Darren John Bullock (born February 12, 1969) was a professional
footballer who played for several
English clubs including
Huddersfield Town,
Swindon Town, and
Bury.
Bullock started his playing career at non-league
Malvern Town, before moving to
Nuneaton Borough. In the summer of 1993,
Huddersfield Town 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 1994 he was a major part in Huddersfield Town winning promotion to the Division One as Division Two playoff winners, and reaching the
FA Cup fifth round (losing to
Wimbledon in the replay) and finishing eighth in the league a year later, narrowly missing out on a second successive promotion.
In 1997 he moved to
Swindon Town 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 and
Sheffield United before being released on a free transfer to
Worcester City. He was sacked by Worcester City over disciplinary problems in March 2002.
Darren Bulluck was appointed manager of Midland Combination team Archadales 73 in July 2010, this is his first crack at management.
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