On this day in 1996....

[Makka Pakka]

Leeds United 2 - 2 Darlington

Darlo team: Newell, Brumwell, Barnard, Twynham (Brydon), Crosby, Gregan, Atkinson, Oliver, Roberts, Blake (Painter), Carss.

Goals: Roberts, Painter

Attendance: 15,711

[Darlobaz79]

I was there

[darlo reborn]

So was I best away match for atmosphere I have been to

[Mullet69]

So was I.

Apart from Wembley, the most mental I've ever gone at a match was when super-sub Painter scored in front of what must have been 2500-3000 Darlo fans. Brilliant night.

In fact, a bloody good line up there - the '96 Wembley team hadnt quite broken up by then, but notice that Bannister, Gaughan & Appleby had obviously gone and been replaced by much lesser quality IMO (Carss, Oliver, Twynham for example)

[D_F_C]

I remember it. I also remember not getting the credit we deserved the next day, as some other teams had pulled off some good results too.

If I remember (I was only 11), Ian Rush was playing for Leeds

[Quakers1883]

Great night!

[KCChiefs]

We all went ******* ballistic when it went 2-2 !

Wasn't it George Graham's first home game in charge at Leeds ?

Also remember us baiting the Leeds fans as they'd got humiliated by Man Utd and Cantona just before our game.

[Feet4ever]

Rush was looking to equal the league cup scoring record but looked well past his best. Fantastic night. Was away on holiday for the second leg

[divas]

Yup that equaliser from Painter in the Orange Soccerdome shirt....magic.

[feethamslad]

and me too - happy memories.

[darlodave1974]

Great night, poor shirt