We are looking for our second victory in three league games against Stockport County on Saturday.

Before our FA Cup defeat against Bradford PA last week, we had beaten AFC Telford United and drawn against Southport.

Stockport, meanwhile, won in the FA Cup last week against South Shields after being an early goal down.

Coverage of Saturday’s game will be on Darlo Fans Radio, the club’s Twitter feed and the offiial website.

Darlington

League position: 17^th

Home record: won 1, drawn 1, lost 3 , goals scored 5, against 7,   points 4, out of a total of 10

17^th in form table of last 6 games

Team news: Defender Jonny Burn is still ruled out with concussion, midfielder Joe Wheatley will have a fitness test

Leading scorer:  Reece Styche 5

Last six matches

September 22^nd FA Cup 2q Bradford PA (home) lost 0-1

Darlington: Maddison, Trotman, Hughes, Galbraith, O’Hanlon; Elliott, Henshall (sub Syers 46), Nicholson (sub Saunders 80), Styche, Ainge, Thompson

Subs: Glover, Aaron Burn, Lycett, Alderson, Stansfield     

September 15^th Southport (away) drew 0-0

September 8^th Telford United (home) won 3-0 Nicholson, Saunders, Thompson

September 1^st Alfreton (home) lost 0-1

August 27^th Ashton United (away) drew 2-2 Thompson, Saunders

August 25^th Altrincham (home) lost 0-3

Stockport County

League position: 12^th

Away form: won 1, drawn 2, lost 2, goals scored 4, goals against 5,  points 5 out of total 12

16^th in form table of last six games

Last six matches:

22/09/2018 South Shields (A) Won 2-1 FA Cup Walker, Bell

Team: Hinchliffe, Minihan, Duxbury, Keane, Palmer (Capt.), Cowan, Thomas, Walker, Mulhern (sub Bell, 74), Dimaio (sub Osborne, 46), Stephenson (sub Mantack, 90 + 4). Unused Subs: Downing, Ormson, Kirby, Warburton.

15/09/2018 AFC Telford United (A) Drew 1-1 Dimaio

08/09/2018 Boston United (H) Lost 2-0

01/09/2018 Leamington (H) Won 3-1 Bell, Dimaio, Stephenson

27/08/2018 Kidderminster Harriers (A) Lost 2-1 Mulhern

25/08/2018 Alfreton Town (H) Lost 1-0

Last season

Darlington 1 (Galbraith) Stockport 1, Stockport 1 Darlington 1 (Thompson)

 Connections

Quakers and Stockport have played each other 120 times over the years, ever since the old Third Division North in 1921. We have won 36 times, and Stockport 56.

There is more detail in the match programme on Saturday.