Harry Stansfield (right)

Darlington 1 Eccleshill 0.

The Academy lads won their second game of the season in the National League Under 19 Alliance thanks to a second half goal by skipper Harry Stansfield.

The midfielder scored a great free kick from 30 yards, to crown a great couple of days for himself, after skippering the team in the Durham Challenge Cup on Tuesday night.

The win lifts Quakers above Eccleshill into eighth place in the table.

Academy head coach Alan White said; "It was great to finish the year on a real positive, and we have an opportunity when the fixtures restart to close the gap on the other clubs and finish in the midtable pack. It would be good to finish nice and strong in this league, especially as the lads are up against teams who are mainly a year older.

"Harry's goal was very good. The main thing to do with free kicks is to hit the target. He struck the ball firmly, went for the target and bent the ball around the wall.

"It finished off a good couple of days for him, after playing for the first team in the Durham Challenge Cup on Tuesday night. He's had two good games in two days, slugged it out and given 100 per cent.

"There were good performances by several of the other lads. We have plenty to work with for the second half of the season."

Team: Hall, Kaba, Hoare, Lycett, McNab, Shaw, Lingthep, Stansfield, Buckley, Morrison, Holliday

Subs: Harland, Nunes, Muchemedzi