Darlington are looking for their sixth home league win of the season when league leaders Scunthorpe visit Blackwell Meadows tonight.

Quakers haven't lost a home league game since the opening day of the season, and they're looking to beat the Iron at home for the second successive season.

Scunthorpe will include former Darlington player Mark Beck in their squad tonight.

Darlington

Team news

Will McGowan returns to the squad after being cuptied last week.

Andrew Nelson is missing because of a knee injury

Ben Hedley and Tom Platt are both close to full fitness

Caden Kelly’s loan has been extended to January

We'd like to thank Cadec for being matchball sponsor tonight

https://www.cadec.co.uk/

Recent results

16^th November v Buxton FA Trophy (home) won 1-0 Main    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIOhFDuXhdk         

12^th November v Peterborough Sports (home) drew 2-2 Barrow, Lees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBp3n-pWVhk

9^th November v Brackley (away) lost 1-2 Main

5^th November v Chester (home) won 1-0 Main

2^nd November v Farsley (away) won 2-0 Alshabeeb, Forbes

26^th October v Warrington (home) drew 2-2 Nelson, og

22^nd October v Chorley (away) lost 0-3

19^th October v Rushall (away) drew 1-1 Nelson

5^th October v King’s Lynn (away) lost 1-2 Maskell

Advice on conduct

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/behaviour-reminder-following-recent-incidents

League position 15^th, played 17, won 5, drawn 7, lost 5, goals for 18 against 18, points 22

Home form  10^th best in league, played 8, won 4, drawn 3, lost 1, goals for 11 against 6, points 15

Scunthorpe have recently signed our former striker Mark Beck from Solihull

Their recent results

23^rd November v Leamington (away) won 2-0 Roberts 2

16^th November v Warrington Rylands (home) Trophy lost 1-2 Scales

9th November v Buxton (home) lost 2-3 Kouogun, Roberts

5^th November v Spennymoor (away) lost 2-3 Barrows, Roberts

2^nd November v Radcliffe (home) drew 0-0

29^th October v Farsley (home) won 6-0 Whitehall 2, Roberts, Brogan, Evans, Fishburn

26^th October v Southport (away) lost 2-3 Roberts, Whitehall

League position 1^st (played 18 won 9, drawn 5, lost 4 goals for 33 against 14, points 32)

Away form 4^th best in the league (played 9,  won 5, drawn 1, lost 3, goals for 13 against 7, points 16)

Recent games between the two clubs

March 2024 Darlington 4 (Salkeld 2, Main, Cornish) Scunthorpe 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIOhFDuXhdk

November 2023 Trophy Scunthorpe 2 Darlington 0

August 2023 Scunthorpe 4 (Whitehall 2, Beestin, Sembie-Ferris) Darlington 0

Jan 2005 Scunthorpe 0 Darlington 1 (Armstrong)

Sept 2004 Darlington 0 Scunthorpe 0

May 2004 Scunthorpe 0 Darlington 1 (Conlon)

Nov 2003 Darlington 2 (Conlon, Wainwright) Scunthorpe 2

Mar 2003 Scunthorpe 0 Darlington 1 (Keltie)

Oct 2002 Darlington 1 (Clark) Scunthorpe 1 

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