Quakers looking for derby victory

By Ray Simpson

Jan 27, 2023

Home win needed

Quakers go into the home game against Spennymoor looking for victory to keep them in the top three.

The club have already met each other twice this season. They drew 1-1 at the Brewery Field in August, then Quakers won 3-1 in the Trophy at the Brewery Field just before Christmas.

Quakers are third in the table today, while Moors haven't lost in four matches since losing in the Trophy.

Today's match sponsor is Tempest Jones

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and matchball sponsor is Chris Tarling

Here are Alun's views on the game

League position: 3^rd played 26, won 14, drawn 5, lost 7, goals for 50 against 35, points 47

Home form: played 13, won 6 drawn 3, lost 4, goals for 22 against 19, points 21 (10^th best in the league)

Leading scorers (all matches) Mark Beck 18, Jack Lambert 15, Jacob Hazel 12

News:

Third game between the clubs this season
Centre half Jake Lawlor, who missed the Southend game because of illness and would have played at Banbury last week, returns.
Junior Mondal, who was ineligible for the Southend game and would have been in the squad at Banbury last week, returns
Defender Paddy Almond is out because injury
Defender Kallum Griffiths is up against one of his previous clubs
New signing Nathan Newall, signed from Sunderland on loan, is included in the Darlington squad https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/quakers-sign-nathan-newall-from-sunderland

Recent matches

21^st January Banbury (away) postponed

14^th January Southend FA Trophy (away) lost 1-2 Lambert

7^th January Chorley (home) lost 0-3

2^nd January Scarborough (away) won 5-2 Beck 2, Hazel 2, Lambert

26^th December Scarborough (home) lost 2-3 Hazel, Beck

17^th December FA Trophy Spennymoor (away) won 3-1 Hazel 2, Lambert

13^th December Southport (home) postponed, rearranged for 31^st January

10^th December v Gloucester (away) won 6-2 Lambert 3, Beck, Liddle, Dodds

Spennymoor appointed Jason Ainsley as manager and former Darlington midfielder Jamie Chandler as assistant manager following the departures of Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley in September.

They include former Quakers Joe Wheatley, Chris Mason, Joe Tait and Rob Ramshaw in their squad. They have also signed several new players recently

League position 15^th. Played 25, won 8, drawn 10, lost 7, goals for 34 against 35, points 34

Away form (league) Played 13, won 3, drawn 6, lost 4, goals for 19 against 22, points 15 (11^th best in the league)

Recent results

21^st January Leamington (home) postponed

14^th January Bradford PA (home) won 3-2 Kendall, Taylor, Ramshaw

7^th January Telford (away) drew 1-1 Taylor

1^st January Blyth (home) won 2-1 Kendal, Ramshaw

26^th December Blyth (away) won 3-1 Ramshaw 2, Taylor

20^th December Darlington Trophy lost 1-3 McKeown

Previous meetings:

20^th December 2022 Trophy Spennymoor 1 (McKeown) Darlington 3 (Hazel 2, Lambert)