Darwen F.C. (1870)
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This article is about the original football club in Darwen, wound up in 2009. For the successor club, see Darwen F.C.
Darwen Football Club was an association football club from Darwen in Lancashire, England. The team, formed in 1870, was an early pioneer of professional football in Northern England, reaching the semi-finals of the 1880–81 FA Cup. They were a Football League member from 1891 to 1899. Darwen joined the Lancashire League in 1900 and remained in regional football afterwards. They last played in the First Division of the North West Counties Football League in 2008–09, when the club was wound-up. A successor team, AFC Darwen, was founded soon after. Darwen played their home games at the Anchor Ground.
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Full name | Darwen Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Salmoners The Darreners | ||
Founded | 1870 (1875 as an association football club) | ||
Dissolved | 2009 | ||
Ground | Anchor Ground | ||
Capacity | 4,000 | ||
2008–09 | North West Counties League Division Two, 13th | ||
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