GYMNASIUM AFC

 

 

Founded 1889

 
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Background & Club Info
 
Gymnasium Association Football Club (“Gymns”) was founded in 1889 and is one of the oldest clubs in Manx football. It has won the First Division title 7 times and the FA Cup 10 times.
Gymnasium AFC was founded in 1889 by a group of businessmen who wanted to keep fit. They met at the old Douglas Gymnasium and initially played rugby before making the switch to football. Gymns were one of 8 teams that initially made up the official Manx Football League. Gymns has a long history in the top flight of Manx football and has excellent facilities to offer its members
Senior Roll of Honour
Division One Champions: 1898, 1903/4/5/6, 1920, 1984, 1987, 1989
Association Cup Winners: 1895, 1902/3/4, 1911, 1921, 1932, 1986/7/8
Railway Cup Winners: 1906/7, 1925, 1928, 1951, 1986/7
Hospital Cup Winners: 1922/3 1987
Division Two Champions: 1970, 1974
Club colours
Blue & white shirts (H) / Blue & yellow shirts (A)
Navy shorts
Navy socks
Training for senior men is every Tuesday & Thursday evenings 6.30pm at Tromode.
 

Kieran Iveagh of Gyms shows another opposing forward his best side.

 

A long suffering Gymns supporter

 

 

Club Sides & Competitions

We run several teams at different levels:

Men's First and Combination Teams play on Saturday afternoons,

Women's team play on Friday evening and Sunday afternoons,

Junior Under 13’s and Under 11’s play on Sunday mornings
 

 

Training

Men - Tuesdays/Thursdays

Ladies - Wednesdays

 

 
Junior Football

Details pending

 

 
 

 

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 Director Tony Hewson     T.Hewson@qe2.sch.im
Chairman Kieron Ivaugh     Kieron.Iveagh@fntc.com
Secretary Wendy Reid      
Treasurer Jonathon Broad      


 

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