Nothingwithout labour
One club, two first teams: the Salmoners and the Salmonesses. Live tables, fixtures, player stats and every story from the Anchor Ground.
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Sponsorship 2026/27
Premier
- Your name on every goal, MoM & matchday post
- Open to multiple sponsors
Gold Player
- Exclusive — one sponsor per player
- Logo & link on the player's profile
- Programme & clubhouse reel
Match Sponsor
- Entry, drinks & half-time food
- PA thank-you & programme page
All-Inclusive
- 2 season tickets
- Pitch-side board & programme ads
- Website sponsor listing
The first professional footballers
In 1879 Darwen became the first working-class mill-town club to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals — and in doing so paid Fergus Suter and Jimmy Love, the first professionals in the English game. Our story was told in Netflix's The English Game. A year earlier, Barley Bank staged Lancashire's first floodlit match.
Today we're a community club with Men's and Ladies First Teams — carrying the same motto: Absque Labore Nihil.
Visit the Anchor
Pay on the gate. Admission prices vary from match to match, so check our social channels before kick-off.
Our Partners
Multevo Group — proud partner of Darwen FC and home of the Multevo Group Anchor Ground.