Match summary
Darlington beat Merthyr Town 3-1 in the Enterprise National League North (England), Regular Season.
Darlington trailed 0-1 at half-time and won 3-1. Darlington's winning goal came in the 86th minute (Aidan Rutledge).
Darlington vs Merthyr TownResult, Lineups & H2H
- Maskell67'
- Rutledge86'
- Main90+5'
- Cox31'
Blackwell Meadows
Darlington vs Merthyr Town in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Darlington3W 1D 1L
DarlingtonMerthyr Town
10Pointsof 159
8Goals scored9
5Goals conceded8
1Clean sheets2
15+Scored in a row1
3Unbeaten in a row0
1Without a win2
4Conceded in a row2
Head to head1 meeting · Nov 2025
- Darlington wins
- 0
- Draws
- 0
- Merthyr Town wins
- 1
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 324 earlier results
DarlingtonMerthyr Town
#6Position#3
43Points27 v 29 games56
+9Goal difference+16
1.89Scored per gameleague avg 1.542.24
1.56Conceded per game1.69
#4Form table position#7
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
DarlingtonMerthyr Town
- Goal · Darlington · Cedric Main3-190+5'
- Yellow Card · Darlington · Tom Allan90+2'
- Substitution · Darlington · Josh Scott · InOut: Tom Tweedy88'
- Goal · Darlington · Aidan Rutledge2-186'
- Substitution · Darlington · Ben Hedley · InOut: Kallum Griffiths78'
- Substitution · Darlington · Aidan Rutledge · InOut: Jack Maskell75'
- 69'Yellow Card · Merthyr Town · Cawley Cox
- Goal · Darlington · Jack Maskell1-167'
- Substitution · Darlington · Tom Allan · InOut: Max Howells67'
- Substitution · Darlington · Scott Barrow · InOut: Elliot Forbes59'
- 37'Yellow Card · Merthyr Town · Tom Handley
- 31'Goal · Merthyr Town · Cawley Cox0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
DarlingtonMerthyr Town
57%Ball Possession43%
29Shots Total8
9Shots On Target3
14Corners2
12Fouls9
1Yellow Cards2
0Offsides5
2Saves7
341Passes370
9Shots Off Target3
98Attacks80
51Dangerous Attacks34
14Shots Inside Box7
15Shots Outside Box1
3Goals1
3Free Kicks1
11Shots Blocked1
5Substitutions0
0Hit Woodwork1
7Tackles2
242Accurate Passes276
31Total Crosses5
8Accurate Crosses3
9Interceptions25
Team Lineups
Lineups
Manager: Steve Watson
Starting XI
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RW
Rory Watson6.8
-
KG
Kallum Griffiths7.7
-
TL
Toby Lees7.2
-
EF
Elliot Forbes7.2
-
MH
Max Howells7.0
-
TP
Tom Platt7.0
-
JM
Jack Maskell7.8
-
ES
Ellis Stanton7.7
-
CM
Cedric Main7.8
Substitutes
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BH
Ben Hedley6.5
-
TA
Tom Allan6.6
-
LM
Liam McGrath-
TB
Tye Barton-
AR
Aidan Rutledge7.4
Manager: Paul Michael
Starting XI
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JC
Jaimie Cogman7.9
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TH
Tom Handley6.5
-
CR
Callum Ryan-Phillips6.4
-
NS
Noah Smerdon6.2
-
CJ
Cole Jarvis7.3
-
JE
Jack Evans7.4
-
LT
Lewys Twamley7.3
-
TX
Tate Hugh Xavier-Jones7.0
-
CC
Cawley Cox7.3
Substitutes
-
AJ
Alex John-
AH
Aaron Harris-
KE
Keiran Evans-
JB
Jayden Bourne-
JW
Jay Williams-
CC
Charlie CaswellPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 | 88' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 35 | - | 6/12 | |
Jack Maskell FW | 7.8 | 75' | 1 | 0 | 3/5 | 10 | - | 13/36 |
Cedric Main FW | 7.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 4/7 | 10 | - | 8/23 |
Kallum Griffiths DF | 7.7 | 78' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 34 | - | 3/8 |
Ellis Stanton FW | 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 31 | 2 | 9/34 |
Aidan Rutledge FW | 7.4 | 15' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 4 | - | 1/4 |
Toby Lees DF | 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43 | - | 6/13 |
Elliot Forbes DF | 7.2 | 59' | 0 | 0 | - | 28 | - | 1/7 |
Tom Platt MF | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 32 | 2 | 5/12 |
Max Howells MF | 7.0 | 67' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 26 | - | 6/11 |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 32 | 2 | 7/22 | |
Rory Watson GK | 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | - | 1/1 |
| 6.6 | 31' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 9 | - | 1/4 | |
Tom Allan MF | 6.6 | 23' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 10 | 1 | 3/8 |
Ben Hedley DF | 6.5 | 12' | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 4 | - | 1/4 |
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