The first ever Darlington FC Christmas party was a huge success!

The Central Hall in the Dolphin Centre was jam-packed with fans and sponsors for the party, which started at 7pm and ran till midnight.

There was a great meal and entertainment, with the highlight of the evening being the prize draw.

The club is now able to announce that we sold over 5,000 prize draw tickets – including 700 on the night – and we would like to congratulate all the prize winners (the list is here, https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/christmas-prize-draw-winners-have-you-won-1000). We will be making a donation to the children’s ward of Darlington Memorial Hospital in due course.

The players mixed with their sponsors and fans to produce a really positive atmosphere, while chief executive officer David Johnston talked about the future.

Our auction also raised £760 for the club:

• £350 for an Alun Armstrong shirt, signed by the man himself. 
• £210 for a 1982 Darlington v Southampton programme signed by Kevin Keegan (who played for Southampton that night) 
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• £200 for a 1966 World Cup programme, signed by England hat trick hero Geoff Hurst. 
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We’d like to thank everyone who purchased the items.

The club would like to thank

• Craig Morley, the club’s commercial director for organising the evening,
• Paul and Lisa Soderman from the Dolphin Centre
• Uneek Staffing (for the hospitality ladies)
• Carl Douthwaite (for the disco)
• Ian Glenning (for the pig racing)
• The staff of the Dolphin Centre
• Our sponsors
• Our volunteers
• The players and team management giving up their time

Then to cap off a perfect weekend the lads went to York the following day and won 1-0!