DARWEN
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| Formed: 1870 Dissolved: 2009 Re-Formed: 2009 Ground: Anchor Ground, Darwen |
League Record as Darwen
| Season | Position Finished | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | League & Division |
| 1889/90 | 6th | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 70 | 75 | 22 | Football Alliance |
| 1890/91 | ▲6th | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 64 | 59 | 23 | Football Alliance |
| 1891/92 | ▼14th | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 38 | 112 | 11 | Football League |
| 1892/93 | ♦▲3rd | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 36 | 30 | Football League Second Division |
| 1893/94 | ♦▼15th | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 83 | 19 | Football League First Division |
| 1894/95 | 6th | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 43 | 36 | Football League Second Division |
| 1895/96 | 9th | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 67 | 30 | Football League Second Division |
| 1896/97 | 11th | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 28 | Football League Second Division |
| 1897/98 | ►15th | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 76 | 14 | Football League Second Division |
| 1898/99 | ▼18th | 34 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 141 | 9 | Football League Second Division |
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▼Darwen finished a distant bottom of the Football League Second Division at the end of the 1898/99 Season and did not seek Re-Election. |
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| 1899/00 | 5th | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 56 | 31 | 36 | Lancashire League |
| 1900/01 | 4th | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 23 | Lancashire League |
| 1901/02 | 1st | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 16 | 42 | Lancashire League |
| 1902/03 | 2nd | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 68 | 21 | 31 | Lancashire League |
| 1903/04 | 5th | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 45 | 45 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1904/05 | 5th | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 49 | 38 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1905/06 | 2nd | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 81 | 64 | 47 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1906/07 | 7th | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 55 | 42 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1907/08 | 16th | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 85 | 30 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1908/09 | ▼17th | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 41 | 85 | 31 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1909/10 | 11th | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 71 | 68 | 36 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 |
| 1910/11 | 17th | 38 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 59 | 91 | 29 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 |
| 1911/12 | 13th | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 34 | 84 | 21 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 |
| 1912/13 | 14th | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 53 | 85 | 23 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 |
| 1913/14 | 8th | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 65 | 36 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 |
| Darwen left the Lancashire Combination and rejoined after the War | |||||||||
| World War 1 Suspended Play | |||||||||
| 1920/21 | 4th | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 79 | 51 | 44 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1921/22 | 4th | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 75 | 51 | 45 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1922/23 | 3rd | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 77 | 60 | 43 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1923/24 | 3rd | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 84 | 63 | 46 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1924/25 | 3rd | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 64 | 35 | 45 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1925/26 | 9th | 38 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 93 | 75 | 40 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1926/27 | 11th | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 89 | 98 | 36 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1927/28 | 19th | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 68 | 104 | 26 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1928/29 | 11th | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 82 | 39 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1929/30 | 4th | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 93 | 62 | 48 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1930/31 | 1st | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 116 | 55 | 53 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1931/32 | 1st | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 104 | 43 | 55 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1932/33 | 4th | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 119 | 67 | 49 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1933/34 | 5th | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 122 | 72 | 47 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1934/35 | 7th | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 119 | 83 | 44 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1935/36 | 8th | 40 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 104 | 77 | 45 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1936/37 | 3rd | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 106 | 63 | 55 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1937/38 | 7th | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 103 | 85 | 47 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1938/39 | 13th | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 116 | 87 | 42 | Lancashire Combination |
| World War 2 Suspended Play | |||||||||
| 1945/46 | 5th | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 48 | 25 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1946/47 | 18th | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 84 | 112 | 34 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1947/48 | 16th | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 60 | 91 | 33 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1948/49 | 5th | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 81 | 65 | 49 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1949/50 | 17th | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 55 | 66 | 37 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1950/51 | 14th | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 62 | 79 | 36 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1951/52 | 16th | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 60 | 83 | 37 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1952/53 | 3rd | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 88 | 65 | 49 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1953/54 | 5th | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 49 | 45 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1954/55 | 12th | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 79 | 43 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1955/56 | 13th | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 66 | 85 | 34 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1956/57 | 19th | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 62 | 88 | 27 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1957/58 | 18th | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 71 | 104 | 34 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1958/59 | 14th | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 75 | 93 | 38 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1959/60 | 20th | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 57 | 86 | 31 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1960/61 | 22nd | 42 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 45 | 121 | 16 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1961/62 | 19th | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 56 | 119 | 25 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1962/63 | ▼21st | 42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 41 | 117 | 16 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1963/64 | 9th | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 59 | 38 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 |
| 1964/65 | 11th | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 58 | 35 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 |
| 1965/66 | ▲3rd | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 33 | 32 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 |
| 1966/67 | ▼21st | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 102 | 24 | Lancashire Combination Division 1 |
| 1967/68 | ▲2nd | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 72 | 35 | 48 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 |
| 1968/69 | 8th | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 64 | 43 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1969/70 | 10th | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 78 | 67 | 41 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1970/71 | 11th | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 57 | 26 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1971/72 | 9th | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 57 | 26 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1972/73 | 1st | 38 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 105 | 39 | 64 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1973/74 | 2nd | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 89 | 38 | 58 | Lancashire Combination |
| 1974/75 | 1st | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 97 | 36 | 60 | Lancashire Combination |
| Darwen left the Lancashire Combination and joined the Cheshire County League | |||||||||
| 1975/76 | 20th | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 49 | 89 | 25 | Cheshire County League |
| 1976/77 | 19th | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 50 | 81 | 28 | Cheshire County League |
| 1977/78 | 15th | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 50 | 68 | 34 | Cheshire County League |
| 1978/79 | 15th | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 53 | 39 | Cheshire County League Division 1 |
| 1979/80 | 10th | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 52 | 36 | Cheshire County League Division 1 |
| 1980/81 | 17th | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 46 | 74 | 26 | Cheshire County League Division 1 |
| 1981/82 | 7th | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 63 | 62 | 40 | Cheshire County League Division 1 |
| The Cheshire County League merged with the Lancashire Combination to form the North West Counties League | |||||||||
| 1982/83 | 6th | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 68 | 46 | 46 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1983/84 | ▼20th | 38 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 29 | 111 | 6 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1984/85 | 16th | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 62 | 20 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 1985/86 | 15th | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 57 | 24 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 1986/87 | ▲6th | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 47 | 38 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 1987/88 | 7th | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 45 | 38 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1988/89 | 5th | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 36 | 47 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1989/90 | 6th | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 54 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1990/91 | 16th | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 62 | 38 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1991/92 | 10th | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 55 | 41 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1992/93 | 17th | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 61 | 52 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1993/94 | 16th | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 61 | 44 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1994/95 | 17th | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 65 | 82 | 47 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1995/96 | 19th | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 67 | 77 | 37 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1996/97 | 21st | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 82 | 37 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1997/98 | ▼21st | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 93 | 31 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1998/99 | 8th | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 53 | 51 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 1999/00 | 4th | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 35 | 66 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 2000/01 | 11th | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 66 | 55 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 2001/02 | 11th | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 77 | 73 | 55 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 2002/03 | 8th | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 64 | 49 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 2003/04 | 6th | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 81 | 67 | 59 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 2004/05 | 16th | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 56 | 35 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 2005/06 | 16th | 36 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 47 | 61 | 35 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 2006/07 | 7th | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 45 | 52 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 2007/08 | 11th | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 55 | 65 | 44 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| The North West Counties League renamed its Divisions to the Premier & Division 1 | |||||||||
| 2008/09 | ▼13th | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 74 | 40 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▼Darwen were wound up in High Court following financial difficulties | |||||||||
League Record as AFC Darwen
| Season | Position Finished | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | League & Division |
| 2009/10 | ▲8th | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 56 | 42 | West Lancashire League |
| 2010/11 | 13th | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 69 | 37 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 2011/12 | 13th | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 77 | 38 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 2012/13 | 5th | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 57 | 63 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 2013/14 | 9th | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 64 | 51* | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 2014/15 | ▲3rd | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 103 | 60 | 68 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 2015/16 | 18th | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 82 | 111 | 43 | North West Counties League Premier |
| 2016/17 | 18th | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 110 | 41 | North West Counties League Premier |
| 2017/18 | ▼23rd | 44 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 42 | 160 | 16 | North West Counties League Premier |
| 2018/19 | 10th | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 76 | 86 | 54 | North West Counties League Division 1 North |
| 2019/20 | ABANDONED | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 65 | 74 | 46* | North West Counties League Division 1 North |
| 2020/21 | ABANDONED | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | North West Counties League Division 1 North |
| 2021/22 | 17th | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 68 | 92 | 39 | North West Counties League Division 1 North |
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Footnotes |
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2013/14 - Deducted 1 Point |
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2019/20 - Deducted 11 Points |