National League N / S Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 7th March
National League N / S Table
On Saturday 7th March
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Darlington, Position 7, Points 56
- Chester, Position 10, Points 53
| 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 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 79 | 29 | 50 | 80 |
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| 35 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 84 | 38 | 46 | 76 |
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3 Merthyr Town | 37 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 83 | 64 | 19 | 66 |
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| 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 62 |
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5 Scarborough Athletic | 37 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 44 | 7 | 57 |
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6 AFC Telford United | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 72 | 49 | 23 | 56 |
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7 Darlington | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 66 | 51 | 15 | 56 |
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| 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 49 | 10 | 55 |
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9 Radcliffe | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 64 | 58 | 6 | 55 |
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10 Chester | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 58 | -4 | 53 |
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11 Marine | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 49 | -6 | 48 |
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12 Spennymoor Town | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 47 |
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13 Buxton | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 45 |
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| 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 45 |
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15 Curzon Ashton | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 45 |
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16 Southport | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 42 |
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| 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 41 |
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18 Worksop Town | 37 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 65 | -18 | 41 |
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19 Bedford Town | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 40 |
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| 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 56 | -14 | 35 |
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21 Peterborough Sports | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 70 | -29 | 33 |
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22 Hereford | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 32 |
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23 Alfreton Town | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 60 | -29 | 32 |
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24 Leamington | 35 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 61 | -35 | 23 |
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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,Chester
Manager:Connell Rawlinson
Starting lineup
- T. Davies
- B. Jones
- M. Kelly, substituted for H. Carson at 62 minutes
- L. Leigh, substituted for S. Burgess at 86 minutes
- D. Mottley-Henry, Yellow Card at 75 minutes
- F. Roberts, substituted for I. Murray at 68 minutes
- K. Roberts
- F. Shrimpton, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 7
- D. Weeks, Yellow Card at 45 minutes plus 4
- C. Woods, substituted for L. Corbett at 95 minutes
- N. Woodthorpe, Yellow Card at 66 minutes
Substitutes
home team,Chester
- S. Burgess
- H. Carson
- L. Corbett
- P. Croker
- B. Davies
- T. Leak
- I. Murray
away team,Darlington
Manager:Steve Watson
Starting lineup
- S. Barrow
- E. Forbes, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 9
- K. Griffiths, substituted for M. Howells at 55 minutes
- T. Lees, substituted for A. Myers-Smith at 94 minutes
- C. Main, Yellow Card at 17 minutes
- J. Maskell, substituted for J. Lowes at 85 minutes
- W. McGowan
- T. Platt
- A. Rutledge, Yellow Card at 17 minutes
- T. Tweedy, substituted for B. Hedley at 80 minutes
- R. Watson
away team,Darlington
- T. Barton
- B. Hedley
- M. Howells
- J. Lowes
- L. Mcgrath
- A. Myers-Smith
home team,Chester
Manager:Connell Rawlinson
Starting lineup
- T. Davies
- B. Jones
- M. Kelly, substituted for H. Carson at 62 minutes
- L. Leigh, substituted for S. Burgess at 86 minutes
- D. Mottley-Henry, Yellow Card at 75 minutes
- F. Roberts, substituted for I. Murray at 68 minutes
- K. Roberts
- F. Shrimpton, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 7
- D. Weeks, Yellow Card at 45 minutes plus 4
- C. Woods, substituted for L. Corbett at 95 minutes
- N. Woodthorpe, Yellow Card at 66 minutes
Substitutes
- S. Burgess
- H. Carson
- L. Corbett
- P. Croker
- B. Davies
- T. Leak
- I. Murray
away team,Darlington
Manager:Steve Watson
Starting lineup
- S. Barrow
- E. Forbes, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 9
- K. Griffiths, substituted for M. Howells at 55 minutes
- T. Lees, substituted for A. Myers-Smith at 94 minutes
- C. Main, Yellow Card at 17 minutes
- J. Maskell, substituted for J. Lowes at 85 minutes
- W. McGowan
- T. Platt
- A. Rutledge, Yellow Card at 17 minutes
- T. Tweedy, substituted for B. Hedley at 80 minutes
- R. Watson
Substitutes
- T. Barton
- B. Hedley
- M. Howells
- J. Lowes
- L. Mcgrath
- A. Myers-Smith
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Jason Porter
Season so far
National League N / S
Key, Chester v Darlington
League position, Chester 9th, Darlington 6thTotal points, Chester 57, Darlington 59
Form guide
All competitions
Chester won
v Spennymoor Town
2
1
National League N / S
Darlington lose
v Macclesfield
1
2
National League N / S
Chester lose
v Hereford
5
2
National League N / S
Darlington won
v Bedford Town
2
0
National League N / S
Chester won
v Leamington
0
2
National League N / S
Darlington won
v Curzon Ashton
1
2
National League N / S
Chester won
v Buxton
1
0
National League N / S
Darlington won
v Spennymoor Town
0
4
National League N / S
Chester draw
v Alfreton Town
2
2
National League N / S
Darlington lose
v Hereford
1
0
National League N / S
Previous meetings
All competitions
Chester and DarlingtonChester Won 6Darlington Won 5
Played15
Draw 4
Previous scores
All competitions
National League N / S
Darlington 1 , Chester 1 on the 20th of September 2025
Darlington
Chester
20th of September 2025
Chester 2 , Darlington 1 on the 12th of April 2025
Chester
Darlington
12th of April 2025
Darlington 1 , Chester 0 on the 5th of November 2024
Darlington
Chester
5th of November 2024
