Quakers looking to bounce back

By Ray Simpson

Aug 30, 2019

First ever league visit to King's Lynn

We’re looking to bounce back from our Bank Holiday disappointment when we go to King’s Lynn for our first ever league game against the Norfolk side on Saturday.

We lost to Bradford PA on Monday, leaving us with eight points from our seven league games so far, while King’s Lynn are second in the table with a 100 per cent home record.

For the first time in nearly eight years, the team is enjoying an overnight stay, paid for by the generosity of Alan Robson and Gavin Ellis – everyone at the club would like to thank them.

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/thanks-alan-and-gavin

Here’s your stats pack for Saturday’s game

Darlington

League position: 15th

Away form: Played 3, drawn 1, lost 2 goals scored 3, conceded 7 Points 1 (out of total of 8)

Our last seven games:

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

Team: Darlington: Elliott, Atkinson, Watson, Bascome (sub Holness 71), Laing, Galbraith (sub Heaton 31), Rivers, Hatfield, Campbell, Thompson, Donawa (sub O’Neill 58)

Subs: Bell, O’Neill,

August 24^th Altrincham (away) drew 1-1 Campbell

August 17^th Southport (home) won 2-0 O’Neill, Campbell

August 12^th Curzon Ashton (away) lost 1-3 O’Neill

August 10^th Kettering (home) won 3-0 Thompson 2, Rivers

August 7^th Gateshead (home) drew 1-1 Liddle

August 3^rd Farsley (away) lost 1-3 Campbell

Leading scorers: 3 Adam Campbell, 2 Tyrone O’Neill , Stephen Thompson

Team News: Right back Luke Trotman is ruled out for the season with an achilles problem, while striker Jamie Holmes is out with a cruciate injury.

Defender Michael Liddle is out for another week with a ligament injury, defender Terry Galbraith will have a fitness test.

Osagi Bascome and Justin Donawa play their last games before going to play for Bermuda in the Concacaf Gold Cup

Here's an interview with midfielder Will Hatfield

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/video-will-looking-forward-to-kings-lynn

King’s Lynn

League position: 2nd

Home form: Played 3 won 3, goals scored 9, against 3, points 9 (out of a total of 16)

Their results so far:

26^th August Farsley (away) won 2-1 Payne, Gash

24^th August Curzon Ashton (home) won 4-1 Marriott 2, Gash 2

17^th August AFC Telford United (away) won 3-1 Gash, Marriott, Payne

13^th August Brackley (away) drew 1-1 Marriott