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{{Short description|English footballer and manager (born 1955)}}
{{other people|Stephen Darby}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Steve Darby
| fullname = Stephen David Darby
| image = 
| image_size = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|1|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Liverpool|Liverpool, Merseyside]], England
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = 
| managerclubs1 = [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Sydney Olympic]]
| manageryears1 = 1978–1979
| manageryears2 = 1995–1998
| manageryears3 = 1998–2000
| manageryears4 = 2001–2002
| manageryears5 = 2002–2005
| manageryears6 = 2005–2008
| manageryears7 = 2008
| manageryears8 = 2009
| manageryears9 = 2011
| manageryears10 = 2014
| manageryears11 = 2014
| manageryears12 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs3 = [[Johor FA|Johor]]
| managerclubs4 = [[Vietnam women's national football team|Vietnam Women]]
| managerclubs5 = [[Home United FC|Home United]]
| managerclubs6 = [[Perak FA|Perak]]
| managerclubs7 = [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] (assistant)
| managerclubs8 = [[Thailand national under-23 football team|Thailand U23]]
| managerclubs9 = [[Mohun Bagan FC|Mohun Bagan]]
| managerclubs10 = [[Kelantan FA|Kelantan]]
| managerclubs11 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] (assistant)
| managerclubs12 = [[Laos national football team|Laos]]
}}

'''Stephen David Darby''' (born 15 January 1955) is an English [[Association football|football]] [[Coach (sport)|coach]] and former player. He is well known throughout [[Asia]] as a pundit for [[ESPN Star Sports]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sports247.my/2013/11/darby-i-never-set-targets/ |title=Darby: I never set targets! |publisher=[[247Sports.com]] |access-date=10 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109193903/http://www.sports247.my/2013/11/darby-i-never-set-targets/ |archive-date=9 November 2013  }}</ref>

==Managerial career ==

=== Bahrain ===
Darby started his football manager career in 1978 where his first coaching role is with the [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain national team]].

=== Australia ===
Darby relocated to Australia and by 1981 he was director of soccer coaching in [[Tasmania]].<ref name="CanTime Sep 1981">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126843957 |title=Soccer: Top league sides might have to face the Devils |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=56 |issue=16,778 |date=3 September 1981 |access-date=1 June 2025 |page=32 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In March 1987 he joined the ACT Academy of Soccer;<ref name="Coelli">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136292820 |title=Under 20s get it all together |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=61 |issue=18,778 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=3 March 1987 |accessdate=1 June 2025 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia }} </ref> he later became director of soccer coaching for [[Australian Capital Territory]]'s teams. In February 1989, he was appointed coach of the women's [[Australia women's national soccer B team|Australia B (Gold team)]] for the [[1989 OFC Women's Championship|Oceania Cup]] held in Brisbane in March.<ref name="Australia B 1989">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120908193 |title=Women's team prepares |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=63 |issue=19,477 |date=3 February 1989 |access-date=1 June 2025 |page=14 |via=[[National Library of Australia]] }}</ref> His team defeated Papua New Guinea 2–0 in their first game.<ref name="Cooke 2">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120918996 |title=Gold team carries Australia's hopes |first=Graham |last=Cooke |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=63 |issue=19,528  |date=27 March 1989 |access-date=1 June 2025 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> They drew 0–0 against Australia A (Green team), but lost against both Chinese Taipei (0–4) and New Zealand (0-2).<ref name="Garin">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-women89.html |title=Women's Oceania Cup 1989 |first=Erik |last=Garin |first2=Neil |last2=Morrison |last3=Tanaka |website=rsssf.org |date=28 May 2015 |access-date=1 June 2025 }}</ref> Australia B finished equal third with Australia A – their playoff game was washed out and abandoned.<ref name="Garin" /> By August Darby was the [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia's Female Socceroos]]' coach.<ref name="Cooke">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122274102 |title=New attitude, new status |first=Graham |last=Cooke |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=63 |issue=19,658 |date=4 August 1989 |access-date=1 June 2025 |page=14 |via=[[National Library of Australia]] }}</ref> He was arguing for "total freedom of choice in the selection of my immediate staff" and a contract system for players.<ref name="Cooke" />

=== Sydney Olympic ===
In 1995, Darby was appointed by Australian semi-professional club [[Sydney Olympic FC|Sydney Olympic]] as the club manager.

=== Johor FA ===
In 1998, Darby was appointed as the Malaysian club manager at [[Johor FA]].

=== Vietnam women ===
In January 2001, Darby was appointed by the [[Vietnam women's national football team|Vietnam women national team]] as their head coach.

=== Home United ===
In September 2002, [[S.League]] club [[Home United]] hired Darby as their manager. In his time at the club, he steered Home United to win the cup double in 2003 which is the [[2003 S.League]] and the [[Singapore Cup|2003 Singapore Cup]]. Darby also steered them to win the [[Singapore Cup|2005 Singapore Cup]].

=== Perak FA ===
On 8 November 2005, Darby then moved to Malaysia again but this time to signed with [[Perak F.C.|Perak FA]].

=== Thailand ===
On 17 July 2008, Darby was appointed as the assistant coach under [[Peter Reid]] for the [[Thailand national football team|Thailand national team]] while Darby was also appointed as [[Thailand national under-23 football team|Thailand U23]] head coach.

=== Mohun Bagan ===
On 19 July 2011, Darby was appointed at Indian club [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]] as their manager however his reign fell short as he was sacked on 15 October.

=== Kelantan ===
In January 2014, Darby returned to Malaysia to signed with [[Kelantan F.C.|Kelantan]] as the club manager.

=== Mumbai City ===
In July 2014, Darby reunited with Peter Reid as his assistant at [[Indian Super League]] club [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] where he coached [[Nicolas Anelka]] and [[Freddie Ljungberg]], who were by then approaching retirement.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Interview with ex-Mumbai City coach Steve Darby: Nicolas Anelka gives 100 percent every time|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/interview-ex-mumbai-city-coach-steve-darby-nicolas-anelka-100-percent-every-time|last=Murray|first=Trevor|date=17 August 2015|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en|access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref>

=== Laos ===
In May 2015, Darby was approached by [[Laos national football team|Laos]] as the team head coach where it became his third national team stint that he coached.

== Honours ==

=== As Manager ===

==== Home United ====

* [[S.League]]: [[2003 S.League|2003]]  
* [[Singapore Cup]]: 2003, 2005

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://mohunbaganac.com/SEPT08/news_details.php?newsid=909 Interview in Mohun Bagan Official Website]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
* http://mohunbaganac.com/SEPT08/news_details.php?newsid=903{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071110023009/http://www.yob4ever.com/v2/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=21
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070927040830/http://www.espnstar.com/studio/studio_coldetail_1464322.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110810181522/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/july21stpart_2011.html#bagan_coach

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