Darlington 1-2 Macclesfield in the National League North, round 5.

Darlington won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–L–L), scoring 6 and conceding 11.

Macclesfield won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–W–W–W), scoring 7 and conceding 2.

The two sides have met 7 times: Darlington 2 wins, Macclesfield 5, 0 draws.