List of Darlington F.C. players

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Darlington Football Club, an English association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, was founded in 1883. They entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1885–86,[1] were founder members of the Northern League in 1889,[2] turned professional in 1908 and joined the North Eastern League,[1] which they won in 1913 and 1921.[2] The latter win preceded election to the Football League as members of its newly formed Third Division North.[1] Runners-up in their first season, Darlington were Northern Section champions three years later, thus winning promotion to the Second Division. Their 15th-place finish in 1926 remains their best League performance, and they were relegated back to the Third Division the following year. After 68 years of continuous membership, they were relegated from the Football League in 1988–89. Having made an immediate return as Conference champions, they remained in the League until 2010, when they again dropped into the Conference.[2] After Darlington failed to exit administration in a manner acceptable to the Football Association, that body treated it as a new club, required it to change its name (to Darlington 1883), and placed its team in the Northern League, the ninth tier of English football, for the 2012–13 season.[3] Five years later, the FA approved the club's request to resume its traditional name.[4]

The club's first team have competed in numerous nationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include the duration of his Darlington career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches. Where applicable, the list also includes the national team for which the player was selected, and the number of senior international caps he won.

Introduction[]

Of the more than 150 men who made 100 or more appearances in nationally organised league competition for Darlington, Alan Walsh and Jerry Best are first and second in the club's all-time scorers list. Davie Brown scored a club record 39 league goals in a single season, from 40 matches in 1924–25 as Darlington were promoted to the Second Division for the only time in their history.[5][6] Frank Gray, Ken Hale and Billy Horner went on to manage the club, while Craig Liddle and Neil Maddison had several spells as caretaker manager.[7]

Other players took part in significant matches in the history of the club. On the opening day of the 1921–22 season, Tommy Winship crossed for Bill Hooper to score Darlington's first Football League goal, against Halifax Town; the goal came so quickly that the Northern Echo reported how Hooper could "in all probability, lay claim to the honour of being the first player to score a goal in the Northern Section of the Third Division".[6] Hughie Dickson scored the second with a penalty kick to make the score 2–0,[8] and George Malcolm, the club's first Football League captain, and Tommy Greaves also played in the match.[6][9] Dan Cassidy scored the last-seconds winner to defeat Stockport County in the inaugural Northern Section Cup final in 1934.[10] Dave Carr and Keith Morton scored two of the goals that earned Darlington a draw with Chelsea, League champions only three seasons earlier, in the fourth round of the 1958–59 FA Cup, and Carr scored again as Darlington won the replay 4–1 to progress to the last 16 of the competition for only the second time in their history.[11] Ray Yeoman captained the team to promotion from the Fourth Division in 1965–66,[12] and Ian Miller was captain and Paul Arnison, Liam Hatch and Sam Russell also played as Darlington won the 2011 FA Trophy Final.[13]

Ten men listed here – goalkeeper Mark Prudhoe, defenders Ron Greener, Liddle, Kevan Smith and John Peverell, midfielders Andy Toman, Alan Sproates and David McLean, and forwards Walsh and Colin Sinclair – were voted by supporters into a "Dream Team" as part of the 2003 Farewell to Feethams celebrations, when the club left its long-time home. The eleventh man, Marco Gabbiadini, played only 98 times for Darlington. Ron Ferguson's goal that eliminated Sheffield Wednesday from the 1976–77 FA Cup was chosen best goal ever scored at the ground.[14]

Key[]

  • The list is ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by number of League appearances, and then if necessary by date of debut.
  • Appearances as a substitute are included.
  • Statistics are correct up to and including 1 July 2021. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
Positions key
Pre-1960s 1960s–
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Defender
HB Half-back MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Player
Players marked * were registered for the club as at the date specified above.
Players with name in italics and marked on loan were on loan from another club for the duration of their Darlington career. The loaning club is noted in the Notes column, and sourced to Neil Brown's Player Database,[15] to the English National Football Archive, or individually.
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.[16][15]
Club career
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
League appearances and League goals
League appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League (1921–1989 and 1990–2010), the Football Conference (1989–1990 and 2010–2012) and the National League (2016–present). Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season, abandoned after three matches because of the Second World War, are excluded.[G 1]
Total appearances and Total goals
Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League (including play-offs), Football Conference, National League, FA Cup, Football League Third Division North Cup, Football League Cup, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, FA Trophy and Conference League Cup. Matches in wartime competitions are excluded.[G 1]
International selection
Countries are listed only for players who have been selected for international football. Only the highest level of international competition is given, except where a player competed for more than one country, in which case the highest level reached for each country is shown.

Players with 100 or more appearances[]

Head of a bald white man facing a BBC microphone.
Craig Liddle made more than 300 appearances for Darlington, and was caretaker manager during their last season under the Darlington F.C. name.[3][17]
Bulky middle-aged white man in sports clothing.
Mark Prudhoe won the 1989–90 Football Conference and 1990–91 Fourth Division titles with Darlington.[18]
White man in football clothing on a grass field.
Sean Gregan returned to Darlington as player-coach in 2012, 16 years after leaving for Preston North End.[19]
Heavily-built white man in football clothing, apparently training.
After Andy Collett's playing career ended through injury, he stayed on with Darlington as goalkeeping coach.[20]
White man doing football training.
Mark Convery was man of the match in Darlington's last match in the Football League, against Dagenham & Redbridge on 8 May 2010.[21]
Bearded white man wearing goalkeeping gloves, pictured during a football match.
After Darlington's 2010 relegation to the Conference, Sam Russell returned for a third spell with the club.[22] He was in goal, as Darlington won the 2011 FA Trophy Final.[13]
Head and shoulders of smiling white man
Ian Miller captained Darlington's 2011 FA Trophy-winning team.[13]
Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international selection
Player Pos Club career League Total International selection Refs
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ron Greener DF 1955–1967 439 5 490 6
John Peverell DF 1961–1972 419 13 465 14
Brian Henderson FB 1952–1964 423 3 463 3
Kevan Smith DF
  • 1979–1985
  • 1989–1993
382 19 440 22
Hughie Dickson HB / FB 1919–1934 402 37 440 46
Billy Dunn GK 1945–1956 340 0 359 0
Ken Furphy HB 1953–1962 316 6 349 8
Clive Nattress DF
  • 1972–1980
  • 1985
303 15 346 15
Alan Sproates MF 1965–1974 315 17 343 19 [23]
David McLean MF 1979–1986 294 46 337 52 English schools [24]
Craig Liddle DF 1998–2005 285 17 322 21 [L 1]
Neil Wainwright MF
  • 2000
  • 2001–2008
  • 2012
264 28 292 30 [L 2]
Alan Walsh FW 1978–1984 251 87 279 100
Bill Rutherford HB 1952–1959 251 3 269 4
Tony Moor GK 1965–1972 239 0 268 0
Jimmy Cochrane DF 1975–1980 223 5 257 6
Jimmy Waugh HB 1927–1933 236 10 252 11
Steven Gaughan MF
  • 1992–1996
  • 1997–1999
218 18 252 19
Joe Davison FB 1947–1954 240 7 249 8
Glenn Naylor FW
  • 1995
  • 1996–2003
213 47 248 54 [L 3]
Tommy Greaves FB 1921–1927 227 1 245 1
Phil Brumwell MF
  • 1995–2000
  • 2000–2002
199 1 238 4
Billy Horner DF 1969–1975 218 5 236 5
Lance Robson FW
  • 1960–1964
  • 1968–1970
213 66 235 72 [a]
Ryan Valentine FB
  • 2002–2006
  • 2008–2009
210 4 227 4  Wales U21 [25]
Brian Atkinson MF 1996–2002 193 12 224 15  England U21 [26]
Colin Sinclair FW 1971–1976 203 59 223 65  Scotland youth [27]
Derek Craig DF 1975–1980 187 10 214 16
Andy Crosby DF 1993–1998 181 3 211 4
Mark Prudhoe GK 1989–1993 180 0 209 0
Les O'Neill MF 1965–1970 180 35 201 43
Simon Shaw DF 1992–1998 176 12 199 14 England semi-pro [28]
Sam Russell GK
  • 2002
  • 2004–2007
  • 2010–2012
173 0 196 0 [L 1]
Dick Strang HB 1933–1938 171 2 196 3
Garry MacDonald FW 1984–1989 162 35 196 47
Clark Keltie MF
  • 2002–2008
  • 2012
176 9 194 11
Keith Morton FW 1955–1961 171 49 194 55
George Malcolm HB 1919–1925 166 7 189 7
Ken Hale FW 1968–1972 173 25 188 28
Joe Rayment MF 1959–1965 173 31 187 35
Matt Clarke DF
  • 2002–2006
  • 2006
171 13 186 13 [L 4]
John Eves FB 1946–1952 176 1 184 1
Adam Reed DF
  • 1991–1995
  • 1997
  • 1998–2002
160 3 184 3 [L 5]
Andy Toman MF 1989–1993 155 17 183 22
Joe Hodgson HB 1934–1939 160 2 181 2
Michael Oliver MF 1996–2000 151 14 179 15
Dan Cassidy HB / FW 1927–1937 165 15 178 19
Brian Keeble DF 1965–1969 154 2 176 2
Martin Joyce FB 1921–1927 166 0 175 0
Gary Morgan DF 1985–1989 146 3 175 3
Norman Parsley HB 1945–1952 161 14 174 14
Mark Hine MF 1986–1990 149 14 174 17 England semi-pro [29]
Stephen Thompson MF / FW 2013–2020 149 34 174 41
Tommy Varty FW 1945–1950 162 32 173 33 [a]
Joe Jacques HB 1965–1969 154 5 173 6
Gary Himsworth MF
  • 1993–1996
  • 1999–2000
142 9 171 11
Tommy Winship FW 1919–1926 146 17 170 21
Mark Barnard DF 1995–1999 143 4 170 5
Tom Alderson FW
  • 1933–1936
  • 1938–1939
151 46 169 60
Tom Kelly HB / FB 1938–1951 157 3 169 3
Ian Miller MF
  • 2007
  • 2007–2011
149 9 168 10 [L 6]
Fred Hopkinson HB 1928–1933 158 10 167 10
Jim Milner FW 1957–1961 149 27 167 28
Roy Brown FB 1947–1956 158 20 164 22
Fred Barber GK 1983–1986 135 0 163 0
Sean Gregan DF 1991–1996 136 4 162 5
Geoff Barker DF 1971–1975 151 6 161 6
Terry Galbraith DF / MF 2013–2020 135 15 159 17
Bill Hooper FW 1920–1926 141 60 157 64
Trevor Atkinson HB 1963–1968 139 3 156 3
Billy Robinson HB 1922–1927 143 0 155 0
Jimmy Lawton FW
  • 1961–1965
  • 1968–1969
142 63 155 71
Brian Albeson DF 1967–1971 136 2 154 2  England youth [30]
Jimmy Willis DF 1988–1991 128 7 151 8
Phil Lloyd DF 1984–1987 127 3 150 5
Barry Conlon FW
  • 2001–2004
  • 2006
134 45 148 48  Republic of Ireland U21 [31]
Peter Carr DF 1968–1972 135 1 147 1
Les McJannet FB 1988–1992 125 6 147 11
David Crosson DF 1976–1980 128 2 146 2
Herbert Brown FB 1928–1932 139 7 145 7
Dave Carr FW 1957–1962 132 50 145 57
George Stevens FW 1920–1925 130 38 145 42
Andy Collett GK 1999–2003 125 0 145 0
Alan Kamara DF 1980–1983 134 1 144 1
Harry Clark FW 1950–1957 141 27 143 27
Paul Ward MF 1985–1988 124 9 143 11
Matty Appleby DF
  • 1993–1994
  • 1994–1996
  • 2005–2006
125 8 142 12 [L 7]
Steve Tupling MF
  • 1984–1987
  • 1992
122 8 142 10
Eric Young MF 1974–1978 130 15 141 15  England youth [32]
Harry Bell HB 1955–1959 126 19 141 23
Dennis Wann MF 1976–1979 121 13 141 15
John Stone DF 1976–1979 120 14 141 15
John Borthwick FW 1989–1992 117 34 141 40
Alan Harding MF 1970–1973 129 37 140 38
Allan Gauden MF 1968–1972 127 39 140 43
Jimmy Seal FW 1976–1979 122 19 140 22
Billy Coulthard FB 1934–1937 119 0 137 0
Steve Mardenborough MF 1990–1993 123 19 136 21
Robbie Painter FW / MF 1993–1996 115 28 136 34
George McGeachie MF 1964–1966 119 9 135 10
Alan Roberts MF 1985–1988 119 19 135 19
Paul Heckingbottom DF 1999–2002 115 5 135 6 [L 2]
Billy Eden FW
  • 1928–1929
  • 1932–1935
119 31 134 36
Ian Clark MF 2001–2005 119 26 134 27
Peter Graham MF 1970–1973 119 44 131 45
Steve Holbrook MF 1972–1977 116 12 131 13 English schools [33]
Peter Robinson DF 1985–1988 112 5 130 7 England semi-pro [34]
Neil Maddison MF 2001–2006 115 4 129 4
John Stalker FW 1979–1982 116 36 128 38
Tom Halliday FB / HB 1929–1933 118 2 127 3 English schools [35]
Ron Ferguson FW 1976–1980 114 18 127 22
David Cork FW 1989–1992 105 23 127 31
Tommy Ward FW 1948–1953 119 32 125 34
Phil Owers GK
  • 1973–1975
  • 1976–1980
114 0 125 0
Norman Lees DF 1971–1976 120 5 124 5
Mark Hooper FW 1924–1927 116 43 124 43
Jackie Maltby FW 1961–1965 114 32 124 36
Jerry Best FW 1933–1936 109 67 124 80
Ernie Devlin FB 1954–1957 115 1 122 1
Eddie Rowles FW 1975–1977 103 21 122 25
Don Burluraux MF 1972–1975 112 13 120 13
Pat Cuff GK 1980–1983 110 0 120 0 English schools [36]
John Towers FW / HB 1935–1946 107 22 120 27
Kevin Todd FW 1983–1985 102 23 120 26 [L 7]
Bobby Baxter FW / FB
  • 1959–1961
  • 1969–1970
106 31 119 33
Ray Yeoman MF 1964–1967 104 2 118 2
Alan White DF
  • 2007–2009
  • 2010
  • 2013–2015
99 4 118 8 [L 8]
Richard Hodgson MF 2000–2003 98 6 117 10
George Mulholland DF 1960–1963 106 0 116 0
Lee Ellison FW
  • 1990–1994
  • 1998–1999
100 20 115 23
Cliff Mason FB 1952–1955 107 0 114 0
Barry Lyons MF 1976–1979 97 10 114 12
Andy Greig GK 1919–1924 95 0 114 0
Gordon Cattrell MF 1973–1976 102 5 112 6 English schools [37]
Martin Burleigh GK
  • 1974–1975
  • 1977–1979
101 0 112 0
Darren Roberts FW 1996–1999 96 33 112 38
Ian Hamilton MF 1979–1982 103 19 110 19
Bobby Simpson FW 1936–1947 96 14 110 15
Maurice Wellock FW 1929–1932 104 71 109 74 English schools [38]
Jimmy McKinnell HB 1926–1929 101 1 109 1
Sandy Cochrane FW 1926–1929 100 24 109 25
Mark Convery MF
  • 2001–2005
  • 2009–2010
97 3 109 4
Joe Wheatley * MF 2017–present 92 2 109 3 England C [39]
Peter Johnson DF 1983–1985 89 2 108 2
Davie Brown FW 1923–1926 97 74 107 77
Steve Foster DF 2007–2010 92 2 107 3
Ray Spencer HB 1958–1961 97 5 106 7 English schools [40]
Andy Mitchell FW 1929–1932 99 32 105 33
Dickie Davis FW 1954–1957 93 32 105 35 English schools [41]
David Preece GK 1997–1999 91 0 104 0
Liam Hatch FW
  • 2008–2009
  • 2010–2012
  • 2014
85 22 104 29 England semi-pro [L 9][42]
Dave Hawker MF
  • 1980–1982
  • 1984
95 2 103 3
Frank Gray DF 1989–1992 85 8 103 9  Scotland [43]
Paul Arnison DF 2009–2012 89 3 101 4
Paul Emson MF 1988–1991 82 12 100 12

Players with fewer appearances[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Content sourced to the English National Football Archive because of typo or inconsistency in Tweddle (2000).

Player statistics include games played while on loan from:

  1. ^ a b Middlesbrough
  2. ^ a b Sunderland
  3. ^ York City
  4. ^ Bradford City
  5. ^ Blackburn Rovers
  6. ^ Ipswich Town
  7. ^ a b Newcastle United
  8. ^ Luton Town
  9. ^ Peterborough United

References[]

Appearances and goals

  1. ^ a b
    • For matches up until the end of 1999–2000: Tweddle (2000), pp. 15, 23–110.
    • For 2000–01 to 2009–10: "Clubs: Darlington". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 2 May 2020. Select season required via dropdown menu, then Season players tab.
    • For 2010–11 and 2011–12: League: "Club statistics". Darlington F.C. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015. Select season and statistic required via dropdown menus.
    • For 2010–11 FA Cup and FA Trophy: Match reports linked from "Fixtures 2010/2011 season". Darlington F.C. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
    • For 2011–12 FA Cup and FA Trophy:
    • For 2013–14 FA Trophy: "Ossett Town v. Darlington", "Buxton v. Darlington" and "Darlington v. Buxton". darlofc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
    • For 2014–15 FA Cup and FA Trophy: "Goals and appearances". Darlington 1883. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015.
    • For 2015–16 FA Cup and FA Trophy:
    • For 2016–17: "Goals and appearances 2016–17". Darlington 1883. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017.
    • For 2017–18: "Goals and appearances Season 2017–18". Darlington F.C. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
    • For 2018–19 onwards, except where sourced below: "Darlington 1883 FC: Squad 2018/2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 March 2021. Select season and competition required via dropdown menu.
    • For 2018–19 cup appearances: "Statistics: Season 2018–2019". Darlington F.C. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
    • For 2019–20 FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds and FA Trophy qualifying round:
    • For 2020–21 FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds:

Specific

  1. ^ a b c "History in brief". Darlington F.C. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Darlington". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Willis, Joe (21 June 2012). "Quakers lose FA appeal over drop into Northern League". Darlington & Stockton Times. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ^ Coney, Steven (4 April 2017). "Football Association approve Darlington's wishes to revert to historic Darlington FC name". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Club honours and records". Darlington F.C. 7 July 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011.
  6. ^ a b c "Darlington FC 125th Anniversary 1–41". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 25 April 2009. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2014 – via NewsBank.
  7. ^ "Darlington: Manager history". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
    "Darlington put squad up for free". BBC Sport. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
    "Darlington part company with manager Steve Staunton". BBC Sport. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Darlington v. Halifax Town". Yorkshire Post. 29 August 1921. p. 4.
  9. ^ Tweddle (2000), p. 23.
  10. ^ "Northern Section Cup Final. Stockport beaten". Manchester Guardian. 2 May 1934. p. 3. Then, when the referee had his watch in his hand, Cassidy dribbled through the Stockport defence, and he had no sooner shot the ball into the net than the whistle sounded for the finish of the match.
  11. ^ "Chelsea fight back". Manchester Guardian. 27 January 1958. p. 20.
    "Darlington's hour of glory". Manchester Guardian. 30 January 1958. p. 4.
    Amos, Mike (29 January 2008). "The day Greener's Darlington made FA Cup clowns of Chelsea". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Darlington FC 125th Anniversary 42–83". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 25 April 2009. p. 4. Retrieved 31 December 2014 – via NewsBank.
  13. ^ a b c Stoddart, Craig (9 May 2011). "Senior moment means delight for Darlington". Darlington & Stockton Times. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Looking back at the past". Farewell to Feethams Online. Darlington Supporters Trust. Archived from the original on 18 January 2005.
    "Stars come out for party". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  16. ^ Joyce (2004), pp. 6–291.
  17. ^ "Craig Liddle says he will continue Darlington manager role". BBC Sport. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  18. ^ Stoddart, Craig (17 May 2010). "Glory days so clear in Prudhoe's mind". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  19. ^ Wilkinson, Andrew (14 October 2010). "Chris Moore returns to Darlington". The Gazette. Middlesbrough. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
    Stoddart, Craig (4 June 2012). "Darlington make six new signings". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Collett adapting slowly". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  21. ^ Stoddart, Craig (10 May 2010). "Darlington 0 Dagenham & Redbridge 2". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Goalkeeper Sam Russell extends Darlington stay". BBC Sport. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  23. ^ "Sproates, A (Alan)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  24. ^ "David McLean". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Ryan Valentine". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  26. ^ "Brian Atkinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  27. ^ "Colin Sinclair". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  28. ^ "Simon Shaw". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  29. ^ Metcalf, Rupert (3 March 1995). "England leave it late". The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  30. ^ "Brian Albeson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  31. ^ "Barry Conlon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  32. ^ "Eric Young". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  33. ^ "Steve Holbrook". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  34. ^ "Peter Robinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  35. ^ Joyce (2004), p. 112.
  36. ^ "Pat Cuff". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  37. ^ "Gordon Cattrell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  38. ^ Joyce (2004), p. 275.
  39. ^ Stoddart, Craig (9 March 2018). "Darlington midfielder Wheatley makes England bow". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  40. ^ "Ray Spencer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  41. ^ "Dickie Davis". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  42. ^ "Liam Hatch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  43. ^ "Frank Gray". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

Sources[]

  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  • Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
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