Preview: Quakers looking for first home league win

By Ray Simpson

Preview: Quakers looking for first home league win

Bradford PA visit Blackwell Meadows

Darlington v Bradford PA

We are looking for our first home league win of the season when Bradford Park Avenue visit Blackwell Meadows tonight.

We have enjoyed some great away form with four successive wins in league and FA cup, but we have yet to open our league account at Blackwell Meadows.

Bradford come into the game in 16th place after losing at home to Telford on Saturday.

 

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Darlington:

Team News:

Tyrone O’Neill is in line to make his return home debut.

Luke Charman returns after an ankle injury

Nicky Hunt is out with a head injury – the two week mandatory protocol runs out on Wednesday, but he is hoping to return to training on Thursday

Will Hatfield could be rested

Michael Liddle, Tony McMahon and Omar Holness will all have fitness tests

 

Quakers form (League and cup): WLLWWWWLWW

Leading scorers in all comps: Adam Campbell 5, Luke Charman 4, Jarrett Rivers 3

League position in National League North:  10th (played 6, won 3, lost 3, goals scored 11 conceded 7, points 9)

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Recent matches

21st November v Alfreton (away) won 2-0 Sousa, Campbell

Highlights here from the league website: 

https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/match-info/match-centre/1-6406283

17th November v Guiseley (away) won 4-1 Sousa, Maguire 2, Campbell

14TH November v Telford (home) lost 1-2 Sousa

10th November v Boston United (home) abandoned after 87 minutes

7th November v Swindon Town (Away) won 2-1 Campbell 2

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

24th October FA Cup 4Q Cambridge City (home) won 2-0 Charman 2

13th October FA Cup 3Q Tadcaster (home) won 6-1 Donawa 2, Storey, Liddle, Rivers 2

 

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https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/in-tuesdays-matchday-programme-1

 

 

Bradford Park Avenue

Manager: Mark Bower

Last seven results: LWDWDLL

21st November v Telford (home) lost 1-2

Team:  Atkinson, Ross, Boyes, Marriott, Havern, Lund, Knight, Hibbs, Nowakowski, Dockerty, Clee. Subs Toulson, Windass, Downing, Sanyang, Ibrian

Highlights: 

https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/match-info/match-centre/1-6406286

17th November Southport (home) lost 0-2

14th November Gloucester (away) drew 4-4

7th November Alfreton (home) won 2-0

31st October Chorley (home) drew 0-0

27th October Hereford (away) won 2-0

24th October Kettering (away) lost 1-3

 

 

League position  16th (played 8, won 2, drawn 2, lost 4, goals for 11 against 13, points 8)

 

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https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/bradford-pa-virtual-5050

Last meetings;

2019-20

Bradford PA v Darlington did not take place.

26th August 2019 Darlington 0 Bradford PA 1

Darlington: Elliott, Atkinson, Watson, Bascome (sub Holness 71), Laing, Galbraith (sub Heaton 31), Rivers, Hatfield, Campbell, Thompson, Donawa (sub O’Neill 58)

Here are the highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwhWsTObNns&list=PLo1ifN6JjeCnRFvBaY25cMGRYaI8SUhB6&index=136

 

 

2018-19

19th April 2019 Darlington 1 (Thompson) Bradford PA 0

 

30th October 2018 Bradford PA 2 Darlington 2 (Nicholson 2)

22nd September 2018 FA Cup 2Q Darlington 0 Bradford PA 2

 

2017-18

21st October 2017 Darlington 2 (own goal, Gillies) Bradford PA 1

10th February 2018 Bradford PA 0 Darlington 1 (Syers)

 

Recent connections between the two clubs:

Bradford player Adam Nowakowski used to be on Darlington’s books – and this season he agreed to play for £1.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-53734462

Bradford manager Mark Bower was a player at Darlington under Colin Todd in season 2009-10.

 

How to follow the game:

Quaker TV -- you can buy your pass here: https://live.darlingtonfc.co.uk/

Darlo Fans Radio

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