Darryl Roach

Darryl Roach is an English-born Montserratian footballer who has previously played as a midfielder for Port Melbourne Sharks, and has been capped internationally for the Montserrat national football team.

Career Club career Roach played for Watford's youth team, Aldershot manager, Terry Brown commented on Roach's performance in a friendly against Maidenhead United; "I think Darryl did well, to be fair the boy's hardly trained and we've come in and put him into two games. He's got talent and you can see that but he doesn't look anywhere near as fit as he should be but that's understandable." Roach then joined Southern League Division One East club Tilbury in February 2005, before later moving onto Wingate & Finchley in March 2005.

Roach went on to join the Australian club Port Melbourne Sharks in 2011, where he won the club's player of the season in 2013

In 2015, Roach joined State League 3 North-West side Williamstown SC, alongside his Montserrat teammate Jay'lee Hodgson where he scored 8 goals in 15 appearances.

In 2017, Darryl signed for Sunshine George Cross, where he made 1 appearance in the senior team and 6 appearances in the Under 20 set-up before moving to State League 2 North-West team Hoppers Crossing SC in June and relegated the following year.

International career Roach qualifies to play for Montserrat national football team through his mother, who was born on the island. He was called up to the senior squad in 2011, for their 2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF first round qualifiers against Belize. He made his debut against Belize on 15 June, in their home fixture, which was played at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago. Montserrat lost 5–2.

Personal life Roach was born in England, and his grandmother was born in the Caribbean island of Montserrat. He moved to Australia, where he married a local woman.