We’re looking to stretch our unbeaten run to five matches when we travel to Croft Park on Saturday.

Boxing Day’s great 2-1 over Spennymoor was our fourth with defeat, following the league wins over Chester and York, and the 2-2 draw with Solihull in the Trophy. We are now up to ninth in the table.

Here’s your stats pack for Saturday’s game

Darlington

National League North position:    9th

Away league form:  played 9, won 2, drawn 1, lost 6 goals scored 8 goals against 20, points 7 (out of 30)

Our last seven games:

December 26^th Spennymoor (home) won 2-1 Campbell, Thompson

Elliott, Hedley, Liddle, Wheatley, Laing, Storey, Rivers (sub Donawa 66), Hatfield, Campbell (Sub Lambert 81), Reid, Thompson (sub Watson 90). Subs: Holness,  Bascome

December 21^st York City (away) won 1-0 Campbell

December 14^th Solihull (away) drew 2-2 Hatfield, Lambert

December 7^th Chester (home) won 2-0 Donawa, Holness

December 3^rd Leamington (away) lost 0-3

November 30^th Telford (home) lost 2-3 Storey, Donawa

November 23^rd FA Trophy 3QR Gainsborough (home) won 2-1 Lambert, Donawa

Leading scorers: 9 Adam Campbell, 7 Tyrone O’Neill, 6 Justin Donawa 6 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

Terry Galbraith will probably miss the game because of injury, otherwise it will be the same squad as Boxing day against Spennymoor

Blyth

League position:  21st

Home league form :   played 10, won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 goals for 11 goals against 24, points 8 (out of 16)

Last seven results:

December 26^th Gateshead (away) won 3-2 Roberts, Thackray, Dale

Blyth Spartans: Hemming, Evans (Scott 63’), Hutchinson, Mullen, Sanders, Thackray, Hawkins, Hunter, Sweet (Wrightson 73’), Roberts (McGlade 76’), Dale.  Unused subs: Devitt, Ritson

December 21^st Southport (home) lost 1-4 Evans

December 14^th Stockport (away) lost 2-4 Hawkins, Hunter

December 7^th King’s Lynn (away) lost 0-3

December 3^rd FA Trophy Alfreton (away) won 3-1 Roberts, McGlade, Sweet

November 30^th Brackley (home) lost 0-6

November 23^rd FA Trophy Alfreton (home) drew 1-1  Evans

Manager: Lee Clark

Goalkeeper: Zach Hemming

Defenders: Rhys Evans, Anthony Callaghan, Tom Devitt, Ryan Hutchinson, Lewis Ritson, Kris Thackeray, Jack Sanders

Midfielders: Ursene Mousanda, Damen Mullen, Lewis Horner, Olly Scott, Lewis Hawkins, Jack Hunter

Forwards: Scott Fenwick, Robbie Dale, Michael Sweet, Adam Wrightson, Dylan McGlade, Callum Roberts, Levi Amantchi

Last time we met:

8^th February 2019

Blyth 0 Darlington 1 (Thompson)

Darlington:  Maddison, Smith, Hughes, Galbraith; Trotman, Elliott, Palmer, Muggleton (sub O’Hanlon 90+2), Ainge, Thompson (sub Wheatley 75), J Nicholson (sub Saunders 75), 

Subs not used:  Henshall, Kneeshaw

Bookings: Galbraith, Hughes, Elliott, Thompson

Blyth: Jameson, A Nicholson, Laing, Watson, Liddle (sub Buddle 66); Green (sub Fewster 72), Wrightson (sub Holmes 62), Oliver, Dale; Maguire, Reid

Subs: Mullen, Horner

Attendance 1579

Admission prices: (from the Blyth website)

Match Day Admission

Full – £12

65 years & above – £7

11-16 years & Students with valid student ID – £5

Up to 10 years ( accompanied by adult) – Free

Transfer to Port of Blyth Stand – £2

Supporters with registered disability will be included in the same price bracket as 65+, unless of course they are aged 11-16, when they will be charged the lower price.

Postcode for Satnavs

NE24 3JE

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