Darlington v Hereford Match Preview
By Max O'Hara & Harvey Richards

Quakers look to replicate away form for first home win of the season
β½ Matchday 8
DARLINGTON π HEREFORD
π Saturday, September 6th, 3 pm
ποΈ Blackwell Meadows
Matchball Sponsor: A Buckler Ltd
π https://yourclub.darlingtonfc.co.uk/match-tickets
π₯ 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.
π° 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
π€ 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
π Recent results
π Darlington
- 2nd September 2025: Marine 1-4 Darlington (Allan, Maskell x2, McGowan)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sCEjS-0kLA&t=150s
- 30th August 2025: Macclesfield 2-1 Darlington (Maskell)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BArZYjgdYhM&t=131s
- 25th August 2025: Darlington 2 (O.G, Scott) Telford 2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNEKfyeZqPo
- 23rd August 2025: King’s Lynn 1-1 Darlington (Main)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNzMKM05nYQ&t=43s
- 19th August 2025: Darlington 1 (Forbes) Fylde 3
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeDlss9YAus
βͺοΈ Hereford
- 2nd September 2025: Hereford 2 (D’Ath, Gibson) Bedford 2
- 30th August 2025: Hereford 2 (Williams x2) Alfreton 0
- 25th August 2025: Radcliffe 1-0 Hereford
- 23rd August 2025: Hereford 1 (Nto) Chorley 4
- 19th August 2025: Buxton 1-2 Hereford (Campbell x2)
π League Records
π Darlington
- Position: 16th
- Played: 7
- Wins: 2
- Draws: 2
- Losses: 3
- Goals For: 14
- Goals Against: 12
- Goal Difference: 2
- Top Scorer: Hatfield/Maskell (3)
- Points: 8
βͺοΈHereford
- Position: 20th
- Played: 7
- Wins: 2
- Draws: 1
- Losses: 4
- Goals For: 7
- Goals Against: 12
- Goal Difference: -5
- Top Scorer: Williams/Campbell (2)
- Points: 7
π€ Recent Games Between the Two
- 8th March 2025: Hereford 0-2 Darlington (Cornish x2)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtlVxlg-sZI
- 10th December 2024: Darlington 2 (Lambert, Hatfield) Hereford 1
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWBcPtmwLYI&t=4s
- 27th January 2024: Darlington 2 (Liddle, Cornish) Hereford 0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY9w37CX4Ek
- 12th August 2023: Hereford 1-0 Darlington
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFeqWMYvyZo
- 18th March 2023: Darlington 3 (Rivers, Nelson, Hazel) Hereford 0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylZEmfgAoXk
π Advice on conduct
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/advice-to-fans-darlington-v-hereford
π» Follow the Game
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