Bolton defender Stephen Darby has sadly been forced
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:12 am
Bolton Wanderers defender Stephen Darby has sadly been forced to retire from football after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.
DARBY RETIRES
Bolton Wanderers defender Stephen Darby has retired from football after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.
The full back, who has been at Bolton since the summer of 2017, received the diagnosis from a specialist recently.
Darby said: “It is with great sadness that I announce my immediate retirement from professional football due to a recent diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease. I would like to take the opportunity to thank my teammates, Phil Parkinson and all the staff at Bolton Wanderers Football Club for their amazing support at what has been an extremely difficult period for myself and my family. I would like to ask for privacy at this time so I can adjust to the battle I have ahead and so that I can spend time with those closest to me.”
