 However winning the championship in Division 1A brought a happy ending to the season and Premier League football back to Downpatrick for the first time in twenty years.In 2006 Downpatrick started a ladies team in their first year; they were just finding their feet, but now they are a team on the up and making very good progress up the leagues and doing well in the cups.In season 2005 McCarthy and Bell stepped down and Carl Flanaghan and Stephen Galbraith took over and in their first year finished 5th in the table.