Douglas High School Old Boys A.F.C.

Douglas High School Old Boys A.F.C. (DHSOB AFC)
Full name	Douglas High School Old Boys Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	Old Boys
Founded	1926
Ground	DHSOB Football Ground, Blackberry Lane; Onchan, Isle of Man
Capacity	800 (Standing only)
Chairman	Colin Purvis
Manager	Colin Purvis
League	Isle of Man Football League Premier League
2016–17	Premier League, 6/13
Home colours	Away colours

Last updated May 25, 2024

Douglas High School Old Boys A.F.C. (DHSOB AFC) are a football club from Onchan on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League and wear a blue and white kit. They play their home games at Blackberry Lane in Onchan.

History

Formed in 1926, they have been Isle of Man Football League champions six times and won the Manx FA Cup ten times, including four consecutive FA Cup triumphs from 1964–65 to 1967–68.^[1]

They have a reserve team that play in the Isle of Man Football Combination.

Facilities

DHSOB have a clubhouse and operate a campsite each year during the annual Isle of Man TT motorcycle racing.^[2]

Honours

League

Division One champions (6): 1966–67, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1996–97

Division one combination champions:2011–12 2014–15, 2016–17

Cup

Manx FA Cup (10): 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96
Hospital Cup (3): 1987–88, 1994–95, 2008–09, 2013–14
Railway Cup (5): 1988–89, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1999–2000
Woods Cup (1): 2006–07
Paul Henry Gold Cup (1): 2006–07

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References

↑ "Isle of Man List of Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 8 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
↑ "Blackberry Lane campsite". Isle of Man Government. 2008. Archived from the original on 23 March 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.

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[rsssfcup-1] "Isle of Man List of Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 8 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.

[IMOGCC70T00008-2] "Blackberry Lane campsite". Isle of Man Government. 2008. Archived from the original on 23 March 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.

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