Douglas High School Old Boys A.F.C.

Douglas High School Old Boys A.F.C. (DHSOB AFC)

Full name	Douglas High School Old Boys Association Football Club
Founded	1926
Ground	DHSOB Football Ground, Blackberry Lane Onchan, Isle of Man (Capacity: not known)
League	Isle of Man Football League Premier League
2007-08	Premier League, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

Douglas High School Old Boys A.F.C. (DHSOB AFC) are a football club from Onchan on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League and wear a blue and white kit. They play their home games at Blackberry Lane in Onchan.

History

Formed in 1926, they have been Isle of Man Football League champions six times and won the Manx FA Cup ten times, including four consecutive FA Cup triumphs from 1964-65 to 1967-68.^[1]

They have a reserve team that play in the Isle of Man Football Combination.

Facilities

DHSOB have a clubhouse and operate a campsite each year during the annual Isle of Man TT motorcycle racing.^[2]

Honours

League

• Division One champions (6): 1966-67, 1982-83, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1996-97

Cup

• Manx FA Cup (10): 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1982-83, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1995-96
• Hospital Cup (2): 1987-88, 1994-95, 2008-09
• Railway Cup (5): 1988-89, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1999-2000
• Woods Cup (1): 2006-07
• Paul Henry Gold Cup (1): 2006-07

References

1. ^ "Isle of Man List of Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2008-06-08. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manxcuphist.html. Retrieved 2008-09-10. 
2. ^ "Blackberry Lane campsite". Isle of Man Government. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080323121336/http://www.gov.im/tourism/travel/accommodation/properties/CC70T00008.qry?letter=B. Retrieved 2008-09-12.