Terry Darracott (6 December 1950 – 22 March 2022) was an English professional

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who played as a

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for Everton and

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and for the Tulsa Roughnecks in the

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. On retiring as a player he held

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positions at Everton,

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and Blackburn Rovers, and was employed as a European

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for

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. In October 2008, Darracott joined Wrexham as assistant to manager Dean Saunders, with whom he had worked at Blackburn. Restricted mobility due to a hip problem forced him to leave Wrexham a year later, and he returned to scouting for Bolton. He provided opposition analysis as part of Hull City's scouting team. Darracott died on 22 March 2022, at the age of 71.

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at Sporting Heroes * 1950 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Everton F.C. players Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players Wrexham A.F.C. players English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Blackburn Rovers F.C. non-playing staff Bolton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff Hull City A.F.C. non-playing staff English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English expatriate men's footballers Everton F.C. non-playing staff Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff Grimsby Town F.C. non-playing staff {{England-footy-defender-1950s-stub