Darryl Roach

Darryl Roach is an English-born Montserratian footballer who has previously played as a midfielder for Port Melbourne Sharks, and has been capped internationally for the Montserrat national football team.

Darryl Roach
Personal information
Full name Darryl Roach
Date of birth (1984-09-07) 7 September 1984
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Striker
Team information
Current team
 Hoppers Crossing
Number 99
Youth career
Watford
0000–2004 Milton Keynes Dons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Tilbury
2005–2007 Wingate & Finchley
2011–2013 Port Melbourne Sharks 36 (7)
2013 South Springvale 11 (1)
2014 Clifton Hill 20 (14)
2015 Williamstown SC 18 (5)
2017 Sunshine George Cross 1 (0)
2017– Hoppers Crossing 21 (7)
International career‡
2011–2012 Montserrat 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2014

Career

Club career

Roach played for Watford's youth team,[1] and Milton Keynes Dons in the 2003–04 season, before having a trial at Aldershot Town in July 2004.[2] Aldershot manager, Terry Brown commented on Roach's performance in a friendly against Maidenhead United; "I think Darryl did well, to be fair the boy's hardly trained and we've come in and put him into two games. He's got talent and you can see that but he doesn't look anywhere near as fit as he should be but that's understandable."[2]

In January 2005, he went on to spend time at Notts County on trial, playing for their reserve team.[3][4] Roach then joined Southern League Division One East club Tilbury in February 2005,[5] before later moving onto Wingate & Finchley in March 2005.[6]

Roach went on to join the Australian club Port Melbourne Sharks in 2011, where he won the club's player of the season in 2013

In 2015, Roach joined State League 3 North-West side Williamstown SC, alongside his Montserrat teammate Jay'lee Hodgson[7] where he scored 8 goals in 15 appearances.

In 2017, Darryl signed for Sunshine George Cross, where he made 1 appearance in the senior team and 6 appearances in the Under 20 set-up before moving to State League 2 North-West team Hoppers Crossing SC in June and relegated the following year.

International career

Roach qualifies to play for Montserrat national football team through his mother, who was born on the island.[1] He was called up to the senior squad in 2011, for their 2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF first round qualifiers against Belize.[8] He made his debut against Belize on 15 June, in their home fixture, which was played at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.[9] Montserrat lost 5–2.[9] He played again in the away tie which was at held at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, but could not prevent Montserrat losing 3–1 and overall 8–3 on aggregate.[10]

Personal life

Roach was born in England, and his grandmother was born in the Caribbean island of Montserrat.[1] He moved to Australia, where he married a local woman.[1]

References
  1. Cockerill, Mike (23 July 2011). "Roach's World Cup fling a reminder for Socceroos". The Sunday Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  2. "Maidenhead United 2–4 Aldershot Town". Get Hampshire. 27 July 2004. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  3. "Reserve team confirmed". Notts County F.C. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. "Reserves claim 2–0 win". Notts County F.C. 26 January 2005. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  5. "No end to Dockers' misery". Non-League Daily. 21 February 2005. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  6. "March news archive". Southern Football League. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  7. "International Roach". 24 June 2015.
  8. "Montserrat participates in World Cup qualifiers". The Montserrat Reporter. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  9. "Match report: Montserrat – Belize". FIFA. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  10. "Match report: Belize – Montserrat". FIFA. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
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