John Terry watches brother Paul and Darlington compete against Eastbourne Burough. A remarkable day at Eastbourne Borough on Saturday saw the hosts battle to a deserved Blue Square Bet Premier draw against Darlington, despite having nine men for an hour, midfielder Matt Smart earn nationwide plaudits for his goalkeeping exploits – and Chelsea captain John Terry take a seat in the main stand at Priory Lane. The England defender was there to watch his brother Paul, who is captain of Darlington, but
Eastbourne Borough are anticipating another big crowd through the Priory Lane gates this Saturday for the first-ever clash with former Football League club Darlington on ‘Non-League Day’. With no Premier League or Championship fixtures this weekend, and England playing on Friday night, a campaign initiated by QPR fan James Doe is urging those who would usually go to top-flight matches to instead ‘adopt’ their local side for the day. Non-League Day has the backing of the Football Supporters Federation, Conference sponsors