Darlington have today signed defender Scott Barrow from York City on loan until the end of the season.

Scott started his career at Swansea,  before moving on to Port Talbot where he made over 100 appearances and was named in the Welsh Premier League team of the year.

He then moved to Tamworth in 2010, and made a century of appearances for them in three seasons before a season at Macclesfield. He then moved up to the Football League with Newport County in 2015, but was released a year later.

He had a season with Merthyr Town in the Southern League Premier Division, before he joined Gateshead, where Steve Watson was manager. He had three years as a regular at the International Stadium, before moving to York in 2020 where Steve had become manager. He helped York win promotion to the National League two seasons ago, but suffered an injury in the play off final that kept him out of action the following season.

He is now back to full fitness, but has been unable to break into the first team squad.

Steve said; “Scott was my captain at Gateshead and he then followed me to York. He is a very experienced player and capable of playing left back, left centre half or left wing back. He’s a good defender but also has good quality going forward and has the ability to create and score goals, which in our situation is vital.”

We’d like to welcome Scott to the club, and wish him every success with us.

We’d also like to thank York for their help with the loan.