Durham City A.F.C.

Durham City
Full name	Durham City Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Citizens
Founded	1918 (Reformed in 1950)
Ground	Belle View Stadium (Consett) - TEMPORARY SHARED GROUND
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Olivier Bernard
Manager	Chris Moore
League	Northern Football League; Division One
2014–15	Northern Football League; Division One, 12th
Home colours	Away colours

Durham City A.F.C. are a football club based in Durham, England. The club are currently members of Division One of the Northern League.

History

Durham City formed in 1918 and were admitted to Division Three North of the Football League in 1921. In 1928 they failed to gain re-election to the league and returned to playing in the North Eastern League, being replaced in the league by Carlisle United. The club was disbanded in 1938, but was reformed in 1950, at first playing in the Wearside League, before gaining admission to the Northern League in 1952.

They were Northern League champions in 1994 and again in 2008, gaining entry to the Northern Premier League First Division North. They won that division at the first attempt and were promoted to the Premier Division. However, at the start of the 2009–10 season the club was informed by the Football Conference that they would not be allowed to progress any further up the pyramid with their artificial surface, which led to their main sponsor pulling out a week before the season was due to start. The loss of income meant that almost all the club's players left, and they turned to a local sixth-form centre to fill the team.^[1] The scratch side lost their first 28 matches and were deducted 6 points for playing a suspended player under a false name.^[2] They finally recorded their first win and points of the season on 13 March 2010 with a 2–1 victory over FC United of Manchester, and followed that with a 4–3 win in their next match at home to Whitby Town, although this was not enough to prevent relegation back to First Division North, finishing the season with 0 points (after the six-point deduction).

League history

Season	League Contested	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	League position
1921–22	Football League Third Division North	38	17	3	18	68	67	+1	38	11th of 20
1922–23	Football League Third Division North	38	9	10	19	43	59	−16	28	20th of 20
1923–24	Football League Third Division North	42	15	9	18	59	60	−1	39	15th of 22
1924–25	Football League Third Division North	42	13	13	16	50	68	−18	39	13th of 22
1925–26	Football League Third Division North	42	18	6	18	63	70	−7	42	13th of 22
1926–27	Football League Third Division North	42	12	6	24	58	105	−47	30	20th of 22
1927–28	Football League Third Division North	42	11	7	24	53	100	−47	29	21st of 22

Source: Football club history database
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a drawn game);

Stadium

New Ferens Park

The club has occupied as many as six different grounds since its foundation. In their first season the club played at Garden House Park (near the site of the present county hall), then played for four seasons at Kepier Haughs before moving to Holiday Park (on Framwellgate Waterside) until 1938.

The club's fourth ground was at Ferens Park, near the Sands area – the club stayed at this ground until forced to move due to promotion requirements in 1994. The club also gained its largest attendance ever of 7,000 at Ferens Park, when on 7 November 1957, Tranmere Rovers visited in the second round of the FA Cup, beating City 3–0.

The club played at New Ferens Park in Belmont on the northern outskirts of the city. This ground was of a very high quality by Northern League standards.The ground boasted a 300-seater stand and clubhouse which also incorporates covered standing room for 600 further spectators. Spectators can also stand around the pitch as a path has been laid around the pitch. In 2015 Durham left New Feren's Park after disputes with the landlord and moved to their temporary home in Consett ^[3].

Squad

First Team

As of 2014–15 season Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Andrew Jennison
2	DF	Ross Stead
3	DF	Ross Simpson
4	DF	Moussa Bakhti
5	DF	Rhys Williams
6	DF	Ross Wilkinson
7	MF	Richard Archer
8	MF	Nick Allen
9	MF	Nathan Lawrence

No.	Position	Player
10	MF	James Christopher Moore
11	FW	Thomas Golledge
12	FW	Christopher Pattinson
13	FW	Kyle Patton
14	MF	Jeremy Allen

Honours

DUAFC vs Stirling Alumni at Durham City AFC

Northern Premier League Division One North
- Champions – 2008–09
Northern Football League Division One
- Champions – 1993–94, 2007–08
- Runners-Up – 1970–71, 2003–04
Northern Football League Division Two
- Champions – 1998–99
- Runners-Up – 1991–92
Northern Football League Cup
- Winners – 2001–02
- Runners-Up – 1957–58, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1999–2000
Durham Challenge Cup
- Winners – 1971–72
- Runners-Up – 2008–09
Durham FA Benevolent Bowl
- Winners – 1955–56
J.R. Cleator Cup
- Winners – 1994–95, 2008–09

Records

FA Cup
- Second Round Proper – 1925–26, 1957–58
- First Round Proper – 1927–28, 1955–56
FA Trophy
- Second Round – 2008–09
- First Round – 1983–84, 1994–95
FA Vase
- Semi Finals – 2001–02
- Quarter Finals – 1987–88

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.

References

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External links

Durham City A.F.C. official site
Durham City at the Football Club History Database
A Brief History of Durham City AFC
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