Quakers are looking for only their second away league win of the season when they go to Harrogate Town in the Vanarama National League North today.

Quakers’ last win on their league travels was on the opening day of the season at Salford City, and they go to Wetherby Road in very good spirits after a 3-1 home win over Harrogate in the reverse fixture on Boxing Day at Blackwell Meadows.

http://darlingtonfc.co.uk/a-perfect-christmas-present-wright-on-harrogate-town-win/

Manager Tommy Wright’s thoughts on today's game are here:

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Statistics:

Quakers last five matches:

26^th December Harrogate Town (home) won 3-1 Styche 2, Thompson pen

Talbot, Collins, Heaton, Brown, Scott, Gillies, Turnbull, Wheatley (sub Glover 90), Thompson, Styche (sub Saunders 57, sub Mills 86), Syers

Subs: Marrs,  Caton,

Booking: Turnbull, Glover

23^rd December Gainsborough (away) lost 1-3 Styche

Darlington: Talbot, Thompson, Brown, Collins, Galbraith (sub Heaton 25), Mills, Portas (sub Syers 25), Turnbull, Caton (sub Marrs 44), Gillies, Styche

Subs:  Scott, Saunders

24/11/2017 Harrogate Town (h) Trophy lost 2-3 (Styche 2)

Wilczynski, Galbraith, Collins, Brown; Trotman, Mills (sub Gillies 80); Turnbull, Portas (sub Saunders 79), Syers, Thompson (sub Caton 81); Styche

Subs: Vaulks, Bancroft,

18/11/2017 Tamworth (h) lost 0-1

Darlington: Wilczynski, Trotman, Galbraith, Wheatley, Collins, Brown, Mills, Syers, Caton, Gillies (sub Saunders 78), Thompson

Subs not used: Scott, Bancroft, Portas, Heaton

11/11/2017 Kidderminster (a) drew 3-3 (og, Galbraith, Syers)

Wilczynski, Collins, Brown, Heaton, Galbraith, Portas (sub Gillies 61),  Turnbull, Wheatley, Thompson (sub Caton 61), Cartman (sub Syers 79), Saunders

Subs: Marrs, Scott,

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Leading scorer: Josh Gillies, Reece Styche  5

Team news:

Luke Trotman, Terry Galbraith, Tom Portas, Reece Styche and Joe Wheatley will all have morning fitness tests

Dom Collins is free to play after a successful appeal against his red card at Gainsborough

Harvey Saunders is fully fit after having breathing difficulties near the end of the Boxing Day game.

Quakers will be up against former players Josh Falkingham, Mark Beck and Ben Parker.

Current league position:  17th

Away form: Played 11, won 1, drawn 4, lost 6

Harrogate Town

Last five matches

26^th December Darlington (away) lost 1-3 Ainge

Harrogate: Belshaw, Vann, Parker, Falkingham, Kennedy, Burrell, Thomson (Sub Thewlis 59), Kerry (sub Emmett 58), Ainge, Agnew (sub Beck 80), Leesley

Subs: Emmett, Cracknell, Beck, Swain, Thewlis

Booking: Thomson

Red cards: Kennedy, Burrell

23^rd December North Ferriby (home) won 3-0 Kennedy 2 Leesley

Belshaw, Fallowfield, Parker, Falkingham (Emmett 62), Kennedy, Burrell, Thomson (Thewlis 69), Kerry, Beck (Ainge 62), Agnew, Leesley

Subs not used: Cracknell, Vann

16^th December Wrexham (away, FA Trophy 1^st round) won 2-0 Beck 2

Belshaw, Fallowfield, Parker, Falkingham, Kennedy, Burrell, Thomson, Kerry (Hudson 72), Beck (Swain 89), Agnew, Leesley

Subs not used: Thewlis, Cracknell, Vann

5^th December Kidderminster (home) drew 2-2 Kennedy, Ainge

Belshaw, Vann, Parker (Swain 76), Falkingham, Kennedy, Burrell, Thomson, Agnew, Ainge, Thewlis (Mulhern 71), Hudson

Subs not used: O’Hanlon, Cracknell, Barr

2^nd December FC United (away) lost 2-3 Vann, Ainge

Belshaw, Vann, Parker, Falkingham, Kennedy, Burrell, Thomson, Agnew, Beck (Hudson 77), Thewlis (Ainge 65), Leesley

Subs not used: Swain, Barr, Cracknell

Leading scorer: Joe Leesley 11

Current league position: 2nd

Home form: played 11: won 6 drawn 4 lost 1

Last season: Harrogate Town 1 Darlington 4

You can look at the goals from last season's game here

http://darlingtonfc.co.uk/goals-and-reaction-from-harrogate-win-available-now/

Harrogate Town:

Crook, Colbeck, Turner, Platt, Ainge, Ellis, Brooksby (sub Chilaka 51), Thanoj, Day (sub Leesly 51), Burrell, Webb-Foster (sub Purkiss 63)

Subs not used: Gascoigne, Elliott

Sending off: Ainge

Darlington:

Jameson, Marrs (sub Watson 62), Galbraith, Turnbull, Burgess, Brown, Thompson, Falkingham, Beck, Cartman (sub Hardy 70), Gillies (sub Syers 55)

Subs not used: Bell, Davie

Goals: Gillies (4 mins, 0-1), Webb-Foster (31 mins, 1-1), Beck (32 mins, 1-2), Thompson (45 mins, 1-3), Syers (57 mins, 1-4)

Booking: Burgess