Darren played one match in the Devon and Exeter Youth League in in 1995/96 for Exeter City. 

A Wales U21 international, Darren Davies started his career as a youth player at Tottenhams, after playing at City he joined Barry Town and was  a member of the squad that competed in the  Champions League qualifying stages. He moved to Greenock Morton for the 2000/01 season, where he made over 20 appearances before moving to Stirling Albion where he played once in the same season. 

After a short spell at Dover, he joined Forest Green Rovers, where he played nearly 30 games. From Forest Green Rovers, and spent a little over twelve months at Tiverton from 2005 to 2007, making 56 appearances scoring 7 times in all competitions. He went on to play for Merthyr Tydfil and Port Talbot Town before emigrating to Australia. After playing he started a coaching career, holding the Assistant Manager role at both Melbourne Victory and Brisbane Roar, as well as coaching the Australia U20's.
He returned to Wales to coach at Swansea, in 2020 where he initially coached the under 16's moving on to the Under 18's soon after as reported on the Swansea website

"Swansea City Under-18s coach Darren Davies is delighted to follow in some illustrious family footsteps after recently returning to the club his father once represented as a player.

Davies joined the Swans academy as under-16s coach during the summer, and was recently promoted to the under-18s following the departure of Byron Anthony.

The Port Talbot native is back in his native South Wales having spent a number of years working in Australia.

And it was a case of home is where the heart is when it came to the decision to join the Swans.

“I’m very excited to be in the role, happy to be here to be home in south Wales surrounded by friends and family and it’s a fantastic opportunity for me at my local club,” said Davies.

“My father, David John Davies, played for the club in the 1970s under Harry Gregg and I’m incredibly proud of that and I’m proud to be part of the club now, as well"