Douglas and District F.C.

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Douglas and District
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Full nameDouglas and District Football Club
Nickname(s)D&D
Founded1996, as Barclays F.C.
GroundThe Bowl
Douglas, Isle of Man
Capacity3,000
ChairmanEnzo Ciappelli
ManagerAndrew Dossor
LeagueIsle of Man Football League Division Two
Division Two, 9th of 13

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 The Bowl in Douglas.

History[]

For more information, please visit the official website.

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, Dave Quirk was elected as the club's first Life Member.

The club have a reserve team who compete in the . 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:

* Due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Ground[]

Noble's Park pitch

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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.

For the season, the club will play their home games at the 3,000 capacity The Bowl in Douglas.

Statistics[]

Douglas and District (in yellow) in an Isle of Man FA Cup match against Douglas High School Old Boys F.C. during the 2008–09 season

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  • Highest League Position: 9th, 2002–03, 2017-18 & 2020-21
  • 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[]

Woods Cup team from debut season in 1997
Douglas and District in 2002, the first since the name change, and at the start of their best season to date
Douglas and District in 2011
Season League FA Cup Woods Cup Hospital Cup Junior Cup Top goalscorer(s)
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 Mathew Bartlett 15
2001–02 Div 2 24 4 3 17 28 94 15 12th PR PR PR PR Mathew Bartlett 8
2002–03 Div 2 26 10 2 14 69 94 32 9th R1 PR PR PR Mathew 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 Mathew 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		 5
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
2020–21 Div 2 24 8 1 15 56 90 25 9th PR NA NA PR Daniel Stewart-Clague 17
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[]

Douglas and District Veterans team debut

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Committee
  • Chairman: Enzo Ciappelli
  • Secretary: Dave Mathieson
  • Treasurer: Darren Armstrong
  • FA Representative: Shaun Gritton
  • Club Welfare Officer: Arron Delaney
  • Club Captain: Stephen Mulhern
Football Staff
  • First Team Manager: Andrew Dossor
  • Combination Manager: Arron Delaney
  • Masters Manager: Richard Delaney
  • Walking Football Manager: Shaun Gritton
Honorary Life Club Members
  • Dave Quirk
  • Carole Corlett
  • Andrew Paul
  • Dave Mathieson
  • Richard Brant
  • Shaun Montgomery

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