National League North

Alun enjoys spoils after feisty fallout

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
29 December 2019

By John Chapman
BLYTH SPARTANS 0
DARLINGTON 2
FORMER Blyth boss Alun Armstrong enjoyed a triumphant return to Croft Park.
Armstrong left Blyth in the summer on bad terms after leading them to the sixth tier play-offs for the first time and two first-half goals gave a resurgent Darlington a fourth league win on the spin.
A 14th league defeat sees Blyth enter 2020 second-bottom, six points from safety.
Former Spartan Sean Reid put the Quakers in front after just 13 minutes.
Justin Donowa beat Ryan Hutchinson in the air to head on Chris Elliott’s clearance and Adam Capmbell skipped past ...

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