Quakers on Trophy trial

By Ray Simpson

Quakers on Trophy trial

Home to Gainsborough in third qualifying round -- reduced admission

Quakers are back on the Trophy trail with a home tie against Gainsborough in the third qualifying round on Saturday.

Darlington fans don’t need reminding about the exploits of 2011, but we’ve never really had much of a run since then.

Quakers go into the game on the back of a 1-0 home defeat by Walsall in the FA Cup on Wednesday, while Gainsborough

 

Here’s your stats pack for Saturday’s game

Darlington

National League North position:   14th

Home league form: played 9, won 5, drawn 2, lost 2, goals for 11 against 6. Points 17 out of 21

Our last seven games:

November 20th FA Cup 1RR Walsall (home) lost 0-1

Darlington: Connell, Hedley, Storey, Galbraith, Liddle; Wheatley (sub Laing 80), Hatfield, Holness, Rivers, Campbell, Thompson

Subs:  Elliott, Watson, Armstrong, Stansfield, Morrison

 

November 16th Brackley (away) lost 1-5 Thompson

November 9th Walsall (away) drew 2-2

November 2nd Hereford (home) drew 0-0

October 30th Kidderminster (home) won 1-0 Rivers

October 19th Tamworth (away) won 3-0 O’Neill 2, Holness FA Cup 4Q

October 12th Boston (home) won 2-1 O’Neill, Campbell

Leading scorers: 7 Adam Campbell, 7 Tyrone O’Neill, 5 Stephen Thompson

 

Team News: Right back Luke Trotman, striker Jamie Holmes and defender David Atkinson are all ruled out because of injury.

Osagi Bascome and Justin Donawa have both returned from Bermuda

Recent signing Jack Lambert is in the squad, and could make his home debut

 

Gainsborough

Position in BetVictor NPL 21st

Away league form :  Played 7, won 0, drawn 1, lost 6, goals for 8, against 16, pts 1 (out of

 

Last six results:

16th November NPL Premier: Morpeth (home) lost 0-1

9th November Trophy 2q: Tamworth (away) won 5-3 Litchfield, Morrison 2, Hannah, Russell

2nd November: FC United (away) drew 2-2 Allot, Hannah

29th October Trophy 1q: Dunston (away) won 4-0 Allot 3, James

19th October: Ashton United (away) lost 1-3 Worsfold

15th October Buxton (home) drew 0-0

 

 

Manager: Curtis Woodhouse

Goalkeepers: Lloyd Allinson, Callum Fielding

Defenders: Nathan Stainfield Joe Maguire, Jamie Green, Ciaran Brennan, Branden Horton, Tom Davie, Will Thornton, James Williamson

Midfielders: Simon Russell, Shane Clarke, Michael Williamson, Harry Middleton, Kingsley James, Billy Chadwick, Nathan Hotte

Forwards: Ross Hannah, Gavin Allot, Curtis Morrison, Brodie Litchfield, Myron Gibbons, Josh Batty, Mitchell Dunne

 

Last time we met at Blackwell

Darlington 4 (Beck, Syers, Galbraith, Gillies) Gainsborough 3 (Worsfold, Evans, Jarman)

9th August 2017

 

Admission prices are as follows:

Adults £10 standing and £12 seated

Concessions £6 standing and £8 seated.

 

If you’re not going to the game, follow the match on Darlo Fans Radio, the official website and official Twitter!