National League N / S Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 31st January
National League N / S Table
On Saturday 31st January
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Darlington, Position 5, Points 46
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 South Shields | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 23 | 41 | 66 |
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| 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 57 |
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3 Merthyr Town | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 66 | 52 | 14 | 56 |
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| 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 51 |
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5 Darlington | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 43 | 11 | 46 |
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6 Radcliffe | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 46 |
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7 Scarborough Athletic | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 44 |
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| 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 42 |
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9 AFC Telford United | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 39 | 16 | 41 |
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10 Marine | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 41 |
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11 Buxton | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 40 |
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12 Curzon Ashton | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 37 |
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13 Spennymoor Town | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 37 |
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14 Chester | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 37 |
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| 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 34 |
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16 Bedford Town | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 51 | -6 | 32 |
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17 Worksop Town | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 53 | -17 | 32 |
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18 Peterborough Sports | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 51 | -16 | 31 |
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19 Southport | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 30 |
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| 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 29 |
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| 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 27 |
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22 Alfreton Town | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 47 | -24 | 25 |
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23 Hereford | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 22 |
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24 Leamington | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 17 |
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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
- E. Forbes, substituted for S. Barrow at 59 minutes
- K. Griffiths, substituted for B. Hedley at 78 minutes
- M. Howells, substituted for T. Allan at 66 minutes
- T. Lees
- C. Main
- J. Maskell, substituted for A. Rutledge at 75 minutes
- P. McLaughlin
- T. Platt
- E. Stanton
- T. Tweedy, substituted for J. Scott at 88 minutes
- R. Watson
Substitutes
home team,Darlington
- T. Allan, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- S. Barrow
- T. Barton
- B. Hedley
- L. Mcgrath
- A. Rutledge
- J. Scott
away team,Merthyr Town
Manager:Paul Michael
Starting lineup
- J. Cogman
- C. Cox, Yellow Card at 68 minutes
- J. Evans
- T. Handley, Yellow Card at 37 minutes
- M. Harris
- C. Jarvis
- L. Lucas
- C. Ryan-Phillips
- N. Smerdon
- L. Twamley
- T. Xavier-Jones
away team,Merthyr Town
- J. Bourne
- C. Caswell
- K. Evans
- A. Harris
- A. John
- J. Williams
home team,Darlington
Manager:Steve Watson
Starting lineup
- E. Forbes, substituted for S. Barrow at 59 minutes
- K. Griffiths, substituted for B. Hedley at 78 minutes
- M. Howells, substituted for T. Allan at 66 minutes
- T. Lees
- C. Main
- J. Maskell, substituted for A. Rutledge at 75 minutes
- P. McLaughlin
- T. Platt
- E. Stanton
- T. Tweedy, substituted for J. Scott at 88 minutes
- R. Watson
Substitutes
- T. Allan, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- S. Barrow
- T. Barton
- B. Hedley
- L. Mcgrath
- A. Rutledge
- J. Scott
away team,Merthyr Town
Manager:Paul Michael
Starting lineup
- J. Cogman
- C. Cox, Yellow Card at 68 minutes
- J. Evans
- T. Handley, Yellow Card at 37 minutes
- M. Harris
- C. Jarvis
- L. Lucas
- C. Ryan-Phillips
- N. Smerdon
- L. Twamley
- T. Xavier-Jones
Substitutes
- J. Bourne
- C. Caswell
- K. Evans
- A. Harris
- A. John
- J. Williams
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Darren Rogers
Season so far
National League N / S
Key, Darlington v Merthyr
League position, Darlington 6th, Merthyr Town 3rdTotal points, Darlington 59, Merthyr Town 66
Form guide
All competitions
Darlington draw
v Worksop Town
1
1
National League N / S
Merthyr Town lose
v AFC Telford United
1
4
National League N / S
Darlington won
v Chorley
1
2
National League N / S
Merthyr Town lose
v Southport
1
0
National League N / S
Darlington won
v Alfreton Town
3
1
National League N / S
Merthyr Town won
v Peterborough Sports
2
0
National League N / S
Darlington lose
v South Shields
1
2
National League N / S
Merthyr Town won
v Worksop Town
3
5
National League N / S
Darlington won
v Scarborough Athletic
0
1
National League N / S
Merthyr Town won
v King's Lynn Town
1
0
National League N / S
Previous meetings
All competitions
Darlington and Merthyr TownDarlington Won 0Merthyr Town Won 1
Played1
Draw 0
Previous scores
All competitions
National League N / S
Merthyr Town 3 , Darlington 1 on the 1st of November 2025
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