnstone	42	(0)
2007–2012	Barrow	91	(2)
2012	Radcliffe Borough	?	(?)
2012	Droylsden	8	(0)
Total		449	(15)
Teams managed
2007–2012	Barrow
2012–2013	Salford City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Darren Stephen Sheridan (born 8 December 1967) is an English footballer and manager. As a player, Sheridan played as a centre midfielder. He has had one spell as a player-manager, with Barrow, before managing Salford City.

Sheridan began his career at Barnsley, with whom he played in the Premier League in 1997–98. He then spent time with Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic, before moving to Scotland for three years with Clyde and St Johnstone. He moved back to England with Conference North club Barrow in January 2007, and was made co-manager with Dave Bayliss in December 2007. As joint managers, Sheridan and Bayliss achieved promotion from the Conference North via the play-offs in their first season, and the FA Trophy in 2010. Sheridan left the club for personal reasons in February 2012. After a very brief spell with Radcliffe Borough, Sheridan joined Droylsden of the Conference North.

Sheridan was born in Stretford, Lancashire. After starting out in non-league football, he signed for Barnsley in 1993 and helped them win promotion to the Premier League in 1997. He played for them in their only top flight season to date (1997–98) and also helped them reach an FA Cup quarter-final that year. He featured as a substitute in Barnsley's shock FA Cup win over Manchester United in the fifth round.