# List of Darlington F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

Darlington Football Club, an English association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, was founded in 1883. They entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1885–86, were founder members of the Northern League in 1889, turned professional in 1908 and joined the North Eastern League, which they won in 1913 and 1921. The latter win preceded election to the Football League as members of its newly formed Third Division North. Runners-up in their first season, Darlington were Northern Section champions three years later, thus winning promotion to the Second Division. Their 15th-place finish in 1926 remains their best League performance, and they were relegated back to the Third Division the following year. After 68 years of continuous membership, they were relegated from the Football League in 1988–89. Having made an immediate return as Conference champions, they remained in the League until 2010, when they again dropped into the Conference. After Darlington failed to exit administration in a manner acceptable to the Football Association, that body treated it as a new club, required it to change its name (to Darlington 1883), and placed its team in the Northern League, the ninth tier of English football, for the 2012–13 season. Five years later, the FA approved the club's request to resume its traditional name.
The club's first team have competed in numerous nationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in between 25 and 99 such matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include the duration of his Darlington career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches. Where applicable, the list also includes the national team for which the player was selected, and the number of senior international caps he won.

## Introduction

Of the more than 350 men who made 25 career appearances for Darlington in national competitions but fell short of the 100 mark, several hold club records. Jason de Vos was the first to play senior international football while a Darlington player, and Franz Burgmeier made most senior international appearances, with seven for Liechtenstein during the 2008–09 season. At 15 years 318 days, Curtis Main became Darlington's youngest Football League debutant when he entered the League Two visit to Peterborough United on 3 May 2008 as a second-half substitute. The sale of de Vos to Dundee United for £400,000 in 1998 generated the club's record transfer fee received, and the record for fee paid, of £100,000, was set in 2006 when Julian Joachim was signed from Boston United and equalled the following year with the purchase of Pawel Abbott from Swansea City.
Others made an important contribution to the club despite relatively few appearances in national competition. Dick Healey's career was coming to an end by the time the club was elected to the Football League, but he was their top scorer with 41 goals as they won the North-Eastern League title in 1913 and captained the club to their second title in 1921, as well as scoring four goals in as many matches for the England amateur team and representing the Amateur XI in the 1913 FA Charity Shield. Dick Jackson played in 26 FA Cup matches while player-manager of Darlington either side of the First World War, and George Brown – a former England international and three-time League winner with Huddersfield Town – had a spell as player-manager in the 1930s. Lol Morgan, Mick Tait and Martin Gray went on to manage the club: Morgan managed the team to promotion from the Fourth Division in 1965–66, and Gray led the team to three promotions in four seasons after taking over as manager in 2012. Marco Gabbiadini was the only player with fewer than 100 League appearances to be voted by supporters into a "Dream Team" as part of the 2003 Farewell to Feethams celebrations (when the club left their long-time home).
Other players took part in significant matches in the history of the club. Tommy Barbour, Percy Sutcliffe, Alf Dolphin and Arthur Wolstenholme played in Darlington's first match in the Football League, a 2–0 win at home to Halifax Town on 27 August 1921. Tommy Moran scored twice and created two other goals, one for Ron Harbertson, as Darlington eliminated Chelsea, League champions only three seasons earlier, in the fourth round of the 1957–58 FA Cup to progress to the last 16 of the competition for only the second time in their history. Gary Coatsworth scored the goal that confirmed Darlington as winners of the 1989–90 Football Conference title. John McReady, Gary Smith and Michael Smith played in Darlington's last match in the Football League, against Dagenham & Redbridge on 8 May 2010. After Tommy Wright struck the bar in the 120th minute of the 2011 FA Trophy Final, substitute Chris Senior was first to the rebound to head Darlington's winning goal. Jamie Chandler was man of the match, and the team included seven other men listed here.
Still others earned their notability elsewhere. In Jack Beby's time as manager of AEK – the club's website dubs him the "great reformer" – he led the team to successive victories in the Greek Cup in 1949 and 1950. Tom Burlison was an active trade unionist who became deputy general secretary of the GMB, treasurer of the Labour Party and, as Baron Burlison of Rowlands Gill, was the first former professional footballer to enter the House of Lords, where he was a Government whip.

## Key

* The list is ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by number of League appearances, and then if necessary by date of debut.
* Appearances as a substitute are included.
* Statistics are correct up to and including 1 July 2024, the first day of the 2024–25 season. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
Positions key :
| Pre-1960s | Pre-1960s | 1960s– | 1960s– |
| GK | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper |
| FB | Full back | DF | Defender |
| HB | Half back | MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward | Forward | Forward |

### Player

    Players marked * were registered for the club as at the date specified above.
    Players with name in italics and marked † were on loan from another club for the duration of their Darlington career. The loaning club is noted in the Notes column, and sourced to Neil Brown's Player Database, to the English National Football Archive, or individually.

### Position

    Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.

### Club career

    Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.

### League appearances and League goals

    League appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League (1921–1989 and 1990–2010), the Football Conference (1989–1990 and 2010–2012) and the National League (2016–present). Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season, abandoned after three matches because of the Second World War, are excluded.

### Total appearances and Total goals

    Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League (including play-offs), Football Conference, National League, FA Cup, Football League Third Division North Cup, Football League Cup, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, FA Trophy and Conference League Cup. Matches in wartime competitions are excluded.

### International selection

    Countries are listed only for players who have been selected for international football. Only the highest level of international competition is given, except where a player competed for more than one country, in which case the highest level reached for each country is shown.

## Players with 25 to 99 appearances

Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international selection :
| Player | Pos | Club career | League | League | Total | Total | International selection | Refs |
| Player | Pos | Club career | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | International selection | Refs |
| Ricky Ravenhill | MF | 2007–2009 | 88 | 6 | 99 | 6 | — | |
| Jack Lambert | FW | 2019–20202021–20232024–2025 | 88 | 21 | 99 | 27 | — | |
| Don Ratcliffe | MF | 1966–1967 | 86 | 12 | 99 | 17 | — | |
| George Wardle | HB | 1951–1954 | 95 | 6 | 98 | 6 | — | |
| Peter Skipper | DF | 1980–1982 | 91 | 4 | 98 | 7 | — | |
| Bert Burridge | HB | 1922–1926 | 92 | 7 | 96 | 7 | — | |
| Mick Wright | DF | 1969–1973 | 89 | 0 | 96 | 0 | — | |
| Dave Edgar | FW | 1933–1936 | 88 | 20 | 96 | 22 | — | |
| Ken Parkinson | GK | 1936–1939 | 87 | 0 | 96 | 0 | — | |
| David Speedie | FW | 1980–1982 | 88 | 21 | 95 | 22 | Scotland | |
| Steve O'Shaughnessy | MF | 1992–1994 | 88 | 2 | 95 | 2 | Wales youth | |
| Marco Gabbiadini | FW | 1998–2000 | 82 | 47 | 95 | 52 | England B | |
| Alan Ogley | GK | 1975–1977 | 80 | 0 | 95 | 0 | English schools | |
| Colin Blant | DF | 1974–1976 | 89 | 0 | 94 | 0 | — | |
| Kallum Griffiths * | DF | 2021–present | 86 | 2 | 94 | 2 | — | |
| Carl Airey | FW | 1984–1986 | 75 | 28 | 94 | 34 | — | |
| Brian Close | DF / MF | 2004–2007 | 83 | 0 | 93 | 0 | Northern Ireland U21 | |
| Harry Yates | FW | 1950–1952 | 91 | 29 | 92 | 29 | — | |
| Neil Hague | DF / MF | 1977–1979 | 80 | 4 | 92 | 0 | England youth | |
| Albert Quinn | FW | 1948–1951 | 86 | 43 | 91 | 44 | — | |
| Mick Tait | MF | 1990–1992 | 79 | 2 | 91 | 2 | — | |
| Micky Cummins | MF | 2006–2008 | 79 | 10 | 91 | 0 | Republic of Ireland U21 | |
| Bryan Conlon | FW | 1964–1967 | 75 | 27 | 91 | 35 | — | |
| Harry Wilson | DF | 1980–1983 | 85 | 0 | 90 | 0 | England youth | |
| Colin Tinsley | GK | 1958–1961 | 79 | 0 | 90 | 0 | — | |
| Rob Purdie | MF | 2007–2009 | 79 | 6 | 90 | 6 | England semi-pro | |
| David Currie | FW | 1986–1988 | 76 | 33 | 90 | 36 | — | |
| Denis Howe | DF | 1951–1954 | 88 | 1 | 89 | 1 | — | |
| Gordon Jones | FB | 1973–1975 | 85 | 5 | 89 | 5 | England U23 | |
| Alex Purver | MF | 2021–2023 | 81 | 3 | 89 | 3 | — | |
| Paul Olsson | MF | 1994–1996 | 76 | 8 | 88 | 12 | — | |
| Julian Joachim | FW | 2006–2008 | 76 | 13 | 87 | 16 | England U21 | |
| Tommy Wright | FW | 2006–20082010–2011 | 75 | 21 | 87 | 24 | England U20 | |
| Kevin Stonehouse | FW | 1987–1989 | 72 | 20 | 87 | 24 | — | |
| Harvey Saunders | FW | 2017–2019 | 82 | 12 | 86 | 12 | — | |
| Phil Turnbull | MF | 2015–2018 | 81 | 1 | 86 | 1 | — | |
| Joey Hutchinson | DF | 2003–2006 | 79 | 0 | 86 | 0 | — | |
| John Middleton | FW | 1933–1935 | 77 | 22 | 86 | 25 | — | |
| Brian Honour | MF | 1982–1984 | 74 | 4 | 86 | 7 | — | |
| Harry Holdcroft | GK | 1928–1931 | 83 | 0 | 85 | 0 | England | |
| Mark Beck | FW | 2016–20172022–2023 | 77 | 34 | 85 | 37 | Scotland U19 | |
| Jack Beby | GK | 1934–1936 | 74 | 0 | 84 | 0 | — | |
| Bobby Cummings | FW | 1965–1968 | 74 | 43 | 84 | 46 | — | |
| Gary Smith | MF | 2009–2011 | 71 | 2 | 84 | 6 | — | |
| Mitch Cook | DF / MF | 1984–19851991–1992 | 70 | 8 | 84 | 8 | — | |
| Gary Chapman | FW | 1993–1995 | 74 | 9 | 83 | 9 | — | |
| Aaron Brown | DF | 2010–2012 | 70 | 2 | 83 | 2 | — | |
| Martin Gray | MF | 1999–2001 | 66 | 0 | 83 | 0 | — | |
| Jim Keers | FW | 1952–1955 | 74 | 15 | 82 | 15 | — | |
| Bill Scott | FB | 1933–1935 | 73 | 0 | 82 | 0 | — | |
| Steve Tutill | DF | 1997–2000 | 70 | 0 | 82 | 1 | English schools | |
| Robbie Blake | FW | 1995–1997 | 68 | 21 | 82 | 23 | — | |
| Dave Syers | MF | 2016–2018 | 75 | 18 | 81 | 18 | — | |
| Stan Webb | FW | 1974–1976 | 74 | 21 | 81 | 23 | — | |
| Gregg Blundell | FW | 2007–2009 | 71 | 11 | 81 | 13 | England semi-pro | |
| Ken Allison | FW | 1963–1966 | 74 | 39 | 80 | 40 | — | |
| Harry Charlton | MF | 1979–1981 | 72 | 4 | 80 | 5 | — | |
| Charles Allan | FB | 19321935–1937 | 69 | 1 | 80 | 1 | — | |
| Simon Betts | MF | 2001–2003 | 69 | 1 | 80 | 1 | — | |
| Ken Bower | FW | 1946–1949 | 75 | 35 | 79 | 37 | — | |
| Josh Gillies | FW | 2016–2018 | 75 | 19 | 79 | 19 | England C | |
| Lloyd Maitland | MF | 1977–1979 | 71 | 6 | 79 | 6 | — | |
| Mike Boyle | FB | 1937–1939 | 74 | 3 | 78 | 3 | — | |
| John Logan | HB | 1935–1937 | 65 | 5 | 78 | 5 | — | |
| Joe McAninly | FW | 1937–1939 | 72 | 7 | 77 | 7 | — | |
| Harry Clarke | FW | 1945–19471947–19491952–1953 | 70 | 47 | 76 | 51 | — | |
| Tommy Moran | FW | 1956–1958 | 70 | 13 | 76 | 16 | — | |
| Adriano Moke | MF | 2022–2024 | 70 | 0 | 76 | 0 | — | |
| Joe Turner | GK | 1957–1960 | 68 | 0 | 76 | 0 | — | |
| Ashley Nicholls | MF | 2002–2004 | 67 | 6 | 76 | 7 | English schools | |
| Simon Johnson | FW | 2005–2007 | 66 | 9 | 76 | 10 | England U20 | |
| Jamie Chandler | MF | 20092010–2012 | 66 | 4 | 76 | 6 | England U19 | |
| Gary Gill | MF | 1989–1992 | 64 | 9 | 76 | 11 | — | |
| Tim Gilbert | DF / MF | 1982–1984 | 65 | 3 | 75 | 3 | — | |
| Johnny Spuhler | FW | 1954–1956 | 67 | 19 | 74 | 21 | English schools | |
| Ken Murray | FW | 1950–1953 | 70 | 19 | 73 | 21 | — | |
| Tom Ruddy | FW | 1925–1928 | 66 | 37 | 73 | 43 | — | |
| Paul Campbell | MF | 1998–2003 | 61 | 6 | 73 | 8 | — | |
| Percy Sutcliffe | HB | 1914–1923 | 53 | 0 | 73 | 0 | — | |
| David Corner | DF | 1989–1991 | 56 | 9 | 73 | 16 | England U20 | |
| George Luke | MF | 1961–1963 | 68 | 11 | 72 | 11 | — | |
| Ernie Price | HB | 1949–1951 | 69 | 0 | 71 | 0 | — | |
| Jamie Crumley | GK | 1924–1926 | 66 | 0 | 71 | 0 | — | |
| George Hurst | FW | 1930–1933 | 63 | 21 | 71 | 24 | — | |
| Jack Saunders | HB | 1946–1948 | 67 | 0 | 70 | 0 | — | |
| Neil Austin | DF | 2007–2009 | 62 | 5 | 70 | 5 | England U20 | |
| Jacob Hazel | FW | 2022–2023 | 62 | 21 | 70 | 24 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (5) | |
| Harry Kirk | MF | 1967–1969 | 61 | 7 | 70 | 8 | — | |
| Bobby Sinclair | FW | 1946–1948 | 68 | 11 | 69 | 11 | — | |
| Harry Smith | HB / FB | 1937–1939 | 65 | 0 | 69 | 0 | — | |
| Ron Harbertson | FW | 1957–19581961 | 63 | 23 | 69 | 30 | — | |
| Curtis Main | FW | 2008–2011 | 61 | 5 | 69 | 7 | — | |
| Tony Carss | MF | 1995–1997 | 57 | 2 | 69 | 3 | — | |
| Ronnie Steel | FW | 1949–1952 | 66 | 5 | 68 | 6 | — | |
| Les Robson | FW | 1953–1955 | 66 | 19 | 68 | 20 | — | |
| Albert Harris | FW | 1937–1939 | 60 | 7 | 68 | 9 | — | |
| Jason Kennedy | MF | 2008–2009 | 59 | 7 | 68 | 9 | — | |
| John Craggs | FB | 1983–1984 | 54 | 0 | 68 | 0 | England youth | |
| Richard Hope | DF | 1997–1998 | 63 | 1 | 67 | 1 | — | |
| Alun Armstrong | FW | 2004–20052006–2007 | 61 | 11 | 67 | 13 | — | |
| Ben Liddle | MF | 2022–2024 | 61 | 7 | 67 | 7 | — | |
| Mike Pollitt | GK | 1994–1995 | 55 | 0 | 67 | 0 | — | |
| Marc Bridge-Wilkinson | FW | 2010–2012 | 55 | 15 | 67 | 17 | — | |
| Johnny Dowson | FW | 1952–1954 | 65 | 11 | 66 | 11 | — | |
| Don Ball | DF | 1979–1981 | 60 | 2 | 66 | 2 | — | |
| Gary Brown | DF | 2014–20152015–2018 | 55 | 6 | 66 | 6 | — | |
| Bobby Noble | DF | 1975–1977 | 54 | 3 | 66 | 3 | — | |
| Jack Connors | HB | 1948–1952 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 0 | — | |
| Joe Little | FW | 1925–1927 | 62 | 13 | 65 | 14 | — | |
| Chris Evans | DF | 1985–1987 | 58 | 1 | 64 | 1 | — | |
| Harry Brown | FW | 1932–1934 | 57 | 17 | 63 | 17 | — | |
| Nick Pickering | MF | 1991–1993 | 57 | 7 | 63 | 7 | England | |
| David McGurk | DF | 2001–2006 | 56 | 6 | 63 | 6 | — | |
| Jassem Sukar | DF | 2022–2023 | 55 | 1 | 63 | 1 | — | |
| Leon Scott | MF | 2013–2018 | 49 | 0 | 63 | 0 | — | |
| Gordon Galley | FW | 1949–1952 | 61 | 12 | 62 | 12 | — | |
| Andrew Nelson * | FW | 2018–201920212023–present | 57 | 15 | 62 | 15 | — | |
| Maurice Peddelty | MF | 1970–1972 | 56 | 1 | 62 | 3 | — | |
| Mark Ford | MF | 2001–2002 | 57 | 9 | 61 | 9 | England U21 | |
| Alex Storey | DF | 2019–2022 | 44 | 1 | 61 | 2 | — | |
| Adam Campbell | FW | 2019–2021 | 43 | 19 | 61 | 22 | England U19 | |
| Ron Forster | FW | 1956–1959 | 57 | 4 | 60 | 5 | — | |
| Jack Brooks | FB | 1926–1929 | 54 | 0 | 60 | 0 | — | |
| Harry Lees | FW | 1927–1929 | 54 | 21 | 60 | 24 | — | |
| Neil Aspin | DF | 1999–2000 | 50 | 0 | 60 | 0 | — | |
| David Barton | DF | 1983–1984 | 49 | 3 | 60 | 4 | — | |
| Luke Trotman | DF | 2017–2019 | 56 | 0 | 59 | 0 | England C | |
| Bobby Whitehead | DF | 1962–1964 | 53 | 0 | 59 | 0 | — | |
| Carl Shutt | FW | 1997–1999 | 53 | 9 | 59 | 9 | — | |
| Tony Isaacs | MF | 1992–1994 | 51 | 2 | 59 | 2 | — | |
| Peter Cartwright | MF | 1983–1984 | 50 | 5 | 59 | 7 | — | |
| Drew Coverdale | DF / MF | 1989–1992 | 48 | 4 | 59 | 5 | — | |
| Gary Hyde | MF | 1988–1990 | 47 | 3 | 59 | 6 | — | |
| Jesper Hjorth | FW | 1999–2001 | 45 | 7 | 59 | 7 | Denmark U21 | |
| Bill Allison | FB | 1932–1934 | 52 | 0 | 58 | 0 | — | |
| Tommy Clish | GK | 1955–1957 | 52 | 0 | 58 | 0 | — | |
| Lee Nogan | FW | 1999–2000 | 49 | 6 | 58 | 9 | Wales | |
| John McReady | MF | 2010–2012 | 56 | 3 | 57 | 3 | — | |
| Adam Rundle | MF | 20022011–2012 | 55 | 5 | 57 | 5 | — | |
| Jim French | FW | 1953–1955 | 52 | 8 | 57 | 8 | — | |
| Joe Kendrick | FB | 2004–2006 | 52 | 1 | 57 | 1 | Republic of Ireland U21 | |
| Kaine Felix | MF | 2022–2023 | 52 | 5 | 57 | 5 | — | |
| Phil Bonnyman | MF | 1987–1989 | 50 | 5 | 57 | 5 | — | |
| Mario Dorner | FW | 1997–1999 | 49 | 13 | 57 | 15 | — | |
| Neil Robinson | DF | 1988–1990 | 45 | 1 | 57 | 2 | — | |
| Graeme Aldred | DF | 1984–1986 | 44 | 0 | 57 | 1 | — | |
| Ken Felton | DF / FW | 1967–1970 | 52 | 7 | 56 | 8 | — | |
| Len Green | FB | 1956–1961 | 50 | 0 | 56 | 0 | — | |
| John Green | DF | 1985–1986 | 45 | 2 | 56 | 2 | — | |
| Craig Russell | FW | 19992003–2005 | 52 | 4 | 54 | 4 | — | |
| Nathan Cartman | FW | 2015–2017 | 48 | 7 | 54 | 9 | — | |
| Peter Duffield | FW | 1999–2000 | 47 | 14 | 54 | 15 | — | |
| David Stockdale | GK | 2006–2008 | 47 | 0 | 54 | 0 | England squad | |
| Omar Holness | MF | 2019–2021 | 38 | 4 | 54 | 7 | Jamaica (1) | |
| Tommy Knox | GK | 1931–1933 | 48 | 0 | 52 | 0 | — | |
| Gary Pearson | DF | 2001–2004 | 48 | 3 | 52 | 3 | — | |
| Malcolm Scott | HB | 1961–1963 | 47 | 2 | 52 | 2 | — | |
| Jason de Vos | DF | 1996–1998 | 44 | 5 | 52 | 6 | Canada (3) | |
| Harry Walker | GK | 1936–1938 | 50 | 0 | 51 | 0 | — | |
| Bobby Bulch | HB | 1958–1959 | 45 | 1 | 51 | 1 | — | |
| Gary Bannister | FW | 1995–1996 | 41 | 10 | 51 | 11 | England U21 | |
| Paul Newell | GK | 1996–1997 | 41 | 0 | 51 | 0 | — | |
| Jim Scarborough | FW | 1951–1954 | 49 | 15 | 50 | 15 | — | |
| Brian Redfearn | FW | 1959–1961 | 48 | 16 | 50 | 17 | — | |
| Andy Welsh | FB | 1937–1938 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 0 | — | |
| Chris Hughes | MF | 2003–2005 | 45 | 2 | 50 | 2 | — | |
| Josh Gray | MF | 2008–2011 | 45 | 1 | 50 | 1 | — | |
| George Brown | FW | 1936–1938 | 44 | 12 | 50 | 13 | England | |
| Darren Collier | GK | 1993–1994 | 44 | 0 | 50 | 0 | — | |
| Danny Mellanby | FW | 2001–2003 | 44 | 8 | 50 | 8 | — | |
| Alex Smith | DF | 1974–1975 | 43 | 0 | 50 | 0 | — | |
| Gavin Worboys | FW | 1994–1996 | 41 | 8 | 50 | 13 | — | |
| David McAughtrie | DF | 1987–1989 | 39 | 0 | 50 | 0 | — | |
| Reuben Vine | FW | 1929–1931 | 48 | 12 | 49 | 13 | — | |
| Tony McFadden | FW | 1981–1983 | 47 | 10 | 49 | 10 | — | |
| Mike Peacock | GK | 1960–1962 | 46 | 0 | 49 | 0 | — | |
| Steve Ball | MF | 1992–1994 | 42 | 3 | 49 | 3 | — | |
| Carlos Logan | MF | 2005–2006 | 42 | 4 | 49 | 6 | — | |
| Tony France | FW | 1961–1963 | 47 | 9 | 48 | 9 | — | |
| Charles Coates | FW | 1932–1934 | 46 | 9 | 48 | 9 | — | |
| Jonjo Dickman | MF | 2005–2006 | 46 | 3 | 48 | 3 | — | |
| Danny Rose † | MF | 2021–present | 44 | 1 | 47 | 1 | England C | |
| Tom Platt * | MF | 2023–present | 44 | 0 | 47 | 1 | — | |
| Tommy Reynolds | FW | 1954–1956 | 43 | 6 | 47 | 6 | — | |
| Doug Fletcher | FW | 1958–1959 | 43 | 13 | 47 | 13 | — | |
| Liam Marrs | DF | 2016–2017 | 43 | 0 | 47 | 0 | — | |
| Stephen Bell | MF | 1987–1988 | 40 | 3 | 47 | 3 | England youth | |
| Gary Worthington | FW | 1987–1989 | 40 | 15 | 47 | 15 | England youth | |
| Lee Brydon | DF | 1996–1998 | 40 | 0 | 47 | 0 | English schools | |
| Louis Laing | DF | 2019–2020 | 36 | 0 | 47 | 0 | England U19 | |
| Bill Tulip | FW | 1956–1957 | 44 | 34 | 46 | 36 | — | |
| Bill Atkins | FW | 1973–1975 | 44 | 12 | 46 | 12 | — | |
| Akpo Sodje | FW | 2005–2006 | 43 | 9 | 46 | 9 | — | |
| Tim Ryan | FB | 2007–2009 | 42 | 1 | 46 | 1 | England semi-pro | |
| Charlie Stubbs | FW | 1945–1948 | 41 | 17 | 46 | 18 | — | |
| Ian Banks | MF | 1994–1995 | 39 | 1 | 46 | 1 | — | |
| Nigel Batch | GK | 1988–1990 | 38 | 0 | 46 | 0 | — | |
| Shelton Martis | DF | 2005–2006 | 42 | 2 | 45 | 2 | Netherlands Antilles Curaçao | |
| Pawel Abbott | FW | 2007–2009 | 42 | 17 | 45 | 17 | Poland U21 | |
| Hugh Dow | FB | 1932–1934 | 40 | 1 | 45 | 1 | — | |
| Mark Forster | FW | 1984–1985 | 38 | 13 | 45 | 16 | — | |
| Francis Wallace | FW | 1928–1931 | 43 | 7 | 44 | 7 | — | |
| Arthur Childs | HB | 1924–19281934–1936 | 42 | 6 | 44 | 7 | — | |
| Jock Archibald | GK | 1927–1928 | 41 | 0 | 44 | 0 | — | |
| Roger Wicks | MF | 1981–1983 | 41 | 4 | 44 | 4 | — | |
| Tim Parkin | DF | 1992–1993 | 40 | 2 | 44 | 2 | — | |
| Albert Brallisford | FW | 1936–1937 | 39 | 26 | 44 | 30 | — | |
| Mark Outterside | DF | 1987–1988 | 38 | 0 | 44 | 0 | — | |
| Joe Scott | FW | 1926–1928 | 43 | 12 | 43 | 12 | — | |
| John McGuire | FW / HB | 1928–1930 | 42 | 7 | 43 | 7 | — | |
| Jimmy Maddison | FW | 1949–1950 | 41 | 7 | 43 | 7 | — | |
| Terry Poole | HB | 1959–1961 | 41 | 3 | 43 | 4 | — | |
| Tom Elliott | MF | 2018–2019 | 41 | 3 | 43 | 3 | — | |
| Jordan Nicholson | MF | 2018–2019 | 41 | 11 | 43 | 11 | — | |
| Bob Gregg | FW | 1926–1928 | 40 | 21 | 43 | 21 | — | |
| Tom Feeney | FW | 1938–1939 | 40 | 22 | 43 | 25 | — | |
| Jim Turney | FW | 1948–1950 | 40 | 3 | 43 | 3 | — | |
| Toby Lees * | DF | 2023–present | 40 | 2 | 43 | 3 | — | |
| Cameron Salkeld * | MF | 2023–present | 40 | 9 | 43 | 9 | — | |
| Len Fielden | GK | 1931–1934 | 39 | 0 | 43 | 0 | — | |
| Matthew Armstrong | HB | 1936–1939 | 38 | 2 | 43 | 2 | — | |
| Neil Heaney | MF | 1999–2000 | 36 | 5 | 43 | 5 | England U21 | |
| Jordan Watson | DF | 2016–20172019–2021 | 35 | 0 | 43 | 0 | Northern Ireland U19 | |
| Michael Liddle | DF | 2019–2021 | 29 | 1 | 43 | 2 | Republic of Ireland U21 | |
| Steve Harper | MF | 2001–2002 | 40 | 1 | 42 | 1 | — | |
| Ryan Bowman | FW | 2011–2012 | 40 | 10 | 42 | 11 | — | |
| Guy Wharton | HB | 1948–1950 | 39 | 2 | 42 | 2 | — | |
| Paul Cross | DF | 1993–1994 | 39 | 2 | 42 | 3 | — | |
| Clyde Wijnhard | FW | 2004–2005 | 39 | 15 | 42 | 15 | — | |
| Bernie Slaven | FW | 1994–1995 | 37 | 7 | 42 | 9 | Republic of Ireland | |
| David Brightwell | DF | 2001–2002 | 36 | 0 | 42 | 0 | — | |
| Tom Portas | MF | 2014–2018 | 32 | 0 | 42 | 0 | — | |
| Justin Donawa | MF | 2019–2020 | 31 | 6 | 42 | 11 | Bermuda (5) | |
| Chris Hunter | DF | 2013–2017 | 27 | 0 | 42 | 0 | — | |
| Billy Race | FW | 1926–1927 | 40 | 8 | 41 | 8 | — | |
| Martin Smith | FW | 2006–2008 | 38 | 5 | 41 | 9 | England U21 | |
| Kevin Dos Santos | FW | 2021–2022 | 38 | 4 | 41 | 4 | — | |
| Junior Mondal | MF | 2021–2023 | 38 | 3 | 41 | 3 | — | |
| Mike Astbury | GK | 1986–1987 | 38 | 0 | 40 | 0 | — | |
| Derek Weddle | FW | 1962–1964 | 37 | 10 | 40 | 11 | — | |
| Mark Dobie | FW | 1992–1993 | 36 | 8 | 40 | 11 | — | |
| Dennis Fidler | MF | 1966–1968 | 34 | 3 | 40 | 5 | — | |
| Tyrone O'Neill † | DF | 20192020–20212022 | 33 | 10 | 40 | 13 | — | |
| Murdoch McKenzie | FW | 1925–1926 | 37 | 17 | 39 | 17 | — | |
| Jake Cassidy | FW | 2021–2022 | 37 | 5 | 39 | 5 | Wales U21 | |
| Michael Price | GK | 2003–2004 | 36 | 0 | 39 | 0 | — | |
| Kevin Burgess | DF | 20072015–2017 | 36 | 4 | 39 | 4 | — | |
| Kris Taylor | MF | 2011–2012 | 36 | 0 | 39 | 0 | — | |
| Mark Sunley | DF | 1991–1994 | 35 | 0 | 39 | 0 | — | |
| Gary Bennett | DF | 1998–2000 | 34 | 4 | 39 | 5 | — | |
| Craig James | DF | 2003–20042006–2007 | 33 | 1 | 39 | 1 | — | |
| David Duke | DF | 2005–2006 | 33 | 1 | 39 | 1 | — | |
| Archie Stephens | FW | 1989–1990 | 33 | 6 | 39 | 7 | — | |
| John Wright | HB | 1937–1939 | 37 | 4 | 38 | 4 | — | |
| Cliff Chadwick | FW | 1947–1948 | 37 | 5 | 38 | 5 | — | |
| John Clacher | HB | 1937–1938 | 36 | 2 | 38 | 2 | — | |
| Ben Burley | FW | 1938–1939 | 35 | 7 | 38 | 8 | — | |
| Adrian Webster | MF | 2004–2006 | 35 | 1 | 38 | 1 | New Zealand (5) | |
| Franz Burgmeier | MF | 2008–2009 | 35 | 2 | 38 | 2 | Liechtenstein (7) | |
| Mark Samways | GK | 1998–2000 | 34 | 0 | 38 | 0 | — | |
| Jimmy O'Neill | GK | 1964–1965 | 32 | 0 | 38 | 0 | Republic of Ireland | |
| David Moore | DF | 1988–1989 | 30 | 1 | 38 | 2 | — | |
| Dick Healey | FW | 1912–19141919–1923 | 21 | 5 | 38 | 20 | England amateur | |
| Gavin Liddle | DF | 1982–1983 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | — | |
| Michael Smith | FW | 2010–2011 | 37 | 6 | 37 | 6 | — | |
| Paddy Wrightson | FW | 1929–1930 | 36 | 16 | 37 | 16 | — | |
| David Ferguson | DF | 20122017 | 36 | 5 | 37 | 5 | England C | |
| Greg Taylor | DF | 2011 | 35 | 2 | 37 | 2 | England C | |
| Ben O'Hanlon | DF | 2018–2019 | 35 | 0 | 37 | 0 | England U18 | |
| Gordon Morritt | GK | 1973–1974 | 34 | 0 | 37 | 0 | — | |
| Ian Juryeff | FW | 1992–1993 | 34 | 6 | 37 | 7 | — | |
| Alf Dolphin | FW | 1921–1922 | 33 | 3 | 37 | 3 | — | |
| Bob Johnson | FW | 1932–1933 | 33 | 15 | 37 | 17 | — | |
| Keith Hutchinson | FB | 1945–1949 | 31 | 0 | 37 | 0 | — | |
| Patrick Collins | DF | 2006–2007 | 31 | 0 | 37 | 0 | England U20 | |
| Ron Hewitt | FW | 1950–1951 | 36 | 3 | 36 | 3 | Wales | |
| Fred Laycock | FW | 1929–1930 | 35 | 14 | 36 | 14 | — | |
| David Wheater | DF | 20072022–2023 | 34 | 3 | 36 | 3 | England U21 | |
| Lol Morgan | DF | 1964–1965 | 31 | 0 | 36 | 0 | — | |
| Alan Smith | DF | 1986–1989 | 31 | 1 | 36 | 1 | — | |
| Gary Twynham | MF | 1996–1997 | 31 | 3 | 36 | 3 | — | |
| Hugh Foulkes | FB | 1938–1939 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 1 | Wales | |
| Bobby Dodds | HB | 1946–1949 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 1 | — | |
| Doug Robson | DF | 1963–1965 | 34 | 0 | 35 | 1 | — | |
| Dominic Collins | DF | 2017–2018 | 34 | 0 | 35 | 0 | — | |
| Simon Ainge | FW / DF | 2018–2019 | 33 | 4 | 35 | 4 | England C | |
| Alan Dowson | DF | 1992–1993 | 32 | 0 | 35 | 0 | — | |
| Mark Sheeran | FW | 2001–2004 | 32 | 6 | 35 | 7 | — | |
| Jack O'Donnell | FB | 1924–1925 | 30 | 0 | 35 | 0 | — | |
| Michael Trotter | MF | 1990–1991 | 29 | 2 | 35 | 2 | — | |
| Chris Senior | FW | 2010–2011 | 29 | 4 | 35 | 7 | — | |
| Neville Chapman | DF | 1967–1969 | 32 | 0 | 34 | 0 | — | |
| Jeremy Roberts | GK | 1987 | 29 | 0 | 34 | 0 | England youth | |
| Billy Walsh | HB | 1954–1955 | 28 | 4 | 34 | 5 | — | |
| Paul Robinson | FW | 1995–1998 | 26 | 3 | 34 | 4 | — | |
| Aman Verma † | MF | 2010–2011 | 26 | 4 | 34 | 7 | — | |
| Jimmy Ferguson | GK | 1962–1963 | 32 | 0 | 33 | 0 | — | |
| Reg Chester | FW | 1937–1938 | 31 | 10 | 33 | 11 | — | |
| Reece Styche | FW | 2017–2018 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 18 | Gibraltar (3) England C | |
| Tommy Barbour | FB | 1921–1922 | 29 | 0 | 33 | 0 | — | |
| James Grieve | FW | 1931–1933 | 29 | 13 | 33 | 1 | — | |
| Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | FW | 2005–20062008 | 29 | 13 | 33 | 14 | — | |
| Lawrie Pearson | DF | 1993–1994 | 28 | 4 | 33 | 4 | — | |
| Dave Woodcock | MF | 1985–1986 | 27 | 2 | 33 | 2 | — | |
| Robin Hulbert | MF | 2008–2009 | 27 | 2 | 33 | 2 | England youth | |
| Chris Moore | MF | 2010–20112013 | 25 | 1 | 33 | 3 | — | |
| Stuart Elliott | DF | 2000–2001 | 24 | 0 | 33 | 4 | — | |
| Luke Charman | FW | 2020–2022 | 22 | 12 | 33 | 19 | — | |
| James Mellon | FB | 1924–1928 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | |
| Reg Siddle | FW | 1930–1933 | 31 | 8 | 32 | 8 | — | |
| Norman Tapken | GK | 1947–1948 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | |
| Geoff Stone | HB | 1950–1951 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | |
| Des Fawcett | GK | 1926–1928 | 30 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | |
| Barry Hutchinson | FW | 1966 | 30 | 14 | 32 | 14 | — | |
| Arthur Wolstenholme | FW | 1921–1922 | 29 | 17 | 32 | 17 | — | |
| Joe Mellan | DF | 1924–1928 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | |
| John Ince | GK | 1933–1934 | 29 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | |
| Eric Johnstone | MF | 1965–1966 | 26 | 9 | 32 | 9 | — | |
| Gary Coatsworth | DF | 1989–1991 | 25 | 3 | 32 | 3 | — | |
| Des Lancaster | FW | 1958–1959 | 31 | 18 | 31 | 18 | — | |
| John Kirk | FW | 1951–1952 | 30 | 4 | 31 | 4 | — | |
| Chris Penman | GK | 1963–1964 | 30 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | |
| Bill Thompson | DF | 1968–1970 | 30 | 5 | 31 | 5 | — | |
| Ralph Phillips | DF | 1961–1962 | 29 | 2 | 31 | 2 | — | |
| Billy Curley | DF | 1963–1965 | 28 | 1 | 31 | 1 | — | |
| Jeff Wealands | GK | 1971–1972 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | |
| Fred Smith | FW | 1935–1936 | 27 | 8 | 31 | 9 | — | |
| Stan Watson | DF | 1958–1959 | 27 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | |
| Ian Davidson | HB | 1967–1968 | 27 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | |
| Gary Hinchley | DF | 1986–19881992 | 27 | 1 | 31 | 1 | — | |
| Tommy Atkin | FW | 1934–1936 | 26 | 3 | 31 | 3 | — | |
| Phil Taylor | MF | 1978–1980 | 26 | 2 | 31 | 2 | — | |
| Pete Jameson | GK | 2014–2017 | 22 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | |
| Eric Probert | MF | 1978–1979 | 21 | 0 | 31 | 0 | England youth | |
| Harold Plummer | FB | 1930–1933 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | — | |
| John Maughan | GK | 1925–1927 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 0 | — | |
| Alf Milner | FW | 1948–1949 | 28 | 5 | 30 | 6 | — | |
| Peter Bell | FW | 19221930–1931 | 27 | 5 | 30 | 5 | — | |
| Anthony Peacock | MF | 2005–2006 | 27 | 0 | 30 | 0 | — | |
| Jimmy Moran | FW | 1962–1963 | 26 | 6 | 30 | 6 | — | |
| David Poole | MF | 2008–2009 | 26 | 1 | 30 | 1 | — | |
| Sean Reid | FW | 2019–2021 | 23 | 3 | 30 | 3 | — | |
| Josh Heaton | DF | 2017–20182019 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 | — | |
| Jonny Maddison | GK | 2018–2019 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | |
| Jimmy Dunn | FB | 1959–1960 | 27 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | |
| Phil Robinson | MF | 1969–1970 | 27 | 4 | 29 | 4 | — | |
| Fred Hopkin | FW | 1931–1932 | 26 | 2 | 29 | 2 | — | |
| Tom Burlison | HB | 1964–1965 | 26 | 2 | 29 | 3 | — | |
| Josh Falkingham | MF | 2016–2017 | 26 | 1 | 29 | 1 | — | |
| John McGrath | FW | 1958–1959 | 25 | 6 | 29 | 9 | — | |
| Garry Haire | MF | 1984–1986 | 25 | 2 | 29 | 2 | — | |
| John Campbell | FW | 2011 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 5 | — | |
| Chris Elliott | GK | 2019–2020 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | |
| Mark Kilty | DF | 2000–2002 | 23 | 1 | 29 | 1 | — | |
| Curtis Fleming | DF | 2004–2005 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 0 | Republic of Ireland | |
| Ron Ward | GK | 1956–1957 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 0 | — | |
| Bill Smith | FW | 1963–1964 | 26 | 7 | 28 | 9 | — | |
| John Peachey | FW | 1975–19761979 | 26 | 9 | 28 | 10 | — | |
| James Caton | MF | 2017–2018 | 26 | 1 | 28 | 1 | English schools | |
| Evan Edwards | FW | 1928–1929 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 3 | Wales amateur | |
| Ernie Adams | GK | 1972–1973 | 25 | 0 | 28 | 0 | — | |
| Liam Hardy | FW | 2016–2017 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 9 | — | |
| David Rowson | MF | 2006–2007 | 24 | 2 | 28 | 2 | Scotland U21 | |
| Jeff Smith | MF | 2009–2010 | 24 | 0 | 28 | 0 | — | |
| Dave Wakefield | MF | 1983–1984 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 0 | — | |
| Tommy Johnston | FW | 1951–1952 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 9 | — | |
| Tadhg Purcell | FW | 20102011 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 10 | — | |
| Norman Callender | HB | 1946–1948 | 26 | 1 | 27 | 1 | — | |
| Chris Leonard | DF | 1951–1953 | 26 | 0 | 27 | 0 | — | |
| Alex Forsyth | FW | 1952–1953 | 26 | 7 | 27 | 7 | — | |
| Dennis Windross | HB | 1961–1962 | 25 | 4 | 27 | 4 | — | |
| Ian McDonald | MF | 1970–1971 | 25 | 3 | 27 | 3 | — | |
| Billy Yeats | FW | 1973–1974 | 25 | 7 | 27 | 7 | — | |
| Keith Coleman | DF | 1979–1980 | 25 | 0 | 27 | 0 | — | |
| Graeme Lee | DF | 2011–2012 | 24 | 1 | 27 | 1 | — | |
| James McGiffen | FW | 1927–1929 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 4 | — | |
| David Geddis | FW | 1990 | 22 | 3 | 27 | 3 | England B | |
| John Agnew | FW | 1954–1956 | 25 | 4 | 26 | 4 | — | |
| Adam Bartlett | GK | 2017 | 25 | 0 | 26 | 0 | England C | |
| Mitchell Curry | FW | 2023–2024 | 25 | 5 | 26 | 5 | — | |
| Jimmy O'Neill | FW | 1967–1968 | 24 | 4 | 26 | 4 | Northern Ireland | |
| Alex Henshall | MF | 2018–2019 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 0 | England U17 | |
| Harry Houlahan | FW | 1954–1955 | 23 | 8 | 26 | 10 | — | |
| Arthur Marsh | DF | 1974–1975 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 1 | — | |
| Keith Granger | GK | 1988 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | |
| Jake Cooper † | DF | 20212023 | 23 | 3 | 26 | 3 | — | |
| Harry Harrison | GK | 1928–1929 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | |
| Paul Clayton | FW | 1988–1989 | 22 | 3 | 26 | 5 | — | |
| Simon Brown † | GK | 2008 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | |
| Malcolm Poskett | FW | 1985–1986 | 21 | 4 | 26 | 5 | — | |
| Kirk Jackson | FW | 2001 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 1 | England C | |
| Darren Holloway | DF | 2006–2007 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 1 | England U21 | |
| Dick Jackson | FB / HB | 1908–1912 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | — | |
| Alan Spence | FW | 1960–1962 | 24 | 11 | 25 | 11 | England youth | |
| Alan Duffy | MF | 1973–1974 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 0 | England youth | |
| John Williams | MF | 2000–2001 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 5 | — | |
| Adolfo Gregorio | MF | 2004–2005 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 2 | United States U23 | |
| Paul Terry | MF | 2010–2011 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 2 | — | |
| Tommy Dawson | FW | 1936–1938 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 3 | — | |
| Ashley Fickling † | DF | 1992–199319931998 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 0 | English schools | |
| Stuart Whitehead | DF | 2002–2003 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | |
| John Hannah | FW | 1984 | 22 | 8 | 25 | 9 | — | |
| John Stanger | FW | 1936–1937 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 7 | — | |
| Ken Ellis | DF | 1979–1980 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | |
| Danny Hone † | DF | 2010 | 21 | 1 | 25 | 1 | — | |
| Richie Foran † | FW | 2007–20082008–2009 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 5 | Republic of Ireland U21 | |
| Billy Clarke † | FW | 2008 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 9 | Republic of Ireland U21 | |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Content sourced to the English National Football Archive because of inconsistency or typographical error in Tweddle's Definitive Darlington
* ↑ For the visit to AFC Telford United on 1 November 2022, Soccerway lists the originally declared lineup, with Felix on the bench; however, Jake Lawlor was injured in the warm-up and replaced in the starting eleven by Felix, who should therefore have one league appearance more than listed by Soccerway.
Player statistics include games played while on loan from:
* 1 2 Scunthorpe United
* ↑ Kidderminster Harriers
* ↑ Fleetwood Town
* 1 2 Sunderland
* ↑ Carlisle United
* 1 2 Barnsley
* ↑ Newcastle United
* ↑ Manchester City
* 1 2 Grimsby Town
* ↑ Huddersfield Town
* 1 2 Middlesbrough
* ↑ Leicester City
* ↑ Northampton Town
* ↑ Rotherham United
* ↑ Altrincham
* ↑ Brentford
* ↑ Sheffield United
* ↑ Lincoln City
* ↑ Southend United
* ↑ Ipswich Town