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| Stadium: The Darlington Arena | ||||||
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Competitive match results1 | |||||
| Venue | W | D | L | F | A | |
| @Bristol Rovers: | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | |
| @Darlington: | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | |
| Neutral venues: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total: | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 21 | |
| 1Match results from the Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup. Last updated 19:42, November 6, 2010 (UTC). | ||||||
In nineteen meetings with Darlington, Rovers have won nine times to The Quakers' five, with five draws. The two clubs have rarely been in the same division, spending a total of only nine years at the same level since they first met in Division Three in 1966.
Records[]
- Last meeting: 6 November 2010 – Darlington 2–1 Bristol Rovers
- Biggest win: 11 October 2003 – Darlington 0–4 Bristol Rovers
- Biggest defeat: 14 February 2004 – Bristol Rovers 0–3 Darlington
- Highest aggregate score:
- 18 August 1985 – Darlington 3–3 Bristol Rovers
- 28 March 2005 – Bristol Rovers 3–3 Darlington
Players at both clubs[]
Some of the players who have been on the books of both Bristol Rovers and Darlington are listed below.
- Paul Bannon
- John Bethune
- Andy Collett
- Steve Foster
- Kevin Gall
- Alex Jeannin
- Lee Jones
- Bob Lee
- Jefferson Louis
- Lee Matthews
- Tim Parkin
- Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton was loaned to Rovers by Stoke City in 2009 before joining Darlington on non-contract terms in 2011
- Archie Stephens
- Lee Thorpe
Past meetings[]
All competitive matches between Bristol Rovers and Darlington are listed below.
| Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 October 1966 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 3–0 | Darlington |
| 22 April 1967 | Division Three | Darlington | 0–3 | Bristol Rovers |
| 18 August 1985 | Division Three | Darlington | 3–3 | Bristol Rovers |
| 18 January 1986 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | Darlington |
| 3 March 1987 | Division Three | Darlington | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 30 April 1987 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Darlington |
| 27 August 2001 | Division Three | Darlington | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers |
| 29 December 2001 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Darlington |
| 5 October 2002 | Division Three | Darlington | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers |
| 26 April 2003 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Darlington |
| 11 October 2003 | Division Three | Darlington | 0–4 | Bristol Rovers |
| 14 February 2004 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 0–3 | Darlington |
| 21 August 2004 | League Two | Darlington | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 28 March 2005 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 3–3 | Darlington |
| 24 September 2005 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Darlington |
| 11 February 2006 | League Two | Darlington | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 16 September 2006 | League Two | Darlington | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 6 February 2007 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Darlington |
| 6 November 2010 | FA Cup | Darlington | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers |