AFTER four and a half seasons and 107 games at Heritage Park, Darlington today play what could be their final fixture at the venue with a match befitting the occasion.

Should Blackwell Meadows receive the thumbs up from an FA inspection next week, December 3 will see a homecoming game against Salford City.

Before then comes an FA Trophy tie on November 26, the draw taking place on Monday, leaving today’s game as most likely to be the last league game at Heritage Park, where Quakers have enjoyed some terrific times since 2012, winning promotion on three occasions and scoring 275 goals.

Fourteen of those have come in their last three games there, comfortable wins over Stalybridge, Gainsborough and Worcester during a fine run of form.

Game number 108 sees second versus first going head to head, with AFC Fylde heading to the North-East armed with the country’s leading scorer and aiming to stretch their lead at the top of the table.

The full-time club have lost only once and are four points ahead of Quakers, a gap they created seven days ago when Martin Gray’s men saw their good form ended when they played poorly and lost 2-1 to Tamworth, while Fylde put five past Stalybridge, with Danny Rowe scoring a hat-trick.

The former Macclesfield forward has scored a mammoth 23 goals – 11 more than the division’s second-top scorer. His team have found the net 49 times, more than any other team in the top six divisions.

Intending to stop Rowe and his high-scoring team-mates is a Darlington team that does not have the best defensive record, much to the frustration of goalkeeper Peter Jameson.

Quakers have conceded 24 goals in 17 games and kept only one clean sheet, but Darlington should be aiming to win today says Jameson.

“I’ve seen their results and they’ve been flying,” he said. “They’ve got Danny Rowe who is on fire, he scored a hat-trick last Saturday, but there’s no way we shouldn’t be looking to win that game because we’re up there with the best in this league.

“It’s a strong dressing room. You look around and there’s really good experience in every position in the squad, lots of talent.

“We’ve just got to work hard in training, prepare for Saturday and aim for that clean sheet.”

Jameson missed four matches due to injury recently but played when Quakers kept their solitary clean sheet back in August, a 2-0 home win over Chorley.

“I look back at some goals we’ve conceded, like the one against Worcester in the last home game that went under me, and it frustrates me like hell,” he added.

“Everyone looks at the goals we’ve scored but my objective is to keep a clean sheet in every game and it hurts when I concede.

“The lads at the other end are doing their job, putting the ball in the net. Going forward he team is unbelievable. The forwards and the two wingers, they’re good enough for the division above, if not League Two, but it’s disappointing whenever we concede.”

Jameson revealed that a pep talk from Gray has instigated a new training regime, as well as a desire to improve himself as a goalkeeper.

He explained: “It was frustrating when I had my injury and when I came back the gaffer said I need to get myself back to 100 per fitness and sharpness, get myself back to how I was when I first came to the club in terms of hunger and desire.

“I’ve been working hard in training and away from the club to get myself back to 100 per cent.

“The gaffer told me I looked too heavy, too leggy, and that I have to look after myself. He wanted me to lose a bit of weight so I can be sharper across the ground and to be stronger.

“Basically I’ve been looking to improve all aspects of being a goalkeeper.

“I’ve had good chats with Mark Bell and Tony Norman (goalkeeping coaches) and set out what we want to achieve.

“I’m going to keep striving for that and if I help the lads get three points on a Saturday it’ll all be worth it.”

Quakers are without the suspended Gary Brown today, so Terry Galbraith will move into central defence, with Jordan Watson playing at left-back.