⚽ FA Cup third qualifying round replay

Darlington 🆚 AFC Fylde 

📅 Tuesday, September 30^th, 7.45 pm

🏟️ Blackwell Meadows

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

🔥 Match Preview

Darlo get straight back into cup action when they welcome Fylde to Blackwell Meadows for the second time this season in an FA Cup third qualifying round replay. The prize for the winners will be a home tie with Telford on 11th October.

The Quakers made the trip to Mill Farm over the weekend when after taking the lead early into the second half thanks to a brilliant strike from Charlie Lennon for his first goal for Darlo, the Coasters responded with two quick goals from Taelor O’Kane and Charlie Jolley. Thankfully for the Quakers, Aidan Rutledge was the hero and got on the end of a goalmouth scramble and equalised in the 93^rd minute to bring the game to a replay.

To get to the Third Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, the Quakers had an away trip to Bootle, where, after trailing at half-time, they came back thanks to two goals from Will McGowan and a goal from Tom Allan.

Craig Mahon’s Coasters reached the Third Qualifying round after a 4-1 win against Bamber Bridge, with goals from Danny Ormerod, Tom Whelan, George Wilson, and Luca Thomas proving to be too much for the Northern Premier League Premier Division side.

This will be the third meeting between the two sides already this season, with the first meeting this season being in the league, when Fylde were 3-1 winners.

Tonight's matchball sponsor is the Darl Knight

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📰 Team News

Alfie Myers-Smith is close to a return after a knee injury.

Matty Cornish is close to full fitness

Tom Allan is doubtful with a groin injury.

👤 Player Spotlight

The top scorer for The Coasters this season is youngster Danny Ormerod, who scored against Darlington in the league meeting and has six goals to his name in the league. He has scored a brace in their most recent league fixture against Peterborough Sports.

The Coasters have 24-year-old Zac Jones in goal, who pulled off some really impressive saves to prevent Cedric Main, Jack Maskell and Charlie Lennon from grabbing his second of the game on Saturday afternoon. Confident with his feet, the keeper is comfortable going long and playing out from the back.

📈 Recent results

🏁 Darlington

• 27^th September 2025: Fylde 2-2 Darlington (Lennon, Rutledge)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a89aqM8MRn8
• 20^th September 2025: Darlington 1 (Scott) Chester 1
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eub0NDxlW0Q&t=10s
• 13^th September 2025 FA Cup 2QR: Bootle 1-3 Darlington (McGowan x2, Allan)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyVW54KYx6Y
• 6^th September 2025: Darlington 1 (Maskell) Hereford 1
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eycBXH71b4&t=161s
• 2^nd September 2025: Marine 1-4 Darlington (Allan, Maskell x2, McGowan)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sCEjS-0kLA&t=150s

⚪️ Fylde

• 27^th September 2025: Fylde 2 (O’Kane, Jolley) Darlington 2
• 20^th September 2025 Game Abandoned: Fylde 4 (Thomas, Taylor, Colclough x2) Leamington 0
• 13^th September 2025 FA Cup 2QR: Fylde 4 (Whelan, Wilson, Ormerod, Thomas) Bamber Bridge 1
• 6^th September 2025: Peterborough Sports 0-5 Fylde (Ormerod x2, Thomas, Mayor x2)
• 2^nd September 2025: Fylde 2 (Ormerod, O’Kane) Chester 2

📊 League Records

🏁 Darlington

• Position: 15^th
• Played: 9
• Wins: 2
• Draws: 4
• Losses: 3
• Goals For: 16
• Goals Against: 14
• Goal Difference: 2
• Top Scorer: Maskell (4)
• Points: 10

⚪️Fylde

• Position: 4^th
• Played: 8
• Wins: 6
• Draws: 1
• Losses: 1
• Goals For: 20
• Goals Against: 10
• Goal Difference: 10
• Top Scorer: Ormerod (6)
• Points: 19

🤝 Recent Games between the clubs

• 27^th September 2025: Fylde 2-2 Darlington (Lennon, Rutledge)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a89aqM8MRn8
• 19^th August 2025: Darlington 1 (Forbes) Fylde 3
• https://youtu.be/jeDlss9YAus?si=3qlr56LuTS4eRs0r
• 11^th March 2023: Fylde 3 Darlington 2 (Nelson x2)
• https://youtu.be/PSXD3etnA70?si=1RaOP3HYFGJadRW3
• 12^th November 2022: Darlington 1 (Hazel) Fylde 2
• https://youtu.be/JCQzjIRM_3c?si=FX-zrCnMFXVavAKM
• 22^nd February 2022: Fylde 1 Darlington 2 (Lawlor, Dos Santos)
• https://youtu.be/rbx03L5PN3Q?si=O2r7Gc7EWLPN2n2o

🔗 Advice on conduct

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/advice-to-fans-darlington-v-fylde 

📻 Follow the Game

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