DARWEN{1}
Note - this page refers to the ex-Football League club who folded in 2009.
For the current club, see Darwen
1880-81 F.A. Cup semi-finalists
1889-90 Founder member of Football Alliance
1891-92 Elected into Football League
1892-93 Not re-elected into First Division, but elected as a founder
member of Football League Division Two
Promoted after Test Match (Darwen 3 Notts County 2)
1893-94 Relegated after Test Match (Small Heath 3 Darwen 1)
1899 Did not seek re-election to Football League
1899-00 Joined Lancashire League
1901-02 Lancashire League Champions
1902-03 Lancashire League runner-up (on goal average)
1903-04 Joined Lancashire Combination Division One
1905-06 Lancashire Combination runner-up
1909 Relegated to Division Two
1914 Left Lancashire Combination
1920-21 Rejoined Lancashire Combination
1930-31 Lancashire Combination Champions
1931-32 Lancashire Combination Champions (2nd time)
1963 Relegated to Division Two
1965-66 Promoted to Division One
1967 Relegated to Division Two
1967-68 Lancashire Combination Division Two runner-up
1971-72 Lancashire Combination Champions (3rd time)
1973-74 Lancashire Combination runner-up (on goal average)
1974-75 Lancashire Combination Champions (4th time)
1975-76 Joined Cheshire County League
1981-82 Two points deducted
1982-83 Founder members of North West Counties League
1984 Relegated to Division Two
1984-85 Escaped relegation thanks to Padiham having two points deducted
1986-87 Promoted to Division One
1998 Demoted to Division Two due to ground gradings
2003-04 Three points deducted
2004-05 Nine points deducted
2008-09 Division Two renamed Division One
2009 Left North West Counties League and folded
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1889-90 F ALL 22 10 2 10 70 75 22 6/12
1890-91 F ALL 22 10 3 9 64 59 23 6/12
1891-92 FL 26 4 3 19 38 112 11 14/14
1892-93 FL-2 22 14 2 6 60 36 30 3/12
1893-94 FL-1 30 7 5 18 37 83 19 15/16
1894-95 FL-2 30 16 4 10 74 43 36 6/16
1895-96 FL-2 30 12 6 12 72 67 30 9/16
1896-97 FL-2 30 14 0 16 67 61 28 11/16
1897-98 FL-2 30 6 2 22 31 76 14 15/16
1898-99 FL-2 34 2 5 27 22 141 9 18/18
1899-00 LANCS 28 13 10 5 56 31 36 5/15
1900-01 LANCS 20 10 3 7 40 25 23 4/11
1901-02 LANCS 24 18 6 0 78 16 42 1/13
1902-03 LANCS 22 15 1 6 68 21 31 2/12
1903-04 LAN C-1 34 19 7 8 79 45 45 5/18
1904-05 LAN C-1 34 14 10 10 55 49 38 5/18
1905-06 LAN C-1 38 19 9 10 81 64 47 2/20
1906-07 LAN C-1 38 17 8 13 60 55 42 7/20
1907-08 LAN C-1 38 11 8 19 52 85 30 16/20
1908-09 LAN C-1 38 13 5 20 41 85 31 17/20
1909-10 LAN C-2 38 15 6 17 71 68 36 11/20
1910-11 LAN C-2 38 13 3 22 59 91 29 17/20
1911-12 LAN C-2 30 9 3 18 34 84 21 13/16
1912-13 LAN C-2 34 9 5 20 53 85 23 14/18
1913-14 LAN C-2 34 15 6 13 66 65 36 8/18
1920-21 LAN C 34 17 10 7 79 51 44 4/18
1921-22 LAN C 34 21 3 10 75 51 45 4/18
1922-23 LAN C 34 17 9 8 77 60 43 3/18
1923-24 LAN C 38 19 8 11 84 63 46 3/20
1924-25 LAN C 36 17 11 8 64 35 45 3/19
1925-26 LAN C 38 18 4 16 93 75 40 9/20
1926-27 LAN C 38 15 6 17 89 98 36 11/20
1927-28 LAN C 38 10 6 22 68 104 26 19/20
1928-29 LAN C 38 17 5 16 84 82 39 11/20
1929-30 LAN C 38 22 4 12 93 62 48 4/20
1930-31 LAN C 38 23 7 8 116 55 53 1/20
1931-32 LAN C 36 24 7 5 104 43 55 1/19
1932-33 LAN C 38 22 5 11 119 67 49 4/20
1933-34 LAN C 38 20 7 11 122 72 47 5/20
1934-35 LAN C 38 19 6 13 119 83 44 7/20
1935-36 LAN C 40 21 3 16 104 77 45 8/21
1936-37 LAN C 40 24 7 9 106 63 55 3/21
1937-38 LAN C 42 19 9 14 103 85 47 7/22
1938-39 LAN C 42 18 6 18 116 87 42 13/22
1945-46 LAN C 22 9 7 6 50 48 25 5/12
1946-47 LAN C 42 14 6 22 84 122 34 18/22
1947-48 LAN C-1 42 12 9 21 60 91 33 16/22
1948-49 LAN C-1 42 21 7 14 81 65 49 5/22
1949-50 LAN C-1 42 13 11 18 55 66 37 17/22
1950-51 LAN C-1 42 12 12 18 62 79 36 14/22
1951-52 LAN C-1 42 16 5 21 60 83 37 16/22
1952-53 LAN C-1 42 19 11 12 88 65 49 3/22
1953-54 LAN C-1 40 18 9 13 80 49 45 5/21
1954-55 LAN C-1 42 15 13 14 64 79 43 12/22
1955-56 LAN C-1 38 13 8 17 66 85 34 13/20
1956-57 LAN C-1 38 11 5 22 62 88 27 19/20
1957-58 LAN C-1 42 14 6 22 71 104 34 18/22
1958-59 LAN C-1 42 16 6 20 75 93 38 14/22
1959-60 LAN C-1 42 10 11 21 57 86 31 20/22
1960-61 LAN C-1 42 7 2 33 45 121 16 22/22
1961-62 LAN C-1 42 8 9 25 56 119 25 19/22
1962-63 LAN C-1 42 5 6 31 41 117 16 21/22
1963-64 LAN C-2 34 14 10 10 77 59 38 9/18
1964-65 LAN C-2 32 15 5 12 63 58 35 11/17
1965-66 LAN C-2 26 15 2 9 52 33 32 3/14
1966-67 LAN C-1 42 6 12 24 56 102 24 21/22
1967-68 LAN C-2 32 21 6 5 72 35 48 2/17
1968-69 LAN C 42 17 9 16 59 64 43 8/22
1969-70 LAN C 38 15 11 12 78 67 41 10/20
1970-71 LAN C 30 10 6 14 44 57 26 11/16
1971-72 LAN C 28 10 6 12 48 57 26 9/15
1972-73 LAN C 38 30 4 4 105 39 64 1/20
1973-74 LAN C 38 24 10 4 89 38 58 2/20
1974-75 LAN C 38 26 8 4 97 36 60 1/20
1975-76 CHES 42 9 7 26 49 89 25 20/22
1976-77 CHES 42 10 8 24 50 81 28 19/22
1977-78 CHES 42 14 6 22 50 68 34 15/22
1978-79 CHES-1 42 15 9 18 52 53 39 15/22
1979-80 CHES-1 38 12 12 14 41 52 36 10/20
1980-81 CHES-1 38 8 10 20 46 74 26 17/20
1981-82 CHES-1 38 16 10 12 63 62 40 * 7/20
1982-83 NWC-1 38 17 12 9 68 46 46 6/20
1983-84 NWC-1 38 2 2 34 29 111 6 20/20
1984-85 NWC-2 34 7 6 21 32 62 20 16/18
1985-86 NWC-2 34 8 8 18 48 57 24 15/18
1986-87 NWC-2 34 15 8 11 45 47 38 6/18
1987-88 NWC-1 34 14 10 10 55 45 38 7/18
1988-89 NWC-1 34 19 9 6 64 36 47 5/18
1989-90 NWC-1 34 15 9 10 40 34 54 6/18
1990-91 NWC-1 36 9 11 16 44 62 38 16/19
1991-92 NWC-1 34 10 11 13 56 55 41 10/18
1992-93 NWC-1 42 14 10 18 54 61 52 17/22
1993-94 NWC-1 42 12 8 22 38 61 44 16/22
1994-95 NWC-1 42 14 5 23 65 82 47 17/22
1995-96 NWC-1 42 9 10 23 57 77 37 19/22
1996-97 NWC-1 42 9 10 23 49 82 37 21/22
1997-98 NWC-1 42 6 13 23 42 93 31 21/22
1998-99 NWC-2 36 13 12 11 64 53 51 8/19
1999-00 NWC-2 34 20 6 8 69 35 66 4/18
2000-01 NWC-2 38 16 7 15 72 66 55 11/20
2001-02 NWC-2 40 15 10 15 77 73 55 11/21
2002-03 NWC-2 34 14 7 13 59 64 49 8/18
2003-04 NWC-2 38 17 11 10 81 67 59 * 6/20
2004-05 NWC-2 36 13 5 18 39 56 35 * 16/19
2005-06 NWC-2 36 11 2 23 47 61 35 16/19
2006-07 NWC-2 34 14 10 10 56 45 52 7/18
2007-08 NWC-2 34 13 5 16 55 65 44 11/18
2008-09 NWC-1 34 11 7 16 51 74 40 13/18
F.A. CUP
1877-78 1 MANCHESTER H 3-0
2 SHEFFIELD A 0-1
1878-79 1 BIRCH H W/O
2 EAGLEY H 0-0
2r EAGLEY A 4-1
3 REMNANTS A 3-2
QF OLD ETONIANS N 5-5 @ Kennington Oval
QFr OLD ETONIANS N 2-2 @ Kennington Oval
QFr2 OLD ETONIANS N 2-6 @ Kennington Oval
1879-80 1 EAGLEY A 1-0
2 BLACKBURN ROVERS A 1-3
1880-81 2 SHEFFIELD A 5-1
3 BYE
4 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY H 5-2
QF ROMFORD H 15-0
SF OLD CARTHUSIANS N 1-4 @ Kennington Oval
1881-82 2 ACCRINGTON H 3-1
3 TURTON H 4-1
4 BLACKBURN ROVERS A 1-5
1882-83 3 CHURCH A 2-2
3r CHURCH H 0-2
1884-85 3 BYE
4 CHURCH A 0-3
1886-87 3 BOLTON WANDERERS H 4-3
4 BYE
5 CHIRK A 2-1
QF ASTON VILLA A 2-3
1887-88 3 WITTON H 1-1
3r WITTON A 2-0 @ Blackburn Rovers
4 NOTTS RANGERS H 3-1
5 BLACKBURN ROVERS H 0-3
1889-90 3Q HALLIWELL H 4-1
4Q SOUTH SHORE A 0-2
1890-91 1 KIDDERMINSTER H 3-1 Replay ordered
1r KIDDERMINSTER H 13-0
2 SUNDERLAND H 0-2
1891-92 1 BOOTLE{1} A 2-0
2 ASTON VILLA A 0-2
1892-93 1 ASTON VILLA H 5-4
2 GRIMSBY TOWN H 2-0
QF WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS A 0-5
1893-94 1 DERBY COUNTY A 0-2
1894-95 1 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS H 0-0
1r WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS A 0-2
1895-96 1 GRIMSBY TOWN H 0-2
1897-98 5Q WIGAN COUNTY H 1-1
5Qr WIGAN COUNTY A 0-4
1900-01 5Q SOUTHPORT CENTRAL A 1-1
5Qr SOUTHPORT CENTRAL H 2-0
INT WOOLWICH ARSENAL H 0-2
1901-02 5Q SOUTHPORT CENTRAL A 2-2
5Qr SOUTHPORT CENTRAL H 2-2
5Qr2 SOUTHPORT CENTRAL N 1-0 @ Bolton Wanderers
INT NORTHAMPTON TOWN A 1-4
1903-04 5Q SOUTHPORT CENTRAL A 4-1
INT PRESTON NORTH END A 1-2
1905-06 4Q CREWE ALEXANDRA A 0-2
1907-08 5Q OLDHAM ATHLETIC A 1-8
1931-32 3Q DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
4Q DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
1 PETERBOROUGH & FLETTON UNITED H 4-1
2 CHESTER{1} H 2-1
3 ARSENAL A 1-11
1932-33 4Q CHORLEY A 2-2
4Qr CHORLEY H 5-0
1 HALIFAX TOWN A 0-2
1933-34 4Q WHITEHAVEN ATHLETIC H 5-0
1 GATESHEAD{1} A 2-5
1934-35 4Q PENRITH H 6-1
1 BOSTON UNITED H 1-2
1935-36 4Q LANCASTER TOWN H 3-2
1 SCARBOROUGH A 0-2
1936-37 4Q WIGAN ATHLETIC A 0-3
1937-38 4Q SOUTH LIVERPOOL A 0-0
4Qr SOUTH LIVERPOOL H 2-6
1938-39 4Q RUNCORN A 1-7
1945-46 2Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 2-2
2Qr SKELMERSDALE UNITED A 3-2
3Q CHORLEY A 0-1
1946-47 1Q HORWICH R M I H 1-1
1Qr HORWICH R M I A 2-0
2Q WIGAN ATHLETIC A 2-1
3Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED A 1-1
3Qr SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 6-4
4Q LANCASTER CITY H 2-5
1947-48 1Q FLEETWOOD H 1-3
1948-49 PRE BARNOLDSWICK & DISTRICT H 2-0
1Q ATHERTON COLLIERIES H 3-2
2Q ROSSENDALE UNITED A 0-4
1949-50 1Q NELSON H 0-5
1950-51 PRE CHORLEY A 2-1
1Q BACUP BOROUGH A 0-2
1951-52 PRE STALYBRIDGE CELTIC A 2-2
PREr STALYBRIDGE CELTIC H 2-0
1Q LYTHAM A 3-1
2Q MOSSLEY H 1-0
3Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED A 1-1
3Qr SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 0-1
1952-53 1Q ROSSENDALE UNITED A 0-2
1953-54 PRE ROSSENDALE UNITED H 2-0
1Q HORWICH R M I A 1-1
1Qr HORWICH R M I H 3-2
2Q MOSSLEY A 0-2
1954-55 1Q HORWICH R M I H 1-0
2Q MOSSLEY H 3-1
3Q CHORLEY H 1-1
3Qr CHORLEY A 4-5
1955-56 PRE CHORLEY A 0-4
1956-57 1Q LEYLAND MOTORS H 1-0
2Q MOSSLEY H 1-1
2Qr MOSSLEY A 0-3
1957-58 1Q CROMPTONS RECREATION A 1-2
1958-59 1Q ROSSENDALE UNITED H 3-1
2Q CHORLEY H 1-1
2Qr CHORLEY A 0-3
1959-60 PRE DROYLSDEN A 1-2
1960-61 1Q BACUP BOROUGH H 0-1
1961-62 PRE BACUP BOROUGH A 5-1
1Q LYTHAM H 3-1
2Q HYDE UNITED A 1-5
1965-66 1Q ROSSENDALE UNITED A 2-3
1966-67 1Q BACUP BOROUGH H 2-3
1967-68 1Q ELLESMERE PORT TOWN H 0-2
1968-69 1Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 1-4
1969-70 PRE PENRITH H 3-0
1Q LANCASTER CITY A 0-1
1972-73 1Q ACCRINGTON STANLEY A 1-1
1Qr ACCRINGTON STANLEY H 2-4
1973-74 1Q MORECAMBE A 0-0
1Qr MORECAMBE H 3-2
2Q FORMBY H 0-1
1974-75 1Q PENRITH A 3-0
2Q BARROW A 2-0
3Q LANCASTER CITY A 0-3
1975-76 1Q DROYLSDEN H 2-3
1976-77 PRE RADCLIFFE BOROUGH H 3-1
1Q GREAT HARWOOD A 1-1
1Qr GREAT HARWOOD H 0-3
1977-78 1Q PRESCOT TOWN A 1-0
2Q FORMBY A 2-2
2Qr FORMBY H 2-0
3Q RUNCORN A 0-2
1978-79 1Q CHORLEY A 0-3
1979-80 1Q HORWICH R M I A 1-4
1980-81 1Q ACCRINGTON STANLEY A 0-2
1981-82 1Q BURSCOUGH A 0-4
1982-83 1Q SOUTHPORT H 2-0
2Q CHORLEY A 0-0
2Qr CHORLEY H 0-3
1983-84 1Q HYDE UNITED A 0-3
1984-85 PRE THACKLEY A 2-0
1Q GRETNA H 1-2
1985-86 PRE ACCRINGTON STANLEY A 0-2
1986-87 PRE WEST AUCKLAND TOWN H 2-0
1Q EVENWOOD TOWN A 0-2
1987-88 PRE LANCASTER CITY A 4-0
1Q TOW LAW TOWN H 2-2
1Qr TOW LAW TOWN A 2-3
1988-89 PRE NORTON & STOCKTON ANCIENTS A 0-1
1989-90 PRE LANCASTER CITY H 0-3
1990-91 PRE PETERLEE NEWTOWN H 2-0
1Q LANCASTER CITY A 0-1
1991-92 PRE HEBBURN H 1-1
PREr HEBBURN A 1-2
1992-93 PRE HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE A 1-1
PREr HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE H 5-0
1Q NORTHALLERTON TOWN H 1-6
1993-94 1Q FLIXTON H 1-1
1Qr FLIXTON A 0-3
1994-95 PRE CAERNARFON TOWN A 1-3
1995-96 PRE WINTERTON RANGERS A 0-2
1996-97 PRE EVENWOOD TOWN A 1-3
1997-98 PRE CONGLETON TOWN A 1-1
PREr CONGLETON TOWN H 4-3
1Q RYHOPE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION H 1-2
1998-99 1Q BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA A 0-7
1999-00 PRE BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA H 0-1
2000-01 PRE PENRITH H 2-2
PREr PENRITH A 1-0
1Q STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS A 0-1
2001-02 PRE LIVERSEDGE A 2-2
PREr LIVERSEDGE H 0-1
2002-03 PRE ECCLESHILL UNITED H 1-3
2003-04 EP FLEETWOOD TOWN A 0-1
2004-05 PRE BRANDON UNITED H 0-0
PREr BRANDON UNITED A 1-4
2005-06 EP CURZON ASHTON A 1-2
2006-07 PRE NORTON & STOCKTON ANCIENTS A 1-5
2007-08 EP A F C EMLEY A 0-3
2008-09 EP PENRITH H 4-7
F.A. TROPHY
1969-70 3Q MATLOCK TOWN A 1-5
1970-71 2Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE A 1-3
1971-72 1Q LEYLAND MOTORS A 3-2
2Q FLEETWOOD A 0-4
1972-73 1Q GATESHEAD{1} A 2-1
2Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE H 1-1
2Qr HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE A 1-4
1973-74 1Q ROSSENDALE UNITED H 1-1
1Qr ROSSENDALE UNITED A 0-2
1974-75 PRE SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 2-1
1Q ROSSENDALE UNITED H 1-1
1Qr ROSSENDALE UNITED A 3-2
2Q LANCASTER CITY H 1-4
1975-76 PRE ALFRETON TOWN A 2-2
PREr ALFRETON TOWN H 3-3
PREr2 ALFRETON TOWN A 0-1 @ ?
1976-77 1Q BOOTLE A 1-2
1977-78 1Q SHILDON H 2-3
1978-79 1Q SOUTH BANK A 4-0
2Q TOW LAW TOWN H 1-1
2Qr TOW LAW TOWN A 2-7
1979-80 1Q DURHAM CITY A 1-1
1Qr DURHAM CITY H 0-1
1980-81 1Q BRIDLINGTON TRINITY A 0-4
1981-82 1Q CROOK TOWN H 5-0
2Q HORWICH R M I H 2-2
2Qr HORWICH R M I A 2-3
F.A. VASE
1985-86 EP ALNWICK TOWN H 5-0
PRE NUNTHORPE ATHLETIC A 1-0
1 WEST ALLOTMENT CELTIC H 0-1
1986-87 PRE RYLANDS A 3-5
1987-88 EP FLIXTON A 1-0
PRE ST DOMINICS H 5-2
1 COLNE DYNAMOES H 1-4
1988-89 PRE LANGLEY PARK WELFARE H 3-2
1 SOUTH SHIELDS A 1-4
1989-90 PRE KNYPERSLEY VICTORIA H 2-1
1 IRLAM TOWN H 2-1
2 NORTH FERRIBY UNITED H 2-1
3 ST HELENS TOWN H 1-2
1990-91 PRE PRESCOT A 3-4
1991-92 PRE ST DOMINICS H 1-2
1992-93 PRE CURZON ASHTON H 2-3
1993-94 PRE OLDHAM TOWN A 3-1
1 LINCOLN UNITED A 0-2
1994-95 PRE HESWALL A 0-1
1995-96 2Q OSSETT ALBION H 0-3
1996-97 1Q PENRITH A 0-2
1997-98 2Q BRODSWORTH MINERS WELFARE A 1-4
1998-99 2Q BACUP BOROUGH A 3-1
1 ECCLESHILL UNITED H 1-3
1999-00 2Q PETERLEE NEWTOWN A 1-1
2Qr PETERLEE NEWTOWN H 2-4
2000-01 1Q LOUTH UNITED H 3-2
2Q CURZON ASHTON A 1-4
2001-02 2Q BACUP BOROUGH H 0-5
2002-03 2Q GUISBOROUGH TOWN A 0-2
2003-04 2Q LIVERSEDGE A 2-4
2004-05 1Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE H 0-2
2005-06 2Q WILLINGTON A 4-2
1 HARROGATE RAILWAY ATHLETIC H 2-4
2006-07 2Q CURZON ASHTON H 1-3
2007-08 2Q PENRITH TOWN H 2-1
1 ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS H 2-3
2008-09 1Q COLNE A 2-3
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