Goalkeepers;
Andy Oakes joined Darlington from Swansea in the summer of 2007. He began his career at Macclesfield Town before joining non-league, Winsford United. In 1998 he joined Hull City. A year later he joined Derby County for 460,000. He was at Pride Park for nearly 6 years making 43 league appearances for the Rams and had spells on loan at Port Vale and Bolton before joining Walsall in 2005. He made 34 league appearances for the Saddlers before joining Swansea in 2006. League Appearances for Darlington: 15.
Nick Liversedge is a product of the youth system at Darlington but is yet to make his first team debut.
Defenders:
Neil Austin began his career at Gateshead before joining Barnsley in 2002. He made 132 league starts plus another 16 appearances as a substitute for Barnsley before moving to Darlington in 2007. League Appearances for Darlington: 50(9), Goals: 5
Clayton Fortune began his career at Tottenham but moved to Bristol City in 2000. He made over 50 league appearances in 6 years while at Ashton Gate and had a loan spell at Port Vale before moving to Leyton Orient in 2006. He had another loan spell at Port Vale before joining Darlington in the summer of 2008. He has played on loan this season at Rushden & Diamonds. League Appearances for Darlington: 2(3).
Alan White joined Darlington in the summer of 2007. He started his career at Middlesbrough before joining Luton Town in 1997 for £40,000. He made over 80 league appearances in nearly 3 years at Luton before joining Colchester in 2000 after an initial loan spell. He made over 100 league appearances for the Essex club in 4 years before moving to Boston United and subsequently played at Notts County and Peterborough before joining Darlington. League Appearances for Darlington: 68, Goals: 3.
Stephen Foster began his career at Woking before joining Bristol Rovers in 1997. He made nearly 200 league appearances for them in 5 years before joining Doncaster Rovers in 2002. He made over 100 appearances for Rovers in over 3 years before joining Scunthorpe United and the moved to Darlington in the summer of 2007. League Appearances for Darlington: 76, Goals: 2
Ian Miller joined Darlington from Ipswich Town in January 2008 from Ipswich Town having played for Darlo previously on loan. He also had a loan spell at Boston United. League Appearances for Darlington: 33(15), Goals: 4
Ryan Valentine is in his second spell at Darlington. He originally joined them from Everton in 2002 and made over 150 league appearances in 4 years before joining Wrexham in 2006. He re-joined Darlington in January 2008. League Appearances for Darlington: 149(16), Goals: 4.
Tim Ryan joined Darlington from Boston United in January 2007. He began his career at Scunthorpe and had spells at Buxton, Doncaster, Altrincham and Southport before re-joining Doncaster in 2000. He made over 200 league appearances in his two spells at Doncaster before joining Boston in 2006 after a short spell at Peterborough. League Appearances for Darlington: 34(4), Goals: 1
Midfield:
Jason Kennedy joined Darlington from Middlesbrough in 2008. He has also played for Boston United, Bury and Livingston on loan. League Appearances for Darlington: 51(2), Goals: 5.
Rob Purdie joined Darlington from Hereford in the summer of 2007. He made over 100 appearances for the Bulls and helped them win promotion from the Conference in 2006. League Appearances for Darlington: 62(10), Goals: 5.
Ricky Ravenhill joined Darlington from Grimsby in the summer of 2007 after an initial loan spell at the end of the 2006/07 season. He began his career at Barnsley before joining Doncaster in 2002. He made over 100 league appearances in 4 years at Doncaster before joining Grimsby. He has also played for Chester City on loan. League Appearances for Darlington: 54(11), Goals: 5.
David Poole joined Darlington from Stockport in the summer of 2008 after helping them win promotion to League One. League Appearances for Darlington: 14(5), Goals: 1
Adam Griffin joined Darlington from Stockport in the summer of 2008 after helping them win promotion to League One. He began his career at Oldham and had loan spells at Chester, Oxford and Stockport before moving to Edgeley Park permanently in 2006. Darlington from Stockport in the summer of 2008 after helping them win promotion to League One. League Appearances for Darlington: 14(5), Goals: 1
Franz Burgmeier joined Darlo in 2008. He has played for FC Thun, FC Basel and FC Vaduz. League Appearances for Darlington: 25(3), Goals: 2
Robin Hulbert joined Darlington from Port Vale in August 2008. He began his career at Swindon Town before moving to Bristol City in 2000 for £25,000. He had a loan spell at Shrewsbury before joining non-league Telford United in 2003. He joined Port Vale in 2004. League Appearances for Darlington: 8(15), Goals: 2
Strikers:
Gregg Blundell began his career at Tranmere before moving to non-league Northwich in 2001. He joined Doncaster Rovers in March 2003 and helped them win promotion from the Conference and then, subsequently, win promotion to League one. He joined Chester in 2005 and then moved to Darlington in January 2007. He has played on loan at Accrington this season. League Appearances for Darlington: 33(38), Goals: 10.
Pawel Abbott joined Darlington in the summer of 2007 from Swansea City. He joined Preston North End in 2001 and had loan spells at Bury and Huddersfield before joining the Yorkshire club in 2004. He made over 100 league appearances for the Terriers, scoring 44 goals in 3 years before moving to Swansea. League Appearances for Darlington: 23(11), Goals: 12
Danny Carlton is on loan from Carlisle United. He began his career at Morecambe helping them win promotion to the football league in 2007. He scored 59 league goals in 5 years at the club before joining Carlisle in the summer of 2007. He had a loan spell back at Morecambe earlier this season. League Appearances for Darlington: 13(1), Goals: 4.
Curtis Main is a product of the youth system at Darlington and he made his debut as a substitute last season. He made his full first team debut this season.
League Appearances for Darlington: 2(10), Goals: 2
Josh Gray is a product of the youth system at Darlington and he made his debut this season. League Appearances for Darlington: 1(3)
PLAYER TO WATCH
Liam Hatch is a player who needs no introduction to Barnet fans. He was a much loved player in his four years at Underhill after joining from Gravesend in 2003 and helping Barnet win the Nationwide Conference title in 2005, winning promotion to League Two. He made 97 league starts and another 47 appearances as a substitute for the Bees, scoring 25 goals before joining Peterborough in January 2008. He joined Darlington on loan in August 2008 and has scored 9 goals for Darlo so far including two goals in this season's 2-2 draw with Barnet. League Appearances for Darlington: 20(3), Goals: 9.
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