Darlington 2008/09

Darlington finished 12th of 24 in the 2008/09 League Two with 62 points (won 20, drawn 12, lost 14; scored 61, conceded 44). They were top of the table after 2 matches of 46; lowest 16th, after match 3. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 9 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Darlington
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 2008	Exeter (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	9th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Notts County (away)	0–0 D	Drew	2	15th
3	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Gillingham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	2	16th
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Macclesfield (away)	6–0 W	Won	5	14th
5	Sat 6 Sep 2008	Aldershot (away)	1–2 L	Lost	5	15th
6	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Port Vale (home)	2–1 W	Won	8	12th
7	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Accrington (home)	3–0 W	Won	11	9th
8	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Bournemouth (away)	1–3 L	Lost	11	10th
9	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Shrewsbury (home)	1–1 D	Drew	12	11th
10	Sat 11 Oct 2008	Luton (away)	2–1 W	Won	15	10th
11	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Wycombe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	16	10th
12	Mon 20 Oct 2008	Bradford (home)	2–1 W	Won	19	7th
13	Sat 25 Oct 2008	Dag and Red (home)	3–0 W	Won	22	7th
14	Tue 28 Oct 2008	Rotherham (away)	1–0 W	Won	25	3rd
15	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Grimsby (away)	2–1 W	Won	28	1st
16	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Lincoln (home)	2–0 W	Won	31	1st
17	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Brentford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	32	2nd
18	Tue 25 Nov 2008	Chester City (home)	1–2 L	Lost	32	3rd
19	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Morecambe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	32	6th
20	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Barnet (home)	2–2 D	Drew	33	7th
21	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Bury (away)	2–2 D	Drew	34	9th
22	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Chesterfield (home)	0–0 D	Drew	35	9th
23	Sat 3 Jan 2009	Bournemouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	38	6th
24	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Luton (home)	5–1 W	Won	41	3rd
25	Sat 24 Jan 2009	Shrewsbury (away)	0–1 L	Lost	41	8th
26	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Rotherham (home)	1–0 W	Won	44	4th
27	Sat 31 Jan 2009	Dag and Red (away)	1–0 W	Won	47	4th
28	Tue 17 Feb 2009	Bradford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	48	8th
29	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Grimsby (home)	1–0 W	Won	51	7th
30	Tue 24 Feb 2009	Rochdale (home)	1–2 L	Lost	51	7th
31	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Exeter (away)	0–2 L	Lost	51	9th
32	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Notts County (home)	1–0 W	Won	54	7th
33	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Macclesfield (home)	1–2 L	Lost	54	9th
34	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Gillingham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	54	9th
35	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Port Vale (away)	1–3 L	Lost	54	10th
36	Tue 17 Mar 2009	Lincoln (away)	1–0 W	Won	57	9th
37	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Aldershot (home)	2–0 W	Won	60	7th
38	Tue 24 Mar 2009	Accrington (away)	0–1 L	Lost	60	8th
39	Sat 28 Mar 2009	Barnet (away)	1–0 W	Won	63	6th
40	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Morecambe (home)	0–0 D	Drew	64	8th
41	Tue 7 Apr 2009	Wycombe (home)	1–2 L	Lost	64	8th
42	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Chesterfield (away)	0–0 D	Drew	65	7th
43	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Bury (home)	2–2 D	Drew	66	8th
44	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Rochdale (away)	2–0 W	Won	69	7th
45	Sat 25 Apr 2009	Brentford (home)	1–3 L	Lost	69	8th
46	Sat 2 May 2009	Chester City (away)	2–1 W	Won	62	12th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.