Darlington
2008–09 season
ManagerDave Penney
StadiumThe Darlington Arena
League Two12th
FA CupFirst round
Football League CupSecond round
Johnstones Paint TrophyNorthern Semi Final

This page shows the progress of Darlington F.C. in the 2008–09 football season. During the season, Darlington competed in League Two in the English league system.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Chesterfield 46 16 15 15 62 57 +5 63
11 Morecambe 46 15 18 13 53 56 3 63
12 Darlington 46 20 12 14 61 44 +17 62[lower-alpha 1]
13 Lincoln City 46 14 17 15 53 52 +1 59
14 Rotherham United 46 21 12 13 60 46 +14 58[lower-alpha 2]
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Darlington deducted 10 points for entering administration.[1]
  2. Rotherham United deducted 17 points for leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement.[2]

Results

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Football League Two

9 August 2008 1 Darlington 1–1 Exeter City Darlington
Purdie 40' (pen.) Seaborne 60' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,559
16 August 2008 2 Notts County 0–0 Darlington Nottingham
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,352
23 August 2008 3 Darlington 1–2 Gillingham Darlington
Purdie 78' (pen.) Jackson 21'
Richards 90'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,831
30 August 2008 4 Macclesfield Town 0–6 Darlington Macclesfield
Hessey Red card 64' Clarke 26', 53', 64' (pen.), 67'
Walker 56' (o.g.)
Austin 90'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,554
6 September 2008 5 Aldershot Town 2–1 Darlington Aldershot
Morgan 7'
Soares 27'
Hulbert 45' Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 3,460
13 September 2008 6 Darlington 2–1 Port Vale Darlington
Burgmeier 38'
Hatch 77'
Rodgers 28' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,040
20 September 2008 7 Darlington 3–0 Accrington Stanley Darlington
Clarke 32', 57'
White 76'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,814
27 September 2008 8 Bournemouth 3–1 Darlington Bournemouth
Bartley 15'
Austin 37' (o.g.)
Pitman 90'
Hatch 35' Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 4,124
4 October 2008 9 Darlington 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Darlington
White 55' Thornton 71' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,899
11 October 2008 10 Luton Town 1–2 Darlington Luton
Gnakpa 31' Clarke 15'
Blundell 90'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,560
18 October 2008 11 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Darlington High Wycombe
McGleish 90' (pen.) Kennedy 58'
Ryan Red card 77'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,345
21 October 2008 12 Darlington 2–1 Bradford City Darlington
Austin 84'
Burgmeier 90'
Daley 85' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,034
25 October 2008 13 Darlington 3–0 Dagenham & Redbridge Darlington
Hatch 5', 55'
Kennedy 51'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,070
28 October 2008 14 Rotherham United 0–1 Darlington Sheffield
Ravenhill 61' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,322
1 November 2008 15 Grimsby Town 1–2 Darlington Grimsby
Kalala 71' Clarke 7'
Ravenhill 15'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,509
15 November 2008 16 Darlington 2–0 Lincoln City Darlington
Foster Red card 14'
Hatch 47'
Foran 90'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,534
22 November 2008 17 Brentford 1–1 Darlington London
Osborne 90' Foran 60' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,837
25 November 2008 18 Darlington 1–2 Chester City Darlington
Purdie 7' Lowe 37'
Kelly 53'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,416
13 December 2008 19 Morecambe 1–0 Darlington Morecambe
Howe 67' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,873
20 December 2008 20 Darlington 2–2 Barnet Darlington
Hatch 8', 25' O'Flynn 19'
Yakubu 76'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,770
26 December 2008 21 Bury 2–2 Darlington Bury
Brown 31' (o.g.)
Bishop 55' (pen.)
Miller 44'
Foran 72'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,454
28 December 2008 22 Darlington 0–0 Chesterfield Darlington
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,352
3 January 2009 23 Darlington 2–1 Bournemouth Darlington
Abbott 83'
Purdie 90' (pen.)
Hollands 29' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,571
17 January 2009 24 Darlington 5–1 Luton Town Darlington
Purdie 10' (pen.), 24'
Hatch 26'
Austin 28'
Blundell 85'
Martin 30' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,319
24 January 2009 25 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Darlington Shrewsbury
Walker 5' Stadium: Prostar Stadium
Attendance: 5,140
27 January 2009 26 Darlington 1–0 Rotherham United Darlington
Carlton 22'
Hulbert Red card 57'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,431
31 January 2009 27 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–1 Darlington Dagenham
Abbott 74' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,832
17 February 2009 28 Bradford City 0–0 Darlington Bradford
Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 12,782
21 February 2009 29 Darlington 1–0 Grimsby Town Darlington
Main 87' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,418
24 February 2009 30 Darlington 1–2 Rochdale Darlington
Abbott 60'
Ravenhill Red card 63'
Le Fondre 28'
Rundle 62'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,858
28 February 2009 31 Exeter City 2–0 Darlington Exeter
Gill 72' (pen.)
McAllister 83'
White Red card 88' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,851
3 March 2009 32 Darlington 1–0 Notts County Darlington
Hulbert 5' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,450
7 March 2009 33 Darlington 1–2 Macclesfield Town Darlington
Poole 61' Evans 40', 67' (pen.) Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,995
10 March 2009 34 Gillingham 1–0 Darlington Gillingham
Jackson 90' (pen.) Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,730
14 March 2009 35 Port Vale 3–1 Darlington Stoke on Trent
Dodds 45'
Taylor 51'
Richards 78'
Carlton 26' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,860
17 March 2009 36 Lincoln City 0–1 Darlington Lincoln
Carlton 7' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,835
21 March 2009 37 Darlington 2–0 Aldershot Town Darlington
Main 45'
Carlton 72'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,532
24 March 2009 38 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Darlington Accrington
Ryan 22' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,086
28 March 2009 39 Barnet 0–1 Darlington London
Abbott 66' Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,069
4 April 2009 40 Darlington 0–0 Morecambe Darlington
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,560
11 April 2009 42 Chesterfield 0–0 Darlington Chesterfield
Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,642
13 April 2009 43 Darlington 2–2 Bury Darlington
Kennedy 38'
Abbott 74'
Hurst 8'
Sodje 53'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,927
18 April 2009 44 Rochdale 0–2 Darlington Rochdale
Kennedy 4'
McArdle 66' (o.g.)
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,789
25 April 2009 45 Darlington 1–3 Brentford Darlington
White Red card 2'
Abbott 59'
Bennett 35'
Clarke 43', 54'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,868
2 May 2009 46 Chester City 1–2 Darlington Chester
Miller 89' (o.g.) Abbott 71', 90' Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,945

FA Cup

8 November 2008 Round 1 Darlington 0–0 Droylsden Darlington
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,479
2 December 2008 Round 2 Droylsden 1–0 Darlington Droylsden
Tipton 26' Stadium: Butcher's Arms Ground
Attendance: 1,672

League Cup

12 August 2008 Round 1 Walsall 1–2 Darlington Walsall
Ricketts 11' Red card 38' Kennedy 31'
Clarke 67'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 2,702
26 August 2008 Round 1 Watford 2–1 (a.e.t.) Darlington Watford
Francis 37'
O'Toole 116'
Blundell 90' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5,236

Football League Trophy

7 October 2008 Northern Section Round 2 Darlington 1–0 Huddersfield Town Darlington
White 45' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 1,791
4 November 2008 Northern Section Quarter Final Darlington 1–0 Bury Darlington
White 53' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 1,651
26 August 2008 Northern Section Semi Final Rotherham United 1–1
(4–2 p)
Darlington Sheffield
Harrison 74' Foster 35' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 2,706

Players

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First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Oakes
2 DF England ENG Neil Austin
3 DF England ENG Clayton Fortune
4 DF England ENG Alan White
5 DF England ENG Steve Foster
6 DF England ENG Ian Miller
7 MF England ENG Jason Kennedy
8 FW England ENG Gregg Blundell
9 FW Poland POL Paweł Abbott
10 FW England ENG Danny Carlton (on loan from Carlisle United)
11 MF England ENG Rob Purdie
12 DF Wales WAL Ryan Valentine
13 GK Poland POL Przemysław Kazimierczak
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ricky Ravenhill
15 GK England ENG Nick Liversedge
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW England ENG David Poole
17 DF England ENG Adam Griffin
18 MF Liechtenstein LIE Franz Burgmeier
19 MF England ENG Corey Barnes
20 MF England ENG John McReady
21 MF England ENG Danny Groves
22 GK England ENG Scott Pocklington
23 MF England ENG Robin Hulbert
25 FW England ENG Curtis Main
26 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jonathan Hewitson
27 MF England ENG Josh Gray
28 FW England ENG Michael Smith
29 FW England ENG Liam Hatch (on loan from Peterborough United)
30 DF England ENG Tim Ryan
32 MF England ENG Dan Riley

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Billy Clarke (returned to parent club Ipswich Town following loan spell)
33 MF Wales WAL Michael Flynn (returned to parent club Huddersfield Town following loan spell)
22 GK England ENG Simon Brown (returned to parent club Brentford following loan spell)
31 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Foran (returned to parent club Southend United following loan spell)
10 FW England ENG Adam Proudlock (signed for Grimsby Town in January 2009) [5]
34 FW France FRA Sébastien Carole
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF England ENG Lewis Hardman
21 FW England ENG Jason Bradley
20 MF England ENG Simon Todd
19 DF England ENG Carl Tremarco (returned to parent club Wrexham following loan spell)
22 GK England ENG Dean Gerken (returned to parent club Colchester United following loan spell)

References

  1. "Darlington in administration". The Football League. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  2. "Rotherham set to lose 17 points". BBC Sport. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  3. "Darlington match record: 2009".
  4. "FootballSquads - Darlington - 2008/09".
  5. "Mariners swoop for striker".
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