National League North

WILL POWER’S TOO MUCH FOR DARLO

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 April 2026

DARLINGTON 1 SCARBORO’ ATH 2
By Craig Stoddart

WILL THORNTON’S towering header deep in added time saw Scarborough Athletic snatch victory to leapfrog play-off rivals Darlington.
Both managers each later said a draw would have been a fair with a strong wind and
uneven pitch making conditions difficult.
And for most of the game there were no goals, thanks partly to rookie Quakers keeper
Liam Mason for saving a penalty on his debut.
Darlington No 1 Rory Watson was unable to continue after injuring himself on 16 minutes when clattering into Alex Brown and conceding a s...

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