Quakers looking for fourth successive win as FA Cup trail begins
By Ray Simpson
Hoping for another FA Cup run
Darlington are looking for their fourth straight win when Southport come to Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.
Quakers won 3-1 at Bradford PA on Monday for their third straight league win and to put them in the right frame of mind to start another FA Cup run -- they have reached the first round twice in the last three seasons.
We'd like to ask everybody to arrive early for the game as we will be holding a minute's silence for the late Her Majesty the Queen.
There is an 8 page match programme on sale, price £1.
We'd like to thank our match sponsors, Your Club
https://yourclub.darlingtonfc.co.uk/dfc-the-fans-club
and here are assistant manager Darren Holloway's thoughts on the game:
League position: 6th (played 8, won 4, drawn 2, lost 2, goals for 13 against 9, points 14)
Team news: David Wheater could return to the squad after injury, Marcus Maddison is recovering from injury
Recent matches
12th September Bradford PA (away) won 3-1 Beck 2, Fielder og
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/highlights-and-goals-from-win-over-bradford-park-ave
10th September Telford (away) postponed
3rd September Boston (home) won 3-2 Beck, Hazel, Lawlor
29th August Farsley (home) won 1-0 Lambert
27th August Spennymoor (away) drew 1-1 Beck
20th August Banbury (home) lost 1-2 Lambert
16th August Southport (away) lost 0-1
13th August Chorley (away) drew 1-1 (Beck)
6th August Gloucester (home) won 3-1 (Beck, Felix, Hazel)
FA Cup last season: lost to Chester in a second qualifying round replay
Southport
League position: 19th, (played 8, won 2, drawn 1, lost 5, goals for 7 against 15, points 7)
Recent matches
13th September Chester (away) lost 0-1
3rd September Banbury (away) lost 1-3 Evans
29th August Fylde (away) lost 0-1
27th August Telford (home) drew 0-0
20th August Alfreton (away) lost 0-4
16th August Darlington (home) won 1-0 Bainbridge
Previous meetings
August 2022 Southport 1 Darlington 0
Highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHwusALnmo0
March 2022 Darlington 1 (Cassidy) Southport 0
November 2021 Trophy Southport 1 Darlington 1 (Charman) Southport won on pens
October 2021 League Southport 3 Darlington 0
August 2019 Darlington 2 Campbell, O’Neill Southport 0
February 2019 Darlington 0 Southport 0
September 2018 Southport 0 Darlington 0
April 2018 Darlington 2 Gillies, Saunders Southport 4
September 2017 Southport 2 Darlington 0
FA Cup last season: 2QR Southport (away) drew 2-2, (home) won 1-0
3QR Spennymoor (away) drew 0-0 (home) won 3-2
4QR Altrincham (home) lost 2-3