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LOSING to Leek Town is still regarded as an ‘if only’ moment for Darlington supporters old enough to remember what was a bitterly disappointing defeat. It was in March 1990, the quarter-final of the FA Trophy, with Brian Little’s Quakers expected to progress past a team from a lower division, yet they suffered a shock 1-0 loss and the road to Wembley came to an abrupt halt. The missed opportunity rankles still, and Saturday’s defeat to Hornchurch will be filed in the same category, forever a source of regret. The difference in 1989-90 was that Quakers quickly healed those woun...

By The Northern Echo Alun Armstrong leads his Darlington side into action against Hornchurch in the FA Trophy quarter-finals this afternoon DARLINGTON manager Alun Armstrong has told his players not to let the season come to an end in today's FA Trophy quarter-final against Hornchurch. Quakers’ season in National League North has been declared null and void following a vote by the clubs after huge controversy over the nature of loans and grants as well as the availability of Covid testing, which means their only remaining interest ...

DARLINGTON'S Wembley hopes are over. They were favourites to win today’s FA Trophy quarter-final with Hornchurch, but were second best and lost 2-1 at Blackwell Meadows. Playing the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, Quakers simply never got going and now their season is over. With the National League North campaign null and void, Darlington had only the Trophy to play for and they hoped to celebrate their 2011 Trophy win by returning to Wembley, but those hopes have been dashed. Hornchurch started strongly and went ahead after 26 minutes, captialising on Darlington giving...

Middlesbrough 1-1 Sunderland U23 A determined and hard-working performance from 10-man Sunderland secured a creditable 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough at Rockliffe Park. The result sees us 11th in Premier League 2's Group 2 having played 12 times, but with games in hand on each of the teams above us. Josh Hawkes' stunning finish grabbed a point for Elliott Dickman's side 11 minutes into the second half, cancelling out ex-Lads striker Cole Kiernan's opener. Brandon Taylor's dismissal on the stroke of half-time toughened the task for the Black Cats, but a gritty display preserved a good point. T...