Darlington Railway Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Darlington, England. They are currently members of the and play at Brinkburn Road.
The club was formed after World War I and initially played in the Darlington & District League. They joined the Northern League in 1919, but left at the end of the 1924âÂÂ25 season after finishing second-from-bottom, returning to the Darlington & District League. They were league champions in 1932âÂÂ33 and 1963âÂÂ64, and League Cup winners in 1950âÂÂ51. They did the double of league and League Cup in 1967âÂÂ68. The club subsequently joined the Teesside Football League. In 1969âÂÂ70 the club won the North Riding Cup. They finished bottom of the Teesside League in 1986âÂÂ87, but were runners-up in 1988âÂÂ89.
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 1991âÂÂ92 season. After reforming, the club rejoined the Darlington & District League, winning it in 1998âÂÂ99. They subsequently transferred to the Auckland & District League, which they won in 2000âÂÂ01. The club were then promoted to the Wearside League, which was now operating with a single division. They won the League Cup in 2002âÂÂ03, and were league champions in 2004âÂÂ05, 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 2006âÂÂ07 and were relegated back to Division Two. In 2017âÂÂ18 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 2024âÂÂ25, Railway Athletic moved to the Premier Division of the North Riding League.