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]