Darlington football club: former football league oldest players

Oldest Darlington players

Below are Darlington's oldest former football league players and their age in years and days on the occasion of their most recent actual former football league appearance, starting or coming on as a substitute.

For each player age is measured in years and days from their date of birth to the day of their most recent former football league game.

Player	Age (Y:d)	Age (days)	Match
Dean Windass	40:171	14781	19 Sep 2009 H v AFC Bournemouth
Gary Bennett	37:262	13777	24 Aug 1999 A v Bolton Wanderers
Russell Hoult	36:329	13478	17 Oct 2009 H v Shrewsbury Town
Curtis Fleming	36:211	13360	07 May 2005 H v Cheltenham Town
Neil Maddison	36:209	13358	29 Apr 2006 A v Wycombe Wanderers
Lee Jones	36:199	13348	24 Feb 2007 A v Torquay United
Keith Gillespie	35:282	13066	27 Nov 2010 H v York City
Neil Aspin	35:258	13042	26 Dec 2000 A v Chesterfield
Noel Whelan	35:80	12864	20 Mar 2010 H v Barnet
Craig Hignett	35:75	12859	28 Mar 2005 A v Bristol Rovers
Steve Foster	35:47	12831	19 Jan 2010 A v Rotherham United
Tim Ryan	34:124	12543	13 Apr 2009 H v Bury
Alan White	34:46	12465	08 May 2010 H v Dagenham and Redbridge
Matty Appleby	34:0	12419	17 Apr 2006 A v Cheltenham Town
Lee Thorpe	33:363	12417	12 Dec 2009 A v Torquay United
Julian Joachim	33:239	12293	17 May 2008 A v Rochdale
Craig Liddle	33:128	12182	26 Feb 2005 A v Leyton Orient
Martin Smith	33:73	12127	26 Jan 2008 H v Macclesfield Town
Paul Arnison	33:69	12123	27 Nov 2010 H v York City
Steve Harper	33:29	12083	05 Mar 2002 H v Macclesfield Town
Brian Healy	33:1	12055	29 Dec 2001 A v Bristol Rovers
John Williams	32:359	12047	05 May 2001 H v Blackpool
Clint Marcelle	32:352	12040	27 Oct 2001 H v Hull City
Gaetano Giallanza	32:333	12021	05 May 2007 H v Stockport County
Andy Cooke	32:106	11794	06 May 2006 H v Wrexham
Andy Oakes	32:76	11764	28 Mar 2009 A v Barnet
Alun Armstrong	32:58	11746	21 Apr 2007 H v Wycombe Wanderers
Simon Brown	32:31	11719	03 Jan 2009 H v AFC Bournemouth
Clyde Wijnhard	31:326	11649	01 Oct 2005 A v Northampton Town
Marc Bridge-Wilkinson	31:256	11579	27 Nov 2010 H v York City
Marco Gabbiadini	31:216	11539	24 Aug 1999 A v Bolton Wanderers
Paul Harsley	31:197	11520	12 Dec 2009 A v Torquay United
Lee Nogan	31:174	11497	11 Nov 2000 H v Halifax Town
Gregg Blundell	31:120	11443	31 Jan 2009 A v Dagenham and Redbridge
Brian Atkinson	31:86	11409	15 Apr 2002 H v Plymouth Argyle
David Brightwell	31:68	11391	16 Mar 2002 A v York City
Craig Russell	31:64	11387	09 Apr 2005 A v Cambridge United
Mark Samways	31:29	11352	11 Dec 1999 A v Aston Villa
Gary Himsworth	31:0	11323	19 Dec 2000 A v Luton Town
Alex Jeannin	30:311	11269	06 Nov 2001 A v Shrewsbury Town
Peter Duffield	30:309	11267	11 Dec 1999 A v Aston Villa
Mark Albrighton	30:294	11252	26 Dec 2006 H v Mansfield Town
Bobby Petta	30:274	11232	07 May 2005 H v Cheltenham Town
Aaron Brown	30:257	11215	27 Nov 2010 H v York City
David Rowson	30:232	11190	05 May 2007 H v Stockport County
Glenn Naylor	30:229	11187	29 Mar 2003 H v Bury
Ian Clark	30:196	11154	07 May 2005 H v Cheltenham Town
Neil Wainwright	30:194	11152	17 May 2008 A v Rochdale
Mark Bower	30:94	11052	27 Apr 2010 H v Notts County
Steve Tutill	30:70	11028	11 Dec 1999 A v Aston Villa
Phil Stamp	30:54	11012	04 Feb 2006 A v Boston United
Simon Betts	30:32	10990	05 Apr 2003 A v Southend United
Michael Cummins	29:350	10943	17 May 2008 A v Rochdale
Andy Collett	29:329	10922	23 Sep 2003 A v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Jon Cullen	29:246	10839	14 Sep 2002 A v Hartlepool United
Chris Lumsdon	29:243	10836	15 Aug 2009 H v Bury
Jeff Smith	29:229	10822	13 Feb 2010 A v Morecambe
Ville Vaisanen	29:169	10762	06 Oct 2006 H v Rochdale
Martin Gray	29:156	10749	20 Jan 2001 H v Chesterfield
Ian Harty	29:145	10738	01 Sep 2007 A v Macclesfield Town
Darren Holloway	29:125	10718	06 Feb 2007 A v Bristol Rovers
Michael Brough	29:117	10710	27 Nov 2010 H v York City
Gary Dempsey	29:112	10705	08 May 2010 H v Dagenham and Redbridge
Robin Hulbert	29:41	10634	25 Apr 2009 H v Brentford
Rory Prendergast	29:28	10621	05 May 2007 H v Stockport County
Chris Senior	29:8	10601	27 Nov 2010 H v York City
Mark Convery	28:344	10571	08 May 2010 H v Dagenham and Redbridge
Liam Hatch	28:238	10465	27 Nov 2010 H v York City
Richie Foran	28:201	10428	03 Jan 2009 H v AFC Bournemouth
Richie Byrne	28:198	10425	10 Apr 2010 H v Accrington Stanley
Frank van der Geest	28:183	10410	30 Oct 2001 A v Scunthorpe United
Graham Fenton	28:143	10370	12 Oct 2002 A v Bury
Ricky Ravenhill	28:106	10333	02 May 2009 A v Chester City
Barry Conlon	28:90	10317	30 Dec 2006 H v Shrewsbury Town
Pawel Abbott	28:79	10306	02 May 2009 A v Chester City
Michael Flynn	28:72	10299	28 Dec 2008 H v Chesterfield
Sam Russell	28:54	10281	27 Nov 2010 H v York City
David Duke	28:49	10276	26 Dec 2006 H v Mansfield Town
Neil Heaney	28:38	10265	11 Dec 1999 A v Aston Villa
Kevin Gall	27:255	10117	17 Oct 2009 H v Shrewsbury Town
Kalu N'Goma	27:254	10116	14 Apr 2007 A v Milton Keynes Dons
Adam Reed	27:222	10084	28 Sep 2002 A v Leyton Orient
Paul Newell	27:213	10075	24 Sep 1996 H v Leeds United
Adam Proudlock	27:179	10041	04 Nov 2008 H v Bury
Gary Pearson	27:138	10000	24 Apr 2004 A v Lincoln City
Mark Ford	27:30	9892	09 Nov 2002 A v Rushden and Diamonds
Franz Burgmeier	27:25	9887	02 May 2009 A v Chester City
Martin Carruthers	27:16	9878	24 Aug 1999 A v Bolton Wanderers
Ian Miller	27:4	9866	27 Nov 2010 H v York City
Darren Roberts	26:347	9844	24 Sep 1996 H v Leeds United
Chris Moore	26:314	9811	27 Nov 2010 H v York City
Stuart Whitehead	26:289	9786	03 May 2003 H v Leyton Orient
Gary Smith	26:280	9777	06 Nov 2010 H v Bristol Rovers
Nathan Mulligan	26:258	9755	08 May 2010 H v Dagenham and Redbridge
Ryan Valentine	26:256	9753	02 May 2009 A v Chester City
Phil Brumwell	26:255	9752	20 Apr 2002 A v Oxford United
Rob Purdie	26:224	9721	02 May 2009 A v Chester City
Steve Thomas	26:198	9695	07 Jan 2006 A v Notts County
Clayton Fortune	26:173	9670	02 May 2009 A v Chester City
Kevin McBride	26:134	9631	27 Oct 2007 H v Chesterfield