Quakers looking for second win of holiday schedule
By Ray Simpson
Spennymoor are visitors to Blackwell Meadows
We play our second local derby of the Christmas programme when we face Spennymoor at Blackwell Meadows on Boxing Day, kick off 3pm.
We ended York City’s unbeaten home league record with a 1-0 victory at Bootham Crescent, and now we face Spennymoor who are sixth in the table, and unbeaten in the league since September.
Spennymoor beat bottom club Bradford PA 3-0 on Saturday.
All fans are advised to arrive early for the game, because congestion is expected at the turnstiles. Segregation is in operation.
**Your attention is drawn to the following**
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/advice-to-all-supporters-on-behaviour-at-home-and-away-matches
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/smoke-no-joke
Here’s your stats pack for Boxing Day’s game
Darlington
National League North position: 10th
Home league form: played 11, won 6, drawn 2, lost 3 goals for 15 against 9. Points 20 (out of 27)
Our last seven games:
December 21st York City (away) won 1-0 Campbell
Elliott, Hedley, Liddle, Wheatley, Laing, Storey, Rivers,Hatfield, Campbell (sub Watson 83), Reid, Thompson (sub Donawa 74)
Subs: Lambert, Holness, Bascome
December 14th Solihull (away) drew 2-2 Hatfield, Lambert
December 7th Chester (home) won 2-0 Donawa, Holness
December 3rd Leamington (away) lost 0-3
November 30th Telford (home) lost 2-3 Storey, Donawa
November 23rd FA Trophy 3QR Gainsborough (home) won 2-1 Lambert, Donawa
November 20th FA Cup 1RR Walsall (home) lost 0-1
Leading scorers: 8 Adam Campbell, 7 Tyrone O’Neill, 6 Justin Donawa 5 Stephen Thompson
Team News: Right back Luke Trotman, striker Jamie Holmes and defender David Atkinson are all ruled out because of injury. Atkinson might be back in mid January.
Keeper Liam Connell is available again after missing the York match
Terry Galbraith will have a fitness test
Spennymoor
League position: 6th
Away league form : played 11, won 2, drawn 6, lost 3, goals for 13, against 13, points 12 (out of 34)
Last six results:
21/12/19 Bradford PA(H) won 3-0 Anderson 2, Ramshaw
Team: Gould, Magnay, Brogan, Chandler, Buddle, Curtis, Hall (sub Roberts 87), Earing (sub Anderson 61), Taylor (sub Boyes 76), Ramshaw, McKenna
07/12/19 Leamington (A) Drew 2-2 Hall, Ramshaw
23/11/19 Leamington (A) Lost 2-1 FA Trophy Taylor
16/11/19 AFC Telford United (A) Drew 2-2 Taylor, Roberts
12/11/19 Boston United (H) Won 2-1 Roberts, Henry
09/11/19 Southport (H) Won 1-0 Taylor
Manager Jason Ainsley
Goalkeepers: Matthew Gould, Joe Atkinson
Defenders: Chris Mason, Stephen Brogan, Carl Magnay, James Curtis, Nathan Buddle
Midfielders: Jake Hibbs, Ryan Hall, Shane Henry, Mark Anderson, Andrew Johnson, Rob Ramshaw, Dan Ward, Jamie Chandler, Ben McKenna, Jack Earing
Forwards: Gavin Cogdon, Adam Boyes, Glen Taylor, James Roberts
Last time we met:
Darlington 1 (Thompson) Spennymoor 2 (Brogan, Taylor)
Darlington: Maddison, Trotman, O’Hanlon, Smith, Ainge, Galbraith, Elliott, Wheatley, Saunders (sub Henshall 84), Thompson, Nicholson.
Subs: Kokolo, Hall, Glover, Burn,
Spennymoor: Gould, Williams, Brogan, Chandler, Atkinson, Curtis, Hall (sub Tuton 87), Henry, Taylor (sub Boyes 90+3), Ramshaw, Johnson (sub Anderson 89)
Subs: Thackray, Elliott,
Admission prices: Adults £14, Concessions £10, Under 18s £5, Under 11s free.
If you’re not going to the game, follow the match on Darlo Fans Radio, the official website and official Twitter!
