Isle of Man Football League

Isle of Man Football League
Founded	1896; 129 years ago
Country	Isle of Man
Confederation	UEFA
Divisions	Premier League Division Two
Number of clubs	26 (13 in each division)
Level on pyramid	1–2
Relegation to	Division Two
Domestic cup(s)	Isle of Man FA Cup; Isle of Man Hospital Cup; Isle of Man Railway Cup; Paul Henry Gold Cup; Captain George Woods Memorial Cup
Current champions	Ramsey AFC ; (22–23)
Most championships	Peel (29 titles)
Website	Results website
	Current: 2023–24 Isle of Man Football League

The Isle of Man Football League is the senior football league on the Isle of Man and is run by the Isle of Man Football Association. Although the league is affiliated with The Football Association, it does not form a part of the English football league system.

History

The league's representative XI has won the FA Inter-League Cup on two occasions. In 2006 they beat the Cambridgeshire County League XI and qualified for the 2007 UEFA Regions' Cup, being eliminated in the group stage in Czech Republic. They won the Inter-League Cup again in 2013, but again were eliminated in the group stage of the Regions Cup, this time in Slovakia.^[1]

Competition format

Competition

There are 26 clubs in the Isle of Man Football League which are grouped into two divisions: Premier League and Division Two. Each division has 13 clubs and in any given season a club plays each of the others in the same division twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home and once at that of their opponents. This makes for a total of 24 games played each season. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. Clubs are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored.

Promotion and relegation

A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Premier League and Division Two. At the end of each season the two lowest placed clubs in the Premier League are relegated to Division two, and the top two placed clubs from Division Two are promoted to the Premier League. Each club has a second team in either Combination Division One or Combination Division Two. Promotion and relegation within the combination league is decided by the movement of each club's first team.

Member clubs

The league lined up with the following clubs for the 2023–24 season.

Premier League

Location of the clubs in the 2023–24 Isle of Man Premier League

Division Two

Castletown Metropolitan
Colby
Douglas and District
Douglas Athletic (withdrew for 2023–24 season)
Douglas HSOB
Foxdale
Governors Athletic
Gymnasium
Malew
Michael United
Onchan
Pulrose United
Ramsey YCOB

Castletown Metropolitan

Colby

Douglas & District, Governors Athletic

Location of the clubs in the 2023–24 Isle of Man Division Two

Defunct clubs

Douglas Wanderers
Northern Athletic A.F.C. (withdrew from season 2010–11)
Ronaldsway A.F.C. (withdrew from season 2014–15)

Past league winners

1896–2007

No.^[2]^[3]	Season	Division One Champions	Division Two Champions
1	1896–97	Peel
2	1897–98	Gymnasium
3	1898–99	Ramsey
4	1899–1900	Ramsey
5	1900–01	Ramsey
6	1901–02	Ramsey
7	1902–03	Gymnasium
8	1903–04	Gymnasium
9	1904–05	Gymnasium
10	1905–06	Gymnasium
11	1906–07	Peel
12	1907–08	Ramsey
13	1908–09	Douglas Wanderers
14	1909–10	Douglas Wanderers
15	1910–11	Ramsey
16	1911–12	Ramsey
17	1912–13	Ramsey
18	1913–14	Castletown Metropolitan
–	1914–19	League suspended due to World War I
19	1919–20	Gymnasium
20	1920–21	Ramsey
21	1921–22	Peel
22	1922–23	Castletown Metropolitan
23	1923–24	Castletown Metropolitan
24	1924–25	Castletown Metropolitan
25	1925–26	Rushen United
26	1926–27	Ramsey
27	1927–28	Colby
28	1928–29	St Marys
29	1929–30	Braddan
30	1930–31	Braddan
31	1931–32	Peel
32	1932–33	Peel
33	1933–34	Peel
34	1934–35	Peel
35	1935–36	Rushen United
36	1936–37	Braddan
37	1937–38	Braddan
–	1938–46	League suspended due to World War II
38	1946–47	Onchan
39	1947–48	Peel
40	1948–49	Peel
41	1949–50	Castletown Metropolitan
42	1950–51	Castletown Metropolitan
43	1951–52	Ramsey
44	1952–53	Peel
45	1953–54	Peel
46	1954–55	Peel
47	1955–56	RAF Jurby
48	1956–57	St Georges
49	1957–58	Peel
50	1958–59	Peel
51	1959–60	Peel
52	1960–61	St Georges
53	1961–62	St Georges
54	1962–63	Peel
55	1963–64	Peel
56	1964–65	Peel	Onchan
57	1965–66	Peel	Corinthians
58	1966–67	Douglas High School Old Boys
59	1967–68	Pulrose United
60	1968–69	Pulrose United	Ramsey YCOB
61	1969–70	Pulrose United	Laxey
62	1970–71	Pulrose United
63	1971–72	Peel	St Georges
64	1972–73	Peel	Colby
65	1973–74	Peel	Braddan
66	1974–75	Peel	Gymnasium
67	1975–76	Peel	St Marys
68	1976–77	Peel	Ayre United
69	1977–78	Rushen United
70	1978–79	Rushen United	Corinthians
71	1979–80	Rushen United	St Georges
72	1980–81	Rushen United	Douglas High School Old Boys
73	1981–82	Castletown Metropolitan	Gymnasium
74	1982–83	Douglas High School Old Boys	Ayre United
75	1983–84	Peel
76	1984–85	Rushen United
77	1985–86	Rushen United
78	1986–87	Gymnasium
79	1987–88	Rushen United
80	1988–89	Douglas High School Old Boys	St Marys
81	1989–90	Douglas High School Old Boys	Corinthians
82	1990–91	Douglas High School Old Boys	St Marys
83	1991–92	St Georges	Ramsey YCOB
84	1992–93	Pulrose United	Braddan
85	1993–94	St Georges	Foxdale
86	1994–95	St Georges	Laxey
87	1995–96	St Marys	Police
88	1996–97	Douglas High School Old Boys	Peel
89	1997–98	St Marys	Marown
90	1998–99	Castletown Metropolitan
91	1999–2000	Peel
92	2000–01	Peel	Ayre United
93	2001–02	Peel	Colby
94	2002–03	St Marys
95	2003–04	St Georges	Douglas Royal
96	2004–05	St Georges	St Johns United
97	2005–06	Laxey	Union Mills
98	2006–07	St Georges	Douglas High School Old Boys

2007–present

In 2007, Division One was renamed the Premier League. Division Two remained unchanged.

No.^[3]	Season	Premier League Champions	Division Two Champions
99	2007–08	St Georges	Colby
100	2008–09	St Georges	St Johns United
101	2009–10	Rushen United	Douglas Royal
102	2010–11	St Georges	St Johns United
103	2011–12	St Georges	Union Mills
104	2012–13	St Georges	Michael United
105	2013–14	St Georges	Gymnasium
106	2014–15	St Georges	Marown
107	2015–16	St Georges	Douglas Athletic
108	2016–17	St Georges	Braddan
109	2017–18	St Georges	Marown
110	2018–19	St Marys	Ramsey
111	2019–20	Cancelled due to COVID-19
112	2020–21	Corinthians	Union Mills
113	2021–22	Ayre United	St Johns United
114	2022–23	Peel	St Marys

Titles by club

Club	Number of Top Flight Titles	First Top Flight Title Won	Last Top Flight Title Won
Peel	30	1896–97	2022–23
St Georges	19	1956–57	2017–18
Ramsey	11	1898–99	1951–52
Rushen United	10	1925–26	2009–10
Castletown Metropolitan	8	1913–14	1998–99
Gymnasium	7	1897–98	1986–87
Douglas High School Old Boys	5	1966–67	1996–97
Pulrose United	5	1967–68	1992–93
St Marys	5	1928–29	2018–19
Braddan	4	1929–30	1937–38
Douglas Wanderers	2	1908–09	1909–10
Ayre United	1	2021–22	2021–22
Colby	1	1927–28	1927–28
Corinthians	1	2021–22	2021–22
Laxey	1	2005–06	2005–06
Onchan	1	1946–47	1946–47
RAF Jurby	1	1955–56	1955–56

References

^ "What is the UEFA Regions Cup? – Isle of Man Today". Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "Isle of Man 1896/97-1994/95 (partial information)". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Isle of Man Senior Men's Leagues". full-time.thefa.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

External links

Results Website

[1] "What is the UEFA Regions Cup? – Isle of Man Today". Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

[2] "Isle of Man 1896/97-1994/95 (partial information)". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[:0-3] "Isle of Man Senior Men's Leagues". full-time.thefa.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

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