Darlington F.C. league record by opponent

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Darlington Football Club, an English association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, was founded in 1883.[1] For their first six years, there was no league football, so matches were arranged on an occasional basis, supplemented by cup competitions organised at both local and national level. In 1889, Darlington joined the newly formed Northern League, and moved into the North-Eastern League in 1908. They were founder members of the Football League Third Division North in 1921, and spent two seasons in the Second Division in the mid-1920s. Thereafter, they remained in the lower divisions of the Football League until 1989, when they were relegated for one season to the Football Conference. After another 20 years in the Football League, they were again relegated to the Conference.[2] Two years later, financial issues stemming from administration forced a demotion of four divisions and a change of name: Darlington 1883 was chosen.[3][4] Five years later, after three promotions, they reverted to their original name.[5]

Darlington's record against each club faced in first-team league competition is summarised below. The opening match of the inaugural Northern League season pitted them against Newcastle East End,[6] their first Football League match was against Halifax Town,[7] and they met their 253rd and most recent different league opponent, King's Lynn Town, for the first time in the 2019–20 National League North season.[8][9] The team that Darlington have played most in league competition in Hartlepool United, whom they first met in 1908 in the North-Eastern League. The 152 encounters between the teams have produced 59 wins and 62 defeats, which are club records. Rochdale have drawn 38 league meetings with Darlington, which is more than any other opponent.

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played against Kettering Town on 29 January 2022.

Key[]

  • The table includes results of matches played by Darlington (under that name and as Darlington 1883) in the Northern League, the North-Eastern League, the Football League, the National League and predecessors, and the Northern Premier League. Matches from the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season are excluded, as are promotion play-offs and matches in the various wartime competitions.
  • The name used for each opponent is the name they had when Darlington most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Leyton Orient include matches played against Orient (1966–1987) and Clapton Orient (before 1945).
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Darlington played league matches against each opponent.
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win % = percentage of total matches won
  •    divisional rivals Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are Darlington's divisional rivals in the current season, the 2020–21 National League North.
  •    defunct Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct. Reserve or "A" teams that Darlington faced in the early years of their history are classed as defunct because they no longer compete in the English football league system.

All-time league record[]

Darlington F.C. league record by opponent
Opponent Home Away Total Win % First Last Notes
P W D L P W D L P W D L
Accrington Stanley defunct 29 20 5 4 29 1 4 24 58 21 9 28 036.21 1921–22 1960–61
Accrington Stanley 4 3 1 0 4 2 0 2 8 5 1 2 062.50 2006–07 2009–10
AFC Bournemouth 15 5 4 6 15 3 3 9 30 8 7 15 026.67 1966–67 2009–10 [a]
AFC Fylde divisional rivals 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 025.00 2016–17 2021–22 [b]
AFC Telford United divisional rivals 7 4 0 3 6 1 2 3 13 5 2 6 038.46 2011–12 2021–22 [b]
AFC Wimbledon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2010–11 2010–11 [c]
Aldershot defunct 24 10 6 8 24 10 7 7 48 20 13 15 041.67 1958–59 1990–91
Aldershot Town 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 025.00 2008–09 2009–10
Alfreton Town divisional rivals 6 2 1 3 6 3 2 1 12 5 3 4 041.67 2011–12 2021–22 [b]
Altrincham 4 2 0 2 5 1 4 0 9 3 4 2 033.33 1989–90 2019–20 [d]
Ashington 10 9 1 0 10 4 1 5 20 13 2 5 065.00 2012–13
Ashton United 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 050.00 2015–16 2018–19
Bamber Bridge 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2014–15
Barnet 14 6 2 6 14 3 4 7 28 9 6 13 032.14 1989–90 2009–10
Barnsley 16 4 7 5 16 1 4 11 32 5 11 16 015.63 1925–26 1978–79
Barrow 41 21 7 13 41 9 13 19 82 30 20 32 036.59 1921–22 2011–12
Barwell 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Bath City 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 1 025.00 2010–11 2011–12
Bedlington Terriers 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Bedlington United defunct 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00
Billingham Synthonia 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Billingham Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 1991–92 1991–92
Birtley defunct 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1889–90 1889–90
Bishop Auckland 17 10 3 4 17 6 4 7 34 16 7 11 047.06 1889–90 2012–13 [e]
Blackpool 10 2 3 5 10 2 3 5 20 4 6 10 020.00 1925–26 2000–01
Blyth Spartans divisional rivals 9 8 1 0 9 4 3 2 18 12 4 2 066.67 2021–22 [b]
Bolton Wanderers 4 2 0 2 4 1 1 2 8 3 1 4 037.50 1985–86 1991–92
Boston United divisional rivals 10 7 1 2 10 3 2 5 20 10 3 7 050.00 1989–90 2021–22 [d]
Brackley Town divisional rivals 4 1 1 2 6 2 1 3 10 3 2 5 030.00 2016–17 2021–22 [b]
Bradford City 38 18 8 12 38 8 5 25 76 26 13 37 034.21 1925–26 2009–10
Bradford Park Avenue divisional rivals 27 14 5 8 24 7 4 13 51 21 9 21 041.18 1922–23 2021–22 [d][b]
Bradford Park Avenue reserves defunct 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00
Braintree Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2011–12 2011–12
Brentford 17 5 4 8 17 4 3 10 34 9 7 18 026.47 1962–63 2008–09
Brighouse Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2014–15 2014–15
Brighton & Hove Albion 8 4 1 3 8 2 2 4 16 6 3 7 037.50 1963–64 2000–01
Bristol City 4 0 3 1 4 0 2 2 8 0 5 3 000.00 1982–83 1986–87
Bristol Rovers 9 2 4 3 9 2 1 6 18 4 5 9 022.22 1966–67 2006–07
Burnley 3 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 6 3 1 2 050.00 1987–88 1990–91
Burscough 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 050.00 2013–14 2014–15
Burton Albion 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2009–10 2009–10
Bury 24 8 7 9 24 5 7 12 48 13 14 21 027.08 1957–58 2009–10
Buxton 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Cambridge United 17 6 7 4 17 5 0 12 34 11 7 16 032.35 1970–71 2011–12
Cammell Laird 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2013–14
Cardiff City 9 5 2 2 9 3 2 4 18 8 4 6 044.44 1985–86 2000–01
Carlisle United 50 26 10 14 50 16 16 18 100 42 26 32 042.00 2005–06
Carlisle United reserves defunct 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00
Celtic Nation defunct 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Chelsea 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 3 1 000.00 1925–26 1926–27
Cheltenham Town 8 6 1 1 8 2 4 2 16 8 5 3 050.00 1989–90 2010–11
Chester divisional rivals 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 5 1 1 3 020.00 2018–19 2021–22 [f]
Chester City defunct 52 24 16 12 52 16 10 26 104 40 26 38 038.46 1931–32 2008–09 [f]
defunct 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00
Chesterfield 38 18 11 9 38 5 12 21 76 23 23 30 030.26 1921–22 2000–01
Chorley divisional rivals 4 2 2 0 5 1 1 3 9 3 3 3 033.33 1989–90 2021–22
Clitheroe 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 2013–14 2014–15
Colchester United 22 11 4 7 22 7 3 12 44 18 7 19 040.91 1961–62 1997–98
Colwyn Bay 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Consett 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Coventry City 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 000.00 1958–59 1958–59
Crawley Town 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 2010–11 2010–11
Crewe Alexandra 57 28 15 14 57 10 18 29 114 38 33 43 033.33 1921–22 2009–10
Crook Town 12 11 0 1 12 5 4 3 24 16 4 4 066.67 1896–97 1907–08
Crystal Palace 3 0 1 2 3 0 0 3 6 0 1 5 000.00 1958–59 1960–61
Curzon Ashton divisional rivals 4 1 0 3 7 2 1 4 11 3 1 7 027.27 2013–14 2021–22 [d][b]
Dagenham & Redbridge 3 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 6 3 0 3 050.00 2007–08 2009–10
defunct 16 11 2 3 16 11 5 0 32 22 7 3 068.75 1889–90 1907–08
Derby County 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 8 4 3 1 050.00 1925–26 1985–86
Doncaster Rovers 47 19 15 13 47 15 5 27 94 34 20 40 036.17 1923–24 2003–04
Droylsden 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2014–15 2014–15
Dunston UTS 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Durham City 8 6 2 0 8 3 2 3 16 9 4 3 056.25 2012–13
Eastbourne Borough 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2010–11 2010–11
Ebbsfleet 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 050.00 2011–12 2011–12
defunct 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 1889–90 1889–90
Enfield defunct 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1989–90 1989–90
Exeter City 30 17 8 5 30 8 9 13 60 25 17 18 041.67 1958–59 2008–09
Farnborough Town 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 1989–90 1989–90
Farsley Celtic divisional rivals 3 1 1 1 5 1 0 4 8 2 1 5 025.00 2013–14 2021–22 [b][g]
FC Halifax Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2016–17 2016–17
F.C. United of Manchester 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 6 0 0 100.00 2016–17 2018–19
Fisher Athletic defunct 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1989–90 1989–90
Fleetwood Town 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 025.00 2010–11 2011–12
Forest Green Rovers 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 1 025.00 2010–11 2011–12
Frickley Athletic 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Fulham 7 2 2 3 7 0 1 6 14 2 3 9 014.29 1925–26 1996–97
Gainsborough Trinity 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 2016–17 2017–18
Gateshead defunct 34 19 7 8 34 11 9 14 68 30 16 22 044.12 1959–60 [h]
Gateshead divisional rivals 4 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 6 1 3 2 016.67 2010–11 2021–22 [d]
defunct 4 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 8 6 2 0 075.00
Gillingham 18 6 8 4 18 3 4 11 36 9 12 15 025.00 1958–59 2008–09
Gloucester City divisional rivals 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 060.00 2016–17 2021–22
defunct 7 2 1 4 7 1 1 5 14 3 2 9 021.43 1901–02 1907–08
Grantham Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Grimsby Town 26 9 8 9 26 11 4 11 52 20 12 20 038.46 1921–22 2011–12
Guisborough Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2012–13 2012–13
Guiseley divisional rivals 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 5 2 1 2 040.00 2018–19 2021–22 [b]
Halesowen Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Halifax Town defunct 50 29 9 12 50 13 13 24 100 42 22 36 042.00 1921–22 2001–02
Harrogate Railway Athletic 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 2013–14 2014–15
Harrogate Town 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 050.00 2016–17 2017–18
Hartlepool United 76 35 18 23 76 24 13 39 152 59 31 62 038.82 2006–07 [i]
Hayes & Yeading United 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 3 000.00 2010–11 2011–12
Hebburn Argyle defunct 7 5 2 0 7 2 1 4 14 7 3 4 050.00
Hebburn Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Hereford divisional rivals 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 5 1 3 1 020.00 2018–19 2021–22
Hereford United defunct 19 9 5 5 19 3 9 7 38 12 14 12 031.58 1972–73 2009–10
Histon 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2010–11 2010–11
defunct 5 3 1 1 5 5 0 0 10 8 1 1 080.00
defunct 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1894–95 1895–96
Huddersfield Town 8 3 1 4 8 1 1 6 16 4 2 10 025.00 2003–04
Hull City 24 7 4 13 24 7 5 12 48 14 9 25 029.17 1925–26 2003–04
Hyde United 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Ilkeston defunct 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Jarrow 7 7 0 0 7 2 2 3 14 9 2 3 064.29 [j]
Kendal Town 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 2013–14 2014–15
Kettering Town divisional rivals 5 3 1 1 4 2 2 0 9 5 3 1 055.56 1989–90 2021–22 [d]
Kidderminster Harriers divisional rivals 14 7 1 6 12 1 5 6 26 8 6 12 030.77 1989–90 2021–22 [b]
King's Lynn Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 000.00 2019–20 2019–20 [d]
Lancaster City 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 4 1 2 1 025.00 2013–14 2014–15
Leadgate Park 5 5 0 0 5 2 1 2 10 7 1 2 070.00 1896–97 1907–08
Leamington divisional rivals 3 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 6 1 4 1 016.67 2017–18 2021–22 [d]
Leyton Orient 17 8 6 3 17 3 3 11 34 11 9 14 032.35 1925–26 2005–06 [k]
Lincoln City 55 24 20 11 55 10 13 32 110 34 33 43 030.91 1921–22 2011–12
Luton Town 7 3 3 1 7 1 0 6 14 4 3 7 028.57 1965–66 2011–12
Macclesfield Town 13 5 4 4 13 3 5 5 26 8 9 9 030.77 1989–90 2009–10
Maidstone United defunct 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1990–91 1990–91
Manchester City 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 1926–27 1926–27
Mansfield Town 45 22 10 13 45 7 9 29 90 29 19 42 032.22 1989–90 2011–12
Marine 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Marske United 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Matlock Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Merthyr Tydfil defunct 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 000.00 1989–90 1989–90
Mickleover Sports 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Middlesbrough 14 5 1 8 14 0 3 11 28 5 4 19 017.86 1889–90 1986–87
Middlesbrough A defunct 13 8 2 3 13 1 4 8 26 9 6 11 034.62 1902–03
Middlesbrough Ironopolis defunct 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 3 6 1 0 5 016.67 1890–91 1892–93
Millwall 5 1 1 3 5 2 1 2 10 3 2 5 030.00 1958–59 1964–65
Milton Keynes Dons 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 025.00 2006–07 2007–08
Morecambe 3 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 6 1 2 3 016.67 2007–08 2009–10
Mossley 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2014–15
Nantwich Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Nelson 7 5 0 2 7 1 2 4 14 6 2 6 042.86 1921–22 1930–31
New Brighton defunct 19 16 0 3 19 3 5 11 38 19 5 14 050.00 1923–24 1950–51
New Mills 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2014–15
Newcastle Benfield 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
defunct 4 4 0 0 4 2 1 1 8 6 1 1 075.00
Newcastle East End defunct 4 1 1 2 4 0 0 4 8 1 1 6 012.50 1889–90 1892–93
Newcastle United A defunct 13 4 5 4 13 3 2 8 26 7 7 12 026.92 1902–03
Newcastle West End defunct 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 3 6 1 0 5 016.67 1889–90 1891–92
Newport County 22 13 3 6 22 2 5 15 44 15 8 21 034.09 1962–63 2011–12
Newton Aycliffe 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2012–13 2012–13
North Ferriby United defunct 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2017–18 2017–18
North Shields Athletic 7 6 1 0 7 2 1 4 14 8 2 4 057.14
defunct 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 1893–94 1894–95
Northampton Town 29 12 9 8 29 6 9 14 58 18 18 22 031.03 1958–59 2009–10
Northwich Victoria 3 1 0 2 3 1 1 1 6 2 1 3 033.33 1989–90 2014–15
Norton & Stockton Ancients defunct 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Nottingham Forest 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 025.00 1925–26 1926–27
Notts County 17 7 3 7 17 2 7 8 34 9 10 15 026.47 1926–27 2009–10
Nuneaton Town 3 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 6 1 2 3 016.67 2016–17 2018–19
Oldham Athletic 25 9 8 8 25 4 6 15 50 13 14 23 026.00 1925–26 1988–89
Ossett Albion 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2014–15
Ossett Town 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2014–15
Oxford United 9 5 1 3 9 3 1 5 18 8 2 8 044.44 1962–63 2005–06
Padiham 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2014–15
Penrith 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Peterborough United 24 12 9 3 24 6 9 9 48 18 18 12 037.50 1906–61 2007–08
Plymouth Argyle 6 3 0 3 6 2 2 2 12 5 2 5 041.67 1985–86 2001–02
Port Vale 21 9 8 4 21 4 4 13 42 13 12 17 030.95 1925–26 2009–10
Portsmouth 4 2 1 1 4 0 1 3 8 2 2 4 025.00 1925–26 1979–80
Prescot Cables 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 050.00 2013–14 2014–15
Preston North End 6 0 2 4 6 1 2 3 12 1 4 7 008.33 1925–26 1995–96
Queens Park Rangers 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 1966–67 1966–67
Radcliffe Borough 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 050.00 2013–14 2014–15
Ramsbottom United 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 050.00 2013–14 2015–16
Reading 12 4 2 6 12 1 1 10 24 5 3 16 020.83 1926–27 1991–92
Rochdale 69 39 15 15 69 12 23 34 138 51 38 49 036.96 1921–22 2009–10
Rotherham United 30 18 10 2 30 11 7 12 60 29 17 14 048.33 1923–24 2009–10
Runcorn defunct 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 1989–90 1989–90
Rushall Olympic 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Rushden & Diamonds defunct 5 2 3 0 5 1 1 3 10 3 4 3 030.00 2001–02 2010–11
Salford City 5 1 2 2 5 3 0 2 10 4 2 4 040.00 2013–14 2017–18
defunct 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1907–08 1907–08
defunct 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1895–96 1895–96
Scarborough defunct 18 12 2 4 18 8 2 8 36 20 4 12 055.56 1900–01 1998–99
Scarborough Athletic 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2014–15 2014–15
2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00
Scunthorpe United 39 20 11 8 39 8 8 23 78 28 19 31 035.90 1950–51 2004–05
defunct 6 6 0 0 6 4 2 0 12 10 2 0 083.33 [l]
Sheffield United 3 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 6 1 1 4 016.67 1891–92 1981–82
Sheffield Wednesday 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 1925–26 1925–26
Shildon 14 12 2 0 14 6 4 4 28 18 6 4 064.29 1903–04 2012–13 [m]
Shrewsbury Town 19 9 5 5 19 4 5 10 38 13 10 15 034.21 1950–51 2009–10
Skelmersdale United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
South Bank 17 10 2 5 17 3 2 12 34 13 4 17 038.24 1889–90 1907–08
South Shields 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
South Shields reserves defunct 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 025.00 [n]
Southampton 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 025.00 1925–26 1926–27
Southend United 16 6 5 5 16 2 5 9 32 8 10 14 025.00 1967–68 2004–05
Southport divisional rivals 48 25 9 14 48 9 10 29 96 34 19 43 035.42 1921–22 2021–22 [d]
Spennymoor Town divisional rivals 7 2 4 1 6 3 2 1 13 5 6 2 038.46 2012–13 2021–22 [b]
Spennymoor United defunct 12 9 3 0 12 4 1 7 24 13 4 7 054.17 1905–06
Stafford Rangers 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1989–90 1989–90
Stalybridge Celtic 3 3 0 0 3 1 0 2 6 4 0 2 066.67 1921–22 2016–17
Stamford 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Stockport County 58 27 12 19 58 7 14 37 116 34 26 56 029.31 1921–22 2018–19
Stockton defunct 19 11 4 4 19 2 4 13 38 13 8 17 034.21 1889–90 1907–08
Stockton St John's defunct 4 3 0 1 4 2 0 2 8 5 0 3 062.50 1899–1900 1902–03
Stoke City 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 000.00 1925–26 1991–92
Stourbridge 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 2015–16 2015–16
Sunderland A defunct 13 7 3 3 13 4 1 8 26 11 4 11 042.31 1902–03
Sunderland Albion defunct 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 050.00 1890–91 1891–92
defunct 7 7 0 0 7 5 0 2 14 12 0 2 085.71
Sunderland RCA 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Sutton Coldfield Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Sutton United 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 1989–90 1989–90
Swansea City 22 11 9 2 22 2 7 13 44 13 16 15 029.55 1925–26 2004–05 [o]
Swindon Town 6 4 1 1 6 1 1 4 12 5 2 5 041.67 1966–67 2006–07
Tamworth 4 3 0 1 4 0 2 2 8 3 2 3 037.50 2010–11 2017–18
Team Northumbria 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2012–13 2012–13
Telford United defunct 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1989–90 1989–90
defunct 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1899–1900 1900–01
Torquay United 39 14 12 13 39 10 9 20 78 24 21 33 030.77 1958–59 2009–10
Tow Law 6 6 0 0 6 3 1 2 12 9 1 2 075.00 1894–95 1899–1900
Tranmere Rovers 41 20 6 15 41 11 7 23 82 31 13 38 037.80 1921–22 1998–89
Wakefield defunct 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2013–14
defunct 9 8 0 1 9 6 1 2 18 14 1 3 077.78 [p]
Walsall 20 8 5 7 20 1 8 11 40 9 13 18 022.50 1921–22 2006–07
Warrington Town 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 2013–14 2014–15
Watford 6 2 3 1 6 0 2 4 12 2 5 5 016.67 1958–59 1997–88
Welling United 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1989–90 1989–90
West Auckland Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2012–13 2012–13
West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 000.00 1991–92 1991–92
West Hartlepool defunct 8 5 1 2 8 5 1 2 16 10 2 4 062.50 1900–01 1907–08
West Stanley defunct 9 8 0 1 9 4 0 5 18 12 0 6 066.67
Whitby Town 5 3 1 1 5 4 0 1 10 7 1 2 070.00 1893–94 2015–16 [q]
Whitley Bay 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Wigan Athletic 11 5 4 2 11 1 3 7 22 6 7 9 027.27 1978–79 1996–97
Wigan Borough defunct 8 7 0 1 8 1 3 4 16 8 3 5 050.00 1921–22 1930–31
Wimbledon defunct 4 2 1 1 4 0 2 2 8 2 3 3 025.00 1977–78 1982–83 [c]
4 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 8 6 2 0 075.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 2 1 5 0 0 5 10 2 2 6 020.00 1923–24 1987–88
Worcester City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2016–17 2016–17
defunct 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00
reserves defunct 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 050.00
Workington 25 14 8 3 25 6 7 12 50 20 15 15 040.00 1951–52 2015–16
Wrexham 47 25 14 8 47 6 11 30 94 31 25 38 032.98 1921–22 2011–12
Wycombe Wanderers 7 3 2 2 7 2 2 3 14 5 4 5 035.71 1989–90 2008–09
Yeovil Town 3 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 6 4 1 1 066.67 1989–90 2004–05
York City divisional rivals 55 29 13 13 54 7 15 32 109 36 28 45 033.03 1929–30 2021–22

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ AFC Bournemouth statistics include matches played against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 National League North season was declared null and void in February 2021.[10] Darlington had played only 11 matches, which included one against this opponent.[11]
  3. ^ a b A year after its 2003 relocation to Milton Keynes, Wimbledon F.C. was rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons. It renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since when it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004.[14][15][16]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 National League season was suspended in mid-March 2020. Six weeks later, the clubs voted to end the regular season programme with immediate effect; Darlington's last nine matches, which included one against this opponent, remained unplayed.[12][13]
  5. ^ Bishop Auckland statistics include matches played against Auckland Town.
  6. ^ a b Chester City statistics include Football League matches played against the club under its former name of Chester. The Chester F.C. founded in 2010 is a different club.
  7. ^ Farsley Celtic statistics include matches played against Farsley.
  8. ^ Gateshead A.F.C. statistics include matches played against South Shields Adelaide and South Shields.
  9. ^ Hartlepool United statistics include matches played against Hartlepools United and Hartlepool.
  10. ^ Jarrow statistics include matches played against Jarrow Croft and Palmers (Jarrow).
  11. ^ Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Clapton Orient and Orient.
  12. ^ Seaham Harbour statistics include matches played against Seaham White Star.
  13. ^ Shildon statistics include matches played against Shildon Athletic.
  14. ^ This is the club later known as Gateshead A.F.C., but the reserve team is listed as South Shields reserves because Darlington only faced them under that name, before the club's move to Gateshead.
  15. ^ Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.
  16. ^ Wallsend statistics include matches played against Wallsend Park Villa.
  17. ^ Whitby Town statistics include matches played against Whitby.

References[]

General

  • For Northern League 1889–90 to 1907–08: Tweddle (2000), pp. 16–17.
  • For North-Eastern League: Tweddle (2000), pp. 18–22.
  • For Football League 1921–22 to 1999–2000: Tweddle (2000), pp. 97–98.
  • For Football Conference 1989–90: Tweddle (2000), p. 86.
  • For Football League 2000–01 to 2009–10 and Football Conference 2010–11 to 2011–12: "Darlington (old) Head to Head". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  • For Northern League 2012–13: "Darlington Fixtures/Results: Season 2012–2013". Darlo Uncovered/darlofc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  • For Northern Premier League:
  • For National League North 2016–17 onwards: "Darlington Head to Head". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

Specific

  1. ^ "Feethams' football glory days recalled". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Darlington". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Darlington to appeal Northern League demotion with FA". BBC Sport. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ^ Willis, Joe (21 June 2012). "Quakers lose FA appeal over drop into Northern League". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ^ Coney, Steven (4 April 2017). "Football Association approve Darlington's wishes to revert to historic Darlington FC name". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  6. ^ Hunt (1989), p. 5.
  7. ^ Tweddle (2000), p. 23.
  8. ^ "Darlington Head to Head". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  9. ^ Plummer, Greg (19 May 2019). "King's Lynn Town will play Altrincham, Chester, Darlington, Spennymoor and York City for the first time in league action". Lynn News. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  10. ^ Osborn, Oliver (18 February 2021). "National League Statement: Outcome of Written Resolutions". The National League. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Vanarama National League North table: Archives: 2020/21 season". The National League. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  12. ^ "National League clubs vote to end regular season immediately". BBC Sport. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Vanarama National League North table: Archives: 2019/20 season". National League. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Wimbledon become MK Dons FC". The Guardian. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  15. ^ "History and Honours of Wimbledon FC returned to Merton". Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012.
  16. ^ "Wimbledon FC patrimony is returned to its rightful home in Borough of Merton". Football Supporters Federation. 3 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.

Sources[]

  • Hunt, Brian (1989). Northern Goalfields. Official Centenary History of the Northern League 1889–1989. Skol Northern League Management Committee. ISBN 0-9514597-1-6.
  • Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
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