 Patterson with Oxford United | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren James Patterson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Wigan Athletic | 97 | (6) |
| 1992–1995 | Crystal Palace | 22 | (1) |
| 1995–1998 | Luton Town | 57 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Preston North End (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Dundee United | 30 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | York City | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Oxford United | 20 | (1) |
| Total | 234 | (8) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Northern Ireland B | 3 | (0) | |
| 1994–1999 | Northern Ireland | 17 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004 | Oxford United (caretaker) | ||
| 2006 | Oxford United | ||
| 2007–2008 | Oxford United | ||
| 2010–2011 | Bristol Rovers (caretaker) | ||
| 2012 | Rotherham United (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Darren James Patterson (born 15 October 1969) is a Northern Irish football manager and former professional footballer.
As a player he was a defender, notably playing in the Premier League for Crystal Palace and in the Scottish Premier League for Dundee United. Most of his appearances however came in the Football League with spells at Wigan Athletic and Luton Town. He also played professionally for Preston North End, York City and Oxford United. He was capped by Northern Ireland on 17 occasions, scoring one goal.
Following retirement from playing, he switched to coaching and rejoined Oxford United where after a caretaker spell in charge he had two separate stints as first team manager. He later joined the coaching staff at Bristol Rovers where he also had a spell as the clubs interim first team manager.[2] In 2011, he became Rotherham United's assistant manager again having a brief spell in temporary charge.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 482. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers' boss Dave Penney hit by setback in search for assistant". Bristol Evening Post. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.