Today's results Saturday December 28th 2019

[Ginge01]

My English vacation is almost over, I will be flying home on Sunday, thanks to Darlington FC and Darlo Fans Radio for giving me a great vacation, 3 games, 3 wins. Good luck to the club and everyone in 2020, Happy New Year.


Today’s games, Saturday Dec 28th 2019
Blyth........... 0-2 Darlington
Alfreton....... 2-2 Kings Lynn
Altrincham.... 3-0 Southport
Boston......... 2-1Kettering
Brackley....... 2-0 Kidderminster
Chester........ 0-1 Curzon Ashton
Farsley......... 5-0 Bradford
Gloucester.... 0-1 Telford
Hereford...... 1-2 Leamington
Spennymoor.. 1-3 Gateshead
York............ 1-2 Guiseley



The Vanarama National League North, Saturday Dec 28th 2019

...................... Pd .W D L..W D L...F...A..GD..Pts
01. Kings Lynn..... 22.. 9 3 0.. 5 3 .2. 49 31. 18.. 48
02. York............ 23.. 5 4 2.. 7 4 .1. 34 15. 19.. 44
03. Brackley....... 21.. 7 4 0.. 4 2 .4. 43 13. 30.. 39
04. Chester ....... 22.. 6 3 2.. 4 5 .2. 40 24. 16.. 38
05. Farsley......... 23.. 6 2 3.. 5 2 .5. 39 30. ..9.. 37
06. Southport..... 23.. 7 2 3.. 4 2 .5. 31 23. ..8.. 37
07. Spennymoor... 22.. 7 1 2.. 2 6 .4. 38 28. 10.. 34
08. Boston......... 20.. 6 2 0.. 4 2 .6. 32 22. 10.. 34
09. Darlington.... 22.. 7 2 3.. 3 1 .6. 27 30. .-3.. 33
10. Guiseley....... 22.. 5 2 4.. 4 3 .4. 37 32. ..5.. 32
11. Gateshead.... 20.. 6 2 3.. 2 4 .3. 27 22. ..5.. 30
12. Telford.........22.. 4 3 5.. 4 2 .4. 32 34. .-2.. 29
13. Leamington... 22.. 5 3 3.. 3 2 .6. 35 38. .-3.. 29
14. Altrincham.... 19.. 6 2 1.. 1 4 .5. 32 26. ..6.. 27
15. Kidderminster 23.. 3 2 7.. 4 3 .4. 31 34. .-3.. 26
16. Alfreton....... 22.. 4 2 4.. 4 0 .8. 32 37. .-5.. 26
17. Hereford...... 23.. 3 6 2.. 3 1 .8. 25 37. -12.. 25
18. Curzon Ashton 22.. 5 2 5.. 1 3 .6. 23 32. .-9.. 23
19. Gloucester.... 21.. 4 3 3.. 2 2 .7. 28 40. -12.. 23
20. Kettering...... 21.. 3 3 4.. 2 3 .6. 29 36. .-7.. 21
21. Blyth........... 22.. 2 2 7.. 2 2 .7. 20 51. -31.. 16
22. Bradford. ..... 23.. 2 2 8.. 1 1 .9. 14 63. -49.. 12


Kings Lynn;
Alfreton 2-2 Kings Lynn; A game that looked comfortable on paper proved to be more difficult for the league leaders, who conceded two goals in the first 7 mins, having equalised in the 5th min. Despite trailing 2-1 at half time, Kings Lynn were able to rescue a point with a 77th min equaliser, this extends the points lead to 4 with York losing at home.

York;
York 1-2 Guiseley; York have now suffered 2 straight home losses against playoff chasing teams Darlington and today Guiseley, who took the lead after 4 mins. York equalized after 13 mins, it remained 1-1 until the 87th min when Guiseley grabbed the winning goal.

Brackley;
Brackley 2-0 Kidderminster; Despite Kidderminster being the better team and failing to finish chances in a goalless first half, it was Brackley who won the game with goals in the 52nd and 86th min. Brackley are now in third place.

Chester;
Chester 0-1 Curzon Ashton; Chester fell to lowly Curzon Ashton with a goal in the 50th min, after a goalless first half. Chester was not able to rally, losing for only the second time at home this season.

Farsley;
Farsley 5-0 Bradford; Farsley rise to fifth place after a 5-0 win over Bradford. After a goalless first half, ex Quakers Nathan Cartman scoring the first, and David Syers added a goal also, as part of a five goal avalanche that buried the visitors.

Southport;
Altrincham 3-0 Southport; Southport fell two places to 6th place when they were outperformed by Altrincham. Despite being able to hold them to 0-0 at half time, Southport conceded three second half goals.

Spennymoor;
Spennymoor 1-3 Gateshead; Spennymoor slid to their second defeat in three days, outclassed by Gateshead who lead 0-2 before Spennymoor scored to make it 1-2 at half time. Gateshead added one more in the second half to send Spennymoor down 1-3.

Boston;
Boston 2-1 Kettering; Boston got by lowly Kettering with a 2-1 win, all the goals scored in the first half. Their goals were scored in the 33rd and 45th+ min, Kettering scoring in the 40th min.

Darlington;
Blyth 0-2 Darlington; Darlington with 2 straight away wins over Christmas scored in the 13th min through new boy Sean Reid and the 42nd min through Justin Donowa. A tenacious performance from all 11 men + subs ensured nine points out of nine over seven days.

Guiseley;
York 1-2 Guiseley; Guiseley fought hard throughout this game, they opened the scoring after 4 mins, York replied 9 mins later, leaving the half time score 1-1. Guiseley grabbed the winning goal in the 87th min.

Gateshead;
Spennymoor 1-3 Gateshead; Gateshead rebounded from a home defeat by Blyth to beat playoff chasing Spennymoor 3-1 away. Goals in the 6th and 27th min gave them a two goal lead before Spenny score before half time to make it 2-1. Gateshead scored again in the 75th min to win 3-1.

Telford;
Gloucester 0-1 Telford; Telford scored the only goal of the game in the 42nd min and were able to prevent Gloucester from replying.

Leamington;
Hereford 1-2 Leamington; An excellent result for Leamington had them take the lead in the 19th min, Hereford equalised before half time, the winner was scored in the 47th min, Leamington were able to prevent Hereford from replying.

Altrincham;
Altrincham 3-0 Southport; Altrincham rose three places to 14th, outclassing Southport with second half goals in the 48th, 70th and 75th min.

Kidderminster;
Brackley 2-0 Kidderminster; Kidderminster were unable to convert chances in the first half that remained 0-0. In the second half Brackley took the lead before Kidder had a player sent off. A late goal sank Kidder to 0-2, they also slipped three places to 16th.

Alfreton
Alfreton 2-2 Kings Lynn; Alfreton lifted their game after 4 losses, scoring in the 4th and 7th min, Kings Lynn scoring in the middle of the goals themselves. Alfreton led 2-1 at half time, but could not add to their goals tally. Kings Lynn equalised late in the game to make the final score 2-2 .

Hereford;
Hereford 1-2 Leamington; Hereford are now down to 17th place after a home loss to Leamington who took the lead before Hereford equalised in the 34th min. A goal two minutes after half time was enough to sink Hereford to a 1-2 defeat.

Curzon Ashton;
Chester 0-1 Curzon Ashton; A great result for Curzon Ashton, their first away win of the season at high flying Chester, scoring in the 50th min. This win lifts them to 18th place.

Gloucester;
Gloucester 0-1 Telford; Gloucester fought hard without being able to make any real opportunities in the second half after conceding the only goal late in the first half to lose 0-1.

Kettering;
Boston 2-1 Kettering; Despite pressing in the second half, Kettering could not find an equaliser in the second half . They had equalised in the 40th min in the first half before conceding the winner in first half stoppage time.

Blyth;
Blyth 0-2 Darlington; Although Blyth had a spell in the first half where they played well, and hit the crossbar in the second, they were outplayed all game, conceding two first half goals to go down 0-2.

Bradford P.A.;
Farsley 5-0 Bradford; Any hope for an away point after a goalless first half ended for Bradford when they conceded five second half goals to lose 0-5.


This week’s games

01/01/2020 Wednesday
Spennymoor... vs Darlington
Alfreton....... vs Telford
Altrincham.....vs Curzon Ashton
Blyth........... vs Gateshead
Boston......... vs Kings Lynn
Brackley....... vs Kettering
Chester........ vs Southport
Farsley......... vs Guiseley
Gloucester..... vs Leamington
Hereford...... vs Kidderminster
York............ vs Bradford

04/01 Saturday
Darlington..... vs Gloucester
Bradford....... vs Boston
Curzon Ashton vs Alfreton
Gateshead..... vs Hereford
Guiseley........ vs Chester
Kettering....... vs Farsley
Kidderminster. vs Blyth
Kings Lynn..... vs Spennymoor
Leamington... vs Altrincham
Southport..... vs York
Telford......... vs Brackley


Comments
Another Darlington win, we are in the playoff chase, let’s see where it goes, but the squad is looking strong, December results have been very encouraging. A few surprise results today elsewhere in the league, a reminder that on any day, a team can rise up.

Going for the league championship, although York is slipping a little back from Kings Lynn
...................... Pd .W D L..W D L...F...A..GD..Pts
01. Kings Lynn..... 22.. 9 3 0.. 5 3 .2. 49 31. 18.. 48
02. York............ 23.. 5 4 2.. 7 4 .1. 34 15. 19.. 44

In the playoff hunt, Darlington’s four straight wins have us here, now to keep the consistency and improve that goal difference. Boston, Darlington, Guiseley and Gateshead 8th – 11th place all won to keep this race exciting, nine teams after five places.
...................... Pd .W D L..W D L...F...A..GD..Pts
03. Brackley....... 21.. 7 4 0.. 4 2 .4. 43 13. 30.. 39
04. Chester ....... 22.. 6 3 2.. 4 5 .2. 40 24. 16.. 38
05. Farsley......... 23.. 6 2 3.. 5 2 .5. 39 30. ..9.. 37
06. Southport..... 23.. 7 2 3.. 4 2 .5. 31 23. ..8.. 37
07. Spennymoor... 22.. 7 1 2.. 2 6 .4. 38 28. 10.. 34
08. Boston......... 20.. 6 2 0.. 4 2 .6. 32 22. 10.. 34
09. Darlington.... 22.. 7 2 3.. 3 1 .6. 27 30. .-3.. 33
10. Guiseley....... 22.. 5 2 4.. 4 3 .4. 37 32. ..5.. 32
11. Gateshead.... 20.. 6 2 3.. 2 4 .3. 27 22. ..5.. 30

The bottom half, teams that look too strong to be relegated, but too inconsistent to move towards the playoff group. Worrying for Hereford is they have fallen to the bottom of this group.
...................... Pd .W D L..W D L...F...A..GD..Pts
12. Telford.........22.. 4 3 5.. 4 2 .4. 32 34. .-2.. 29
13. Leamington... 22.. 5 3 3.. 3 2 .6. 35 38. .-3.. 29
14. Altrincham.... 19.. 6 2 1.. 1 4 .5. 32 26. ..6.. 27
15. Kidderminster 23.. 3 2 7.. 4 3 .4. 31 34. .-3.. 26
16. Alfreton....... 22.. 4 2 4.. 4 0 .8. 32 37. .-5.. 26
17. Hereford...... 23.. 3 6 2.. 3 1 .8. 25 37. -12.. 25

Avoiding relegation, a big win today for Curzon Ashton.
...................... Pd .W D L..W D L...F...A..GD..Pts
18. Curzon Ashton 22.. 5 2 5.. 1 3 .6. 23 32. .-9.. 23
19. Gloucester.... 21.. 4 3 3.. 2 2 .7. 28 40. -12.. 23
20. Kettering...... 21.. 3 3 4.. 2 3 .6. 29 36. .-7.. 21

Hoping to avoid relegation, now Kettering is the team to catch.
...................... Pd .W D L..W D L...F...A..GD..Pts
21. Blyth........... 22.. 2 2 7.. 2 2 .7. 20 51. -31.. 16
22. Bradford. ..... 23.. 2 2 8.. 1 1 .9. 14 63. -49.. 12

[bigdavethemaddog]

Kings Lynn play York in 3 weeks

[Ginge01]

Kings Lynn play York in 3 weeks

BigDave,
thanks for the update, I am going to build out the top 11, who they still have to play against each other home and away, so this game will be noted under both teams. If it's at Kings Lynn, I'm going with a home win, 1-0 or 2-1.

[Darlo_Pete]

York & Spennymoor are both on shocking runs & it shows how quickly things can change. Thanks for the updates Ginge, the club should pay you to stay, as you've brought us good luck. I find it funny that people on here, were saying what a tough fixture list we had over the festive period & that we'd be lucky to get a point, how wrong they were!!!

[bigdavethemaddog]

Kings Lynn play York in 3 weeks

BigDave,
thanks for the update, I am going to build out the top 11, who they still have to play against each other home and away, so this game will be noted under both teams. If it's at Kings Lynn, I'm going with a home win, 1-0 or 2-1.

yeah its at Kings Lynn on 18th Jan i believe