We’re looking to record a hat trick of wins when we go to Bootham Crescent for our last ever league game there on New Year’s Day.

City are moving to the north of the city to a new ground at Monk’s Cross for the start of next season, so this will be Darlington fans’ last chance of seeing their team in action at a charming football ground.

The clubs have played each other 112 times over the years, going all the way back to the old Football League Third Division North, with Quakers winning 37 times and York 46.

We head there having beaten York 5-1 on Boxing Day and Ashton united 2-1 on Saturday, while York’s poor away record continued when they were beaten 2-1 at Blyth.

However, they have a better home record at Bootham Crescent than they do away from home.

Darlington striker Andrew Nelson is in top form, having scored six goals in four games -- two of them against Ashton United last Saturday while suffering from a heavy cold.

Stats pack

Darlington

League position:  15^th

Away form:   played 11 won 2 drawn 6, lost 3 goals for 22, goals against 25 points 12 (out of 27)

Team News:  Simon Ainge and Joe Wheatley are both expected to be fit

Leading scorer:   Jordan Nicholson 8, Harvey Saunders 7, Andrew Nelson 6

Position in form table of last six matches:  10^th won 2, drawn 1, lost 3 scored 14 against 13 points 7

Last six matches

December 29^th Ashton United (home) won 2-1 Nelson

Maddison, Trotman, Smith, Hughes, Galbraith, O'Hanlon, Elliott, Palmer, Nicholson (sub Thompson 70), Nelson, Saunders (sub Henshall 84)

Subs:  Wollerton,  Burn, Kokolo

December 26^th York City (home) won 5-1 Nelson 2, Nicholson, Saunders, Hughes

Team: Maddison, Trotman, Smith, Hughes, Galbraith, O'Hanlon, Elliott, Palmer, Nicholson, Nelson (sub Wollerton 78), Saunders (sub Thompson 86).

Subs:  Hall, Henshall, Burn

December 22^nd Altrincham (away) drew 3-3 Nicholson, Saunders, Elliott

December 15^th Chorley (away) lost 2-3 Nelson 2

December 8^th Nuneaton (home) lost 1-2 Nicholson

December 1^st Chester (away) lost 1-3 Wheatley

York City

League position :  16th

Home form:  played 11 won 5 drawn 3, lost 3, goals scored 16 against 15 points 18 out of 27

Position in form table of last six league matches:  13^th won 2 drawn 1, lost 3, scored 8 conceded 12 points 7

Last 6 matches

Last six games

29^th December Blyth (away) lost 1-2 Wright

Bartlett, Dyer, Digie, Bencherif, Ferguson, Law (sub Ironside 87), Agnew, Moke (sub Heslop 80), Wright (sub Harris 78), Burrow, Langstaff

26^th December Darlington (away) lost 1-5 Wright

Bartlett, Dyer, Parslow, Tait, Ferguson (sub Newton 76), York (sub Wright 63), Law, Moke, Bray, Burrow, Ironside (sub Agnew 46)

22/12/2018 Brackley (H) won 2-1 Moke, Burrow

15/12/2018 Harrogate (A) FA Trophy lost 2-1 Bray

08/12/2018 Boston (A) Lost 2-0

04/12/2018 Leamington (H) drew 2-2 Burrow 2

You’ll be able to bet on the game, thanks to our partnership with FansBet.

You’ll also be able to follow the game on the official website, twitter and Darlo Fans Radio, with post match interviews and highlights on the club’s YouTube channel.