2010–11 Darlington F.C. season

Darlington

2010–11 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Mark Cooper
Ground	The Darlington Arena
Conference National	7th
FA Cup	Second Round
FA Trophy	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Liam Hatch – 11 All: Liam Hatch – 15
Highest home attendance	2,966 (vs. York City 23/04/11)
Lowest home attendance	1,407 (vs. Barrow 03/01/11)
Average home league attendance	1886
Home colours Away colours
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 season is Darlington Football Club's 82nd season of professional football, and the first outside of the Football League since 1989–90.

Squad

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

No. Position Player 2 DF Paul Arnison 3 DF Dan Burn 4 MF Jamie Chandler 5 MF Michael Brough 6 DF Ian Miller 7 FW Liam Hatch 8 MF Gareth Waite 9 FW Tommy Wright 10 FW Chris Senior 11 FW Chris Moore 12 FW Curtis Main 14 MF Josh Gray 15 MF Corey Barnes 16 MF John McReady 17 FW Michael Smith 18 MF Greg Taylor 19 DF Kevin Austin 20 MF Gary Smith 21 MF Paul Terry

No. Position Player 22 MF Jamie Barton 23 GK Sam Russell 24 MF Joe Clarke 25 DF Aaron Brown 26 DF Phil Gray 27 GK Nick Thompson 28 DF Adam Quinn 29 MF Aman Verma (on loan from Leicester City) 30 FW Nathan Modest (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) 31 MF Marc Bridge-Wilkinson 32 FW John Campbell 33 GK Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton 34 GK Michael Bertram DF Daniel Hone (on loan from Lincoln City) MF Keith Gillespie FW Richard Offiong (on loan from Carlisle United) FW Daniel Powell (on loan from Milton Keynes Dons) FW Jefferson Louis (on loan from Gainsborough Trinity)

Results

Conference National

Darlington v Newport County

14 August 2010 1	Darlington	1–0	Newport County	Darlington
15:00 BST	Hatch  4' Austin  51' Wright  74'	(Report)	55' Anaclet	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2597 Referee: Scott Duncan

Altrincham v Darlington

17 August 2010 2	Altrincham	2–2	Darlington	Altrincham
19:45 BST	Denham  51' Johnson  78' Danylyk  53' Lawton  70' Densmore  90'	(Report)	82' (o.g.) Coburn  90' Wright  53' Hone  67' Hatch  78' Arnison	Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 1099 Referee: S. Martin

Kettering Town v Darlington

21 August 2010 3	Kettering Town	0–0	Darlington	Kettering
15:00 BST	Furlong  44'	(Report)	17' Chandler  23' Brown  61' Terry  84' Hone	Stadium: Rockingham Road Attendance: 1350 Referee: Russell Fletcher

Darlington v Grimsby Town

24 August 2010 4	Darlington	0–1	Grimsby Town	Darlington
19:45 BST	Hatch  41' Arnison  79'	(Report)	48' Watt  45' Watt  73' Cummins  76' Gobern	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1993 Referee: R. West

Darlington v Gateshead

28 August 2010 5	Darlington	2–0	Gateshead	Darlington
15:00 BST	Terry  45' Clarke  54'	(Report)	38' Clark  86' Turnbull  90' Heckingbottom	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2233 Referee: J. Simpson

Barrow v Darlington

30 August 2010 6	Barrow	1–1	Darlington	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Walker  73' (pen) Owen  37' Bolland  61' Jones  69', 88'	(Report)	62' Terry  64' Smith	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1718 Referee: R. Metcalfe

Eastbourne Borough v Darlington

4 September 2010 7	Eastbourne Borough	1–1	Darlington	Eastbourne
15:00 BST	Taylor  69' Jenkins  30' Banks  32' Crabb  40'	(Report)	43' Senior  11' Austin  90' Arnison	Stadium: Langney Sports Club Attendance: 1464 Referee: Michael Bull

Darlington v Forest Green Rovers

11 September 2010 8	Darlington	3–0	Forest Green Rovers	Darlington
15:00 BST	Senior  3' Caines  10' (o.g.) Chandler  83' Smith  65'	(Report)	67' Herring  90' Styche  78, 90' Fowler	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1520 Referee: P. Bankes

Bath City v Darlington

18 September 2010 9	Bath City	2–2	Darlington	Bath
15:00 BST	Hogg  90' Mackie  90'	(Report)	25' Senior  69' Hatch  35' Hone	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 951 Referee: Steve Cook

Darlington v Luton Town

21 September 2010 10	Darlington	2–2	Luton Town	Darlington
19:45 BST	Hatch  26' Brown  73'	(Report)	14' Gnakpa  80' Howells  62' Gnakpa  71' Newton	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1665 Referee: Mark Heywood

Darlington v Southport

25 September 2010 11	Darlington	1–0	Southport	Darlington
15:00 BST	McReady  90' Arnison  4' Hatch  62'	(Report)	69' Gray  71' Williams  74' Lee  78' McGinn	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1633 Referee: Richard Clark

York City v Darlington

25 September 2010 12	York City	0–0	Darlington	York
19:45 BST	McGurk  36'	(Report)	48' Clarke  81' Brown  63, 90' Arnison	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3176 Referee: Richard West

Darlington v Wrexham

2 October 2010 13	Darlington	0–1	Wrexham	Darlington
15:00 BST	Clarke  89'	(Report)	87' Knight-Percival  24' Obeng  48' Sinclair  72' Mangan	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1690 Referee: Darren Handley

Rushden & Diamonds v Darlington

5 October 2010 14	Rushden & Diamonds	2–1	Darlington	Irthlingborough
19:45 BST	Howe  65' O'Connor  71'	(Report)	14' Powell  49' Senior	Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 1034 Referee: Andy Madley

Darlington v Hayes & Yeading United

9 October 2010 15	Darlington	0–1	Hayes & Yeading United	Darlington
15:00 BST	Waite  74'	(Report)	49' Pătulea	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1536 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Mansfield Town v Darlington

16 October 2010 16	Mansfield Town	1–1	Darlington	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Connor  9' Connor  30' Day  70'	(Report)	90' Wright  5' Waite  22' Bridge-Wilkinson  75' Wright	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2234 Referee: Peter Wright

AFC Wimbledon v Darlington

30 October 2010 17	AFC Wimbledon	0–2	Darlington	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST	Kedwell  26'	(Report)	14' Senior  62' Bridge-Wilkinson  90' Louis	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3952 Referee: M. Bull

Darlington v Tamworth

9 November 2010 18	Darlington	1–0	Tamworth	Darlington
19:45 GMT	Hone  35' Miller  45'	(Report)	43' Smith  52' Perry  90' J. Bradley  90' Sheridan	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2625 Referee: Richard Clark

Darlington v Crawley Town

13 November 2010 19	Darlington	1–1	Crawley Town	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Bridge-Wilkinson  21' Brown  43' Brough  59' Main  68'	(Report)	37' Neilson  14' Masterton  45' Bulman  48' Neilson	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2012 Referee: P. Bankes

Wrexham v Darlington

20 November 2010 20	Wrexham	2–1	Darlington	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Mangan  10, 90' Obeng  16' Mangan  35' Harris  64' Blackburn  73' Tolley  81'	(Report)	58' Hatch  35' Gillespie	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2619 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Fleetwood Town v Darlington

1 January 2011 21	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Darlington	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Seddon  20' Connors  80'	(Report)	20' Hone  87' Wright	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1432 Referee: P. Bankes

Darlington v Barrow

3 January 2011 22	Darlington	3–1	Barrow	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Smith  12' Bridge-Wilkinson  33' Brown  61'	(Report)	59' Almond  26' Sheridan	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1407 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Darlington v AFC Wimbledon

8 January 2011 23	Darlington	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Hatch  85'	(Report)		Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2046 Referee: Andy Madley

Darlington v Histon

11 January 2011 24	Darlington	3–1	Histon	Darlington
19:45 GMT	Verma  42' Arnison  52' Hatch  86' Wright  54' Chandler  90'	(Report)	60' Murray  63, 71' Livermore	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1489 Referee: Peter Wright

Tamworth v Darlington

22 January 2011 25	Tamworth	1–1	Darlington	Tamworth
15:00 GMT	Wylde  90' Perry  90'	(Report)	64' Hatch  26' Smith  66' Wright  71' Arnison  86' Hatch  90' Bridge-Wilkinson	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1034 Referee: Darren Bond

Darlington v Mansfield Town

25 January 2011 26	Darlington	0–0	Mansfield Town	Darlington
19:45 GMT		(Report)		Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1614 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Luton Town v Darlington

1 February 2011 27	Luton Town	4–0	Darlington	Luton
19:45 GMT	Gnakpa  68' Owusu  74, 82' Lawless  90' Kroča  88'	(Report)	48' Arnison	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5770 Referee: Rob Whitton

Darlington v Eastbourne Borough

12 February 2011 28	Darlington	6–1	Eastbourne Borough	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Bridge-Wilkinson  19, 29' (pen), 33' (pen) Hatch  34' Campbell  37' Verma  58'	(Report)	85' Smart  72' Johnson	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1660 Referee: Paul Hodskinson

Cambridge United v Darlington

15 February 2011 29	Cambridge United	0–1	Darlington	Cambridge
19:45 GMT		(Report)	50' Smith  74' Hatch  85' Verma	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1635 Referee: Chris Knowles

Forest Green Rovers v Darlington

19 February 2011 30	Forest Green Rovers	1–1	Darlington	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Guinan  90' Forbes  36'	(Report)	66' Smith  11' Quinn	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 851 Referee: John Busby

Darlington v Kidderminster Harriers

22 February 2011 31	Darlington	1–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Darlington
19:45 GMT	Smith  63'	(Report)	14' Briggs  45' Albrighton  75' Briggs  90' Byrne	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1615 Referee: Colin Harwood

Darlington v Fleetwood Town

1 March 2011 32	Darlington	4–0	Fleetwood Town	Darlington
19:45 GMT	Miller  2' Bridge-Wilkinson  14' (pen), 49' Smith  83'	(Report)	50' Beesley  70' Davies  70' McNulty	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1446 Referee: B. Khatib

Darlington v Cambridge United

5 March 2011 33	Darlington	1–0	Cambridge United	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Hatch  67' Hatch  6' Senior  70' Brown  86'	(Report)		Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2080 Referee: Darren Bond

Gateshead v Darlington

8 March 2011 34	Gateshead	2–2	Darlington	Gateshead
19:45 GMT	Brittain  71' (pen) Clark  90' Clark  43' Liddle  78'	(Report)	44' Miller  45' Bridge-Wilkinson  52' Arnison  76' Bridge-Wilkinson	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 1204 Referee: James Adcock

Darlington v Kettering Town

22 March 2011 35	Darlington	1–1	Kettering Town	Darlington
19:45 GMT	Smith  2' Brown  75'	(Report)	7' Marna  79' O'Neill	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1829 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Darlington v Altrincham

26 March 2011 36	Darlington	0–1	Altrincham	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Arnison  12' Terry  76'	(Report)	86' Reeves  27' Danylyk  33' Williams  66' Connors  90' Smith	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1967 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Grimsby Town v Darlington

29 March 2011 37	Grimsby Town	0–1	Darlington	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Garner  71' Samuels  73'	(Report)	21' Hatch  16' Campbell  45' Brown	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2642 Referee: Stephen Ross

Crawley Town v Darlington

2 April 2011 38	Crawley Town	1–0	Darlington	Crawley
15:00 BST	Smith  67' Simpson  73'	(Report)	49' Hatch  90' Bridge-Wilkinson	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3554 Referee: Rob Whitton

Newport County v Darlington

5 April 2011 39	Newport County	2–1	Darlington	Newport
19:45 BST	Griffin  20' Knights  37' Collins  27' Miller  86' Thompson  90'	(Report)	68' Verma	Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1300 Referee: Richard Martin

Darlington v Bath City

9 April 2011 40	Darlington	3–1	Bath City	Darlington
15:00 BST	Hatch  1, 16' Campbell  36'	(Report)	75' Phillips	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1752 Referee: Paul Graham

Histon v Darlington

12 April 2011 41	Histon	0–1	Darlington	Impington
19:45 BST	Hawkins  58'	(Report)	81' Campbell  90' Smith	Stadium: Bridge Road Attendance: 277 Referee: M. Bull

Hayes & Yeading United v Darlington

16 April 2011 42	Hayes & Yeading United	3–2	Darlington	Hayes
15:00 BST	Pritchard  10' Buchanan  28' Rents  53' Wright  90'	(Report)	66' (o.g.) Bygrave  69' Miller  22' Senior	Stadium: Church Road Attendance: 432 Referee: Stuart Burt

Kidderminster Harriers v Darlington

19 April 2011 43	Kidderminster Harriers	1–2	Darlington	Kidderminster
19:45 BST	Briggs  30' McPhee  50' Blair  79'	(Report)	66' Chandler  76' Moore  37' Verma  45' Brown	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1626 Referee: K. Johnson

Darlington v York

23 April 2011 44	Darlington	2–1	York	Darlington
15:00 BST	Wright  54' Miller  56' Bridge-Wilkinson  18' Arnison  59'	(Report)	87' Carruthers  59' Smith  74' Darville  77' Chambers	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2966 Referee: Paul Hodskinson

Southport v Darlington

25 April 2011 45	Southport	1–1	Darlington	Southport
15:00 BST	Kissock  13'	(Report)	72' Verma	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1866 Referee: R. Clark

Darlington v Rushden & Diamonds

30 April 2011 46	Darlington	2–0	Rushden & Diamonds	Darlington
15:00 BST	Wright  64' Campbell  86'	(Report)		Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2009 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

FA Cup

Mossley v Darlington

23 October 2010 4q	Mossley	2–6	Darlington	Mossley
15:00 BST	Oates  39' Settle  54' Weston  57' Collinge  23' Rowney  62' Settle  62'	(Report)	25' (pen) Wright  31' Bridge-Wilkinson  48', 85' Senior  61' Austin  80' Smith  15' Bridge-Wilkinson  32' Moore  45' Wright	Stadium: Seel Park Attendance: 619 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Darlington v Bristol Rovers

6 November 2010 1	Darlington	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Brough  14' Smith  57' Smith  26' Hatch  90'	(Report)	17' Hoskins  45' Anthony  84' Brown	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1602 Referee: Waugh

Darlington v York City

27 November 2010 2	Darlington	0–2	York City	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Brough  79' Arnison  83' Brown  90'	(Report)	44' Sangaré  90' Chambers  36' Sangaré  89' Chambers  90' Meredith	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2500 Referee: Tierney

FA Trophy

Darlington v Tamworth

14 December 2011 1	Darlington	3–2	Tamworth	Darlington
19:45 GMT	Main  47', 67' Verma  79'	(Report)	58' Rodman  70' Sheridan  42' Perry	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 432 Referee: Andy Madley

Darlington v Bath City

15 January 2011 2	Darlington	4–1	Bath City	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Arnison  40', 44' Hatch  50' Verma  70'	(Report)	61' Connolly	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 926 Referee: Russell Fletcher

AFC Telford United v Darlington

5 February 2011 3	AFC Telford United	0–3	Darlington	Telford
15:00 GMT	Mills  83' Young  80'	(Report)	2' Smith  73' Verma  90' Modest  43' Burn  80' Hatch	Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 1505 Referee: J D Adock

Darlington v Salisbury City

26 February 2011 QF	Darlington	2–1	Salisbury City	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Smith  71' Hatch  73' Hatch  43'	(Report)	90' Clarke	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1869 Referee: Mark Heywood

Darlington v Gateshead

12 March 2011 SF Leg 1	Darlington	3–2	Gateshead	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Bridge-Wilkinson  56' Hatch  75', 81' Chandler  62'	(Report)	21' Fisher  43' Rundle  75' Clark	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 4243 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Gateshead v Darlington

19 March 2011 SF Leg 2	Gateshead	0–0	Darlington	Gateshead
15:00 GMT	Curtis  57' Shaw  87'	(Report)		Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 5156 Referee: Mark Heywood

Darlington v Mansfield Town

7 May 2011 Final	Darlington	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Mansfield Town	London
15:00 BST	Senior  120' Wright  102' Brown  120'	(Report)		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 24668 Referee: Stuart Atwell

Squad stats

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Football Conference		FA Cup		FA Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
23	GK		Sam Russell	53	0	43	0	3	0	7	0
27	GK		Nick Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK		Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK		Michael Bertram	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Paul Arnison	44	3	37	1	1	0	6	2
3	DF		Dan Burn	15	0	10	0	0	0	5	0
6	DF		Ian Miller	47	4	37	4	3	0	7	0
19	DF		Kevin Austin	14	1	13	0	1	1	0	0
25	DF		Aaron Brown	51	2	41	2	3	0	7	0
26	DF		Phil Gray	6	0	5	0	0	0	1	0
28	DF		Adam Quinn	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
?	DF		Daniel Hone	25	1	21	1	3	0	1	0
4	MF		Jamie Chandler	34	2	28	2	0	0	6	0
5	MF		Michael Brough	9	1	5	0	3	1	1	0
8	MF		Gareth Waite	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0
14	MF		Josh Gray	16	0	13	0	2	0	1	0
15	MF		Corey Barnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		John McReady	15	1	15	1	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Greg Taylor	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Gary Smith	46	5	37	1	2	2	7	2
21	MF		Paul Terry	25	2	24	2	0	0	1	0
22	MF		Jamie Barton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Joe Clarke	11	1	10	1	1	0	0	0
29	MF		Aman Verma	34	7	27	4	0	0	7	3
31	MF		Marc Bridge-Wilkinson	36	11	27	9	3	1	6	1
?	MF		Keith Gillespie	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
7	FW		Liam Hatch	45	15	37	11	2	0	6	4
9	FW		Tommy Wright	29	5	22	4	3	1	4	0
10	FW		Chris Senior	35	7	29	4	3	2	3	1
11	FW		Chris Moore	20	1	14	1	3	0	3	0
12	FW		Curtis Main	20	2	16	0	1	0	3	2
17	FW		Michael Smith	29	5	29	5	0	0	0	0
30	FW		Nathan Modest	17	1	13	0	0	0	4	1
32	FW		John Campbell	15	4	12	4	0	0	3	0
?	FW		Richard Offiong	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
?	FW		Daniel Powell	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
?	FW		Jefferson Louis	7	0	6	0	0	0	1	0

References

General

• Darlington F.C. Official Website
• BBC Sport
• Soccerbase

Specific