Daral Pugh

Daral James Pugh (born 5 June 1961 in Crynant near Neath, Wales) is a former professional footballer who played as a Midfielder, who is currently Head of Coaching for the Sheffield Wednesday academy.

During his playing career, Pugh played for Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United, Cambridge United, Torquay United and Bridlington Town.

After retiring, Pugh became Under 18's Coach at Leeds United, before becoming Leeds United#s Assistant Academy Manager after being replaced as the Under 18's manager by Neil Redfearn. However, due to restructuring at the club's academy, he, along with then Academy Manager Neil Thompson, was released in late October 2010.

On 1 July 2011, he was named Head Of Youth at Bury F.C..

In October 2013, Pugh was appointed Head of Academy Coaching at Hull City.

On 5 August 2015, Pugh returned to Leeds United as the Head Of Academy Coaching, effectively replacing Neil Redfearn who had previously been the Head of The Academy, also joining him from Hull City was Coach John Anderson who became Leeds' Under 18's Manager.

On 24 February 2017, Pugh was appointed as Interim Lead Professional Development Phase Coach at Rotherham United until the end of the season.