Darren Paul Currie (born 29 November 1974 in Hampstead, England) is an English footballer who plays for Hendon in the Isthmian League Premier Division. He has made over 550 appearances in The Football League.

Career[link]

Currie, who is the nephew of former Sheffield United, Leeds United and England footballer Tony Currie,^[1] began his career as a trainee at West Ham United in 1993 but did not play for the first-team.^[2] He had a loan spell at Leyton Orient before joining Shrewsbury Town in February 1996 for a transfer fee of £70,000, for whom he made over 70 league and cup appearances in two seasons.^[2] He was released by Shrewsbury in March 1998 and joined Plymouth Argyle until the end of the 1997–98 season.^[2] He then joined Barnet in summer 1998 and made over 140 league and cup appearances in three seasons.^[2] He was selected in the PFA Team Of The Season for Division Three for two consecutive seasons but after Barnet were relegated to the Nationwide Conference at the end of the 2000–01 season, he left Barnet and joined Wycombe Wanderers for a transfer fee of £200,000.^[3] He left Wycombe by mutual consent at the end of the 2003–04 season after the club was relegated,^[4] having made over 140 appearances for the club.^[2]

Currie impressed Brighton manager Mark McGhee during pre-season trials in 2004 and was given a one-year contract,^[4] with McGee saying, "Darren has skills comparable with any player at this level." A few months later in December 2004, Currie joined Ipswich Town for a transfer fee of £250,000, which Brighton's financial position meant they could not turn down.^[5] Currie made his debut for Ipswich in December 2004, scoring a goal and making another, as Ipswich beat Queens Park Rangers 4–2 away from home.^[6] He made 26 appearances for Ipswich in the 2004–05 season, as Ipswich reached the Football League Championship play-offs in May 2005.^[7] Currie fell out of favour in the 2006–07 season, starting only six games before joining Coventry City on loan in November 2006 when Ipswich manager Jim Magilton could not guarantee him a place in the first-team.^[8] Currie had a two-week trial with the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy early in 2007,^[9] for whom he made three substitute appearance, but was not offered a contract and returned to Ipswich.^[10] He joined Derby County in March 2007 on a loan until the end of the season,^[10] which was extended until the end of May 2007 so he would be eligible for the 2006–07 season Football League Championship play-offs.^[11] He came on as a substitute in the second leg of the semi final against Southampton as his side won on penalties,^[12] but he did not feature in the final. Currie scored once during his spell at Derby, his goal coming on a 2-0 win over Leeds United on 6 May 2007.^[13]

Currie joined Luton Town on a free transfer from Ipswich in July 2007, signing a two-year contract,^[14] and scored on his debut against Hartlepool United in August 2007.^[15] He made 38 league and cup appearances in the 2007–08 season^[16] as Luton went into administration, suffered a ten-point penalty and were relegated. Following Luton's relegation to League Two, Currie was one of several players to be offered a free transfer in May 2008,^[17] but declared that he would not leave the club until his demands were met.^[18] After negotiating terms with Brighton & Hove Albion, Currie turned them down and signed a three year contract with League Two side Chesterfield.^[19][20]

On 23 November 2009, Currie joined League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a months loan,^[21] making his debut on 24 November in a 0–0 away draw against Bournemouth.^[22] He signed an 18-month contract with Dagenham on 19 January 2010.^[23] He made 16 appearance for the club in the 2010–11 season as they won promotion to League One. The next season, Currie made a further 22 league appearances, scoring once, as Dagenham were relegated straight back to League Two. He left the club in May 2011.^[24]

Currie went on trial with League Two side Southend United in July 2011, though was not offered a contract.^[25]

On 5 August 2011, Currie joined Conference South side Boreham Wood as both a player and the club's assistant manager.^[26]

On 11 November 2011, Currie joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Hendon in a playing capacity.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Darren Currie career stats at Soccerbase
• Hendon Stats at Greensnet

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Darren a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from a Gaelic surname meaning "great", or from an anglicization of the Irish firstname Darragh or Dáire meaing "oak tree". According to other theories, it is a variant of Darrell, which originated from the French surname D'Airelle meaning "of Airelle". Darren has several spelling variations including: Daren, Darin, Daryn, Darrin, and Darryn.

In the United Kingdom, its popularity peaked during the 1970s but declined sharply afterwards.^[1]

People with the given name Darren[link]

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• Darren Aronofsky, American filmmaker
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• DARREN, singer-songwriter
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• Darren Miller, former singer for the electronic group backandtotheleft
• Darren Robinson (musician), guitarist and background singer in the Californian band Phantom Planet
• Darren Robinson (rapper), member of the 80s rap group The Fat Boys
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Science[link]

• Darren Naish, vertebrate palaeontologist and science writer

Writing[link]

• Darren Shan, author of the Demonata series

See also[link]

• Darron
• Derren

References[link]

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External links[link]

• Babynamesworld - Origin and Meaning of the Name Darren
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Currie
Scottish Gaelic: Currach
Currie  Currie shown within Edinburgh
Population	14,271 (2001)
OS grid reference	NT182677
Civil parish	Currie
Council area	City of Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CURRIE
Postcode district	EH14
Dialling code	0131
Police	Lothian and Borders
Fire	Lothian and Borders
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Edinburgh South West
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Pentlands
List of places: UK • Scotland • Edinburgh

Currie (Scottish Gaelic: Currach) is a civil parish and suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated 10 kilometres south west of the city centre. A former village within the County of Midlothian, it lies to the south west of the city, between Juniper Green (NE) and Balerno (SW) on the Lanark Road. Administratively, Currie falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council.

In 1995 the population of Currie was 6,343 and it contained 2,300 houses, 850 of them less than 20 years old.

History[link]

There is no accepted derivation of the name Currie but it is possibly from the Scottish Gaelic word curagh/curragh, a wet or boggy plain, or from the Brythonic word curi, a dell or hollow. The neighbouring suburb of Balerno derives its name from Scottish Gaelic, whilst the nearby Pentland Hills derive their name from Brythonic, so either is possible.

The earliest record of a settlement in the Currie area is a Bronze Age razor (1800 BC) found at Kinleith Mill and the stone cists (500 BC) at Duncan's Belt and Blinkbonny. There are a few mentions of this area in mediaeval and early modern documents. One of the first is when Robert of Kildeleith became Chancellor of Scotland in 1249. Kildeleith means Chapel by the Leith, and survives today as Kinleith. Robert the Bruce gave Riccarton as a wedding present in 1315 and in 1392 the land passed to the family of Bishop Wardlaw. In 1612 the land went to Ludovic Craig, a Senator of the College of Justice. In 1818 it passed to the female line and became the property of the Gibson-Craigs.

There has been a Christian community in the area for more than 1,000 years. In 1018, the archdeacons of Lothian set up their headquarters in the area. John Bartholomew's Civic and Ecclesiastical maps of the 13th century do not show Currie, but the Index of Charters 1309-1413 records Currie as being 'favourite hunting grounds' for the Lords and Knights of Edinburgh Castle. A settlement began to take shape around Currie Kirk and the main Lanark Road, which was the main route south and continues to be known as 'The Lang Whang'.

The weaver poet James Thomson was brought up in the village in the late 18th century, and is commemorated by the dell of the Kinleith Burn being named the "Poet's Glen" where it runs down from beside his cottage at Mid Kinleith Farm to join the Water of Leith.

The period 1921-1951 brought great changes with the building of more council houses in Currie and private building along Lanark Road. Wider scale development began in the late 1950s and early 1960s with the construction of a private housing estate to the east of Curriehill Road. House builders began to promote Currie as a pleasant commuting suburb of Edinburgh and much house building took place to the north of Lanark Road West. Currie High School was constructed on its present site in 1966 and extensively refurbished and renewed in 1997. There was a short loop railway running over what is now the Water of Leith Walkway. The physical topography has ensured that the original historic core to the south of Lanark Road West including the Water of Leith has remained undeveloped. In March 1972 the historic centre of Currie was declared a Conservation Area.

Famous Residents[link]

• James Thomson (weaver poet)

Education[link]

The earliest record of education in the area is contained in the Minutes of Edinburgh Town Council in 1598, when Baillie Lawrence Henderson was sent to "the toun o Currie to help the gentlemen of the Parish select a Schoolmaister"; however it is not stated where the school was situated. In 1694, the heritors appointed a Mr Thomson to teach scholars in the Church until Thomas Craig of Riccarton found a place for the building of a school and house for the schoolmaster. The foundations of the school were laid in 1699. The school and school house cost 500 merks and the salary of the Schoolmaster, a Mr Thomson, was 20 pounds Scots per year.

Currie is served by Currie High School, Nether Currie Primary School and Currie Primary School, formed by an amalgamation in 2005 of Curriehill Primary School and Riccarton Primary School which shared neighbouring campuses.

From the 1970s onwards, Heriot-Watt University moved from its city centre location to occupy the lands of the former Riccarton Estate, gifted to the university by the then Midlothian District Council. The move has now been completed and the main campus of Heriot-Watt University occupies and manages a wooded area with enough space for future expansion.

Sport[link]

Football[link]

Currie has two youth football teams Currie Boys Club and Currie Star FC (Currie Star play their games in the Kingsknowe area of Edinburgh)

Rugby[link]

Currie has one rugby team, Currie RFC who are based and play their home games in the neighboring village of Balerno

Culture and attractions[link]

On the first Saturday of May The Currie Riding of the Marches takes place.

Local newspaper[link]

The Currie and Balerno News^[1] is Currie's community newspaper which also includes coverage of nearby Balerno, Baberton and Juniper Green. Published monthly, the paper features local news, a monthly police neighbourhood watch update, an SSPCA appeal and coverage of local planning applications and developments.

Local History Society[link]

Currie and District Local History Society meets 12 times a year and has speakers on all aspects of the area.

The society meets every first and third Monday in the month and their year starts in October. The venue is in the Gibson Craig Hall on the Lanark Road in Currie.

Transport[link]

The A70 runs through the area and Currie is serviced by the 44 bus route, which is operated by both Lothian Buses and First Edinburgh. Currie is served by rail by Curriehill railway station on the Glasgow-Edinburgh via Shotts Line. Currie is also close to the City of Edinburgh bypass and is bordered by the Union Canal to the north and the Water of Leith to the south. Edinburgh Airport is located approximately 4 miles north of Currie and the M8 motorway to Glasgow is around 2 miles north. It also has connections to Livingston in West Lothian through Prentice Westwood's 424, between Juniper Green and Livingston.

Famous residents[link]

• Dougal Haston - pioneer of Scottish mountaineering
• Jamie Dick - Youth Olympic Gold Medalist in Curling
• Matthew Lloyd - Australian Rules footballer, Essendon

See also[link]

• Heriot-Watt University
• Currie High School

References[link]

External links[link]

• Currie Community Council
• Currie Community High School
• Currie Rugby Football Club
• Heriot-Watt University
• Currie Primary School
• Nether Currie Primary's page on Scottish Schools Online
• Currie and District Local history Society
• Nether Currie Primary School

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