Match details

Date	Saturday 27th January 1973
Competition	English Fourth Division
Season	1972/73
League matchday	27
Venue	Feethams
Referee	Walter Johnson
Attendance	1,286

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Lineups and substitutes

Stockport County

Starting line up:

1. Alan Ogley
2. Jimmy Collier
3. Les Ormrod
4. Tommy Spratt
5. Paul Hart
6. Ken Fogarty
7. John Griffiths
8. Ian Broomfield
9. Ian Lawther
10. Ian Davidson
11. Ray Charter

Substitutes bench:

12. Hugh Ryden

Changes made

Hugh Ryden ON / Ian Davidson OFF

Darlington

Starting line up:

1. Phil Owers
2. Mike Wright
3. Norman Lees
4. Billy Horner
5. Geoff Barker
6. John Leadbitter
7. Steve Holbrook
8. Alan Sproates
9. Peter Graham
10. Alan Harding
11. Colin Sinclair

Managers

Stockport County:
Brian Doyle

Darlington
Ralph Brand

League positions (before / after)

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Facts and figures

This was the 36th meeting between the two sides at Feethams. After this game our overall record against Darlington at Feethams now reads 9 wins, 9 draws and 18 defeats

This was the 75th meeting between the two sides overall. After this game our overall record against Darlington now reads 36 wins, 16 draws and 23 defeats

Before this game the last defeat against Darlington was on Saturday 22nd August 1970

The last defeat in the English Fourth Division was on Friday 1st December 1972

This was the 49th time that Brian Doyle has been in charge of us. After this game his managerial record now reads 17 wins, 15 draws and 17 defeats

This was the 1st time that Ralph Brand has managed a team against us. After this game his managerial record against us now reads 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats

This was the 2nd time that Walter Johnson has officiated a competitive game involving us. After this game, our record against teams when Walter has officiated now reads 0 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat

Alan Sproates was the first opposition player to score a penalty against us since Tony Geidmintis for Workington on 21st October 1972

Hugh Ryden made his last appearance for the club in this game

After this game, our last 10 results in all competitions was WDDWDWDWLL

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