Darlington are looking for their first win at Brackley since 2021 on Saturday.

After losing at Banbury in midweek, Quakers need a win to try and close the seven point gap on the fifth bottom clubs.

Team news:

• Akwasi Asante will have a fitness test on a groin injury
• Blaine Rowe is on loan to Mickleover
• Jassem Sukar is on loan to Scarborough
• Scott Barrow might return after illness

Recent results

30^th January v Banbury (away) lost 1-2 Curry

27^th January v Hereford (home) won 2-0 Liddle, Cornish

highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=kY9w37CX4Ek&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fdarlingtonfc.co.uk%2F&feature=emb_imp_woyt

23^rd January v Scunthorpe (home) postponed, to be re-arranged

20^th January v Curzon Ashton (away) postponed, re-arranged for 27^th February

13^th January v Tamworth (home) lost 0-1

9^th January v Southport (away) lost 0-2

6^th January v King’s Lynn (away)  won 1-0 Curry

Current League position:  23^rd (Played 29, won 6 drawn 7, lost 16, goals scored 22 against 53 points 25)

Away form 22^nd best in the league (Played 14, won 4, lost 10, goals for 8 against 34, points 12)

Brackley are fifth in the table, and are unbeaten in their last six matches

Latest results

27^th January v Buxton (away) drew 0-0

23^rd January v Bishop’s Stortford (away) won 2-1 Roberts, O’Sullivan

13^th January v Scunthorpe (home) won 2-0 Gudger, Hall

6^th January v Spennymoor (away) won 1-0 Roberts

1^st January v Banbury (home) won 3-1 Hall 3

26^th December v Banbury (away) won 1-0 Newton

Current league position  5^th  (played 30, won 14, drawn 7, lost 9 goals for 36 against 24, points 49)

Home form 10^th best in the league  (played 14, won 8, drawn 3, lost 3, goals scored 19, against 10, points 27)

Recent games between the two clubs

2023-24 Darlington 1 (Hatfield) Brackley 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvE1j9BOgmY

2022-23 Darlington 2 (Rose, Beck) Brackley 2, Brackley 3 Darlington 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clvuG1FuDgY

2021-22 Brackley 1 Darlington 3 (Cassidy, Charman, Hatfield), Darlington 0 Brackley 2

2020-21 Brackley 2 Darlington 0

2019-20 Brackley 5 Darlington 1 (Thompson), Darlington 1 (Campbell) Brackley 1

2018-19 Brackley 2 Darlington 4 (Styche 3, Ainge), Darlington 0 Brackley 2

2017-18 Brackley 3 Darlington 0, Darlington 0 Brackley 3

2016-17 Brackley 2 Darlington 2 (Thompson, Gillies), Darlington 1 (Thompson) Brackley 0

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