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Darlington Railway Athletic F.C.

Association football club in England

Summary

Association football club in England

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ground	Brinkburn Road, Darlington
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Darlington Railway Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Darlington, England. They are currently members of the and play at Brinkburn Road.

History

The club was formed after World War I and initially played in the Darlington & District League. They joined the Northern League in 1919, but left at the end of the 1924–25 season after finishing second-from-bottom, returning to the Darlington & District League. They were league champions in 1932–33 and 1963–64, and League Cup winners in 1950–51. They did the double of league and League Cup in 1967–68. In 1969–70 the club won the North Riding Cup.

In 1990 the club joined Division Two of the Wearside League. A third-place finish in their first season saw them promoted to Division One, but they folded at the end of the 1991–92 season. After reforming, the club rejoined the Darlington & District League, winning it in 1998–99. They subsequently transferred to the Auckland & District League, which they won in 2000–01. The club were then promoted to the Wearside League, which was now operating with a single division. They won the League Cup in 2002–03, and were league champions in 2004–05, earning promotion to Division Two of the Northern League. Their first season in Division Two saw them finish third, earning promotion to Division One. However, they finished bottom of Division One in 2006–07 and were relegated back to Division Two. In 2017–18 the club finished second-from-bottom of Division Two and were relegated to the Wearside League.

After finishing bottom of the Wearside League Premier Division in 2024–25, Railway Athletic moved to the Premier Division of the North Riding League.

Season-by-season

Season	Division	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Notes
1919–20	Northern League	26	10	4	12	45	58	24	9/14
1920–21	Northern League	26	13		2	11	43	39	28	6/14
1921–22	Northern League	26	7	6	13	45	58	20	11/14
1922–23	Northern League	26	10	3	13	35	40	23	9/14
1923–24	Northern League	28	8	6	14	45	69	22	12/15
1924–25	Northern League	28	7	6	15	32	71	20	14/15	Left league
1967–68	Darlington & District League								1	Champions, promoted
1968–69	Teesside Football League
1969–70	Teesside Football League
1970–71	Teesside Football League
1971–72	Teesside Football League								10/16
1972–73	Teesside Football League								3/17
1973–74	Teesside Football League
1974–75	Teesside Football League
1975–76	Teesside Football League
1976–77	Teesside Football League
1977–78	Teesside Football League
1978–79	Teesside Football League								5/18
1979–80	Teesside Football League								5/18
1980–81	Teesside Football League								4/18
1981–82	Teesside Football League								11/16
1982–83	Teesside Football League								6/16
1983–84	Teesside Football League								9/18
1984–85	Teesside Football League
1985–86	Teesside Football League								16/18
1986–87	Teesside Football League								18/18
1987–88	Teesside Football League								8/18
1988–89	Teesside Football League								2/16
1989–90	Teesside Football League									Transferred to Wearside League
1990–91	Wearside League Division Two	33	17	9	7	70	38	60	3/12
1991–92	Wearside League Division One	30	4	9	17	36	66	18	14/16	Folded
1993–94	Darlington & District League
1994–95	Darlington & District League
1995–96	Darlington & District League
1996–97	Darlington & District League
1997–98	Darlington & District League
1998–99	Darlington & District League								1	Champions, transferred to Auckland & District League
1999–2000	Auckland & District League
2000–01	Auckland & District League								1	Champions, promoted
2001–02	Wearside League	32	21	4	7	75	43	67	3/17
2002–03	Wearside League	34	15	10	9	75	40	55	7/18
2003–04	Wearside League	34	16	9	9	75	44	57	5/18
2004–05	Wearside League	36	28	4	4	111	28	88	1/19	Champions, promoted
2005–06	Northern League Division Two	38	23	5	10	83	46	74	3/20	Promoted
2006–07	Northern League Division One	42	6	5	31	41	119	23	22/22	Relegated
2007–08	Northern League Division Two	38	10	6	22	51	78	36	18/20
2008–09	Northern League Division Two	38	10	2	26	45	80	32	18/20
2009–10	Northern League Division Two	38	4	8	26	46	115	20	19/20
2010–11	Northern League Division Two	38	12	3	23	54	92	39	15/20
2011–12	Northern League Division Two	42	22	7	13	84	68	73	5/22
2012–13	Northern League Division Two	42	22	12	8	82	57	78	5/22
2013–14	Northern League Division Two	42	15	11	16	81	76	56	12/22
2014–15	Northern League Division Two	42	17	6	19	81	87	57	14/22
2015–16	Northern League Division Two	42	18	4	20	86	89	58	13/22
2016–17	Northern League Division Two	40	9	4	27	61	126	31	19/21
2017–18	Northern League Division Two	40	9	4	27	41	90	31	20/21	Relegated
2018–19	Wearside League	30	9	2	19	57	87	30	12/16
2019–20	Wearside League First Division	24	5	6	13	45	58	21	12/16	Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Wearside League First Division	14	6	2	6	22	26	20	7/18	Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Wearside League First Division	34	9	8	17	41	54	35	13/18
2022–23	Wearside League Premier Division	32	12	8	12	79	66	44	9/17
2023–24	Wearside League Premier Division	34	12	3	19	56	74	39	13/18
2024–25	Wearside League Premier Division	32	6	7	19	27	71	25	17/17	Transferred to North Riding Premier Division

Honours

Wearside League
- Champions 2004–05
- League Cup winners 2002–03
Auckland & District League
- Champions 2000–01
Darlington & District League
- Champions 1932–33, 1963–64, 1967–68, 1998–99
- League Cup winners 1950–51, 1967–68
Durham Amateur Cup
- Winners 1977–75
Sunderland Shipowners Cup
- Winners 2004–05
North Riding Cup
- Winners 1969–70

Records

Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2007–08
Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 1978–79
Biggest home win: 11–1 vs Glaxo, 6 January 2001; 11–1 vs Ferryhill Athletic, 2 April 2005
Biggest away win: 11–1 vs Byers Green 20 November 1999; 11–1 vs Wearhead United 28 October 2000
Heaviest home defeat: 1–7 vs Whitehaven 23 January 2010
Heaviest away defeat: 1–9 vs Morpeth Town 5 January 2013
Record attendance: 585 vs Darlington 1883, friendly, 7 August 2012

References

[http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/darlingtonrailwayathletic/History History] Darlington Railway Athletic F.C.
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[http://www.northernleague.org/league/view_club_details.php?type=19&submit=Go%21 Darlington Railway Athletic] Northern League
The club subsequently joined the [[Teesside Football League]].[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs_2_N/Atees19.html Teesside League 1919-1978] Non-League Matters
They finished bottom of the Teesside League in 1986–87, but were runners-up in 1988–89.[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs_2_N/Atees78.html Teesside League since 1978] Non-League Matters

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