We're looking for a place in the semi finals of the Buildbase FA Trophy when Hornchurch visit Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.

Quakers have played in two Trophy quarter finals before: against Leek Town from the NPL in 1990 when we lost 1-0, and Salisbury from the Southern League in 2011 when we won 2-1.

The two clubs have played each other before, in the first round of the 2003 FA Cup, when Hornchurch won 2-0.

Here's what Darlington manager Alun Armstrong has to say about the game:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/alun-we-must-make-sure-our-season-continues

The sponsor of Saturday's match is:

The matchball sponsor is:

Darlington: 

League position in National League North 19^TH (only played 11 games)

Quakers form (League and cup): WLLWWWWLWWLLWWDWLLWW

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

Team news: Defender Louis Laing and strikers Jamie Holmes and Luke Charman are all injured

Dan Maguire will have a fitness test .

New keeper Sol Brynn, signed on loan from Middlesbrough, is in the squad.

You can watch the game on Quaker TV here:

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

David Hodgson, who returned as Darlington manager in 2003 against Hornchurch, will be summarising on Quaker Tv with Stuart Armstrong and the team.

You can also buy 50/50 tickets for the game -- the prize for the last draw was over £1400.

https://yourclub.darlingtonfc.co.uk/virtual-5050-draw

Recent matches

6th February v Wealdstone (home) FA Trophy 5 won 4-1 (Og, Charman, Rivers, Sousa)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBEC6oTwDDg

Saltmer, McMahon (Sub Hedley 23), Hunt, Storey, Liddle, Hatfield, Wheatley, Sousa, Rivers, Charman (sub Campbell 71) , Maguire (sub Holness 69)

Subs: Watson, Hudson,  Reid, R Armstrong

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

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/weymouth-v-darlington-updates

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

Hornchurch

Position in Isthmian League Premier: 8^th – not played a league game since 3^rd November

Manager: Mark Stimson (won the Trophy as a player with Canvey Island, and as a manager with Grays and Stevenage)

Their Trophy run so far:

5^th round Maidstone (home) won 5-4 Higgins 2, Winn, Ellul og, Nash (winner in 6^th minute of stoppage time)

Details here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7nqfkYsvEM&feature=emb_title

Wright, Brown, Sutton, Muldoon, Hayles, Christou, Clark, Higgins, Nash, Winn (Stimson 75), Ruff (Spence 75)
Unused Subs – Hassan, Thackway

4^th round: Kings Lynn (home) drew 1-1, Nash won on penalties

3rd round Dulwich Hamlet (away) won 2-1 Higgins, Ruff (four minutes from the end)

2^nd round Tonbridge Angels (away) won 1-0 Christou (fifth minute of stoppage time)

1^st round Wingate and Finchley (home) won 4-1 Muldoon, Ruff, Higgins, Nash

2^nd qual round Bowers and Pitsea (away) won 3-1 Osborn, Brown, Ruff (3^rd minute of stoppage time),

Premiership neighbours West Ham are backing the Mighty Urchins:

https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/february/16-february/west-ham-united-gets-behind-non-league-hornchurch-hammers

The two clubs have met before in the FA Cup first round in 2003, Hornchurch winning 2-0, with goals by Steve West and Vinnie John

Hornchurch: Gay, Gooding, West, Adedeji, Kerrigan, Keeling, Locke, Sterling (sub Rowland 76), Graham, Opara, John (sub Allen 86). Subs: ADouglas, Southon, Collier.

Darlington: Price, Clarke, Pearson, McGurk, Hughes, Keltie (sub Hutchinson 67), Maddison, Nicholls (sub Wainwright 67), Morgan, Clark, Conlon. Subs: Bossy, Robson, Norton.

Attendance 2,186

You can also follow Saturday's game on the official twitter account (@official_Darlo) and the  official website