Doncaster City Football Club are an English amateur

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club based in Doncaster who compete in the .

History

The club was established in 2022 by agent Willie McKay, and were initially placed into the

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for the 2022–23 season, in which they were crowned champions of Division Two. However, they withdrew from this league after one season and instead joined the

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for the 2023–24 season. They received national attention following a request to participate in the Scottish Cup, attempting to exploit a loophole arguing that Doncaster was a part of Scotland as the Treaty of Durham, which gave the city to Scotland, was never officially withdrawn. The club again reached national news in February 2024, after registering former international players

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and

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Ground

Doncaster City currently groundshares with Armthorpe Welfare.

References

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