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First County Visit:<\/td>Saturday 5th May 2007<\/td><\/tr>
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Competition:<\/td>Coca-Cola Football League – League 2 – (Tier 4)<\/td><\/tr>
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Result:<\/td>Darlington 0 – 5 Stockport County<\/td><\/tr>
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Attendance:<\/td>5,184<\/td><\/tr>
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Away Trip:<\/td>111<\/td><\/tr>
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Away Day:<\/td>580<\/td><\/tr>
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County Line-up<\/td>34 Joe Lewis; 23 Michael Bowler (17 Greg Tansey); 24 Adam Griffin; 6 Ashley Williams; 16 Gareth Owen; 20 Jason Taylor; 10 Liam Dickinson; 4 Tony Dinning; 32 Anthony Elding; 9 Tes Bramble (21 Anthony Pilkington); 26 David Poole (33 Tommy Rowe) (Subs not used: 1 James Spencer; 14 Adam Le Fondre)<\/td><\/tr>
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Scorers:<\/td>Anthony Elding (2 inc 1 pen); David Poole (2); Liam Dickinson<\/td><\/tr>
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Manager:<\/td>Jim Gannon<\/td><\/tr>
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County Visits:<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Reflections on the Darlington Arena to be published in due course<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Darlington Arena from the air<\/strong> – there was little to commend the place but the provision of extensive car parking and decent access to the A1 (M) was one of the plusses!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The North Stand – you always knew where you were with DFC emblazoned on the seats, and in my visits never in use so always visible<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The West Stand – for home supporters<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The East Stand – for visitors. It provided a decent view down the ground<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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VISITS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day<\/strong><\/td>Date<\/strong><\/td>Competition<\/strong><\/td>Tier \/ Round<\/strong><\/td>Opponents<\/strong><\/td>Res<\/strong><\/td>F<\/strong><\/td>A<\/strong><\/td>Crowd<\/strong><\/td>Away Day<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Tues<\/td>09\/08\/05<\/td>Coca-Cola Football League – League 2<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Darlington<\/td>L<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>4,371<\/td>531<\/td><\/tr>
Sat<\/td>05\/05\/07
(Highlights)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>		Coca-Cola Football League – League 2<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Darlington<\/td>W<\/td>5<\/td>0<\/td>5,184<\/td>580<\/td><\/tr>
Sun<\/td>14\/10\/07<\/td>Coca-Cola Football League – League 2<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Darlington<\/td>L<\/td>0<\/td>4<\/td>3,841<\/td>587<\/td><\/tr>
Sat<\/td>03\/03\/12<\/td>Blue Square Bet Premier<\/td>Tier 5<\/td>Darlington<\/td>W<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>2,202<\/td>697<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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ON MY JOURNEY WITH COUNTY AROUND 180 GROUNDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

..<\/p>\n\n\nPreviously – CROWN GROUND<\/span><\/a>\n\nNext stop – CHRISTIE PARK<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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