Isle of Man Football League

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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.

Format

The league consists of 27 clubs organised into two divisions. The Premier League, contains 13 clubs, and Division Two, 14 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.

Leagues

Premier League

The Premier League is sponsored by Sure Mobile and is currently know as the "Sure Mobile Premier League". Sure Mobile signed a three year sponsorship deal with the Isle of Man FA in 2007 which saw Division One, which had been known by that name since 1951, re-branded as the Premier League.cite news
title = Isle of Man reaches its football goal
publisher = Sure Mobile
date = 2007-08-16
url = http://www.surecw.com/isleofman/page-644
accessdate = 2008-03-27]

For the 2008-09 season the clubs in the Premier League are:cite web
title = Isle of Man leagues: Sure Mobile Premier League
publisher = The Football Association
url = http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?division=9756332
accessdate = 2008-03-27]

*Ayre United
*Colby
*Corinthians
*Dounglas High School Old Boys (DHSOB)
*Gymnasium
*Laxey
*Michael United
*Peel
*Ramsey
*Rushen United
*St. Georges
*St. Marys
*Union Mills

Division Two

Division Two is sponsored by CFS and is currently known as the "CFS Division Two".

For the 2008-09 season the clubs in Division Two are:cite web
title = Isle of Man leagues: CFS Division Two
publisher = The Football Association
url = http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?division=4828390
accessdate = 2008-03-27]

*Braddan
*Castletown Metropolitan
*Douglas and District
*Douglas Royal
*Foxdale
*Malew
*Marown
*Northern Athletic F.C.
*Onchan
*Police
*Pulrose United
*Ramsey Youth Centre Old Boys (RYCOB)
*Ronaldsway
*St. Johns United

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: Ramsey 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

References

External links

* [http://www.isleofmanfa.com/FixturesandResults/ League fixtures and results page at the Isle of Man FA website]