National League N / S Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 18th August
National League N / S Table
On Tuesday 18th August
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Chester, Position 1, Points 9
- Darlington, Position 17, Points 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Chester | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
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2 South Shields | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
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3 Hebburn Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
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6 Scarborough Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
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7 Hereford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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8 Worksop Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
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9 Harborough Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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10 Merthyr Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
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11 Spalding United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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12 Buxton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
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15 Spennymoor Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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17 Darlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
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18 Bedford Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
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19 Southport | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 |
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20 AFC Telford United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 |
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
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22 Hednesford Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1 |
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23 Marine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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24 Radcliffe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1: Promotion
- Position 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7: Promotion Play-off
- Position 21, 22, 23, 24: Relegation
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Team Lineups
home team,Darlington
Manager:Steve Watson
Starting lineup
- S. Barrow
- M. Beck
- B. Hedley
- T. Henson
- B. Jones
- P. McLaughlin
- A. Smith, substituted for S. Hetherington at 60 minutes
- E. Stanton, substituted for T. Bryant at 70 minutes
- D. Stephenson, Yellow Card at 34 minutes, substituted for A. Rutledge at 70 minutes
- C. Thompson
- B. Walker, Yellow Card at 15 minutes
Substitutes
home team,Darlington
- T. Bryant
- S. Hetherington
- T. Lees
- L. Mason
- A. Rutledge, Yellow Card at 90 minutes
- D. Wilkinson
away team,Chester
Manager:Phil Parkinson
Starting lineup
- M. Bogle-Campbell, substituted for D. Ward at 64 minutes
- G. Burroughs
- J. Griffin, Yellow Card at 90 minutes
- J. Hazel, substituted for O. Rosenblatt at 83 minutes
- L. Hewitson
- C. Murphy
- T. Peers, Yellow Card at 45 minutes plus 1
- S. Reed
- D. Weeks
- C. Woods, substituted for B. Waters at 64 minutes
- N. Woodthorpe
away team,Chester
- J. Abreu
- J. Kenny
- B. Lomax
- C. Mackin
- O. Rosenblatt
- D. Ward
- B. Waters
home team,Darlington
Manager:Steve Watson
Starting lineup
- S. Barrow
- M. Beck
- B. Hedley
- T. Henson
- B. Jones
- P. McLaughlin
- A. Smith, substituted for S. Hetherington at 60 minutes
- E. Stanton, substituted for T. Bryant at 70 minutes
- D. Stephenson, Yellow Card at 34 minutes, substituted for A. Rutledge at 70 minutes
- C. Thompson
- B. Walker, Yellow Card at 15 minutes
Substitutes
- T. Bryant
- S. Hetherington
- T. Lees
- L. Mason
- A. Rutledge, Yellow Card at 90 minutes
- D. Wilkinson
away team,Chester
Manager:Phil Parkinson
Starting lineup
- M. Bogle-Campbell, substituted for D. Ward at 64 minutes
- G. Burroughs
- J. Griffin, Yellow Card at 90 minutes
- J. Hazel, substituted for O. Rosenblatt at 83 minutes
- L. Hewitson
- C. Murphy
- T. Peers, Yellow Card at 45 minutes plus 1
- S. Reed
- D. Weeks
- C. Woods, substituted for B. Waters at 64 minutes
- N. Woodthorpe
Substitutes
- J. Abreu
- J. Kenny
- B. Lomax
- C. Mackin
- O. Rosenblatt
- D. Ward
- B. Waters
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Matthew Langdon
Season so far
National League N / S
Key, Darlington v Chester
League position, Darlington 19th, Chester 1stTotal points, Darlington 3, Chester 12
Form guide
All competitions
Darlington won
v Bedford Town
2
3
National League N / S
Chester won
v King's Lynn Town
2
0
National League N / S
Darlington lose
v Worksop Town
1
2
National League N / S
Chester won
v Chorley
1
2
National League N / S
Darlington lose
v Rotherham United
0
2
Club Friendlies
Chester draw
v Crewe Alexandra
0
0
Club Friendlies
Darlington lose
v Carlisle United
2
4
Club Friendlies
Chester won
v Hyde United
0
1
Club Friendlies
Darlington lose
v Newcastle United
3
0
Club Friendlies
Chester lose
v Stoke City
0
1
Club Friendlies
Previous scores
All competitions
National League N / S
Chester 2 , Darlington 1 on the 7th of March 2026
Chester
Darlington
7th of March 2026
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
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