Darlington are looking for a much needed away win in the local derby at South Shields on Saturday.

Quakers have won four times away from home this season, and they could do with a victory to reduce the nine point gap on safety.

Team news:

• Jassem Sukar is on loan to Scarborough
• Adriano Moke is on loan to Ashton United
• Jake Lawlor is struggling with a back injury
• Tommy Taylor is out because of injury, so Matty Young from Sunderland has been signed on loan to replace him.
• Blaine Rowe has had his contract cancelled and has since joined Hednesford

Recent results

10^th February v Alfreton (home) lost 0-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfQCGbN8OII

3^rd February v Brackley (away) lost 0-1

30^th January v Banbury (away) lost 1-2 Curry

27^th January v Hereford (home) won 2-0 Liddle, Cornish

23^rd January v Scunthorpe (home) postponed, re-arranged for 5^th March

20^th January v Curzon Ashton (away) postponed, re-arranged for 27^th February

13^th January v Tamworth (home) lost 0-1

9^th January v Southport (away) lost 0-2

6^th January v King’s Lynn (away)  won 1-0 Curry

Current League position: 23^rd  (played 31, won 6, drawn 7, lost 18, goals for 22 against 56, points 25)

Away form 22^nd best in league (played 15, won 4, lost 11, goals for 8 against 35, points 12)

South Shields are ninth in the table, and lost for the first time in four matches at Alfreton in midweek.

Latest results

13^th February v Alfreton (away) lost 0-1

10^th February v Gloucester (away) won 5-0 Stephenson 2, Blackett, Jenkins, Woods

3^rd February v Scarborough (away) drew 1-1 Blackett

30^th January v Hereford (away) won 3-0 Clarke, Blackett, Abbey

27^th January v Boston (home) lost 1-2 Morse

23^rd January v Farsley (home) won 2-1 Blackett 2

9^th January Bishop’s Stortford (away) won 3-2 Woods 2, Blackett

Current league position   9^th (played 33, won 14, drawn 8, lost 11, goals for 54 against 38 points 50)

Home form 9^th best in league (played 16, won 9, drawn 3, lost 4, goals for 23 against 11, points 30)

Recent games between the two clubs

August 2023 Darlington 2 (Curry, Nelson) South Shields 2

Last time we met

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXjyBUa8wOk

2017-18 FA Cup Q3 Darlington 0 South Shields 3

2012-13 Northern League  Darlington 2 (Johnson, Scott) South Shields 1 ,

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvHQ38TrMj4

South Shields 0 Darlington 3 Brown, Tait, Purewal

1929-30 Darlington 8 (Laycock 3, Hill 3, Wrightson, Hopkinson) South Shields 2, South Shields 3 Darlington 3 (Laycock 2, Siddle)

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