By Richard Bailey Last updated: 19th November 2008
Hatch: Relief for striker
Darlington striker Liam Hatch has not broken his neck x-rays have confirmed.
The 26-year-old was injured in the FA Cup first round replay defeat to Blue Square North side Droylsden.
The game was held up for 35 minutes as Hatch received treatment, before he was eventually taken to hospital but was allowed to travel back with the team on Tuesday night.
It was feared that the striker had broken his neck after he admitted to hearing a crack as he fell to the ground but x-rays have revealed that is not the case.
Hatch is on loan from League One side Peterborough United and has scored five goals in 13 appearances this season for Darlington.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 8th August | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| 15:00 | Aldershot vs Darlington |
| 15:00 | Bury vs Bournemouth |
| 15:00 | Cheltenham vs Grimsby |
| 15:00 | Crewe vs Dag & Red |
| 15:00 | Lincoln City vs Barnet |
| 15:00 | Morecambe vs Hereford |
| 15:00 | Northampton vs Macclesfield |
| 15:00 | Notts County vs Bradford |
| 15:00 | Port Vale vs Rochdale |
| 15:00 | Rotherham vs Accrington Stanley |
| 15:00 | Shrewsbury vs Burton Albion |
| 15:00 | Torquay vs Chesterfield |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| 15:00 | Accrington Stanley vs Lincoln City |
| 15:00 | Barnet vs Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 | Bournemouth vs Rotherham |
| 15:00 | Bradford vs Port Vale |
| 15:00 | Burton Albion vs Morecambe |
| 15:00 | Chesterfield vs Northampton |
| 15:00 | Dag & Red vs Torquay |
| 15:00 | Darlington vs Bury |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 23rd May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| Gillingham 1 - 0 Shrewsbury | |
| Sunday 10th May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| Gillingham 2 - 1 Rochdale | |
| Bury 0 - 1 Shrewsbury | |
| Thursday 7th May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| Rochdale 0 - 0 Gillingham | |
| Shrewsbury 0 - 1 Bury | |
| Saturday 2nd May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| Rotherham 0 - 1 Exeter | |
| Bury 1 - 0 Accrington Stanley | |
| Lincoln City 0 - 2 Aldershot | |
| Grimsby 0 - 0 Macclesfield | |
| Dag & Red 1 - 2 Shrewsbury | |
| Chesterfield 0 - 2 Bradford | |
| Chester 1 - 2 Darlington | |
| Brentford 2 - 0 Luton | |
| Morecambe 0 - 4 Bournemouth | |
| Rochdale 0 - 1 Gillingham | |
| Barnet 1 - 2 Port Vale | |
| Wycombe 1 - 2 Notts County | |
| Saturday 25th April | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| Bradford 3 - 0 Rotherham | |
| Bournemouth 2 - 1 Grimsby | |
| Port Vale 1 - 1 Wycombe | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aldershot Town | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Barnet FC | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bournemouth | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Bury | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Darlington | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Hereford United | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Macclesfield Town | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Morecambe | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Notts County | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 0 | 0 |
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