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
Chairman	Doug Hawman
Manager	Nick Harrison
League	Northern League Division Two
2010–11	Northern League Division Two, 15th
Home colours

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 straight back down again, and currently are once again in Northern League Division Two.

History

The club was formed shortly after the First World Warand started out in the Darlington & District League. Little is known of the club in the early seasons but in the 1919–20 season 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 60's and 70's. With an upturn in form the club went through possibly its most rewarding period accumulating a number of honours. 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. Then came the clubs greatest success, 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

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 23rd January 2010
• Record Away Defeat 1–8 v Northallerton Town 28 August 2006
• 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 335 V Newton Aycliffe FC, Northern League Division 2, 22 October 2010

Current squad

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

No. Position Player GK Phillip Pentony GK John Wray DF Nick Harrison DF Billy Jenkinson DF Jamie Smith DF Jordan Tommlinson DF David Young DF Adam Stokell DF James Howlett MF David Webster

No. Position Player MF Dale Elgie MF Marc Radmore MF Jimmy Muir MF Lee Johnston MF Steven Bell MF Kyle Swankie MF Gavin Swankie FW Freddie Huscroft FW Michael Barnet FW Michael Coleman FW Phil Caley FW Paul Freary

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

• Official club website