Match summary
Darlington beat Bedford Town 3-2 in the Enterprise National League North (England).
Darlington's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Patrick McLaughlin).
Bedford Town vs DarlingtonResult, Lineups & H2H
- Nto38'
- Payne54'
- McLaughlin41'
- Stanton45+2'
- McLaughlin90+1'
The New Eyrie
Bedford Town vs Darlington in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Bedford Town2W 2D 1L
Bedford TownDarlington
8Pointsof 153
5Goals scored6
2Goals conceded12
3Clean sheets0
0Scored in a row1
1Without a win4
1Conceded in a row5
Head to head2 meetings · Nov 2025 – Feb 2026
- Bedford Town wins
- 0
- Draws
- 0
- Darlington wins
- 2
4.5goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 12 earlier results
Bedford TownDarlington
#20Position#15
0Points1 v 1 games0
-1Goal difference-1
0Scored per gameleague avg 1.131
1Conceded per game2
#15Form table position#15
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Bedford TownDarlington
- 90+1'Goal · Darlington · Patrick McLaughlin2-3
- Goal · Bedford Town · Joe Payne2-254'
- 45+2'Goal · Darlington · Ellis Stanton1-2
- 41'Goal · Darlington · Patrick McLaughlin1-1
- Goal · Bedford Town · Eno Nto1-038'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Bedford TownDarlington
52%Ball Possession48%
19Shots Total13
5Shots On Target5
10Corners7
12Fouls12
1Yellow Cards2
1Offsides0
14Shots Off Target8
87Attacks75
38Dangerous Attacks36
2Goals3
12Free Kicks13
4Substitutions4
Team Lineups
Lineups
Manager: N/A
Starting XI
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LW
Laurie Walker6.6
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LF
Lewis Franklin6.4
-
RD
Ryan Doherty6.1
-
JP
Joe Payne6.5
-
JG
Junior Gyamfi7.1
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EN
Eno Nto6.9
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DH
David Daniel George Hicks6.5
-
JC
Josh Castiglione6.6
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RE
Reece Evans6.7
Substitutes
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FA
Festus Arthur-
FW
Finley Wilkinson6.8
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AF
Aaron Flahavan-
BW
Ben Weyman6.6
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RC
Ryan James Cole-
JE
Jonathan Edwards6.7
Manager: Steve Watson
Starting XI
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BJ
Bobby Jones6.8
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CT
Ciaran Thompson6.4
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TL
Toby Lees7.0
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BH
Ben Hedley6.9
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TH
Thomas Henson7.0
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ES
Ellis Stanton6.6
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AS
Amaru Smith6.0
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DS
Dylan Stephenson6.2
Substitutes
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LM
Liam Mason-
BW
Brad Walker6.9
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SH
Sam Hetherington7.0
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TB
Thomas Bryant6.8
-
DW
Dylan Wilkinson-
AR
Aidan RutledgePlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Junior Gyamfi MF | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 41 | - | 12/23 |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 32 | - | 6/10 | |
Eno Nto MF | 6.9 | 71' | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 6 | - | 1/3 |
Finley Wilkinson MF | 6.8 | 31' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 12 | - | 1/3 |
Reece Evans FW | 6.7 | 88' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 17 | - | 5/10 |
Jonathan Edwards FW | 6.7 | 11' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 2 | - | 1/1 |
Laurie Walker GK | 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | - | 1/1 |
Josh Castiglione MF | 6.6 | 68' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 21 | - | 2/11 |
Ben Weyman MF | 6.6 | 29' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 11 | - | 2/5 |
Joe Payne DF | 6.5 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 35 | - | 3/6 |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 46 | - | 2/6 | |
David Daniel George Hicks MF | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37 | - | 6/10 |
Lewis Franklin DF | 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 35 | - | 15/21 |
Ryan Doherty DF | 6.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 44 | - | 5/12 |
Ryan James Cole DF | - | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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