As an amateur, Darrington was the
Home Counties snooker champion seven times, and defeated
Steve Davis in the 1978
English Amateur Championship. He also won the first Zimbabwe Open in November 1981. He turned professional in 1982. His only professional tournament in his first season was the
1983 World Championship; he faced
Rex Williams in the first qualifying round, and lost 0–10. for the 1986/1987 season, Darrington rarely made any progress in qualifying for events, and won only one match in the
1993–94 snooker season. He did not compete on the main tour thereafter. ==References==