Durham City A.F.C.

Durham City

Full name	Durham City Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Citizens
Founded	1918 (Reformed in 1950)
Ground	Belle View Park (Groundshare at Consett A.F.C.)
Ground Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Olivier Bernard
Manager	Oliver Hotchkiss
League	Northern League Division Two
2015–16	Northern League Division One, 20th (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Durham City Association Football Club are a football club based in Durham, England. The club are currently members of Division two of the Northern League.

History

Durham City formed in 1918 and were yes, admitted to Division Three North of the Football League in 1921. In 1928 they failed to gain re-election to the league and returned to playing in the North Eastern League, being replaced in the league by Carlisle United. The club was disbanded in 1938, but was reformed in 1950, at first playing in the Wearside League, before gaining admission to the Northern League in 1952.

They were Northern League champions in 1994 and again in 2008, gaining entry to the Northern Premier League First Division North. They won that division at the first attempt and were promoted to the Premier Division. However, at the start of the 2009–10 season the club was informed by the Football Conference that they would not be allowed to progress any further up the pyramid with their artificial surface, which led to their main sponsor pulling out a week before the season was due to start. The loss of income meant that almost all the club's players left, and they turned to a local sixth-form centre to fill the team.^[1] The scratch side lost their first 28 matches and were deducted 6 points for playing a suspended player under a false name.^[2] They finally recorded their first win and points of the season on 13 March 2010 with a 2–1 victory over FC United of Manchester, and followed that with a 4–3 win in their next match at home to Whitby Town, although this was not enough to prevent relegation back to First Division North, finishing the season with 0 points (after the six-point deduction).

League history

Source: Football club history database
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a drawn game);

Stadium

The club has occupied as many as six different grounds since its foundation. In their first season the club played at Garden House Park (near the site of the present county hall), then played for four seasons at Kepier Haughs before moving to Holiday Park (on Framwellgate Waterside) until 1938.

The club's fourth ground was at Ferens Park, near the Sands area – the club stayed at this ground until forced to move due to promotion requirements in 1994. The club also gained its largest attendance ever of 7,000 at Ferens Park, when on 7 November 1957, Tranmere Rovers visited in the second round of the FA Cup, beating City 3–0.

The club played at New Ferens Park in Belmont on the northern outskirts of the city. This ground was of a very high quality by Northern League standards.The ground boasted a 300-seater stand and clubhouse which also incorporates covered standing room for 600 further spectators. Spectators can also stand around the pitch as a path has been laid around the pitch. In 2015 Durham left New Feren's Park after disputes with the landlord and moved to their temporary home in Consett .^[3]

Squad

Jeremy Allen, George William James Barclay, Andrew Brown, Nathan Brown, Liam Butler, Jack Carr, Adam Crathorne, Daniel Field, John Fortune, Thomas Gilbey, Daniel Gladstone, Richard Goodman, Kieran Harnett, Bradley Hird, Daniel Knowd, Glen Lewis, David Luke, Kieran McWaters, Andrew Mogwo, Daniel O'Reilly, Damien Potts, Ross Stead, Jack Taylor, Joshua Thompson, Joseph Turnbull, Peter Watling, Jack Wilkie,

First Team

thumb As of 2016–17 season Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Daniel Gladstone 2 DF Joshua Thompson 3 DF Ross Simpson 4 DF Liam Butler 5 DF Kieran Harnett 6 DF Andrew Brown 7 MF Craig Hennis 8 MF John Fortune 9 MF Jeremy Allen 10 MF Damien Potts 11 FW Kieran McWaters 12 DF Adam Crathorne 13 FW Bradley Hird 14 MF Daniel Knowd 15 MF Leigh Guthrie 16 MF Glen Lewis 17 MF Joseph Whelan 17 GK Dean Caris 18 GK Seasons DUAFC vs Stirling Alumni at Durham City AFC Year[4] League Level P W D L F A GD Pts Position FA Cup 2006–07 Northern FL Div. One 9 42 20 12 10 87 62 +25 72 8th of 22 QR3 2007–08 Northern FL Div. One 9 42 32 6 4 106 42 +64 102 1st of 22 Promoted as champions QR1 2008–09 Northern PL Div. One North 8 40 25 12 3 98 41 +57 87 1st of 21 Promoted as champions QR4 2009–10 Northern PL Premier Div. 7 38 2 0 36 27 168 -141 0 † 20th of 20 † Relegated QR1 2010–11 Northern PL Div. One North 8 44 13 10 21 75 92 -17 48 †† 17th of 23 †† QR1 2011–12 Northern PL Div. One North 8 42 20 2 20 81 80 +1 62 ††† 9th of 22 ††† Resigned PR 2012–13 Northern FL Div. One 9 46 17 8 21 90 90 0 59 15th of 24 QR1 2013–14 Northern FL Div. One 9 44 18 14 12 85 59 +26 68 9th of 23 PR 2014–15 Northern FL Div. One 9 42 17 7 18 76 76 0 58 12th of 22 PR 2015–16 Northern FL Div. One 9 42 9 9 24 59 95 -36 36 20th of 22 Relegated EPR 2016–17 Northern FL Div. Two 10 EPR † Durham City deducted 6 points for fielding an ineligible player under a false name whilst suspended for another club. †† Durham City deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player. ††† Durham City resigned from the league on 21 April 2012.[5] Honours Northern Premier League Division One North Champions – 2008–09 Northern Football League Division One Champions – 1993–94, 2007–08 Runners-Up – 1970–71, 2003–04 Northern Football League Division Two Champions – 1998–99 Runners-Up – 1991–92 Northern Football League Cup Winners – 2001–02 Runners-Up – 1957–58, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1999–2000 Durham Challenge Cup Winners – 1971–72 Runners-Up – 2008–09 Durham FA Benevolent Bowl Winners – 1955–56 J.R. Cleator Cup Winners – 1994–95, 2008–09 Records FA Cup Second Round Proper – 1925–26, 1957–58 First Round Proper – 1927–28, 1955–56 FA Trophy Second Round – 2008–09 First Round – 1983–84, 1994–95 FA Vase Semi Finals – 2001–02 Quarter Finals – 1987–88 Former players 1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league). 2. Players with full international caps. 3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club. George Bertram Frank McDonough References ↑ FCUM.TV meet Durham City Chairman, Ian Walker ↑ "Durham City Deducted Six Points by Football Association". UniBond League. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.  ↑ http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/local-football/durham-city-search-for-new-home-after-landlord-dispute-sees-them-depart-new-ferens-park-1-7535340 ↑ "Football Club History Database file". fchd.info. 20 August 2016.  ↑ "League Resignation". Durham City A.F.C. 20 April 2012. 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