' A great story of an ex League Club & their loyal fans '

Darlington's football club returns to hometown

Since Darlington went out of the Football League and went bankrupt, they started back up in the 8th division of the Non League Pyramid, the lowest league and had to play every home game away at Bishop Auckland.

They averaged 1,500 home crowds(which were never home games) and averaged 700 fans for they away games and some games over 400 would travel 300 mile round trips.

They now play in the same League as Gloucester City,Kidderminster and Darlington take over over 300 fans to these grounds,yet its an eight hour round trip, fair play real loyalty.


They are currently in The National League North,but does include teams like Gloucester, Halifax,Salford City.

Darlington 1883, will apply for their full name back in the next five years.

BBC

Wednesday 28th December 2016

Darlington's Blackwell Meadows is the home of Darlington Rugby Football Club

Darlington's football club - now known as Darlington 1883 - has played its first match in the town for nearly five years.
It has been sharing a ground with Bishop Auckland FC since the original club went into administration in 2012, forcing it to leave its stadium.
It has now moved to Blackwell Meadows, the home of Darlington Rugby Football Club.
Director Richard Cook said it was a "special moment for us all".
"Being a Darlington boy, born and bred, being a fan of the club all my life, to be involved in actually leading the redevelopment and getting Darlington home has been an amazingly proud moment," he said.
The National League North fixture attracted over 3,000 spectators, which was a sell out. The club beat Halifax Town 3-2.

Darlington 1883 was required by the Football Association to change its name to differentiate itself from its old playing entity.
DFC 1883 Limited bought the assets of the former club's holding company through administrators.



Darlington's Blackwell Meadows is the home of Darlington Rugby Football Club

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In a weird sense I envy them. Travelling to grounds that they haven't been to before. Standing on terraces. Be a proper laugh and no wanker stewards either. Hmmmm

In a weird sense I envy them. Travelling to grounds that they haven't been to before. Standing on terraces. Be a proper laugh and no wanker stewards either. Hmmmm

Hmmm and No selling their souls and belittling those that believed in their identity

Great story this, as is the Hereford story. Two clubs we've had as opponents in our recent past. Both very well supported now. The adversity seems to have brought people together. Merthyr could be in that League next season

Great story this, as is the Hereford story. Two clubs we've had as opponents in our recent past. Both very well supported now. The adversity seems to have brought people together. Merthyr could be in that League next season

Yes I follow Herefords progress

I would love Merthyr to go up

It certainly brings fans together and a club grows stronger

Shows what going bust can do they are no longer Darlington fc with all the history that intails, but a completely different club with different name and different identity

Shows what going bust can do they are no longer Darlington fc with all the history that intails, but a completely different club with different name and different identity

Allan, back again with sarcasm, they are a very proud club and their fans have stuck together and they are on their way back up the Leagues. They will get their full name back after 10 years like Newport County did

Why not commend,passionate,proud,loyal fans,some of our fans can never applaud other loyal/diehard fans,very sad, no wonder we are not like we were.

Shows what going bust can do they are no longer Darlington fc with all the history that intails, but a completely different club with different name and different identity

Allan, back again with sarcasm, they are a very proud club and their fans have stuck together and they are on their way back up the Leagues. They will get their full name back after 10 years like Newport County did

Why not commend,passionate,proud,loyal fans,some of our fans can never applaud other loyal/diehard fans,very sad, no wonder we are not like we were.

Not sarcasm as what I said is fact! As for other fans couldn't give a monkeys about their support as I've stated many times before, I'm only interested in ccfc fans!

Shows what going bust can do they are no longer Darlington fc with all the history that intails, but a completely different club with different name and different identity

Allan, back again with sarcasm, they are a very proud club and their fans have stuck together and they are on their way back up the Leagues. They will get their full name back after 10 years like Newport County did

Why not commend,passionate,proud,loyal fans,some of our fans can never applaud other loyal/diehard fans,very sad, no wonder we are not like we were.

Not sarcasm as what I said is fact! As for other fans couldn't give a monkeys about their support as I've stated many times before, I'm only interested in ccfc fans!

Well why bother to comment and even look at the topic?

You were not bothered about the Despicable Red either.

Shows what going bust can do they are no longer Darlington fc with all the history that intails, but a completely different club with different name and different identity

Allan, back again with sarcasm, they are a very proud club and their fans have stuck together and they are on their way back up the Leagues. They will get their full name back after 10 years like Newport County did

Why not commend,passionate,proud,loyal fans,some of our fans can never applaud other loyal/diehard fans,very sad, no wonder we are not like we were.

Not sarcasm as what I said is fact! As for other fans couldn't give a monkeys about their support as I've stated many times before, I'm only interested in ccfc fans!

Well why bother to comment and even look at the topic?

You were not bothered about the Despicable Red either.

Shows what going bust can do they are no longer Darlington fc with all the history that intails, but a completely different club with different name and different identity

Allan, back again with sarcasm, they are a very proud club and their fans have stuck together and they are on their way back up the Leagues. They will get their full name back after 10 years like Newport County did

Why not commend,passionate,proud,loyal fans,some of our fans can never applaud other loyal/diehard fans,very sad, no wonder we are not like we were.

Not sarcasm as what I said is fact! As for other fans couldn't give a monkeys about their support as I've stated many times before, I'm only interested in ccfc fans!

Well why bother to comment and even look at the topic?

You were not bothered about the Despicable Red either.

Thought its a forum for all opinions good or bad ! Take look at your hundreds of threads on other clubs support you won't find one post from me on them that's how much I care about them! As for red well not bitter and twisted about it and never supported it just like the 99.9% of city fans, just more important things in life to worry about than things I had no control over

Shows what going bust can do they are no longer Darlington fc with all the history that intails, but a completely different club with different name and different identity

Allan, back again with sarcasm, they are a very proud club and their fans have stuck together and they are on their way back up the Leagues. They will get their full name back after 10 years like Newport County did

Why not commend,passionate,proud,loyal fans,some of our fans can never applaud other loyal/diehard fans,very sad, no wonder we are not like we were.

Not sarcasm as what I said is fact! As for other fans couldn't give a monkeys about their support as I've stated many times before, I'm only interested in ccfc fans!

Well why bother to comment and even look at the topic?

You were not bothered about the Despicable Red either.

Thought its a forum for all opinions good or bad ! Take look at your hundreds of threads on other clubs support you won't find one post from me on them that's how much I care about them! As for red well not bitter and twisted about it and never supported it just like the 99.9% of city fans, just more important things in life to worry about than things I had no control over

True and Fair enough, one of my main things I love about football is the support and crowds,as for me without fans theirs no point there being a football club

Got a few mates in work who are Hereford fans. They are absolutely loving going to all of the random little grounds in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire & Devon following them the last 2 seasons. Regularly taking 500+ to away games. Great for the coffers of the home club too.

Got a few mates in work who are Hereford fans. They are absolutely loving going to all of the random little grounds in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire & Devon following them the last 2 seasons. Regularly taking 500+ to away games. Great for the coffers of the home club too.

I follow them on twitter & fb how they are doing,love hearing them doing well and fans behind their club

Miss the Hereford away days with Cardiff