Ronan Darcy

Ronan Thomas Darcy (born 4 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Crawley Town.

Ronan Darcy
Darcy at Bolton Wanderers in November 2017
Personal information
Full name Ronan Thomas Darcy[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-04) 4 November 2000
Place of birth Ormskirk, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2019 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Bolton Wanderers 29 (1)
2018–2019 → Skelmersdale United (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Sogndal (loan) 7 (0)
2021 → Sogndal 2 (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Queen's Park (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023 Swindon Town 43 (4)
2023– Crawley Town 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Bolton Wanderers

Darcy signed for the Bolton Wanderers Academy in 2008 at the age of 9.[2] He spent the first half of the 2018–2019 season on loan at Skelmersdale United, where he played three times.[3][4]

On 5 May 2019, Darcy made his Bolton debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Craig Noone in Bolton's final game of the 2018–19 season away to Nottingham Forest.[5] Darcy's scholarship contract was extended for a further year on 21 May 2019.[6] He scored his first goal for Bolton Wanderers in a 5–2 defeat to Rochdale in the EFL Cup,[7] and scored his first league goal for the club in a 5-1 defeat to Lincoln City.[8] He played 22 matches during the 2019–20 season, which saw Bolton relegated to League Two.[9] On 15 June 2020 Darcy signed his first professional contract, signing a new two year contract with Bolton.[10] During the 2020–21 season he played 11 matches as Bolton were promoted to League One.[11]

On 17 August 2021, he signed a new one year contract extension until 2023[12] and while it was initially reported that he had simultaneously joined Norwegian side Sogndal on loan until December,[13][14] it wasn't until 27 August that the club confirmed the loan.[15] The delay was due to work permit issues as Sogndal had not realised they had to apply for one, with English players no longer counting as EU players as a result of Brexit.[16] His debut was delayed due to injury[17] with Darcy making his debut on 22 September when he came on as a half time substitute in a 0–2 defeat against Åsane Fotball in the Norwegian Football Cup.[18] Darcy helped Sogndal qualify for the play-offs, though they were eliminated in the first round by KFUM-Kameratene Oslo.[19]

On 1 February 2022, Darcy joined Scottish League One club Queen's Park on loan until the end of the season.[20] He made his debut four days later when he came on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Falkirk.[21] Darcy scored his first goal on 22 February in a 3–3 draw against Celtic U-20s in the Glasgow Cup.[22] His first league goal for Queen's Park came on 12 March, a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Alloa Athletic.[23] During his loan spell he helped Queen's Park reach the finals of both the Glasgow Cup and the play-offs. Though they lost the Glasgow Cup final 3–1 to Rangers B,[24] they won the play-off final 3–2 on aggregate against Airdrieonians earning them promotion to the Scottish Championship.[25]

Swindon Town

On 13 July 2022, Darcy signed a two-year deal for EFL League Two side Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee, after completing a successful trial period at the club.[26][27] He then scored his first goal for the Robins on 24 September, in a 1-2 away league victory against Grimsby Town.[28]

Crawley Town

On 28 July 2023, Darcy signed for fellow League Two side Crawley Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reuniting with Scott Lindsey who had signed him for Swindon.[29]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 May 2023[30]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2018–19[31] EFL Championship 1000000010
2019–20[9] EFL League One 19100112[lower-alpha 1]0222
2020–21[11] EFL League Two 8010002[lower-alpha 1]0110
2021–22[32] EFL League One 1000000010
Total 291101140352
Skelmersdale United (loan) 2018–19[3] NPL Division One North West 3000—0030
Sogndal (loan) 2021[33][34] 1. divisjon 7010—1[lower-alpha 2]090
Sogndal 2 (loan) 2021[35] 3. divisjon 10———10
Queen's Park (loan) 2021–22[32][36] Scottish League One 101——4[lower-alpha 3]1142
Swindon Town 2022–23 EFL League Two 43 4 1 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 47 4
Total 43 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 47 4
Career total 93630211111098
Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearance(s) in the 1. divisjon play-offs.
  3. Appearance(s) in the Glasgow Cup.

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

Queen's Park

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2018: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). efl.com. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. Bolton Wanderers on Twitter: "It's been some journey for @ronan_darcy since joining the Wanderers academy as an eight-year old in 2009...Signing a professional contract, Fulfilling a childhood dream, #BWFC #OneOfOurOwn"
  3. pitchero.com: "Ronan Darcy: 2018/19 season"
  4. BWFC.co.uk "Loan Watch: A selection of Wanderers players represent their respective loan clubs"
  5. "Nottingham Forest 1-0 Bolton Wanderers". bbc.co.uk. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. "Option taken up on third year scholarship extensions for quartet". www.bwfc.co.uk.
  7. "Rochdale 5-2 Bolton Wanderers". bbc.co.uk. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. "Lincoln City 5-1 Bolton Wanderers". bbc.co.uk. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  9. "Games played by Ronan Darcy in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  10. "One Of Our Own: Darcy commits his future". bwfc.co.uk. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  11. "Games played by Ronan Darcy in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  12. BWFC: "Darcy Pens Contract Extension"
  13. Bolton Wanderers agree new deal with Sogndal bound midfielder Ronan Darcy"
  14. Eurosport: "SOGNDAL STYRKER TROPPEN – BOLTON-SPILLER PÅ VEI"
  15. "Darcy Heads to Norway on Loan". www.bwfc.co.uk. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  16. The Bolton News: "Transfer news - Bolton Wanderers talent Ronan Darcy set for loan move to Norway"
  17. The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers' Ronan Darcy reportedly injury in training session at Sogndal"
  18. nifs Sogndal - Åsane 0 - 2 (0 - 1)"
  19. NIFS: "KFUM Oslo - Sogndal 1 - 0 (0 - 0)"
  20. BWFC: "Scottish Switch For Darcy"
  21. Queens Park: "Falkirk 1 Queen’s Park 1"
  22. Queens Park: "Queen’s Park 3 Celtic B 3"
  23. Queen's Park: "Queen’s Park 1 Alloa Athletic 1"
  24. Queen's Park: "Rangers 3 Queen’s Park 1"
  25. BBC Sport: "Airdrieonians 1 2 Queen's Park"
  26. "Darcy Ends Wanderers' Stay". bwfc.co.uk. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  27. "Swindon snap up Ronan Darcy". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  28. "Grimsby Town 1-2 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  29. "REDS SECURE DARCY SIGNING". www.crawleytownfc.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  30. Ronan Darcy at Soccerbase
  31. "Games played by Ronan Darcy in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  32. "Games played by Ronan Darcy in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  33. Soccerway: R. DARCY"
  34. NIFS: "Ronan Darcy"
  35. NIFS: "Sogndal 2 - Os 0 - 3 (0 - 0)"
  36. Queens Park: "Queen’s Park 3 Celtic B 3"
    Queen's Park: "Rangers B 2 Queen’s Park 0"
    Queen's Park: "Clyde 1 Queen’s Park 3"
    Queen's Park: "Rangers 3 Queen’s Park 1"
  37. Soccerbase: League Two 2020/21 Table
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