Gymnasium F.C.
Gymnasium F.C. are a Association football, football club from Douglas, Isle of Man, Douglas on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League. They wear a blue and white striped shirt, black shorts, black socks and play their home games at Tromode Park in Douglas. History Gymnasium A.F.C. was founded on Saturday 11th October 1890 at a meeting held in the reading room of the Douglas Gymnasium, which was itself opened on Tuesday 12th November 1889. The meeting decided, on the casting vote of the Chairman, to adopt the Association code, rather than Rugby, which was more prevalent on the Isle of Man at the time.This meeting is fully reported in the Isle of Man Times edition dated Wednesday 15th October 1890. Gymns were one of eight teams that initially made up the official Manx Football League. They have been Isle of Man Football League champions seven times, including four consecutive championships from 1902–03 to 1905–06. They have won the Manx FA Cup ten ...
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