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Miscellaneous documents - Darlington

Reference: D/XD 97 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents - Darlington Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Darlington Football Club

Covering Dates: 1914-1985

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  • Miscellaneous documents - Darlington
    • Records of Darlington Football Club (Ref: D/XD 97/1-34)
    • Players' contracts with the club (Ref: D/XD 97/35/1-139)
    • Apprenticeship contracts (Ref: D/XD 97/36/1-38)

Catalogue Contents

Records of Darlington Football Club (Ref: D/XD 97/1-34)Ref: D/XD 97/1

Minutes of directors' meetings and annual general meetings, June 1914 -April 1919
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/2

Minutes of directors' meetings and annual general meetings, May 1919 - February 1921
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/3

Minutes of directors' meetings and annual general meetings, September 1934 - August1939
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/4

Minutes of directors' meetings (indexed), September 1951 - May 1960
(1 volume, 1eather quarter-bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/5

Minutes of directors' meetings, June 1960 - January 1967
(1 file)

Ref: D/XD 97/6

Minutes of directors' meetings, January 1967 - February 1980
(1 file)

Ref: D/XD 97/7

Directors' attendance book, November 1967 - May 1976
(1 volume,card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/8

Minutes of Darlington Forge Albion Football Club, December 1918 - May 1919
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/9

Letters (5) about amalgamations of Forge Albion Football Club and Darlington Football Club, December 1918 - April 1919, with receipts (2) for annual subscription to Durham Football Association, 1920 Originally enclosed in D/XD 97/1
(7 papers)

Ref: D/XD 97/10

Register of shareholders, directors, company returns and annual reports, July 1914 - September 1916
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/11

Register of shareholders, 1921 - 1952, and company returns, 1921-1924
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/12

Register of shareholders and annual returns, June 1952 - August 1961
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/13

Papers relating to returns and shares, 1949 - 1968
(1 file)

Ref: D/XD 97/14

Share certificates 1922 - 1955; annual returns October 1963, September 1965, September 1967, October 1968, and September 1969, reports and statements of accounts, 1969 and 1975
(1 file)

Ref: D/XD 97/15

Darlington match reports for North Eastern Football League, August 1926 - May 1927
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/16

Darlington rnatch reports for Football League Fourth Division and F.A. Cup, August 1975 - April 1976
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/17

Darlington match reports for Football League Fourth Division, August 1979 - April 1980
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/18

Darlington match reports for Football League Fourth Division August 1980 - May 1981
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/19

Darlington match reports for Football League Fourth Division, August 1981 - May 1982
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/20

Darlington match reports for Footba1l League Fourth Division, August 1982 - May 1983
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/21

Darlington match reports for Canon League Fourth Division, August 1983 - May 1984
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/22

Darlington match reports for Canon League Fourth Division, August 1984 - May 1985
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/23

Darlington match reports for Drybrough's Northern League, September 1982 - May 1983
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/24

Darlington rnatch reports for Drybrough's Northern League, August 1983 - April 1984
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/25

Darlington match reports for Drybrough's Northern League, August 1984 - May 1985
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/26

Darlington match reports for Northern Intermediate League, August 1980 - August 1981
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/27

Reports on match officials, August 1975 - April 1976
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/XD 97/28

Gate receipts, 1973 - 1974
(1 file)

Ref: D/XD 97/29

Gate receipts, 1974 - 1975
(3 files)

Ref: D/XD 97/30

Gate receipts, 1977 - 1978
(1 file)

Ref: D/XD 97/31

Gate receipts, 1979 - 1980
(2 files)

Ref: D/XD 97/32

Gate receipts, 1980 - 1981
(1 fi1e)

Ref: D/XD 97/33

V.A.T. accounts, May 1973 - May 1980
(1 file)

Ref: D/XD 97/34

Cash book, May 1973 - May 1974
(1 file)

Players' contracts with the club (Ref: D/XD 97/35/1-139)Ref: D/XD 97/35/1

Neville Chapman, 26 September 1967

Ref: D/XD 97/35/2

James Michael Lawton, 1 March 1968

Ref: D/XD 97/35/3

William Thompson, 28 March and 15 July 1968

Ref: D/XD 97/35/4

Kenneth Oliver Hale, 3 May 1963 and 30 June 1970

Ref: D/XD 97/35/5

John Anthony Lee,10 May 1968

Ref: D/XD 97/35/6

Trevor Atkinson, 30 June 1968

Ref: D/XD 97/35/7

John William March Hope, 30 June 1968

Ref: D/XD 97/35/8

Brian Beverley Kebble, 30 June 1968

Ref: D/XD 97/35/9

A1an Sproates, 30 June 1968, 30 June 1970, and 25 September 1972

Ref: D/XD 97/35/10

Joseph Jaques, 1 July 1968

Ref: D/XD 97/35/11

Brian Albeson, 1 July 1968 and 30 June 1970

Ref: D/XD 97/35/12

Henry Carl Felton, 1 July 1968

Ref: D/XD 97/35/13

Harry Kirk, 1 July 1968 (with agreement for cancellation contract, 15 October 1969)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/14

Leslie Arthur O'Neill, 1 July 1968 and14 July 1969

Ref: D/XD 97/35/15

Anthony John Moor, 1 July 1968, 16 June 1969, 15 December 1971, and 2 May 1972

Ref: D/XD 97/35/16

Kenneth Morton, 3 July 1968

Ref: D/XD 97/35/17

Brian Johnson, 10 July and 9 August 1968

Ref: D/XD 97/35/18

Lancelot Robson, 10 July 1968

Ref: D/XD 97/35/19

John Richard Pernall, 4 July 1968 and 3 August 1970

Ref: D/XD 97/35/20

James Hawkins Davidson, 10 September 1968

Ref: D/XD 97/35/21

Alan Gauden, 15 October 1968 and 30 June 1970

Ref: D/XD 97/35/22

Terence Melling, 14 March 1969

Ref: D/XD 97/35/23

Willaim Horner, 20 June 1969 and 1 July 1974

Ref: D/XD 97/35/24

Philip Brian Robinson, 1 July 1969

Ref: D/XD 97/35/25

David William Crampton, 1 July 1969

Ref: D/XD 97/35/26

Michael Wright, 1 July 1969, 30 June 1970 and 1 July 1971

Ref: D/XD 97/35/27

Robert Denholm Baxter, 1 July 1969

Ref: D/XD 97/35/28

Ian James Larnach, 10 July 1969 (with apprentice contact, 13 May 1968)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/29

Peter Carr, 26 August 1969 and 30 June 1970 (with apprentice contract, 14 March 1968)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/30

William Gordon Elliott, 15 September 1969

Ref: D/XD 97/35/31

Terence Johnson, 17 November 1969

Ref: D/XD 97/35/32

Alan Harding, 13 January 1970

Ref: D/XD 97/35/33

George Clifford Wright, 25 February 1970

Ref: D/XD 97/35/34

Robert Malt, 8 June 1970

Ref: D/XD 97/35/35

Peter Graham, 3 June 1970

Ref: D/XD 97/35/36

Paul Fisher, 15 June 1970

Ref: D/XD 97/35/37

Jeffrey Andrew Weallands, 10 July, 11 August, 13 September and 13 October 1970

Ref: D/XD 97/35/38

Ian McDonald, 7 October and 4 November 1970

Ref: D/XD 97/35/39

Owen Simpson, 3 March 1971

Ref: D/XD 97/35/40

Colin Maclean Sinclair, 16 June 1971 and 1 July 1975

Ref: D/XD 97/35/41

David Garthwaite, 16 June 1971

Ref: D/XD 97/35/42

Norman Lees, 1 July 1971 and 1 July 1975 (professional registration cancelled, 9 May 1977)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/43

Geoffrey Arthur Barker, 1 July 1971 and 21 August 1973

Ref: D/XD 97/35/44

Peter Martin, 5 July 1971 and 9 August 1971 (registration form,1971-1972)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/45

Maurice Peddelty, 1 July 1971

Ref: D/XD 97/35/46

Paul Hutchinson, 21 September 1971

Ref: D/XD 97/35/47

John Allan Wilson, 27 September 1971

Ref: D/XD 97/35/48

Donald Burburaux, 29 May 1972 and 1 July 1974

Ref: D/XD 97/35/49

Stephen Holbrook,12 June 1972 and 1 July 1974 (with letter requesting transfer, 1977)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/50

Ernest Robert Adams, 7 July 1972

Ref: D/XD 97 35/51

Clive Nattress, 28 July 1972, 13 September 1972, 1 July 1974, 1 July 1976, 10 August 1978 (professional registration cancelled, 4 June 1980)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/52

Jchn Leadbitter, 29 August and 29 November 1972

Ref: D/XD 97/35/53

Ian John Hopkinson, 21 December 1972, 22 January 1973, 8 March 1973 and 7 April 1973

Ref: D/XD 97/35/54

Gordon Edward Jones, 1 February 1973 and 1 July 1974 (professional registration cancelled, 2 February 1976)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/55

Francis Gerard MacMabon, 8 March 1973

Ref: D/XD 97/35/56

Phillip Owens, 13 June 1973, 1 July 1976, 1 July 1977, August 1979

Ref: D/XD 97/35/57

William Yeats, 13 July 1973

Ref: D/XD 97/35/58

Gordon William Cottrell, 13 July 1973 and 1 July 1975 (professional. registration cancelled, 2 September 1976)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/59

Michael Bennet Bloor, 13 July 1973

Ref: D/XD 97/35/60

Alan Duffy, 29 August 1973

Ref: D/XD 97/35/61

Gordon Raymond Morritt, 20 September 1973

Ref: D/XD 97/35/62

William Mark Atkins, 26 September 1973

Ref: D/XD 97/35/63

Stephen Paul Ingle, 10 October and 7 November 1973

Ref: D/XD 97/35/64

Eric Royston Young, 1 July 1974, 28 January 1977 and 14 July 1977 (professional registration cancelled, 2 February 1976)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/65

Stanley John Webb, 1 July 1974 (professional registration cancelled, 19 July 1976)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/66

Jarnes Gibson Hodgson, 8 July 1974 and 19 August 1974

Ref: D/XD 97/35/67

Arthur Marsh, 15 July 1974

Ref: D/XD 97/35/68

Robert Alexander Smith, 15 July 1974 (professional registration cancelled, 25 October 1975)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/69

Colin Blant, 29 August and 30 September 1974

Ref: D/XD 97/35/70

William Murdock Morrison Whigham, 19 August and 17 September 1974

Ref: D/XD 97/35/71

David Crosson, 1 July 1975 (professional registration cancelled, 31 July 1980)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/72

James Kyle Cochrane, 1 July 1975 (letters about dispute between Middlesbrough and Darlington over player, 14 July 1977 - 1 August 1979)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/73

Robert Noble, 4 July 1975 (professional registration cancelled, 31 January 1977)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/74

Patrick Lowrey, 13 August 1975 (professional registration cancelled, 11 May 1976)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/75

John Cowan, 21 August 1975 (professional registration cancelled, 8 June 1976)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/76

Derek Malcolm Craig, 15 September 1975 and14 July 1977

Ref: D/XD 97/35/77

Ronald Charles Ferguson, 5 May 1976, 2 July 1976, 10 Ju1y 1978, 1 August 1979 (professional registration cancelled, 7 Ju1y 1980)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/78

Barry Lyons, 5 July 1976 and 10 August 1978

Ref: D/XD 97/35/79

John Dixon Wann, 5 Ju1y 1976, 10 August 1978

Ref: D/XD 97/35/80

Ronald Leslie Walker, 6 July 1976

Ref: D/XD 97/35/81

Leonard Walker, 13 August, 5 October and 17 November 1976

Ref: D/XD 97/35/82

James Seal, 5 November 1976, 10 August 1978

Ref: D/XD 97/35/83

Robert Wallace 7 January 7 February 1977

Ref: D/XD 97/35/84

Neil Hague, 17 May 1977 (correspondence about international clearance certificate)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/85

Alan Ogley, 4 July 1977 (professiona1 registration cancelled, 19 December 1977)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/86

Edward Albert James Rowles, 11. July 1977

Ref: D/XD 97/35/87

Martin Stewart Burleigh, 27 July 1977

Ref: D/XD 97/35/88

Thomas Patterson, 16 June 1978 (professional registration cancelled, 31 May 1979)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/89

Philip Anthony Taylor, 10 July 1978 (professional registration cancelled, 9 August 1980)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/90

John George Stone, 10 August 1978

Ref: D/XD 97/35/91

Eric William Probert, 20 October 1978

Ref: D/XD 97/35/92

Allan Walsh, 19 October 1978, 7 August 1981, 14 October 1981, and 1 August 1983 (correspondence about transfers from Middlesbrough and to Bristol)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/93

John Michael Peachy, 14 March 1979 (correspondence about transfer to Plymouth Argyle)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/94

Keith Coleman, 11 July 1979 (professional registration cancelled, 3 August 1980)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/95

Kenneth Ellis, 18 July 1979 (professional registration cancelled, 7 November 1980)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/96

Peter Edgar Bainbridge, 1 August 1979 (professional registration cancelled, 29 July 1980)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/97

Harry Charlton, 7 August 1979 and 8 August. 1980 (correspondence about insurance claim, 14 October 1981)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/98

Graham John Clark, 7 August 1979 (correspondence about transfer to Brechin City)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/99

David Thompson, 10 August 1979

Ref: D/XD 97/35/100

Kevin Thomas Barry, 24 September 1979 (correspondence about loan to Ashington; professional registration cancelled, 6 August 1981)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/101

Barry Stell, 15 October 1979, 11 December 1979 7 January 1980, 7 August 1980 and 14 October 1981

Ref: D/XD 97/35/102

John Alexander Hastie Inglis Stalker, 23 October 1979, 12 August 1981 and 14 October 1981 (professional registration cancelled, 1 January 1983)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/103

Scott Milford, 2 November 1979 (apprentice contract, 31 August 1979)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/104

Kevin Cane, 17 January, 15 February and 14 March 1980

Ref: D/XD 97/35/105

David Hawker, 11 March 1980 and14 October 1981

Ref: D/XD 97/35/106

Bryan Kent, 13 March and 18 April 1980

Ref: D/XD 97/35/107

Peter Dennis Skipper, 28 May 1980 (correspondence about transfer to Hull)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/108

Patrick Joseph Cuff, 16 June 1980 and 14 October 1981 (correspondence about transfer from Millwall)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/109

A1an Kamara, 16 June 1980, 14 October 1981 and 16 August 1982)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/110

David Robert Speedie, 16 June 1980 and 14 October 1981 (correspondence about transfers from Millwall and to Chelsea)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/111

Donald Ball,28 July 1980 and 14 October 1981 (apprenticeship agreement, 10 August 1978)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/112

Ian Walter Hamilton, 8 August 1980 and 14 October 1981 (professional registration cancelled, 21 July 1932)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/113

Kevin Glendenning, 18 August 1980 and 14 October 1981

Ref: D/XD 97/35/114

Barry Siddall, 2 October 1980

Ref: D/XD 97/35/115

Scott Alexander John Duncan, 6 October 1980 and14 October 1981 (profrssional registration cancelled, 27 April 1982)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/116

Kenneth Mitchell, 7 August 1981 (correspondence about injury)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/117

Roger Wicks, 7 August 1981 (professional registration cancelled, 11 July 1983)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/118

Anthony McFadden, 25 August 1981 and 14 October 1981

Ref: D/XD 97/35/119

Timothy Gilbert, 1 August 1982

Ref: D/XD 97/35/120

Kevan Smith, 16 August 1982, 2 July 1983 and 21 August 1984 (correspondence about transfer to Rotherham)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/121

Gavin Liddle, 16 August and 25 September 1982

Ref: D/XD 97/35/122

Trevor Brissett, 26 August, 25 September and 25 October 1982

Ref: D/XD 97/35/123

Steven McDermott, 31 January 1983

Ref: D/XD 97/35/124

Peter Cartwright, 22 March 1983

Ref: D/XD 97/35/125

Brian Honour, 1 August 1983 (apprenticeship agreement, 18 August 1980)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/126

David Wakefield, 1 August 1983 (professional registration cancelled, 21 March 1984)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/127

David Barton, 1 August 1983

Ref: D/XD 97/35/128

Colin Ross, 4 August 1983, 8 August 1984 and 8 September 1984

Ref: D/XD 97/35/129

Jeffrey Mansell Wilson, 23 August and 27 September 1983

Ref: D/XD 97/35/130

David Allan Young, 23 August 1983 (professional registration cancelled, 14 March 1984)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/131

Robert Gordon Lee, 24 August 1983

Ref: D/XD 97/35/132

Kevin John Pugh, 10 September 1983

Ref: D/XD 97/35/133

Kevin Todd, 22 September 1983 and 8 August 1984

Ref: D/XD 97/35/134

Roger Davies, 9 November 1983, 8 December 1983 and 11 January 1984 (professional registration cancelled, 10 February 1984)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/135

Michael Anthony Angus, 2 July 1984

Ref: D/XD 97/35/136

Mark John Millar, 8 August 1984 (professional registration cancelled, 26 October 1984)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/137

Peter Edward Johnson, 8 August 1984

Ref: D/XD 97/35/138

Michael Christopher Cook, 9 August 1984 (registration transferred to Middlesborough, 12 September 1985)

Ref: D/XD 97/35/139

John Albert MacMahon, 14 April 1985

Apprenticeship contracts (Ref: D/XD 97/36/1-38)Ref: D/XD 97/36/1

Kevin Alderson, 1 May 1969

Ref: D/XD 97/36/2

John Thomas Robson, 13 August 1969

Ref: D/XD 97/36/3

Barry Frederick Jobson 8 March 1971

Ref: D/XD 97/36/4

Derek Thornas Nesbitt, 13 August 1979

Ref: D/XD 97/36/5

Kevin Tindale, 28 March 1980

Ref: D/XD 97/36/6

David Alan Young, 7 August 1981

Ref: D/XD 97/36/7

Jeffrey Hansel Wilson, 7 August 1981

Ref: D/XD 97/36/8

David Wakefield, 7 August 1981

Ref: D/XD 97/36/9

Thomas Michael Brody, 7 August 1981

Ref: D/XD 97/36/10

Peter May, 7 August 1981

Ref: D/XD 97/36/11

Nigel Robson, 17 August 1981

Ref: D/XD 97/36/12

Anthony Hodgson, 1 September 1981

Ref: D/XD 97/36/13

Dean Feory, 14 October 1982

Ref: D/XD 97/37

Plan of East Stand, August 1978 Scale 4 feet to 1 inch (1:48)
(1 plan, paper, 84 cms x 59 1/2 cms)

Ref: D/XD 97/38

From Sky Blue to Black and White: A celebration of the Centenary Year of Darlington Football Club, a supporter's description of the club's fortunes from 1970 to 1983, with photographs
(1 unbound volume)



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