Darwen

Darwen, Blackburn-Burnley · England · Championship

Greatest games

Darwen's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.

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Aston Villa

1887-02-12 · FA Cup · Quarterfinals

62.2

game score

Derby County

1894-04-14 · First Division

58.5

game score

Aston Villa

1893-01-21 · FA Cup · Round 1

55.4

game score

Preston North End

1894-02-03 · First Division

53.8

game score

Notts County

1892-02-27 · Football League

52.7

game score

Chirk

1887-01-22 · FA Cup · Round 5

49.2

game score

Blackburn Rovers

1893-09-02 · First Division

48.5

game score

Remnants

1879-01-30 · FA Cup · Round 3

47.5

game score

Bolton Wanderers

1886-12-11 · FA Cup · Round 3

46.4

game score

Boston United

1934-11-24 · FA Cup · Round 1

46.4

game score

#		Stage	Result
1	1887-02-12	FA Cup · Quarterfinals	away L 2-3 v Aston Villa	game score 62.2
2	1894-04-14	First Division	home L 2-3 v Derby County	game score 58.5
3	1893-01-21	FA Cup · Round 1	home W 5-4 v Aston Villa	game score 55.4
4	1894-02-03	First Division	home W 2-1 v Preston North End	game score 53.8
5	1892-02-27	Football League	home L 2-3 v Notts County	game score 52.7
6	1887-01-22	FA Cup · Round 5	away W 2-1 v Chirk	game score 49.2
7	1893-09-02	First Division	home L 2-3 v Blackburn Rovers	game score 48.5
8	1879-01-30	FA Cup · Round 3	away W 3-2 v Remnants	game score 47.5
9	1886-12-11	FA Cup · Round 3	home W 4-3 v Bolton Wanderers	game score 46.4
10	1934-11-24	FA Cup · Round 1	home L 1-2 v Boston United	game score 46.4

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Tiers played

L1, L2

Top-flight (L1) seasons

Lower-tier league seasons

First season

1892

Most recent season

1899

The Heartbreak Index8.5 · #241

The Numb · Never won it, waiting since 1892

8.5

Heartbreak

#241

of 1,138 clubs

#143

in Football

0.9

agony · 7.7 despair

The clocks

First major trophy since 18921.9

Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 1894 · relegated from the second tier, 1899 · relegated from the top flight, 1892

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Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

1899

Second Division (2) · P18↓

34 P · 2-5-27 · 22:141 · -119

pts

1898

Second Division (2) · P15

30 P · 6-2-22 · 31:76 · -45

pts

1897

Second Division (2) · P11

30 P · 14-0-16 · 67:61 · +6

pts

1896

Second Division (2) · P9

30 P · 12-6-12 · 72:67 · +5

pts

1895

Second Division (2) · P6

30 P · 16-4-10 · 74:43 · +31

pts

1894

First Division (1) · P15↓

30 P · 7-5-18 · 37:83 · -46

pts

1893

Second Division (2) · P3↑

22 P · 14-2-6 · 60:36 · +24

pts

1892

First Division (1) · P14↓

26 P · 4-3-19 · 38:112 · -74

pts

Year	League	Team	Pos	Notes	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD
1899	Second Division(2)	Darwen	18	relegated	34	2	5	27	9	22	141	-119
1898	Second Division(2)	Darwen	15		30	6	2	22	14	31	76	-45
1897	Second Division(2)	Darwen	11		30	14	0	16	28	67	61	6
1896	Second Division(2)	Darwen	9		30	12	6	12	30	72	67	5
1895	Second Division(2)	Darwen	6		30	16	4	10	36	74	43	31
1894	First Division(1)	Darwen	15	relegated	30	7	5	18	19	37	83	-46
1893	Second Division(2)	Darwen	3	promoted	22	14	2	6	30	60	36	24
1892	First Division(1)	Darwen	14	relegated	26	4	3	19	11	38	112	-74

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The Heartbreak Index8.5 · #241▸

The Heartbreak Index8.5 · #241