National League North

Luke’s the key for Quakers

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 December 2021

DARLINGTON 1 AFC FYLDE 0
By Ray Simpson

DARLINGTON held on to record their first ever win over league leaders AFC Fylde.
After Fylde started the game at a fast pace, Quakers had the better of the chances in the first half.
Luke Charman nearly put Quakers into the lead with a right-footed volley from a Jarrett Rivers cross that went just wide, then Will Hatfield put a header just over the top from another cross by Rivers from the right.
Quakers took a deserved lead on 30 minutes. Joe Wheatley, on his return to the side, controlled the ball well on the edge of the area and found Charman,...

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