2017–18 Darlington F.C. season
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| 2017–18 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Darlington 1883 Supporters Society |
| Manager | Martin Gray (until 1 October 2017) Brian Atkinson and Sean Gregan (until 5 October 2017) Phil Turnbull and Gary Brown (Until 20 October 2017) Tommy Wright (From 20 October 2017) |
| Stadium | Blackwell Meadows |
The 2017–18 season was Darlington F.C.'s second season in the National League North following their promotion from Northern Premier League Division One North.
It covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Pre-season[edit]
| 8 July 2017 | Shildon | 2–0 | Darlington | Shildon |
| 15:00 BST | Burnicle  Burnicle |
Report | Stadium: Dean Street Attendance: 390 |
| 12 July 2017 | Newton Aycliffe | 1–5 | Darlington | Newton Aycliffe |
| 19:30 BST | Hutchinson 27' |
Report | Syers 11' Gillies 23' Caton 41' Beck 59' Syers 65' |
Stadium: Moore Lane Park Attendance: 387 |
| 17 July 2017 | Darlington | 1–2 | Newcastle United U23's | Darlington |
| 19:00 BST | Fenwick 25' |
Report | Longstaff 8' Toney 10' |
Stadium: Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 1,775 |
| 21 July 2017 | Bishop Auckland | 0–2 | Darlington | Bishop Auckland |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Hoganson 34' (o.g.) Scott 69' |
Stadium: Heritage Park Referee: Rebecca Walch |
| 26 July 2017 | Gateshead | 1–1 | Darlington | Gateshead |
| 19:30 BST | Preston 10' |
Report | Syers 71' |
Stadium: International Stadium Attendance: 301 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 29 July 2017 | Guiseley | 0–0 | Darlington | Guiseley |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Nethermoor Park Referee: Matt Donohue |
Competitions[edit]
National League North[edit]
Matches[edit]
On 5 July 2017, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. Darlington will start the season away to Salford City on 5 August and finish away to Stockport County on 28 April 2018.[1]
| 5 August 2017 1 | Salford City | 0–2 | Darlington | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Ferguson 43' Ferguson 90+5' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,777 Referee: Sam Mulhall |
| 9 August 2017 2 | Darlington | 4–3 | Gainsborough Trinity | Darlington |
| 19:45 BST | Beck 23' Syers 42' Galbraith 49' Gillies 73' |
Report | Richards 10' Evans 51' Jarman 64' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,682 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
| 12 August 2017 3 | Darlington | 4–1 | Alfreton Town | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Caton 2' Gillies 37' Ferguson 55' Gillies 63' |
Report | Sharp 1' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,547 Referee: Tom Parsons |
| 15 August 2017 4 | York City | 0–0 | Darlington | York |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Bootham Cresent Attendance: 3,944 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 19 August 2017 5 | Darlington | 0–1 | A.F.C. Telford United | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Dinanga 47' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,532 Referee: Lee Doughty |
| 26 August 2017 6 | North Ferriby United | 1–1 | Darlington | North Ferriby |
| 15:00 BST | Bateson 51' |
Report | Gillies 9' |
Stadium: Grange Lane Attendance: 479 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 28 August 2017 7 | Darlington | 1–1 | Spennymoor Town | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Brown 57' |
Report | Foley 24' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Paul Brown |
| 2 September 2017 8 | Southport | 2–0 | Darlington | Southport |
| 15:00 BST | Sang 48' Merrie 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,059 Referee: Benjamin Speedie |
| 5 September 2017 9 | Chorley | 4–1 | Darlington | Chorley |
| 19:30 BST | Walker 3' Haughton 32' Walker 90+2' Haughton 76' |
Report | Saunders 57' |
Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Alex Kirkley |
| 9 September 2017 10 | Darlington | 0–0 | Leamington | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,277 Referee: Martyn Rawcliffe |
| 13 September 2017 11 | Darlington | 3–0 | F.C. United of Manchester | Darlington |
| 19:30 BST | Cartman 52' Ferguson 77' Wheatley 85' |
Report | Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,178 Referee: John Matthews |
| 23 September 2017 12 | Boston United | 1–1 | Darlington | Boston |
| 15:00 BST | Tshimanga 78' |
Report | Thompson 60' |
Stadium: The Jakemans Stadium Attendance: 1,051 Referee: Dean Watson |
| 30 September 2017 13 | Curzon Ashton | 1–0 | Darlington | Curzon |
| 15:00 BST | Mckenzie 88' |
Report | Stadium: Tameside Stadium Attendance: 292 Referee: Aaron Jackson |
| 7 October 2017 14 | Darlington | 1–1 | Stockport County | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Galbraith 47' |
Oswell 90+3' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,758 |
| 14 October 2017 15 | Nuneaton Town | 2–1 | Darlington | Nuneaton |
| 15:00 BST | Chambers 8' Nicholson 46' |
Syers 90' |
Stadium: Liberty Way Attendance: 694 |
| 21 October 2017 16 | Darlington | 2–1 | Bradford Park Avenue | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Havern (OG) 2' Gillies 53' |
Johnson 89' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,312 |
| 28 October 2017 17 | Blyth Spartans | 3–1 | Darlington | Blyth |
| 15:00 BST | Wrightson 48' Reid 57' Dale 82' |
Syers 30' |
Stadium: Croft Park Attendance: 1,554 |
| 4 November 2017 18 | Darlington | 0-3 | Brackley Town | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Brown 18' Williams 42' Myles-Tebbutt 80' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,267 |
| 11 November 2017 19 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3-3 | Darlington | Kidderminster |
| 15:00 BST | Brown 15' McQuilkin 38' Ngwatala 54' |
Taylor (OG) 45' Galbraith 79' Syers 90' |
Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,879 |
| 18 November 2017 20 | Darlington | 0-1 | Tamworth | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Knights 71' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,246 |
| 23 December 2017 21 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3-1 | Darlington | Gainsborough |
| 15:00 BST | Worsfold 11' Clarke 21' Jarman 83' |
Styche 67' |
Stadium: The Northolme Attendance: 773 |
| 26 December 2017 22 | Darlington | 3-1 | Harrogate Town | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Styche 8' 26' Thompson 87' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,759 |
| 1 January 2018 23 | Harrogate Town | 3-0 | Darlington | Harrogate |
| 15:00 BST | Emmett 48' Thewlis 54' Leesley 90+4' |
Stadium: CNG Stadium Attendance: 1,648 |
| 6 January 2018 24 | Darlington | 1-2 | York City | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Styche 43' |
Newton 46' Parkin 53' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 2,405 |
| 10 January 2018 25 | Darlington | 1-2 | Salford City | Darlington |
| 19:45 BST | Mills 65' |
Phenix 58' Dudley 89' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,350 |
| 13 January 2018 26 | Alfreton Town | 1-1 | Darlington | Alfreton |
| 15:00 BST | Daniels 90' |
Styche 6' |
Stadium: The Impact Arena Attendance: 727 |
| 20 January 2018 27 | Darlington | 2-2 | Chorley | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Styche 16' Thompson 48' |
Blakeman 23' Walker 76' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,168 |
| 27 January 2018 28 | Leamington | 2-3 | Darlington | Leamington |
| 15:00 BST | Gittings 17' Edwards 60' |
Thompson 9' 74' 90' |
Attendance: 845 Referee: New Windmill Ground |
| 3 February 2018 29 | Darlington | 3-0 | Blyth Spartans | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Thompson 45' Styche 58' Syers 73' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,526 |
| 10 February 2018 30 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0-1 | Darlington | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | Syers 56' |
Stadium: Horsfall Stadium Attendance: 773 |
| 17 February 2018 31 | Brackley | 3-0 | Darlington | Brackley |
| 15:00 BST | Ndlovu 13' Williams 74' Armson 77' |
Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 675 |
| 24 February 2018 32 | Darlington | 2-1 | Kidderminster Harriers | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Heaton 10' Thompson 90' |
Ironside 77' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,427 |
| 10 March 2018 33 | Darlington | 1-0 | Curzon Ashton | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Syers 88' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,292 |
| 13 March 2018 34 | Tamworth | 0-0 | Darlington | Tamworth |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: The Lamb Attendance: 584 |
| 17 March 2018 35 | Darlington | 6-0 | North Ferriby United | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Syers 16' Thompson 28' 41' Styche 37' Gillies 45' 69' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,087 |
| 24 March 2018 36 | A.F.C. Telford United | v | Darlington | Telford |
| 15:00 BST |
| 31 March 2018 37 | Darlington | v | Southport | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Blackwell Meadows |
| 2 April 2018 38 | Spennymoor Town | v | Darlington | Spennymoor |
| 15:00 BST |
| 7 April 2018 39 | Darlington | v | Boston United | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Blackwell Meadows |
| 14 April 2018 40 | F.C. United of Manchester | v | Darlington | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST |
| 21 April 2018 41 | Darlington | v | Nuneaton Town | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Blackwell Meadows |
| 28 April 2018 42 | Stockport County | v | Darlington | Stockport |
| 15:00 BST |
FA Cup[edit]
| 16 September 2017 1 | Darlington | 0–3 | South Shields | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Sharp 6' Finnigan 27' Finnigan 89' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,814 Referee: Gary Rhodes |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blyth Spartans | 42 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 59 |
| 11 | York City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 58 |
| 12 | Darlington | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 55 |
| 13 | Nuneaton Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 55 |
| 14 | AFC Telford United | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 53 |
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
Result summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | −13 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: [1] date=May 2017
Club[edit]
Coaching staff[edit]
- As of 21 October 2017[3]
Darlington's first team coaching staff for the 2017–18 season consists of the following:
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Tommy Wright
|
| Assistant Manager | Alan White
|
Last updated: 6 October 2017
Source:[citation needed]
Squad[edit]
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nationality | Apps | Goals | Assists | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| Adam Bartlett | GK | |
11 | 0 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 22 March 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||||
| Mark Bell | GK | |
0 | 0 | 0 | Bishop Auckland | 16 May 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||||
| Ed Wilczynski | GK |  |
1 | 0 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 13 January 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| Liam Marrs | RB | |
4 | 0 | 0 | Boston United | 18 May 2016 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Jordan Richards | RB | |
0 | 0 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 4 August 2017 | Free | 2017 | ||||
| Gary Brown | CB | |
5 | 0 | 1 | Shildon | 9 November 2017 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Kevin Burgess | CB | |
3 | 0 | 0 | Whitby Town | 9 June 2015 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Chris Hunter | CB | |
6 | 0 | 0 | Shildon | 23 May 2013 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Dominic Collins | CB | |
11 | 0 | 0 | A.F.C. Fylde | 15 June 2017 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Jack Vaulks | CB | |
3 | 0 | 0 | Crook Town | 1 September 2017 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Terry Galbraith | LB | |
10 | 1 | 1 | Dunston UTS | 18 November 2012 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| David Ferguson | LB | |
11 | 3 | 0 | Shildon | 24 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2018 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| Tom Portas | CM | |
4 | 0 | 0 | Whitby Town | 12 May 2014 | Free | 2018 | ||||
| Leon Scott | CM | |
7 | 0 | 0 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 27 January 2012 | Free | 2018 | ||||
| Phil Turnbull | CM | |
11 | 0 | 2 | Gateshead | 29 June 2015 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Joe Wheatley | CM | |
1 | 0 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 9 August 2017 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Dave Syers | CM | |
9 | 1 | 4 | Guiseley F.C. | 14 October 2016 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Lee Hume | CM | |
0 | 0 | 0 | Trainee | 18 May 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||||
| Josh Gillies | W | |
11 | 4 | 1 | Gateshead | 27 July 2016 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| James Caton | W | |
8 | 1 | 0 | Dover Athletic | 17 July 2017 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Arran Wearmouth | W | |
0 | 0 | 0 | Blyth Spartans | 9 May 2016 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| Mark Beck | CF |  |
11 | 1 | 1 | Falkirk | 29 July 2016 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Nathan Cartman | CF | |
2 | 0 | 0 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 14 January 2015 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Stephen Thompson | CF | |
8 | 0 | 0 | Durham City | 8 June 2015 | £10,000 | 2019 | ||||
| Scott Fenwick | CF | |
3 | 0 | 0 | York City | 4 August 2017 | Free | 2019 | ||||
| Harvey Saunders | CF | |
6 | 0 | 1 | Trainee | 21 May 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||||
| Paulo Mendes | CF |  |
0 | 0 | 0 | Redditch United | 27 September 2017 | Free | 2017 | ||||
| Dale Milburn | CF | |
0 | 0 | 0 | Trainee | 18 May 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||||
Transfers[edit]
Players in[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CB | |
Dominic Collins | A.F.C. Fylde | Free | [4] |
| 17 July 2017 | FW | |
James Caton | Dover Athletic | Free | [5] |
| 4 August 2017 | ST | |
Scott Fenwick | York City | Free | [6] |
| 4 August 2017 | RB | |
Jordan Richards | Hartlepool United | Free | [7] |
| 9 August 2017 | CM | |
Joe Wheatley | Middlesbrough | Free | [8] |
| 1 September 2017 | CB | |
Jack Vaulks | Crook Town | Free | [9] |
| 29 September 2017 | ST | |
Paulo Mendes | Unattached | Free | [10] |
Players out[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2017 | CM | |
Josh Falkingham | Harrogate Town | Free | [11] |
| 4 August 2017 | GK | |
Pete Jameson | Blyth Spartans | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 4 August 2017 | FW | |
Arran Wearmouth | West Auckland | Loan | [13] |
| 11 August 2017 | ST | |
Nathan Cartman | Farsley Celtic | Loan | [14] |
| 25 August 2017 | RB | |
Jordan Richards | A.F.C. Fylde | Free | [15] |
| 25 August 2017 | CM | |
Dale Milburn | Ryhope C.W. | Loan | [16] |
Summary[edit]
| Games played | 4 (4 National League North, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy) |
| Games won | 3 (3 National League North, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy) |
| Games drawn | 1 (1 National League North, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy) |
| Games lost | 1 (1 National League North, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy) |
| Goals scored | 10 (10 National League North, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 5 (5 National League North, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy) |
| Goal difference | 5 |
| Clean sheets | 2 (2 National League North, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy) |
| Yellow cards | 0 (0 National League North, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy) |
| Red cards | 0 (0 National League North, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy) |
| Worst Discipline | |
| Best result | 4–1 vs. Darlington and Alfreton Town, both in National League North |
| Worst result | 0–1 vs. Darlington and A.F.C. Telford United, both in National League North |
| Most appearances | 5 Josh Gillies |
| Top scorer | 3 Josh Gillies |
| Points | 10 |
Goalscorers[edit]
| Rank | Name | National League North | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Josh Gillies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | Terry Galbraith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Caton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mark Beck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Clean Sheets[edit]
| Rank | Name | National League North | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Ed Wilczynski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Man of the match[edit]
| Rank | Name | National League North | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Adam Bartlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Quakers away to Salford in first league game". Darlington FC. 8 July 2017.
- ↑ "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "Meet the management team". Darlington FC. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ↑ "Dom Collins becomes first signing of the summer". Darlington FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ↑ "Quakers sign former Football League striker". Darlington FC. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "Scott Fenwick signs for Quakers". Darlington FC. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Quakers sign Jordan Richards". Darlington FC. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Quakers sign Joe Wheatley". Darlington FC. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "Quakers sign Jack Vaulks". Darlington FC. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ "Quakers sign Mendes". Darlington FC. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ↑ "Josh Falkingham signs". Harrogate Town FC. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ↑ "Peter Jameson's contract cancelled by mutual agreement". Darlington FC. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Wearmouth agrees loan move from Darlington". West Auckland FC. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Nathan Cartman goes to Farsley on loan". Darlington FC. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ↑ "Jordan Richards leaves Quakers". Darlington FC. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ "Dale Milburn goes out on loan". Darlington FC. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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