After winning our first game on the road in the FA Cup at Trafford last Saturday, we are looking for our first away league win of the season when we go to fifth placed Alfreton on Saturday.

We include new signing Alex Storey in the squad, and he is more than likely to play in the centre of defence because Louis Laing is injured, and Jordan Watson is missing.

Here’s your stats pack for Saturday’s game

Darlington

National League North League position:  17th

 Away league form: Played 5 won 0, drawn 1, lost 4. Goals scored 4, conceded 11, points 1 (out of a total of 11) – won in FA Cup at Trafford

Our last six games:

September 21^st Trafford (away) FA Cup 2q won 3-1 Thompson, Campbell, Donawa

Elliott: Hedley, Watson, Galbraith, Liddle, Wheatley (sub Bascome 88), Hatfield, Rivers (sub Donawa 75), Thompson (Holness 80), O’Neill, Campbell.

Subs:  Bell, Holliday, Morrison, Stansfield

September 14^th York City (home) lost 0-2

September 7^th Gloucester (away) lost 1-2 Campbell

September 4^th Blyth Spartans (home) won 2-1 Campbell, Thompson

August 31^st King’s Lynn (away) lost 0-2

August 26^th Bradford PA (home) lost 0-1

Leading scorers: 6 Adam Campbell, 4 Stephen Thompson, 2 Tyrone O’Neill

Team News: Right back Luke Trotman is ruled out for the season with an achilles problem, while striker Jamie Holmes is out for some months with a cruciate injury – he could have an operation soon. Defender David Atkinson is out for at least two months with an ankle injury.

Defender Louis Laing is struggling with a hamstring injury, so new signing Alex Storey is added to the squad and could start, because Jordan Watson is unavailable.

Here's an interview with manager Alun Armstrong that was put on the official website on Wednesday

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/alun-2

Alfreton

League position:  5th

Home league form:  played 5, won 4, drawn 1 goals scored 13, goals against 3 points 13 (out of 19)

(plus 1-1 draw with King’s Lynn in FA Cup)

Last six matches:

Sept 24^th FA Cup 2Q replay King’s Lynn (away) lost 1-2

Andrew, Clackstone, Thacker (Wilde 58), Lynch (Blake 83), Killock, Qualter, Branson, Smith, Clarke, Morgan-Smith, Johnson.

Subs Not Used: Grice, Atkinson, East, Hinchley.

Here's a piece with Alfreton manager Billy Heath after they lost at King's Lynn in the FA Cup in midweek.

https://www.alfretontownfootballclub.com/news/its-disappointing-but-were-not-going-to-suddenly-start-imploding--2470080.html

Sept 21^st FA Cup 2Q King’s Lynn (home) drew 1-1 Lynch

Team: Andrew, Clackstone, Thacker, Lynch (c) (East 62), Killock, Qualter, Branson, Smith, Clarke (Blake 69), Morgan-Smith, Johnson.

Subs Not Used: Grice, Atkinson, Hinchley.

Sept 14^th Kettering (away) lost 1-2 Morgan-Smith

Sept 7^th Curzon Ashton (home) won 3-2 Morgan-Smith 3

Sept 3^rd King’s Lynn (away) lost 2-3 Tomlinson, Morgan-Smith

Aug 31^st Kidderminster (away) won 1-0 Smith

Last meeting: 12^th January 2019: Alfreton 0 Darlington 0

Alfreton: 4-3-3: Ramsbottom, Clackstone, Smith, Lynch, Riley, Shiels, Platt, Sinnott (sub Johnson 60), Styche, Peniket, Allan (sub Bateson 65).

Subs: Wagner, Nicholson, O’Brien

Darlington: 3-4-1-2: Maddison, Smith, Ainge, Galbraith, Trotman, Kokolo (sub Henshall 75), Elliott, Wheatley, Nicholson. Saunders, Thompson,

Subs: O’Hanlon, Hall, Glover, Burn

1^st September 2018

Darlington 0 Alfreton 1

Admission prices:  

(From the Alfreton website)

£14 for each adult (aged 21 upwards)
£10 for each senior citizen (persons aged 65 and over)
£10 for age group 16 to 21
£10 for each student upon production of a valid student card at the turnstile on the day of the game
£2 for children aged 15 and under, provided that they are accompanied through the turnstile by a paying adult

The game will be segregated, Darlington fans will need to enter the ground at the Alma Street turnstiles (as in previous visits)

Ground address: The Impact Arena, North St, Alfreton, DE55 7FZ

If you’re not going to the game, follow the match on Darlo Fans Radio, the official website and official Twitter!