National League North

DARLO DEFY BLACKWELL VERDICT TO EDGE BUCKS

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 April 2017

By Craig Stoddart
DARLINGTON 1
AFC TELFORD 0
MARK BECK’S 17th goal of the season gave Darlington their fourth win in a row, the team finding form despite discovering they will not be allowed in the play-offs.
The club’s Blackwell Meadows home ground does not have the required 500 covered seats, meaning they cannot take part in the play-offs even if they finish in the top five.
Victory over AFC Telford United means they stay fourth, having put together four backto- back wins for the first time since August.
They found Telford tough to breakdown, the opposition demonstrating why t...

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