Quakers on Trophy trial
By Ray Simpson
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.
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