| PRUDHOE | Mark, 1989-93 Darlington and 1993-97 Stoke City goalkeeper (7) |
| CALCAVECCHIA | Mark, 1989 British Open golf champion (12) |
| MIKEPOLLITT | 1994-95 Darlington and 2005-14 Wigan goalkeeper (4,7) |
| LOL | ... Morgan, Darlington and Norwich City manager (3) |
| GORDONBANKS | Stoke City goalkeeper who played in all England's 1966 World Cup matches (6,5) |
| TINNION | Brian ....... , 1989-93 Bradford and 1993-2005 Bristol City midfielder (7) |
| PEPEMEL | 1989-93 Real Betis and 1993-95 Granada striker; Almeria, 200610 Rayo Vallecano, January-May, 2014 West Brom and 2022-23 Malaga manager (4,3) |
| DERWENT | Name of Stockton & Darlington 0-6-0 No.25 preserved at the NRM (7) |
| CHEDDAR | Searched Darlington, ignoring outskirts, for cheese (7) |
| SWINDLE | Scoundrel (Darlington resident to trick) (7) |
| BUSHERA | 1989-93 or 2001-09, for "U Remind Me" singer? |
| TOWNSEND | Andy ........ , 1989-97 Republic of Ireland and 1993-97 Aston Villa midfielder (8) |
| BARBARA | 1989-93 U.S. First Lady |
| QUAYLES | Vice-presidential family of 1989-93 |
| NAYIM | 1988-93 Spurs and 1993-97 Real Zaragoza midfielder (5) |
| RIEDLE | Karl-Heinz ...... , 1988-94 Germany and 1993-97 Borussia Dortmund striker (6) |
| KUNTZ | Stefan ..... , 1993-97 Germany and 1989-95 Kaiserslautern forward (5) |
| BALBO | Abel ..... , 1989-98 Argentina, 1989-93 Udinese and 1993-98 Roma striker; 1990, 1994 and 1998 World Cup participant (5) |
| LESAUX | Graeme .. .... , 1993-97 Blackburn and 1994-2000 England defender (2,4) |
| RIPLEY | Stuart ...... , 1993-97 England, 1992-98 Blackburn and 1998-2002 Southampton winger (6) |
