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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 ManChairman Enzo Ciappelli Manager Carl Lace League Isle of Man Football League Division Two 2010-11 Division Two, 10th
Combination Two, 13th
Home coloursAway colours
Current seasonDouglas 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 wear blue and red shirts, blue shorts and blue socks and play their home games at Noble's Park in Douglas.
Douglas and District have featured in Isle of Man Today's online match reports.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Contents
History
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.
The club have a reserve team who compete in the Isle of Man Football Combination. Douglas and District also entered a team into the Isle of Man Football Assocation Futsal League and Veterans League in 2011.
Each year the club embarks on a tour starting in 1997. The places visited are 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
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[10] pitch in Braddan. D&D moved from their former pitch on Springfield Road in Pulrose at the end of the 2009/2010 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 seasonFor more information, please visit the official website.
14 Team League
- Highest League Position: 9th, 2002/2003
- Most League Wins: 10, 2002/2003
- Least League Defeats: 14, 2002/2003
- Most League Goals Scored: 69, 2002/2003
- Least League Goals Conceded: 82, 1999/2000
- Most League Points: 32, 2002/2003
13 Team League
- Highest League Position: 10th, 2010/2011
- Most League Wins: 6, 2010/2011
- Least League Defeats: 17, 2001/2002, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011
- Most League Goals Scored: 46, 2010/2011
- Least League Goals Conceded: 87, 2010/2011
- Most League Points: 19, 2010/2011
Seasons
Barclays in 1998
Douglas and District in 2002, the first since the name change, and at the start of their best season to dateSeason 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 NA Graham Palmer 1997–98 Div 2 26 3 1 22 31 130 10 13th PR R1 R1 PR Richard Mulhern 1998–99 Div 2 26 2 1 23 34 134 7 13th PR PR PR PR Richard Mulhern 1999–00 Div 2 26 8 3 15 65 82 27 10th R1 R1 PR PR Richard Mulhern 2000–01 Div 2 26 5 2 19 54 109 17 12th PR PR R1 R1 Matty Bartlett 2001–02^ Div 2 24 4 3 17 28 94 15 12th Matty Bartlett 2002–03 Div 2 26 10 2 14 69 94 32 9th R1 PR Matty Bartlett 2003–04 Div 2 26 6 5 15 63 89 23 11th R1 R1 PR Richard Mulhern 2004–05 Div 2 26 4 3 19 43 84 15 12th R1 PR R1 PR Matty Bartlett 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 R1 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 Isle of Man Football League Division Two - PR = Preliminary Round
- R1 = Round 1
- ^ = 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.
Players
Douglas and District 'Tour Team' against CPD Y Glannau F.C.- As of 31st October 2011. For more information, please visit the official website.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 
GK Scott MacGregor 
GK Martyn Rich DF Chris Bowers DF David Bradford DF George Christian 
DF Enzo Ciappelli DF Joe Cowin DF John Dryden Orr 
DF Scott Keable DF Juan Kinrade 
DF Dave Lewis DF Ali Macleod DF Mark Madsen-Mygdal 
DF Dave Mathieson [11] DF Alessandro Mazzotta DF Patrick O'Brien DF Ian Oldreive DF Andrew Paul DF Adam Rosevear DF Adam Ritchie 
DF Liam Thompson MF Darren Armstrong MF Aaron Bradley MF Richard Brant MF Graham Coates MF Matty Craine MF Jamie Corrin No. Position Player MF Jamie Delaney MF Ciaran Doherty MF Colm Doherty MF Kevin Doyle MF Brian Duffy MF Andrew Gosnell MF Daryl Holden MF Steven Horner MF Tom Isaac MF Oliver Keable MF Brian Kinrade MF Lawrence Looney MF Mark Peberdy 
MF Paul Shimmin MF Ben Skelton MF Tony Stewart MF Paul Surgeon MF Anton Teare FW Matty Bartlett FW Jon Conroy 
FW Konrad Kumor FW Nigel Paul FW Richie Sparkes FW Jamie Spicer FW Cristian Vaccarone FW Jamie Watterson FW Warren Wilson Veterans only squad
Douglas and District Veterans team debutNote: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player GK Carl Lace DF Ian Bell DF Shaun Gritton DF Dave Quirk MF Matthew Birtles MF Nigel Hart No. Position Player MF Paul Kenna FW Robbie Callister FW Clive Hesketh FW Shaun Montgomery DF Adam Jones FW Pawel Wrega Club officials
For more information, please visit the official website.
- Committee
- Chairman: Enzo Ciappelli
- Secretary: Dave Mathieson
- Treasurer: Mark Peberdy
- FA Representative: Shaun Gritton
- Club Welfare Officer: Brian Duffy
- Social Committee: Ciaran Doherty, Juan Kinrade, Andrew Paul, Lawrence Looney, Scott Keable
- Club Captain: Richard Brant
- Website Developer: Dave Mathieson
- Football Staff
- First Team Manager: Carl Lace
- Combination Manager: Nigel Paul
- Honorary Life Club Members
- David Quirk
- Carole Corlett
- Andrew Paul
References
- ^ "POLICE GRAB PLACE IN SEMIS". Isle of Man Today. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/isle-of-man-sport/police_grab_place_in_semis_1_1748920. Retrieved 2003-12-23.
- ^ "HONOURS EVEN ON DERBY DAY". Isle of Man Today. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/football-news/honours_even_on_derby_day_1_1756538. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
- ^ "JURBY IN SEVENTH HEAVEN". Isle of Man Today. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/football-features/jurby_in_seventh_heaven_1_1761832. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- ^ "D&D 1-2 Foxdale". Isle of Man Today. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/football-features/d_amp_d_1_2_foxdale_1_1767792. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- ^ "RYCOB 4-3 Doug & Dist". Isle of Man Today. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/manxfootball/RYCOB-43-Doug-amp-Dist.3226461.jp. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ "Pulrose 8-6 Douglas and District". Isle of Man Today. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/manxfootball/Pulrose-86-Douglas-and-District.4793644.jp. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Northern Athletic 2-3 Douglas and District". Isle of Man Today. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/manxfootball/Northern-Athletic-23-Douglas-and.4937525.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ^ "Braddan 4-1 Douglas and District". Isle of Man Today. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/manxfootball/Braddan-41-Douglas-and-District.5029200.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Douglas and District 3-5 Ronaldsway". Isle of Man Today. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/manxfootball/Douglas-and-District-35-Ronaldsway.5052442.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ^ "Douglas and District to play at Union Mills ground". Isle of Man Today. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/manxfootball/Douglas-and-District-to-play.6467002.jp. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "Focus On: Dave Mathieson". Isle of Man Today. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/footballfeatures/Focus-On-Dave-Mathieson.5909550.jp. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
External links
Categories:- Manx football clubs
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