Hartlepool 1-0 Darlington Town in the Northern League, Division Two, round 42.

Hartlepool won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–L–L), scoring 8 and conceding 11.

Darlington Town won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–W), scoring 9 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 3 times: Hartlepool 2 wins, Darlington Town 0, 1 draw.