Sunday 14 February 2010

Isle of Man Football

The Isle of Man Football League is a football league for clubs on the Isle of Man run by the Isle of Man Football Association. The league does not form part of the English football league system. All clubs on the island are amateur.

List of League winners

  • 1896–97: Peel
  • 1897–98: Gymnasium
  • 1898–99: Ramsey
  • 1899–00: Ramsey
  • 1900–01: Ramsey
  • 1901–02: Ramsey
  • 1902–03: Gymnasium
  • 1903–04: Gymnasium
  • 1904–05: Gymnasium
  • 1905–06: Gymnasium
  • 1906–07: Peel
  • 1907–08: Ramsey
  • 1908–09: Douglas Wanderers
  • 1909–10: Douglas Wanderers
  • 1910–11: Ramsey
  • 1911–12: Ramsey
  • 1912–13: Ramsey
  • 1913–14: Castletown Metropolitan
  • 1914–15-1918–19 (no competition due to World War I)
  • 1919–20: Gymnasium
  • 1920–21: Ramsey
  • 1921–22: Peel
  • 1922–23: Castletown Metropolitan
  • 1923–24: Castletown Metropolitan
  • 1924–25: Castletown Metropolitan
  • 1925–26: Rushen United
  • 1926–27: Ramsey
  • 1927–28: Coly
  • 1928–29: St Marys
  • 1929–30: Braddan
  • 1930–31: Braddan
  • 1931–32: Peel
  • 1932–33: Peel
  • 1933–34: Peel
  • 1934–35: Peel
  • 1935–36: Rushen United
  • 1936–37: Braddan
  • 1937–38: Braddan
  • 1938–39-1945–46 (no competition due to World War II)
  • 1946–47: Onchan
  • 1947–48: Peel
  • 1948–49: Peel
  • 1949–50: Castletown Metropolitan
  • 1950–51: Castletown Metropolitan
  • 1951–52: Ramsey
  • 1952–53: Peel
  • 1953–54: Peel
  • 1954–55: Peel
  • 1955–56: RAF Jurby
  • 1956–57: St Georges
  • 1957–58: Peel
  • 1958–59: Peel
  • 1959–60: Peel
  • 1960–61: St Georges
  • 1961–62: St Georges
  • 1962–63: Peel
  • 1963–64: Peel
  • 1964–65: Peel
  • 1965–66: Peel
  • 1966–67: Douglas High School Old Boys
  • 1967–68: Pulrose United
  • 1968–69: Pulrose United
  • 1969–70: Pulrose United
  • 1970–71: Pulrose United
  • 1971–72: Peel
  • 1972–73: Peel
  • 1973–74: Peel
  • 1974–75: Peel
  • 1975–76: Peel
  • 1976–77: Peel
  • 1977–78: Rushen United
  • 1978–79: Rushen United
  • 1979–80: Rushen United
  • 1980–81: Rushen United
  • 1981–82: Castletown Metropolitan
  • 1982–83: Douglas High School Old Boys
  • 1983–84: Peel
  • 1984–85: Rushen United
  • 1985–86: Rushen United
  • 1986–87: Gymnasium
  • 1987–88: Rushen United
  • 1988–89: Douglas High School Old Boys
  • 1989–90: Douglas High School Old Boys
  • 1990–91: Douglas High School Old Boys
  • 1991–92: St Georges
  • 1992–93: Pulrose United
  • 1993–94: St Georges
  • 1994–95: St Georges
  • 1995–96: St Marys
  • 1996–97: Douglas High School Old Boys
  • 1997–98: St Marys
  • 1998–99: Castletown Metropolitan
  • 1999–00: Peel
  • 2000–01: Peel
  • 2001–02: Peel
  • 2002–03: St Marys
  • 2003–04: St Georges
  • 2004–05: St Georges
  • 2005–06: Laxey
  • 2006–07: St Georges
  • 2007–08: St Georges
  • 2008–09: Peel
St Georges AFC. are a football club from Douglas on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League and they play in amber and black kits. They play their home games at Glencrutchery Road in Douglas. Formed in 1919, St George's have been the dominant force in the Isle of Man's top division for a few years.

Peel Association Football Club are a football club from Peel on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League and they wear red, white and black kit. They play their home games at the Peel FC Football Ground, Douglas Road in Peel. Formed in 1888, they are the most successful club on the island with 29 league titles and 30 victories in the Manx FA Cup. They were the first winners of the Isle of Man Football League in 1897.

Gymnasium FC are a football club from Douglas on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League. They wear a navy and white shirt, black shorts, black socks and play their home games at Tromode Park in Douglas. Gymnasium AFC was founded in 1889 by a group of businessmen who wanted to keep fit. They met at the old Douglas Gymnasium and initially played rugby before making the switch to football. Gymns were one of 8 teams that initially made up the official Manx Football League.

Castletown Metropolitan FC are a football club from Castletown on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League and wear a red and white kit.

Pulrose United AFC. are a football club from Douglas on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League and wear a red and black kit. They play their home games at Groves Road in Douglas. Formed in 1932, they won their first trophy in the 1967-68 season when they were First Division champions.

Rushen United FC are a football club from Port Erin on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League. The team wear yellow and black stripes kit and play their home games at Croit Lowey in Port Erin. Formed in September 1910 following a civic meeting at St Catherines Church Hall in Port Erin. The club motto is Moryn Vannin, which in Manx roughly means the "The Pride of Mann". The club has a reserve team who compete in the Isle of Man Football Combination as well as a ladies team and a junior academy.

Ramsey AFC is a football club from Ramsey on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League and they wear a blue and white kit, and a change strip of all red. They play their home games at the Ballacloan Stadium in Ramsey. Formed in 1885, they are the oldest and one of the most successful clubs in the Isle of Man Football League. Much of that success though came in the last part of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century.

The Isle of Man national football team is the national football team of the Isle of Man and is controlled by the Isle of Man Football Association. The team plays in a yellow and red home kit and an all navy blue away kit.

The Isle of Man are not members of FIFA or UEFA, as the Isle of Man FA are members of The Football Association (The FA), with similar status to an English county. Since they are not a member of either FIFA or UEFA, they are not eligible to enter either the World Cup or European Championship, nor are their league clubs eligible for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup. It does not participate in these international competitions (it is a crown dependency of the UK and not a sovereign nation), even though it is larger than Andorra, Liechtenstein, San Marino and the Faroe Islands. The Isle of Man therefore is limited to different forms of competition.

The main competition the Isle of Man national football team takes part in is the biennial Football at the Island Games. Isle of Man has won three Silver Medals in 1993, 1999 and 2003.


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