Douglas and District F.C.

Association football club on the Isle of Man

Football club

Douglas and District

Full name| Douglas and District Football Club
Nickname(s)| D&D
Founded| 1996, as Barclays F.C.
Ground| Groves Road
Douglas, Isle of Man
Chairman| Enzo Ciappelli
Manager| William Gavin
League| Isle of Man Football League Division Two
2022–23| Division Two, 7th of 11

Home colours

Away colours

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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[edit]

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:

* 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*
* 2022 – Sheffield
* 2023 – Benidorm

* Due to COVID-19 pandemic.

## Historical kits[edit]

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
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2009-11
SMP Partners[9]

2013-15
La Piazza Ristorante & Pizzeria[10] Harry's Café[11]

2011-15
La Piazza Ristorante & Pizzeria[12]

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2015-18
Specsavers[14]

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2018-21
CoinCorner[16]

[17]

2021-24
The Dolly Tub Launderette[18]

## Ground[edit]

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 and 2023–24 seasons.

## Statistics[edit]

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[edit]

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)

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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 | 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
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

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[edit]

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".

## External links[edit]

* Douglas and District official website

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Isle of Man Football League

2018–19
clubs|

| Premier League|

* Castletown Metropolitan
* Corinthians
* Douglas Athletic
* Douglas High School Old Boys
* Douglas Royal
* Laxey
* Marown
* Peel
* Pulrose United
* Ramsey
* Rushen United
* St Georges
* St Marys

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Division Two|

* Ayre United
* Braddan
* Colby
* Douglas and District
* Foxdale
* Governors Athletic
* Gymnasium
* Malew
* Michael United
* Onchan
* Ramsey Youth Centre and Old Boys
* St Johns United
* Union Mills

Seasons|

* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20

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