Simon Ainge
- Date of Birth
- Thursday 18, February 1988
- Nationality
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English - Biography
- Ainge arrived at Darlington in the summer of 2018. Before that Simon started his career as a defender at Bradford City and was converted into a striker when he was at Harrogate Town. He played for the Bantams 18 times in League One and League Two, before moving briefly to Bradford Park Avenue at the start of season 2009/10. He then moved to Guiseley, and helped them win promotion from the Northern Premier League to Conference North and stayed with them until season 2012/13 along the way making 134 appearances. Simon then moved to Luton Town in season 2012/13 , making 27 appearances, and then on to FC Halifax Town (64 appearances), before going back to Bradford PA halfway through the 2014/15 season. He moved to Harrogate Town at the start of the 2016/17 season, and it was in January 2017 when he was converted to a striker, scoring 23 goals in the remainder of that season – he scored four in his first game as a striker against Alfreton - and earned several awards. He scored 13 goals in 15 games in the 2017/18 season, but then he was injured and lost his place to the incoming Mark Beck.
Playing Record
Breakdown of overall appearances by season and match types can be seen below.
Appearances for the most recent season can also be seen below. Click on a season below to view the appearances for that season.
| All Games | League | Play-Offs | Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Red Cards |
| 2018/19 | 32 (3) | 4 | 30 (3) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 (3) | 4 | 30 (3) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 |
Appearances for Season 2018/19
| Date | Fixture | Competition | Goals | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/08/2018 | L | Darlington 1-2 Curzon Ashton | Vanarama National League North | 1 | Starting XI |
| 07/08/2018 | D | Spennymoor Town 2-2 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 11/08/2018 | W | Brackley Town 2-4 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 1 | Starting XI |
| 15/08/2018 | D | Darlington 1-1 Blyth Spartans | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 18/08/2018 | L | Kidderminster Harriers 5-2 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 1 | Starting XI |
| 25/08/2018 | L | Darlington 0-3 Altrincham | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 27/08/2018 | D | Ashton United 2-2 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 01/09/2018 | L | Darlington 0-1 Alfreton Town | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 22/09/2018 | L | Darlington 0-1 Bradford Park Avenue | FA Cup (2nd Qualifying Round) | 0 | Starting XI |
| 29/09/2018 | L | Darlington 0-1 Stockport County | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Substitute |
| 13/10/2018 | W | FC United of Manchester 1-2 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 20/10/2018 | W | Darlington 1-0 Boston United | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 27/10/2018 | D | Leamington 2-2 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 1 | Starting XI |
| 30/10/2018 | D | Bradford Park Avenue 2-2 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 03/11/2018 | D | Darlington 0-0 Guiseley | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 17/11/2018 | D | Darlington 2-2 Hereford | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Substitute |
| 23/11/2018 | L | Darlington 0-2 AFC Telford | FA Trophy (3rd Qualifying Round) | 0 | Starting XI |
| 05/01/2019 | W | Darlington 3-0 Kidderminster Harriers | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Substitute |
| 12/01/2019 | D | Alfreton Town 0-0 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 19/01/2019 | L | Darlington 1-2 Spennymoor Town | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 26/01/2019 | D | Curzon Ashton 1-1 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 09/02/2019 | W | Blyth Spartans 0-1 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 16/02/2019 | D | Darlington 0-0 Southport | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 20/02/2019 | L | Darlington 0-2 Brackley Town | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 02/03/2019 | D | Darlington 1-1 Chorley | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 05/03/2019 | L | AFC Telford 3-1 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 09/03/2019 | L | Hereford 4-2 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 23/03/2019 | W | Nuneaton Town 1-2 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 27/03/2019 | L | Darlington 0-1 Chester | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 30/03/2019 | L | Stockport County 2-0 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 06/04/2019 | W | Darlington 2-0 FC United of Manchester | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 13/04/2019 | W | Boston United 0-2 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 19/04/2019 | W | Darlington 1-0 Bradford Park Avenue | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 22/04/2019 | L | Guiseley 1-0 Darlington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |
| 27/04/2019 | D | Darlington 1-1 Leamington | Vanarama National League North | 0 | Starting XI |