We play our first league game in over a month when we play Spennymoor at Blackwell Meadows on Boxing Day.

We haven’t played a league game since 24^th November when we lost to Bradford PA, which means that we have played only seven league games, and have as many as seven games in hand on some of the clubs above us.

Darlington:

Team News: Michael Liddle is expected to return in place of Jordan Watson, who is unavailable.

Ben Hedley has a groin impact injury

Quakers form (League and cup): WLLWWWWLWWLLWW

Leading scorers in all comps: Adam Campbell 5, Luke Charman 5, Jarrett Rivers 4

League position: 21^st played 7, won 3, lost 4, goals scored 11 conceded 8, points 9

Recent matches

19^th December FA Trophy 3 v Telford United (home) drew 2-2 Rivers, Hatfield, won 5-3 on pens

Minter, McMahon, Laing, Hunt, Watson, Hatfield, Wheatley (sub Reid 85), O’Neill (sub Holness 60), Rivers, Sousa (sub Campbell 60), Maguire

Subs: Saltmer,  Atkinson, Storey, Hudson

Highlights: https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/video-fa-trophy-goals-and-shootout-available-to-watch-now

16^th December FA Trophy 2 City of Liverpool (home) won 2-0 Charman, Sousa

Minter, McMahon, Laing, Hunt, Watson, Hatfield, Wheatley, Campbell (sub o’Neill 62), Rivers, Sousa (sub Hudson 81), Charman (sub Maguire 62)

Subs: Saltmer,  Holness, Atkinson, Reid

29^TH November v Bristol Rovers (away) FA Cup 2 lost 0-6

24^th November v Bradford PA (home) lost 0-1

21^st November v Alfreton (away) won 2-0 Sousa, Campbell

17^th November v Guiseley (away) won 4-1 Sousa, Maguire 2, Campbell

14^TH November v Telford (home) lost 1-2 Sousa

10^th November v Boston United (home) abandoned after 87 minutes

Here's our half time advert roll on Quaker TV

Spennymoor Town

Moors will include former Darlington striker Stephen Thompson, who scored his 100th goal against Moors on Boxing Day last year.

League position 11^th – played 11, won 4, drawn 4, lost 3, goals scored 15 against 13

Leading scorer:  Glen Taylor 7

Recent results:

19^th December Southport (home) drew 2-2 lost 5-4 on penalties

Team: Eve, Magnay (sub Forbes), McLean, Tait, Curtis, Anderson, Hall (sub Kennedy), Spencer, Taylor, Ramshaw, Thompson (sub McKenna).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWwKYMgcNT0&feature=youtu.be

16^th December FA Trophy 2 Marske United (home) won 6-2 Forbes, Anderson, Tait, Taylor, Thompson, Buddle

12^th December York City (away) drew 1-1 Taylor

9^th December Brackley (away) lost 0-1

5^th December Curzon Ashton (home) won 3-1 Ramshaw 2, McKenna

Recent news: Manager Jason Ainsley left his position as manager after 14 years

Connections:  Former Darlington player Stephen Thompson is now part of the Spennymoor squad – he scored his 100^th Darlington goal against Spennymoor on Boxing Day last season

Previous meetings:

2019-20 Darlington 2 Spennymoor 1,

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5RfLNhk5rU

Spennymoor 3 Darlington 1

2018-19 Spennymoor 2 Darlington 2, Darlington 1 Spennymoor 2

2017-18 Darlington 1 Spennymoor Town 1, Darlington 1 Spennymoor 2

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