Isle of Man Football League
| Countries | Isle of Man |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1896 |
| Divisions | Premier League Division Two |
| Number of teams | 26 (13 in each division) |
| Domestic cup(s) | Isle of Man FA Cup Isle of Man Railway Cup (Premier League clubs only) Isle of Man Hospital Cup Paul Henry Gold Cup (Division Two clubs only) Captain George Woods Memorial Cup (Division Two clubs only) |
| Current champions | St. Georges (Isle of Man League 2010–11) |
The Isle of Man Football League, also known as Canada Life Premier League due to sponsorship purposes, 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.
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[edit] Format
The league consists of 26 clubs organised into two divisions. The Premier League, contains 13 clubs, and Division Two, 13 clubs. Two clubs are promoted from Division Two to the Premier League and two relegated from the Premier League to Division Two at the end of each season. Every club enters their reserve side into the Isle of Man Football Combination.
The island also has a women's league which consists of two tiers, both of which have six clubs. All these teams are affiliated with their male counterparts. The women's league is currently sponsored by HSBC.
[edit] Leagues
[edit] Premier League
The Premier League is sponsored by Canada Life and is currently known as the Canada Life Premier League. Canada Life replace Sure Mobile as the sponsor of the old Division One, which had been known by that name since 1951, now re-branded as the Premier League.
For the 2011-12 season the clubs in the Premier League are:[1]
- Ayre United
- Castletown Metropolitan
- Corinthians
- Douglas High School Old Boys (DHSOB)
- Gymnasium
- Laxey
- Peel
- Ramsey
- Ramsey Youth Centre Old Boys (RYCOB)
- Rushen United
- St. Georges
- St. Johns United
- St. Marys
[edit] Division Two
Division Two is sponsored by JCK and is currently known as the JCK Division Two.
For the 2011-12 season the clubs in Division Two are:[2]
- Colby
- Braddan
- Douglas and District
- Douglas Royal
- Foxdale
- Malew
- Marown
- Michael United
- Onchan
- Police
- Pulrose United
- Ronaldsway
- Union Mills
[edit] 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: Colby
- 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: St Georges
- 2009–10: Rushen United
- 2010–11: St Georges
[edit] References
- ^ "Isle of Man leagues: Canada Life Premier League". The Football Association. http://fulltime.thefa.com/Index.do?leagueid=9057188. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ "Isle of Man leagues: JCK Division Two". The Football Association. http://fulltime.thefa.com/Index.do?divisionseason=9739711&league=9057188. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
