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Chesterfield 1-1 Darlington

Darlington cemented their place in the League Two play-offs as they came from behind to earn a draw which ended Chesterfield's top-seven hopes.

Chesterfield frustrated the Quakers until they took a 50th-minute lead when a long pass was flicked on for Jamie Ward to hammer past David Stockdale.

Darlington went into the game with six strikers injured - but they hit back.

Tommy Wright got through on the left and scored his 15th of the season with a low shot to earn the Quakers a point.


Chesterfield: Roche, Picken, Downes (Lester 74), Hawkins, Hartley, Lowry, Niven, Dowson (Owens 75), Leven (Winter 33), Ward, Fletcher.

Subs Not Used: Dyer, Kovacs.

Booked: Leven, Picken, Niven.

Goals: Ward 50.

Darlington: Stockdale, Valentine, White, Foster, Parker, Wainwright (Wiseman 84), Keltie, Ravenhill, Kennedy (Cummins 67), Purdie (Nelthorpe 67), Wright.

Subs Not Used: Austin, Kazimierczak.

Booked: Foster.

Goals: Wright 68.

Att: 3,809

Ref: K Evans (Lancashire).




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