Darren Stephenson

Darren Stephenson
Personal information
Full name Darren Coil Anthony Stephenson
Date of birth (1993-03-06) 6 March 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Connah's Quay Nomads
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2011 Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Bradford City 1 (0)
2011 → Hinckley United (loan) 1 (0)
2011 → Woodley Sports (loan)
2012 → Stocksbridge Park Steels (loan)
2012 → Southport (loan) 6 (2)
2012 Southport 7 (0)
2012 → Chorley (loan)
2012–2016 Chorley
2016–2017 Tranmere Rovers 11 (0)
2016–2017 → AFC Fylde (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2020 Stockport County 71 (10)
2020–2021 Curzon Ashton 14 (2)
2021 → FC Halifax Town (loan) 4 (1)
2021–2023 Chester 63 (10)
2022 → Curzon Ashton (loan) 3 (0)
2023–2025 Farsley Celtic
2025–2026 Flint Town United 28 (6)
2026– Connah's Quay Nomads 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:03, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Darren Coil Anthony Stephenson (born 6 March 1993) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a left winger and striker for Connah's Quay Nomads.

Career

Stephenson made his senior debut for Bradford City on 26 March 2011, having been promoted to the first-team squad two days before, with squad number 29. Stephenson was offered his first professional six-month contract by Bradford on 9 May 2011. On 23 August 2011, Stephenson was given a new two-year contract after impressing staff. The next day, he joined Hinckley United on a month-long loan deal, alongside Luke Dean, before returning to Bradford City in early September 2011, having made just one appearance. On 5 October 2011, Stephenson moved on loan to Woodley Sports, and on 30 January 2012 he moved on loan to Stocksbridge Park Steels. He moved on loan to Southport in March 2012. In August 2012, Stephenson was released from his contract with Bradford City. On 11 August 2012, Stephenson signed for Football Conference side Southport on a twelve-month contract. He joined Chorley on loan on 31 August 2012, scoring on his debut the next day in a 1–0 victory against Ilkeston. He was recalled to Southport on 12 October from his loan spell. Stephenson re-signed for Chorley on a permanent basis in December 2012. He received interest from Hartlepool United in the January 2016 transfer window.

After 62 goals in 157 games for Chorley, he signed for Tranmere Rovers in July 2016. He moved on loan to AFC Fylde in November 2016. He joined Stockport County for the 2017–18 season. He was released by Stockport in May 2019. He re-signed with the club in July 2019. Later that month he broke his leg in a friendly game.

He moved to Curzon Ashton in September 2020, and on loan to FC Halifax Town in April 2021.

In June 2021, Stephenson joined Chester. In November 2022, he returned to Curzon Ashton on loan until January.

In May 2023, he signed for Farsley Celtic.

In June 2025 he moved to Cymru Premier club Flint Town United. He departed from the club at the end of the 2025–26 season, signing for Connah's Quay Nomads in June 2026.

Career statistics

As of 28 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City 2010–11 League Two 1000000010
2011–12 League Two 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Hinckley United (loan) 2011–12 Conference North 1000000010
Southport 2011–12 Conference Premier 6200000062
2012–13 Conference Premier 7000000070
Total 132000000132
Tranmere Rovers 2016–17 National League 110100000120
AFC Fylde 2016–17 National League 3000002050
Stockport County 2017–18 National League North 353000072425
2018–19 National League 367200071458
Total 711020001438713
Curzon Ashton 2020–21 National League North 14210—11163
FC Halifax Town (loan) 2020–21 National League 4100—0041
Chester 2021–22 National League North 15300—10163
Career total 13318400018415522
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2011 and 31/08/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Bradford City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bradford 1 – 2 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Stephenson given squad number". Bradford City A.F.C. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "Stephenson called up by Bradford City". Telegraph & Argus. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Four offered pro contracts". Bradford City A.F.C. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Duo earn development contracts". Bradford City A.F.C. 23 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  8. ↑ Simon Parker (24 August 2011). "Bradford City duo go on loan". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Loan player updates". Bradford City A.F.C. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  10. ↑ Simon Parker (5 October 2011). "Bantams trio loaned out but Burns move is blocked". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  11. ↑ "STEELS BORROW BANTAMS STRIKER". NonLeagueDaily.com. 30 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Southport sign Bradford striker Darren Stephenson on loan". BBC Sport. 13 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "Stephenson departs". Bradford City A.F.C. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  14. ↑ "STRIKER STEPHENSON SIGNS FOR SANDGROUNDERS". Southport F.C. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "Striker Stephenson Signs". Chorley F.C. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Ten-man Magpies toil to victory". Chorley F.C. 1 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "Southport recall Stephenson". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  18. ↑ "Profile". Chorley F.C. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Stephenson returns". Chorley F.C. 4 December 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  20. ↑ Tyrone Marshall (18 March 2016). "Matt Jansen wants to keep top scorer Darren Stephenson at Chorley". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Tranmere make big money swoop for Chorley star Stephenson". Lancashire Evening Post. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "Tranmere striker loaned to AFC Fylde". Blackpool Gazette. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  23. 1 2 Darren Stephenson at Soccerway
  24. ↑ "Duxbury and Stephenson to leave Edgeley Park". Stockport County. 21 May 2019.
  25. ↑ "Darren signs new deal". Stockport County. 23 July 2019.
  26. ↑ "Darren Stephenson Injury Latest". Stockport County. 28 July 2019.
  27. ↑ "Stockport's Stephenson joins Curzon Ashton | Non League Daily". Archived from the original on 1 October 2020.
  28. ↑ "Darren Stephenson Signs..."
  29. ↑ "Welcome to Chester FC, Darren Stephenson!". www.chesterfc.com. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  30. ↑ "NEWS | Darren Stephenson joins Curzon Ashton on loan". www.chesterfc.com. 22 November 2022. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  31. ↑ "Darren Stephenson joins the Celts". farsleyceltic.com. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  32. ↑ "Welcome to our latest signing – Darren Stephenson". Flint Town United FC. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  33. ↑ Sheen, Nigel (5 June 2026). "Player departures". Flint Town United. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  34. ↑ "New Signing: Darren Stephenson | Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club". www.the-nomads.co.uk.
  35. ↑ Darren Stephenson at Soccerbase