Durham City AFC
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| Full name | Durham City Association Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Citizens |
| Founded | 1918 |
| Chairman | Olivier Bernard |
| Manager | Oliver Hotchkiss |
| League | Northern League Division Two |
| 2015–16 | Northern League Division One, 20th (relegated) |
Durham City Association Football Club is a football club based in Durham, England. Members of the Football League from 1921 until 1928, they are currently members of the Northern League Division Two and play at Consett's Belle View Stadium.
The club was established in 1918 and initially competed in the Victory League, which was set up in celebration of the end of World War I. In 1919 they joined the North Eastern League, finishing fifth in their first season. Despite a mid-table finish in 1920–21, they were one of fourteen clubs automatically elected to the newly-formed Third Division North of the Football League in 1921. They finished bottom of the division in 1922–23, but were re-elected. In 1925–26 the club reached the second round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 3–0 at home to Division Three North rivals Southport. After finishing second-from-bottom in 1927–28, the club failed to win re-election, gaining only 11 votes to the 22 received by the newly-elected Carlisle United.
Durham dropped back into Division One of the North Eastern League, replacing their reserve team. They finished bottom of Division One in 1928–29 and were relegated to Division Two. However, after finishing as Division Two runners-up in 1930–31, they were promoted back to Division One. In 1933 the club was renamed City of Durham. After three consecutive finishes in the bottom three between 1934–35 and 1936–37, they ended the 1937–38 season bottom of the league. They dropped into the Wearside League, but folded in November 1938, partly due the introduction of greyhound racing at their Holiday Park ground.
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