1998/99
- Games Played
- 53
- Won
- 20
- Drawn
- 13
- Lost
- 20
- Av Attendance
- 3361
- Highest Attendance
- 7250
- Total Players Used
- 31
Appearances
Click on a player's name to be taken to see more details about them.
| All Games | League | Play-Offs | Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Red Cards |
| Atkinson, Brian | 48 (1) | 2 | 42 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 1 | 0 |
| Barnard, Mark | 36 (4) | 2 | 29 (4) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 1 | 0 |
| Bennett, Gary | 30 (3) | 5 | 26 (3) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 1 | 0 |
| Brumwell, Phil | 27 (16) | 0 | 24 (13) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 |
| Campbell, Paul | 7 (4) | 1 | 6 (3) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| Carruthers, Martin | 11 (0) | 2 | 11 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Carter, Michael | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| Costa, Ricardo | 0 (4) | 1 | 0 (3) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| De Vos, Jason | 14 (0) | 3 | 12 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 |
| Dorner, Mario | 13 (14) | 4 | 9 (13) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 |
| Duffield, Peter | 10 (4) | 2 | 10 (4) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Ellison, Lee | 3 (19) | 0 | 3 (17) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 |
| Gabbiadini, Marco | 46 (0) | 25 | 40 (0) | 24 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 1 | 1 |
| Gaughan, Steve | 18 (11) | 2 | 12 (11) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 | 1 |
| Heckingbottom, Paul | 10 (0) | 0 | 10 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 |
| Himsworth, Gary | 14 (0) | 1 | 14 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Hope, Richard | 9 (0) | 0 | 8 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Kilty, Mark | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Kubicki, Dariusz | 2 (2) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| Leah, John | 9 (0) | 1 | 7 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Liddle, Craig | 51 (0) | 3 | 44 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Naylor, Glen | 39 (10) | 9 | 32 (10) | 9 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 | 1 |
| Oliver, Michael | 35 (6) | 1 | 33 (3) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 1 |
| Pepper, Carl | 7 (1) | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Preece, David | 52 (0) | 0 | 46 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Reed, Adam | 27 (5) | 2 | 25 (4) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| Roberts, Darren | 12 (16) | 6 | 10 (14) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 |
| Samways, Mark | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Scott, Kevin | 4 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Shutt, Carl | 8 (7) | 2 | 8 (6) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| Tutill, Steve | 39 (3) | 0 | 33 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 | 1 |
Fixtures
Fixtures for the season can be seen below.
| Date | Fixture | Competition | Att | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/08/1998 | L | Darlington 0-2 Barnet | Division 3 | 4200 | Details |
| 11/08/1998 | L | Sheffield United 3-1 Darlington | League Cup (1st Round 1st Leg) | 5035 | Details |
| 15/08/1998 | W | Hull City 1-2 Darlington | Division 3 | 5217 | Details |
| 18/08/1998 | D | Darlington 2-2 Sheffield United | League Cup (1st Round 2nd Leg) | 3756 | Details |
| 22/08/1998 | D | Darlington 2-2 Halifax Town | Division 3 | 4200 | Details |
| 29/08/1998 | D | Rochdale 0-0 Darlington | Division 3 | 1953 | Details |
| 31/08/1998 | W | Darlington 3-0 Cardiff City | Division 3 | 3952 | Details |
| 05/09/1998 | W | Mansfield Town 0-1 Darlington | Division 3 | 2428 | Details |
| 08/09/1998 | W | Darlington 2-0 Hartlepool United | Division 3 | 5899 | Details |
| 12/09/1998 | W | Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Darlington | Division 3 | 5709 | Details |
| 19/09/1998 | W | Darlington 1-0 Shrewsbury | Division 3 | 4484 | Details |
| 26/09/1998 | L | Brentford 3-0 Darlington | Division 3 | 4486 | Details |
| 03/10/1998 | D | Darlington 2-2 Swansea | Division 3 | 3046 | Details |
| 10/10/1998 | W | Darlington 3-0 Peterborough | Division 3 | 3178 | Details |
| 17/10/1998 | L | Rotherham 3-1 Darlington | Division 3 | 4004 | Details |
| 20/10/1998 | D | Torquay 2-2 Darlington | Division 3 | 1775 | Details |
| 31/10/1998 | L | Southend United 2-1 Darlington | Division 3 | 3527 | Details |
| 07/11/1998 | L | Darlington 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion | Division 3 | 3069 | Details |
| 17/11/1998 | W | Darlington 3-2 Burnley | FA Cup (1st Round) | 5059 | Details |
| 21/11/1998 | L | Cambridge United 2-1 Darlington | Division 3 | 3395 | Details |
| 28/11/1998 | W | Darlington 3-0 Scarborough | Division 3 | 2660 | Details |
| 04/12/1998 | D | Darlington 1-1 Manchester City | FA Cup (2nd Round) | 7250 | Details |
| 08/12/1998 | W | Oldham 0-1 Darlington | Auto Windscreens Shield (1st Round Northern) | 2133 | Details |
| 12/12/1998 | L | Chester 1-0 Darlington | Division 3 | 2011 | Details |
| 15/12/1998 | L | Manchester City 1-0 Darlington | FA Cup (2nd Round Replay) | 8595 | Details |
| 19/12/1998 | W | Darlington 3-1 Scunthorpe United | Division 3 | 2465 | Details |
| 26/12/1998 | D | Halifax Town 0-0 Darlington | Division 3 | 3557 | Details |
| 28/12/1998 | D | Darlington 1-1 Leyton Orient | Division 3 | 3424 | Details |
| 02/01/1999 | W | Darlington 3-0 Rochdale | Division 3 | 2807 | Details |
| 09/01/1999 | L | Barnet 3-0 Darlington | Division 3 | 1723 | Details |
| 12/01/1999 | L | Darlington 0-2 Chesterfield | Auto Windscreens Shield (2nd Round Northern) | 1391 | Details |
| 23/01/1999 | L | Cardiff City 3-2 Darlington | Division 3 | 5803 | Details |
| 30/01/1999 | L | Leyton Orient 3-2 Darlington | Division 3 | 3972 | Details |
| 06/02/1999 | W | Darlington 5-1 Mansfield Town | Division 3 | 2708 | Details |
| 13/02/1999 | W | Hartlepool United 2-3 Darlington | Division 3 | 3980 | Details |
| 16/02/1999 | L | Darlington 0-1 Hull City | Division 3 | 3107 | Details |
| 20/02/1999 | L | Darlington 1-2 Plymouth Argyle | Division 3 | 2643 | Details |
| 27/02/1999 | L | Shrewsbury 3-0 Darlington | Division 3 | 2624 | Details |
| 09/03/1999 | L | Swansea 2-0 Darlington | Division 3 | 4078 | Details |
| 13/03/1999 | W | Brighton and Hove Albion 0-4 Darlington | Division 3 | 3053 | Details |
| 20/03/1999 | W | Darlington 2-1 Southend United | Division 3 | 2516 | Details |
| 23/03/1999 | D | Darlington 1-1 Carlisle United | Division 3 | 3028 | Details |
| 26/03/1999 | D | Exeter City 0-0 Darlington | Division 3 | 3179 | Details |
| 03/04/1999 | L | Darlington 1-2 Rotherham | Division 3 | 3468 | Details |
| 05/04/1999 | W | Peterborough 0-1 Darlington | Division 3 | 5107 | Details |
| 10/04/1999 | L | Darlington 0-2 Torquay | Division 3 | 2248 | Details |
| 14/04/1999 | W | Scarborough 0-2 Darlington | Division 3 | 2125 | Details |
| 17/04/1999 | D | Darlington 0-0 Cambridge United | Division 3 | 2668 | Details |
| 24/04/1999 | D | Carlisle United 3-3 Darlington | Division 3 | 3808 | Details |
| 27/04/1999 | D | Darlington 2-2 Brentford | Division 3 | 2514 | Details |
| 01/05/1999 | L | Darlington 1-2 Chester | Division 3 | 2564 | Details |
| 04/05/1999 | W | Darlington 4-0 Exeter City | Division 3 | 2450 | Details |
| 08/05/1999 | W | Scunthorpe United 0-1 Darlington | Division 3 | 4238 | Details |
League Table
The league table for the season can be seen below.
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Ply | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1 | Brentford | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 23 | 85 | Champions |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 30 | 81 | Promoted |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 80 | Promoted |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 74 | Promoted |
| 5 | Rotherham | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 18 | 73 | |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 72 | |
| 7 | Swansea | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 71 | |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 67 | |
| 9 | Peterborough | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 66 | |
| 10 | Halifax Town | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 66 | |
| 11 | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 65 | |
| 12 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 32 | -3 | 63 | |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 4 | 61 | |
| 14 | Chester | 46 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 36 | -9 | 57 | |
| 15 | Shrewsbury | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 34 | -11 | 56 | |
| 16 | Barnet | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 40 | -17 | 55 | |
| 17 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 31 | -17 | 55 | |
| 18 | Southend United | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 37 | -6 | 54 | |
| 19 | Rochdale | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 34 | -13 | 54 | |
| 20 | Torquay | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 38 | -11 | 53 | |
| 21 | Hull City | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -18 | 53 | |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 38 | -13 | 51 | |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 32 | -10 | 49 | |
| 24 | Scarborough | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 38 | -27 | 48 | Relegated |