Darlington Railway Athletic F.C.

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Darlington Railway
Athletic
Full name Darlington Railway Athletic
Football Club
Nickname(s) R. A.
Founded 1919
Ground Brinkburn Road
Darlington
Chairman Flag of England Doug Hawman
Manager Flag of England Marty Clennett
League Northern League Division Two
2006-07 Northern League Division One, 22nd
(relegated)

Darlington Railway Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Darlington, England.

They joined the Northern League in 1919 and won the Wearside Football League in 2005. In the 2006-07 season, they finished bottom in the Northern League Division One and were relegated to Division Two.

Contents

[edit] Records

  • Record Home Win 11-1 v Glaxo 06/01/01 and 11-1 v Ferryhill Athletic 02/04/05
  • Record Away Win 11-1 v Byers Green 20/11/99 and 11-1 v Wearhead United 28/10/00
  • Record Home Defeat 1-5 v Jarrow Roofing 28/10/06 and 1-5 v Sunderland Nissan 9/12/06
  • Record Away Defeat 1-8 v Northallerton Town 28/08/06
  • Most Appearances Martin Brown 291
  • Top Goalscorer Graham Dodsworth 102
  • Most Goals in a Season Paul Freary 24 2005-06

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player
Flag of England GK Paul Gilmore
Flag of England GK Steven Craggs
Flag of England GK Simon Clark
Flag of England DF Mark Wheldon
Flag of England DF Adam Gillespie
Flag of England DF Darren Paul
Flag of England DF Darren Hickey
Flag of England DF Jamie Smith
Flag of England DF Tony Ptohopoulos
Flag of England DF Paul Wardle
Flag of England MF Andrew Robinson
Flag of England MF Daniel Robinson
Flag of England MF Steven Bell (captain)
No. Position Player
Flag of England MF Dave Stewart
Flag of England MF Nick Lyons
Flag of England MF Dale Sheridan
Flag of England MF Lee Johnston
Flag of England FW Freddie Huscroft
Flag of England FW Michael Carter
Flag of England FW Tom Watson
Flag of England FW Wayne Flanagan

[edit] 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

[edit] History

Season League
Division Pl W D L F A Pts Pos
1919-20 North 26 10 4 12 45 58 24 9th/14
1920-21 North 26 13 2 11 43 39 28 6th/14
1921-22 North 26 7 6 13 45 58 20 11th/14
1922-23 North 26 10 3 13 35 40 23 9th/14
1923-24 North 28 8 6 14 45 69 22 12th/15
1924-25 North 28 7 6 15 32 71 20 14th/15
1990-91 Wear-2 33 17 9 7 70 38 60 3rd/12
1991-92 Wear-1 30 4 9 17 36 66 18 14th/16
2001-02 Wear 32 21 4 7 75 43 67 3rd/17
2002-03 Wear 34 15 10 9 75 40 55 7th/18
2003-04 Wear 34 16 9 9 75 44 57 5th/18
2004-05 Wear 36 28 4 4 111 28 88 1st/19
2005-06 North-2 38 23 5 10 83 46 74 3rd/20
2006-07 North-1 42 6 5 31 41 119 23 22nd/22
2007-08 North-2 38 10 6 22 51 78 36 18th/20

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