By Elliot Ball Last updated: 24th November 2009
Staunton: Quaking after home defeat
Morecambe strolled to their biggest away win since securing promotion to the Football League as a second-half stroll saw them leave the Darlington Arena with a 4-0 triumph.
Phil Jevons started the rout after 56 minutes when Quakers midfielder Jon Hogg, making his home debut, gave the ball away cheaply.
Rock bottom Darlington's heads dropped and Laurence Wilson raced away to fire home a second seven minutes later.
Stewart Drummond converted Craig Stanley's free-kick from close range then, when home keeper Nick Liversedge failed to control the ball, substitute Wayne Curtis rolled in the fourth.
Darlington have a mountain to climb to steer clear of relegation trouble, though ironically in the first half they had much the better of it.
Jeff Smith beat two defenders with a touch of class could not apply a finish from right in front of goal, he then sent another drive wide of target before the luckless Hogg saw a goalbound shot strike his own team-mate. But that was nothing compared to the nightmare that unfolded in the second half.
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Friday 12th February | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| 19:45 | Burton Albion vs Crewe |
| 19:45 | Northampton vs Aldershot |
| Saturday 13th February | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| 15:00 | Barnet vs Cheltenham |
| 15:00 | Bradford vs Grimsby |
| 15:00 | Chesterfield vs Bury |
| 15:00 | Dag & Red vs Bournemouth |
| 15:00 | Lincoln City vs Rotherham |
| 15:00 | Macclesfield vs Accrington Stanley |
| 15:00 | Morecambe vs Darlington |
| 15:00 | Shrewsbury vs Hereford |
| 15:00 | Torquay vs Port Vale |
| Tuesday 16th February | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| 19:45 | Hereford vs Aldershot |
| 19:45 | Lincoln City vs Accrington Stanley |
| 19:45 | Morecambe vs Burton Albion |
| Wednesday 17th February | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| 19:45 | Notts County vs Grimsby |
| Friday 19th February | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| 19:45 | Bury vs Shrewsbury |
| 19:45 | Rotherham vs Torquay |
| Saturday 20th February | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| 15:00 | Accrington Stanley vs Bradford |
| 15:00 | Aldershot vs Notts County |
| 15:00 | Bournemouth vs Macclesfield |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 9th February | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| Rotherham 2 - 0 Dag & Red | |
| Northampton 4 - 0 Accrington Stanley | |
| Port Vale 1 - 2 Chesterfield | |
| Cheltenham 0 - 1 Burton Albion | |
| Bury 2 - 1 Macclesfield | |
| Darlington 1 - 1 Lincoln City | |
| Bournemouth 2 - 1 Notts County | |
| Shrewsbury 2 - 0 Barnet | |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| Rochdale 2 - 0 Crewe | |
| Accrington Stanley 3 - 2 Morecambe | |
| Hereford 1 - 0 Torquay | |
| Barnet 3 - 0 Aldershot | |
| Bournemouth 0 - 0 Cheltenham | |
| Darlington 2 - 0 Rotherham | |
| Bradford 0 - 1 Bury | |
| Chesterfield 2 - 1 Lincoln City | |
| Dag & Red 0 - 1 Northampton | |
| Grimsby 0 - 1 Notts County | |
| Macclesfield 0 - 1 Shrewsbury | |
| Burton Albion 1 - 0 Port Vale | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochdale | 29 | 59 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 30 | 56 |
| 3 | Bury | 29 | 54 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 27 | 48 |
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 | 48 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 29 | 48 |
| 7 | Notts County | 26 | 46 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 30 | 43 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 29 | 43 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 26 | 42 |
| 11 | Aldershot Town | 27 | 41 |
| 12 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 28 | 40 |
| 13 | Morecambe | 28 | 38 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 28 | 37 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 35 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 27 | 33 |
| 17 | Hereford United | 27 | 32 |
| 18 | Barnet FC | 29 | 32 |
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 27 | 29 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 28 | 29 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 29 | 27 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 28 | 26 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 20 |
| 24 | Darlington | 26 | 15 |