NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Dover Athletic F.C.

Dover Athletic Football Club are an association football team that play in the town of Dover, Kent, England. They currently play in the Isthmian League Division One South. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arms of Dover Borough Council This article is about the English port/town. ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadia. ... The Isthmian League First Division South was a football division of the Isthmian League in the UK for two seasons from 2003-03 till 2003-04. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Kit_body_thinstripesonwhite. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Arms of Dover Borough Council This article is about the English port/town. ... This article is about the county in England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 967 Area... The Isthmian League First Division South was a football division of the Isthmian League in the UK for two seasons from 2003-03 till 2003-04. ...

History

The first football club in Dover was formed in 1891, and was known as Dover FC. The club competed in the Kent League before disbanding in 1910. Arms of Dover Borough Council This article is about the English port/town. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Kent League is an English football league in Kent and south east London. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Reformed as Dover United in 1920, the new club survived for another thirteen years before another winding-up operation saw its rebirth as Dover FC. The club was an amateur club until the end of the 1946/47 season, when they were reformed as a semi-professional club. Dover played in the Kent League until 1959, when the club was admitted to the Southern League. Playing in the First Division, Dover won promotion in 1967, and played in the premiership until they were relegated eleven years later. Despite winning the First Division title the following season, Dover were not promoted. Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The Kent League is an English football league in Kent and south east London. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Southern League is an English football league for semi-professional and amateur teams. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

In 1983 the club was reformed as Dover Athletic, and under manager Chris Kinnear, the club achieved promotion to the Premier Division in 1987/88. They went on to win the Premier Division championship, but were denied promotion to the Conference when their ground was deemed not to be up to standard. Champions once more in 1992/93 they met the ground requirements and were promoted to the Football Conference. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ...

A solid debut season (8th) was followed by several years of struggle avoiding relegation, with long serving boss Chris Kinnear, John Ryan, Peter Taylor and Joe O'Sullivan all failing to address the lowly progress. In 1994/95, Dover finished in 20th position (out of 22), but were fortunate that only two football clubs suffered relegation that season. The 1999/00 season saw the club achieve its highest position (6th) under Bill Williams. However, the following season saw Dover struggle against relegation, finishing 15th out of 22. Manager Bill Williams left Dover at the end of the season. The 2001/02 season got off to a terrible start under new manager Gary Bellamy and he was sacked in November. His replacement Neville Southall was unable to save Dover from finishing bottom of the league and relegation into the Southern League. Financial problems were revealed and the club were forced to go into a CVA. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Neville Southall (born September 16, 1958 in Llandudno, Wales) is a former professional footballer, playing the position of goalkeeper. ... The Southern League is an English football league for semi-professional and amateur teams. ...

The club failed to earn a position in the newly formed Conference South league for the 2004-05 season, finishing 19th in the Southern League Premier Division, and were then relegated to the Isthmian League Division One after finishing second from bottom in the Premier Division, with financial problems almost causing the club to close down before Jim Parmenter led a consortium of businessmen to save the club. The Football Conferences logo Conference South (often referred to as Nationwide South for sponsorship reasons) is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ...

Dover Athletic narrowly missed out on a swift return to the Premier Division, after finishing fifth in Division One and losing in a play-off final 3-2 at Kent rivals Tonbridge.

In August 2006, it was announced that the club had successfully negotiated an end to their CVA repayments, which had stifled the club's progress for the previous four seasons.

Honours

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Noted former players

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