Terry Darracott R.I.P.

[Iana]

Paul Power often said that the coach ride home from Norwich after winning the league in 1987 will live with him forever because Terry was the MC leading the singing…I think Terry’s alter ego was “Radio Tex” for the journey.

 

[davek]

Yes I got the book because I like Pat as a footballer, went off him after reading his book, he was talking about writing a follow up to it, if he does I’ll swerve it, bit too much up his own Arsenal for me!!

It was a major disappointment.

The Everton years he described were painful to read. No harm in telling the truth but he could have named names a bit more rather than drawing a distinction between 'the old guard' and 'the new guard'. What a cop-out.

Overall he just kept on peddling that line about being a professional footballer not being important to him and you start thinking "We'll why am I reading the biography of someone who just wanted to be a student back in Glasgow?!"

Yeah, any volume two can stay on the shelves as far as I'm concerned too.

 

[CrustySack]

I remember around 85/86 stood in the Street End as a kid watching Terry take shots at Big Nev in the pre-match warm up. He was hitting the ball hard and one fizzed high over the railings and smacked some kid in the crowd, near to me. The kid was in tears so Terry beckoned the kid down to the front of the street end and gave the kid a stick of chewing gum. Terry looked mortified as the kids Dad was massive. ?

R.I.P. Terry

 

[Cels]

RIP Terry Darracott. He was a solid, meat and potatoes, down to Earth footballer and person. His passing is such sad news

 

[street end]

RIP Terry.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Ah no.. gone far too soon. Vale Terry.

 

[Bluebonic]

Darracot and Pejoc, those two full backs would have had any opposition wingers sphincter tighten up to a dot when they saw their names on the teamsheet!

 

[Joey66]

Who was Terry Darracott?​

Darracott decided to join the Blues as an apprentice in 1966 and made his debut in a 2-0 win over Arsenal in April 1968, at the age of 17. He went on to appear in 179 games for the club. Darracott spent a brief time with the Tulsa Roughnecks in the United States after leaving Everton in 1979. He then returned to the United Kingdom to join Wrexham.

Following his retirement from playing at Wrexham, the full-back moved into coaching, returning to Goodison Park to join the club’s management team. Darracott went on to be a member of the backroom staff that led Everton to glory in the mid-1980s. He was supervised by both Howard Kendall and Colin Harvey.


Following his time at Everton, Darracott went on to coach at Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers. Bolton Wanderers then hired him as a European scout. His most recent coaching position was as Dean Saunders’ assistant at Wrexham. He did, however, leave in October 2009 due to a long-standing hip problem that limited his movement in training -

 

[peteblue]

R.I.P. Terry…..

 

[sportset]

So sad, R.I.P Terry. Gosh we could do with a player like you with your mind set in this current lot!

 

[Joey66]

RIP -

 

[terryefc]

A true Evertonian.
RIP Terry. God speed to heaven.

 

[royvernon39]

I get the impression that his last few years of health were hard work.

Anyway, its over now and thanks for the memories.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Scored once for Tulsa.. wonder what kind of goal he conjured up for his one and only first team strike.

a 3-1 loss in Giants Stadium - line-ups here

May 20, 1979 New York Cosmos 3 - 1 Tulsa Roughnecks | SoccerStats.us

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Also 5 assists!!