Match Report
Darlington (18th, 6 pts) visited Bedford Town (10th, 9 pts) with 3 points between them. On the form table Darlington stood 12th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Per game in the league, Bedford Town were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.67, Darlington 1.33 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.36 goals per team per game.
Darlington had lost four in a row.
H. Warner took charge of the match — our records show 39 games refereed with an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game. The match was played at The New Eyrie (capacity 4,000). Darlington led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Bedford Town: Eno Nto (38'), Joe Payne (54') · Darlington: Patrick McLaughlin (41'), Ellis Stanton (45'), Patrick McLaughlin (90')
Key stats
Possession: Bedford Town 52% · Darlington 48% · Total shots: 19-13 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 10-7