Darren Anderson (footballer)

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Darren Anderson

| image =

| fullname = Darren Irwin Anderson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1966|9|6}}

| birth_place = Merton, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/42 42] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/42}}

| position = Central defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Coventry City

| years1 = 1983–1986

| clubs1 = Charlton Athletic

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1985–1986

| clubs2 = → Crewe Alexandra (loan)

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1986–1990

| clubs3 = Aldershot

| caps3 = 98

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 1990–1993

| clubs4 = Slough Town

| caps4 = 137

| goals4 = 16

| years5 = 1993–?

| clubs5 = Sutton United

| caps5 = ?

| goals5 = ?

| totalcaps = 113

| totalgoals = 5

| club-update = 12:53, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

| nationalyears1 = 1983–1984 | nationalteam1 = England U17 | nationalcaps1 = 11 | nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 1984 | nationalteam2 = England Youth | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Darren Irwin Anderson (born 6 September 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League. He represented England at youth level.{{hugman|328|accessdate=1 April 2020}}

After a League career in which Anderson played for Charlton Athletic, Crewe Alexandra and Aldershot, he joined Conference side Slough Town, where he made 137 appearances and scored 16 goals.{{Cite web | title = Darren Anderson | author = | publisher = Slough Town FC | date = | accessdate = 24 April 2018 | url = http://www.sloughtownfc.net/profile/402/Darren-Anderson}} He left for Sutton United in September 1993.{{Cite web | title = Non-League Football: Venables suits Stevenage: Hertfordshire club making waves | first = Rupert | last = Metcalf | work = The Independent | date = 1 October 1993 | accessdate = 24 April 2018 | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/non-league-football-venables-suits-stevenage-hertfordshire-club-making-waves-1508056.html}}