DARLINGTON
League Position History
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DIVISIONS
Premier League
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OUTCOMES
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Relegated
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Restructure
Mid-table
Darlington
— Darlington's Football League history
| Season | Competition | Position | Outcome |
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Relegated from the Football League 30 Jun 2010
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| 2009/10 | League Two | Relegated | |
| 2008/09 | League Two | ||
| 2007/08 | League Two | Missed promotion (play-offs) | |
| 2006/07 | League Two | ||
| 2005/06 | League Two | ||
| 2004/05 | League Two | ||
| â–¸ League Two era begins | |||
| 2003/04 | Division Three | ||
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Moved from Feethams to Darlington Arena 1 Jul 2003
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| 2002/03 | Division Three | ||
| 2001/02 | Division Three | ||
| 2000/01 | Division Three | ||
| 1999/00 | Division Three | Missed promotion (play-offs) | |
| 1998/99 | Division Three | ||
| 1997/98 | Division Three | ||
| 1996/97 | Division Three | ||
| 1995/96 | Division Three | Missed promotion (play-offs) | |
| 1994/95 | Division Three | ||
| 1993/94 | Division Three | ||
| 1992/93 | Division Three | ||
| 1991/92 | Division Two | Relegated | |
| 1990/91 | Fourth Division | Champions | |
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Promoted to the Football League 1 Jul 1990
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Relegated from the Football League 30 Jun 1989
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| 1988/89 | Fourth Division | Relegated | |
| 1987/88 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1986/87 | Third Division | Relegated | |
| 1985/86 | Third Division | ||
| 1984/85 | Fourth Division | Promoted | |
| 1983/84 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1982/83 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1981/82 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1980/81 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1979/80 | Fourth Division | Re-elected | |
| 1978/79 | Fourth Division | Re-elected | |
| 1977/78 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1976/77 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1975/76 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1974/75 | Fourth Division | Re-elected | |
| 1973/74 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1972/73 | Fourth Division | Re-elected | |
| 1971/72 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1970/71 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1969/70 | Fourth Division | Re-elected | |
| 1968/69 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1967/68 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1966/67 | Third Division | Relegated | |
| 1965/66 | Fourth Division | Promoted | |
| 1964/65 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1963/64 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1962/63 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1961/62 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1960/61 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1959/60 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1958/59 | Fourth Division | ||
| 1957/58 | Fourth Division | League restructure | |
| â–¸ Fourth Division era begins | |||
| 1956/57 | Third Division North | ||
| 1955/56 | Third Division North | ||
| 1954/55 | Third Division North | ||
| 1953/54 | Third Division North | ||
| 1952/53 | Third Division North | ||
| 1951/52 | Third Division North | Re-elected | |
| 1950/51 | Third Division North | ||
| 1949/50 | Third Division North | ||
| 1948/49 | Third Division North | ||
| 1947/48 | Third Division North | ||
| 1946/47 | Third Division North | ||
| 1939/40 | Third Division North | ||
| 1938/39 | Third Division North | ||
| 1937/38 | Third Division North | ||
| 1936/37 | Third Division North | Re-elected | |
| 1935/36 | Third Division North | ||
| 1934/35 | Third Division North | ||
| 1933/34 | Third Division North | ||
| 1932/33 | Third Division North | Re-elected | |
| 1931/32 | Third Division North | ||
| 1930/31 | Third Division North | ||
| 1929/30 | Third Division North | ||
| 1928/29 | Third Division North | ||
| 1927/28 | Third Division North | ||
| 1926/27 | Second Division | Relegated | |
| 1925/26 | Second Division | ||
| 1924/25 | Third Division North | Champions | |
| 1923/24 | Third Division North | ||
| 1922/23 | Third Division North | ||
| 1921/22 | Third Division North | ||
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Founder member of Division 3 North 1 Jul 1921
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| 1883 | Darlington founded | ||