Striker Barry Conlon last night revealed his hopes of building on Saturday's win over former club York City, writes Lee Hall.

The ex-City star was on target in the 3-0 win at the Reynolds Arena - Quakers' first victory since beating Boston by the same scoreline in September.

And Conlon, who could miss Quakers' next three games through suspension, admitted Darlington's first win in 13 attempts will provide a platform to work on. "Hopefully that win will pay off for us in the coming weeks and we can get a few more wins," said Conlon.

"It just gives the lads that bit of confidence as well. It's great to get the three points in the bag and get ourselves out of the hole we were in. "

Conlon left Bootham Crescent for Darlington in a £60,000 deal in 2001 and his 11th-minute opener against City on Saturday was his fifth goal against his former employers. "It's always nice to play against your old club because it always gives you that little extra bit," said Conlon.

"If I played against York every week God knows how many goals I'd have!"

Manager David Hodgson, meanwhile, has revealed the story behind Conlon's unusual goal celebration at the weekend.

The big Irishman produced an orange tie following his goal, which Hodgson later explained was his and the tie with which he arrived at the stadium.

He said: "I turned up wearing this orange tie and the lads all had a go saying it looked like a Vauxhall Tigra! Of course I didn't know and when they scored, one of the lads had it tucked in their shorts."

Conlon and Ryan Valentine will discover this week whether their appeals against their sendings off against Scunthorpe have been successful.

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