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2007–08 Darlington F.C. season

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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, 10th May 2008, League Two play-offs)
Lowest home attendance2,628 (vs Shrewsbury Town, 6th November 2007, League Two)
Average home league attendance3,995
Biggest win4–0 (vs. Stockport County, 14th October 2007, League Two)
4-0 (vs. Grimsby Town, 4th December 2007, League Two)
4-0 (vs. Lincoln City, 22nd December 2007, League Two)
Biggest defeat1–5 (vs. Hereford United, 3rd 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

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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

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11 August 2007 1 Darlington 2–0 Wrexham Darlington
15:00 BST McBride 42', Yellow card 86'
Wright Yellow card 47'
Oakes Red card 63'
Joachim 72'
Valentine Yellow card 19'
Williams Yellow card 30'
Pejic Yellow card 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 Yellow card 75' Wright 26', Yellow card 41'
Ryan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52' Wright Yellow card 60' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Andy Woolmer
8 September 2007 5 Rotherham United 0–2 Darlington Rotherham
13:00 BST Coughlan Yellow card 13' Abbott 10'
Ravenhill Yellow card 28'
Cummins Yellow card 52'
Austin Yellow card 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 Yellow card 67'
Hand Yellow card 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 Yellow card 61'
Diallo 89'
White Yellow card 64'
Wright Yellow card 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 Yellow card 32'
Barrau Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 75'
Wright 63'
Day Yellow card 12'
Charnock Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'
Le Fondre Yellow card 28'
Prendergast Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68' Foster 45'
Blundell 67'
Wright 83'
Keltie Yellow card 88'
Ravenhill Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65', 85'
Smith Yellow card 76'
Blundell 81'
Proudlock Yellow card 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 Yellow card 17'
Conolon Yellow card 68'
Smith Yellow card 15'
Keltie Yellow card 30'
Foster Yellow card 68'
Wainwright Yellow card 69'
Austin Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 14,074
Referee: Gavin Ward
27 October 2007 13 Darlington 0-0 Chesterfield Darlington
15:00 BST Ravenhill Yellow card 85' Picken Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 56' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,628
Referee: Mike Pike
17 November 2007 16 Brentford 0-2 Darlington Brentford
15:00 GMT Moore Yellow card 65'
Dickson Yellow card 67'
Mackie Yellow card 78'
Keltie Yellow card 17', 17' (pen.)
Foran Yellow card 20'
Wright 37', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'
Torres Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27' White 3'
Blundell 25', Yellow card 53'
Foster Yellow card 40'
Foran 50'
Ravenhill Yellow card 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', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 50'
Foran Yellow card 63'
Cummins 68'
Sharps Yellow card 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 Yellow card 2'
White Yellow card 28'
Miller Yellow card 83'
Navarro Yellow card 45'
Johnson 84'
Andrews Yellow card 86'
Wright Yellow card 90'
Swailes Yellow card 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 Yellow card 36'
Murray 37'
Le Fondre 45' (pen.)
McArdle Yellow card 90'
White Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 74'
Austin Yellow card 36'
Keltie 54' (pen.)
Ravenhill Yellow card 55'
Wright Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65'
Futcher Yellow card 61'
Challinor Yellow card 79'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,003
Referee: Anthony Bates
15 January 2008 24 Morecambe 0-3 Darlington Morecambe
15:00 GMT Grand Yellow card 74' Austin 27'
Wright Yellow card 60'
Joachim 63'
Cummins Yellow card 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 Yellow card 76' Ravenhill Yellow card 20'
Blundell 30' (pen.)
Foran Yellow card 45'
Foster Yellow card 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', Yellow card 54'
Cresswell 72' (o.g.)
Ravenhill Yellow card 90'
Gritton 60'
Cresswell 64'
Reid Yellow card 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 Yellow card 53'
Cummins Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Blundell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Mick Russell
16 February 2008 31 Darlington 1-2 Mansfield Town Darlington
15:00 GMT Wright Yellow card 19'
Austin 22'
White Red card 45'
Blundell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 66', 88' Ndumbu-Nsungu 6' (pen.)
Ravenhill Yellow card 19'
Austin Yellow card 35'
Cummins 67'
Wiseman Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Roberts Yellow card 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 Yellow card 71'
McGleish 84'
Ravenhill Yellow card 42'
Valentine Yellow card 45'
Ndumbu-Nsungu Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Ray Lee
11 March 2008 36 Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Darlington Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Miller Yellow card 45'
Kennedy Yellow card 61'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,499
Referee: Roger East
15 March 2008 37 Darlington 3-2 Grimsby Town Darlington
15:00 GMT Wright Yellow card 21', 64'
Abbott 33', 44'
Austin Yellow card 74'
Butler 29', 30'
Clarke Yellow card 38'
Bolland Yellow card 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', Yellow card 75'
Partridge 36'
Stockdale Yellow card 21'
Foster Yellow card 43', 84'
Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Darren Deadman
24 March 2008 39 Darlington 2-2 Morecambe Darlington
15:00 GMT Foran Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65'
Foran Red card 83'
Foster Yellow card 85'
Penford 50'
Conlon 63'
Colbeck 79'
Nix Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'
White Yellow card 68'
Parker Yellow card 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 Yellow card 87'
Austin Yellow card 50'
Nelthorpe Yellow card 63'
White Yellow card 85'
Keltie Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,460
Referee: Mike Thorpe
12 April 2008 43 Darlington 0-1 Bradford City Darlington
15:00 BST Foster Yellow card 74'
Valentine Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Picken Yellow card 33'
Niven Yellow card 39'
Ward 50'
Foster Yellow card 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 Red card 64'
Sloma 63', Yellow card 75'
Rainford 66' (pen.)
Keltie 74' (o.g.)
Benson Yellow card 75'
Huke Yellow card 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 Yellow card 66'
Hyde Yellow card 72'
Boyd Yellow card 73'
Kennedy 3', Yellow card 45'
Ravenhill Yellow card 38'
Cummins 52'
Miller Yellow card 59'
Keltie Yellow card 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

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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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Dagnall 43'
Perkins 78' Red card 109'
Report
Report
Keltie 28' (pen.)
Wainwright Yellow card 33'
Ravenhill Yellow card 49'
White Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,271
Referee: Richard Beeby
Penalties
Dagnall soccer ball with check mark
Kennedy soccer ball with check mark
Le Fondre soccer ball with check mark
Jones soccer ball with check mark
Muirhead soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Guylain
soccer ball with check mark Purdie
soccer ball with check mark Wainwright
soccer ball with check mark Ravenhill
soccer ball with red X Kennedy

FA Cup

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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 Yellow card 54'
Wright 90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,895
Referee: Paul Melin

League Cup

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

Football League Trophy

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

Player details

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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 England ENG David Stockdale 46 0 43 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
1 GK England ENG Andy Oakes 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 GK Poland POL Przemysław Kazimierczak 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Steve Foster 48 2 44 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF England ENG Alan White 41 1 37 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF England ENG Neil Austin 30 2 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Ian Miller 29 3 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Wales WAL Ryan Valentine 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Tim Ryan 14 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF England ENG Ben Parker 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Gibraltar GIB Scott Wiseman 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF England ENG Craig Nelthorpe 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Paul Mayo 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF England ENG Lee Ridley 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF England ENG John Brackstone 6 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
27 DF England ENG Chris Palmer 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Kevin Burgess 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Cummins 46 6 42 6 2 0 1 0 1 0
11 MF England ENG Rob Purdie 46 0 42 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF England ENG Ricky Ravenhill 40 3 37 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
10 MF England ENG Clark Keltie 31 5 28 5 2 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF England ENG Neil Wainwright 17 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 MF England ENG Jason Kennedy 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McBride 7 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 MF Scotland SCO Bryan Hodge 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England ENG Joe Colbeck 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF France FRA Xavier Barrau 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 FW England ENG Julian Joachim 52 6 48 6 2 0 1 0 1 0
20 FW England ENG Tommy Wright 45 14 41 12 2 1 1 1 1 0
16 FW England ENG Gregg Blundell 40 7 36 6 2 1 1 0 1 0
9 FW Poland POL Pawel Abbott 27 9 24 9 2 0 1 0 0 0
30 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Foran 12 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu 10 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Wales WAL Kevin Gall 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW England ENG Matt Green 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW England ENG Martin Smith 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW United States USA Johann Smith 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Scotland SCO Ian Harty 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 FW England ENG Curtis Main 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England ENG Shaun Reay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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Transfers In

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

Transfers Out

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

References

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  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.