Darlington Football Club, an English association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, was founded in 1883.[1] For their first six years, there was no league football, so matches were arranged on an occasional basis, supplemented by cup competitions organised at both local and national level. In 1889, Darlington joined the newly formed Northern League, and moved into the North-Eastern League in 1908. They were founder members of the Football League Third Division North in 1921, and spent two seasons in the Second Division in the mid-1920s. Thereafter, they remained in the lower divisions of the Football League until 1989, when they were relegated for one season to the Football Conference. After another 20 years in the Football League, they were again relegated to the Conference.[2] Two years later, financial issues stemming from administration forced a demotion of four divisions and a change of name: Darlington 1883 was chosen.[3][4] Five years later, after three promotions, they reverted to their original name.[5]

Darlington's record against each club faced in first-team league competition is summarised below. The opening match of the inaugural Northern League season pitted them against Newcastle East End,[6] their first Football League match was against Halifax Town,[7] and they met their 256th and most recent different league opponent, Bishop's Stortford, for the first time in the 2023–24 National League North season.[8] The team that Darlington have played most in league competition is Hartlepool United, whom they first met in 1908 in the North-Eastern League. The 152 encounters between the teams have produced 59 wins and 62 defeats, which are club records. Rochdale have drawn 38 league meetings with Darlington, which is more than any other opponent.

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played against Banbury United on 2 March 2024.

Key

All-time league record

Darlington F.C. league record by opponent
Opponent Home Away Total Win % First Last Notes
P W D L P W D L P W D L
Accrington Stanley ‡ 29 20 5 4 29 1 4 24 58 21 9 28 036.21 1921–22 1960–61
Accrington Stanley 4 3 1 0 4 2 0 2 8 5 1 2 062.50 2006–07 2009–10
AFC Bournemouth 15 5 4 6 15 3 3 9 30 8 7 15 026.67 1966–67 2009–10 [a]
AFC Fylde 3 1 1 1 4 1 0 3 7 2 1 4 028.57 2016–17 2022–23 [b]
AFC Telford United 8 5 0 3 7 2 2 3 15 7 2 6 046.67 2011–12 2022–23 [b]
AFC Wimbledon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2010–11 2010–11 [c]
Aldershot ‡ 24 10 6 8 24 10 7 7 48 20 13 15 041.67 1958–59 1990–91
Aldershot Town 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 025.00 2008–09 2009–10
Alfreton Town † 8 3 1 4 9 4 4 1 17 7 5 5 041.18 2011–12 2023–24 [b]
Altrincham 4 2 0 2 5 1 4 0 9 3 4 2 033.33 1989–90 2019–20 [d]
Ashington 10 9 1 0 10 4 1 5 20 13 2 5 065.00 1914–15 2012–13
Ashton United 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 050.00 2015–16 2018–19
Bamber Bridge 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2014–15
Banbury United † 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 025.00 2022–23 2023–24
Barnet 14 6 2 6 14 3 4 7 28 9 6 13 032.14 1989–90 2009–10
Barnsley 16 4 7 5 16 1 4 11 32 5 11 16 015.63 1925–26 1978–79
Barrow 41 21 7 13 41 9 13 19 82 30 20 32 036.59 1921–22 2011–12
Barwell 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Bath City 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 1 025.00 2010–11 2011–12
Bedlington Terriers 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Bedlington United ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1920–21 1920–21
Billingham Synthonia 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Billingham Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 1991–92 1991–92
Birtley ‡ 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1889–90 1889–90
Bishop Auckland 17 10 3 4 17 6 4 7 34 16 7 11 047.06 1889–90 2012–13 [e]
Bishop's Stortford † 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 000.00 2023–24 2023–24
Blackpool 10 2 3 5 10 2 3 5 20 4 6 10 020.00 1925–26 2000–01
Blyth Spartans † 12 10 2 0 10 4 4 2 22 14 6 2 063.64 1913–14 2023–24 [b]
Bolton Wanderers 4 2 0 2 4 1 1 2 8 3 1 4 037.50 1985–86 1991–92
Boston United † 12 9 1 2 13 3 3 7 25 12 4 9 048.00 1989–90 2023–24 [d]
Brackley Town † 7 1 3 3 8 2 1 5 15 3 4 8 020.00 2016–17 2023–24 [b]
Bradford City 38 18 8 12 38 8 5 25 76 26 13 37 034.21 1925–26 2009–10
Bradford Park Avenue 28 14 6 8 26 8 5 13 54 22 11 21 040.74 1922–23 2022–23 [d][b]
Bradford Park Avenue reserves ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 1908–09 1908–09
Braintree Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2011–12 2011–12
Brentford 17 5 4 8 17 4 3 10 34 9 7 18 026.47 1962–63 2008–09
Brighouse Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2014–15 2014–15
Brighton & Hove Albion 8 4 1 3 8 2 2 4 16 6 3 7 037.50 1963–64 2000–01
Bristol City 4 0 3 1 4 0 2 2 8 0 5 3 000.00 1982–83 1986–87
Bristol Rovers 9 2 4 3 9 2 1 6 18 4 5 9 022.22 1966–67 2006–07
Burnley 3 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 6 3 1 2 050.00 1987–88 1990–91
Burscough 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 050.00 2013–14 2014–15
Burton Albion 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2009–10 2009–10
Bury 24 8 7 9 24 5 7 12 48 13 14 21 027.08 1957–58 2009–10
Buxton † 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 3 6 2 1 3 033.33 2015–16 2023–24
Cambridge United 17 6 7 4 17 5 0 12 34 11 7 16 032.35 1970–71 2011–12
Cammell Laird 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2013–14
Cardiff City 9 5 2 2 9 3 2 4 18 8 4 6 044.44 1985–86 2000–01
Carlisle United 50 26 10 14 50 16 16 18 100 42 26 32 042.00 1910–11 2005–06
Carlisle United reserves ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 1908–09 1909–10
Celtic Nation ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Chelsea 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 3 1 000.00 1925–26 1926–27
Cheltenham Town 8 6 1 1 8 2 4 2 16 8 5 3 050.00 1989–90 2010–11
Chester † 5 3 0 2 4 1 1 2 9 4 1 4 044.44 2018–19 2023–24 [f]
Chester City ‡ 52 24 16 12 52 16 10 26 104 40 26 38 038.46 1931–32 2008–09 [f]
Chester-le-Street ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1920–21 1920–21
Chesterfield 38 18 11 9 38 5 12 21 76 23 23 30 030.26 1921–22 2000–01
Chorley † 6 3 2 1 7 1 2 4 13 4 4 5 030.77 1989–90 2023–24
Clitheroe 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 2013–14 2014–15
Colchester United 22 11 4 7 22 7 3 12 44 18 7 19 040.91 1961–62 1997–98
Colwyn Bay 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Consett 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Coventry City 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 000.00 1958–59 1958–59
Crawley Town 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 2010–11 2010–11
Crewe Alexandra 57 28 15 14 57 10 18 29 114 38 33 43 033.33 1921–22 2009–10
Crook Town 12 11 0 1 12 5 4 3 24 16 4 4 066.67 1896–97 1907–08
Crystal Palace 3 0 1 2 3 0 0 3 6 0 1 5 000.00 1958–59 1960–61
Curzon Ashton † 7 1 0 6 9 3 1 5 16 4 1 11 025.00 2013–14 2023–24 [d][b]
Dagenham & Redbridge 3 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 6 3 0 3 050.00 2007–08 2009–10
Darlington St Augustine's ‡ 16 11 2 3 16 11 5 0 32 22 7 3 068.75 1889–90 1907–08
Derby County 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 8 4 3 1 050.00 1925–26 1985–86
Doncaster Rovers 47 19 15 13 47 15 5 27 94 34 20 40 036.17 1923–24 2003–04
Droylsden 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2014–15 2014–15
Dunston UTS 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Durham City 8 6 2 0 8 3 2 3 16 9 4 3 056.25 1919–20 2012–13
Eastbourne Borough 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2010–11 2010–11
Ebbsfleet 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 050.00 2011–12 2011–12
Elswick Rangers ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 1889–90 1889–90
Enfield ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1989–90 1989–90
Exeter City 30 17 8 5 30 8 9 13 60 25 17 18 041.67 1958–59 2008–09
Farnborough Town 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 1989–90 1989–90
Farsley Celtic † 5 2 2 1 7 2 0 5 12 4 2 6 033.33 2013–14 2023–24 [b][g]
FC Halifax Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2016–17 2016–17
F.C. United of Manchester 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 6 0 0 100.00 2016–17 2018–19
Fisher Athletic ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1989–90 1989–90
Fleetwood Town 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 025.00 2010–11 2011–12
Forest Green Rovers 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 1 025.00 2010–11 2011–12
Frickley Athletic 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Fulham 7 2 2 3 7 0 1 6 14 2 3 9 014.29 1925–26 1996–97
Gainsborough Trinity 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 2016–17 2017–18
Gateshead ‡ 34 19 7 8 34 11 9 14 68 30 16 22 044.12 1908–09 1959–60 [h]
Gateshead 4 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 7 1 3 3 014.29 2010–11 2021–22 [d]
Gateshead Town ‡ 4 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 8 6 2 0 075.00 1911–12 1914–15
Gillingham 18 6 8 4 18 3 4 11 36 9 12 15 025.00 1958–59 2008–09
Gloucester City † 5 3 2 0 5 3 1 1 10 6 3 1 060.00 2016–17 2023–24
Grangetown Athletic ‡ 7 2 1 4 7 1 1 5 14 3 2 9 021.43 1901–02 1907–08
Grantham Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Grimsby Town 26 9 8 9 26 11 4 11 52 20 12 20 038.46 1921–22 2011–12
Guisborough Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2012–13 2012–13
Guiseley 3 1 1 1 4 2 0 2 6 2 1 3 033.33 2018–19 2021–22 [b]
Halesowen Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Halifax Town ‡ 50 29 9 12 50 13 13 24 100 42 22 36 042.00 1921–22 2001–02
Harrogate Railway Athletic 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 2013–14 2014–15
Harrogate Town 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 050.00 2016–17 2017–18
Hartlepool United 76 35 18 23 76 24 13 39 152 59 31 62 038.82 1908–09 2006–07 [i]
Hayes & Yeading United 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 3 000.00 2010–11 2011–12
Hebburn Argyle ‡ 7 5 2 0 7 2 1 4 14 7 3 4 050.00 1908–09 1914–15
Hebburn Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Hereford † 5 3 2 0 5 1 2 2 10 4 4 2 040.00 2018–19 2023–24
Hereford United ‡ 19 9 5 5 19 3 9 7 38 12 14 12 031.58 1972–73 2009–10
Histon 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2010–11 2010–11
Houghton Rovers ‡ 5 3 1 1 5 5 0 0 10 8 1 1 080.00 1912–13 1920–21
Howden-le-Wear ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1894–95 1895–96
Huddersfield Town 8 3 1 4 8 1 1 6 16 4 2 10 025.00 1908–09 2003–04
Hull City 24 7 4 13 24 7 5 12 48 14 9 25 029.17 1925–26 2003–04
Hyde United 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Ilkeston ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Jarrow 7 7 0 0 7 2 2 3 14 9 2 3 064.29 1910–11 1920–21 [j]
Kendal Town 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 2013–14 2014–15
Kettering Town 6 3 2 1 5 2 3 0 11 5 5 1 045.45 1989–90 2022–23 [d]
Kidderminster Harriers 15 7 2 6 14 2 5 7 29 9 7 13 031.03 1989–90 2022–23 [b]
King's Lynn Town † 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 5 1 0 4 020.00 2019–20 2023–24 [d]
Lancaster City 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 4 1 2 1 025.00 2013–14 2014–15
Leadgate Park 5 5 0 0 5 2 1 2 10 7 1 2 070.00 1896–97 1907–08
Leamington 4 0 4 0 5 2 1 2 9 2 5 2 022.22 2017–18 2022–23 [d]
Leyton Orient 17 8 6 3 17 3 3 11 34 11 9 14 032.35 1925–26 2005–06 [k]
Lincoln City 55 24 20 11 55 10 13 32 110 34 33 43 030.91 1921–22 2011–12
Luton Town 7 3 3 1 7 1 0 6 14 4 3 7 028.57 1965–66 2011–12
Macclesfield Town 13 5 4 4 13 3 5 5 26 8 9 9 030.77 1989–90 2009–10
Maidstone United ‡ 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1990–91 1990–91
Manchester City 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 1926–27 1926–27
Mansfield Town 45 22 10 13 45 7 9 29 90 29 19 42 032.22 1989–90 2011–12
Marine 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Marske United 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Matlock Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Merthyr Tydfil ‡ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 000.00 1989–90 1989–90
Mickleover Sports 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Middlesbrough 14 5 1 8 14 0 3 11 28 5 4 19 017.86 1889–90 1986–87
Middlesbrough A ‡ 13 8 2 3 13 1 4 8 26 9 6 11 034.62 1902–03 1920–21
Middlesbrough Ironopolis ‡ 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 3 6 1 0 5 016.67 1890–91 1892–93
Millwall 5 1 1 3 5 2 1 2 10 3 2 5 030.00 1958–59 1964–65
Milton Keynes Dons 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 025.00 2006–07 2007–08
Morecambe 3 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 6 1 2 3 016.67 2007–08 2009–10
Mossley 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2014–15
Nantwich Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Nelson 7 5 0 2 7 1 2 4 14 6 2 6 042.86 1921–22 1930–31
New Brighton ‡ 19 16 0 3 19 3 5 11 38 19 5 14 050.00 1923–24 1950–51
New Mills 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2014–15
Newcastle Benfield 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Newcastle City ‡ 4 4 0 0 4 2 1 1 8 6 1 1 075.00 1911–12 1914–15
Newcastle East End ‡ 4 1 1 2 4 0 0 4 8 1 1 6 012.50 1889–90 1892–93
Newcastle United A ‡ 13 4 5 4 13 3 2 8 26 7 7 12 026.92 1902–03 1920–21
Newcastle West End ‡ 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 3 6 1 0 5 016.67 1889–90 1891–92
Newport County 22 13 3 6 22 2 5 15 44 15 8 21 034.09 1962–63 2011–12
Newton Aycliffe 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2012–13 2012–13
North Ferriby United ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2017–18 2017–18
North Shields Athletic 7 6 1 0 7 2 1 4 14 8 2 4 057.14 1908–09 1914–15
North Skelton Rovers ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 1893–94 1894–95
Northampton Town 29 12 9 8 29 6 9 14 58 18 18 22 031.03 1958–59 2009–10
Northwich Victoria 3 1 0 2 3 1 1 1 6 2 1 3 033.33 1989–90 2014–15
Norton & Stockton Ancients ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Nottingham Forest 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 025.00 1925–26 1926–27
Notts County 17 7 3 7 17 2 7 8 34 9 10 15 026.47 1926–27 2009–10
Nuneaton Town 3 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 6 1 2 3 016.67 2016–17 2018–19
Oldham Athletic 25 9 8 8 25 4 6 15 50 13 14 23 026.00 1925–26 1988–89
Ossett Albion 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2014–15
Ossett Town 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2014–15
Oxford United 9 5 1 3 9 3 1 5 18 8 2 8 044.44 1962–63 2005–06
Padiham 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2014–15
Penrith 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Peterborough Sports † 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 066.67 2022–23 2023–24
Peterborough United 24 12 9 3 24 6 9 9 48 18 18 12 037.50 1906–61 2007–08
Plymouth Argyle 6 3 0 3 6 2 2 2 12 5 2 5 041.67 1985–86 2001–02
Port Vale 21 9 8 4 21 4 4 13 42 13 12 17 030.95 1925–26 2009–10
Portsmouth 4 2 1 1 4 0 1 3 8 2 2 4 025.00 1925–26 1979–80
Prescot Cables 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 050.00 2013–14 2014–15
Preston North End 6 0 2 4 6 1 2 3 12 1 4 7 008.33 1925–26 1995–96
Queens Park Rangers 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 1966–67 1966–67
Radcliffe Borough 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 050.00 2013–14 2014–15
Ramsbottom United 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 050.00 2013–14 2015–16
Reading 12 4 2 6 12 1 1 10 24 5 3 16 020.83 1926–27 1991–92
Rochdale 69 39 15 15 69 12 23 34 138 51 38 49 036.96 1921–22 2009–10
Rotherham United 30 18 10 2 30 11 7 12 60 29 17 14 048.33 1923–24 2009–10
Runcorn ‡ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 1989–90 1989–90
Rushall Olympic † 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 033.33 2015–16 2023–24
Rushden & Diamonds ‡ 5 2 3 0 5 1 1 3 10 3 4 3 030.00 2001–02 2010–11
Salford City 5 1 2 2 5 3 0 2 10 4 2 4 040.00 2013–14 2017–18
Saltburn ‡ 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1907–08 1907–08
Saltburn Swifts ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1895–96 1895–96
Scarborough ‡ 18 12 2 4 18 8 2 8 36 20 4 12 055.56 1900–01 1998–99
Scarborough Athletic † 3 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 6 3 0 3 050.00 2014–15 2023–24
Scotswood 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1919–20 1920–21
Scunthorpe United † 39 20 11 8 40 8 8 24 79 28 19 32 035.44 1950–51 2023–24
Seaham Harbour ‡ 6 6 0 0 6 4 2 0 12 10 2 0 083.33 1908–09 1913–14 [l]
Sheffield United 3 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 6 1 1 4 016.67 1891–92 1981–82
Sheffield Wednesday 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 1925–26 1925–26
Shildon 14 12 2 0 14 6 4 4 28 18 6 4 064.29 1903–04 2012–13 [m]
Shrewsbury Town 19 9 5 5 19 4 5 10 38 13 10 15 034.21 1950–51 2009–10
Skelmersdale United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2015–16 2015–16
South Bank 17 10 2 5 17 3 2 12 34 13 4 17 038.24 1889–90 1907–08
South Shields † 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 2012–13 2023–24
South Shields reserves ‡ 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 025.00 1919–20 1920–21 [n]
Southampton 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 025.00 1925–26 1926–27
Southend United 16 6 5 5 16 2 5 9 32 8 10 14 025.00 1967–68 2004–05
Southport † 50 26 10 14 50 9 10 31 100 35 20 45 035.00 1921–22 2023–24 [d]
Spennymoor Town † 9 3 4 2 7 3 3 1 16 6 7 3 037.50 2012–13 2023–24 [b]
Spennymoor United ‡ 12 9 3 0 12 4 1 7 24 13 4 7 054.17 1905–06 1920–21
Stafford Rangers 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1989–90 1989–90
Stalybridge Celtic 3 3 0 0 3 1 0 2 6 4 0 2 066.67 1921–22 2016–17
Stamford 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Stockport County 58 27 12 19 58 7 14 37 116 34 26 56 029.31 1921–22 2018–19
Stockton ‡ 19 11 4 4 19 2 4 13 38 13 8 17 034.21 1889–90 1907–08
Stockton St John's ‡ 4 3 0 1 4 2 0 2 8 5 0 3 062.50 1899–1900 1902–03
Stoke City 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 000.00 1925–26 1991–92
Stourbridge 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 000.00 2015–16 2015–16
Sunderland A ‡ 13 7 3 3 13 4 1 8 26 11 4 11 042.31 1902–03 1920–21
Sunderland Albion ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 050.00 1890–91 1891–92
Sunderland Royal Rovers ‡ 7 7 0 0 7 5 0 2 14 12 0 2 085.71 1908–09 1914–15
Sunderland RCA 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Sutton Coldfield Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16
Sutton United 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 1989–90 1989–90
Swansea City 22 11 9 2 22 2 7 13 44 13 16 15 029.55 1925–26 2004–05 [o]
Swindon Town 6 4 1 1 6 1 1 4 12 5 2 5 041.67 1966–67 2006–07
Tamworth † 5 3 0 2 5 0 2 3 10 3 2 5 030.00 2010–11 2023–24
Team Northumbria 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2012–13 2012–13
Telford United ‡ 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1989–90 1989–90
Thornaby Utopians ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1899–1900 1900–01
Torquay United 39 14 12 13 39 10 9 20 78 24 21 33 030.77 1958–59 2009–10
Tow Law 6 6 0 0 6 3 1 2 12 9 1 2 075.00 1894–95 1899–1900
Tranmere Rovers 41 20 6 15 41 11 7 23 82 31 13 38 037.80 1921–22 1998–89
Wakefield ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2013–14
Wallsend ‡ 9 8 0 1 9 6 1 2 18 14 1 3 077.78 1908–09 1920–21 [p]
Walsall 20 8 5 7 20 1 8 11 40 9 13 18 022.50 1921–22 2006–07
Warrington Town † 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 2013–14 2023–24
Watford 6 2 3 1 6 0 2 4 12 2 5 5 016.67 1958–59 1997–88
Welling United 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1989–90 1989–90
West Auckland Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2012–13 2012–13
West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 000.00 1991–92 1991–92
West Hartlepool ‡ 8 5 1 2 8 5 1 2 16 10 2 4 062.50 1900–01 1907–08
West Stanley ‡ 9 8 0 1 9 4 0 5 18 12 0 6 066.67 1908–09 1920–21
Whitby Town 5 3 1 1 5 4 0 1 10 7 1 2 070.00 1893–94 2015–16 [q]
Whitley Bay 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2012–13 2012–13
Wigan Athletic 11 5 4 2 11 1 3 7 22 6 7 9 027.27 1978–79 1996–97
Wigan Borough ‡ 8 7 0 1 8 1 3 4 16 8 3 5 050.00 1921–22 1930–31
Wimbledon ‡ 4 2 1 1 4 0 2 2 8 2 3 3 025.00 1977–78 1982–83 [c]
Wingate Albion 4 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 8 6 2 0 075.00 1909–10 1912–13
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 2 1 5 0 0 5 10 2 2 6 020.00 1923–24 1987–88
Worcester City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2016–17 2016–17
Workington ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1910–11 1910–11
Workington reserves ‡ 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 1908–09 1909–10
Workington 25 14 8 3 25 6 7 12 50 20 15 15 040.00 1951–52 2015–16
Wrexham 47 25 14 8 47 6 11 30 94 31 25 38 032.98 1921–22 2011–12
Wycombe Wanderers 7 3 2 2 7 2 2 3 14 5 4 5 035.71 1989–90 2008–09
Yeovil Town 3 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 6 4 1 1 066.67 1989–90 2004–05
York City 55 29 13 13 55 7 15 33 110 36 28 46 032.73 1929–30 2021–22

Footnotes

  1. ^ AFC Bournemouth statistics include matches played against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 National League North season was declared null and void in February 2021.[9] Darlington had played only 11 matches, which included one against this opponent.[10]
  3. ^ a b A year after its 2003 relocation to Milton Keynes, Wimbledon F.C. was rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons. It renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since when it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004.[13][14][15]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 National League season was suspended in mid-March 2020. Six weeks later, the clubs voted to end the regular season programme with immediate effect; Darlington's last nine matches, which included one against this opponent, remained unplayed.[11][12]
  5. ^ Bishop Auckland statistics include matches played against Auckland Town.
  6. ^ a b Chester City statistics include Football League matches played against the club under its former name of Chester. The Chester F.C. founded in 2010 is a different club.
  7. ^ Farsley Celtic statistics include matches played against Farsley.
  8. ^ Gateshead A.F.C. statistics include matches played against South Shields Adelaide and South Shields.
  9. ^ Hartlepool United statistics include matches played against Hartlepools United and Hartlepool.
  10. ^ Jarrow statistics include matches played against Jarrow Croft and Palmers (Jarrow).
  11. ^ Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Clapton Orient and Orient.
  12. ^ Seaham Harbour statistics include matches played against Seaham White Star.
  13. ^ Shildon statistics include matches played against Shildon Athletic.
  14. ^ This is the reserve team of the club later known as Gateshead A.F.C., but is listed as South Shields reserves because Darlington only faced them under that name, before the club's move to Gateshead.
  15. ^ Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.
  16. ^ Wallsend statistics include matches played against Wallsend Park Villa.
  17. ^ Whitby Town statistics include matches played against Whitby.

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