Darlington appoint former Barnsley manager Davey

DARLINGTON have appointed former Barnsley manager Simon Davey as their new boss.

The Welshman left Oakwell last September after nearly three years in the job and takes over at the Reynolds Stadium with Darlington almost certainties to be relegated out of the Football League.

Davey, 39, will take charge of the club's trip to Burton on Saturday after signing a contract until the summer of 2011.

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Chairman Raj Singh said: "We're delighted to secure Simon's services as our new manager and we're looking forward to him getting to work straight away.

"This signals the end of a hectic fortnight for us and we're naturally very pleased to now have who we think is the right man for the job.

"Simon has had a thorough grounding in coaching with Preston and Barnsley, followed by a very encouraging three years in charge of Barnsley, and he's extremely hungry to succeed as a manager.

"He's bought into what we're trying to achieve here and he's excited by the opportunity."

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Davey, who had a brief loan spell with Darlington as a player in 1997, was Barnsley's boss from 2006 and took them to the FA Cup semi-finals in 2008 with a memorable run which included wins over Liverpool and Chelsea.

He had previously headed up the academy at Oakwell after starting out his coaching career in a similar capacity at Preston.