Cyril Knowles had brought him in from Middlesbrough in the summer of 1986, after Darlington had finished 13th in Division Three, as a replacement for Carl Airey. Having scored 34 goals in 94 games, Airey joined Charleroi in Belgium and in his first season Currie notched 12 league goals– the same amount Airey had the previous year. Darlington were relegated from Division Three at the end of 86-87, however, but their cause was not assisted by the lengthy absence through injury of Garry MacDonald whom Knowles had wanted to be Currie’s strike-partner. In six of the ten matches they started together, at least one of the duo scored a goal. But with MacDonald back from injury, 87-88 saw Currie bag 21 goals in only 31 Division Four appearances, earning a transfer to Barnsley in February.

His final goal was in a 2-1 defeat at Burnley, the same opposition against which he’s pictured scoring one of two goals against twice at Feethams during a Christmas fixture when Darlington won 4-2 in their best performance of the season. Barnsley bought him for a snip at £100,000 with manager Allan Clarke – the former Leeds striker – predicting that Currie would become a £1m footballer. He was right, because two years later he moved for £1m to Nottingham Forest, though he lasted only six months under Brian Clough who sold him to Oldham. Stockton-born Currie finished his career with three years at Carlisle and a spell at Scarborough.