Preview: Quakers looking for first home league win
By Ray Simpson
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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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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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.
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