Douglas and District F.C.

Douglas and District
Full name Douglas and District Football Club
Nickname(s) D&D
Founded 1996, as Barclays F.C.
Ground Noble's Park
Douglas, Isle of Man
Chairman Enzo Ciappelli
Manager Lawrence Looney
League Isle of Man Football League Division Two
2014–15 Division Two, 12th

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

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, 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 and Futsal League in 2011, and started Junior teams in 2012.

Douglas and District Football Club won the 2007–08 and 2014-15 Fred Faragher Memorial Trophy[1] for the least number of 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 Juniors were awarded the FA Community Awards Charter Standard Development Club of the Year for 2012/13[2] and 2013/14. Junior coach Andrew Gosnell was awarded the FA Community Awards Young Volunteer of the Year 2012/13 and the North West FA Community Awards Coach of the Year 2013/14.[3]

Each year the club embarks on a tour starting in 1997. The places visited are as follows:

Ground

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.

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[4] 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

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.

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 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
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
Key

Club officials

Douglas and District Veterans team debut

For more information, please visit the official website.

Committee
Football Staff
Honorary Life Club Members

References

  1. "Bass lands Footballer of the Year award". Isle of Man Today. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  2. "Award Winners 2013". Isle of Man Football Association. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  3. "ANDREW GOSNELL WINS REGIONAL COACHING AWARD". Isle of Man Football Association. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  4. "Douglas and District to play at Union Mills ground". Isle of Man Today. Retrieved 2010-08-10.

External links

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