Pic from the past -- Gateshead 2011
By Ray Simpson
Remember this game?
Craig Stoddart recalls this Pic from the Past after our Trophy semi final win against Gateshead at the International Stadium in 2011.
The lads celebrate after clinching a place at Wembley in 2011! The game finished in a tense goalless draw, with Darlington fans making up almost half the crowd.
We had beaten Heed 3-2 at The Northern Echo Arena in the first leg seven days earlier, Liam Hatch scoring twice.
Hatch is pictured celebrating after the final whistle at Gateshead with team-mates Aaron Brown, Ian Miller and Dan Burn.
In the Heed starting XI was Michael Liddle, now with Quakers, plus Phil Turnbull, Adam Rundle and Nathan Fisher, while among their substitutes were Craig Nelthorpe and Richard Offiong.
Gateshead: Deasy, Tavernier, Curtis, Clark, Liddle; Brittain (Marwood 77), Gate, Turnbull, Rundle (Nelthorpe 69); Fisher, Shaw. Subs (not used): Farman (gk), Jones, Offiong
Darlington: Russell, Arnison, Miller, Burn, Brown, Chandler, G Smith, Verma, Bridge-Wilkinson, Hatch, Campbell (Modest 54). Subs (not used): St Louis-Hamilton (gk), P Gray, Wright, Senior
Attendance: 5,156
Remember our Trophy re-play against Mansfield on Saturday afternoon, kick off 3pm!