National League N / S Scores & Fixtures
Friday 18th April
National League N / S Table
On Friday 18th April
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Darlington, Position 11, Points 66
 - South Shields, Position 17, Points 54
 
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first | 
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| 44 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 80 | 34 | 46 | 86 | 
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| 44 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 68 | 42 | 26 | 86 | 
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| 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 30 | 40 | 84 | 
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4 Chester  | 44 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 68 | 44 | 24 | 81 | 
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5 Hereford  | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 76 | 
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| 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 42 | 9 | 76 | 
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7 Buxton  | 44 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 72 | 49 | 23 | 74 | 
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| 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 66 | 48 | 18 | 73 | 
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9 Curzon Ashton  | 44 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 40 | 15 | 73 | 
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10 Spennymoor Town  | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 73 | 50 | 23 | 70 | 
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11 Darlington  | 44 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 66 | 
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12 Peterborough Sports  | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 62 | 
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13 Scarborough Athletic  | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 57 | 5 | 57 | 
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14 Alfreton Town  | 44 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 55 | 
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15 Marine  | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 54 | -14 | 55 | 
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16 Leamington  | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 53 | -2 | 54 | 
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17 South Shields  | 44 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 59 | 67 | -8 | 54 | 
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18 Radcliffe  | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 50 | 
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| 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 72 | -17 | 50 | 
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20 Southport  | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 49 | 
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21 Needham Market  | 44 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 72 | -29 | 39 | 
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22 Rushall Olympic  | 44 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 40 | 90 | -50 | 35 | 
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23 Warrington Town  | 44 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 68 | -34 | 30 | 
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24 Farsley Celtic  | 44 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 35 | 105 | -70 | 26 | 
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Key
- Position 1 : Promotion
 - Position 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 : Promotion Play-off
 - Position 21, 22, 23, 24 : Relegation
 
Team Lineups
home team, Darlington
Manager: Steve Watson
Starting lineup
- B. Adams , substituted for S. Barrow at 78 minutes
 - M. Cornish , substituted for C. Salkeld at 73 minutes
 - K. Griffiths
 - W. Hatfield
 - P. Jameson
 - T. Lees , Yellow Card at 70 minutes
 - C. Main
 - J. Maskell
 - W. McGowan , substituted for S. Hetherington at 67 minutes
 - T. Platt
 - L. Storey
 
Substitutes
home team, Darlington
- S. Barrow
 - B. Hedley
 - S. Hetherington
 - J. Rivers
 - C. Salkeld
 
away team, South Shields
Manager: Elliott Dickman
Starting lineup
- T. Allan , substituted for D. Stephenson at 85 minutes
 - P. Blackett
 - R. Briggs
 - D. Carson
 - M. Heaney
 - I. Hughes
 - W. Jenkins
 - D. Morse
 - K. Seymour
 - C. Shepherd
 - M. Smith , substituted for D. Ward at 85 minutes
 
away team, South Shields
- M. Boney
 - K. Crossley
 - E. McGowan
 - D. Stephenson
 - D. Ward
 
home team, Darlington
Manager: Steve Watson
Starting lineup
- B. Adams , substituted for S. Barrow at 78 minutes
 - M. Cornish , substituted for C. Salkeld at 73 minutes
 - K. Griffiths
 - W. Hatfield
 - P. Jameson
 - T. Lees , Yellow Card at 70 minutes
 - C. Main
 - J. Maskell
 - W. McGowan , substituted for S. Hetherington at 67 minutes
 - T. Platt
 - L. Storey
 
Substitutes
- S. Barrow
 - B. Hedley
 - S. Hetherington
 - J. Rivers
 - C. Salkeld
 
away team, South Shields
Manager: Elliott Dickman
Starting lineup
- T. Allan , substituted for D. Stephenson at 85 minutes
 - P. Blackett
 - R. Briggs
 - D. Carson
 - M. Heaney
 - I. Hughes
 - W. Jenkins
 - D. Morse
 - K. Seymour
 - C. Shepherd
 - M. Smith , substituted for D. Ward at 85 minutes
 
Substitutes
- M. Boney
 - K. Crossley
 - E. McGowan
 - D. Stephenson
 - D. Ward
 
Match Officials
- Referee:
 - Mark Bell
 
Season so far
National League N / S
Key, Darlington v South Shields
League position, Darlington 15th, South Shields 2ndTotal points, Darlington 16, South Shields 32
Form guide
All competitions
Darlington lose
v Chester
2
1
National League N / S
South Shields draw
v Southport
0
0
National League N / S
Darlington won
v Farsley Celtic
4
2
National League N / S
South Shields lose
v Brackley Town
0
1
National League N / S
Darlington won
v Warrington Town
2
3
National League N / S
South Shields lose
v Rushall Olympic
2
1
National League N / S
Darlington draw
v Chorley
1
1
National League N / S
South Shields lose
v Leamington
2
0
National League N / S
Darlington draw
v Rushall Olympic
2
2
National League N / S
South Shields lose
v Oxford City
1
2
National League N / S
Previous meetings
All competitions
Darlington and South ShieldsDarlington Won 2South Shields Won 1
Played 4
Draw 1
Previous scores
All competitions
National League N / S
South Shields 0 , Darlington 1 on the 1st of January 2025
South Shields
Darlington
1st of January 2025
South Shields 0 , Darlington 4 on the 17th of February 2024
South Shields
Darlington
17th of February 2024
Darlington 2 , South Shields 2 on the 28th of August 2023
Darlington
South Shields
28th of August 2023

