National League N / S Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 30th December
National League N / S Table
On Tuesday 30th December
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- South Shields, Position 1, Points 55
- Darlington, Position 6, Points 36
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 35 | 55 |
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| 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 51 |
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3 Merthyr Town | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 47 |
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| 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 43 |
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5 Radcliffe | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 40 |
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6 Darlington | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 36 |
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7 Scarborough Athletic | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 36 |
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8 Curzon Ashton | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 34 |
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9 Spennymoor Town | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 34 |
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10 Marine | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 34 |
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| 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 33 |
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12 Buxton | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 33 |
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13 Chester | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 33 |
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14 AFC Telford United | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 32 |
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| 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 30 |
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| 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 28 |
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17 Bedford Town | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 28 |
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18 Worksop Town | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 26 |
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19 Southport | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 23 |
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20 Peterborough Sports | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 46 | -19 | 22 |
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21 Alfreton Town | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 42 | -23 | 22 |
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| 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 21 |
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23 Hereford | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 21 |
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24 Leamington | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 14 |
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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
- S. Barrow
- E. Forbes
- B. Hedley, substituted for T. Allan at 70 minutes
- M. Howells
- P. Jameson
- T. Lees, Yellow Card at 38 minutes
- C. Lennon
- C. Main
- W. McGowan
- P. McLaughlin
- T. Platt, substituted for E. Stanton at 82 minutes
Substitutes
home team,Darlington
- T. Allan
- T. Barton
- M. Cornish
- K. Griffiths
- L. Mason
- J. Scott
- E. Stanton
away team,South Shields
Manager:Ian Watson
Starting lineup
- T. Alcock
- O. Bainbridge, Yellow Card at 60 minutes
- P. Blackett, substituted for E. Blaney at 94 minutes
- D. Dodds
- W. Jenkins
- E. Mann
- S. McGurk, substituted for D. Ward at 68 minutes
- C. Sykes, substituted for L. Gordon at 81 minutes
- R. Tinkler, Yellow Card at 82 minutes
- T. Watson
- L. Wheeldon
away team,South Shields
- E. Blaney
- L. Gordon
- C. Scott
- J. Sloane
- D. Ward
- A. Wright
home team,Darlington
Manager:Steve Watson
Starting lineup
- S. Barrow
- E. Forbes
- B. Hedley, substituted for T. Allan at 70 minutes
- M. Howells
- P. Jameson
- T. Lees, Yellow Card at 38 minutes
- C. Lennon
- C. Main
- W. McGowan
- P. McLaughlin
- T. Platt, substituted for E. Stanton at 82 minutes
Substitutes
- T. Allan
- T. Barton
- M. Cornish
- K. Griffiths
- L. Mason
- J. Scott
- E. Stanton
away team,South Shields
Manager:Ian Watson
Starting lineup
- T. Alcock
- O. Bainbridge, Yellow Card at 60 minutes
- P. Blackett, substituted for E. Blaney at 94 minutes
- D. Dodds
- W. Jenkins
- E. Mann
- S. McGurk, substituted for D. Ward at 68 minutes
- C. Sykes, substituted for L. Gordon at 81 minutes
- R. Tinkler, Yellow Card at 82 minutes
- T. Watson
- L. Wheeldon
Substitutes
- E. Blaney
- L. Gordon
- C. Scott
- J. Sloane
- D. Ward
- A. Wright
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Jack Churchill
Season so far
National League N / S
Key, Darlington v South Shields
League position, Darlington 6th, South Shields 1stTotal points, Darlington 42, South Shields 63
Form guide
All competitions
Darlington won
v Scarborough Athletic
0
1
National League N / S
South Shields won
v Spennymoor Town
6
0
National League N / S
Darlington draw
v King's Lynn Town
1
1
National League N / S
South Shields won
v Chester
1
3
National League N / S
Darlington lose
v Oxford City
5
1
National League N / S
South Shields won
v Peterborough Sports
2
1
National League N / S
Darlington won
v Bedford Town
3
4
National League N / S
South Shields lose
v Macclesfield
0
1
FA Trophy
Darlington draw
v Curzon Ashton
3
3
National League N / S
South Shields lose
v Kidderminster Harriers
1
2
National League N / S
Previous meetings
All competitions
Darlington and South ShieldsDarlington Won 2South Shields Won 1
Played5
Draw 2
Previous scores
All competitions
National League N / S
Darlington 1 , South Shields 1 on the 18th of April 2025
Darlington
South Shields
18th of April 2025
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
