Doncaster City Football Club are an English amateur football club based in Doncaster who compete in the Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division North.[3]
| Full name | Doncaster City Football Club | |
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| Founded | 2022 | |
| Ground | Welfare Ground, Armthorpe | |
| Capacity | 2,500 (250 seated)[1] | |
| Chairman | Mark McKay | |
| Manager | Jason Blunt[2] | |
| League | Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division North | |
| 2023–24 | Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division North, 2nd of 17 | |
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History
editThe club was established in 2022 by agent Willie McKay,[4] and were initially placed into the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Football League for the 2022–23 season,[5] in which they were crowned champions of Division Two. However, they withdrew from this league after one season and instead joined the Central Midlands Alliance for the 2023–24 season.[6]
They received national attention following a request to participate in the Scottish Cup, attempting to exploit a loophole arguing that Doncaster was a part of Scotland as the Treaty of Durham, which gave the city to Scotland, was never officially withdrawn.[7] The club again reached national news in February 2024, after registering former international players Ross McCormack, Charlie Mulgrew and Wes Hoolahan.[8]
Ground
editDoncaster City currently groundshares with Armthorpe Welfare.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Armthorpe Welfare". Northern Counties East League. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Coates, Tom (1 October 2024). "Former Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers and Blackpool man lands non-league managerial role". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Abacus Lighting Central Midlands Alliance League". Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Murray, Scott (23 September 2022). "Doncaster City and a plan that is indeed as stupid as it sounds". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Sports Direct-sponsored Doncaster City discover what division they will play in next season". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Ambitious Sports Direct-sponsored Doncaster City could be set for double promotion". Doncaster Free Press. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Doncaster City FC bids for Scottish Cup place under 1136 Treaty of Durham". ITVX. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Galindo, Alan (16 February 2024). "Charlie Mulgrew and Ross McCormack team up as duo join Doncaster City FC". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Ambitious Sports Direct-sponsored Doncaster City could be set for double promotion". Doncaster Free Press. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.