History
Gymnasium A.F.C. was founded on Saturday 11 October 1890 at a meeting held in the reading room of the Douglas Gymnasium, which was itself opened on Tuesday 12 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 15 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 times. The club experienced an internal power struggle during 1987, resulting in the resignation of a section of the committee and players to form spin off club, who even took gymnasiums colours Douglas Royal, who even copied the Gymns kit of the time and to this day consider themselves rivals (despite being in the lower leagues). In 2001–02 they were relegated to Division Two but were promoted again the following season as runners-up. However they spent just one season back in the First Division finishing the season winning just two games. And yet again the following season, 2004–05, they were immediately promoted as runners-up. Since that time the club has consolidated its position within the top tier and continues to climb the table each season. In addition to the Senior team, the club has a reserve team that play in thePartnerships
Gymnasium FC continue to be sponsored by Apex Interiors as at the start of the 2022–23 season. The club is also a member of the Cronkbourne Sports & Social Club, which also includes the Cronkbourne Cricket Club and the Cronkbourne Bacchanalians Hockey Club. This partnership enables the CSSC pavilion facilities to be used during the football season to provide a further level of comfort to home and visiting players.Cricket Team
The GTID Cricket team was formed in the summer of 2020, consisting of mixed ability players who play football for the club. From courageous catches to dubious drops, the club have achieved a staggering 3 promotions in 3 years. Smithy and the rudder have been prominent figures in this team over the years, with most people worldwide attributing the success of the team to them.Honours
League
*Division One champions (7): 1897–98, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1919–20, 1986–87 *Division Two champions (2): 1969–70, 1973–74, 2013–14 *Division Two Combination champions (2): 2013–14Cup
*Manx FA Cup (10): 1894–95, 1901–02, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1910–11, 1931–32, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1999–2000 *Hospital Cup (3): 1921–22, 1922–23, 1986–87 *Railway Cup (5): 1906–07, 1924–25, 1927–28, 1950–51, 1986–87 *Omnitec Invitational Trophy (1): 2009–10 *Woods Cup (1) : 2013-14References
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