Match preview: Swindon v Quakers

By Ray Simpson

Match preview: Swindon v Quakers

Can we reach the Emirates FA Cup second round?

 

 

It’s another big day in our recent history when we go to League One Swindon Town for our first round Emirates FA Cup tie on Saturday.

We reached the first round proper last season only to lose to Walsall, but now we want to progress beyond this stage for the first time since 2010 and be part of the second round draw on Monday night.

Team News: Will Hatfield could be added to the squad after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Erico Sousa is ineligible having already played for Tadcaster in the competition.

Midfielder David Atkinson is still missing because of injury.

 

Quakers form (League and cup): WLLWWW

Leading scorers in all comps: Luke Charman 4, Jarrett Rivers 3

League position in National League North: 15th

 

Recent matches

31st October v Curzon Ashton (away) won 3-0 Campbell, Reid, Rivers

Team:

Saltmer, Hedley, Hunt, Storey, Liddle, Wheatley, Reid, Rivers (sub Hudson 83), Sousa, Campbell (sub Maguire 75), Charman (sub Holness 80)

Subs: Watson, Minter

 

Here are the match highlights:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/video-goals-highlights-from-curzon-available-now

 

 

24th October FA Cup 3Q Cambridge City (home) won 2-0 Charman 2

13th October FA Cup 2Q Tadcaster (home) won 6-1 Donawa 2, Storey, Liddle, Rivers 2

10th October Kidderminster (home) lost 1-3 Penny og

6th October Fylde (away) lost 0-1

3rd October Prescot Cables (home) FA Cup 1Q drew 2-2 won 5-4 on penalties Charman 2

The FA Cup run so far

Check out the goals here:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/emirates-fa-cup-build-up-our-run-so-far

 

If you've missed the interviews with Ben Hedley and Michael Liddle, here they are:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/video-we-can-play-with-freedom

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/everyone-is-looking-forward-to-it

 

Swindon

Caretaker Manager: Noel Hunt – previous manager Richie Wellens took on the Salford job on Tuesday

Recent form: lllwl

Position in League One:  20th (66 places between the two clubs)

Last match v Plymouth on Tuesday:  lost 2-4  A Grant, Hope

Team: Kovar, Caddis, Odimayo, Grounds, Donohue, A Grant, M Smith, Payne (sub Stevens 57) J Smith, J Grant (sub Pitman 57), Hope (sub Iandolo 82) Subs not used: Baudry, Curran, Fryer, Haines

Jonny Smith was sent off for two bookable offences

 

31st October v Hull City (home) won 2-1 Caddis, J Grant

20th October v Northampton (away) lost 1-2 Smith

17th October v Sunderland (home) lost 0-2

10th October v AFC Wimbledon (home) lost 0-1

 

 

Last meeting:

2006-07 League Three

Darlington 1 (Giallanza) Swindon 2

Swindon 1 Darlington 1 (Smith)

Jones, Horwood, Wheater, Close, Miller, Rowson, Ravenhill (sub Smith 62), Wainwright (sub Joachim 70), Cummins, Blundell, Armstrong (sub Wright 62)

 

Here are the goals from that game:

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

 

Main connections between the two clubs:

Alan Sproates moved from Swindon to Darlington in 1965

Aaron Brown played for Swindon against Darlington in 2007 and later played for Quakers in the 2011 Trophy final

Mark Cooper, manager of Quakers at Wembley in 2011, managed Swindon for two seasons between 2013 and 2015

 

How to follow the game:

Swindon’s i Follow platform (Please note that Darlington Fc can’t be held responsible for the content of other clubs’ websites)

https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/ifollow/subscribe/#MatchPassAvailability

Darlo Fans Radio

Official Twitter

Official website