⚽ Matchday 19

Darlington 🆚 Curzon Ashton

📅 Tuesday, November 25^th, 7.45 pm

Match ball sponsor: My Property Box 

🏟️ Blackwell Meadows

🎟  https://yourclub.darlingtonfc.co.uk/match-tickets

🔥 Match Preview

The Quakers play their third successive home league game and will hope to continue their fine form when they welcome Curzon Ashton to Blackwell Meadows on Tuesday night.

Darlo come into this midweek fixture after a 1-0 win against local rivals Spennymoor Town, thanks to a fantastic finish from Cedric Main in the 90^th minute, which helped push The Quakers up to 6^th place in the table.

The month of November in the league has seen a real upturn in form for the Quakers, with four wins in a row in the last five league matches, with three coming at home. In the last three home games, Darlo have scored 11 goals and conceded three.

Darlington’s opponents, Curzon Ashton, have started the season well and find themselves 8th in the league, only one point behind Darlo, with 27 points gained after 18 games played, with seven wins and six draws, with 30 goals scored and 24 conceded.

The Nash come into this game after a 1-0 away to Worksop Town, where a late goal by Chi Ezennolim helped bring the three points back with Curzon.

Curzon have been a very strong team away from home this season, with only four wins, four draws and only one defeat in nine games, with 19 goals scored and 13 conceded for a total of 16 points out of a possible 27.

The last two times the clubs have met, both ended in 0-0 draws, but The Nash haven’t lost when travelling to Darlington since March 2018, when a late goal from Dave Syers won the Quakers the game.

📰 Team News

Alfie Myers-Smith remains out but is working hard to return.

Will Hatfield is out for the season with a cruciate ligament injury.

Tye Barton has served his three-match ban after his red card against Merthyr and is back for selection.

Scott Barrow is available but will start his two-game ban from the Bedford game.

Elliott Forbes is hoping to be fit

Josh Scott is out with a groin injury

👤 Player Spotlight

The top scorer for The Nash this season is midfielder Alex Curran, who has six goals and one assist. He rejoined Curzon from Macclesfield last season and slotted into the team, carrying on his impressive displays from last season.

Curzon have once again been tough to beat this season. This is partly down to the new goalkeeper signing, Callum Hawkins, whom they signed from fellow National League North side Leamington. He had the boots of Bobby Jones to fill last season and has stepped up.

📈 Recent results

🏁 Darlington

• 22^nd November 2025: Darlington 1 (Main) Spennymoor Town 0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBz3H_n_e6k&t=681s
• 18^th November 2025: Darlington 5 (Rutledge x2, McGowan, Lees, Cornish) Peterborough Sports 2
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTiWfTibK1M
• 15^th November 2025 FA Trophy 2R: FC United 3-2 Darlington (Rutledge, Howells)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLh8-CxcHJ4
• 8^th November 2025: Kidderminster 1-2 Darlington (Rutledge, Cornish)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01mGH9xUxHQ
• 4^th November 2025: Darlington 5 (Rutledge, McGowan, Howells, Lennon, Maskell) Worksop 1
• https://youtu.be/cuLYld0Ocpc?si=PMv3sgEqdk2VfpFN

🔵Curzon ASHTON

• 22^nd November 2025: Worksop 0-1 Curzon (Ezennolim)
• 15^th November 2025 FA Trophy 2R: Ilkeston 0-1 Curzon (Curran)
• 8^th November 2025: Curzon 1 (Darby) Scarborough 2
• 4^th November 2025: Curzon 2 (Spencer, Barton) Spennymoor 2
• 1^st November 2025: Hereford 3-3 Curzon (Curran, Weston, Darby)

📊 League Records

🏁 Darlington

• Position: 6^th
• Played: 18
• Wins: 8
• Draws: 4
• Losses: 6
• Goals For: 34
• Goals Against: 25
• Goal Difference: 9
• Top Scorer: Maskell (8)
• Points: 28

HOME FORM:

• Position: 7^th
• Played: 9
• Wins: 4
• Draws: 3
• Losses: 2
• Goals For: 20
• Goals Against: 13
• Points: 15

🔵 Curzon ASHTON

• Position: 8^th
• Played: 18
• Wins: 7
• Draw: 6
• Losses: 5
• Goals For: 30
• Goals Against: 24
• Goal Difference: 6
• Top Scorer: Curran (6)
• Points: 27

AWAY FORM:

• Position: 4^th
• Played: 9
• Wins: 4
• Draws: 4
• Losses: 1
• Goals For: 19
• Goals Against: 13
• Points: 16

🤝 Recent Games between the clubs

• 25^th January 2025: Darlington 0-0 Curzon
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7NC9XnEURE
• 26^th August 2024: Curzon 0-0 Darlington
• 27^th February 2024: Curzon 1-3 Darlington (Lees, Hatfield, Nelson)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiLY2i_ldnY
• 5^th August 2023: Darlington 1 (Lees) Curzon 3
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Jb3o99avs
• 18^th April 2023: Darlington 0-2 Curzon
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BFX0kFEaC8

🔗 Advice on conduct

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/darlington-v-curzon-ashton-advice-to-supporters 

📻 Follow the Game

You can follow the game on Darlo Fans Radio, X, and the official website.