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Darlington 19th, English Div 3 |
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| English Div 3 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | A | Colchester United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 2,958 |
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| 2 | 23-Aug-97 | A | Exeter City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 3,334 |
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| 3 | 30-Aug-97 | H | Rotherham United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 2,613 |
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| 4 | 02-Sep-97 | H | Scarborough | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 2,417 |
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| 5 | 05-Sep-97 | A | Macclesfield Town | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 2,459 |
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| 6 | 09-Sep-97 | H | Swansea City | W | 3-2 | (0-2) | 2,150 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 1,803 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | H | Hartlepool United | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 3,169 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | H | Mansfield Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,596 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | A | Notts County | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 4,428 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | A | Rochdale | L | 0-5 | (0-2) | 2,134 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 5-1 | (1-1) | 2,451 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | H | Cardiff City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,278 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | A | Lincoln City | L | 1-3 | (0-3) | 3,384 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | H | Hull City | W | 4-3 | (1-1) | 2,893 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | A | Torquay United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 1,411 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | A | Peterborough United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 6,207 |
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| 18 | 18-Nov-97 | H | Leyton Orient | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 1,703 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | H | Cambridge United | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 2,221 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | A | Barnet | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 1,726 |
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| 21 | 13-Dec-97 | A | Chester City | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 1,812 |
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| 22 | 20-Dec-97 | H | Scunthorpe United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,267 |
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| 23 | 26-Dec-97 | H | Macclesfield Town | W | 4-2 | (1-0) | 3,042 |
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| 24 | 06-Jan-98 | A | Scarborough | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 1,751 |
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| 25 | 10-Jan-98 | H | Colchester United | W | 4-2 | (1-0) | 2,170 |
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| 26 | 17-Jan-98 | A | Rotherham United | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 3,877 |
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| 27 | 24-Jan-98 | H | Exeter City | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | 1,917 |
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| 28 | 27-Jan-98 | A | Swansea City | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | 2,128 |
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| 29 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,487 |
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| 30 | 07-Feb-98 | A | Hartlepool United | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | 3,212 |
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| 31 | 14-Feb-98 | H | Notts County | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 2,781 |
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| 32 | 21-Feb-98 | A | Mansfield Town | L | 0-4 | (0-0) | 2,071 |
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| 33 | 24-Feb-98 | A | Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 1,342 |
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| 34 | 28-Feb-98 | H | Rochdale | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,181 |
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| 35 | 03-Mar-98 | H | Peterborough United | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 1,939 |
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| 36 | 07-Mar-98 | A | Hull City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 3,616 |
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| 37 | 14-Mar-98 | H | Torquay United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 2,386 |
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| 38 | 21-Mar-98 | A | Leyton Orient | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 4,752 |
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| 39 | 28-Mar-98 | A | Cambridge United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 2,649 |
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| 40 | 31-Mar-98 | H | Shrewsbury Town | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 1,816 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | H | Barnet | L | 2-3 | (0-2) | 1,880 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | A | Shrewsbury Town | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 1,942 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Chester City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 1,901 |
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| 44 | 18-Apr-98 | A | Scunthorpe United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 2,267 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | H | Lincoln City | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 3,161 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | A | Cardiff City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,610 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 15-Nov-97 | H | Solihull Borough | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 2,318 |
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| 1r | 26-Nov-97 | A | Solihull Borough | D | 3-3 | (1-1) | 2,000 |
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| 2 | 06-Dec-97 | A | Hednesford Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 1,900 |
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| 3 | 14-Jan-98 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 5,018 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | H | Notts County | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 2,700 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | A | Notts County | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 1,925 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0.66 | 1.33 | | 0.33 | 1 | 22 |
| September | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 1.00 | 1.16 | | 1.00 | 6 | 18 |
| October | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 1.40 | 2.00 | | 1.00 | 5 | 18 |
| November | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 1.33 | 1.50 | | 1.33 | 8 | 11 |
| December | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 1.33 | | 2.00 | 6 | 13 |
| January | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 1.50 | 2.16 | | 1.50 | 9 | 6 |
| February | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1.00 | 1.60 | | 1.40 | 7 | 14 |
| March | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1.33 | 1.33 | | 1.16 | 7 | 12 |
| April | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1.00 | 1.80 | | 0.80 | 4 | 22 |
| May | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | | 1.00 | 1 | 13 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| L 0-2 | Notts County | D 1-1 | 1 |
| W 4-2 | Macclesfield Town | L 1-2 | 3 |
| D 2-2 | Lincoln City | L 1-3 | 1 |
| W 4-2 | Colchester United | L 1-2 | 3 |
| L 1-2 | Torquay United | L 1-2 | 0 |
| L 1-2 | Scarborough | L 1-2 | 0 |
| L 2-3 | Barnet | L 0-2 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | Scunthorpe United | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Rotherham United | L 0-3 | 1 |
| W 3-1 | Peterborough United | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | Leyton Orient | L 0-2 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Mansfield Town | L 0-4 | 1 |
| W 3-1 | Shrewsbury Town | L 0-3 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Chester City | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 3-2 | Exeter City | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Cambridge United | L 0-1 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Hartlepool United | D 2-2 | 2 |
| W 1-0 | Rochdale | L 0-5 | 3 |
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| W 3-2 | Swansea City | L 0-4 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Cardiff City | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 4-3 | Hull City | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 5-1 | Doncaster Rovers | W 2-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Roberts | | 14 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Dorner | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Naylor | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Shutt | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Robinson | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Devos | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Ellison | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Atkinson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Oliver | | 2 | |  |  |
| Shaw | | 2 | |  |  |
| Campbell | | 1 | |  |
| Crosby | | 1 | |  |
| Gaughan | | 1 | |  |
| Hope | | 1 | |  |
| Resch | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 2 | |  |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | | | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 3 | | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season