Darren Mark Caskey (born 21 August 1974) is an English football coach and former professional footballer.
 Caskey with York City in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Mark Caskey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1974[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Basildon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Ilkeston | 20 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Gateshead | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 417 | (64) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | England U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | England U19 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur. He also played in the Football League for Watford, Reading, Notts County, Bristol City, Peterborough United and Rushden & Diamonds, in the United States with Virginia Beach Mariners and in non-league football with Hornchurch, Kettering Town, Halesowen Town, Ilkeston Town and Gateshead. He was capped at England U18 and U19 level.
Since retirement, Caskey has coached at Ilkeston Town, later taking on the role as assistant manager at Wrexham before a similar spell at York City.
Club career
editCaskey 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,[4] where he scored once against Shrewsbury Town.[5] He ended his career as a player and assistant manager with Ilkeston Town, remaining in the same role with Ilkeston after the original club's liquidation.[6][7]
International career
editHe 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.[8] He was capped by the England schools team.[1]
Coaching career
editCaskey combined his playing duties with the role of assistant manager for Ilkeston Town and Ilkeston under manager Kevin Wilson.[6] In September 2013, he became assistant manager at Gateshead under Gary Mills.[9]
Caskey followed Mills to Wrexham on 1 June 2015, after compensation was agreed between the two clubs.[10] Caskey left the club on 26 October 2016, shortly after Mills was dismissed.[11] Caskey had already been assisting Mills after his appointment at York City, working without a title or a contract.[12] He eventually adopted the position of football consultant.[13] He was dismissed alongside Mills on 30 September 2017.[14]
Personal life
editHis son Jake Forster-Caskey plays for Stevenage, transferring from Charlton Athletic in January 2023.[15][16][17]
Honours
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-84596-111-4.
- ^ Powley, Adam (9 July 2012). "Fall from grace". When Saturday Comes. London. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "What happens when the young grow up?". The Guardian. London. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Darren Caskey". rdfc1992. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Shrewsbury 4–1 Rushden". BBC Sport. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Home". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016.
- ^ "2011/12". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gateshead FC on Twitter". Twitter. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Wrexham appoint Gateshead's Darren Caskey as assistant". BBC Sport. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Darren Caskey: Former assistant manager leaves Wrexham". BBC Sport. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Appleyard, Ian (27 October 2016). "York City winger Aidan Connolly on course for Eastleigh return". The Press. York. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Flett, Dave (30 September 2017). "Gary Mills sacked as York City manager". The Press. York. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Griggs, Howard (13 May 2010). "Why Caskey must be on his guard". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "In focus: Jake Forster-Caskey". www.mkdons.com. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Stevenage sign Charlton midfielder Forster-Caskey". BBC Sport. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Keane claims award double". BBC Sport. 30 April 2000. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links
edit
- Profile Archived 31 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine at Havant & Waterlooville
- Statistics 2004/05 at SoccerFactsUK
- Darren Caskey at Soccerbase
