⚽ Matchday 6

Macclesfield 🆚 Darlington

📅 Saturday, August 30^th, 3 pm

🏟️ Moss Rose/ Leasing.com Stadium

🎟  https://macclesfieldfc.ticketco.events/uk/en/e/macclesfield_fc_vs_darlington_fc

🔥 Match Preview

Darlo look to rebound after a disappointing bank holiday Monday draw against Telford with a big performance against newly promoted Macclesfield, and keep up their unbeaten away record so far in the league.

The Quakers come into their third away game of the season after conceding a late equaliser to Telford, who completed their comeback in the 95th minute after Darlo were 2-0 up at half time.

Darlington’s opponents, Macclesfield, come into this game after a goalless draw away to Spennymoor, where they were down to ten men for most of the game when Rollin Menayese was shown a straight red right before the half.

John Rooney’s Silkmen have had a good start to their campaign so far, following promotion, with two wins and two draws in their first five, and find themselves 9th in the table currently, with seven goals scored and five conceded.

The last time the two clubs met was in League Two in the 2009/10 season, when Darlington walked away 2-0 winners thanks to goals from Ian Miller and Michael Smith -- it was Quakers' last away game in the Football League.

📰 Team News

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

Scott Barrow is unavailable for this game due to a one-match suspension. 

Kallum Griffiths and Matty Cornish are still a fortnight away from a return

👤 Player Spotlight

Isaac Buckley-Ricketts will be one to watch, having joined from Curzon Ashton this Summer, coming off a 10-goal season for The Nash and already having scored twice this season, he will be a threat out wide.

Danny Elliott will also be a strong presence upfront with his experience at the National League level, and also at this level when he was most recently at Scunthorpe. He already has 4 goal contributions this season with a goal and three assists.

📈 Recent results

🏁 Darlington

• 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
• 16^th August 2025: Alfreton 0 Darlington 3 (Hatfield x2, Hedley)
• https://youtu.be/LSN0wBJbKIY?si=2ynl7w_eTO7vM58y
• 9^th August 2025: Darlington 2(Main, Hatfield) Chorley 3
• https://youtu.be/N345HKeNfl4?si=0yUNjjscF7QH9P_c

🔵 Macclesfield

• 25^th August 2025: Spennymoor Town 0-0 Macclesfield
• 23^rd August 2025: Macclesfield 1 (Mellor) Alfreton 1
• 19^th August 2025: Southport 1-2 Macclesfield (Buckley, Lacey)
• 16^th August 2025: Oxford City 2-1 Macclesfield (Buckley)
• 9^th August 2025: Macclesfield 3 (Dawson x2, Elliott) 1 Worksop

📊 League Records

🏁 Darlington

• Position: 16^th
• Played: 5
• Wins: 1
• Draws: 2
• Losses: 2
• Goals For: 9
• Goals Against: 9
• Goal Difference: 0
• Top Scorer: Hatfield (3)
• Points: 5

 🔵Macclesfield

• Position: 9^th
• Played: 5
• Wins: 2
• Draws: 2
• Losses: 1
• Goals For: 7
• Goals Against: 5
• Goal Difference: 2
• Top Scorer: Buckley-Ricketts/Dawson (2)
• Points: 8

🤝 Recent Games Between the Two

• 1^st May 2010: Macclesfield 0-2 Darlington (Miller, Smith)
• 3^rd October 2009: Darlington 0-1 Macclesfield
• 7^th March 2009: Darlington 1 (Poole) Macclesfield 2
• 30^th August 2008: Macclesfield 0-6 Darlington (Clarke x4, Austin, O.G.)
• 26^th January 2008: Darlington 2 (Wright, O.G.) Macclesfield 2

🔗 Advice on conduct

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/advice-on-conduct-macclesfield-v-darlington 

📻 Follow the Game

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