Darlington Railway Athletic F.C.

Darlington Railway Athletic
Full name Darlington Railway Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s) R. A., Railwaymen
Founded 1919
Ground Brinkburn Road
Darlington
Ground Capacity 2,000
Chairman Doug Hawman
Manager Warren Moncur
League Northern League
Division Two
2014–15 Northern League
Division Two, 14th

Darlington Railway Athletic F.C. 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

Season League
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 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 2nd/22

Records

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Phillip Pentony
England GK Rob Gustard
England GK Mathew Bancroft
England DF David Harrison
England DF Karl Hewitt
England DF Mikey Weston
England DF Liam Browne
England DF Jacob Wood
England DF Johnathan Pearson
England MF Nathan Wilson
England MF Stephen Cheeseman
No. Position Player
England MF Dale Johnston
England MF Jordan Hanratty
England MF Ashley Lavan
England MF Jim Wilson
England MF Michael Colman
England MF Darrn Kokes
England FW Sam England
England FW Freddie Huscroft
England FW Rob Moncur
England FW James Beauchamp
England FW Christian Holiday

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

External links

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