Donacloney F.C. was formed in 1890 in the village of
Donacloney. In their first season, Donacloney went on to win the fourth-edition of the
Mid-Ulster Cup. They beat inaugural winners
Milford F.C. 3-2 at
Banford. In 1893, Donacloney reached their second Mid-Ulster Cup final, beating
Portadown F.C. by a landslide, putting 13 goals past them and keeping a clean sheet. This result was the biggest result in Mid-Ulster Cup history. In 1896, Donacloney beat Cookstown F.C. 3-2 in their third Mid-Ulster Cup final in
Lurgan. In 1901, Donacloney would reach their fourth and most-recent Mid-Ulster Cup final. They won the match as a result of a
walkover against
Glenavon F.C. This was due to Glenavon fielding an ineligible player and thus were
disqualified. In 2005, Donacloney reached the Beckett Cup final. They won it for the first time in their history, beating
Dungannon Rovers 2-1 at
Loughgall. In 2016, Donacloney F.C. held their 125th
anniversary with their end of season awards night. In attendance was club Chairman Damien Higgins, current and past players and coaches,
Mid-Ulster F.A. representatives, family and friends, club sponsors, council representative Mark Baxter and
MLA Carla Lockhart. In 2024, former
Irish League Crusaders F.C. and Glenavon F.C. player and then manager, Terry Nicholson played for Donacloney Reserves as
goalkeeper, aged 80. He helped the reserves to a 5 - 3 victory over
Lisburn Youth F.C. Terry spoke with the Chronicle, saying "I played with Donacloney for my 70th birthday and said at the time I'd be back for my 80th, so they made it happen." The Donacloney Reserves manager Matthew Holmes recalled his 70th birthday match, saying "Terry played for us 10 years ago, in a 5-5 draw against Dungannon Rovers Reserves and he saved a
penalty. == Honours ==