Darren James Angell is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League

The Football League

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 as a defender

Defender (association football)

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 for Colchester United

Colchester United F.C.

Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

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Angell was born in Marlborough, Wiltshire. He began his football career at Reading

Reading F.C.

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, then played for Newbury Town

Newbury Town F.C.

Newbury Town F.C. is a now-defunct football club based in Newbury, England. They won the Hellenic League title two times in their history. They also won the Isthmian League Division Two in 1994, but ceased to exist just before the start of the 1995–96 season...

 before joining Portsmouth

Portsmouth F.C.

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 in January 1985. He made his Football League debut on loan to Fourth Division

Football League Fourth Division

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 club Colchester United

Colchester United F.C.

Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

 on 18 December 1987, but was injured after half an hour. He then played or clubs including Cheltenham Town

Cheltenham Town F.C.

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, Lincoln City

Lincoln City F.C.

Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....

, Barnet

Barnet F.C.

Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....

, Staines Town

Staines Town F.C.

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, Chesham United

Chesham United F.C.

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, Hungerford Town

Hungerford Town F.C.

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 and Aldershot Town

Aldershot Town F.C.

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. He went on to coach at and then manage clubs in the Berkshire

Berkshire

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 area, including Hungerford Town, Kintbury Rangers

Kintbury Rangers F.C.

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 and Newbury

Newbury F.C.

Newbury F.C. are a football club based in Newbury, Berkshire, England. Newbury was originally formed in 2002 as the Saturday side for A.F.C. Newbury and entered into the Reading League Division 4, winning it in its debut season...

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His younger brother Brett

Brett Angell

Brett Ashley Mark Angell is an English association football coach and former player, now coaching in New Zealand. His brother Darren also played football professionally....

was also a professional footballer who had a long career in the Football League.