| CRAGGS | John ...... , former Darlington, Newcastle and Middlesbrough defender (6) |
| SODJE | Akpo ....., former Darlington, Hibernian and Sheffield Wednesday centre forward (5) |
| AYALA | Daniel ...... former Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough defender born in Spain (5) |
| HOYTE | Justin ....., former Arsenal and Middlesbrough defender (5) |
| DIJKSTEEL | Anfernee, Suriname and Middlesbrough defender (9) |
| NEMETH | Szilard ...... , former Slovakia and Middlesbrough striker (6) |
| CARNEY | Steve ___, 1979-1985 Newcastle and 1985-1986 Darlington defender (6) |
| KINDER | Vladimir ...... , 1994-2001 Slovakia and 1997-99 Middlesbrough defender; 1997 FA Cup Final and 1998 League Cup Final runner-up against Chelsea (6) |
| FRIEND | George, 2005-2008 Exeter City and 2012-2020 Middlesbrough defender (6) |
| SPENCE | Djed _, Tottenham and 2018-2022 Middlesbrough defender (6) |
| DANIEL | 2009-2011 Liverpool and 2014-2020 Middlesbrough defender (6,5) |
| GOLDEN | Locality near Newtown and Darlington (6,5) |
| EDWARD | _ _ _ _ _ _ Pease - promoter of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (6) |
| ASANTE | Akwasi, 2020-23 Chesterfield and 2023-24 Darlington striker (6) |
| HJORTH | Jesper _, 1994-1999 Odense and 1999-2001 Darlington striker (6) |
| LENNON | John, former member of The Beatles who was murdered in 1980 (6) |
| NOAKES | John -, former Blue Peter presenter born in 1934 (6) |
| DEACON | John ------, former bass guitarist with Queen (6) |
| HOWARD | John ---, former Aussie PM (6) |
| SKERNE | Darlington is on this Tees tributary (6) |
