The Club

Declan FC. The Lions. Prepared for Declan. One club, one park, one name.

1
Name on every shirt
11
Starting Declans
42k
Declan Park capacity
#10
Captain's number
Captain Declan

Who we are

Prepared for Declan

Declan FC exists because one player was never going to be enough. So the club did the obvious thing: named the squad after him, named the ground after him, and asked the city to roar the same word twice a week.

We play in claret and sky. We train like the next ninety minutes are already written. The motto is not a slogan — it is a warning to whoever visits Declan Park.

See the Squad

Heritage

A Short History

The founding

Declan's Era begins

A claret shirt, a sky collar, and a decision to build the club around one name.

The ground

Declan Park opens

Forty-two thousand seats, a Lions' Den behind the goal, and a tunnel that still smells of liniment.

The armband

Captain Declan

Number 10 is handed the captaincy. The rest of the squad — also Declan — approve.

Today

Prepared for Declan

The Lions sit second. Rival FC visit on Saturday. Tickets will not last.

Declan

Foundation

Lions in the City

The Declan FC Foundation takes the captain into schools, parks and hospital wards. Same grin. Same kit. Same instruction: be prepared.

Supporters' groups meet under the sky terrace. Junior Lions train on the far pitches every Sunday. If you can shout “Declan”, you already know the anthem.

Get Involved
Declan in the community

Get in touch

Contact Declan FC

Declan Park
Lions Way, Claret Quarter
Box office: tickets@declanfc.example
Club: hello@declanfc.example

Matchday accessibility desk sits at Gate 3. Hearing loops in the Claret End and Lions' Den. Guide dogs welcome — they already know the way to the roar.