Notts County F.C Elite Advanced Development Centre Staff

About Delton Francis 07792 984919:

Delton previously played professionally at Birmingham City, and then went on to play for many clubs including Hednesford Town, Kingstonian and Nuneton Borough in the Football Conference.

Delton was record signing for both Halesowen and Nuneton, being sold for £10,000, still a record today!

His Honours as a player included winning the FA Trophy in 1999 at Wembley, winning the Midland Alliance League twice, and representing England Non- League XI many times.

He is also currently managing Continental Star in the Midland Alliance League.

Delton is keen to pass his excellent playing experiences on to young players at the development centre and hopes to have a big influence on future footballing talent.

About Darren Wright 07854 393372:

Darren Wright is an ex- professional footballer.

He started his career signing school boy forms at Wolverhampton Wanderers. In 1984 He became a professional footballer with Wolves and later moved to Wrexham FC where he played over 120 League games including the European Cup winners Cup against Real Zaragoza.

He played over 120 League games for Wrexham,
and even played against Manchester United at Old Trafford!

He later played at a semi professional level for Worcester City, Willenhall Town, Atherstone United, Cheltenham Town, Stafford Rangers, and Halesowen Town.

Darren currently has his FA Level 3 Coaching Badge and is looking to progress onto his UEFA A Licnece.

Darren received the following honours as a player:

Welsh Cup Winner 1986
Barclays Young Player of the Year 1988 for Wales and the West
Welsh Cup Winner 1988
Young Player of the Year 1987/88
Younger Player of the Year 1988/89
Player of the Year 1998/1999
FA Trophy Winner 1998
Doctor Martins Premier league winner 1998
Represented England Non League FA X1 against combined Services in a Friendly at Bristol.
April 2010 - Wrexham former players association charity tournament winners

Darren is looking to pass on his knowledge and experience and help young players at Notts County EADC achieve similar success in Football.

About Jarrod Morgan - 07941 262967:

Jarrod was previously an excellent local youth player, and was given the honour of representing his county as a player.

Jarrod suffered a serious knee injury as a player which set back a promising career, however he still went on to play semi- professionally for many clubs including Tamworth, Altherstone and Walsall Wood.

Jarrod has achieved his UEFA B Licence as a coach and is currently working at the Tamworth on a Monday, working with the under 11's and under 13's.

Jarrod is a passionate coach is is committed to helping our players develop to their maximum potential, hopefully going forward to the Centre of Excellence.

About Nick Housden 07846 709400:
Nick Housden has a Sport Coaching Degree from the University of the West of England, having previously achieved a National Diploma in Football from Hartpury College.

Nick is an enthusiastic coach who already holds various coaching qualifications, including a UEFA B Licence in coaching and is currently working towards his UEFA A Licence.

Nick has previously worked with a large variety of clubs and for the past 3 seasons worked as part of the Centre of Excellence with Cheltenham Town Football Club.

There he worked with both under 13 and under 11 players, as well as taking the under 16’s against Coventry City Football Club.

Nick has worked with semi-professional club Gloucester City as first team match analyst helping them to achieve promotion to the Blue Square North Division.

He then worked with Cinderford Town Football Club as first team coach, and helped them to an impressive survival in the Zamaretto South and West league.

Currently he is involved with Cheltenham Town Elite Development Centres and looking to bring his knowledge and experience to help the Notts County Development Centre be a success.

Nick Housden- 07846 709400

About Gavin Carlin 07946 068861:

Gavin Carling is a semi professional Goalkeeper who has previously trialled with Charlton Athletic F.C, Chelsea, Leicester City and Manchester City.

Following this he earned a 2 year scholarship with West Bromwich Albion FC, a very big achievement.

Gavin Represented his country Ireland at U13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 level, and was with the squad at the 2008 European Championships held in Turkey.

Gavin has worked with professionals such as Dean Kiely, Jonathan Greening and Scott Carson and so has a fantastic playing knowledge.

Gavin is currently working towards his UEFA B Licence in Goalkeeping and is keen to help develop goalkeepers with the development centre.

About Paul Jayes 07962 375038:

Paul Jayes is an excellent youth coach and has had many achievements in Football including an honours Degree in Sports Science and being accredited with his UEFA B Licence in Coaching Football.

Paul has previously worked as a PE Teacher in primary schools, and then progressed to become a sports lecturer with Solihull College.

Paul has an excellent footballing background and has worked for many clubs including Northampton Town and has worked as a scout and a coach for Birmingham City FC.

Paul is passionate about improving youth players and developing them to become part of the Notts County Centre of Excellence. With his large array of qualifications and his largely experienced background, he is confident he can help many of our players achieve this,

About Mike Dunn 07772 427525:
Mike is a Sports Coaching Degree student from University or the West of England.

Mike is keen to use his coaching knowledge to help develop players at Notts County Development Centre. Mike is an FA Qualified Coach, and has previously achieved a National Certificate and National Award in Sport.

Mike is a young, enthusiastic coach and wants to progress onto his UEFA coaching badges. He has previously worked with many local youth teams in his home London area, and now wants to use those experiences to help produce Çentre of Éxcellence players from the Development Centre.

About Tony Taylor:
Tony Taylor is an experienced coach and scout and is a member of of the FA Coaches Association.

Tony has completed him Level 1, 2 and 3 Coaching Badges and is looking to complete his UEFA A Licence next season. Tony is also keen to become a Coach Tutor for the FA.

He is passionate about the "beautiful" game and goes into great detail to make sure all aspects of coaching and player development are covered.

His Football Philosophy is based on the emphasis of technical ability passing movement & support sustaining a long term plan were the development of the player comes before the need for "quick fix" winning.

He has been involved at Matlock Town at semi Professional level & worked at steps 4 & 5 of the non league Pyramid (Adult) and with local junior sides while completing his coaching badges.