The football club is aware, largely due to posts on social media, that a very small group of people from Darlington who travelled by coach and attended the Blyth v Darlington match yesterday, are alleged to have caused trouble in a pub in Blyth. This is extremely disappointing to hear as the game itself was a fantastic match and an excellent advert for football in the Northern Premier League. There were no reported incidents of crowd disturbances during the game.

The Club would firstly like to state that it abhors violence and inappropriate behaviour of any kind, and secondly that any alleged incident of violence in a Blyth pub was not perpetrated by anyone travelling to the game on the official supporters coach. Darlington Football Club is adamant that it will not tolerate any acts of disorder from anyone purporting to support the Club, or allow them to tarnish the good name of the Club and the vast majority of its excellent supporters.

The Club has already made contact with the Police and is aware that they are carrying out a full investigation. The Club will await feedback from the Police before deciding on any next steps.

The Club routinely takes a proactive stance on any potential inappropriate behaviour by issuing a statement periodically on its website, and anyone with information of this particular incident is urged to contact the Police.