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“For the fans, by the fans…”
“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.
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.
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.
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...
"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.
"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.
“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.
“At its peak Mission Impossible was selling between 800 and 1,000 copies on average gates of 2,500, which was a phenomenal take-up rate…”.
For those of a certain age, Mission Impossible was as integral to 90s-era Darlo as Feethams, Hodgy and Dugald McCarrison’s loan spell. Steve Harland tells YOURCLUB Content all about those pre-internet fanzine days of offering an alternative view of Darlington FC.
"The dressing room wasn't great at all, to be honest. I do think Stan brought a few of us Irish lads in at the same time for a reason…".
Dublin born Richie Byrne joined Steve Staunton's Darlington in January 2010 amid a League Two relegation battle and with the club in turmoil. The left back, struggling with injury, made just four appearances for Darlo in his brief spell at the club. Irish Sports Journalist Tom Byrne recently sat down with Richie to discuss his memories of that turbulent spell, which ultimately ended in relegation from the Football League.
“So, that Saturday morning, I turned up at Santander on High Row at 9am to pick up £8k in a brown paper envelope. I then drove into the Arena to find the TV cameras there…”.
Scott Thornberry exclusively tells YOURCLUB Content part two of the legendary Darlo Uncovered story and how, in 2012, the message board played a key role as the club transitioned from one ownership model to another.