- Address: Neasham Road, Darlington
- Country: United Kingdom
- Capacity: 25,000
- Opened: 2003
- Main use: Rugby union
- Tenants: Darlington Mowden Park (rugby union)
Extra stadium info – The Darlington Arena
The construction costs of the venue were £18 million. Darlington Mowden Park RFC use the stadium for home games. The rugby union club was founded in 1945. Darlington Football Club, also known as The Quakers, played numerous home games at The Darlington Arena. The club was founded in 1883. Darlington FC moved to the venue in 2003. 11,000 fans attended their first match at The Darlington Arena. They lost the game against the Kidderminster Harriers.
George Reynolds
The Darlington Arena opened as the Reynolds Arena. It was named after George Reynolds. He was the owner of Darlington FC before he was found guilty of tax evasion in 2005. Reynolds became the owner of Darlington FC in 1999. He wanted to take Darlington Football Club into the Premier League, the world famous English top-flight football league. Darlington FC never reached the Premier League under the ownership of George Reynolds.
