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For the successor club, see <a href="/wiki/Darwen_F.C." title="Darwen F.C.">Darwen F.C.</a></div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Football club</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151960987">body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Darwen</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Darwen_FC_crest.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/Darwen_FC_crest.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="226" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="226" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Full name</th><td class="infobox-data">Darwen Football Club</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">The Salmoners<br />The Darreners</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1870 (1875 as an <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">association</a> football club)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">2009</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Ground</th><td class="infobox-data label">Anchor Ground</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Capacity</th><td class="infobox-data">4,000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">2008–09</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_West_Counties_League" class="mw-redirect" title="North West Counties League">North West Counties League</a><br />Division Two, 13th</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #D3D3D3;" colspan="2"> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding:0"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #FF0000;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/31px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/47px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/62px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #FF0000;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/38px-Kit_body.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/57px-Kit_body.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/76px-Kit_body.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #FF0000;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/31px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/47px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/62px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #FF0000"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #FF0000"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Kit_(association_football)" title="Kit (association football)">Home colours</a></b></div> </div></td><td style="padding:0"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #FFFFFF;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/31px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/47px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/62px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #FFFFFF;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/38px-Kit_body.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/57px-Kit_body.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/76px-Kit_body.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #FFFFFF;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/31px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/47px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/62px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #FFFFFF"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #FFFFFF"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Away_colours" title="Away colours">Away colours</a></b></div> </div></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Darwen Football Club</b> was an <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a> club from <a href="/wiki/Darwen" title="Darwen">Darwen</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>, England. The team, formed in 1870, was an early pioneer of professional football in Northern England, reaching the semi-finals of the <a href="/wiki/1880%E2%80%9381_FA_Cup" title="1880–81 FA Cup">1880–81 FA Cup</a>. They were a <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">Football League</a> member from 1891 to 1899. Darwen joined the <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_League_(football)" title="Lancashire League (football)">Lancashire League</a> in 1900 and remained in regional football afterwards. They last played in the First Division of the <a href="/wiki/North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="North West Counties Football League">North West Counties Football League</a> in 2008–09, when the club was wound-up. A successor team, <a href="/wiki/A.F.C._Darwen" class="mw-redirect" title="A.F.C. Darwen">AFC Darwen</a>, was founded soon after. Darwen played their home games at the Anchor Ground. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darwen_F.C._(1870)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="19th_Century">19th Century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darwen_F.C._(1870)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 19th Century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The club originally played <a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">rugby football</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a>. It adopted <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">association</a> rules in 1875. </p><p>In October 1878, at their <a href="/wiki/Barley_Bank" title="Barley Bank">Barley Bank</a> ground, Darwen played a representative team from <a href="/wiki/Blackburn" title="Blackburn">Blackburn</a> under <a href="/wiki/Floodlights_(sport)" class="mw-redirect" title="Floodlights (sport)">floodlights</a>. This is believed to be one of the first in football. The game was a huge success (not only because Darwen won 3–0) but the experiment was not repeated in that era. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Darwen_fc_team_1879.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Darwen_fc_team_1879.jpg/250px-Darwen_fc_team_1879.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Darwen_fc_team_1879.jpg/375px-Darwen_fc_team_1879.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Darwen_fc_team_1879.jpg/500px-Darwen_fc_team_1879.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="902" /></a><figcaption>Darwen FC Team, 1879–80. Fergie Suter is on the floor</figcaption></figure> <p>Darwen was the first club from <a href="/wiki/Northern_England" title="Northern England">Northern England</a> to achieve any success in the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a>, reaching the quarter-finals in 1879. They caused controversy in this competition by signing two professional players, <a href="/wiki/Fergie_Suter" class="mw-redirect" title="Fergie Suter">Fergie Suter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Love_(footballer)" title="Jimmy Love (footballer)">Jimmy Love</a>, both from <a href="/wiki/Partick_F.C._(1875)" title="Partick F.C. (1875)">Partick</a>, a Scottish club based in <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>. This is believed to be the first involvement of professional players in English football. One London club proposed that "no side which does not consist entirely of amateurs, as defined by the rules to be drawn up by the committee, be entitled to compete in the Challenge Cup competition". (Note the words "rules to be drawn up", which imply that there was no rule forbidding professionals at the time.) The motion was defeated and Darwen travelled down to <a href="/wiki/The_Oval" title="The Oval">the Oval</a> to play the great amateur side <a href="/wiki/Old_Etonians_F.C." title="Old Etonians F.C.">Old Etonians</a> in the quarter-final. They needed to make the journey three times, drawing 5–5 and 2–2 before losing 6–2 in the second replay. </p><p>An FA Cup regulation of that time ruled that the final three rounds of the competition were to be played in London. This was changed following Darwen's experiences in 1879, and entries were subsequently grouped by region. Two years later, in 1881, Darwen went one better and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. They beat <a href="/wiki/Romford_F.C." title="Romford F.C.">Romford</a> 15–0 in the quarter-final. </p> <div class="thumb tright" style=""><div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px"><div class="thumbimage noresize" style="width:120px;"> <div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Kit_left_arm_thin_black_hoops.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/31px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/47px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/62px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Kit_body_inch_blackhoops.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/38px-Kit_body.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/57px-Kit_body.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/76px-Kit_body.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Kit_right_arm_thin_black_hoops.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/31px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/47px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/62px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #000000"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">Kit uniform<br /> (1875–91)</div></div></div> <p>In 1891 Darwen were elected to <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">the Football League</a> following expansion of the League to fourteen teams. League rules meant that teams could not have the same coloured kits and as <a href="/wiki/Notts_County_F.C." title="Notts County F.C.">Notts County</a> had already taken black and white stripes, Darwen adopted a salmon pink top from which their nickname "The Salmoners" originates.<sup id="cite_ref-Kits_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kits-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 1892 they lost 12–0 to <a href="/wiki/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C." title="West Bromwich Albion F.C.">West Bromwich Albion</a>, and this winning margin has never been surpassed in the League's top division (although it was equalled in 1909 when <a href="/wiki/Nottingham_Forest_F.C." title="Nottingham Forest F.C.">Nottingham Forest</a> beat <a href="/wiki/Leicester_City_F.C." title="Leicester City F.C.">Leicester Fosse</a> by the same score). </p><p>Darwen finished bottom of the League in their first season and were relegated to become founder members of the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Second_Division" title="Football League Second Division">Second Division</a>, the first club to suffer in-League relegation. Ironically, 14th (out of 14) in <a href="/wiki/1891%E2%80%9392_in_English_football" title="1891–92 in English football">1891–92</a> remains their highest ever placing in the Football League. </p><p>In 1893 they finished in third place and were promoted back to the First Division via the <a href="/wiki/Test_match_(association_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Test match (association football)">test matches</a>, but they were relegated again in 1894. They remained in the Second Division until 1899, when they did not apply for re-election. They had spent eight seasons in the League, two of them in the top flight. </p><p>During their last season as a League club, in <a href="/wiki/1898%E2%80%9399_in_English_football" title="1898–99 in English football">1898–99</a>, Darwen suffered 18 consecutive defeats. This remains a record, although <a href="/wiki/Sunderland_A.F.C." title="Sunderland A.F.C.">Sunderland</a> narrowly avoided equalling it in 2003 by losing 17 consecutive league games. They also set a record for the most goals conceded by a team in any Football League season, with 141.<sup id="cite_ref-Butler_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Butler-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Until 1894, the football club was formally the footballing branch of the Darwen Football and Cricket Club. In 1894 it was decided to dissolve this organisation and create separately a Darwen Football Club and a Darwen Cricket Club. No doubt the cricketing fraternity felt they were being dwarfed by the footballers and yet they were equally liable for the footballers' debts. The accounts for 1893-94 show that the football section had receipts of £2,600 whilst the cricket section showed income of just over £300, yet the footballers ran at a loss whilst the cricketers showed a surplus. Debts at the time of dissolution were over £600 and it was agreed to hold joint fundraising to clear that debt.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two years later, in 1896, with losses mounting, the club became a limited company.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Darwen Football Club Limited went into voluntary liquidation at the end of the 1898–99 season, being unable to meet its liabilities.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was replaced, almost immediately, by a new club run by a committee. The new club joined the <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_League_(football)" title="Lancashire League (football)">Lancashire League</a>. It was also in 1899 that they moved from Barley Bank to the Anchor Ground, after the owner of Barley Bank, the Lord of the Manor, refused to offer the new club a lease.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_Century">20th Century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darwen_F.C._(1870)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 20th Century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1900-01 Darwen entertained Woolwich Arsenal in the FA Cup, losing by a 2–0 margin. Darwen had refused Arsenal's offer of £150 to switch the tie to London and attracted a 7,000 crowd to the Anchor Ground. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1901%E2%80%9302_in_English_football" title="1901–02 in English football">1902</a> they won the Lancashire League title, remaining unbeaten all season. Two years later they joined the <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Combination" title="Lancashire Combination">Lancashire Combination</a>, and they played in this league for the following 70 years (apart from a break during and immediately after <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>). </p><p>In 1904 the club was in very advanced discussions over moving from the Anchor Ground to a new one at Ellison Fold. The ground was used by Trinity and Lower Chapel cricket clubs and was considered to be more accessible from the town centre. In mid-July a subcommittee was authorised to sign the lease agreement on behalf of the club but this never materialised.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Darwen won five trophies in the three years from 1930 to 1933, including consecutive Lancashire Combination titles in 1931 and 1932. In the 1931–32 season FA Cup, they beat Football League side Chester in front of a 10,000 crowd at the Anchor Ground and were rewarded with an away draw at reigning league champions <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a> in the thirrd round. Darwen lost 11–1 but Arsenal were so impressed with Lancashire sportsmanship that they presented their visitors with a set of their own red strip, which Darwen wore more or less ever after. The club reached the first round of the FA Cup in the following four seasons. </p><p>They were champions of the Combination four times, and following the fourth title in 1976 they joined the more prestigious <a href="/wiki/Cheshire_County_League" title="Cheshire County League">Cheshire County League</a>. Six years later, in 1982, they became founder members of the <a href="/wiki/North_West_Counties_League" class="mw-redirect" title="North West Counties League">North West Counties League</a>. They won the League Cup in its inaugural season. They spent three seasons in the Second Division in the mid-1980s, and were relegated again in 1998 on account of ground regulations. They remained in the Second Division from then until their winding up. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_Century">21st Century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darwen_F.C._(1870)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 21st Century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 22 December 2003 Carlsberg Tetley tried to wind up Darwen Football and Social Club. The club avoided liquidation on that occasion. On 14 April 2008 another winding up petition was brought by the Bee radio station in respect of £8,000 owed for advertising. Plans were made for Blackburn with Darwen Council to buy the Anchor Ground. Following two further petitions for liquidation brought by Thwaites Brewery and ING Lease UK and their refusal of an offer of 25p in the pound, on 14 May 2009 the Darwen Club was wound up in the High Court. The 134-year-old Darwen F.C. therefore ceased to exist.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A successor club called <a href="/wiki/Darwen_F.C." title="Darwen F.C.">A.F.C. Darwen</a> was formed in May 2009, joining the <a href="/wiki/West_Lancashire_League" class="mw-redirect" title="West Lancashire League">West Lancashire League</a>. In June 2022, A.F.C. Darwen took on the name of the fallen Darwen Football Club.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_and_cup_record">League and cup record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darwen_F.C._(1870)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: League and cup record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>1879–80</b> – Winners of the first <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Senior_Cup" title="Lancashire Senior Cup">Lancashire Cup</a> competition defeating <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C." title="Blackburn Rovers F.C.">Blackburn Rovers</a> in the final.</li> <li><b>1880–81</b> – <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> semi-finalists (after beating <a href="/wiki/Romford_F.C." title="Romford F.C.">Romford</a> 15–0 in quarter-finals)</li> <li><b>1889–90</b> – Founder member of <a href="/wiki/Football_Alliance" title="Football Alliance">Football Alliance</a></li> <li><b>1891–92</b> – Elected into <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">Football League</a></li> <li><b>1892–93</b> – Not re-elected into First Division, but elected as a founder member of Football League Second Division. Promoted after Test Match</li> <li><b>1893–94</b> – Relegated after Test Match</li> <li><b>1899</b> – Did not seek re-election to Football League</li> <li><b>1899–1900</b> – Joined <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_League_(football)" title="Lancashire League (football)">Lancashire League</a></li> <li><b>1901–02</b> – Lancashire League Champions</li> <li><b>1902–03</b> – Lancashire League runner-up (on goal average)</li> <li><b>1903–04</b> – Joined <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Combination" title="Lancashire Combination">Lancashire Combination</a> Division One</li> <li><b>1905–06</b> – Lancashire Combination runner-up</li> <li><b>1909</b> – Relegated to Division Two</li> <li><b>1914</b> – Left Lancashire Combination</li> <li><b>1920–21</b> – Rejoined Lancashire Combination</li> <li><b>1930–31</b> – Lancashire Combination Champions</li> <li><b>1931–32</b> – Lancashire Combination Champions (2nd time)</li> <li><b>1963</b> – Relegated to Division Two</li> <li><b>1965–66</b> – Promoted to Division One</li> <li><b>1967</b> – Relegated to Division Two</li> <li><b>1967–68</b> – Lancashire Combination Division Two runner-up</li> <li><b>1971–72</b> – Lancashire Combination Champions (3rd time)</li> <li><b>1973–74</b> – Lancashire Combination runner-up (on goal average)</li> <li><b>1974–75</b> – Lancashire Combination Champions (4th time)</li> <li><b>1975–76</b> – Joined Cheshire County League</li> <li><b>1982–83</b> – Founder members of <a href="/wiki/North_West_Counties_League" class="mw-redirect" title="North West Counties League">North West Counties League</a></li> <li><b>1984</b> – Relegated to Division Two</li> <li><b>1984–85</b> – Escaped relegation due to Padiham having 2 points deducted</li> <li><b>1986–87</b> – Promoted to Division One</li> <li><b>1998</b> – Demoted to Division Two due to ground gradings</li> <li>Best league position: 14th (of 14) in (only division) Football League, 1891–92; or 15th of 16 in 1893–94 in the 1st Division of the Football League.</li> <li>Best (post-war) league position: 5th in <a href="/wiki/North-West_Counties_League" class="mw-redirect" title="North-West Counties League">North-West Counties League</a> (then level 8), 1988–89</li> <li>Best <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> performance: semi-final, 1880–81. (Post-war: 4th qualifying round, 1946–47)</li> <li>Best <a href="/wiki/FA_Trophy" title="FA Trophy">FA Trophy</a> performance: 2nd round replay (three times) in 1972–73, 1978–79 and 1981–82.</li> <li>Best <a href="/wiki/FA_Vase" title="FA Vase">FA Vase</a> performance: 3rd round 1990–91</li></ul> <p>[Champions Cup] Winners: 1967,1968 </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_League_(football)" title="Lancashire League (football)">Lancashire League</a></b> Champions 1902. Runners-up 1903</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Senior_Cup" title="Lancashire Senior Cup">Lancashire Cup</a></b> winners 1880, finalists 1883, 1891.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Junior_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancashire Junior Cup">Lancashire Junior Cup</a></b> winners 1933, finalists 1929, 1930, 1949, 1999.</li></ul> <p>North West Counties Football League League Challenge Cup Champions 1982–83 </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivalries">Rivalries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darwen_F.C._(1870)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Rivalries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the early decades of its existence Darwen had a fierce rivalry with <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C." title="Blackburn Rovers F.C.">Blackburn Rovers</a>, with many of their games being dogged by crowd trouble between both sets of fans. The rivalry became increasingly bitter, especially after <a href="/wiki/Fergie_Suter" class="mw-redirect" title="Fergie Suter">Fergie Suter</a> left Darwen in order to join Blackburn in 1880.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kits_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kits-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The teams played each other eight times competitively, with Blackburn winning seven and Darwen winning one.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rivalry died down with the rise of Blackburn and the fall of Darwen with the two teams not meeting again. The rivalry is notable because <a href="/wiki/Ewood_Park" title="Ewood Park">Ewood Park</a> and the Anchor Ground are only 1.5 miles from each other. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_former_players_and_managers">Notable former players and managers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darwen_F.C._(1870)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notable former players and managers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Bell" title="Norman Bell">Norman Bell</a> (player-manager), former forward with <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C." title="Blackburn Rovers F.C.">Blackburn Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_Fairhurst" title="Horace Fairhurst">Horace Fairhurst</a>, former Blackpool player who died as a result of a head injury sustained during a game</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(football_forward_born_1889)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Smith (football forward born 1889)">Joe Smith</a> (player-manager), formerly manager of <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_F.C." title="Blackpool F.C.">Blackpool</a> for 23 years, guiding them to victory in the famous <a href="/wiki/1953_FA_Cup_final" title="1953 FA Cup final">FA Cup final of 1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fergus_Suter" title="Fergus Suter">Fergus Suter</a>, arguably the world's first professional footballer. He joined Darwen F.C in 1878. He made a controversial move to <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Rovers" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackburn Rovers">Blackburn Rovers</a> in 1880. He appeared in four FA Cup finals, gaining three winner's medals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Sutherland" title="Malcolm Sutherland">Malcolm Sutherland</a>, scored 19 goals in 51 appearances for the club</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Wadsworth" title="Sam Wadsworth">Sam Wadsworth</a> Started his career with Darwen F.C. Played nine times for <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a>, captaining the team on four occasions and was captain of <a href="/wiki/Huddersfield_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Huddersfield Town">Huddersfield Town</a> when they achieved the League Championship treble from 1924 to 1926. He also won the FA Cup with them in 1922</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="England_internationals">England internationals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darwen_F.C._(1870)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: England internationals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Four Darwen players were capped for <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a>. </p><p>The full list of England players (with the number of caps received whilst registered with Darwen F.C.) were:<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brindle_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Brindle (footballer)">William Brindle</a> (2 caps)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Marsden" title="Joseph Marsden">Joseph Marsden</a> (1 cap)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Marshall_(footballer,_born_1858)" title="Thomas Marshall (footballer, born 1858)">Thomas Marshall</a> (2 caps)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurston_Rostron" title="Thurston Rostron">Thurston Rostron</a> (2 caps)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darwen_F.C._(1870)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2017 a play called "The Giant Killers" was produced at The Edinburgh Fringe festival, telling the story of the formation of the club and their 1878–79 cup run. The play was produced by The Long Lane Theatre Company. The play then toured the country with the support of The Arts Council England. On 19 October 2018 it was performed, to standing ovations, in Darwen at The Library Theatre.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, the club, their signing of Fergus Suter and their rivalry with Old Etonians was the basis of <i><a href="/wiki/The_English_Game" title="The English Game">The English Game</a></i> a series on Netflix. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darwen_F.C._(1870)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Kits-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Kits_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Kits_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Darwen/Darwen.htm">"Darwen, Historical Football Kits"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211031063637/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Darwen/Darwen.htm">Archived</a> from the original on 31 October 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 October</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Darwen%2C+Historical+Football+Kits&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.historicalkits.co.uk%2FDarwen%2FDarwen.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADarwen+F.C.+%281870%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Butler-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Butler_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFButler1998" class="citation book cs1">Butler, Bryon (1998). <i>100 Seasons of League Football</i>. England: Queen Anne Press. p. 392. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1852915951" title="Special:BookSources/1852915951"><bdi>1852915951</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=100+Seasons+of+League+Football&rft.place=England&rft.pages=392&rft.pub=Queen+Anne+Press&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=1852915951&rft.aulast=Butler&rft.aufirst=Bryon&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADarwen+F.C.+%281870%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Football" The Weekly Standard and Express, 2 June 1894 (British Newspaper Archive).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Darwen Football Club – The Company Scheme" The Weekly Standard and Express, 14 March 1896 (British Newspaper Archive)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Football in the Peaceful Valley – a new club to be formed." The Weekly Standard and Express, 6 May 1899 (British Newspaper Archive).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"The Football Club and Barley Bank" The Weekly Standard and Express, 3 June 1899 (British Newspaper Archive)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Darwen's Football Ground", Northern Daily Telegraph, 12 July 1904 (British Newspaper Archive)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCatherine_Pye2009" class="citation web cs1">Catherine Pye (14 May 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/4369285.display">"Final bid to save Darwen FC fails after High Court hearing"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Telegraph" title="Lancashire Telegraph">Lancashire Telegraph</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171008181120/http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/4369285.display/">Archived</a> from the original on 8 October 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 October</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Lancashire+Telegraph&rft.atitle=Final+bid+to+save+Darwen+FC+fails+after+High+Court+hearing&rft.date=2009-05-14&rft.au=Catherine+Pye&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2F4369285.display&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADarwen+F.C.+%281870%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCatherine_Pye2009" class="citation web cs1">Catherine Pye (7 May 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/4351705">"Final whistle for Darwen FC – but new club set to rise out of ashes"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Telegraph" title="Lancashire Telegraph">Lancashire Telegraph</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 October</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Lancashire+Telegraph&rft.atitle=Final+whistle+for+Darwen+FC+%E2%80%93+but+new+club+set+to+rise+out+of+ashes&rft.date=2009-05-07&rft.au=Catherine+Pye&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2F4351705&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADarwen+F.C.+%281870%29" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged January 2024">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211031065606/https://www.afcdarwen.co.uk/our-history">"Our History"</a>. <a href="/wiki/AFC_Darwen" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Darwen">AFC Darwen</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.afcdarwen.co.uk/our-history">the original</a> on 31 October 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 October</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Our+History&rft.pub=AFC+Darwen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.afcdarwen.co.uk%2Four-history&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADarwen+F.C.+%281870%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/425944/darwen-days-are-here-again/">Darwen days are here again</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220613135644/https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/425944/darwen-days-are-here-again/">Archived</a> 13 June 2022 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> The Non-League Football Paper, 12 June 2012</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://spartacus-educational.com/Fblackburn.htm">"Blackburn Rovers : 1875 – 1914"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Spartacus_Educational" title="Spartacus Educational">Spartacus Educational</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211028074009/https://spartacus-educational.com/Fblackburn.htm">Archived</a> from the original on 28 October 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 October</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Blackburn+Rovers+football+club%3A+record+v+Darwen&rft.pub=11v11.com&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.11v11.com%2Fteams%2Fblackburn-rovers%2Ftab%2FopposingTeams%2Fopposition%2FDarwen%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADarwen+F.C.+%281870%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamClubs/Clubs/Darwen.html">"England Players' Club Affiliations – Darwen"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120516085619/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamClubs/Clubs/Darwen.html">Archived</a> from the original on 16 May 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 April</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=England+Players%27+Club+Affiliations+%E2%80%93+Darwen&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandfootballonline.com%2FTeamClubs%2FClubs%2FDarwen.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADarwen+F.C.+%281870%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thereviewshub.com/the-giant-killers-rose-street-theatre-edinburgh/">"The Giant Killers"</a>. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://darwenlibrarytheatre.com/whats-on/the-giant-killers/">the original</a> on 17 August 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Giant+Killers&rft.pub=Darwen+Librrary+and+Theatre&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdarwenlibrarytheatre.com%2Fwhats-on%2Fthe-giant-killers%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADarwen+F.C.+%281870%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fchd.info/DARWEN.HTM">Darwen</a> at the <i>Football Club History Database</i></li></ul> <p>Darwen Football Club Memories, by Breeze, Paul (Posh Up North Publishing: Nelson, 2001) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0953978243" title="Special:BookSources/978-0953978243">978-0953978243</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darwen_F.C._(1870)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071027152639/http://darwenfc.com/">Official website</a> (archived 27 October 2007)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.englishfootballstats.co.uk/Club%20Profiles/darwen.htm">Darwen FC stats 1899–2009</a> at English Football Stats.com</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200120/http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/search/2338429.Darwen_FC_winding_up_threat/">2008 winding up</a> (archived 3 March 2016)</li> <li><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Second tier (1892–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bootle_F.C._(1879)" title="Bootle F.C. (1879)">Bootle</a></i> (1892–93)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Burton_Swifts_F.C." title="Burton Swifts F.C.">Burton Swifts</a></i> (1892–1901)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Burton_United_F.C." title="Burton United F.C.">Burton United</a></i> (1901–07)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Burton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Burton Wanderers F.C.">Burton Wanderers</a></i> (1894–97)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Darwen</a></i> (1891–99)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gainsborough_Trinity_F.C." title="Gainsborough Trinity F.C.">Gainsborough Trinity</a> (1896–1912)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glossop_North_End_A.F.C." title="Glossop North End A.F.C.">Glossop North End</a> (1898–1915)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Leeds_City_F.C." title="Leeds City F.C.">Leeds City</a></i> (1905–19)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Loughborough_F.C." title="Loughborough F.C.">Loughborough</a></i> (1895–1900)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Middlesbrough_Ironopolis_F.C." title="Middlesbrough Ironopolis F.C.">Middlesbrough Ironopolis</a></i> (1893–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Brighton_Tower_F.C." title="New Brighton Tower F.C.">New Brighton Tower</a></i> (1898–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwich_Victoria_F.C." title="Northwich Victoria F.C.">Northwich Victoria</a> (1892–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rotherham_Town_F.C._(1878)" title="Rotherham Town F.C. (1878)">Rotherham Town</a></i> (1893–96)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wimbledon_F.C." title="Wimbledon F.C.">Wimbledon</a></i> Became <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Dons_F.C." title="Milton Keynes Dons F.C.">Milton Keynes Dons</a> (1977–92, 2000–04)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Third tier (1920–present)<br /> North/South (1921–1958)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aberdare_Athletic_F.C." title="Aberdare Athletic F.C.">Aberdare Athletic</a></i> (1921–27)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashington_A.F.C." title="Ashington A.F.C.">Ashington</a> (1921–29)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bury_F.C." title="Bury F.C.">Bury</a> (1894–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_City_A.F.C." title="Durham City A.F.C.">Durham City</a> (1921–28)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merthyr_Town_F.C." title="Merthyr Town F.C.">Merthyr Town</a> (1920–30)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_F.C." title="Nelson F.C.">Nelson</a> (1921–31)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Brighton_A.F.C." title="New Brighton A.F.C.">New Brighton</a></i> (1923–51)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rotherham_County_F.C." title="Rotherham County F.C.">Rotherham County</a></i> (1919–25)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gateshead_A.F.C." title="Gateshead A.F.C.">South Shields</a></i> (1919–30)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stalybridge_Celtic_F.C." title="Stalybridge Celtic F.C.">Stalybridge Celtic</a> (1921–23)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thames_A.F.C." title="Thames A.F.C.">Thames</a></i> (1930–32)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wigan_Borough_F.C." title="Wigan Borough F.C.">Wigan Borough</a></i> (1921–31)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fourth tier (by election, 1958–1987)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Accrington_Stanley_F.C._(1891)" title="Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891)">Accrington Stanley</a></i> (1921–62)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradford_(Park_Avenue)_A.F.C." title="Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.">Bradford (Park Avenue)</a> (1908–70)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gateshead_A.F.C." title="Gateshead A.F.C.">Gateshead</a></i> (1930–60)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southport_F.C." title="Southport F.C.">Southport</a> (1921–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Workington_A.F.C." title="Workington A.F.C.">Workington</a> (1951–77)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fourth tier (relegated since 1987)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aldershot_F.C." title="Aldershot F.C.">Aldershot</a></i> (1932–92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aldershot_Town_F.C." title="Aldershot Town F.C.">Aldershot Town</a> (2008–13)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barnet_F.C." title="Barnet F.C.">Barnet</a> (1991–2001, 2005–13, 2015–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_United_F.C." title="Boston United F.C.">Boston United</a> (2002–07)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chester_City_F.C." title="Chester City F.C.">Chester City</a></i> (1931–2000, 2004–09)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dagenham_%26_Redbridge_F.C." title="Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.">Dagenham & Redbridge</a> (2007–16)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darlington_F.C." title="Darlington F.C.">Darlington</a> (1921–89, 1990–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forest_Green_Rovers_F.C." title="Forest Green Rovers F.C.">Forest Green Rovers</a> (2017–24)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halifax_Town_A.F.C." title="Halifax Town A.F.C.">Halifax Town</a></i> (1921–93, 1998–2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_United_F.C." title="Hartlepool United F.C.">Hartlepool United</a> (1921–2017, 2021–23)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hereford_United_F.C." title="Hereford United F.C.">Hereford United</a></i> (1972–97, 2006–12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kidderminster_Harriers_F.C." title="Kidderminster Harriers F.C.">Kidderminster Harriers</a> (2000–05)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Macclesfield_Town_F.C." title="Macclesfield Town F.C.">Macclesfield Town</a></i> (1997–2012, 2018–20)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maidstone_United_F.C._(1897)" title="Maidstone United F.C. (1897)">Maidstone United</a></i> (1989–92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C." title="Oldham Athletic A.F.C.">Oldham Athletic</a> (1907–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochdale_A.F.C." title="Rochdale A.F.C.">Rochdale</a> (1921–2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rushden_%26_Diamonds_F.C." title="Rushden & Diamonds F.C.">Rushden & Diamonds</a></i> (2001–06)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scarborough_F.C." title="Scarborough F.C.">Scarborough</a></i> (1987–99)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_United_F.C." title="Scunthorpe United F.C.">Scunthorpe United</a> (1950–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southend_United_F.C." title="Southend United F.C.">Southend United</a> (1920–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton_United_F.C." title="Sutton United F.C.">Sutton United</a> (2021–24)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torquay_United_F.C." title="Torquay United F.C.">Torquay United</a> (1927–2007, 2009–14)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yeovil_Town_F.C." title="Yeovil Town F.C.">Yeovil Town</a> (2003–19)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/York_City_F.C." title="York City F.C.">York City</a> (1929–2004, 2012–16)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>Listed according to division last performed in. 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Meadows">Alexandra Meadows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barley_Bank" title="Barley Bank">Barley Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Arena" title="Blackburn Arena">Blackburn Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Buccaneers" title="Blackburn Buccaneers">Blackburn Buccaneers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Hawks" title="Blackburn Hawks">Blackburn Hawks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Law_F.C." title="Blackburn Law F.C.">Blackburn Law F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Olympic_F.C." title="Blackburn Olympic F.C.">Blackburn Olympic F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Park_Road_F.C." title="Blackburn Park Road F.C.">Blackburn Park Road F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C." title="Blackburn Rovers F.C.">Blackburn Rovers F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darwen_Cricket_Club" title="Darwen Cricket Club">Darwen Cricket Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darwen_F.C." title="Darwen F.C.">Darwen F.C.</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink 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(1870)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darwen_Old_Wanderers_F.C." title="Darwen Old Wanderers F.C.">Darwen Old Wanderers F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Lancashire_Cricket_Club" title="East Lancashire Cricket Club">East Lancashire Cricket Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Lancashire_Lions" title="East Lancashire Lions">East Lancashire Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Raptors" title="Lancashire Raptors">Lancashire Raptors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Wolverines" title="Lancashire Wolverines">Lancashire Wolverines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Darwen_F.C." title="Lower Darwen F.C.">Lower Darwen F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turton_F.C." title="Turton F.C.">Turton F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Witton_F.C." title="Witton F.C.">Witton F.C.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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Borough Council election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Blackburn_with_Darwen_Borough_Council_election" title="2006 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election">06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Blackburn_with_Darwen_Borough_Council_election" title="2007 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election">07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Blackburn_with_Darwen_Borough_Council_election" title="2008 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election">08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Blackburn_with_Darwen_Borough_Council_election" title="2014 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Blackburn_with_Darwen_Borough_Council_election" title="2015 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election">15</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darwen_Town_Council" title="Darwen Town Council">Darwen Town Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/For_Darwen_Party" title="For Darwen Party">For Darwen Party</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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