Quakers are hoping for another good FA Cup run beginning at home to Chester on Saturday.

Quakers have reached the competition proper in each of the last two seasons.

In season 2019-20, they beat Trafford, Leamington and Tamworth before losing to Walsall in a first round replay, and last season they beat Prescot Cables on penalties, Tadcaster Albion and Cambridge City before winning at Swindon in the first round, and losing to Bristol Rovers in the second.]This will be the seventh time that we've played Chester in the FA Cup.

Here are highlights of our game v Prescot Cables last season:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kfkvW_GmIw

And the game against Trafford:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRIZFYoggl4

Here's what Alun thinks of Saturday's game

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/alun-we-want-another-fa-cup-run

We’d like to thank Ian and Delia Martin for being our matchball sponsors of Saturday’s game

Team news:

Jake Cooper has been given permission by Rotherham to play in the game, otherwise there are no injury problems.

Brandon Taylor is recovering from illness.

League position: 17^th (won 1, drawn 1, lost 3)

Latest results:

September 14^th Brackley (away) won 3-1 Charman, Cassidy, Hatfield

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/watch-our-great-win-at-brackley

September 11^th Blyth (away) drew 2-2 Charman, Nelson

September 4^th Bradford PA (home) lost 1-2 Charman

August 30^th Curzon Ashton (away) lost 1-2 Cassidy

August 28^th v Alfreton (home) lost 2-3 Hatfield 2

Chester

League position: 16^th (won 1, drawn 2, lost 3)

Latest results:

September 11^th  Chorley (away) lost 1-4 Cowan

September 4^th Alfreton (home) won 3-2 Hardy, Weeks, Cowan

August 30^th Kidderminster (away) lost 1-3 Johnston

August 28^th Gateshead (home) drew 1-1 og

August 24^th Curzon Ashton (home) lost 0-3

FA Cup last season:  Fourth qualifying round, lost to Marine

Previous FA Cup meetings:

1933-34 Chester 6 Darlington 1

1975-76 Darlington 0 Chester 0, Chester 2 Darlington 0

1977-78 Chester 4 Darlington 1

1978-79 Darlington 2 Chester 1

1984-85 Darlington 3 Chester 2

Last time we played Chester at Blackwell Meadows

7^th December 2019

Darlington 2 Chester 0

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/watch-our-great-win-at-brackley

Buy your 50/50 draw tickets here:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/super-5050-draw-tickets-now-on-sale

And the programme:

https://shop.darlingtonfc.co.uk/E-Programme-Chester-21-22-FA-Cup-2nd-Round-Qualifying-p394815477