Darby, who began his career at his hometown club Liverpool and also played for Bradford, received the diagnosis from a specialist recently.
He has not played since December and retired at 29-years-old.
Other sportsmen who have been diagnosed with the condition include ex-Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen and Scotland international rugby player Doddie Wear, who was diagnosed last year.
South African world cup winner Joost van der Westhuizen sadly died in February last year six years after being diagnosed.
Stephen Hawking was just 21 when he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease which left him paralysed and ultimately unable to speak without the assistance of a computer-driven synthetic voice.
Motor neurone disease is a relatively rare condition only affecting around one in 50,000 people in the UK each year.
The disease kills a third of people within a year and more than half within two years of diagnosis, according to the MND Association.
The condition is fatal and progresses rapidly, and there is no cure, but symptoms can be managed to improve quality of life.
Symptoms develop gradually and while not painful, it is debilitating and affects how you walk, talk, eat, drink and breathe.
It usually occurs on one side of the body first, before getting progressively worse.
Muscles weaken, sufferers can waste way and can be left unable to move or talk properly.
Swallowing and breathing will also become difficult.
People are usually only given a life expectancy of three years on diagnosis, as the function of motor neurons break down, affecting the brain and spinal cord.
Less than half of Conservatives believe Theresa May can clinch a good Brexit deal, an exclusive poll revealed today.
Just 45 per cent of the party’s supporters have faith in the Prime Minister to get a good deal for the country, Ipsos MORI found.
It also revealed that public optimism on the economy has slumped to its lowest level this year, with six in 10 saying they think things will get worse in the year ahead.
The results could overshadow Mrs May’s attempts to boost Tory morale at the party conference in two weeks.
She will be relieved, though, that Tory supporters also doubt that ex-foreign secretary Boris Johnson could get a good deal if he was PM. Only 47 per cent think he could. Among the general public, an overwhelming majority believe neither of the main political party leaders can deliver a favourable Brexit. Just 28 per cent feel confident that either the PM or Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn could do it. Some 70 per cent think Mrs May will fail, and 67 per cent say Mr Corbyn would fail.
Voters remain almost evenly split between the main parties, the poll confirmed, with 39 per cent backing the Tories and 37 per cent choosing Labour. The Lib Dems were up three points to 13.
Ipsos interviewed 1,070 adults in GB by phone from September 14 to 18. Data are weighted. www.ipsos-mori.com
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Detectives are investigating a suspected hate crime after three people were injured when a car drove into pedestrians outside an Islamic centre early today.
The car careered into a crowd leaving a lecture at the Al-Majlis Al-Hussaini Islamic centre in Cricklewood, north London, at around 12.35am.
Witnesses reported the occupants allegedly shouted “you dirty Muslims” as they swerved across the road hitting cars and lampposts before colliding with pedestrians.
Two men in their 20s suffered minor injuries and a man in his 50s is in hospital with a serious leg injury, Scotland Yard said.
The car - reported as a red Nissan by witnesses - sped off without stopping.
The Met said the occupants had been asked to leave the centre’s private car park by security at 12.20am today for reportedly behaving anti-socially, drinking and apparently using drugs.
There was then a confrontation between the three men and a woman in the car, all in their mid-20s, and a “large group” of people gathered outside.
A Met spokesman said: “Words were exchanged and comments of an Islamophobic nature were allegedly made by the group in the car.
“The car then reportedly sustained minor damage by some of those outside the centre. It proceeded to make off at speed colliding with three individuals as it left.”
The Hussaini Association, which had organised a lecture at the centre, described it as an “Islamophobic attack”, adding that the driver and passengers were heard “shouting anti-Islamic taunts at the crowd”.
It said the car was “hurtling down” the road and mounted the pavement before swerving into bystanders.
Hassan Naddi, head of security at the charitable organisation, said hundreds of people including women and children were leaving the event when the incident took place.
He told the Standard: “I felt absolutely helpless. You don’t understand how many women and children he just missed. People were ducking behind cars to hide.
“They were shouting ‘You dirty Muslims’ without a doubt it was an Islamophobic attack from the stuff they were screaming out of the windows.“
Anwar, a volunteer at the The Hussaini Association, said: “The car was going very fast way over the speed limit, it crashed into people and didn’t stop.
“A lot of us chased after them and helped get the injured out of the road. We were very scared and there was a lot of panic.”
Scotland Yard said they were not treating the event as terrorist related but said officers were investigating Islamic hate crime as an “aggravating factor”.
Detectives are analysing CCTV in a bid to trace the driver and are “keeping an open mind as to the cause of the collision.”
A spokesman for the Hussaini Association, which organises Islamic lectures at the centre, said: “We are in deep shock at such an attack taking place on our community but remain proud to live in a diverse and tolerant society.”
Kelly Schonhage from Brent CID said: “We are treating this incident very seriously and a number of inquiries are under way to trace the car and those involved.
“Inquiries into the full circumstances of the collision are ongoing. If you were there at the time and have information I would urge you to contact police with information.
“Extra neighbourhood police patrols have been stepped up in the area and officers will be on hand to speak with those in the local community.”
Anyone with information should call Brent CID on 07747 476 161 or ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Ben Stokes and Alex Hales have been charged by the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) with bringing the game into disrepute for their parts in the brawl that took place outside a Bristol nightclub last September.
They will attend a private hearing in front of a three-man CDC panel, chaired by former Derbyshire batsman Tim O'Gorman, on December 5 and 7. The other members of the panel are Chris Tickle, a former employment tribunal judge, and Mike Smith.
Each player has been charged with two counts of breaching ECB directive 3.3 which states: "No Participant may conduct themself in a manner or do any act or omission at any time which may be prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which may bring the ECB, the game of cricket or any Cricketer or group of Cricketers into disrepute."
The CDC has the remit to impose penalties ranging from an unlimited fine or suspension and termination of registration.
The hearing has been scheduled between England's two overseas tours - Sri Lanka and West Indies - which means that Stokes and Hales remain available for the Sri Lanka tour. However, the panel could hand down bans to either or both players so it remains to be seen what their availability will be beyond that.
Stokes was found not guilty of affray at Bristol Crown Court last month following a week-long trial. Having missed the Lord's Test against India he was then immediately made available for England again and played in the remaining three matches. Following the brawl he missed the end of last year's ODI series against West Indies and the full tour of Australia before returning against New Zealand.
Hales, who only missed two ODIs against West Indies, was not arrested at the time of the incident outside Mbargo nightclub and was not on trial, although his name came up regularly during the trial. His role in the events was brought into question by Stokes' lawyer who raised the possibility that the injuries sustained by Ryan Ali could have been caused by Hales.
There was also police bodycam footage shown to the jury in which Hales claimed he had only arrived on the scene after the fight.
Stokes and Hales were referred to the CDC shortly after the incident last September but the hearing was put on hold while criminal proceedings were active. The hearing will come four months after Stokes' trial finished but the complexity of the case has meant all sides have needed time to prepare evidence.
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Business reporter(wp/es): BMW has said it will temporarily halt production at its British Mini plant immediately after Brexit day as part of contingency plans for a “no-deal” divorce.
The car giant is bringing forward the annual shutdown period at its Oxford plant amid rising fears the UK could crash out of the EUwithout securing a deal.
Carmakers generally close their factories over the summer for a few weeks to allow for retooling and repair work as many staff take holidays and sales are at their lowest level.
"We have scheduled next year’s annual maintenance period at MINI Plant Oxford to start on 1 April, when the UK exits the EU, to minimise the risk of any possible short-term parts-supply disruption in the event of a no-deal Brexit," BMW said.
"While we believe this worst case scenario is an unlikely outcome, we have to plan for it."
Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29 next year, but Theresa May faces a battle to agree a deal with Brussels before that date.
BMW’s announcement shows the firm is concerned about how disruptive a “no-deal” Brexit could be, and its lack of confidence that a deal will be reached.
Carmakers are worried that Brexit may impose customs checks on parts and finished models, adding costly delays to the manufacturing process.
The automotive sector, which employs more than 850,000 people in Britain, has warned that extra costs risk the viability of production sites.
Britain's biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Monday that it would go down to a three-day week at its Castle Bromwich plant from October until the beginning of December, after warning about the impact of Brexit and diesel policy.
BMW said it was sticking by its British production sites, which also include a Rolls-Royce car facility, an engine facility and a fourth site which houses a press shop and sub assembly.
"We remain committed to our operations in Britain, which is the only country in the world where we manufacture for all three of our automotive brands," BMW said.
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A man is fighting for his life and six others are in hospital following a street brawl in Luton.
Bedfordshire Police were called to Saxon Road in Luton on Sunday after receiving reports of a large number of individuals fighting.
Scene guards remain in place on Saxon Road, Biscott Road and Blenheim Crescent.
Police wrote on Twitter: “Emergency services are at the scene and some people have been taken to hospital after reports of stab wounds.”
Witnesses with any information have been asked to come forward.
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