Scarborough v Darlington preview
By Ray Simpson
Quakers looking to recover from Saturday's defeat
Quakers are looking to bounce back from Saturday's defeat when they go to Scarborough on Boxing Day.
Quakers are eight points adrift of safety after losing 2-0 to Bishop's Stortford on Saturday, and need the points to regain their momentum.
Manager Josh Gowling spoke about the Scarborough match in his post match interview on Saturday -- you can watch it here:
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/the-expectation-was-too-much-and-we-froze
Team news:
-- Adriano Moke and Andrew Nelson are both hoping to have recovered from a virus
-- Mitch Curry is back in training after an elbow injury
-- Jordan Windass is back in training after a hamstring injury
Recent results
23rd December v Bishop’s Stortford (home) lost 0-2
Goals:https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/goals-darlington-v-bishops-stortford
16th December v Gloucester (away) won 1-0 Ngandu
9th December v Banbury (away) postponed
2nd December v Southport (away) postponed, re-arranged for 9th January
24th November v Rushall Olympic (home) drew 1-1 Griffiths
21st November v Warrington (home) drew 1-1 Rivers
18th November v Scunthorpe (Trophy) away lost 0-2
14th November v Chorley (away) lost 0-8
Current League position: 23rd (played 22, won 4, drawn 7, lost 11, goals scored 18 against 45, points 19)
Away form: 22nd in the league (Played 10, won 3, lost 7 goals for 6 against 28, points 9)
Scarborough
Latest results
23rd December Brackley (away) won 1-0 Rutledge
16th December Rushall (home) won 3-1 Rutledge 3
12th December Forest Green Rovers FA Cup 1 (home) lost 2-4 Qualter, Colville
9th December Warrington (away) lost 0-4
28th November Hereford (away) lost 1-3 Mulhern
25th November Bishop’s Stortford (home) won 5-0 Rutledge, Weledji, Barnes, Colville, Green
21st November King’s Lynn (home) won 2-0 Wiles, Barnes
Current league position 8th (played 22, won 11, drawn 2, lost 9, goals for 31 against 29, points 35)
Home form 4th in the league (played 11, won 8, drawn 2, lost 1 goals for 21 against 6, points 26)
Recent games between the two clubs:
September 2023 FA Cup Darlington 1 (Hatfield) Scarborough 2 (Mulhern, Maloney)
Goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KolFuGWkZM
January 2023 Scarborough 2 (Coulson 2) Darlington 5 (Beck 2, Hazel 2, Lambert)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJAhjRBspgI
December 2022 Darlington 2 (Hazel, Beck) Scarborough 3 (Glynn, Tear, Coulson)
April 2016 Scarborough 1 (Blott) Darlington 2 (Hatch, Cartman)
December 2015 Darlington 3 (Armstrong 2, Mitchell) Scarborough 0
November 2015 FA Trophy Scarborough 0 Darlington 4 (Hatch, Thompson, Purewal, Armstrong)
April 1999 Scarborough 0 Darlington 2 (Carruthers, Gabbiadini)
November 1998 Darlington 3 (Carter, Gabbiadini, Barnard) Scarborough 0
You can follow the game on National League TV, Darlo Fans Radio, Twitter and the official website