Darlington Railway Athletic F.C.
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| Full name | Darlington Railway Athletic Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | R. A., Railwaymen | |
| Founded | 1919 | |
| Ground | Brinkburn Road Darlington | |
| Capacity | 2,000 | |
| Chairman | Doug Hawman | |
| Manager | Warren Moncur | |
| League | Wearside League Premier Division | |
| 2022–23 | Wearside League Division One, 9th of 17 | |
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Darlington Railway Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Darlington, England. In 1992 the club hit financial trouble and folded, but was reformed by Martyn Jackson in 1993.
They first joined the Northern League in 1919, leaving in 1925. The club won the Wearside Football League in 2005 which earned them promotion back to the Northern League, where in their first season they won another promotion to reach the Northern League Division One. However, they were relegated down again, and since 2013 are in the Northern League Division Two.
History
The club was formed shortly after the First World War and started out in the Darlington & District League. Little is known of the club in the early seasons but in 1919–20 the club joined the Northern League. They found the going tough and after finishing second bottom in the 1924–25 season they returned to the Darlington & District League.
The second era came in the 1960s and 70s when the club went through its most successful period. In 1964 they won the Darlington & District League and then the League and League Cup double in 1968. Two years later they were North Riding Cup winners and runners-up in 1973. The club's greatest success was their triumph in the 1975 Durham Amateur Cup. In 1981 they almost repeated the feat, narrowly losing in the final.
Seasons
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| Division | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | |
| 1919–20 | Northern League | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 58 | 24 | 9th/14 |
| 1920–21 | Northern League | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 39 | 28 | 6th/14 |
| 1921–22 | Northern League | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 20 | 11th/14 |
| 1922–23 | Northern League | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 40 | 23 | 9th/14 |
| 1923–24 | Northern League | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 69 | 22 | 12th/15 |
| 1924–25 | Northern League | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 71 | 20 | 14th/15 |
| 1990–91 | Wearside League Division Two | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 70 | 38 | 60 | 3rd/12 |
| 1991–92 | Wearside League Division One | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 66 | 18 | 14th/16 |
| 2001–02 | Wearside League | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 75 | 43 | 67 | 3rd/17 |
| 2002–03 | Wearside League | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 40 | 55 | 7th/18 |
| 2003–04 | Wearside League | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 44 | 57 | 5th/18 |
| 2004–05 | Wearside League | 36 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 111 | 28 | 88 | 1st/19 |
| 2005–06 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 83 | 46 | 74 | 3rd/20 |
| 2006–07 | Northern League Division One | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 41 | 119 | 23 | 22nd/22 |
| 2007–08 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 51 | 78 | 36 | 18th/20 |
| 2008–09 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 45 | 80 | 32 | 18th/20 |
| 2009–10 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 46 | 115 | 20 | 19th/20 |
| 2010–11 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 54 | 92 | 39 | 15th/20 |
| 2011–12 | Northern League Division Two | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 84 | 68 | 73 | 5th/22 |
| 2012–13 | Northern League Division Two | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 82 | 57 | 78 | 5th/22 |
| 2013–14 | Northern League Division Two | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 81 | 76 | 56 | 12th/22 |
| 2014–15 | Northern League Division Two | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 81 | 87 | 57 | 14th/22 |
| 2015–16 | Northern League Division Two | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 86 | 89 | 58 | 13th/22 |
Records
- Record Home Win 11–1 v Glaxo, 6 January 2001 and 11–1 v Ferryhill Athletic, 2 April 2005
- Record Away Win 11–1 v Byers Green 20 November 1999 and 11–1 v Wearhead United 28 October 2000
- Record Home Defeat 1–7 v Whitehaven 23 January 2010
- Record Away Defeat 1–9 v Morpeth Town 5 January 2013
- Most Appearances (since 1998) Martin Brown 291
- Top Goalscorer (since 1998) Graham Dodsworth 102
- Most Goals in a Season Paul Freary, 24, 2005–06
- Record Attendance 585 V Darlington, Friendly, 7 August 2012
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Durham Amateur Cup Winners 1975
Wearside League Winners 2005
Wearside League Cup Winners 2003
Sunderland Shipowners Cup Winners 2005
Auckland & District League Winners 2001
Darlington & District League Winners 1933,1964,1968,1999
Darlington & District League Cup Winners 1951, 1968
North Riding Cup Winners 1970
Northern Echo Local Heroes Team Of The Year 2001,2005
Craven Cup runners-up 2006