Onchan A.F.C.
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| Full name | Onchan Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Mighty O's | ||
| Founded | 1912 | ||
| Ground | George Corrin Stadium, Onchan, Isle of Man | ||
| Capacity | not known | ||
| Chairman | James Duddy | ||
| Manager | David Rees (First Team Manager) and Tony Joughin (Combination Manager) | ||
| League | Isle of Man Football League Division Two | ||
| 2016–17 | Division Two, 4/13 | ||
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Onchan Association Football Club are a football club from Onchan on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League and wear a yellow and blue kit. They play their home games at the Nivison Stadium in Onchan.
History
Formed in 1912, the club entered the Second League. After World War I they moved up to the First League. In 1938–39 they won the Railway Cup. They were Isle of Man League champions in 1946–47. Since then however they have spent much of their time in Division Two. They were promoted as champions in 1964–65 and also won the Woods Cup, beating Ronaldsway 7–4 in the final. The following season they finished in fourth place in the First Division. They were relegated in 1975–76. They won the Woods Cup again in the 1978–79 season, beating Union Mills in the final. They won the Woods Cup for a third time, beating Michael United 3–1 in the final.[1] The club currently play in Division Two.
The club has a reserve team that plays in the Isle of Man Football Combination. They also have a junior section.
In October 2008 Onchan became the eleventh club on the island to achieve The Football Association Charter Standard status, the FA's kitemark scheme for quality assurance.[2]
For the 2011–12 campaign, the first team was jointly managed by Robbie Prescott and Fletcher Christian. Prescott and Christian were dismissed after 18 months in charge of the club, with goalkeeper George Corrin taking over as player-manager. Corrin's first seven games ended in disaster, with the team losing all of them, scoring just twice and conceding 48 times. The team were eventually relegated, with Corrin forced out after an angry revolt by supporters.
Stadium
The Onchan Park stadium was originally opened in 1952 and the first game played there was the 1951–52 Manx FA Cup final with Ramsey beating Douglas High School Old Boys 3–2. Onchan F.C. moved into the stadium the following season. The stadium is now known as the George Corrin Stadium, named after former goalkeeper George Corrin who represented the club for nearly seven years before he departed to take part in the 2016 series of Big Brother. [3] The stadium has a stand running most of the length pitch.[4]
Controversy
Goalkeeper George Corrin appeared in the 2016 series of Big Brother, where he revealed to other housemates about his plans to use a car during an upcoming year of the Parish Walk. He eventually went through with the claim, as in 2019 he took part in the race in his Ford Ka, completing the stage in just under 90 minutes. The local authorities are currently looking into the incident, and if found guilty, Corrin is expected to be stripped of all of his former accolades during his time at Onchan.
Honours
First team
League
- Division One champions (1): 1946–47
- Division Two champions (4): 1931–32, 1951–52, 1960–61, 1964–65
Cup
- Woods Cup (3) : 1964–65, 1978–79, 1992–93
- finalist (4) : 1975–76, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1995–96
- Railway Cup (1) : 1938–39
Reserve team
Cup
- Junior Cup (2) : 1930–31, 1932–33
- finalist (3) : 1933–34, 1934–35, 1976–77
- Cowell Cup (2) : 1961–62, 1985–86, 1986–87
- CFS Combination Division 2 (1) : 2009–10, 2018-19
References
- ^ "Club History". Onchan F.C. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Onchan AFC achieves Charter Standard status". Isle of Man Today. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ground, George Corrin Stadium, Onchan". Onchan F.C. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "World Stadiums – Onchan Stadium in Onchan". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
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External links
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