Quakers looking for five unbeaten
By Ray Simpson
Blyth Spartans visit Blackwell Meadows on Support for Ukraine day
Quakers are looking for five unbeaten when Blyth Spartans visit Blackwell Meadows in a local derby on Saturday.
With ten points from the last four matches, Quakers have climbed up to five points away from the play offs.
The two sides drew 2-2 at Croft Park earlier in the season.
Here's what Alun thinks of the game:
We'd like to thank our match sponsors, CKJ Interiors
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/thanks-to-our-blyth-match-sponsors-ckj-interiors
We will announce the matchball sponsor on Saturday.
Donate goods to help Ukraine on Saturday
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/donate-goods-to-help-ukraine
Don't forget to wear your yellow shirt in support of Ukraine
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/quakers-to-play-in-yellow-and-blue-strip-on-saturday
Team News:
George Smith is struggling with a hamstring injury
Danny Ellis will have a fitness test on an achilles injury
Alex Storey will have a fitness test on a rib injury
Junior Mondal is out for at least four weeks with a pulled hamstring
Joey Hope is on loan at Northallerton
Lexus Beeden is on loan to Billingham Town
League position: 12th (played 29, won 10, drawn 7, lost 12, goals scored 47, conceded 43, points 37)
Latest results:
February 26th Chorley (home) won 3-0 O’Neill, Rivers, Hatfield
highlights https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/darlington-v-chorley-highlights-available-now
February 22nd Fylde (away) won 2-1 Lawlor, Dos Santos
February 19th Gloucester (away) drew 2-2 Ellis, O’Neill
February 12th Chester (home) won 2-1 Mondal, Smith
February 5th Guiseley (away) lost 0-1
January 29th Kettering (home) lost 0-1
January 22nd Telford (away) lost 0-5
Blyth will include several former Darlington players in their squad: Michael Liddle, Jordan Watson, Josh Gillies, Sean Reid and Dan Maguire.
League position: 18th (played 28, won 8, drawn 3, lost 17, goals for 26, against 52, points 27)
Recent results:
February 26th Fylde (home) lost 0-2
February 22nd Southport (away) won 3-2 Almond, o’Donnell, MacNall
February 12th Kettering (home) lost 1-2 Dale
February 8th Gateshead (away) lost 0-3
February 5th York City (home) lost 0-3
January 29th Leamington (away) lost 0-1
Recent matches between the two clubs:
September 2021 Blyth 2 Darlington 2 (Charman, Nelson)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98rpbWT8Xpo
December 2020 Darlington 6 Sousa, Campbell, Maguire, O’Neill 2, Rivers. Blyth 0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZQ7SDFgoko
December 2019 Blyth 0 Darlington 2 Reid, Donawa
September 2019 Darlington 2 Campbell, Thompson Blyth 1
February 2019 Blyth 0 Darlington 1 Thompson
August 2019 Darlington 1 Styche Blyth 1
