2008–09 Darlington F.C. season

Darlington

2008–09 season
Manager	Dave Penney
Stadium	The Darlington Arena
League Two	12th
FA Cup	First round
Football League Cup	Second round
Johnstones Paint Trophy	Northern 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 v t e	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[a]
13	Lincoln City	46	14	17	15	53	52	+1	59
14	Rotherham United	46	21	12	13	60	46	+14	58[b]

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

Darlington v Exeter City

9 August 2008 1	Darlington	1–1	Exeter City	Darlington
	Purdie 40' (pen.)		Seaborne 60'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 3,559

Notts County v Darlington

16 August 2008 2	Notts County	0–0	Darlington	Nottingham
				Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,352

Darlington v Gillingham

23 August 2008 3	Darlington	1–2	Gillingham	Darlington
	Purdie 78' (pen.)		Jackson 21' Richards 90'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,831

Macclesfield Town v Darlington

30 August 2008 4	Macclesfield Town	0–6	Darlington	Macclesfield
	Hessey  64'		Clarke 26', 53', 64' (pen.), 67' Walker 56' (o.g.) Austin 90'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,554

Aldershot Town v Darlington

6 September 2008 5	Aldershot Town	2–1	Darlington	Aldershot
	Morgan 7' Soares 27'		Hulbert 45'	Stadium: EBB Stadium Attendance: 3,460

Darlington v Port Vale

13 September 2008 6	Darlington	2–1	Port Vale	Darlington
	Burgmeier 38' Hatch 77'		Rodgers 28'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 3,040

Darlington v Accrington Stanley

20 September 2008 7	Darlington	3–0	Accrington Stanley	Darlington
	Clarke 32', 57' White 76'			Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,814

Bournemouth v Darlington

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

Darlington v Shrewsbury Town

4 October 2008 9	Darlington	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Darlington
	White 55'		Thornton 71'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,899

Luton Town v Darlington

11 October 2008 10	Luton Town	1–2	Darlington	Luton
	Gnakpa 31'		Clarke 15' Blundell 90'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,560

Wycombe Wanderers v Darlington

18 October 2008 11	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Darlington	High Wycombe
	McGleish 90' (pen.)		Kennedy 58' Ryan  77'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,345

Darlington v Bradford City

21 October 2008 12	Darlington	2–1	Bradford City	Darlington
	Austin 84' Burgmeier 90'		Daley 85'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 3,034

Darlington v Dagenham & Redbridge

25 October 2008 13	Darlington	3–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Darlington
	Hatch 5', 55' Kennedy 51'			Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 3,070

Rotherham United v Darlington

28 October 2008 14	Rotherham United	0–1	Darlington	Sheffield
			Ravenhill 61'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,322

Grimsby Town v Darlington

1 November 2008 15	Grimsby Town	1–2	Darlington	Grimsby
	Kalala 71'		Clarke 7' Ravenhill 15'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,509

Darlington v Lincoln City

15 November 2008 16	Darlington	2–0	Lincoln City	Darlington
	Foster  14' Hatch 47' Foran 90'			Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 3,534

Brentford v Darlington

22 November 2008 17	Brentford	1–1	Darlington	London
	Osborne 90'		Foran 60'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,837

Darlington v Chester City

25 November 2008 18	Darlington	1–2	Chester City	Darlington
	Purdie 7'		Lowe 37' Kelly 53'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,416

Morecambe v Darlington

13 December 2008 19	Morecambe	1–0	Darlington	Morecambe
	Howe 67'			Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 1,873

Darlington v Barnet

20 December 2008 20	Darlington	2–2	Barnet	Darlington
	Hatch 8', 25'		O'Flynn 19' Yakubu 76'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,770

Bury v Darlington

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

Darlington v Chesterfield

28 December 2008 22	Darlington	0–0	Chesterfield	Darlington
				Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 3,352

Darlington v Bournemouth

3 January 2009 23	Darlington	2–1	Bournemouth	Darlington
	Abbott 83' Purdie 90' (pen.)		Hollands 29'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,571

Darlington v Luton Town

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

Shrewsbury Town v Darlington

24 January 2009 25	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Darlington	Shrewsbury
	Walker 5'			Stadium: Prostar Stadium Attendance: 5,140

Darlington v Rotherham United

27 January 2009 26	Darlington	1–0	Rotherham United	Darlington
	Carlton 22' Hulbert  57'			Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,431

Dagenham & Redbridge v Darlington

31 January 2009 27	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–1	Darlington	Dagenham
			Abbott 74'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,832

Bradford City v Darlington

17 February 2009 28	Bradford City	0–0	Darlington	Bradford
				Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 12,782

Darlington v Grimsby Town

21 February 2009 29	Darlington	1–0	Grimsby Town	Darlington
	Main 87'			Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 3,418

Darlington v Rochdale

24 February 2009 30	Darlington	1–2	Rochdale	Darlington
	Abbott 60' Ravenhill  63'		Le Fondre 28' Rundle 62'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,858

Exeter City v Darlington

28 February 2009 31	Exeter City	2–0	Darlington	Exeter
	Gill 72' (pen.) McAllister 83'		White  88'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,851

Darlington v Notts County

3 March 2009 32	Darlington	1–0	Notts County	Darlington
	Hulbert 5'			Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,450

Darlington v Macclesfield Town

7 March 2009 33	Darlington	1–2	Macclesfield Town	Darlington
	Poole 61'		Evans 40', 67' (pen.)	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,995

Gillingham v Darlington

10 March 2009 34	Gillingham	1–0	Darlington	Gillingham
	Jackson 90' (pen.)			Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,730

Port Vale v Darlington

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

Lincoln City v Darlington

17 March 2009 36	Lincoln City	0–1	Darlington	Lincoln
			Carlton 7'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,835

Darlington v Aldershot Town

21 March 2009 37	Darlington	2–0	Aldershot Town	Darlington
	Main 45' Carlton 72'			Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,532

Accrington Stanley v Darlington

24 March 2009 38	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Darlington	Accrington
	Ryan 22'			Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,086

Barnet v Darlington

28 March 2009 39	Barnet	0–1	Darlington	London
			Abbott 66'	Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 2,069

Darlington v Morecambe

4 April 2009 40	Darlington	0–0	Morecambe	Darlington
				Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,560

Darlington v Wycombe Wanderers

7 April 2009 41	Darlington	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Darlington
	Kennedy 60'		Akinde 39' Zebroski 90'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,180

Chesterfield v Darlington

11 April 2009 42	Chesterfield	0–0	Darlington	Chesterfield
				Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,642

Darlington v Bury

13 April 2009 43	Darlington	2–2	Bury	Darlington
	Kennedy 38' Abbott 74'		Hurst 8' Sodje 53'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,927

Rochdale v Darlington

18 April 2009 44	Rochdale	0–2	Darlington	Rochdale
			Kennedy 4' McArdle 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,789

Darlington v Brentford

25 April 2009 45	Darlington	1–3	Brentford	Darlington
	White  2' Abbott 59'		Bennett 35' Clarke 43', 54'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 3,868

Chester City v Darlington

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

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup

Darlington v Droylsden

8 November 2008 Round 1	Darlington	0–0	Droylsden	Darlington
				Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,479

Droylsden v Darlington

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

League Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup

Walsall v Darlington

12 August 2008 Round 1	Walsall	1–2	Darlington	Walsall
	Ricketts 11'  38'		Kennedy 31' Clarke 67'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 2,702

Watford v Darlington

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

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy

Darlington v Huddersfield Town

7 October 2008 Northern Section Round 2	Darlington	1–0	Huddersfield Town	Darlington
	White 45'			Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1,791

Darlington v Bury

4 November 2008 Northern Section Quarter Final	Darlington	1–0	Bury	Darlington
	White 53'			Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1,651

Rotherham United v Darlington

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IRL Andy Oakes 2 DF  ENG Neil Austin 3 DF  ENG Clayton Fortune 4 DF  ENG Alan White 5 DF  ENG Steve Foster 6 DF  ENG Ian Miller 7 MF  ENG Jason Kennedy 8 FW  ENG Gregg Blundell 9 FW  POL Paweł Abbott 10 FW  ENG Danny Carlton (on loan from Carlisle United) 11 MF  ENG Rob Purdie 12 DF  WAL Ryan Valentine 13 GK  POL Przemysław Kazimierczak 14 MF  IRL Ricky Ravenhill 15 GK  ENG Nick Liversedge

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  ENG David Poole 17 DF  ENG Adam Griffin 18 MF  LIE Franz Burgmeier 19 MF  ENG Corey Barnes 20 MF  ENG John McReady 21 MF  ENG Danny Groves 22 GK  ENG Scott Pocklington 23 MF  ENG Robin Hulbert 25 FW  ENG Curtis Main 26 DF  NIR Jonathan Hewitson 27 MF  ENG Josh Gray 28 FW  ENG Michael Smith 29 FW  ENG Liam Hatch (on loan from Peterborough United) 30 DF  ENG Tim Ryan 32 MF  ENG Dan Riley

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 FW  IRL Billy Clarke (returned to parent club Ipswich Town following loan spell) 33 MF  WAL Michael Flynn (returned to parent club Huddersfield Town following loan spell) 22 GK  ENG Simon Brown (returned to parent club Brentford following loan spell) 31 FW  IRL Richie Foran (returned to parent club Southend United following loan spell) 10 FW  ENG Adam Proudlock (signed for Grimsby Town in January 2009) [5] 34 FW  FRA Sébastien Carole

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  ENG Lewis Hardman 21 FW  ENG Jason Bradley 20 MF  ENG Simon Todd 19 DF  ENG Carl Tremarco (returned to parent club Wrexham following loan spell) 22 GK  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".