Darren Sarll
English football manager and coach

Darren Sarll

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English football manager and coach
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Introduction

Darren Sarll (born 2 February 1983) is an English football manager and coach, currently manager of Stevenage. He began his career in football as a midfielder in non-league football.

Playing career

Sarll was a product of the youth system at Isthmian League Premier Division club Hitchin Town, graduating to the senior team in 2001 and departing the following year. He subsequently played in the Conference South, the Southern League and the Spartan South Midlands League for Berkhamsted Town, Bedford Town, St Albans City, Dunstable Town, Hemel Hempstead Town, Chesham United and Biggleswade United. After taking up coaching and dropping out of non-league football, he moved into Sunday league.

Managerial and coaching career

Stevenage Borough

Sarll began his coaching career with Conference side Stevenage Borough, serving as a coach in a variety of youth and reserve roles. During the 2006–07 season, he managed the youth team to the final of the Colwyn Cup, which was lost to Dunstable Town.

Brentford

Sarll joined League Two club Brentford as youth team manager prior to the beginning of the 2008–09 season. After the promotion of first team assistant manager Andy Scott to the full-time managerial post halfway through the season, Sarll also assisted Scott as first team coach and also became the first manager of the reformed reserve team in 2009. He left the club at the end of the 2010–11 season.

Rotherham United

Sarll followed Andy Scott to League Two club Rotherham United in August 2011, taking over the role of Head of Player Development. After Scott's sacking in March 2012, Sarll departed the Don Valley Stadium at the end of the 2011–12 season.

Return to Stevenage

Sarll returned to Stevenage, then having risen through the pyramid to League One, in June 2012. He held the role of Head of Youth until 2 June 2015, when he was promoted to first team coach after the appointment of Teddy Sheringham as manager. After the sacking of Sheringham on 1 February 2016, Sarll was named as caretaker manager. Five days later, Sarll's first match in charge resulted in a 1–0 League Two defeat to Crawley Town. After losing six of his first 9 games, Boro sought the services of Glenn Roeder to advise Sarll. After guiding Boro to an 18th-place finish, Sarll was given the manager's job on a permanent basis.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 16 September 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Stevenage 1 February 2016 Present 7001790000000000000♠79 7001300000000000000♠30 7001160000000000000♠16 7001330000000000000♠33 07001380000000000000♠38.0
Total 7001790000000000000♠79 7001300000000000000♠30 7001160000000000000♠16 7001330000000000000♠33 07001380000000000000♠38.0