Quakers looking to stretch unbeaten run to five matches

By Ray Simpson

Quakers looking to stretch unbeaten run to five matches

Two wins at Christmas -- can we make it three?

We’re looking to stretch our unbeaten run to five matches when we travel to Croft Park on Saturday.

Boxing Day’s great 2-1 over Spennymoor was our fourth with defeat, following the league wins over Chester and York, and the 2-2 draw with Solihull in the Trophy. We are now up to ninth in the table.

 

Here’s your stats pack for Saturday’s game

Darlington

National League North position:    9th

Away league form:  played 9, won 2, drawn 1, lost 6 goals scored 8 goals against 20, points 7 (out of 30)

Our last seven games:

December 26th Spennymoor (home) won 2-1 Campbell, Thompson

Elliott, Hedley, Liddle, Wheatley, Laing, Storey, Rivers (sub Donawa 66), Hatfield, Campbell (Sub Lambert 81), Reid, Thompson (sub Watson 90). Subs: Holness,  Bascome

 

December 21st York City (away) won 1-0 Campbell

December 14th Solihull (away) drew 2-2 Hatfield, Lambert

December 7th Chester (home) won 2-0 Donawa, Holness

December 3rd Leamington (away) lost 0-3

November 30th Telford (home) lost 2-3 Storey, Donawa

November 23rd FA Trophy 3QR Gainsborough (home) won 2-1 Lambert, Donawa

Leading scorers: 9 Adam Campbell, 7 Tyrone O’Neill, 6 Justin Donawa 6 Stephen Thompson

 

Team News: Right back Luke Trotman, striker Jamie Holmes and defender David Atkinson are all ruled out because of injury. Atkinson might be back in mid January

 

Terry Galbraith will probably miss the game because of injury, otherwise it will be the same squad as Boxing day against Spennymoor

 

 

Blyth

League position:  21st

 

Home league form :   played 10, won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 goals for 11 goals against 24, points 8 (out of 16)

 

Last seven results:

December 26th Gateshead (away) won 3-2 Roberts, Thackray, Dale

Blyth Spartans: Hemming, Evans (Scott 63’), Hutchinson, Mullen, Sanders, Thackray, Hawkins, Hunter, Sweet (Wrightson 73’), Roberts (McGlade 76’), Dale.  Unused subs: Devitt, Ritson

December 21st Southport (home) lost 1-4 Evans

December 14th Stockport (away) lost 2-4 Hawkins, Hunter

December 7th King’s Lynn (away) lost 0-3

December 3rd FA Trophy Alfreton (away) won 3-1 Roberts, McGlade, Sweet

November 30th Brackley (home) lost 0-6

November 23rd FA Trophy Alfreton (home) drew 1-1  Evans




Manager: Lee Clark

Goalkeeper: Zach Hemming

Defenders: Rhys Evans, Anthony Callaghan, Tom Devitt, Ryan Hutchinson, Lewis Ritson, Kris Thackeray, Jack Sanders

Midfielders: Ursene Mousanda, Damen Mullen, Lewis Horner, Olly Scott, Lewis Hawkins, Jack Hunter

Forwards: Scott Fenwick, Robbie Dale, Michael Sweet, Adam Wrightson, Dylan McGlade, Callum Roberts, Levi Amantchi

 

Last time we met:

8th February 2019

Blyth 0 Darlington 1 (Thompson)

Darlington:  Maddison, Smith, Hughes, Galbraith; Trotman, Elliott, Palmer, Muggleton (sub O’Hanlon 90+2), Ainge, Thompson (sub Wheatley 75), J Nicholson (sub Saunders 75), 

Subs not used:  Henshall, Kneeshaw

Bookings: Galbraith, Hughes, Elliott, Thompson

 

Blyth: Jameson, A Nicholson, Laing, Watson, Liddle (sub Buddle 66); Green (sub Fewster 72), Wrightson (sub Holmes 62), Oliver, Dale; Maguire, Reid

Subs: Mullen, Horner

 

Attendance 1579

 

 

 

Admission prices: (from the Blyth website)

Match Day Admission

Full – £12

65 years & above – £7

11-16 years & Students with valid student ID – £5

Up to 10 years ( accompanied by adult) – Free

Transfer to Port of Blyth Stand – £2

Supporters with registered disability will be included in the same price bracket as 65+, unless of course they are aged 11-16, when they will be charged the lower price.

 

Postcode for Satnavs

NE24 3JE

 

 

If you’re not going to the game, follow the match on Darlo Fans Radio, the official website and official Twitter!