Darren joined City as player-manager at the beginning of 2015-16 from near neighbours and local rivals Forfar Athletic where he had spent the preceding two seasons. Because of injuries to key players in his inaugural season at Glebe Park, Darren had to play far more games than he had intended but is these days more commonly to be found in the dugout. Darren enjoyed an illustrious playing career with spells at Hibernian, St Johnstone, Inverness CT, Dundee United and Falkirk prior to joining up at Station Park in 2013.