Darlington vs Merthyr TownLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Enterprise National League North (England)

2025/2026

Darlington

Maskell67'

Rutledge86'

Main90+5'

-FT

Jan 31, 2026

Blackwell Meadows

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Jaimie Cogman

Merthyr Town

7.9

Goal!

3-1

Cedric Main

90'+5·Darlington

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90'+2Yellow Card

Tom Allan

Darlington

88'Substitution

Josh Scott· In

Tom Tweedy· Out

Darlington

Goal!

2-1

Aidan Rutledge

86'·Darlington

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78'Substitution

Ben Hedley· In

Kallum Griffiths· Out

Darlington

75'Substitution

Aidan Rutledge· In

Jack Maskell· Out

Darlington

69'Yellow Card

Cawley Cox

Merthyr Town

Goal!

1-1

Jack Maskell

67'·Darlington

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67'Substitution

Tom Allan· In

Max Howells· Out

Darlington

59'Substitution

Scott Barrow· In

Elliot Forbes· Out

Darlington

37'Yellow Card

Tom Handley

Merthyr Town

Goal!

0-1

Cawley Cox

31'·Merthyr Town

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Statistics of the Game

Darlington

Merthyr 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

Darlington

Manager: Steve Watson

Starting XI

6.8

7.7

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.8

Substitutes

6.5

6.6

6.6

7.4

Manager: Paul Michael

Starting XI

7.9

6.5

6.4

7.2

6.2

7.3

7.4

7.4

7.3

Tate Hugh Xavier-Jones

7.0

Cawley Cox

7.3

Substitutes

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Tom Tweedy MF	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
Patrick McLaughlin MF	7.0	90'	0	0	0/4	32	2	7/22
Rory Watson GK	6.8	90'	0	0	-	27	-	1/1
Scott Barrow DF	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	-	-
Josh Scott MF	-	2'	0	0	0/1	4	-	1/4

Darlington vs Merthyr Town — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Darlington	15	D1	3	1	15	4	10/15	8-5
Merthyr Town	15	L2	0	2	1	2	9/15	9-8

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Darlington — last 5 games

W1-0 @ Scarborough Athletic2025-12-26
L1-2 vs South Shields2025-12-30
W3-1 vs Alfreton Town2026-01-17
W2-1 @ Chorley2026-01-24
D1-1 @ Worksop Town2026-01-27

Merthyr Town — last 5 games

W1-0 vs King's Lynn Town2026-01-03
W5-3 @ Worksop Town2026-01-10
W2-0 vs Peterborough Sports2026-01-17
L0-1 @ Southport2026-01-24
L1-4 vs AFC Telford United2026-01-27

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Darlington	9	46	69	10	LWLDL	17	-8
Merthyr Town	8	46	70	9	LLWLL	20	-12

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 1 ptsDarlington 69 · Merthyr Town 70
Positions: #9 vs #8
Goals per game: 1.7/1.48 vs 2.07/1.87scored/conceded per game · league average 1.53

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-01-31

Previous Meetings

Last match

Won 0%

(0/1)

Draw 0%

(0/1)

Won 100%

(1/1)

Goals

1-3

Total matches

Recent matches

Enterprise National League North•Nov 1, 2025

Merthyr Town

3-1

Darlington

Head to Head

Last match

Darlington wins

Draws

Merthyr Town wins

Goals Scored

1 - 3

Nov 1, 2025 • Enterprise National League North

Merthyr Town

3-1

Darlington

Matchday 32 — Enterprise National League North

Match Report

1 points and 1 places separated them: Darlington 9th with 69, Merthyr Town 8th with 70. The last five rounds placed Merthyr Town no better than 20th for form, against 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Darlington ran at 1.7 scored and 1.48 conceded, Merthyr Town at 2.07 and 1.87.

The venue was Blackwell Meadows, with room for 25,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Merthyr Town led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.

Goal scorers

Darlington: Jack Maskell (67'), Aidan Rutledge (86'), Cedric Main (90') · Merthyr Town: Cawley Cox (31')

Key stats

Possession: Darlington 57% · Merthyr Town 43% · Total shots: 29-8 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 14-2

More details:

Darlington — live results and schedule Merthyr Town — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Darlington vs Merthyr Town?

Darlington 3-1 Merthyr Town. Enterprise National League North (England) match played on 31 Jan 2026.

What league is Darlington vs Merthyr Town in?

This match is part of the Enterprise National League North (England). The match was played at Blackwell Meadows. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

Where was Darlington vs Merthyr Town played?

The match was played at Blackwell Meadows.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

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Starting XI

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Player Statistics

Player Stats

Darlington vs Merthyr Town — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last match

Fixtures

Matchday 32 — Enterprise National League North

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions