Darlington are looking to end the year with a much-needed win over Scarborough at Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.

After parting company with manager Josh Gowling after the 2-0 defeat at Scarborough on Boxing Day, Danny Rose is in caretaker charge as Quakers look for their fifth win of the season.

Team news:

-- Kallum Griffiths is missing because of illness

-- New signing Cardo Siddik is included in the squad

-- Mitchell Curry is back in full training after recovering from an elbow injury

Recent results

26^th December v Scarborough (away) lost 0-2

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pITrsO6U6CA

23^rd December v Bishop’s Stortford (home) lost 0-2

16^th December v Gloucester (away) won 1-0 Ngandu

9^th December v Banbury (away) postponed

2^nd December v Southport (away) postponed, re-arranged for 9^th January

24^th November v Rushall Olympic (home) drew 1-1 Griffiths

21^st November v Warrington (home) drew 1-1 Rivers

18^th November v Scunthorpe (Trophy) away lost 0-2

14^th November v Chorley (away) lost 0-8

Current League position:  23^rd (played 23, won 4, drawn 7, lost 12, goals scored 18 against 47, points 19)

Home form: 23^rd in league (played 12, won 1, drawn 7, lost 4, goals scored 12 against 17, points 10)

Scarborough

Latest results

26^th December Darlington (home) won 2-0 Rutledge, Green

23^rd December Brackley (away) won 1-0 Rutledge

16^th December Rushall (home) won 3-1 Rutledge 3

12^th December Forest Green Rovers FA Cup 1 (home) lost 2-4 Qualter, Colville

9^th December Warrington (away) lost 0-4

28^th November Hereford (away) lost 1-3 Mulhern

25^th November Bishop’s Stortford (home) won 5-0 Rutledge, Weledji, Barnes, Colville, Green

21^st November King’s Lynn (home) won 2-0 Wiles, Barnes

Current league position 6th (played 23, won 12, drawn 2, lost 9, goals for 33 against 29, points 38)

Away form 21^st in the league (played 11, won 3, lost 8, goals for 10 against 23, points 9)

Recent games between the two clubs:

September 2023 FA Cup Darlington 1 (Hatfield) Scarborough 2 (Mulhern, Maloney)

Goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KolFuGWkZM

January 2023  Scarborough 2 (Coulson 2) Darlington 5 (Beck 2, Hazel 2, Lambert)

December 2022 Darlington 2 (Hazel, Beck) Scarborough 3 (Glynn, Tear, Coulson)

Goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KolFuGWkZM

April 2016 Scarborough 1 (Blott)  Darlington 2 (Hatch, Cartman)

December 2015 Darlington 3 (Armstrong 2, Mitchell) Scarborough 0

November 2015 FA Trophy Scarborough 0 Darlington 4 (Hatch, Thompson, Purewal, Armstrong)

April 1999 Scarborough 0 Darlington 2 (Carruthers, Gabbiadini)

November 1998 Darlington 3 (Carter, Gabbiadini, Barnard) Scarborough 0 

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