Each Thursday SI will profile a random club from the non-league pyramid and hopes to promote that the English game is not all about the Premier League.
Darlington Railway Athletic were formed in 1919 and currently play in the STL Northern League Division One. The club's high point came in 1975 when they lifted the coveted Durham Amateur Cup, a feat they nearly reproduced when runners-up in
The club hit financial trouble (so Darlington FC's well publicised problems is not the first time it has happened to a football club in the Town) in 1992 but thankfully, they were quickly reformed in 1993.
They have been members of the Northern League since season 2005/06 after moving up from the Wearside League. The Railwaymen, as they are known, spent one unsuccessful season in Division One in 2006/07 and were relegated back to Division Two where they have been since.
Their home is Brinkburn Road in the North of the Town and they are currently having a great season in second place looking for promotion back to Division One. The average home crowd for this season stands at 56 people.
This weekend they are away as Easington Colliery before next Saturday 11th February they entertain Hebburn Town at Brinkburn Road which SI thinks should be nick-named El Brinkabeu as it's just as good (or even better) as Real Madrid's stadium.
LINK TO CLUB WEBSITE
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