Douglas and District F.C.

Douglas and District
Full nameDouglas and District Football Club
Nickname(s)D&D
Founded1996, as Barclays F.C.
GroundGroves Road
Douglas, Isle of Man
ChairmanEnzo Ciappelli
ManagerDan Robson
LeagueIsle of Man Football League Division Two
2023–24Division Two, 9th of 12
Current season

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 Groves Road in Douglas.

History

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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 changed its 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 Isle of Man Football Combination. Douglas and District also joined the Isle of Man Football Association Veterans League in 2011, and started junior boys teams in 2012, junior girls teams in 2016 and a walking football team in 2020.

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, 2016–17 and 2021–22.

Each year since 1997, the club has embarked on a tour. The places visited have been as follows:

* Due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Historical kits

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Home and away kits (if known)
[1]
1996-98
En-Fin[2][circular reference]
1998-2002
Ciappelli's Restaurant[3]
2002-05
Glenn Cooper Car Sales Limited[4]
2005-07
A C Electrical[5]
[6]
2007-10
Greenlight Television[7]
2010-13
[8]
2009-11
SMP Partners[9]
2013-15
La Piazza Ristorante & Pizzeria[10] Harry's Café[11] 
2011-15
La Piazza Ristorante & Pizzeria[12]
[13]
2015-18
Specsavers[14]
[15]
2018-21
CoinCorner[16]
[17]
2021-24
The Dolly Tub Launderette[18]
[19]
2024-27
The Dolly Tub Launderette[20]

Ground

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Noble's Park pitch

For more information, please visit the official website.

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.

Originally, the club played at Groves Road, just across from Springfield Road, Pulrose. They moved from there at the end of the 2009–10 season. This was due to the demolition of the NSC changing room block. From 14 August to 16 October 2010, Union Mills Football Club kindly allowed the club to play their home games at their Garey Mooar pitch in Braddan.

They played over half of their home matches at Groves Road for the 2020–21 season. They played their home matches at the Bowl for the 2021–22 season. They will be playing home matches at Groves Road for the 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons.

Statistics

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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

For more information, please visit the official website.

  • Highest League Position: 7th, 2021-22 & 2022–23
  • Most League Wins: 10, 2002–03
  • Best League Win Percentage: 40.91%, 2021–22
  • Least League Defeats: 12, 2021–22
  • 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: 1.27, 2021–22

Seasons

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Woods Cup team from debut season in 1997
Douglas and District in 2002, the first since the name change
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 QF 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 QF PR PR Richard Mulhern 27
2000–01 Div 2 26 5 2 19 54 109 17 12th PR QF 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 QF 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 QF 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 QF 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 QF R1 PR Daniel Stewart-Clague 12
2014–15 Div 2 24 2 3 19 30 96 9 12th PR QF 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
2021–22 Div 2 22 9 1 12 47 87 28 7th PR SF R1 R1 Daniel Stewart-Clague 13
2022–23 Div 2 20 5 3 12 36 61 18 7th R1 PR PR PR Daniel Stewart-Clague 7
2023–24 Div 2 22 4 4 14 43 80 16 9th PR QF R1 PR Richard Radcliffe
Adrian Skrabucha		 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Home Kit 1996-98".
  2. ^ "Away Kit 1996-98".
  3. ^ "Home Kit 1998-2002".
  4. ^ "Home Kit 2002-05".
  5. ^ "Home Kit 2005-07".
  6. ^ "Home Kit 2007-10".
  7. ^ "Away Kit 2007-09".
  8. ^ "Home Kit 2010-13".
  9. ^ "Away Kit 2009-11".
  10. ^ "Home Kit 2013-15 (First Team)".
  11. ^ "Home Kit 2013-15 (Combination Team)".
  12. ^ "Away Kit 2011-15".
  13. ^ "Home Kit 2015-18".
  14. ^ "Away Kit 2015-18".
  15. ^ "Home Kit 2018-21".
  16. ^ "Away Kit 2018-21".
  17. ^ "Home Kit 2021-24".
  18. ^ "Away Kit 2021-24".
  19. ^ "Home Kit 2024-27".
  20. ^ "Away Kit 2024-27".
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