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| Full name | Dollingstown Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Dollybirds | |
| Founded | 1979[1] | |
| Ground | Planters Park Dollingstown, County Down[1] | |
| Capacity | 750 | |
| Manager | Stephen Uprichard | |
| League | NIFL Premier Intermediate League | |
| 2023–24 | NIFL Premier Intermediate League, 6th of 14 | |
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Dollingstown Football Club is an intermediate-level football club from Dollingstown, County Down, Northern Ireland. The club currently competes in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League and their home ground is Planters Park in Dollingstown, which has a capacity of approximately 750 people. The manager of the club is Stephen Uprichard[2] and the club was founded in 1979 by local football fans and the club's home stadium is Planter's Park.[3][4]
With the club's founding, the club applied to join the Mid-Ulster Football League and were accepted into Division 5. Dollingstown won their first trophy, the John Magee Cup, in the 1992/93 season under the management of Colin McCullough.[4] In the 2010–11 season, the club was denied promotion to the IFA Championship 2 for playing an ineligible player in eight league matches. The club lost the points gained through these games, and appealed the decision in court, however it was dismissed.[5]
In 2019, the club marked their 40th anniversary.[6]
- ^ a b MUFL Club guides Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McGlade, Aaron (6 July 2019). "1's Management Team (Home > 1's Management Team)". Dollingstown Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Northern Ireland - Dollingstown FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ a b Bann, Andy (4 November 2012). "History (Home > Club Information > History)". Dollingstown Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Mawhinney, Martin (20 August 2011). "Dollingstown disgust after club loses in court". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ McGlade, Aaron (10 April 2018). "40th Anniversary Celebrations (Home > News > 40th Anniversary Celebrations & Date Confirmed)". Dollingstown Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2023.