Yeh, he retired in 2008 at Ipswich.

Chris Jones,from Donny played a few games in the 70s,
old centre foreward,scored a few.was ex York like Wann,Stone and Lyons.

how about Tom Paterson only played about 6 or 7 games got 2 goals,at times he looked a world beater,but most of the time rubbish

how many games did phil shute play ?

For us? None. I don't recall him playing at all for us.

Think he did mate 83 or 84 ish I reckon, obviously before he ended up at the Clevland Bridge.

Will have to check Frank's book tonight

played at least 2 league games and maybe a few in the old LDV or whatever they were
called at the time.
shildon lad and was he not in the policeforce.
as you say check the Darlo Bible tonight.

just found this, dont see any harm in posting it now many of these have been mentioned, its quite a useful resource actually, some good work gone into it

http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/ ... ington.htm

That's a good bit of research there, good source if we ever need to look for players. I seen the name John Williams Wow, i haven't heard his name in years, was useless him Only thing i remember of him was he used to play for York City

Out of curiosity, whatever happened to Patrick Collins?

This will before your time Andy, but didn't Williams win some sort of footballers sprint challenge ages before he played for Darlo. Think every team put a player forward and he was fastest in the country.

Did Darlo put Mark Sunley forward or have I imagined that?

Last i heard was that he was at Oxford United, think he left there in like 2008 Not so sure though Hilly.

Seems he's diversified a bit...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Collins_(film)

[Probably just about work-safe enough, but I wouldn't go delving any further.]

"Parental Guidance" also probably advised.

Whatever happened to Neil Heaney, the winger we had in the 1999/2000 ?

had spells at dundee utd and plymouth then retired in 2002 because of injury.

Alrite, he's was a cracking winger during his year with us

I'm suprised you can remember that far back Andy. (That isn't a dig by the way)

Yeah, i remember that season very well, who could forget beating Hartlepool in the play offs. With the fans that couldn't make it to Victoria Park, the club put a big screen in at feethams for other fans to watch the game, gorr good times.

Has anyone mentioned Willie Young? Ex Arsenal and Spurs centre half that played about 4 or 5 games in bout 84.

What the hell happened to Richard Hodgson? Last i remember of him was he was playing for Crawley Well i think it was

He grew his hair, that's all I know.

I found him on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hodgson

Currently playing for Sunderand Nissan after he left Farnborough Town.

He was magic that fella, as was his hat.

Andy, Sunderland Nissan no longer exist - they folded in the summer. Hodgson is now playing for Whitley Bay, I think.

Well he was there

I still wake up with a hard on at the thought of 'that' Richard Hodgson goal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rTbWOlgI00
35 seconds in, quality goal from the ex Darlington player

a couple of others to add to this thread...

Steve McMahon, not the ex-Liverpool midfielder but the striker brought in from China.

There is another but I can't remember his name...Jordan something...ended up playing for Arbroath I think...

Was that before her enhancement? or after?

...Jordan Tait...

Did we have a youth team striker called Maddick who was drafted into play a game against Scarborough because of an injury crisis in the McEwan era? Not sure if he played more than five times or indeed, if I have just made him up.