2010–11 Darlington F.C. season
| 2010–11 season | |||
| Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood | ||
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| 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 | ||
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← 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.
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Results
Conference National
| 1 14 August 2010 | 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 | ||
| 2 17 August 2010 | 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 | ||
| 3 21 August 2010 | 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 | ||
| 4 24 August 2010 | 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 | ||
| 5 28 August 2010 | 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 | ||
| 6 30 August 2010 | 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 | ||
| 7 4 September 2010 | 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 | ||
| 8 11 September 2010 | 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 | ||
| 9 18 September 2010 | 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 | ||
| 10 21 September 2010 | 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 | ||
| 11 25 September 2010 | 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 | ||
| 12 25 September 2010 | 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 | ||
| 13 2 October 2010 | 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 | ||
| 14 5 October 2010 | 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 | ||
| 15 9 October 2010 | Darlington | 0–1 | Hayes & Yeading United | Darlington | ||
| 15:00 BST | Waite 74' |
(Report) | 49' Pătulea |
Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1536 Referee: Seb Stockbridge | ||
| 16 16 October 2010 | 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 | ||
| 17 30 October 2010 | 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 | ||
| 18 9 November 2010 | 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 | ||
| 19 13 November 2010 | 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 | ||
| 20 20 November 2010 | 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 | ||
| 21 1 January 2011 | 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 | ||
| 22 3 January 2011 | 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 | ||
| 23 8 January 2011 | Darlington | 0–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Darlington | ||
| 15:00 GMT | Hatch 85' |
(Report) | Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2046 Referee: Andy Madley | |||
| 24 11 January 2011 | 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 | ||
| 25 22 January 2011 | 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 | ||
| 26 25 January 2011 | Darlington | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Darlington | ||
| 19:45 GMT | (Report) | Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1614 Referee: Seb Stockbridge | ||||
| 27 1 February 2011 | 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 | ||
| 28 12 February 2011 | 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 | ||
| 29 15 February 2011 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Darlington | Cambridge | ||
| 19:45 GMT | (Report) | 50' Smith 74' Hatch 85' Verma |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1635 Referee: Chris Knowles | |||
| 30 19 February 2011 | 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 | ||
| 31 22 February 2011 | 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 | ||
| 32 1 March 2011 | 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 | ||
| 33 5 March 2011 | 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 | |||
| 34 8 March 2011 | 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 | ||
| 35 22 March 2011 | 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 | ||
| 36 26 March 2011 | 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 | ||
| 37 29 March 2011 | 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 | ||
| 38 2 April 2011 | 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 | ||
| 39 5 April 2011 | 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 | ||
| 40 9 April 2011 | 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 | ||
| 41 12 April 2011 | Histon | 0–1 | Darlington | Impington | ||
| 19:45 BST | Hawkins 58' |
(Report) | 81' Campbell 90' Smith |
Stadium: Bridge Road Attendance: 277 Referee: M. Bull | ||
| 42 16 April 2011 | 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 | ||
| 43 19 April 2011 | 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 | ||
| 44 23 April 2011 | 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 | ||
| 45 25 April 2011 | Southport | 1–1 | Darlington | Southport | ||
| 15:00 BST | Kissock 13' |
(Report) | 72' Verma |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1866 Referee: R. Clark | ||
| 46 30 April 2011 | 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
| 4q 23 October 2010 | 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 | ||
| 1 6 November 2010 | 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 | ||
| 2 27 November 2010 | 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
| 1 14 December 2011 | 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 | ||
| 2 15 January 2011 | 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 | ||
| 3 5 February 2011 | 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 | ||
| QF 26 February 2011 | 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 | ||
| SF Leg 1 12 March 2011 | 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 | ||
| SF Leg 2 19 March 2011 | Gateshead | 0–0 | Darlington | Gateshead | ||
| 15:00 GMT | Curtis 57' Shaw 87' |
(Report) | Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 5156 Referee: Mark Heywood | |||
| Final 7 May 2011 | 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 | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  |
Sam Russell | 53 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Nick Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Michael Bertram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Paul Arnison | 44 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| DF | |
Dan Burn | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Ian Miller | 47 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| DF |  |
Kevin Austin | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Aaron Brown | 51 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Phil Gray | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Adam Quinn | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Daniel Hone | 25 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jamie Chandler | 34 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Michael Brough | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Gareth Waite | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Josh Gray | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Corey Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
John McReady | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Greg Taylor | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Gary Smith | 46 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| MF | |
Paul Terry | 25 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jamie Barton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Joe Clarke | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Aman Verma | 34 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| MF | |
Marc Bridge-Wilkinson | 36 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| MF | |
Keith Gillespie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Liam Hatch | 45 | 15 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| FW | |
Tommy Wright | 29 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Chris Senior | 35 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Chris Moore | 20 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Curtis Main | 20 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| FW | |
Michael Smith | 29 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Nathan Modest | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 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
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