What this team's results have earned: every match in the database is replayed in date order, both sides start at 1500 and the winner takes points from the loser. The rating is the one it held after its last rated match, and the rank counts every club ever rated, sides that no longer play included. A measure of strength, not a forecast of the next result. Computed 30 Sep 2026.
Over 1,208 matches (Nov 1885 – Jul 2026), Darlington drew 315 where the draw model expected 324.6 from those particular fixtures — about 10 fewer, or 0.6 standard errors, which is what the model expected, near enough.
A flat league average would have expected 313.0 instead — "more draws than the league" and "more draws than these fixtures deserved" are different claims. These matches were part of the model's own training set, so its chances were fitted already knowing the results.
| # | Run | From → To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 29 Sep 2009 → 06 Feb 2010 | ▸ matches |
| 2 | 13 | 10 Apr 2001 → 27 Aug 2001 | ▸ matches |
| 3 | 12 | 24 Sep 2011 → 30 Nov 2011 | ▸ matches |
| 4 | 12 | 03 Nov 2006 → 13 Jan 2007 | ▸ matches |
| 5 | 12 | 02 Jan 1999 → 20 Mar 1999 | ▸ matches |
| 6 | 12 | 29 Nov 1997 → 31 Jan 1998 | ▸ matches |
| 7 | 11 | 21 Feb 2009 → 28 Mar 2009 | ▸ matches |
| 8 | 11 | 17 Nov 2004 → 03 Jan 2005 | ▸ matches |
| 9 | 11 | 12 Mar 1994 → 07 May 1994 | ▸ matches |
| 10 | 10 | 14 Feb 2006 → 15 Apr 2006 | ▸ matches |
| Competition | P | D | Draw% | N | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 774 | 210 | 27.1% | 4 | 16 |
| FA Cup | 221 | 49 | 22.2% | 2 | 4 |
| League Cup | 119 | 26 | 21.9% | 1 | 5 |
| National League | 92 | 30 | 32.6% | 2 | 12 |
| Club Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 |
| Year | P | D | Draw% | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2012 | 20 | 6 | 30.0% | 4 |
| 2011 | 52 | 15 | 28.8% | 12 |
| 2010 | 47 | 13 | 27.7% | 6 |
| 2009 | 47 | 6 | 12.8% | 13 |
| 2008 | 51 | 15 | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2007 | 45 | 16 | 35.6% | 7 |
| 2006 | 51 | 12 | 23.5% | 11 |
| 2005 | 48 | 16 | 33.3% | 6 |
| 2004 | 48 | 12 | 25.0% | 9 |
| 2003 | 51 | 14 | 27.5% | 8 |
| 2002 | 52 | 18 | 34.6% | 7 |
| 2001 | 49 | 13 | 26.5% | 13 |
| 2000 | 52 | 16 | 30.8% | 7 |
| 1999 | 53 | 13 | 24.5% | 12 |
| 1998 | 51 | 13 | 25.5% | 8 |
| 1997 | 49 | 16 | 32.7% | 9 |
| 1996 | 56 | 15 | 26.8% | 9 |
| 1995 | 46 | 15 | 32.6% | 8 |
| 1994 | 47 | 11 | 23.4% | 11 |
| 1993 | 24 | 6 | 25.0% | 7 |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1990 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1988 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 4 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1985 | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1983 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 5 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1981 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 2 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1979 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 2 |
| 1978 | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | 2 |
| 1977 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 2 |
| 1976 | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | 2 |
| 1975 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 2 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1972 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1970 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 4 |
| 1969 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 2 |
| 1968 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 3 |
| 1967 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1966 | 7 | 4 | 57.1% | 1 |
| 1965 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1964 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 3 |
| 1963 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 1962 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 2 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1960 | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | 4 |
| 1959 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1958 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 2 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1956 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1955 | 7 | 4 | 57.1% | 2 |
| 1954 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 1953 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1950 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1949 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1948 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1947 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1946 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1945 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1938 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1937 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1936 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1935 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1934 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1933 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1932 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 2 |
| 1931 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1930 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1928 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 1 |
| 1927 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1925 | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1921 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1920 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 1915 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1912 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1911 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1887 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1886 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
