Quakers aim to forget about FA Cup defeat
By Ray Simpson
Old Football League rivals Stockport visit Blackwell Meadows
We are looking for our second victory in three league games against Stockport County on Saturday.
Before our FA Cup defeat against Bradford PA last week, we had beaten AFC Telford United and drawn against Southport.
Stockport, meanwhile, won in the FA Cup last week against South Shields after being an early goal down.
Coverage of Saturday’s game will be on Darlo Fans Radio, the club’s Twitter feed and the offiial website.
Darlington
League position: 17th
Home record: won 1, drawn 1, lost 3 , goals scored 5, against 7, points 4, out of a total of 10
17th in form table of last 6 games
Team news: Defender Jonny Burn is still ruled out with concussion, midfielder Joe Wheatley will have a fitness test
Leading scorer: Reece Styche 5
Last six matches
September 22nd FA Cup 2q Bradford PA (home) lost 0-1
Darlington: Maddison, Trotman, Hughes, Galbraith, O’Hanlon; Elliott, Henshall (sub Syers 46), Nicholson (sub Saunders 80), Styche, Ainge, Thompson
Subs: Glover, Aaron Burn, Lycett, Alderson, Stansfield
September 15th Southport (away) drew 0-0
September 8th Telford United (home) won 3-0 Nicholson, Saunders, Thompson
September 1st Alfreton (home) lost 0-1
August 27th Ashton United (away) drew 2-2 Thompson, Saunders
August 25th Altrincham (home) lost 0-3
Stockport County
League position: 12th
Away form: won 1, drawn 2, lost 2, goals scored 4, goals against 5, points 5 out of total 12
16th in form table of last six games
Last six matches:
22/09/2018 South Shields (A) Won 2-1 FA Cup Walker, Bell
Team: Hinchliffe, Minihan, Duxbury, Keane, Palmer (Capt.), Cowan, Thomas, Walker, Mulhern (sub Bell, 74), Dimaio (sub Osborne, 46), Stephenson (sub Mantack, 90 + 4). Unused Subs: Downing, Ormson, Kirby, Warburton.
15/09/2018 AFC Telford United (A) Drew 1-1 Dimaio
08/09/2018 Boston United (H) Lost 2-0
01/09/2018 Leamington (H) Won 3-1 Bell, Dimaio, Stephenson
27/08/2018 Kidderminster Harriers (A) Lost 2-1 Mulhern
25/08/2018 Alfreton Town (H) Lost 1-0
Last season
Darlington 1 (Galbraith) Stockport 1, Stockport 1 Darlington 1 (Thompson)
Connections
Quakers and Stockport have played each other 120 times over the years, ever since the old Third Division North in 1921. We have won 36 times, and Stockport 56.
There is more detail in the match programme on Saturday.