Brackley v Darlington preview
By Ray Simpson
Quakers looking for hat trick of wins
Darlington are looking for their third successive win when they go to Brackley on Saturday.
Quakers have beaten Farsley 2-0 and Chester 1-0 to put them 14th in the able, four points shy of the play off places.
Darlington
Team news:
Tom Platt and Ben Hedley are back in training
Matty Cornish will have a fitness test
Andrew Nelson has a knee injury
Recent results
5th November v Chester (home) won 1-0 Main
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiYOGC0ZWJI
2nd November v Farsley (away) won 2-0 Alshabeeb, Forbes
26th October v Warrington (home) drew 2-2 Nelson, og
22nd October v Chorley (away) lost 0-3
19th October v Rushall (away) drew 1-1 Nelson
5th October v King’s Lynn (away) lost 1-2 Maskell
28th September v Gainsborough (home, FA Cup 3QR) lost 1-2 Hatfield
21st September v Southport (home) won 3-0 McGowan 2, Nelson
Advice on conduct: https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/brackley-v-darlington-advice-to-fans
League position 14th (Played 15, won 5, drawn 6, lost 4, goals for 15 against 14, points 21)
Away form 19th in the league (Played 8, won 1, drawn 4, lost 3, goals for 6 against 10, points 7)
Brackley have this week signed midfielder Kian Riley from Solihull Moors and striker Jed Abbey from Shifnal.
Their recent results:
5th November v Warrington (home) drew 0-0
2nd November FA Cup 1 v Braintree (home) drew 0-0, won on penalties
26th October v South Shields (home) won 1-0 Carline
22nd October v Needham Market (away) won 3-1 Newton 2, Dean
19th October v Radcliffe (home) lost 0-1
15th October v Hartlepool FA Cup 4QR replay (home) won 3-1 Pollock 2, Roberts
12th October v Hartlepool FA Cup 4QR (away) drew 1-1 Carline
5th October v Southport (away) drew 0-0
League position 13th (played 14, won 6, drawn 3, lost 5 goals for 15 against 12, points 21)
Home form 16th best in the league (played 8, won 3, drawn 1, lost 4, goals for 7 goals against 8, points 10)
Matches between the two clubs
2023-24 Darlington 1 (Hatfield) Brackley 1, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvE1j9BOgmY
Brackley 1 Darlington 0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0sBz0Y2HzQ
2022-23 Darlington 2 (Rose, Beck) Brackley 2, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1zbram3Yw
Brackley 3 Darlington 0
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
You can follow today’s game on Darlo Fans Radio, Twitter and the official website