Douglas High School Old Boys A.F.C. Explained

Clubname:	Douglas High School Old Boys A.F.C. (DHSOB AFC)
Fullname:	Douglas High School Old Boys Association Football Club
Nickname:	Old Boys
Founded:	1926
Capacity:	800 (Standing only)
Chairman:	Colin Purvis
Manager:	Colin Purvis
Position:	Premier League, 6/13
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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

External links

• Douglas High School Old Boys A.F.C. on Pitchero

Notes and References

1. Web site: Isle of Man List of Cup Winners . . 2008-06-08 . 2008-09-10 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080922174439/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manxcuphist.html . 2008-09-22.
2. News: Blackberry Lane campsite . . 2008 . 2008-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080323121336/http://www.gov.im/tourism/travel/accommodation/properties/CC70T00008.qry?letter=B . 2008-03-23 . dead .