Darren Caskey

Date of birth21 August 1974
Place of birthBasildon
NationalityEnglish
Weight74 kg
Height1.73 m
PositionMidfielder

A former England Youth international with an ability to score goals from midfield, Darren made well over 250 appearances at club level, mostly for Reading.

Although still very much a creative force in midfield for Reading in 2000-01, he was unable to repeat his success or goal-scoring feats of the previous campaign.

Darren eventually lost the captain's armband to Phil Parkinson and was increasingly confined to the substitutes bench for the final two months.

Still an expert at dead-ball situations, he nevertheless managed a respectable double-figure tally of goals for the Royals.

He was granted a free transfer in May as Reading boss Alan Pardew sought to restructure his squad following the disappointing defeat by Walsall in the play-off final and Notts County moved quickly to secure Darren's services.

Darren joined Bristol City in March 2004 on non-contract terms then Peterborough United in November 2004 on the same basis.

Darren joined Rushden & Diamonds in January 2006 with a contract to the end of the season.

He also played for AFC Hornchurch, Halesowen and Ilkeston Town before joining Gateshead as assistant manager in 2013.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Tottenham Hotspur 06 Mar 1992 28 Feb 1996
Watford 27 Oct 1995 27 Nov 1995 L
Reading 28 Feb 1996 27 Jun 2001
Notts County 27 Jun 2001 25 Mar 2004
Bristol City 25 Mar 2004 30 Jun 2004
Hornchurch 13 Aug 2004 30 Nov 2004
Peterborough United 30 Nov 2004 07 Jan 2005
Bath City 07 Jan 2005 14 Jan 2005
Havant and Waterlooville 14 Jan 2005 01 Apr 2005
Virginia Beach Mariners 01 Apr 2005 31 Dec 2005
Rushden and Diamonds 27 Jan 2006 30 Jun 2006
Kettering Town 01 Jul 2006 30 Jun 2007
Gateshead 25 Sep 2013

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1993-94 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 3
1993-94 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 3
1
1
1993-94 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 16
9
4
2
1994-95 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup
1
1994-95 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 1
3
1995-96 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 3
1995-96 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 3
1996-97 Reading FA Cup 1
1
1997-98 Reading League Cup 1
1
1999-00 Reading League Cup 2
1
2000-01 Reading FA Cup 1
1
2000-01 Reading LDV Vans Trophy 2
2000-01 Reading League Cup 1
2000-01 Reading League Division 2 35
8
9
7
2000-01 Reading League Division 2 Play-Offs 1
1
2001-02 Notts County FA Cup 3
2001-02 Notts County LDV Vans Trophy 2
1
1
2001-02 Notts County League Cup 2
1
2001-02 Notts County League Division 2 39
3
5
10
2002-03 Notts County FA Cup 1
1
2002-03 Notts County League Cup 1
1
2002-03 Notts County League Division 2 33
6
3
5
1
2003-04 Notts County FA Cup 3
1
2003-04 Notts County LDV Vans Trophy
1
2003-04 Notts County League Cup 2
2003-04 Notts County League Division 2 29
4
2
9
2004-05 Peterborough United League One 2
2
1
2005-06 Rushden and Diamonds League Two 17
1
1
7
2006-07 Kettering Town FA Cup
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
04 Jan 1997 Reading v Southampton W 3-1 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Oct 1997 Reading v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 4-2 League Cup 3rd round
18 Nov 1997 Leeds United v Reading W 2-3 League Cup 4th round
14 Sep 1999 Bradford City v Reading D 1-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
22 Sep 1999 Reading v Bradford City D 2-2
Agg: 3-3
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
12 Aug 2000 Millwall v Reading L 2-0 League Division 2
19 Aug 2000 Reading v Swindon Town W 2-0 League Division 2
26 Aug 2000 Northampton Town v Reading L 2-0 League Division 2
29 Aug 2000 Reading v Stoke City D 3-3 League Division 2
02 Sep 2000 Port Vale v Reading W 0-1 League Division 2
05 Sep 2000 Reading v Leyton Orient L 0-2
Agg: 1-3
League Cup 1st round 2nd leg
09 Sep 2000 Reading v Brentford W 4-0 League Division 2
12 Sep 2000 Reading v Oldham Athletic W 5-0 League Division 2
16 Sep 2000 Peterborough United v Reading L 1-0 League Division 2
23 Sep 2000 Reading v Swansea City W 5-1 League Division 2
30 Sep 2000 Rotherham United v Reading W 1-3 League Division 2
06 Oct 2000 Wigan Athletic v Reading D 1-1 League Division 2
14 Oct 2000 Reading v Wycombe Wanderers W 2-0 League Division 2
17 Oct 2000 Reading v Wrexham W 4-1 League Division 2
21 Oct 2000 Bristol City v Reading L 4-0 League Division 2
24 Oct 2000 Bury v Reading W 0-2 League Division 2
28 Oct 2000 Reading v Oxford United W 4-3 League Division 2
04 Nov 2000 Walsall v Reading L 2-1 League Division 2
11 Nov 2000 Reading v Colchester United L 0-1 League Division 2
02 Dec 2000 Reading v Cambridge United W 3-0 League Division 2
16 Dec 2000 Notts County v Reading L 3-2 League Division 2
19 Dec 2000 Reading v York City L 1-3 FA Cup 2nd round replay
23 Dec 2000 Reading v Luton Town W 4-1 League Division 2
26 Dec 2000 Bristol Rovers v Reading D 2-2 League Division 2
01 Jan 2001 Reading v Northampton Town D 1-1 League Division 2
06 Jan 2001 Reading v Millwall L 3-4 League Division 2
09 Jan 2001 Hereford United v Reading W 1-2 LDV Vans Trophy 2nd round - southern section
13 Jan 2001 Stoke City v Reading D 0-0 League Division 2
20 Jan 2001 Reading v Bristol Rovers W 1-0 League Division 2
30 Jan 2001 Swansea City v Reading L 1-0 LDV Vans Trophy Quarter-final - southern section
03 Feb 2001 Reading v Port Vale W 1-0 League Division 2
10 Feb 2001 Brentford v Reading W 1-2 League Division 2
17 Feb 2001 Reading v Peterborough United D 1-1 League Division 2
20 Feb 2001 Oldham Athletic v Reading W 0-2 League Division 2
24 Feb 2001 Swansea City v Reading W 0-1 League Division 2
03 Mar 2001 Reading v Rotherham United W 2-0 League Division 2
06 Mar 2001 Wycombe Wanderers v Reading D 1-1 League Division 2
09 Mar 2001 Reading v Wigan Athletic W 1-0 League Division 2
17 Mar 2001 Wrexham v Reading W 1-2 League Division 2
23 Mar 2001 Reading v Bristol City L 1-3 League Division 2
31 Mar 2001 Reading v Notts County W 2-1 League Division 2
03 Apr 2001 Luton Town v Reading D 1-1 League Division 2
10 Apr 2001 AFC Bournemouth v Reading W 1-2 League Division 2
14 Apr 2001 Reading v Bury W 4-1 League Division 2
17 Apr 2001 Oxford United v Reading W 0-2 League Division 2
28 Apr 2001 Colchester United v Reading L 2-1 League Division 2
05 May 2001 Reading v AFC Bournemouth D 3-3 League Division 2
13 May 2001 Wigan Athletic v Reading D 0-0 League Division 2 Play-Offs Semi-final 1st leg
16 May 2001 Reading v Wigan Athletic W 2-1
Agg: 2-1
League Division 2 Play-Offs Semi-final 2nd leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1990-91 England UEFA Under-18 4
1
1
1991-92 England UEFA Under-18 2
1992-93 England UEFA Under-18 3
1992-93 England Under-19 1
1992-93 England World Youth Cup 6
1993-94 England UEFA Under-18 4
1
1993-94 England Under-18 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
12 Sep 1990 Iceland v England W 2-3 UEFA Under-18 Group 5
16 Oct 1990 England v Belgium D 0-0 UEFA Under-18 Group 5
30 Apr 1991 Wales v England W 0-1 UEFA Under-18 Group 5
22 May 1991 England v Wales W 3-0 UEFA Under-18 Group 5
12 Sep 1991 England v Iceland W 2-1 UEFA Under 18 Group 5
16 Oct 1991 Belgium v England L 1-0 UEFA Under-18 Group 5
20 Jul 1992 England v Poland W 6-1 UEFA Under 18 Quarter-final
22 Jul 1992 Portugal v England D 1-1 UEFA Under 18 Semi-final
24 Jul 1992 England v Norway L 1-1 (7-8) UEFA Under 18 3rd place
16 Feb 1993 England v Denmark L 0-1 Under-19
07 Mar 1993 Korea Republic v England D 1-1 World Youth Cup Group C
09 Mar 1993 England v USA W 1-0 World Youth Cup Group C
11 Mar 1993 England v Turkey W 1-0 World Youth Cup Group C
14 Mar 1993 England v Mexico W 0-0 (4-3) World Youth Cup Quarter-final
17 Mar 1993 Ghana v England L 2-1 World Youth Cup Semi-final
20 Mar 1993 Australia v England W 1-2 World Youth Cup
07 Jul 1993 Denmark v England W 0-5 U18
18 Jul 1993 England v France W 2-0 UEFA U18 Group B
20 Jul 1993 England v Netherlands W 4-1 UEFA U18 Group B
22 Jul 1993 England v Spain W 5-1 UEFA U18 Group B
25 Jul 1993 England v Turkey W 1-0 UEFA U18 Final


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.