Vic Darlison played in Bradford Northern's 8–3 aggregate victory over Wigan in the 1943–44 Challenge Cup Final during the 1943–44 season; the 0–3 defeat at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 15 April 1944, in front of a crowd of 22,000, and the 8–0 victory at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 April 1944, in front of a crowd of 30,000, played in the 9–13 aggregate defeat by Huddersfield in the 1944–45 Challenge Cup Final during the 1944–45 season; the 4–7 defeat at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 28 April 1945, in front of a crowd of 9,041, and the 5–6 defeat at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 5 May 1945, in front of a crowd of 17,500, played in the 8–4 victory over Leeds in the 1946–47 Challenge Cup Final during the 1946–47 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1947, in front of a crowd of 77,605, played in the 3–8 defeat by Wigan in the 1947–48 Challenge Cup Final during the 1947–48 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1948, in front of a crowd of 91,465, and played in the 12–0 victory over Halifax in the 1948–49 Challenge Cup Final during the 1948–49 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1949, in front of a crowd of 95,000. Bradford Northern played in five of the six Challenge Cup finals between 1944 and 1949, the first two finals; the 1943–44 Challenge Cup Final against Wigan, and the 1944–45 Challenge Cup Final against Huddersfield were played over two-legs, five Bradford Northern players played in all five of these finals, they were; Eric Batten, Vic Darlison, Donald Ward, Ernest Ward, and Frank Whitcombe.
Vic Darlison made his début for the Featherstone Rovers on Tuesday 14 April 1936, he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 1944–45 season, he made his début for Wigan in the 13–10 victory over Oldham at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 29 October 1938, he played his last match for Wigan in the 0–10 defeat by Swinton at Station Road on Saturday 15 April 1939, he made his début for Wakefield Trinity during April 1940, he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during September 1943, he appears to have scored no drop-goals, but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2–points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.
Genealogical information
Darlison's marriage to Mary E. was registered during first ¼ 1943 in Pontefract district, he was the younger brother of the rugby league for the Featherstone Rovers, and in the mid–1930s for Batley; Oliver Darlison, and the uncle of Oliver Darlison's son, the rugby league footballer for the Featherstone Rovers, and in the 1940s and 1950s; Geoffrey C. J. Darlison.
