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Darlington's Third Division matches
1985/1986
Home
Away
Sun 18 Aug 1985
Feethams
4,196
Sun
18 Aug
Darlington
3
โ
3
Bristol Rovers
Feethams
4,196
P11
1pts
Darlington
3
โ
3
Bristol Rovers
Sat 24 Aug 1985
Priestfield Stadium
Sat
24 Aug
Gillingham
1
โ
1
Darlington
Priestfield Stadium
P15
2pts
Gillingham
1
โ
1
Darlington
Mon 26 Aug 1985
Feethams
Mon
26 Aug
Darlington
2
โ
1
Blackpool
Feethams
P11
5pts
Darlington
2
โ
1
Blackpool
Sat 31 Aug 1985
Belle Vue
Sat
31 Aug
Doncaster Rovers
2
โ
0
Darlington
Belle Vue
P16
5pts
Doncaster Rovers
2
โ
0
Darlington
Sat 14 Sep 1985
Springfield Park
Sat
14 Sep
Wigan Athletic
5
โ
1
Darlington
Springfield Park
P22
5pts
Wigan Athletic
5
โ
1
Darlington
Tue 17 Sep 1985
Recreation Ground
Tue
17 Sep
Chesterfield
1
โ
0
Darlington
Recreation Ground
P23
5pts
Chesterfield
1
โ
0
Darlington
Sun 22 Sep 1985
Feethams
Sun
22 Sep
Darlington
2
โ
3
Notts County
Feethams
P23
5pts
Darlington
2
โ
3
Notts County
Sat 28 Sep 1985
Dean Court
Sat
28 Sep
AFC Bournemouth
4
โ
2
Darlington
Dean Court
P23
5pts
AFC Bournemouth
4
โ
2
Darlington
Tue 1 Oct 1985
Feethams
Tue
1 Oct
Darlington
3
โ
5
Brentford
Feethams
P23
5pts
Darlington
3
โ
5
Brentford
Sat 5 Oct 1985
Bootham Crescent
Sat
5 Oct
York City
7
โ
0
Darlington
Bootham Crescent
P24
5pts
York City
7
โ
0
Darlington
Sat 19 Oct 1985
Ashton Gate
Sat
19 Oct
Bristol City
1
โ
0
Darlington
Ashton Gate
P24
5pts
Bristol City
1
โ
0
Darlington
Tue 22 Oct 1985
Feethams
Tue
22 Oct
Darlington
4
โ
1
Cardiff City
Feethams
P24
8pts
Darlington
4
โ
1
Cardiff City
Sun 27 Oct 1985
Feethams
Sun
27 Oct
Darlington
0
โ
3
Walsall
Feethams
P24
8pts
Darlington
0
โ
3
Walsall
Wed 30 Oct 1985
Feethams
Wed
30 Oct
Darlington
1
โ
1
Bury
Feethams
P24
9pts
Darlington
1
โ
1
Bury
Sat 2 Nov 1985
Molineux
Sat
2 Nov
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2
โ
1
Darlington
Molineux
P24
9pts
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2
โ
1
Darlington
Tue 5 Nov 1985
Burnden Park
2,902
Tue
5 Nov
Bolton Wanderers
0
โ
3
Darlington
Burnden Park
2,902
P23
12pts
Bolton Wanderers
0
โ
3
Darlington
Sat 9 Nov 1985
Feethams
Sat
9 Nov
Darlington
6
โ
0
Swansea City
Feethams
P21
15pts
Darlington
6
โ
0
Swansea City
Sat 23 Nov 1985
Elm Park
Sat
23 Nov
Reading
0
โ
2
Darlington
Elm Park
P20
18pts
Reading
0
โ
2
Darlington
Sun 8 Dec 1985
Feethams
Sun
8 Dec
Darlington
0
โ
2
Doncaster Rovers
Feethams
P20
18pts
Darlington
0
โ
2
Doncaster Rovers
Sat 14 Dec 1985
Home Park
Sat
14 Dec
Plymouth Argyle
4
โ
2
Darlington
Home Park
P20
18pts
Plymouth Argyle
4
โ
2
Darlington
Fri 20 Dec 1985
Feethams
Fri
20 Dec
Darlington
3
โ
2
Gillingham
Feethams
P19
21pts
Darlington
3
โ
2
Gillingham
Thu 26 Dec 1985
Feethams
Thu
26 Dec
Darlington
2
โ
2
Rotherham United
Feethams
P20
22pts
Darlington
2
โ
2
Rotherham United
Sat 28 Dec 1985
Bloomfield Road
Sat
28 Dec
Blackpool
0
โ
0
Darlington
Bloomfield Road
P20
23pts
Blackpool
0
โ
0
Darlington
Wed 1 Jan 1986
Sincil Bank
Wed
1 Jan
Lincoln City
1
โ
1
Darlington
Sincil Bank
P20
24pts
Lincoln City
1
โ
1
Darlington
Sat 18 Jan 1986
Eastville
3,395
Sat
18 Jan
Bristol Rovers
3
โ
1
Darlington
Eastville
3,395
P22
24pts
Bristol Rovers
3
โ
1
Darlington
Sat 1 Feb 1986
Gigg Lane
Sat
1 Feb
Bury
0
โ
1
Darlington
Gigg Lane
P21
27pts
Bury
0
โ
1
Darlington
Tue 4 Feb 1986
Ninian Park
Tue
4 Feb
Cardiff City
0
โ
1
Darlington
Ninian Park
P19
30pts
Cardiff City
0
โ
1
Darlington
Sat 1 Mar 1986
Feethams
Sat
1 Mar
Darlington
0
โ
0
AFC Bournemouth
Feethams
P21
31pts
Darlington
0
โ
0
AFC Bournemouth
Sun 9 Mar 1986
Feethams
Sun
9 Mar
Darlington
1
โ
0
York City
Feethams
P19
34pts
Darlington
1
โ
0
York City
Sat 15 Mar 1986
Baseball Ground
Sat
15 Mar
Derby County
1
โ
1
Darlington
Baseball Ground
P19
35pts
Derby County
1
โ
1
Darlington
Tue 18 Mar 1986
Feethams
Tue
18 Mar
Darlington
3
โ
2
Newport County
Feethams
P18
38pts
Darlington
3
โ
2
Newport County
Sat 22 Mar 1986
Fellows Park
Sat
22 Mar
Walsall
0
โ
0
Darlington
Fellows Park
P18
39pts
Walsall
0
โ
0
Darlington
Sat 29 Mar 1986
Feethams
Sat
29 Mar
Darlington
1
โ
0
Lincoln City
Feethams
P18
42pts
Darlington
1
โ
0
Lincoln City
Mon 31 Mar 1986
Millmoor
Mon
31 Mar
Rotherham United
1
โ
2
Darlington
Millmoor
P16
45pts
Rotherham United
1
โ
2
Darlington
Wed 2 Apr 1986
Feethams
Wed
2 Apr
Darlington
2
โ
1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Feethams
P15
48pts
Darlington
2
โ
1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sat 12 Apr 1986
Vetch Field
Sat
12 Apr
Swansea City
2
โ
2
Darlington
Vetch Field
P17
49pts
Swansea City
2
โ
2
Darlington
Sat 19 Apr 1986
Feethams
Sat
19 Apr
Darlington
0
โ
0
Reading
Feethams
P17
50pts
Darlington
0
โ
0
Reading
Tue 22 Apr 1986
Feethams
Tue
22 Apr
Darlington
2
โ
1
Chesterfield
Feethams
P15
53pts
Darlington
2
โ
1
Chesterfield
Thu 24 Apr 1986
Feethams
Thu
24 Apr
Darlington
0
โ
1
Bolton Wanderers
Feethams
P15
53pts
Darlington
0
โ
1
Bolton Wanderers
Sat 26 Apr 1986
Somerton Park
Sat
26 Apr
Newport County
3
โ
0
Darlington
Somerton Park
P15
53pts
Newport County
3
โ
0
Darlington
Tue 29 Apr 1986
Feethams
Tue
29 Apr
Darlington
1
โ
1
Wigan Athletic
Feethams
P15
54pts
Darlington
1
โ
1
Wigan Athletic
Sat 3 May 1986
Feethams
Sat
3 May
Darlington
0
โ
2
Plymouth Argyle
Feethams
P15
54pts
Darlington
0
โ
2
Plymouth Argyle
Mon 5 May 1986
Griffin Park
Mon
5 May
Brentford
2
โ
1
Darlington
Griffin Park
P15
54pts
Brentford
2
โ
1
Darlington
Tue 6 May 1986
Meadow Lane
Tue
6 May
Notts County
5
โ
0
Darlington
Meadow Lane
P15
54pts
Notts County
5
โ
0
Darlington
Mon 12 May 1986
Feethams
Mon
12 May
Darlington
2
โ
1
Derby County
Feethams
P14
57pts
Darlington
2
โ
1
Derby County
Thu 15 May 1986
Feethams
Thu
15 May
Darlington
1
โ
1
Bristol City
Feethams
P13
58pts
Darlington
1
โ
1
Bristol City
Darlington's FA Cup matches
1985/1986
Sat 16 Nov 1985
Rnd 1
Spotland
AET
Sat
16 Nov
Rochdale
2
โ
1
Rnd 1
Darlington
Spotland
AET
Rochdale
2
โ
1
Rnd 1
Darlington
Darlington's Milk Cup matches
1985/1986
Tue 20 Aug 1985
Rnd 1 ยท 1st Leg
Feethams
2,159
AET
Tue
20 Aug
Darlington
3
โ
2
Rnd 1 ยท 1st Leg
Scunthorpe United
Feethams
2,159
AET
Darlington
3
โ
2
Rnd 1 ยท 1st Leg
Scunthorpe United
Tue 10 Sep 1985
Rnd 1 ยท 2nd Leg
Old Showground
1,504
AET ยท Agg: 3โ2
Tue
10 Sep
Scunthorpe United
0
โ
0
Rnd 1 ยท 2nd Leg
2โ3 agg
Darlington win
Darlington
Old Showground
1,504
AET
Agg: 3โ2
Scunthorpe United
0
โ
0
Rnd 1 ยท 2nd Leg
2โ3 agg
Darlington win
Darlington
Tue 24 Sep 1985
Rnd 2 ยท 1st Leg
Portman Road
7,667
AET
Tue
24 Sep
Ipswich Town
3
โ
1
Rnd 2 ยท 1st Leg
Darlington
Portman Road
7,667
AET
Ipswich Town
3
โ
1
Rnd 2 ยท 1st Leg
Darlington
Mon 7 Oct 1985
Rnd 2 ยท 2nd Leg
Feethams
3,321
AET ยท Agg: 2-7
Mon
7 Oct
Darlington
1
โ
4
Rnd 2 ยท 2nd Leg
2โ7 agg
Ipswich Town win
Ipswich Town
Feethams
3,321
AET
Agg: 2-7
Darlington
1
โ
4
Rnd 2 ยท 2nd Leg
2โ7 agg
Ipswich Town win
Ipswich Town
Season Summary โ 1985/1986
P
W
D
L
Third Division
46
15
13
18
Cup
5
1
1
3
Total
51
16
14
21
Goals scored:
67
• Goals conceded:
89
• Avg scored: 1.31 • Avg conceded: 1.75
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members
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1985/1986
17
members
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members
Darlington
1985/1986
Manager
Cyril Knowles
Squad (27)
Carl Airey
Graeme Aldred
Mike Astbury
Fred Barber
Steve Carney
Mitch Cook
John Douglas
Chris Evans
Mark Forster
John Green
Garry Haire
John Huntley
Phil Lloyd
Garry MacDonald
David McLean
Gary Morgan
Clive Nattress
Gary Pallister
Loan
Malcolm Poskett
Alan Roberts
Peter Robinson
Mike Sanderson
Ricky Sbragia
Loan
Phil Shute
Steve Tupling
Paul Ward
Dave Woodcock