Match summary
Before kickoff, Darlington (9th, 69 pts) were 16 points ahead of Oxford City (17th, 53 pts). Before kickoff, Darlington were 9th in the table but 17th on points from the last five league games.
Darlington vs Oxford CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Blackwell Meadows
Darlington vs Oxford City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Darlington1W 1D 3L
- Lost 1-4 vs Fylde (away), 2026-03-28
- Lost 1-2 vs Scarborough Athletic (home), 2026-04-03
- Won 1-0 vs South Shields (away), 2026-04-06
- Lost 2-3 vs Marine (home), 2026-04-11
- Drew 1-1 vs AFC Telford United (away), 2026-04-18
Oxford City2W 2D 1L
- Drew 1-1 vs Merthyr Town (away), 2026-04-03
- Won 2-0 vs Peterborough Sports (home), 2026-04-06
- Drew 1-1 vs Alfreton Town (away), 2026-04-11
- Won 2-1 vs Hereford (away), 2026-04-14
- Lost 1-2 vs Chester (home), 2026-04-18
DarlingtonOxford City
4Pointsof 158
6Goals scored7
10Goals conceded5
1Clean sheets1
5Scored in a row9
1Unbeaten in a row0
2Without a win1
2Conceded in a row3
Head to head3 meetings · Aug 2024 – Dec 2025
- Darlington wins
- 0
- Draws
- 2
- Oxford City wins
- 1
4goals per meeting
100%both teams scored
67%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 540 earlier results
DarlingtonOxford City
#9Position#17
69Points45 v 45 games53
+12Goal difference-7
1.71Scored per gameleague avg 1.531.31
1.44Conceded per game1.47
#17Form table position#10
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Match Statistics
Match stats
DarlingtonOxford City
59%Ball Possession41%
22Shots Total16
13Shots On Target10
11Corners4
4Yellow Cards6
9Shots Off Target6
89Attacks77
42Dangerous Attacks43
1Goals3
4Substitutions5
Team Lineups
Manager: Steve Watson
Starting XI
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RW
Rory Watson-
EF
Elliot Forbes-
TL
Toby Lees-
ES
Ellis Stanton-
TP
Tom Platt-
WM
Will McGowan-
EF
Ethan Fitzhugh-
CM
Cedric Main-
AR
Aidan RutledgeSubstitutes
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BH
Ben Hedley-
AM
Alfie Myers-Smith-
JL
Jonah Lowes-
KG
Kallum Griffiths-
JN
Jesse Nelson-
LM
Liam MasonManager: Ross Jenkins
Starting XI
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MM
Max Metcalfe-
GB
George Burroughs-
CC
Canice Carroll-
AH
A. Haper-Bailey-
EH
Evan Humphries-
AH
Ashley Hemmings-
JA
Josh Ashby-
OE
O'Shea Ellis-
EC
Ewan Clark-
ZM
Zac McEachranSubstitutes
-
JR
Jacob Roddy-
DJ
Darnell Johnson-
TS
Tom Scott-
AP
Alfie PotterPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rory Watson GK | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | - | 1/1 | |
Ethan Fitzhugh MF | 83' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 28 | - | 10/18 | |
Ellis Stanton MF | 57' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 11 | 1 | 5/13 | |
Will McGowan MF | 73' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 47 | - | 6/11 | |
Kallum Griffiths DF | 21' | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 1 | 3/8 | |
Aidan Rutledge FW | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 25 | 1 | 7/37 | |
| 17' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 8 | - | 1/7 | ||
Jesse Nelson FW | 7' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 | - | 0/2 | |
Tom Platt MF | 69' | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 1 | 8/15 | |
Toby Lees DF | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 43 | - | 15/24 | |
Elliot Forbes DF | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 32 | - | 7/16 | |
Cedric Main FW | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 13 | - | 5/20 | |
| 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 64 | - | 12/17 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 20 | - | 4/16 | ||
Jonah Lowes MF | 33' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 15 | - | 3/8 |
Matchday 23 — Enterprise National League North
- 25 Apr 2026Hereford2-2Peterborough Sports
- 25 Apr 2026Chorley2-1Worksop Town
- 25 Apr 2026Spennymoor Town1-1Marine
- 15 Aug 2026Chester2-0King's Lynn Town
- 15 Aug 2026Macclesfield2-1Radcliffe Borough
- 8 Aug 2026Curzon Ashton1-0Alfreton Town
- 9 May 2026South Shields0-2Kidderminster Harriers
- 25 Apr 2026Southport2-0AFC Telford United
- 25 Apr 2026Buxton4-1Leamington
- 25 Apr 2026Merthyr Town2-4Fylde