Walsall v Darlington, 12 August 2008
| Score | 2-1 to Darlington |
| Referee | Darren Drysdale |
| Competition | League Cup 1st round |
| Venue | Banks's Stadium |
| Attendance | 2,702 |
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1 Walsall
Goals:
| Michael Ricketts | 11 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Clayton Ince
Defender
Steve Roberts
Defender
Netan Sansara
Defender/Centre back
Anthony Gerrard
Defender/Midfielder
Richard Taundry
Defender/Left back
Chris Palmer
Defender/Left back
Sofiane Zaaboub
Midfielder
Stephen Hughes
Midfielder/Forward
Alex Nicholls
Forward
Jabo Ibehre
Forward
Michael Ricketts
Substitutions:
| Manny Smith for Steve Roberts | 59 |
| Marco Reich for Sofiane Zaaboub | 68 |
| Troy Deeney for Netan Sansara | 77 |
Cards:
| Michael Ricketts | 38 | R |
| Richard Taundry | 45 | Y |
| Stephen Hughes | 76 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Rene Gilmartin
Defender
Manny Smith
Defender/Midfielder
Paul Boertien
Defender/Midfielder
Mark Bradley
Midfielder
Ishmel Demontagnac
Forward
Troy Deeney
Forward
Marco Reich
Goals:
| Jason Kennedy | 31 |
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| Billy Clarke | 67 |
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Starting lineup:
Simon Brown
Goalkeeper
Neil Austin
Defender
Ian Miller
Defender
Steve Foster
Defender/Centre back
Adam Griffin
Defender/Midfielder
Rob Purdie
Defender/Midfielder
Jason Kennedy
Midfielder
David Poole
Midfielder
Ricky Ravenhill
Midfielder
Billy Clarke
Forward
Adam Proudlock
Forward
Substitutions:
| Robin Hulbert for Ricky Ravenhill | 58 |
| Gregg Blundell for Adam Proudlock | 72 |
| Curtis Main for Billy Clarke | 88 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Prez Kazimierczak
Defender
Ryan Valentine
Defender/Centre back
Alan White
Midfielder
Josh Gray
Midfielder
Robin Hulbert
Forward
Gregg Blundell
Forward
Curtis Main