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.

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, 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.

Member Clubs

The league lined up with the following clubs for the 2019–20 season.

Premier League">Isle of Man Premier League">Premier League

1896-2007

2007-present

In 2007, Division One was renamed the Premier League. Division Two remained unchanged.
No.SeasonPremier League ChampionsDivision Two Champions
992007–08St GeorgesColby
1002008–09St GeorgesSt Johns United
1012009–10Rushen UnitedDouglas Royal
1022010–11St GeorgesSt Johns United
1032011–12St GeorgesUnion Mills
1042012–13St GeorgesMichael United
1052013–14St GeorgesGymnasium
1062014–15St GeorgesMarown
1072015–16St GeorgesDouglas Athletic
1082016–17St GeorgesBraddan
1092017–18St GeorgesMarown
1102018–19St MarysRamsey

Titles by club

ClubNumber of Top
Flight Titles		First Top Flight
Title Won		Last Top Flight
Title Won
Peel291896-972001-02
St Georges181956-572017–18
Ramsey101898-991951-52
Rushen United101925-262009–10
Castletown Metropolitan81913-141998-99
Gymnasium71897-981986-87
Douglas High School Old Boys61966-671996-97
Pulrose United51967-681992-93
St Marys51928–292018–19
Braddan41929-301937-38
Douglas Wanderers21908-091909-10
Colby11927-281927-28
Laxey12005–062005–06
Onchan11946-471946-47
RAF Jurby11955-561955-56