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.History Darlington Railway Athletic F.C. 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. The club subsequently joined the Teesside Football League.Teesside League 1919-1978 Non-League Matters In 1969–70 the club won the North Riding Cup. They finished bottom of the Teesside League in 1986–87, but were runners-up in 1988–89.Teesside League since 1978 Non-League Matters
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 SeasonDivisionPlWDLFAPtsPosNotes1919–20Northern League26104124558249/141920–21Northern League26132114339286/141921–22Northern League26761345582011/141922–23Northern League26103133540239/141923–24Northern League28861445692212/151924–25Northern League28761532712014/15Left league 1967–68Darlington & District League 1Champions, promoted1968–69Teesside Football League 1969–70Teesside Football League 1970–71Teesside Football League 1971–72Teesside Football League 10/161972–73Teesside Football League 3/171973–74Teesside Football League 1974–75Teesside Football League 1975–76Teesside Football League 1976–77Teesside Football League 1977–78Teesside Football League 1978–79Teesside Football League 5/181979–80Teesside Football League 5/181980–81Teesside Football League 4/181981–82Teesside Football League 11/161982–83Teesside Football League 6/161983–84Teesside Football League 9/181984–85Teesside Football League 1985–86Teesside Football League 16/181986–87Teesside Football League 18/181987–88Teesside Football League 8/181988–89Teesside Football League 2/161989–90Teesside Football League Transferred to Wearside League1990–91Wearside League Division Two3317977038603/121991–92Wearside League Division One30491736661814/16Folded1993–94Darlington & District League 1994–95Darlington & District League 1995–96Darlington & District League 1996–97Darlington & District League 1997–98Darlington & District League 1998–99Darlington & District League 1Champions, transferred to Auckland & District League1999–2000Auckland & District League 2000–01Auckland & District League 1Champions, promoted2001–02Wearside League3221477543673/172002–03Wearside League34151097540557/182003–04Wearside League3416997544575/182004–05Wearside League36284411128881/19Champions, promoted2005–06Northern League Division Two38235108346743/20Promoted2006–07Northern League Division One426531411192322/22Relegated2007–08Northern League Division Two381062251783618/202008–09Northern League Division Two381022645803218/202009–10Northern League Division Two384826461152019/202010–11Northern League Division Two381232354923915/202011–12Northern League Division Two42227138468735/222012–13Northern League Division Two42221288257785/222013–14Northern League Division Two4215111681765612/222014–15Northern League Division Two421761981875714/222015–16Northern League Division Two421842086895813/222016–17Northern League Division Two409427611263119/212017–18Northern League Division Two40942741903120/21Relegated2018–19Wearside League30921957873012/162019–20Wearside League First Division24561345582112/16 Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic2020–21Wearside League First Division146262226207/18 Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22Wearside League First Division34981741543513/18 2022–23Wearside League Premier Division32128127966449/17 2023–24Wearside League Premier Division341231956743913/18 2024–25Wearside League Premier Division32671927712517/17Transferred to North Riding Premier Division2025–26North Riding League Premier Division2213454425433/12
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
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