There’s a place in the quarter finals of the Buildbase FA Trophy at stake when Wealdstone visit Blackwell Meadows on Saturday

We’ve already beaten Weymouth from the National League in the previous round, and are in the mood for another scalp from the same division.

Wealdstone are 18^th in the National League, and have beaten Eastleigh and Gloucester to reach this stage, but they parted company with manager Dean Brennan in midweek.

They won the Trophy in 1985 -- the same year that they won the Alliance Premier League -- we won it in 2011

You can listen to what Alun has to say about the game here:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/alun-we-want-to-continue-our-run

You can follow the game on Quaker TV -- unfortunately, FA rules prohibit us from the broadcasting the game outside the UK.

Follow this link:

https://live.darlingtonfc.co.uk/

50/50 tickets are available here:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/wealdstone-virtual-5050

and the matchday programme

https://shop.darlingtonfc.co.uk/E-Programme-Wealdstone-FA-Trophy-p294396090

Darlington:

Team News:

David Atkinson will be missing with a hamstring injury.

Michael Liddle is expected to have recovered from sciatica

Tyrone O'Neill has returned to Middlesbrough after the completion of his loan

Sean Reid returns to the squad after missing the Weymouth game.

Myles Boney and Nathan Lowe, who have been signed on loan from South Shields, are ineligible, as they have already played for Shields in the competition.

Rhys Armstrong is added to the squad.

League position in National League North: 19^TH Played 10, won 4, drawn 1, lost 5, goals for 17 against 10, points 13

Points per game position: 14^th 1.18 per game

Quakers form (League and cup): WLLWWWWLWWLLWWDWLLW

Leading scorers in all comps: Adam Campbell 6, Luke Charman 5, Jarrett Rivers 5

The trophy run so far:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/our-buildbase-fa-trophy-run-so-far

Recent matches

16^th January v Weymouth (away) FA Trophy 4 won 1-0 Hatfield

Team: Saltmer, McMahon, Hunt, Storey, Watson, Sousa (sub Campbell 75), Wheatley, Hatfield, Rivers, Charman (sub Holness 80), Maguire (sub O’Neill 83)

Sub: Hedley

12^th January v Farsley (away) lost 0-1

5^TH January v Brackley (a) lost 0-2

28^th December v Blyth (h) won 6-0 O’Neill 2, Sousa, Rivers, Maguire, Campbell

26^th December v Spennymoor (h) 0-0

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

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

 Here's our half time advert roll

Wealdstone

Manager: Stuart Maynard (replaced Dean Brennan on Tuesday)

https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/club-statement-dean-brennan

Position in National League: 18^th (Played 18, won 6, drawn 3, lost 9, goals for 26, against 39)

Last six matches:

2^nd February v Maidenhead (home) postponed

30^th January v Solihull (away) postponed

26^th January v Altrincham (away) lost 0-2

Team: Moore, Efete, Okimo (c), Cawley, Mendy, Smith, Phillips (Hughes 71), Dyer (Wishart 82), Green, Emmanuel, Lewis. Subs not used: Askew, Kouougun, Lench.

Match report here:

https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/match-reports

Stuart Moore, Josh Debayo, Maxim Kouogun, Mo Diallo and Rob Swaine have all left the club this week

23^rd January v Aldershot (home) lost 3-4 Lewis, Dyer, Emmanuel

18^th January Trophy 4 Gloucester (home) won 3-1 Dyer, Emmanuel, Green

9^th January v Hartlepool (away) lost 1-3 Mendy

They have conceded 39 goals in 18 league games this season, only Barnet have conceded more.

Top scorer: Moses Emmanuel 6

Connections:

This is the first ever game between the two sides.

Both clubs are former winners: Quakers in 2011 and Wealdstone in 1985.