FC Darlington Locomotives

Women’s and girls’ football needs your voice.

Whether you’re a player, referee or parent of a girl who plays football, or a coach of a female

team, we want to hear about your experiences of female health and wellbeing in the game.

What’s working? What’s missing? What could be better?

Your insights will help us better understand the needs of women and girls in football and shape the support available across the game.

Take the survey and have your say here. 👇

https://bit.ly/female-athlete-health-survey

Survey closes 7 September.

St George’s Squad 🩵💜

History Makers 🤝

‘The Locos’ first ever goalscorer at St George’s Park and ‘The Locos’ youngest ever goalscorer at St George’s Park.

Up the Locos 🚂

✨ THAT’S A WRAP! 🎩⚽

What an amazing way to finish our summer camps, with Magic Marvin putting on a brilliant magic show, teaching tricks and getting the girls involved in circus skills! 🎪🪄

A massive THANK YOU to everyone who joined us this summer. Across four fantastic weeks, we’ve welcomed over 300 visits to our camps! 🙌

From leadership and technical football camps, to Wagon Woods at Hopetown, animal experiences, baseball, magic, talent shows and plenty more… we’ve had an absolute ball! ⚽❤️

Different experiences, new skills, new friendships and lots of memories made along the way.

🎃 See you all in October for our Wacky Halloween Camp! 👻

More football. More fun. More madness. We can’t wait! ⚽🎃

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 St George’s Awaits

A huge shoutout to our Under 11 Rockets - joined by some Under 10 Rockets - who are on their way to England football team’s training ground for a tournament tomorrow!

Don’t forget to share your memories and photos with us everyone 🩵💜

🗣️ YOUNG PEOPLE & PROFESSIONALS WANTED FOR BELONG DARLINGTON 2026

We’re bringing young people and professionals together in the same room to talk about belonging, loneliness, opportunities and what young people need in Darlington.

📅 Saturday 19th September
⏰ 12pm–4pm
📍 Hopetown Darlington
🍽️ Lunch & refreshments included

👧 Young People

We’re looking for secondary school-age young people who want to share their views, take part in interactive workshops and help shape ideas for the future.

🎁 Every young person attending will receive a £5 Greggs voucher as a thank you for their time.

Young Person Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19yk9Ulm_PYQmBgRDL-MlYLthhucPlM_pWFhuUxdnk8g/viewform

🤝 Professionals

We also want people from across Darlington who work in or represent:

Youth
Education
Health & social care
Business
Employment
Community organisations
Sport
Local government
Charities and the voluntary sector

This is a chance to listen directly to young people, share ideas, build connections and help shape a stronger sense of belonging across Darlington.

Professional Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIpMyBhB-sJEUfaa0cyOZxdVGf7s0coVXG9od4F7tMiJ_bXQ/viewform

Please share this post, tag someone who should be in the room and encourage young people to get involved.

Hosted by FC Darlington Locomotives as part of the Belong Collective with UK Youth and Youth Focus North East.

Loco Super Bowl 🏈

It was TOUCHDOWN for Team Josh today as they beat Team Ebony in The Loco Super Bowl.

A day of NFL Flag Football!

🌳⚽ WHAT A WAY TO FINISH OUR HOPETOWN HOLIDAYS!

We signed off our final Tuesday at Hopetown with a brilliant trip to Wagon Woods! 🌿

It’s been an amazing four days across the holidays, packed with football, activities, adventures and plenty of memories made.

A massive thank you to everyone at Hopetown Darlington for having us. What an incredible asset to have right here in Darlington and somewhere we’ve absolutely loved being based this summer! 🙌

Until next time, Hopetown! 🚂⚽

🚂 PUT YOUR BUSINESS ON THE LOCO MAP! ⚽

For the first time in a while, we’ve opened up a complete range of sponsorship and partnership opportunities at FC Darlington Locomotives.

From just £150 right through to a full club partnership, there are opportunities for businesses of all sizes to get involved.

👀 Huge weekly reach and footfall
📱 Fantastic social media exposure
⚽ Hundreds of players and families
📍 Visibility across Darlington, regionally and nationwide
🤝 Opportunities for businesses of all sizes
🚂 Major partnership opportunities available

With our club continuing to grow both on and off the pitch, it’s a great time to get your business seen while directly supporting women’s and girls’ football.

🏷️ TAG A BUSINESS BELOW that you think should be involved!

To enquire, message us on Facebook, call/message Nathan or email [email protected]

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