2007–08 Darlington F.C. season

Darlington
2007–08 season
ChairmanGeorge Houghton
ManagerDave Penney
StadiumThe Darlington Arena
League Two6th
FA CupFirst round
Football League CupFirst round
Johnstone's Paint TrophyNorthern second round
Top goalscorerLeague: Wright (12)
All: Wright (14)
Highest home attendance8,057 (vs Rochdale, 10 May 2008, League Two play-offs)
Lowest home attendance2,628 (vs Shrewsbury Town, 6 November 2007, League Two)
Average home league attendance3,995
Biggest win4–0 (vs. Stockport County, 14 October 2007, League Two)
4-0 (vs. Grimsby Town, 4 December 2007, League Two)
4-0 (vs. Lincoln City, 22 December 2007, League Two)
Biggest defeat1–5 (vs. Hereford United, 3 November 2007, League Two)

During the 2007–08 English football season, Darlington F.C. competed in League Two of English football as well as the FA Cup, the League Cup and the League Trophy.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Stockport County (O, P) 46 24 10 12 72 54 +18 82 Qualification for League Two playoffs
5 Rochdale 46 23 11 12 77 54 +23 80
6 Darlington 46 22 12 12 67 40 +27 78
7 Wycombe Wanderers 46 22 12 12 56 42 +14 78
8 Chesterfield 46 19 12 15 76 56 +20 69
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Football League Two

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Two
11 August 2007 1 Darlington 2–0 Wrexham Darlington
15:00 BST McBride 42',  86'
Wright  47'
Oakes  63'
Joachim 72'		 Valentine  19'
Williams  30'
Pejic  69'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 4,408
Referee: Karl Evans
18 August 2007 2 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Darlington Accrington
15:00 BST Branch  75' Wright 26',  41'
Ryan  32'
Abbott 49', 49' (pen.)		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,805
Referee: Mark Haywood
25 August 2007 3 Darlington 2–2 Notts County Darlington
15:00 BST Wright 40'
Miller 86'		 Smith  65'
Butcher 72', 90'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,763
Referee: Peter Walton
1 September 2007 4 Macclesfield Town 0-0 Darlington Macclesfield
15:00 BST Dunfield  52' Wright  60' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Andy Woolmer
8 September 2007 5 Rotherham United 0–2 Darlington Rotherham
13:00 BST Coughlan  13' Abbott 10'
Ravenhill  28'
Cummins  52'
Austin  59'
Blundell 76'		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,988
Referee: Darren Drysdale
15 September 2007 6 Darlington 2–0 Lincoln City Darlington
15:00 BST Abbott 34'
Ravenhill 46'
Ryan  67'		 Hand  21' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 4,075
Referee: Anthony Taylor
22 September 2007 7 Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Darlington Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Knight  61'
Diallo 89'		 White  64'
Wright  83'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 7,901
Referee: Andy D'Urso
29 September 2007 8 Darlington 1-1 Peterborough United Darlington
15:00 BST White  32'
Barrau  62'  75'
Wright 63'		 Day  12'
Charnock  30'
Mackail-Smith 90'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,974
Referee: Mark Haywood
2 October 2007 9 Darlington 1-1 Rochdale Darlington
19:30 BST Wright 59'
Foster  90'		 Le Fondre  28'
Prendergast  77', 88'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,031
Referee: Carl Boyeson
6 October 2007 10 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–3 Darlington Dagenham
15:00 BST Moore  68' Foster 45'
Blundell 67'
Wright 83'
Keltie  88'
Ravenhill  90'		 Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,888
Referee: Paul Melin
14 October 2007 11 Darlington 4-0 Stockport County Darlington
14:00 BST Ryan 21'
Joachim 28'
Wright  65', 85'
Smith  76'
Blundell 81'		 Proudlock  66' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,841
Referee: Andy Haines
20 October 2007 12 Bradford City 0–0 Darlington Bradford
15:00 BST Williams  17'
Conolon  68'		 Smith  15'
Keltie  30'
Foster  68'
Wainwright  69'
Austin  90'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 14,074
Referee: Gavin Ward
27 October 2007 13 Darlington 0-0 Chesterfield Darlington
15:00 BST Ravenhill  85' Picken  72' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 4,205
Referee: Stuart Attwell
3 November 2007 14 Hereford United 5-1 Darlington Hereford
15:00 GMT Rose 4'
Robinson 22'
Smith 47'
Benjamin 58'
Easton 90'		 Colbeck 16'
Foster  71'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,516
Referee: Mick Russell
6 November 2007 15 Darlington 2-0 Shrewsbury Town Darlington
19:30 GMT Joachim 27'
Colbeck 63'		 Murdock  56' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,628
Referee: Mike Pike
17 November 2007 16 Brentford 0-2 Darlington Brentford
15:00 GMT Moore  65'
Dickson  67'
Mackie  78'		 Keltie  17', 17' (pen.)
Foran  20'
Wright 37',  40'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,657
Referee: Mike Thorpe
24 November 2007 17 Darlington 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers Darlington
15:00 GMT Abbott 77'
Keltie  90'		 Torres  24' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: Scott Mathieson
4 December 2007 18 Grimsby Town 0-4 Darlington Grimsby
15:00 GMT Boshell  27' White 3'
Blundell 25',  53'
Foster  40'
Foran 50'
Ravenhill  76'
Cummins 90'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,057
Referee: Keith Hill
22 December 2007 19 Lincoln City 0-4 Darlington Lincoln
15:00 GMT Foran 11'
Keltie 32' (pen.)
Cummins 45', 51',  84'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,025
Referee: Graham Horwood
26 December 2007 20 Darlington 1-1 Rotherham United Darlington
15:15 GMTNote 1 Ridley  50'
Foran  63'
Cummins 68'		 Sharps  27'
O'Grady 36'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 6,965
Referee: Jon Moss
29 December 2007 21 Darlington 0-1 Milton Keynes Dons Darlington
15:00 GMT Purdie  2'
White  28'
Miller  83'		 Navarro  45'
Johnson 84'
Andrews  86'
Wright  90'
Swailes  90'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 5,304
Referee: Graham Salisbury
1 January 2008 22 Rochdale 3-1 Darlington Rochdale
15:00 GMT Thompson 22'
Rundle  36'
Murray 37'
Le Fondre 45' (pen.)
McArdle  90'		 White  31'  74'
Austin  36'
Keltie 54' (pen.)
Ravenhill  55'
Wright  81'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: Rob Lewis
12 January 2008 23 Darlington 3-0 Bury Darlington
15:00 GMT Wright 12'
Miller 22'
Mayo 58'
Keltie  65'		 Futcher  61'
Challinor  79'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,003
Referee: Anthony Bates
15 January 2008 24 Morecambe 0-3 Darlington Morecambe
15:00 GMT Grand  74' Austin 27'
Wright  60'
Joachim 63'
Cummins  65'
Blundell 70'		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,773
Referee: Darren Drysdale
19 January 2008 25 Mansfield Town 0-1 Darlington Mansfield
15:00 GMT Buxton  76' Ravenhill  20'
Blundell 30' (pen.)
Foran  45'
Foster  62'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,344
Referee: Michael Jones
26 January 2008 26 Darlington 2-2 Macclesfield Town Darlington
15:00 GMT Wright 10',  54'
Cresswell 72' (o.g.)
Ravenhill  90'		 Gritton 60'
Cresswell 64'
Reid  90'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,585
Referee: Dean Whitestone
29 January 2008 27 Darlington 1-0 Accrington Stanley Darlington
19:30 GMT Wright 1' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,808
Referee: Kevin Friend
2 February 2008 28 Wrexham 2-0 Darlington Wrexham
14:30 GMT Evans 21'
Proctor 86'		 Ravenhill  53'
Cummins  57'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Steven Cook
9 February 2008 29 Darlington 1-0 Accrington Stanley Darlington
19:30 GMT Joachim 11'
White  31'
Blundell  70'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,145
Referee: Kevin Friend
12 February 2008 30 Notts County 0-1 Darlington Nottingham
15:00 GMT Ravenhill 45'
Austin  74'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Mick Russell
16 February 2008 31 Darlington 1-2 Mansfield Town Darlington
15:00 GMT Wright  19'
Austin 22'
White  45'
Blundell  49'		 Louis 56'
Dawson 64'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,527
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
23 February 2008 32 Bury 1-2 Darlington Bury
15:00 GMT Sodje  66', 88' Ndumbu-Nsungu 6' (pen.)
Ravenhill  19'
Austin  35'
Cummins 67'
Wiseman  89'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,554
Referee: Andy Hall
1 March 2008 33 Darlington 3-1 Brentford Darlington
15:00 GMT Ndumbu-Nsungu 48'
Joachim 59'
Stockdale  83'
Abbott 90'		 Reid 82' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,508
Referee: Dave Foster
4 March 2008 34 Darlington 1-0 Chester City Darlington
19:30 GMT Abbott 27' Linwood  28'
Roberts  66'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,294
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
8 March 2008 35 Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Darlington High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Knight 24'
Bloomfield  71'
McGleish 84'		 Ravenhill  42'
Valentine  45'
Ndumbu-Nsungu  90'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Ray Lee
11 March 2008 36 Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Darlington Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Miller  45'
Kennedy  61'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,499
Referee: Roger East
15 March 2008 37 Darlington 3-2 Grimsby Town Darlington
15:00 GMT Wright  21', 64'
Abbott 33', 44'
Austin  74'		 Butler 29', 30'
Clarke  38'
Bolland  63'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,499
Referee: Anthony Taylor
22 March 2008 38 Chester City 2-1 Darlington Chester
15:00 GMT Rutherford 6',  75'
Partridge 36'		 Stockdale  21'
Foster  43', 84'		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Darren Deadman
24 March 2008 39 Darlington 2-2 Morecambe Darlington
15:00 GMT Foran  57'
Kennedy 84'
Ndumbu-Nsungu 89'		 Thompson 38' (pen.)
Newby 41'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,719
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 March 2008 40 Darlington 1-3 Bradford City Darlington
15:00 GMT Keltie 11' (pen.)
Nelthorpe  65'
Foran  83'
Foster  85'		 Penford 50'
Conlon 63'
Colbeck 79'
Nix  88'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 4,492
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 April 2008 41 Barnet 0-0 Darlington Chipping Barnet
20:15 BSTNote 2 Purdie  60'
White  68'
Parker  90'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,678
Referee: Paul Armstrong
5 April 2008 42 Stockport County 1-0 Darlington Stockport
15:00 BST Dickinson 37'
Rose  87'		 Austin  50'
Nelthorpe  63'
White  85'
Keltie  90'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,460
Referee: Mike Thorpe
12 April 2008 43 Darlington 0-1 Bradford City Darlington
15:00 BST Foster  74'
Valentine  89'		 Hooper 69' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 4,331
Referee: Dean Whitestone
19 April 2008 44 Chesterfield 1-1 Darlington Chesterfield
15:00 BST Leven  28'
Picken  33'
Niven  39'
Ward 50'		 Foster  45'
Wright 68'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,809
Referee: Karl Evans
26 April 2008 45 Darlington 2-3 Dagenham & Redbridge Darlington
15:00 BST Ravenhill 20'
Arber 52' (o.g.)
Parker  64'		 Sloma 63',  75'
Rainford 66' (pen.)
Keltie 74' (o.g.)
Benson  75'
Huke  90'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,709
Referee: Darren Deadman
3 May 2008 46 Peterborough United 0-2 Darlington Peterborough
15:00 BST Morgan  66'
Hyde  72'
Boyd  73'		 Kennedy 3',  45'
Ravenhill  38'
Cummins 52'
Miller  59'
Keltie  73'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 10,400
Referee: Steve Bratt

^Note 1 Kick off delayed by 15 minutes due to crowd congestion
^Note 2 Kick off delayed by 30 minutes due to an issue with floodlights

League Two play-offs

Main article: 2008 Football League play-offs § League Two
10 May 2008 (2008-05-10) 1st Leg Darlington 2–1 Rochdale Darlington
17:35 BST Kennedy 28'
Miller 90'		 Report
Report		 Dagnall 70'
Jones  90'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 8,057
Referee: Paul Armstrong
17 May 2008 (2008-05-17) 2nd Leg Rochdale 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3-3 agg.)
(5–4 p)		 Darlington Rochdale
12:00 BST Howe  29'
Dagnall 43'
Perkins 78'  109'		 Report
Report		 Keltie 28' (pen.)
Wainwright  33'
Ravenhill  49'
White  74'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 9,870
Referee: Richard Beeby
Penalties
Dagnall
Kennedy
Le Fondre
Jones
Muirhead 		Guylain
Purdie
Wainwright
Ravenhill
Kennedy

FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
10 November 2007 First round Darlington 1-1 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 GMT Blundell 8' Larkin 26' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,964
Referee: Karl Evans
20 November 2007 First round replay Northampton Town 2-1 Darlington Northampton
19:45 GMT Kirk 36'
Johnson 41'		 Foster  54'
Wright 90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,895
Referee: Paul Melin

League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
14 August 2007 First round Barnsley 2–1 Darlington Barnsley
15:00 BST Reid  45'
Ferenczi 65'
Reid 77'		 Wright 70'
Ravenhill  85'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 3,780
Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy
9 October 2007 Northern first round Darlington 0-1 Leeds United Darlington
19:30 BST Blundell  9'
Keltie  67'
White  90'		 Andrews  31'
Thompson  43'
Huntington 48'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 7,891
Referee: Mike Jones

Player details

Includes players with at least one appearance in any competition[2]

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two
(Including play-offs)		 FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
13 GK  ENG David Stockdale 46 0 43 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
1 GK  ENG Andy Oakes 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 GK  POL Przemysław Kazimierczak 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF  ENG Steve Foster 48 2 44 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF  ENG Alan White 41 1 37 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF  ENG Neil Austin 30 2 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF  ENG Ian Miller 29 3 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF  WAL Ryan Valentine 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  ENG Tim Ryan 14 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF  ENG Ben Parker 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF  GIB Scott Wiseman 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF  ENG Craig Nelthorpe 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF  ENG Paul Mayo 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF  ENG Lee Ridley 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF  ENG John Brackstone 6 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
27 DF  ENG Chris Palmer 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 DF  ENG Kevin Burgess 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF  IRL Michael Cummins 46 6 42 6 2 0 1 0 1 0
11 MF  ENG Rob Purdie 46 0 42 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF  ENG Ricky Ravenhill 40 3 37 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
10 MF  ENG Clark Keltie 31 5 28 5 2 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF  ENG Neil Wainwright 17 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 MF  ENG Jason Kennedy 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF  SCO Kevin McBride 7 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 MF  SCO Bryan Hodge 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF  ENG Joe Colbeck 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF  FRA Xavier Barrau 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 FW  ENG Julian Joachim 52 6 48 6 2 0 1 0 1 0
20 FW  ENG Tommy Wright 45 14 41 12 2 1 1 1 1 0
16 FW  ENG Gregg Blundell 40 7 36 6 2 1 1 0 1 0
9 FW  POL Pawel Abbott 27 9 24 9 2 0 1 0 0 0
30 FW  IRL Richie Foran 12 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW  CGO Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu 10 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW  WAL Kevin Gall 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW  ENG Matt Green 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW  ENG Martin Smith 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW  USA Johann Smith 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW  SCO Ian Harty 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 FW  ENG Curtis Main 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW  ENG Shaun Reay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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Transfers In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
18 July 2007 FW Ian Harty Airdrieonians Free transfer
29 August 2007 MF Xavier Barrau Bradford City Free transfer
11 January 2008 DF Ian Miller Ipswich Town Free transfer
18 January 2008 DF Ryan Valentine Wrexham Free transfer
29 January 2008 FW Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu Bradford City Free transfer
31 January 2008 GK Przemysław Kazimierczak Bolton Wanderers Free transfer
31 May 2008 MF Jason Kennedy Middlesbrough Free transfer
1 June 2008 FW Jason Bradley Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer
28 June 2008 DF Clayton Fortune Leyton Orient Free transfer

Transfers Out

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
30 July 2007 - Nathan Wright Gretna Signed
1 August 2007 MF Simon Johnson Hereford United Free transfer
1 January 2008 MF Xavier Barrau Hamilton Academical Signed
1 January 2008 MF Kevin McBride Falkirk Signed
1 January 2008 - Wayne Clarke Released -
1 January 2008 DF Patrick Collins Released -
1 January 2008 MF Craig Netherthorpe Released -
1 January 2008 FW Ian Harty Released -
19 March 2008 FW Martin Smith Released -
22 May 2008 FW Julian Joachim Released -
22 May 2008 FW Shaun Reay Released -
22 May 2008 DF Kevin Burgess Released -
22 May 2008 DF John Brackstone Released -
1 June 2008 FW Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu Released -
4 June 2008 GK David Stockdale Fulham £600,000

References

  1. ^ "Darlington match record: 2008 - 11v11.com". Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ "All Darlington football club players: 2008 - 11v11.com". Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Darlington (old) Club Details | Transfers - www.soccerbase.com". Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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