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YOURCLUB Content offers YOURCLUB subscribers and DFC Owners access to exclusive columns, articles, features, videos and interactive content that won’t be available anywhere else!

There are regular contributions from Darlo fans, occasional 'guest star' writers and ex-players/managers of the club, on both present day issues and nostalgic trips, so stay tuned.

And, if you feel as though you have something interesting to say on anything DFC-related yourself, either current matters or from our past, then you can contact us here to let us know that you’re interested in getting involved!

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  1. Best Darlo Fan Owned XI - Defenders

    Author
    David Steel
    Published

    Across July, we’re asking YOURCLUB subscribers and Darlo Owners to vote on what they think is the best Darlo XI since fan ownership commenced in 2012. We will be asking you to vote on your favourite keeper, full backs, centre backs, central midfielders, wide men/attacking midfielders and strikers throughout the month.

  2. Best Darlo Fan Owned XI - Keepers

    Author
    David Steel
    Published

    Throughout July, we’re asking YOURCLUB subscribers and Darlo Owners to vote on what they think is the best Darlo XI since fan ownership commenced in 2012. Each week across the next four weeks we will be asking you to vote on your favourite keeper, full backs, centre backs, central midfielders, wide men/attacking midfielders and strikers.

  3. Tony McMahon's Best XI

    Author
    Tony McMahon
    Published

    Tony McMahon sadly departed the club earlier this week for a coaching role with Scunthorpe United. We wish him all the best! Prior to his departure, Tony told YOURCLUB Content the ‘best XI’ he had played with during his illustrious career. Here is what he told us…

  4. The Night I Played For Darlo

    Author
    David Steel
    Published

    “Then, at some point in the second half, Eddie Kyle said to me: ‘Right sunshine, up you get. You’re going on for a bit!’. Gulp…”.

    In 1994, David Steel got the opportunity to appear for Darlo’s first eleven in an evening friendly game against the club’s then-sponsors, Hutchison Telecom. He wound up on the winning side and even bagged an assist. Here’s how it happened.

  5. Harry Clark Tribute

    Author
    Jonathan Taylor
    Published

    On February 23rd 2021 Harry Clark, aged 88, sadly passed away. His association with the town spanned playing for Darlo, Darlington Cricket Club and Darlington Golf Club across a number of decades. Son-in-law Jonathan Taylor pays tribute to ‘young’ Harry Clark for YOURCLUB Content.

  6. The Story of Boost The Budget

    Author
    Wayne Raper
    Published

    With one week to go on this season’s Boost The Budget campaign, the scheme’s original architect and former DFCSG Chair, Wayne Raper, tells YOURCLUB Content about the circumstances in 2016 that lead to the idea, its growth since those early days and how BTB has become an integral part of both the Club’s finances and culture.

  7. Wainy's Best XI

    Author
    Neil Wainwright
    Published

    In a Boost The Budget YOURCLUB Content special, we asked Darlo legend Neil Wainwright how he would spend Darlo fan’s budget investment if he was tasked with picking the ‘best XI’ he played with during his career. Here is what he came up with...

  8. El Quakassico

    Author
    Harry Pearson
    Published

    "For a brief but glorious moment, it looked like Darlington might host not just two derby matches a season, but six...".

    In a YOURCLUB Content exclusive, legendary author and When Saturday Comes/Guardian sports journalist Harry Pearson looks back at a time over a century ago when Darlington town derbies were a regular occurrence in the Northern League.

  9. A Trip To The Seaside

    Author
    Alex Holland
    Published

    "I had a feeling of euphoria as myself and all the other Darlo fans in attendance looked up in adulation at this group of players who represented their club and community with such pride and passion...".

    Alex Holland gives his own personal account of a certain Thursday night back in April 2016 that no Darlo fan will ever forget.

  10. Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics – Part Two

    Author
    Ben Pearson
    Published

    “One player seems to stand out above all…”.

    Quaker TV statistician and YOURCLUB Contributor Ben Pearson takes a data-driven look at how well Darlo’s attacking players have performed over the last two, partially-completed, seasons and what may lie in store for the new season ahead.