Darlington F.C. league record by opponent

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 258th and most recent different league opponent, Needham Market, for the first time in the 2024–25 National League North season.[8] The team that Darlington have played most in league competition is 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 Scarborough Athletic on 26 December 2024.

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
•    Clubs with this background and marked † in the "Opponent" column are Darlington's divisional rivals in the current season, the 2022–23 National League North.
•    Clubs with this background and marked ‡ 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 ‡	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	3	1	1	1	4	1	0	3	7	2	1	4	028.57	2016–17	2022–23	[b]
AFC Telford United	8	5	0	3	7	2	2	3	15	7	2	6	046.67	2011–12	2022–23	[b]
AFC Wimbledon	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	050.00	2010–11	2010–11	[c]
Aldershot ‡	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 †	9	3	2	4	9	4	4	1	18	7	6	5	038.89	2011–12	2024–25	[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	1914–15	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
Banbury United	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	4	1	1	2	025.00	2022–23	2023–24
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 ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1920–21	1920–21
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 ‡	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]
Bishop's Stortford	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	000.00	2023–24	2023–24
Blackpool	10	2	3	5	10	2	3	5	20	4	6	10	020.00	1925–26	2000–01
Blyth Spartans	12	10	2	0	11	5	4	2	23	15	6	2	065.22	1913–14	2023–24	[b]
Bolton Wanderers	4	2	0	2	4	1	1	2	8	3	1	4	037.50	1985–86	1991–92
Boston United	12	9	1	2	13	3	3	7	25	12	4	9	048.00	1989–90	2023–24	[d]
Brackley Town †	7	1	3	3	9	2	1	6	16	3	4	9	018.75	2016–17	2024–25	[b]
Bradford City	38	18	8	12	38	8	5	25	76	26	13	37	034.21	1925–26	2009–10
Bradford Park Avenue	28	14	6	8	26	8	5	13	54	22	11	21	040.74	1922–23	2022–23	[d][b]
Bradford Park Avenue reserves ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	050.00	1908–09	1908–09
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 †	3	2	1	0	4	0	0	4	7	2	1	4	028.57	2015–16	2024–25
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	1910–11	2005–06
Carlisle United reserves ‡	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	100.00	1908–09	1909–10
Celtic Nation ‡	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 †	6	4	0	2	5	1	2	2	11	5	2	4	045.45	2018–19	2024–25	[f]
Chester City ‡	52	24	16	12	52	16	10	26	104	40	26	38	038.46	1931–32	2008–09	[f]
Chester-le-Street ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1920–21	1920–21
Chesterfield	38	18	11	9	38	5	12	21	76	23	23	30	030.26	1921–22	2000–01
Chorley †	7	3	2	2	8	1	2	5	15	4	4	7	026.67	1989–90	2024–25
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 †	7	1	0	6	10	3	2	5	17	4	2	11	023.53	2013–14	2024–25	[d][b]
Dagenham & Redbridge	3	1	0	2	3	2	0	1	6	3	0	3	050.00	2007–08	2009–10
Darlington St Augustine's ‡	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	1919–20	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
Elswick Rangers ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	050.00	1889–90	1889–90
Enfield ‡	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 †	6	3	2	1	8	3	0	5	13	5	2	6	038.46	2013–14	2024–25	[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 ‡	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 ‡	34	19	7	8	34	11	9	14	68	30	16	22	044.12	1908–09	1959–60	[h]
Gateshead	4	1	1	2	3	0	2	1	7	1	3	3	014.29	2010–11	2021–22	[d]
Gateshead Town ‡	4	3	1	0	4	3	1	0	8	6	2	0	075.00	1911–12	1914–15
Gillingham	18	6	8	4	18	3	4	11	36	9	12	15	025.00	1958–59	2008–09
Gloucester City	5	3	2	0	5	3	1	1	10	6	3	1	060.00	2016–17	2023–24
Grangetown Athletic ‡	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	3	1	1	1	4	2	0	2	6	2	1	3	033.33	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	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	1908–09	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 ‡	7	5	2	0	7	2	1	4	14	7	3	4	050.00	1908–09	1914–15
Hebburn Town	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	2012–13	2012–13
Hereford †	6	4	2	0	5	1	2	2	11	5	4	2	045.45	2018–19	2024–25
Hereford United ‡	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
Houghton Rovers ‡	5	3	1	1	5	5	0	0	10	8	1	1	080.00	1912–13	1920–21
Howden-le-Wear ‡	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	1908–09	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 ‡	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	1910–11	1920–21	[j]
Kendal Town	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	3	0	1	075.00	2013–14	2014–15
Kettering Town	6	3	2	1	5	2	3	0	11	5	5	1	045.45	1989–90	2022–23	[d]
Kidderminster Harriers †	16	7	2	7	14	2	5	7	30	9	7	14	030.00	1989–90	2024–25	[b]
King's Lynn Town †	2	0	0	2	4	1	0	3	6	1	0	5	016.67	2019–20	2024–25	[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 †	5	1	4	0	5	2	1	2	10	3	5	2	030.00	2017–18	2024–25	[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 ‡	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	2	1	1	0	3	1	1	1	033.33	2015–16	2024–25
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 ‡	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 ‡	13	8	2	3	13	1	4	8	26	9	6	11	034.62	1902–03	1920–21
Middlesbrough Ironopolis ‡	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
Needham Market †	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	100.00	2024–25	2024–25
Nelson	7	5	0	2	7	1	2	4	14	6	2	6	042.86	1921–22	1930–31
New Brighton ‡	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
Newcastle City ‡	4	4	0	0	4	2	1	1	8	6	1	1	075.00	1911–12	1914–15
Newcastle East End ‡	4	1	1	2	4	0	0	4	8	1	1	6	012.50	1889–90	1892–93
Newcastle United A ‡	13	4	5	4	13	3	2	8	26	7	7	12	026.92	1902–03	1920–21
Newcastle West End ‡	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 ‡	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	1908–09	1914–15
North Skelton Rovers ‡	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 ‡	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 City †	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	000.00	2024–25	2024–25
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 Sports †	3	2	1	0	2	1	0	1	5	3	1	1	060.00	2022–23	2024–25
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 †	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	0	5	3	2	0	060.00	2013–14	2024–25	[l]
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 ‡	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	000.00	1989–90	1989–90
Rushall Olympic †	2	1	1	0	3	0	1	2	5	1	2	2	020.00	2015–16	2024–25
Rushden & Diamonds ‡	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
Saltburn ‡	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	050.00	1907–08	1907–08
Saltburn Swifts ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1895–96	1895–96
Scarborough ‡	18	12	2	4	18	8	2	8	36	20	4	12	055.56	1900–01	1998–99
Scarborough Athletic †	4	2	0	2	3	2	0	1	7	4	0	3	057.14	2014–15	2024–25
Scotswood	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	3	0	1	075.00	1919–20	1920–21
Scunthorpe United †	41	21	12	8	40	8	8	24	80	28	20	32	035.00	1950–51	2024–25
Seaham Harbour ‡	6	6	0	0	6	4	2	0	12	10	2	0	083.33	1908–09	1913–14	[m]
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	[n]
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 †	2	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	4	3	1	0	075.00	2012–13	2023–24
South Shields reserves ‡	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	4	1	1	2	025.00	1919–20	1920–21	[o]
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 †	52	28	10	14	50	9	10	31	101	36	20	45	035.64	1921–22	2024–25	[d]
Spennymoor Town †	10	4	4	2	8	3	3	2	18	7	7	4	038.89	2012–13	2024–25	[b]
Spennymoor United ‡	12	9	3	0	12	4	1	7	24	13	4	7	054.17	1905–06	1920–21
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 ‡	19	11	4	4	19	2	4	13	38	13	8	17	034.21	1889–90	1907–08
Stockton St John's ‡	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 ‡	13	7	3	3	13	4	1	8	26	11	4	11	042.31	1902–03	1920–21
Sunderland Albion ‡	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	2	0	2	050.00	1890–91	1891–92
Sunderland Royal Rovers ‡	7	7	0	0	7	5	0	2	14	12	0	2	085.71	1908–09	1914–15
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	[p]
Swindon Town	6	4	1	1	6	1	1	4	12	5	2	5	041.67	1966–67	2006–07
Tamworth	5	3	0	2	5	0	2	3	10	3	2	5	030.00	2010–11	2023–24
Team Northumbria	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	050.00	2012–13	2012–13
Telford United ‡	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	050.00	1989–90	1989–90
Thornaby Utopians ‡	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 ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	2013–14	2013–14
Wallsend ‡	9	8	0	1	9	6	1	2	18	14	1	3	077.78	1908–09	1920–21	[q]
Walsall	20	8	5	7	20	1	8	11	40	9	13	18	022.50	1921–22	2006–07
Warrington Town †	4	2	2	0	3	2	1	0	7	4	3	0	057.14	2013–14	2024–25
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 ‡	8	5	1	2	8	5	1	2	16	10	2	4	062.50	1900–01	1907–08
West Stanley ‡	9	8	0	1	9	4	0	5	18	12	0	6	066.67	1908–09	1920–21
Whitby Town	5	3	1	1	5	4	0	1	10	7	1	2	070.00	1893–94	2015–16	[r]
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 ‡	8	7	0	1	8	1	3	4	16	8	3	5	050.00	1921–22	1930–31
Wimbledon ‡	4	2	1	1	4	0	2	2	8	2	3	3	025.00	1977–78	1982–83	[c]
Wingate Albion	4	3	1	0	4	3	1	0	8	6	2	0	075.00	1909–10	1912–13
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
Workington ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	050.00	1910–11	1910–11
Workington reserves ‡	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	1	050.00	1908–09	1909–10
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	55	29	13	13	55	7	15	33	110	36	28	46	032.73	1929–30	2021–22

Footnotes

1. AFC Bournemouth statistics include matches played against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
2. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 National League North season was declared null and void in February 2021.[9] Darlington had played only 11 matches, which included one against this opponent.[10]
3. 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.[13][14][15]
4. 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.[11][12]
5. Bishop Auckland statistics include matches played against Auckland Town.
6. 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. Radcliffe statistics include matches played against Radcliffe Borough.
13. Seaham Harbour statistics include matches played against Seaham White Star.
14. Shildon statistics include matches played against Shildon Athletic.
15. This is the reserve team of the club later known as Gateshead A.F.C., but is listed as South Shields reserves because Darlington only faced them under that name, before the club's move to Gateshead.
16. Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.
17. Wallsend statistics include matches played against Wallsend Park Villa.
18. 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:
  • "Results Grid Archives: 2013/14 season: First Division North". Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  • "Results Grid Archives: 2014/15 season: First Division North". Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  • "Results Grid Archives: 2015/16 season: Premier Division". Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
• For National League North 2016–17 onwards: "Darlington Head to Head". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

Specific

1. "Feethams' football glory days recalled". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 7 May 2003. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
4. Willis, Joe (21 June 2012). "Quakers lose FA appeal over drop into Northern League". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
5. Coney, Steven (4 April 2017). "Football Association approve Darlington's wishes to revert to historic Darlington FC name". The Non-League Paper. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
6. Hunt (1989), p. 5.
7. Tweddle (2000), p. 23.
8. O'Hara, Max; Richards, Harvey (20 December 2024). "Needham Market v Darlington preview". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
9. Osborn, Oliver (18 February 2021). "National League Statement: Outcome of Written Resolutions". The National League. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
10. "Vanarama National League North table: Archives: 2020/21 season". The National League. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
11. "National League clubs vote to end regular season immediately". BBC Sport. 22 April 2020. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
12. "Vanarama National League North table: Archives: 2019/20 season". National League. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
13. "Wimbledon become MK Dons FC". The Guardian. 21 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
14. "History and Honours of Wimbledon FC returned to Merton". Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012.
15. "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.

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• 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.