Donaghadee F.C.

Donaghadee

Full name	Donaghadee Football Club
Stadium	Crommelin Park
Chairman	Michael Robinson
League	Northern Amateur Football League
Website	donaghadeefc.com

Donaghadee Football Club, referred to simply as Donaghadee, is a Northern Irish, intermediate football club playing in the Northern Amateur Football League. ^[1] The club is based in Donaghadee, County Down. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} The club plays in the Irish Cup. ^[6]

Donaghadee play their home games as Crommelin Park.

History

In 2023, the Belfast High Court ruled that Donaghadee F.C.'s chairman, Michael Robinson, was personally liable for a £32,007 legal costs bill owed to the Irish Football Association. The debt stemmed from the club's failed arbitration challenge to the IFA's decision to curtail the 2019-2020 football season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ^[7]

Michael Robinson, assisted by Jamie Bryson, argued that the arbitration agreement was invalid because he lacked the authority to enter into it. However, the judge, Madam Justice McBride, ruled that he was personally liable because he had authorized another committee member to sign the contract, and a valid debt was owed by the club as an unincorporated association. ^[8]

References

1. Peter, Richard M. (1999). The Origins and Development of Football in Ireland: Being a Reprint of R.M. Peter's Irish Football Annual of 1880. Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN   978-0-901905-93-2.
2. "Donaghadee FC" . Retrieved 2025-09-22.
3. H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 195
4. "หวยแม่โขงสตาร์".
5. NAFL
6. Irish FA
7. "Donaghadee FC chairman held liable for £32k bill after club lost Irish FA Covid challenge". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2023-07-04. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2025-09-22.
8. "Jamie Bryson says he did not 'legally assist' football club chairman left liable for £32,000 court costs". The Irish News. 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2025-09-22.