List of Darlington F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

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For Darlington players with 100 or more appearances, see List of Darlington F.C. players.

A dark-haired white man wearing blue-and-white sports clothing
Liechtenstein international midfielder Franz Burgmeier, the club's most capped player

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 between 25 and 99 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 350 men who made 25 career appearances for Darlington in national competitions but fell short of the 100 mark, several hold club records. Jason de Vos was the first to play senior international football while a Darlington player,[5] and Franz Burgmeier made most senior international appearances, with seven for Liechtenstein during the 2008–09 season.[6] At 15 years 318 days, Curtis Main became Darlington's youngest Football League debutant when he entered the League Two visit to Peterborough United on 3 May 2008 as a second-half substitute.[6][7] The sale of de Vos to Dundee United for £400,000 in 1998 generated the club's record transfer fee received, and the record for fee paid, of £100,000, was set in 2006 when Julian Joachim was signed from Boston United and equalled the following year with the purchase of Pawel Abbott from Swansea City.[6]

Others made an important contribution to the club despite relatively few appearances in national competition. Dick Healey's career was coming to an end by the time the club was elected to the Football League, but he was their top scorer with 41 goals as they won the North-Eastern League title in 1913 and captained the club to their second title in 1921, as well as scoring four goals in as many matches for the England amateur team and representing the Amateur XI in the 1913 FA Charity Shield.[8] Dick Jackson played in 26 FA Cup matches while player-manager of Darlington either side of the First World War,[9] and George Brown – a former England international and three-time League winner with Huddersfield Town – had a spell as player-manager in the 1930s.[9] Lol Morgan, Mick Tait[9] and Martin Gray went on to manage the club: Morgan managed the team to promotion from the Fourth Division in 1965–66,[10] and Gray led the team to three promotions in four seasons after taking over as manager in 2012.[11] Marco Gabbiadini was the only player with fewer than 100 League appearances to be voted by supporters into a "Dream Team" as part of the 2003 Farewell to Feethams celebrations (when the club left their long-time home).[12]

Other players took part in significant matches in the history of the club. Tommy Barbour, Percy Sutcliffe, Alf Dolphin and Arthur Wolstenholme played in Darlington's first match in the Football League, a 2–0 win at home to Halifax Town on 27 August 1921.[6] scored twice and created two other goals, one for Ron Harbertson, as Darlington eliminated Chelsea, League champions only three seasons earlier, in the fourth round of the 1957–58 FA Cup to progress to the last 16 of the competition for only the second time in their history.[13] Gary Coatsworth scored the goal that confirmed Darlington as winners of the 1989–90 Football Conference title.[14] John McReady, Gary Smith and Michael Smith played in Darlington's last match in the Football League, against Dagenham & Redbridge on 8 May 2010.[15] After Tommy Wright struck the bar in the 120th minute of the 2011 FA Trophy Final, substitute Chris Senior was first to the rebound to head Darlington's winning goal. Jamie Chandler was man of the match, and the team included seven other men listed here.[16]

Still others earned their notability elsewhere. In Jack Beby's time as manager of AEK – the club's website dubs him the "great reformer" – he led the team to successive victories in the Greek Cup in 1949 and 1950.[17] Tom Burlison was an active trade unionist who became deputy general secretary of the GMB, treasurer of the Labour Party and, as Baron Burlison of Rowlands Gill, was the first former professional footballer to enter the House of Lords, where he was a Government whip.[18]

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,[19] 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.[20][19]
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 25 to 99 appearances[]

Black man playing football.
Simon Johnson played for England U20 at the 2003 Toulon Tournament
Head of a smiling white man with close-cropped hair.
Tommy Wright returned for a second spell with Darlington after their relegation to the Conference and helped them win the 2011 FA Trophy Final.[21]
Head of a young blond man smiling.
Curtis Main was Darlington's youngest ever Football League player.[6]
Posed monochrome photo of white man in football kit standing with one foot up on a bench.
Jimmy O'Neill won 17 senior international caps for the Republic of Ireland in the 1950s.[22]
Head and shoulders of a balding white man.
Darren Roberts was Darlington's top league goalscorer in 1996–97 and 1998–99.[23]
Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international selection
Player Pos Club career League Total International selection Refs
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ricky Ravenhill MF 2007–2009 88 6 99 6 —
Don Ratcliffe MF 1966–1967 86 12 99 17 —
George Wardle HB 1951–1954 95 6 98 6 —
Peter Skipper DF 1980–1982 91 4 98 7 —
Bert Burridge HB 1922–1926 92 7 96 7 —
Mick Wright DF 1969–1973 89 0 96 0 —
Dave Edgar FW 1933–1936 88 20 96 22 —
Ken Parkinson GK 1936–1939 87 0 96 0 —
David Speedie FW 1980–1982 88 21 95 22  Scotland [24]
Steve O'Shaughnessy MF 1992–1994 88 2 95 2  Wales youth [25]
Marco Gabbiadini FW 1998–2000 82 47 95 52 England B [26]
Alan Ogley GK 1975–1977 80 0 95 0 English schools [27]
Colin Blant DF 1974–1976 89 0 94 0 —
Carl Airey FW 1984–1986 75 28 94 34 —
Brian Close DF / MF 2004–2007 83 0 93 0  Northern Ireland U21 [28]
Harry Yates FW 1950–1952 91 29 92 29 —
Neil Hague DF / MF 1977–1979 80 4 92 0  England youth [29]
Albert Quinn FW 1948–1951 86 43 91 44 —
Mick Tait MF 1990–1992 79 2 91 2 —
Micky Cummins MF 2006–2008 79 10 91 0  Republic of Ireland U21 [30]
Bryan Conlon FW 1964–1967 75 27 91 35 —
Harry Wilson DF 1980–1983 85 0 90 0  England youth [31]
Colin Tinsley GK 1958–1961 79 0 90 0 —
Rob Purdie MF 2007–2009 79 6 90 6 England semi-pro [32]
David Currie FW 1986–1988 76 33 90 36 —
Denis Howe DF 1951–1954 88 1 89 1 —
Gordon Jones FB 1973–1975 85 5 89 5  England U23 [33]
Paul Olsson MF 1994–1996 76 8 88 12 —
Julian Joachim FW 2006–2008 76 13 87 16  England U21 [28]
Tommy Wright FW
  • 2006–2008
  • 2010–2011
 75 21 87 24  England U20 [34]
Kevin Stonehouse FW 1987–1989 72 20 87 24 —
Harvey Saunders FW 2017–2019 82 12 86 12 — [L 1]
Phil Turnbull MF 2015–2018 81 1 86 1 —
Joey Hutchinson DF 2003–2006 79 0 86 0 —
John Middleton FW 1933–1935 77 22 86 25 —
Brian Honour MF 1982–1984 74 4 86 7 —
Harry Holdcroft GK 1928–1931 83 0 85 0  England [35]
Jack Beby GK 1934–1936 74 0 84 0 —
Bobby Cummings FW 1965–1968 74 43 84 46 —
Gary Smith MF 2009–2011 71 2 84 6 —
Mitch Cook DF / MF
  • 1984–1985
  • 1991–1992
 70 8 84 8 —
Gary Chapman FW 1993–1995 74 9 83 9 —
Aaron Brown DF 2010–2012 70 2 83 2 —
Martin Gray MF 1999–2001 66 0 83 0 —
Jim Keers FW 1952–1955 74 15 82 15 —
Bill Scott FB 1933–1935 73 0 82 0 —
Steve Tutill DF 1997–2000 70 0 82 1 English schools [36]
Robbie Blake FW 1995–1997 68 21 82 23 —
Dave Syers MF 2016–2018 75 18 81 18 —
Stan Webb FW 1974–1976 74 21 81 23 —
Gregg Blundell FW 2007–2009 71 11 81 13 England semi-pro [37]
Ken Allison FW 1963–1966 74 39 80 40 —
Harry Charlton MF 1979–1981 72 4 80 5 —
Charles Allan FB
  • 1932
  • 1935–1937
 69 1 80 1 —
Simon Betts MF 2001–2003 69 1 80 1 —
Ken Bower FW 1946–1949 75 35 79 37 —
Josh Gillies FW 2016–2018 75 19 79 19 England C [38]
Lloyd Maitland MF 1977–1979 71 6 79 6 —
Mike Boyle FB 1937–1939 74 3 78 3 —
John Logan HB 1935–1937 65 5 78 5 —
Joe McAninly FW 1937–1939 72 7 77 7 —
Harry Clarke FW
  • 1945–1947
  • 1947–1949
  • 1952–1953
 70 47 76 51 — [a]
FW 1956–1958 70 13 76 16 —
Joe Turner GK 1957–1960 68 0 76 0 —
Ashley Nicholls MF 2002–2004 67 6 76 7 English schools [39]
Simon Johnson FW 2005–2007 66 9 76 10  England U20 [34]
Jamie Chandler MF
  • 2009
  • 2010–2012
 66 4 76 6  England U19 [L 2][40]
Gary Gill MF 1989–1992 64 9 76 11 —
Tim Gilbert DF / MF 1982–1984 65 3 75 3 —
Johnny Spuhler FW 1954–1956 67 19 74 21 English schools [41]
Ken Murray FW 1950–1953 70 19 73 21 —
Tom Ruddy FW 1925–1928 66 37 73 43 —
Paul Campbell MF 1998–2003 61 6 73 8 —
Percy Sutcliffe HB 1914–1923 53 0 73 0 —
David Corner DF 1989–1991 56 9 73 16  England U20 [34]
George Luke MF 1961–1963 68 11 72 11 — [a]
Ernie Price HB 1949–1951 69 0 71 0 —
Jamie Crumley GK 1924–1926 66 0 71 0 —
FW 1930–1933 63 21 71 24 —
Jack Saunders HB 1946–1948 67 0 70 0 —
Harry Kirk MF 1967–1969 61 7 70 8 —
Neil Austin DF 2007–2009 62 5 70 5  England U20 [34]
Bobby Sinclair FW 1946–1948 68 11 69 11 —
Harry Smith HB / FB 1937–1939 65 0 69 0 —
Ron Harbertson FW
  • 1957–1958
  • 1961
 63 23 69 30 —
Curtis Main FW 2008–2011 61 5 69 7 —
Tony Carss MF 1995–1997 57 2 69 3 —
Ronnie Steel FW 1949–1952 66 5 68 6 —
Les Robson FW 1953–1955 66 19 68 20 —
Albert Harris FW 1937–1939 60 7 68 9 —
Jason Kennedy MF 2008–2009 59 7 68 9 —
John Craggs FB 1983–1984 54 0 68 0  England youth [42]
Richard Hope DF 1997–1998 63 1 67 1 —
Alun Armstrong FW
  • 2004–2005
  • 2006–2007
 61 11 67 13 —
Mike Pollitt GK 1994–1995 55 0 67 0 —
Marc Bridge-Wilkinson FW 2010–2012 55 15 67 17 — [L 3][43]
Johnny Dowson FW 1952–1954 65 11 66 11 —
Don Ball DF 1979–1981 60 2 66 2 —
Gary Brown DF
  • 2014–2015
  • 2015–2018
 55 6 66 6 —
Bobby Noble DF 1975–1977 54 3 66 3 —
Jack Connors HB 1948–1952 65 0 65 0 —
Joe Little FW 1925–1927 62 13 65 14 —
Chris Evans DF 1985–1987 58 1 64 1 —
Harry Brown FW 1932–1934 57 17 63 17 —
Nick Pickering MF 1991–1993 57 7 63 7  England [35]
David McGurk DF 2001–2006 56 6 63 6 —
Leon Scott MF 2013–2018 49 0 63 0 —
Jarrett Rivers * FW 2019–present 44 5 63 10 —
Gordon Galley FW 1949–1952 61 12 62 12 —
Maurice Peddelty MF 1970–1972 56 1 62 3 —
Mark Ford MF 2001–2002 57 9 61 9  England U21 [28]
Adam Campbell FW 2019–2021 43 19 61 22  England U19 [44]
Ron Forster FW 1956–1959 57 4 60 5 —
Jack Brooks FB 1926–1929 54 0 60 0 —
FW 1927–1929 54 21 60 24 —
Neil Aspin DF 1999–2000 50 0 60 0 —
David Barton DF 1983–1984 49 3 60 4 — [L 4][45]
Luke Trotman DF 2017–2019 56 0 59 0 England C [46]
Bobby Whitehead DF 1962–1964 53 0 59 0 —
Carl Shutt FW 1997–1999 53 9 59 9 —
Tony Isaacs MF 1992–1994 51 2 59 2 —
Peter Cartwright MF 1983–1984 50 5 59 7 —
Drew Coverdale DF / MF 1989–1992 48 4 59 5 —
Gary Hyde MF 1988–1990 47 3 59 6 —
Jesper Hjorth FW 1999–2001 45 7 59 7  Denmark U21 [47]
Bill Allison FB 1932–1934 52 0 58 0 —
Tommy Clish GK 1955–1957 52 0 58 0 —
Lee Nogan FW 1999–2000 49 6 58 9  Wales [48]
John McReady MF 2010–2012 56 3 57 3 —
Adam Rundle MF
  • 2002
  • 2011–2012
 55 5 57 5 —
Mark Beck FW 2016–2017 53 19 57 19  Scotland U19 [49]
Jim French FW 1953–1955 52 8 57 8 —
Joe Kendrick FB 2004–2006 52 1 57 1  Republic of Ireland U21 [50]
Phil Bonnyman MF 1987–1989 50 5 57 5 —
Mario Dorner FW 1997–1999 49 13 57 15 —
Neil Robinson DF 1988–1990 45 1 57 2 —
Graeme Aldred DF 1984–1986 44 0 57 1 —
Ken Felton DF / FW 1967–1970 52 7 56 8 —
Len Green FB 1956–1961 50 0 56 0 —
John Green DF 1985–1986 45 2 56 2 —
Will Hatfield * MF 2019–present 40 3 56 6 —
Craig Russell FW
  • 1999
  • 2003–2005
 52 4 54 4 — [L 5]
Nathan Cartman FW 2015–2017 48 7 54 9 —
Peter Duffield FW 1999–2000 47 14 54 15 —
David Stockdale GK 2006–2008 47 0 54 0  England squad [51]
Omar Holness MF 2019–2021 38 4 54 7  Jamaica (1) [52]
Tommy Knox GK 1931–1933 48 0 52 0 —
Gary Pearson DF 2001–2004 48 3 52 3 —
Malcolm Scott HB 1961–1963 47 2 52 2 —
Jason de Vos DF 1996–1998 44 5 52 6  Canada (3) [53]
Harry Walker GK 1936–1938 50 0 51 0 —
Bobby Bulch HB 1958–1959 45 1 51 1 —
Gary Bannister FW 1995–1996 41 10 51 11  England U21 [28]
Paul Newell GK 1996–1997 41 0 51 0 —
Jim Scarborough FW 1951–1954 49 15 50 15 —
Brian Redfearn FW 1959–1961 48 16 50 17 —
Andy Welsh FB 1937–1938 46 0 50 0 —
Chris Hughes MF 2003–2005 45 2 50 2 —
Josh Gray MF 2008–2011 45 1 50 1 —
George Brown FW 1936–1938 44 12 50 13  England [35]
Darren Collier GK 1993–1994 44 0 50 0 —
Danny Mellanby FW 2001–2003 44 8 50 8 —
Alex Smith DF 1974–1975 43 0 50 0 —
Gavin Worboys FW 1994–1996 41 8 50 13 —
David McAughtrie DF 1987–1989 39 0 50 0 —
Reuben Vine FW 1929–1931 48 12 49 13 —
Tony McFadden FW 1981–1983 47 10 49 10 —
Mike Peacock GK 1960–1962 46 0 49 0 —
Steve Ball MF 1992–1994 42 3 49 3 —
Carlos Logan MF 2005–2006 42 4 49 6 —
Tony France FW 1961–1963 47 9 48 9 —
Charles Coates FW 1932–1934 46 9 48 9 —
Jonjo Dickman MF 2005–2006 46 3 48 3 —
Tommy Reynolds FW 1954–1956 43 6 47 6 —
Doug Fletcher FW 1958–1959 43 13 47 13 —
Liam Marrs DF 2016–2017 43 0 47 0 —
Stephen Bell MF 1987–1988 40 3 47 3  England youth [54]
Gary Worthington FW 1987–1989 40 15 47 15  England youth [55]
Lee Brydon DF 1996–1998 40 0 47 0 English schools [56]
Louis Laing * DF 2019–present 36 0 47 0  England U19 [44]
Bill Tulip FW 1956–1957 44 34 46 36 —
Bill Atkins FW 1973–1975 44 12 46 12 —
Akpo Sodje FW 2005–2006 43 9 46 9 — [L 6]
Tim Ryan FB 2007–2009 42 1 46 1 England semi-pro [57]
Charlie Stubbs FW 1945–1948 41 17 46 18 —
Ian Banks MF 1994–1995 39 1 46 1 —
Nigel Batch GK 1988–1990 38 0 46 0 —
Shelton Martis DF 2005–2006 42 2 45 2
[58]
Pawel Abbott FW 2007–2009 42 17 45 17  Poland U21 [59]
Hugh Dow FB 1932–1934 40 1 45 1 —
Mark Forster FW 1984–1985 38 13 45 16 —
Francis Wallace FW 1928–1931 43 7 44 7 —
HB
  • 1924–1928
  • 1934–1936
 42 6 44 7 —
Jock Archibald GK 1927–1928 41 0 44 0 —
Roger Wicks MF 1981–1983 41 4 44 4 —
Tim Parkin DF 1992–1993 40 2 44 2 —
Albert Brallisford FW 1936–1937 39 26 44 30 —
Mark Outterside DF 1987–1988 38 0 44 0 —
Joe Scott FW 1926–1928 43 12 43 12 —
John McGuire FW / HB 1928–1930 42 7 43 7 —
Jimmy Maddison FW 1949–1950 41 7 43 7 —
Terry Poole HB 1959–1961 41 3 43 4 —
Tom Elliott MF 2018–2019 41 3 43 3 —
Jordan Nicholson MF 2018–2019 41 11 43 11 —
Bob Gregg FW 1926–1928 40 21 43 21 —
Tom Feeney FW 1938–1939 40 22 43 25 —
Jim Turney FW 1948–1950 40 3 43 3 —
Len Fielden GK 1931–1934 39 0 43 0 —
Matthew Armstrong HB 1936–1939 38 2 43 2 —
Neil Heaney MF 1999–2000 36 5 43 5  England U21 [28]
Jordan Watson DF
  • 2016–2017
  • 2019–2021
 35 0 43 0  Northern Ireland U19 [60]
Michael Liddle DF 2019–2021 29 1 43 2  Republic of Ireland U21 [61]
Steve Harper MF 2001–2002 40 1 42 1 —
Ryan Bowman FW 2011–2012 40 10 42 11 —
Guy Wharton HB 1948–1950 39 2 42 2 —
Paul Cross DF 1993–1994 39 2 42 3 —
Clyde Wijnhard FW 2004–2005 39 15 42 15 —
Bernie Slaven FW 1994–1995 37 7 42 9  Republic of Ireland [22]
David Brightwell DF 2001–2002 36 0 42 0 —
Tom Portas MF 2014–2018 32 0 42 0 —
Justin Donawa MF 2019–2020 31 6 42 11  Bermuda (5) [62]
Chris Hunter DF 2013–2017 27 0 42 0 —
Billy Race FW 1926–1927 40 8 41 8 —
Martin Smith FW 2006–2008 38 5 41 9  England U21 [28]
Ben Hedley * MF 2019–present 27 0 41 0 —
Mike Astbury GK 1986–1987 38 0 40 0 —
Derek Weddle FW 1962–1964 37 10 40 11 —
Mark Dobie FW 1992–1993 36 8 40 11 —
Dennis Fidler MF 1966–1968 34 3 40 5 —
Murdoch McKenzie FW 1925–1926 37 17 39 17 —
Michael Price GK 2003–2004 36 0 39 0 —
Kevin Burgess DF
  • 2007
  • 2015–2017
 36 4 39 4 —
Kris Taylor MF 2011–2012 36 0 39 0 —
Mark Sunley DF 1991–1994 35 0 39 0 —
Gary Bennett DF 1998–2000 34 4 39 5 —
Craig James DF
  • 2003–2004
  • 2006–2007
 33 1 39 1 — [L 2]
David Duke DF 2005–2006 33 1 39 1 —
Archie Stephens FW 1989–1990 33 6 39 7 —
John Wright HB 1937–1939 37 4 38 4 —
Cliff Chadwick FW 1947–1948 37 5 38 5 —
John Clacher HB 1937–1938 36 2 38 2 —
Ben Burley FW 1938–1939 35 7 38 8 —
Adrian Webster MF 2004–2006 35 1 38 1  New Zealand (5) [63]
Franz Burgmeier MF 2008–2009 35 2 38 2  Liechtenstein (7) [6]
Mark Samways GK 1998–2000 34 0 38 0 —
Jimmy O'Neill GK 1964–1965 32 0 38 0  Republic of Ireland [22]
Dave Moore DF 1988–1989 30 1 38 2 —
Alex Storey * DF 2019–present 23 1 38 2 —
Dick Healey FW
  • 1912–1914
  • 1919–1923
 21 5 38 20 England amateur [8]
Gavin Liddle DF 1982–1983 37 0 37 0 —
Michael Smith FW 2010–2011 37 6 37 6 —
Paddy Wrightson FW 1929–1930 36 16 37 16 —
David Ferguson DF
  • 2012
  • 2017
 36 5 37 5 England C [64]
Greg Taylor DF 2011 35 2 37 2 England C [65]
Ben O'Hanlon DF 2018–2019 35 0 37 0  England U18 [66]
Gordon Morritt GK 1973–1974 34 0 37 0 —
Ian Juryeff FW 1992–1993 34 6 37 7 —
Alf Dolphin FW 1921–1922 33 3 37 3 —
Bob Johnson FW 1932–1933 33 15 37 17 —
Keith Hutchinson FB 1945–1949 31 0 37 0 —
Patrick Collins DF 2006–2007 31 0 37 0  England U20 [34]
Ron Hewitt FW 1950–1951 36 3 36 3  Wales [48]
Fred Laycock FW 1929–1930 35 14 36 14 —
Lol Morgan DF 1964–1965 31 0 36 0 —
Alan Smith DF 1986–1989 31 1 36 1 —
Gary Twynham MF 1996–1997 31 3 36 3 —
Hugh Foulkes FB 1938–1939 35 1 35 1  Wales [48]
Bobby Dodds HB 1946–1949 35 1 35 1 —
Doug Robson DF 1963–1965 34 0 35 1 — [a]
Dominic Collins DF 2017–2018 34 0 35 0 —
Simon Ainge FW / DF 2018–2019 33 4 35 4 England C [67]
Alan Dowson DF 1992–1993 32 0 35 0 —
Mark Sheeran FW 2001–2004 32 6 35 7 —
Jack O'Donnell FB 1924–1925 30 0 35 0 —
Michael Trotter MF 1990–1991 29 2 35 2 —
Chris Senior FW 2010–2011 29 4 35 7 —
Neville Chapman DF 1967–1969 32 0 34 0 —
Jeremy Roberts GK 1987 29 0 34 0  England youth [68]
Billy Walsh HB 1954–1955 28 4 34 5 —
Paul Robinson FW 1995–1998 26 3 34 4 —
Aman Verma on loan MF 2010–2011 26 4 34 7 — [L 7]
Jimmy Ferguson GK 1962–1963 32 0 33 0 —
Reg Chester FW 1937–1938 31 10 33 11 —
Reece Styche FW 2017–2018 31 16 33 18
[69][70]
Tommy Barbour FB 1921–1922 29 0 33 0 —
James Grieve FW 1931–1933 29 13 33 1 —
Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu FW
  • 2005–2006
  • 2008
 29 13 33 14 —
Lawrie Pearson DF 1993–1994 28 4 33 4 —
Dave Woodcock MF 1985–1986 27 2 33 2 —
Robin Hulbert MF 2008–2009 27 2 33 2  England youth [71]
Chris Moore MF
  • 2010–2011
  • 2013
 25 1 33 3 —
Stuart Elliott DF 2000–2001 24 0 33 4 —
Luke Charman FW 2020–2022 22 12 33 19 —
FB 1924–1928 31 0 32 0 —
Reg Siddle FW 1930–1933 31 8 32 8 —
Norman Tapken GK 1947–1948 31 0 32 0 —
Geoff Stone HB 1950–1951 31 0 32 0 —
Des Fawcett GK 1926–1928 30 0 32 0 —
Barry Hutchinson FW 1966 30 14 32 14 —
Arthur Wolstenholme FW 1921–1922 29 17 32 17 —
John Ince GK 1933–1934 29 0 32 0 —
Eric Johnstone MF 1965–1966 26 9 32 9 — [72]
Gary Coatsworth DF 1989–1991 25 3 32 3 —
Des Lancaster FW 1958–1959 31 18 31 18 —
John Kirk FW 1951–1952 30 4 31 4 —
Chris Penman GK 1963–1964 30 0 31 0 —
Bill Thompson DF 1968–1970 30 5 31 5 —
Ralph Phillips DF 1961–1962 29 2 31 2 —
Billy Curley DF 1963–1965 28 1 31 1 —
Jeff Wealands GK 1971–1972 28 0 31 0 —
Fred Smith FW 1935–1936 27 8 31 9 —
Stan Watson DF 1958–1959 27 0 31 0 —
Ian Davidson HB 1967–1968 27 0 31 0 —
Gary Hinchley DF
  • 1986–1988
  • 1992
 27 1 31 1 —
Tommy Atkin FW 1934–1936 26 3 31 3 —
Phil Taylor MF 1978–1980 26 2 31 2 —
Pete Jameson GK 2014–2017 22 0 31 0 —
Eric Probert MF 1978–1979 21 0 31 0  England youth [73]
Harold Plummer FB 1930–1933 30 0 30 0 —
John Maughan GK 1925–1927 28 0 30 0 —
Alf Milner FW 1948–1949 28 5 30 6 — [a]
FW
  • 1922
  • 1930–1931
 27 5 30 5 —
Anthony Peacock MF 2005–2006 27 0 30 0 —
Jimmy Moran FW 1962–1963 26 6 30 6 —
David Poole MF 2008–2009 26 1 30 1 —
Sean Reid FW 2019–2021 23 3 30 3 —
Josh Heaton DF
  • 2017–2018
  • 2019
 29 1 29 1 —
Jonny Maddison GK 2018–2019 28 0 29 0 —
Jimmy Dunn FB 1959–1960 27 0 29 0 —
Phil Robinson MF 1969–1970 27 4 29 4 —
Fred Hopkin FW 1931–1932 26 2 29 2 —
Tom Burlison HB 1964–1965 26 2 29 3 —
Josh Falkingham MF 2016–2017 26 1 29 1 —
John McGrath FW 1958–1959 25 6 29 9 —
Garry Haire MF 1984–1986 25 2 29 2 —
John Campbell FW 2011 24 5 29 5 —
Chris Elliott GK 2019–2020 24 0 29 0 —
Mark Kilty DF 2000–2002 23 1 29 1 — [a]
Curtis Fleming DF 2004–2005 27 0 28 0  Republic of Ireland [22]
Ron Ward GK 1956–1957 26 0 28 0 —
Bill Smith FW 1963–1964 26 7 28 9 —
John Peachey FW
  • 1975–1976
  • 1979
 26 9 28 10 — [L 8]
James Caton MF 2017–2018 26 1 28 1 English schools [74]
Evan Edwards FW 1928–1929 25 3 28 3  Wales amateur [75]
Ernie Adams GK 1972–1973 25 0 28 0 —
Liam Hardy FW 2016–2017 25 8 28 9 —
David Rowson MF 2006–2007 24 2 28 2  Scotland U21 [28]
Jeff Smith MF 2009–2010 24 0 28 0 —
Dave Wakefield MF 1983–1984 22 0 28 0 —
Tommy Johnston FW 1951–1952 27 9 27 9 —
Tadhg Purcell FW
  • 2010
  • 2011
 27 10 27 10 — [L 9]
Norman Callender HB 1946–1948 26 1 27 1 —
Chris Leonard DF 1951–1953 26 0 27 0 —
Alex Forsyth FW 1952–1953 26 7 27 7 —
Dennis Windross HB 1961–1962 25 4 27 4 —
Ian McDonald MF 1970–1971 25 3 27 3 —
Billy Yeats FW 1973–1974 25 7 27 7 —
Keith Coleman DF 1979–1980 25 0 27 0 —
Graeme Lee DF 2011–2012 24 1 27 1 —
James McGiffen FW 1927–1929 23 4 27 4 —
David Geddis FW 1990 22 3 27 3 England B [76]
Tyrone O'Neill on loan DF
  • 2019
  • 2020–2021
 20 6 27 9 — [L 10]
John Agnew FW 1954–1956 25 4 26 4 —
Adam Bartlett GK 2017 25 0 26 0 England C [77]
Jimmy O'Neill FW 1967–1968 24 4 26 4  Northern Ireland [78]
Alex Henshall MF 2018–2019 24 0 26 0  England U17 [79]
Harry Houlahan FW 1954–1955 23 8 26 10 —
Arthur Marsh DF 1974–1975 23 1 26 1 —
Keith Granger GK 1988 23 0 26 0 —
Harry Harrison GK 1928–1929 22 0 26 0 —
Paul Clayton FW 1988–1989 22 3 26 5 —
Simon Brown on loan GK 2008 22 0 26 0 — [L 11]
Malcolm Poskett FW 1985–1986 21 4 26 5 —
Kirk Jackson FW 2001 21 1 26 1 England C [80]
Darren Holloway DF 2006–2007 21 1 26 1  England U21 [28]
Dick Jackson FB / HB 1908–1912 0 0 26 1 —
Alan Spence FW 1960–1962 24 11 25 11  England youth [81]
Alan Duffy MF 1973–1974 24 0 25 0  England youth [82]
John Williams MF 2000–2001 24 5 25 5 —
Adolfo Gregorio MF 2004–2005 24 2 25 2  United States U23 [83]
Paul Terry MF 2010–2011 24 2 25 2 —
Tommy Dawson FW 1936–1938 23 3 25 3 —
Ashley Fickling on loan DF
  • 1992–1993
  • 1993
  • 1998
 23 0 25 0 English schools [L 12][L 13][84]
Stuart Whitehead DF 2002–2003 23 0 25 0 —
John Hannah FW 1984 22 8 25 9 —
John Stanger FW 1936–1937 21 5 25 7 —
Ken Ellis DF 1979–1980 21 0 25 0 —
Danny Hone on loan DF 2010 21 1 25 1 — [L 14]
Richie Foran on loan FW
  • 2007–2008
  • 2008–2009
 21 5 25 5  Republic of Ireland U21 [L 15][85]
Billy Clarke on loan FW 2008 20 8 25 9  Republic of Ireland U21 [L 16][86]

Players with fewer than 25 or 100 or more appearances[]

Main articles: List of Darlington F.C. players (1–24 appearances) and List of Darlington F.C. players

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Content sourced to the English National Football Archive because of inconsistency or typographical error in Tweddle's Definitive Darlington

Player statistics include games played while on loan from:

  1. ^ Fleetwood Town
  2. ^ a b Sunderland
  3. ^ Carlisle United
  4. ^ Newcastle United
  5. ^ Manchester City
  6. ^ Huddersfield Town
  7. ^ Leicester City
  8. ^ Barnsley
  9. ^ Northampton Town
  10. ^ Middlesbrough
  11. ^ Brentford
  12. ^ Sheffield United
  13. ^ Grimsby Town
  14. ^ Lincoln City
  15. ^ Southend United
  16. ^ Ipswich Town

References[]

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    • 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.
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    • 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:
    • For 2021–22 FA Cup 2nd qualifying round:

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