Darfield F.C. was an English

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club based in Darfield,

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History

The club was formed as Darfield St. George's, and competed in the

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under that name in 1919. The following summer they changed their name to Houghton Main Colliery and reached the 3rd Qualifying Round of the cup before winning the Yorkshire League in their debut campaign in the competition.Houghton Main
Football Club History Database In 1923 they left the Yorkshire League and joined the Barnsley Association League, being renamed simply Darfield in the process. Darfield won the

Sheffield Senior Cup The Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup is a county cup competition involving teams within the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association. Originally named the Sheffield Challenge Cup, it is the 5th oldest surviving cup competition ...

in 1927, beating Ecclesfield United in the final at Birdwell. A year later they finished top of the Barnsley league, but the club was wound up in 1932. A new club using Darfield's old name, Houghton Main, was founded after the Second World War and currently (2016) competes in the

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Records

*Best

performance: 3rd Qualifying Round, 1920–21

References

Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in South Yorkshire Yorkshire Football League Barnsley Association League Mining association football teams in England {{England-footyclub-defunct-stub