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Darlington 1 Cheltenham Town 1

KEVIN GALL lifted the gloom that had descended over Darlington with a timely goal.Read

Cumbrians get chance to take top flight scalp

NEWCASTLE and Sunderland have both been handed tricky ties in the third round of the Carling Cup.Read

Port Vale 1 Darlington 0

A MISSED penalty for the second successive Saturday left Darlington still searching for their first point.Read

Gillingham 0 Hartlepool 1

JAMES Brown has had a long wait to get back into action – but eight months of injury woe were forgotten yesterday in an instant.Read

Carlisle United 0 Exter City 1

CARLISLE United once again dominated a home game only to have nothing to show for it as they missed their chances and conceded a frustrating goal to hand their grateful visitors all three points.Read

Carlisle silence the Lions’ roar

THE Cumbrians took the fight to the Lions Den yesterday and were rewarded with a well-deserved point that was borne from hard work and determination on a sweltering hot afternoon in London.Read

Carlisle 1 Brentford 3

LAST season’s League Two champions Brentford left Brunton Park yesterday with their first three points of the League One season as they capitalised on some worrying defensive errors by Carlisle.Read

Gateshead 0 Histon 3

GATESHEAD got an early Blue Square Premier wake-up call when they went down heavily on the opening day against Cambridgeshire outfit Histon.Read

Aldershot 3 Darlington 1

DARLINGTON will hope that this was a case of teething troubles as their new-look side was given a mauling.Read

MK Dons 0 Hartlepool 0

AFTER a traumatic time away from Victoria Park last season, Chris Turner could count himself satisfied with the outcome for his new-look Pools side on the first day of the season.Read

Berwick Rangers 2 Annan Athletic 1

A LATE penalty save by Mark Pate earned Berwick victory over Annan at Shielfield Park. 2Read

Queen of the South 1 Raith Rovers 1

QUEEN of the South just can’t seem to get it right in their opening league fixtures . . . failing to land full points for the sixth year in succession.Read

We have to move forward now says Quakers’ defender

TEAM sheets and match programmes will be essential reading for Darlington fans this season – to see who is in their team!Read

Harte swaps Bernabeu for Brentford but has no regrets

IAN HARTE has swapped the Bernabeu for Brentford as he aims to relaunch his career at Carlisle this season – but the veteran defender insists he has no regrets about the way things have turned out.Read

Chisholm’s facing big issues at both ends

JUST how do you replace a deadly duo strike force with over 30 goals between them and feared throughout the Scottish First Division?Read

Bradford PA 1 Darlington 2

DARLINGTON easily won their last pre-season friendly at UniBond League club Bradford PA, with a little bit of help from a possible relative of ex-Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins.Read

Queen of the South 1 Livingston 0

QUEEN of the South squeezed into the next round of the Alba Challenge Cup at the expense of crisis-hit Livingston, who went into administration a day earlier.Read

Stranraer 4 Berwick 2

A BAD tempered match saw both teams finish with 10 men after sendings off in the opening 45 minutes.Read

Blyth Spartans 2 Dunfermline Athletic 4

BLYTH Spartans fought back from a two-goal deficit in the first half against Scottish outfit Dunfermline but then conceded two goals after the break.Read

Gateshead 2 Huddersfield Town 2

BLUE Square Premier newcomers Gateshead made it hot for Lee Clark’s Terriers in an action-packed opening pre-season friendly at the International Stadium.Read

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