A.F.C. Darwen

Darwen

Full name

Association Football Club Darwen

Nickname(s)

Salmoners

Founded

2009

Ground

The WEC Group Anchor Ground, Darwen, Lancashire, North West England

Capacity

4,000

Chairman

Wayne Wild

League

North West Counties League
Premier Division

2014–15

North West Counties League
Division One, 3rd (promoted)

Home colours

Away colours

A.F.C. Darwen is a football club from Darwen in Lancashire, North West England. The team, formed in 2009, is a successor club to the town's previous team, Darwen F.C. AFC Darwen currently play in the Premier Division of the North West Counties League. They play their home games at the Anchor Ground.

History

See also: Darwen F.C.

On 22 December 2003 Carlsberg Tetley tried to wind up Darwen Football and Social Club. The club avoided liquidation on that occasion. On 14 April 2008 another winding up petition was brought by The Bee radio station in respect of £8000 owed for advertising. Plans were made for Blackburn with Darwen Council to buy the Anchor Ground. Following two further petitions for liquidation brought by Thwaites Brewery and ING Lease UK and their refusal of an offer of 25p in the pound, on 14 May 2009 Darwen Football Club was wound up in the High Court. The 134-year-old Darwen FC therefore ceased to exist. However, almost immediately, there were plans for a new Darwen football club to be formed. This was achieved before the start of the 2009–10 season as AFC Darwen, but the reformed club had to start at Step 7 (Level 11) of the football pyramid and apply for admission to the West Lancashire League, which was granted and they entered straight in at the Premier Division. AFC Darwen were elected back into the North West Counties League, Division One for season 2010–11. In the season of 2014/15 AFC Darwen were promoted to the North West Premier Division by winning the NWCFL Division One play off final 5-3 against Hanley Town in front of a crowd of 842 on 5 May 2015.

Honours

North West Counties Football League First Division Trophy
- Winners 2014–15

References

Darwen at the Football Club History Database

External links

North West Counties Football League

Premier Division	1874 Northwich Abbey Hey AFC Blackpool AFC Darwen AFC Liverpool Alsager Town Ashton Athletic Atherton Collieries Barnoldswick Town Bootle Cammell Laird 1907 Colne Congleton Town Maine Road Nelson Padiham Runcorn Linnets Runcorn Town Silsden Squires Gate West Didsbury & Chorlton Winsford United

Division One	Ashton Town Atherton Laburnum Rovers Bacup Borough Barnton Chadderton Cheadle Town Daisy Hill Eccleshall Hanley Town Holker Old Boys Irlam Litherlad REMYCA Northwich Manchester Villa Rochdale Town St. Helens Town Stockport Town Whitchurch Alport Widnes

Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Former Football League clubs

Aberdare Athletic (1921–27)
Accrington (1888–93)
Accrington Stanley (1921–62)
Aldershot (1932–92)
Aldershot Town (2008–13)
Ashington (1921–29)
Barrow (1921–72)
Bootle (1892–93)
Boston United (2002–07)
Bradford Park Avenue (1908–70)
Burton Swifts (1892–1901)
Burton United (1901–07)
Burton Wanderers (1894–97)
Cheltenham Town (1999–2015)
Chester City (1931–2000, 2004–09)
Darlington (1921–89, 1990–2010)
Darwen (1891–99)
Durham City (1921–28)
Gainsborough Trinity (1896–1912)
Gateshead (1930–60)
Glossop North End (1898–1915)
Grimsby Town (1892–1910, 1911–2010)
Halifax Town (1921–93, 1998–2002)
Hereford United (1972–97, 2006–12)
Kidderminster Harriers (2000–05)
Leeds City (1905–19)
Lincoln City (1892–1908, 1909–11, 1912–20, 1921–87, 1988–2011)
Loughborough (1895–1900)
Macclesfield Town (1997–2012)
Maidstone United (1989–92)
Merthyr Town (1920–30)
Middlesbrough Ironopolis (1893–94)
Nelson (1921–31)
New Brighton (1923–51)
New Brighton Tower (1898–1901)
Northwich Victoria (1892–94)
Rotherham County (1919–25)
Rotherham Town (1893–96)
Rushden & Diamonds (2001–06)
Scarborough (1987–99)
South Shields (1919–30)
Southport (1921–78)
Stalybridge Celtic (1921–23)
Stockport County (1900–04, 1905–2011)
Thames (1930–32)
Tranmere Rovers (1921–2015)
Torquay United (1927–2007, 2009–14)
Wigan Borough (1921–31)
Wimbledon (1977–2004)
Workington (1951–77)
Wrexham (1921–2008)

Culture and infrastructure of Blackburn with Darwen

Transport

A678 road Blackburn and Over Darwen Tramways Company Blackburn Boulevard bus station Blackburn Corporation Tramways Blackburn Railway Blackburn Transport East Lancashire Line Lancashire Union Railway Lancashire United Ribble Valley Line Ribble Valley Rail Witton Weavers Way

Railway stations	Blackburn Cherry Tree Darwen Entwistle Mill Hill (Lancashire) Pleasington Ramsgreave and Wilpshire

Disused stations	Blackburn Bolton Road Daisyfield Feniscowles Lower Darwen Spring Vale Turton and Edgworth Wilpshire

Sport

History

Media

Politics

Council Council elections 2004 06 07 08 14 15 For Darwen Party

Constituencies: Blackburn By-elections: 1869 1875 Darwen By-election: 1943 Rossendale and Darwen North East Lancashire By-election: 1880

Coordinates: 53°42′42.38″N 2°28′38.25″W / 53.7117722°N 2.4772917°W / 53.7117722; -2.4772917

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