⚽ Matchday 8

DARLINGTON ? HEREFORD

? Saturday, September 6^th, 3 pm

?️ Blackwell Meadows

Matchball Sponsor: A Buckler Ltd

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

? Match Preview

Darlo look for their first home win of this season when they welcome Hereford to Blackwell Meadows

The Quakers come into this game after a strong performance against Marine on Tuesday night, when goals from Tom Allan, a Jack Maskell brace and a second-half goal from Will McGowan meant Darlo walked out 4-1 winners on the night.

Darlington’s opponents, Hereford, come into this game after a 2-2 draw against newly promoted Bedford Town on Tuesday night, when two second-half goals from Lawson D’Ath and Montel Gibson for The Bulls meant Hereford earned a point.

Paul Caddis’s Bulls have added Sam Osborne on loan from Alfreton and former Fylde keeper Theo Richardson to their squad this season. 

The last time both teams met, the Quakers walked out 2-0 winners away at the MandM Edgar Street Stadium on the 8th March 2025, when a Matty Cornish brace was too much for Hereford to deal with.

? Team News

Alfie Myers-Smith is out with a knee injury for another three weeks.

Kallum Griffiths could be fit for the Bootle game

Matty Cornish has been to see a specialist 

Elliot Forbes will have a fitness test on a shoulder injury

Will Hatfield and Scott Barrow (hamstrings) will have a fitness test

? Player Spotlight

Attacker Montel Gibson signed on a season-long loan from Matlock Town and scored on his debut against Bedford Town. In his last appearance at Blackwell Meadows, he scored a long-range volley for Telford, but the goal was cancelled out by a Jacob Hazel hattrick.

Football League veteran Andy Williams has featured in all 7 games this season at the age of 39 and scored twice for The Bulls. Both of these goals came against Alfreton in a 2-0 victory

? Recent results

? Darlington

• 2^nd September 2025: Marine 1-4 Darlington (Allan, Maskell x2, McGowan)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sCEjS-0kLA&t=150s
• 30^th August 2025: Macclesfield 2-1 Darlington (Maskell)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BArZYjgdYhM&t=131s
• 25^th August 2025: Darlington 2 (O.G, Scott) Telford 2
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNEKfyeZqPo
• 23^rd August 2025: King’s Lynn 1-1 Darlington (Main)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNzMKM05nYQ&t=43s
• 19^th August 2025: Darlington 1 (Forbes) Fylde 3
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeDlss9YAus

⚪️ Hereford

• 2^nd September 2025: Hereford 2 (D’Ath, Gibson) Bedford 2
• 30^th August 2025: Hereford 2 (Williams x2) Alfreton 0
• 25^th August 2025: Radcliffe 1-0 Hereford
• 23^rd August 2025: Hereford 1 (Nto) Chorley 4
• 19^th August 2025: Buxton 1-2 Hereford (Campbell x2)

? League Records

? Darlington

• Position: 16^th
• Played: 7
• Wins: 2
• Draws: 2
• Losses: 3
• Goals For: 14
• Goals Against: 12
• Goal Difference: 2
• Top Scorer: Hatfield/Maskell (3)
• Points: 8

⚪️Hereford

• Position: 20^th
• Played: 7
• Wins: 2
• Draws: 1
• Losses: 4
• Goals For: 7
• Goals Against: 12
• Goal Difference: -5
• Top Scorer: Williams/Campbell (2)
• Points: 7

? Recent Games Between the Two

• 8^th March 2025: Hereford 0-2 Darlington (Cornish x2)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtlVxlg-sZI
• 10^th December 2024: Darlington 2 (Lambert, Hatfield) Hereford 1
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWBcPtmwLYI&t=4s
• 27^th January 2024: Darlington 2 (Liddle, Cornish) Hereford 0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY9w37CX4Ek
• 12^th August 2023: Hereford 1-0 Darlington
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFeqWMYvyZo
• 18^th March 2023: Darlington 3 (Rivers, Nelson, Hazel) Hereford 0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylZEmfgAoXk

? Advice on conduct

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

? Follow the Game

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