Darren John Bullock (born 12 February 1969) is an English former professional

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who played for several clubs, including

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, and Bury. Bullock started his playing career at non-league Malvern Town, before moving to

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. In the summer of 1993,

paid £55,000 for his combative midfield services where he became a firm fans' favourite for his no-holds-barred style of play and aggressive tackling. In 1995, he was a major part in Huddersfield Town winning promotion to the Division One as Division Two playoff winners, and reaching the

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fifth round (losing to

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in the replay) and finishing eighth in the league a year later, narrowly missing out on a second successive play-off campaign. In 1997, he moved to

for £400,000 where he made 71 appearances and scored twice during two years at the County Ground from where he moved to Bury in 1999 for £200,000 - making 63 appearances and scoring nine times. He was loaned out to

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ket ...

and

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(where he was reunited with

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who signed him for Huddersfield) before being released on a free transfer to

Worcester City Worcester City Football Club is an English Association football, football club based in Worcester, England, Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Southern Football League Premier Division Central, the seventh tier of English football. ...

. He was sacked by Worcester City over disciplinary problems in March 2002. Bullock was appointed manager of

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team Archdales '73 in July 2010, this is his first attempt at professional management. In 2006, he appeared in the book 100 Fans' Favourites written by Alisdair Straughan and published by Huddersfield Town for their Centenary. Bullock also features on website Who Are Ya?!http://www.who-are-ya.com/players/darren-bullock/ 2011-10-12. as a Huddersfield Town icon.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bullock, Darren 1969 births Living people Footballers from Worcester, England English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Malvern Town F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Bury F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players