Darren Ambrose

Darren Ambrose
Darren Ambrose warming up for Birmingham City in August 2012
Personal information
Full name Darren Paul Francis Ambrose[1]
Date of birth (1984-02-29) 29 February 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Harlow, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–2001 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Ipswich Town 30 (8)
2003–2005 Newcastle United 37 (5)
2005–2009 Charlton Athletic 112 (13)
2008–2009 → Ipswich Town (loan) 9 (0)
2009–2012 Crystal Palace 110 (29)
2012–2014 Birmingham City 7 (0)
2014 → Apollon Smyrni (loan) 11 (6)
2014–2015 Ipswich Town 6 (0)
2015–2016 Colchester United 25 (4)
Total 347 (65)
National team
2005 England U20 4 (1)
2003–2006 England U21 10 (2)
Teams managed
– Newport Pagnell Dynamo's
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Darren Ambrose (born 29 February 1984) was an English football player. He played for Ipswich Town, Newcastle United, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City, Apollon Smyrnis, and Colchester United.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 2001–02[3] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2002–03[4] First Division 29 8 2 1 2 1 4[a] 1 37 11
Total 30 8 2 1 2 1 4 1 38 11
Newcastle United 2002–03[4] Premier League 1 0 — — — 1 0
2003–04[5] Premier League 24 2 1 0 1 0 11[a] 1 37 3
2004–05[6] Premier League 12 3 1 0 1 0 4[a] 0 18 3
Total 37 5 2 0 2 0 15 1 56 6
Charlton Athletic 2005–06[7] Premier League 28 3 3 0 2 1 — 33 4
2006–07[8] Premier League 26 3 1 0 3 0 — 30 3
2007–08[9] Championship 37 7 2 1 3 1 — 42 9
2008–09[10] Championship 21 0 2 1 0 0 — 23 1
Total 112 13 8 2 8 2 — 128 17
Ipswich Town (loan) 2008–09[10] Championship 9 0 — — — 9 0
Crystal Palace 2009–10[11] Championship 46 15 5 3 2 2 — 53 20
2010–11[12] Championship 28 7 0 0 1 0 — 29 7
2011–12[13] Championship 36 7 0 0 6 3 — 42 10
Total 110 29 5 3 9 5 — 124 37
Birmingham City 2012–13[14] Championship 6 0 0 0 2 1 — 8 1
2013–14[15] Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 7 0 0 0 3 1 — 10 1
Apollon Smyrni (loan) 2013–14[15] Super League Greece 11 6 — — — 11 6
Ipswich Town 2014–15[16] Championship 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Colchester United 2015–16[17] League One 25 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 4
Career total 347 65 20 7 24 9 19 2 410 83
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearances in UEFA Cup

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Darren Ambrose at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Darren Ambrose in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Ambrose named Player of the Month". The Football League. 5 December 2009. Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  19. ↑ "Cult Hero: Darren Ambrose". Read Crystal Palace. Retrieved 3 December 2020.