National League North

Quakers resilient in face of adversity

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 April 2017

By Joshua Smith
ALFRETON 0 DARLINGTON 3
DARLINGTON moved up to fourth with a convincing victory over Alfreton – despite being told by the National League that they will not be eligible to participate in the promotion play-offs.
Darlington manager Martin Gray praised his side’s travelling supporters: “We’ve had a tough week as a football club, there’s no question about it.
“The fans didn’t have to come today but they came because they love the team.”
The away side started strongly, hitting the woodwork twice, while Alfreton thought they’d...

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