Donington School F.C.
Donington School F.C. was an English football club, based in Donington, Lincolnshire.
History
The club represented the Donington Grammar School, and claimed a foundation date of May 1870, it had actually joined the Football Association in 1868, possibly to gather information.The club entered the first ever FA Cup in 1871–72, as a way of increasing the pupils' physical fitness. Having been drawn against Queen's Park of Glasgow in the first round, the two teams could not agree on a date for the match, and both were allowed to progress to the second round of fixtures. However, the two teams were again drawn together in round two, and in this instance Donington School withdrew, rather than face the cost and time of the trip to Scotland.
The club did not enter the FA Cup again, although it did remain a member of the Football Association until 1882; its remoteness and status as a school team meant it had few matches as a "senior" side, in the 1874–75 season only playing three times, scoring four goals and not conceding.
In 1949 the school was renamed the Thomas Cowley School. A team of ex-pupils played an exhibition match in Glasgow against Queen's Park in May 1972, as part of the Football Association's centenary celebrations. The match was won 6–0 by Queen's Park.