National League North

Thommo crushes Poppies

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
11 August 2019

By Craig Stoddart
DARLINGTON 3
KETTERING TOWN 0
STEPHEN Thompson was instrumental as Darlington comfortably recorded their first victory of the season.
He scored twice and assisted Jarrett Rivers for the other goal as the Quakers strolled to victory at Blackwell Meadows.
Having lost at Farsley Celtic on the opening weekend and drawn with Gateshead on Wednesday, the win was a relief for new manager Alun Armstrong, whose team were on top throughout.
They conceded the first goal in each of their previous games but took the lead against Kettering on 18 minutes with a fine free-kick – Thom...

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