Boxing Day Football, an English tradition since 1880. Darlington FC, the fan-owned club of a small, hard-nosed, working class town in the industrial North East of England, which also happens to be the town I grew up in, host local rivals Scarborough Athletic FC in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas) 2022. Scarborough won 3-2.
![Darlington FC, a fan-owned club, host local rivals Scarborough Athletic FC on Boxing Day in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football.](http://fast.clickbooq.com/695e41-187/RG_RG_12262022_DSCF0165_HiRes_BW_2_webRes.jpg)
![Darlington FC, a fan-owned club, host local rivals Scarborough Athletic FC on Boxing Day in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football.](http://fast.clickbooq.com/695e41-187/RG_12262022_DSCF0075_HiRes_BW_WebRes.jpg)
![Darlington FC, a fan-owned club, host local rivals Scarborough Athletic FC on Boxing Day in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football.](http://fast.clickbooq.com/41db9c-187/RG_12262022_DSCF0091_HiRes_BW_WebRes.jpg)
![Darlington FC, a fan-owned club, host local rivals Scarborough Athletic FC on Boxing Day in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football.](http://fast.clickbooq.com/41db9c-187/RG_DSCF0227_HiRes_BW_WebRes.jpg)