Douglas and District F.C.
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| Full name | Douglas and District Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | D&D | ||
| Founded | 1996, as Barclays F.C. | ||
| Ground | Noble's Park Douglas, Isle of Man | ||
| Chairman | Enzo Ciappelli | ||
| Manager | Andrew Dossor | ||
| League | Isle of Man Football League Division Two | ||
| 2018–19 | Division Two, 10th of 13 | ||
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Douglas and District F.C. are a football club from Douglas on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League. They play their home games at Noble's Park in Douglas.
History
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The club evolved from Barclays (IOM) FC who were formed in 1996. As the number of players affiliated with the bank decreased, the club made the decision to change their name to Douglas & District FC in 2002. The club have only ever competed in Division Two. In 2005, David Quirk was elected as the club's first Life Member.
The club have a reserve team who compete in the Isle of Man Football Combination. Douglas and District also joined the Isle of Man Football Association Veterans League in 2011, started junior boys teams in 2012 and junior girls teams in 2016.
Douglas and District Football Club won the 2007–08, 2014–15 and 2015–16 Fred Faragher Memorial Trophy for the fewest disciplinary points gained by players over the season. Started in 1969, presented by Castletown MFC in memory of Fred Faragher, originally for referee marks for sportsmanship.
Douglas and District were awarded the FA Community Awards Charter Standard Development Club of the Year for 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2016/17.
Each year the club embarks on a tour starting in 1997. The places visited are as follows:
- 1997 – Dublin
- 1998 – Dublin
- 1999 – Nottingham
- 2000 – Dublin
- 2001 – Blackpool
- 2002 – Dublin
- 2003 – Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- 2004 – Edinburgh
- 2005 – Blackpool
- 2006 – Cologne, Germany
- 2007 – Brussels, Belgium
- 2008 – Leeds
- 2009 – Las Vegas, Nevada
- 2010 – Manchester
- 2011 – Chester
- 2012 – Leeds
- 2013 – Nottingham
- 2014 – New York City (Official) Newcastle upon Tyne (Unofficial)
- 2015 – Cardiff
- 2016 – Leeds
- 2017 – Chester
- 2018 – Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- 2019 – York
- 2020 – Isle of Man*
* Due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Ground
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Douglas and District play their home games at Noble's Park in Douglas, using changing rooms 1 (home) and 2 (away), to the far left of the pavilion. Parking spaces are available at the rear of the pavilion and Grandstand, and are accessible from St. Ninian's Road.
From 14/8/10 to 16/10/10, Union Mills Football Club kindly allowed the club to play their home games at their Garey Mooar pitch in Braddan. D&D moved from their former pitch on Springfield Road in Pulrose at the end of the 2009–10 season. This was due to the demolition of the NSC changing room block.
Originally, the club played at Groves Road, just across from Springfield Road.
Statistics
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- Highest League Position: 9th, 2002–03 & 2017-18
- Most League Wins: 10, 2002–03
- Best League Win Percentage: 38.46%, 2002–03
- Least League Defeats: 14, 2002–03
- Best League Defeat Percentage: 53.85%, 2002–03
- Most League Goals Scored: 69, 2002–03
- Best Goals Scored Per League Game Average: 2.65, 2002–03
- Least League Goals Conceded: 82, 1999–2000
- Best Goals Conceded Per League Game Average: 3.15, 1999–2000
- Most League Points: 32, 2002–03
- Best Points Per Game Average: 1.23, 2002–03
Seasons
| Season | League | FA Cup | Woods Cup | Hospital Cup | Junior Cup | Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 1996–97 | Div 2 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 172 | 2 | 15th | R1 | PR | PR | NA | Graham Palmer | 6 |
| 1997–98 | Div 2 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 31 | 130 | 10 | 13th | PR | R1 | R1 | PR | Richard Mulhern | 6 |
| 1998–99 | Div 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 34 | 134 | 7 | 13th | PR | PR | PR | PR | Richard Mulhern | 16 |
| 1999–00 | Div 2 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 65 | 82 | 27 | 10th | R1 | R1 | PR | PR | Richard Mulhern | 27 |
| 2000–01 | Div 2 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 54 | 109 | 17 | 12th | PR | R1 | R1 | PR | Matty Bartlett | 15 |
| 2001–02 | Div 2 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 94 | 15 | 12th | PR | PR | PR | PR | Matty Bartlett | 8 |
| 2002–03 | Div 2 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 69 | 94 | 32 | 9th | R1 | PR | PR | PR | Matty Bartlett | |
| 2003–04 | Div 2 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 63 | 89 | 23 | 11th | R1 | R1 | PR | QF | Richard Mulhern | |
| 2004–05 | Div 2 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 43 | 84 | 15 | 12th | R1 | PR | R1 | PR | Matty Bartlett | 22 |
| 2005–06 | Div 2 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 44 | 92 | 19 | 11th | PR | PR | R1 | R1 | Lawrence Looney | |
| 2006–07 | Div 2 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 41 | 135 | 9 | 13th | R1 | PR | PR | R1 | ||
| 2007–08 | Div 2 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 64 | 106 | 24 | 10th | PR | PR | PR | PR | James McIlhagga | 16 |
| 2008–09 | Div 2 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 51 | 117 | 22 | 10th | PR | R1 | PR | PR | Richard Brant | 14 |
| 2009–10# | Div 2 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 38 | 90 | 17 | 12th | PR | PR | PR | PR | Richard Brant Vincenzo Marsella |
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| 2010–11 | Div 2 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 46 | 87 | 19 | 10th | PR | R1 | PR | PR | Daniel Stewart-Clague | 17 |
| 2011–12 | Div 2 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 42 | 86 | 20 | 11th | PR | PR | R1 | PR | Konrad Kumor | 10 |
| 2012–13 | Div 2 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 44 | 70 | 25 | 10th | QF | PR | QF | PR | Craig Cowin | 12 |
| 2013–14 | Div 2 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 38 | 73 | 22 | 11th | PR | R1 | R1 | PR | Daniel Stewart-Clague | 12 |
| 2014–15 | Div 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 96 | 9 | 12th | PR | R1 | R1 | R1 | Daniel Stewart-Clague | 8 |
| 2015–16 | Div 2 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 97 | 14 | 12th | PR | SF | PR | R1 | Daniel Stewart-Clague | 16 |
| 2016–17 | Div 2 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 53 | 85 | 20 | 10th | QF | QF | PR | R1 | Daniel Stewart-Clague | 20 |
| 2017–18 | Div 2 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 85 | 23 | 9th | PR | SF | R1 | PR | Daniel Stewart-Clague | 28 |
| 2018–19 | Div 2 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 57 | 97 | 21 | 10th | PR | PR | PR | QF | Daniel Stewart-Clague | 19 |
| 2019–20CV | Div 2 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 60 | 8 | 10th | PR | QF | NA | NA | Daniel Stewart-Clague | 7 |
- Key
- P = Played
- W = Games won
- D = Games drawn
- L = Games lost
- F = Goals for
- A = Goals against
- Pts = Points
- Pos = Final position
- Div 2 = Isle of Man Football League Division Two
- PR = Preliminary Round
- R1 = Round 1
- QF = Quarter Finals
- SF = Semi Finals
- ^ = Only 13 teams not 14 entered Division Two for 2001/2002.
- # = Jurby disbanded prior to the 2009/2010 season, leaving 13 teams in Division Two.
- CV = The season was abandoned, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Club officials
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- Committee
- Chairman: Enzo Ciappelli
- Secretary: Dave Mathieson
- Treasurer: Darren Armstrong
- FA Representative: Shaun Gritton
- Club Welfare Officer: Richard Sparkes
- Club Captain: Stephen Mulhern
- Football Staff
- First Team Manager: Andrew Dossor
- Combination Manager: Ash Humphrey
- Masters Manager: Enzo Ciappelli
- Honorary Life Club Members
- David Quirk
- Carole Corlett
- Andrew Paul
- Dave Mathieson
- Richard Brant
- Shaun Montgomery