National League N / S Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 21st March
National League N / S Table
On Saturday 21st March
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- South Shields, Position 2, Points 84
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 39 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 94 | 42 | 52 | 85 |
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2 South Shields | 39 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 85 | 36 | 49 | 84 |
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| 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 66 |
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4 Merthyr Town | 40 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 87 | 73 | 14 | 66 |
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5 Darlington | 39 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 71 | 53 | 18 | 65 |
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| 37 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 55 | 13 | 64 |
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7 Scarborough Athletic | 40 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 55 | 47 | 8 | 62 |
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8 AFC Telford United | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 77 | 54 | 23 | 60 |
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9 Buxton | 39 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 65 | 53 | 12 | 57 |
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10 Chester | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 62 | -4 | 57 |
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11 Radcliffe | 39 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 65 | 63 | 2 | 56 |
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12 Marine | 37 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 55 |
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13 Spennymoor Town | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 54 |
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14 Southport | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 51 |
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| 39 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 49 |
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16 Curzon Ashton | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 47 |
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17 Worksop Town | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 47 |
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| 39 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 46 |
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19 Bedford Town | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 43 |
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| 39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 42 |
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21 Hereford | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 38 |
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22 Alfreton Town | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 67 | -31 | 37 |
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23 Peterborough Sports | 40 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 43 | 75 | -32 | 37 |
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24 Leamington | 39 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 70 | -42 | 23 |
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Key
- Position 1 : Promotion
- Position 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 21, 22, 23, 24 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, South Shields
Manager: Carl Magnay
Starting lineup
- T. Alcock
- O. Bainbridge
- P. Blackett , substituted for D. Carson at 81 minutes
- D. Dodds
- S. Finch , substituted for M. Smith at 74 minutes
- W. Jenkins , substituted for D. Savage at 89 minutes
- E. Mann
- S. McGurk , substituted for L. Wheeldon at 52 minutes
- C. Sykes , Yellow Card at 32 minutes
- R. Tinkler
- T. Watson
Substitutes
home team, South Shields
- D. Carson
- D. Morse
- E. Robson
- D. Savage
- J. Sheik
- M. Smith
- L. Wheeldon , Yellow Card at 70 minutes
away team, Merthyr Town
Manager: Paul Michael
Starting lineup
- J. Cogman
- C. Cox , substituted for T. Xavier-Jones at 68 minutes
- J. Evans , Yellow Card at 73 minutes, substituted for M. Harris at 90 minutes
- J. Garrick
- L. Lucas , substituted for A. John at 38 minutes
- J. Maddox , substituted for T. Handley at 68 minutes
- C. Ryan-Phillips , Yellow Card at 7 minutes
- W. Spiers
- J. Thomas
- L. Twamley
- J. Williams
away team, Merthyr Town
- T. Handley
- A. Harris
- M. Harris
- A. John
- T. Xavier-Jones
home team, South Shields
Manager: Carl Magnay
Starting lineup
- T. Alcock
- O. Bainbridge
- P. Blackett , substituted for D. Carson at 81 minutes
- D. Dodds
- S. Finch , substituted for M. Smith at 74 minutes
- W. Jenkins , substituted for D. Savage at 89 minutes
- E. Mann
- S. McGurk , substituted for L. Wheeldon at 52 minutes
- C. Sykes , Yellow Card at 32 minutes
- R. Tinkler
- T. Watson
Substitutes
- D. Carson
- D. Morse
- E. Robson
- D. Savage
- J. Sheik
- M. Smith
- L. Wheeldon , Yellow Card at 70 minutes
away team, Merthyr Town
Manager: Paul Michael
Starting lineup
- J. Cogman
- C. Cox , substituted for T. Xavier-Jones at 68 minutes
- J. Evans , Yellow Card at 73 minutes, substituted for M. Harris at 90 minutes
- J. Garrick
- L. Lucas , substituted for A. John at 38 minutes
- J. Maddox , substituted for T. Handley at 68 minutes
- C. Ryan-Phillips , Yellow Card at 7 minutes
- W. Spiers
- J. Thomas
- L. Twamley
- J. Williams
Substitutes
- T. Handley
- A. Harris
- M. Harris
- A. John
- T. Xavier-Jones
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Callum Fisk
Season so far
National League N / S
Key, South Shields v Merthyr
League position, South Shields 2nd, Merthyr Town 5thTotal points, South Shields 88, Merthyr Town 67
Form guide
All competitions
South Shields lose
v King's Lynn Town
3
0
National League N / S
Merthyr Town lose
v Spennymoor Town
2
3
National League N / S
South Shields lose
v Hereford
2
1
National League N / S
Merthyr Town lose
v Chester
1
2
National League N / S
South Shields draw
v Chorley
1
1
National League N / S
Merthyr Town won
v Radcliffe
1
3
National League N / S
South Shields won
v Curzon Ashton
3
0
National League N / S
Merthyr Town lose
v Buxton
1
3
National League N / S
South Shields won
v Fylde
2
1
National League N / S
Merthyr Town won
v Leamington
1
2
National League N / S
Previous meetings
All competitions
South Shields and Merthyr TownSouth Shields Won 0Merthyr Town Won 1
Played 1
Draw 0
Previous scores
All competitions
National League N / S
Merthyr Town 3 , South Shields 1 on the 11th of November 2025
Merthyr Town
South Shields
11th of November 2025