Darlo look to pick up first home win of the season against local rivals

⚽ Matchday 13 

Darlington🆚 Spennymoor Town 

📅 Saturday, 24th October, 3 pm 

🏟️ Blackwell Meadows 

Match Sponsor: NXTGEN COACHING 

Match Ball Sponsor: Crash UK 

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🔥 Match Preview 

The Quakers return to Blackwell Meadows looking to find that elusive first home win of the season as they take on local rivals Spennymoor Town this Saturday.  

Darlo come into this game after a heartbreaking last-minute loss away at Telford, after which Steve Watson and the club came to a mutual agreement to part ways, with Terry Mitchell taking over the reins as caretaker manager for the time being. 

Darlington’s opponents, Spennymoor Town, have had a similarly challenging start to the season and, after 11 games played in the league, sit bottom with seven points and have also recently changed managers, with Peter Hartley taking over at the end of September. 

Away from home, the Moors have struggled and are yet to pick up a win in six away games, with two draws and four losses, with six goals scored and 13 conceded for a total of two points. 

The sides met last season when the Quakers did the double over Spennymoor, with the most recent being a 4-0 win away at the Brewery Field. The last time Darlo welcomed Spennymoor to Blackwell Meadows, a last-minute Cedric Main wondergoal meant the Quakers would hold onto all three points, winning 1-0. 

 

📰TEAM NEWS 

Max Howells has had a setback in training and will be out for up to six weeks.

Tom Platt has been training and is nearly back to full fitness. 

Toby Lees has tendonitis in his knee but could be involved. 

Brad Walker suffered damaged ribs during the Merthyr game and will be out for at least 2-3 weeks.  

Dylan Wilkinson is out due to a metatarsal break sustained in training but is out of his protective boot and recovering well.  

Ethan Fitzhugh has trained after not featuring in the side at Telford

Scott Barrow remains out with a heart condition but is receiving positive signs and will be helping out while the search for a permanent manager takes place. 

 

👤 Player Spotlight 

Glen Taylor is an ever-present threat for The Moors and is a constant threat up top, with four goals scored in eight games. He has popped up with some massive goals already this season, including a brace to secure a point against Southport. 

Danny Johnson is also a threat the Darlington defence needs to be wary of, having scored a hat-trick in the FA Cup 3QR against Chester.  

The Spennymoor squad also contains a handful of former Darlington players, including Rob Ramshaw, Junior Mondal and Cameron Salkeld.  

 

📈 Recent results 

🏁 Darlington 

  • 10th October 2026: Darlington 1 (Rutledge) Merthyr Town 1 
  • 3rd October 2026 FA Cup 3QR: Morecambe 3-0 Darlington 
  • 26th September 2026: Darlington 1 (Beck) Hebburn Town 1 
  • 19th September 2026 FA Cup 2QR: Redcar Town 2-4 Darlington (Stephenson, Lees, Hedley, Beck) 
  • 12th September 2026: Marine 2-1 Darlington (Beck) 

 

🟠Spennymoor Town 

  • 17th October 2026 FA Cup 4QR: Harborough Town 3-1 Spennymoor Town (Holcroft) 
  • 10th October 2026: Brackley Town 2-1 Spennymoor Town (Jenkins) 
  • 3rd October 2026 FA Cup 3QR: Spennymoor Town 4 (Johnson x3, Taylor) Chester 1 
  • 26th September 2026: Southport 2-2 Spennymoor Town (Taylor x2) 
  • 19th September 2026 FA Cup 2QR: Emley 0-4 Spennymoor Town (Young x2, Johnson, Taylor) 

 

📊 League Records  

🏁 Darlington  

  • Position: 23rd  
  • Played:  12 
  • Wins:  2 
  • Draws: 2 
  • Losses: 8 
  • Goals For: 14 
  • Goals Against: 24 
  • Goal Difference: -10 
  • Top Scorer: Beck (4) 
  • Points: 8 

HOME FORM: 

  • Position: 24th  
  • Played: 6 
  • Wins: 0 
  • Draws: 2 
  • Losses: 4 
  • Goals For: 4 
  • Goals Against: 9 
  • Points: 2 

🟠Spennymoor Town 

  • Position: 24th  
  • Played: 11 
  • Wins: 1 
  • Draws: 4 
  • Losses: 6  
  • Goals For: 12 
  • Goals Against: 23 
  • Goal Difference: -11 
  • Top Scorer: Taylor (4) 
  • Points: 7 

AWAY FORM: 

  • Position: 23rd  
  • Played: 6 
  • Wins: 0 
  • Draws: 2 
  • Losses: 4 
  • Goals For: 6 
  • Goals Against: 13 
  • Points: 2 

 

🤝 Recent Games between the clubs  

 

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📻 Follow the Game 

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