2007–08 Isle of Man League
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| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The Isle of Man League 2007–08 (known as the Sure Mobile Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the ninety-ninth such league competition on the Isle of Man.
Football in the Isle of Man is played at an amateur level. There are two tiers of men's football, consisting of 27 clubs. There are six senior cup competitions – the Manx FA Cup, Railway Cup, Hospital Cup, Woods Cup, Paul Henry Gold Cup and the Charity Shield. Each club has a reserve team in the Isle of Man Football Combination, and the Junior Cup for the reserve teams. There is also the Cowell Cup an annual Under-19 tournament.
The Isle of Man League team advanced to the semi-finals of the National League Systems Cup 2007–08, after defeating Wearside League 2–1 in the second round, and defeating Liverpool County Premier League 1–0 in the third round.[1] The semi-final match ended in a draw with Midland Football Combination (Div 1), who advanced to the finals after winning 4–1 in a penalty shootout.[1]
There is one tier of women's football. The Isle of Man national football team is not affiliated with UEFA or FIFA.
Men
[edit]League tables
[edit]St Georges were crowned champions in the Premier League, the top tier of Manx amateur football, whilst St Johns United and Douglas Royal were relegated from the Premier League.[2][better source needed] The league was renamed from Division One in 2007.
Due to sponsorship, Division 2 was known as the CFS Division 2.
Premier League
[edit]Saint Georges F.C. won their tenth league title, second consecutive title, and fourth in five years.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Georges (C) | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 24 | +91 | 69 |
| 2 | Peel | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 24 | +52 | 58 |
| 3 | Douglas HS Old Boys | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 45 |
| 4 | Laxey | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 43 |
| 5 | Union Mills | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 36 |
| 6 | Rushen United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 34 |
| 7 | Gymnasium | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 31 |
| 8 | Corinthians | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 28 |
| 9 | St Marys | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 31 |
| 10 | Ramsey | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 23 |
| 11 | Ayre United | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 21 |
| 12 | St Johns United | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 77 | −46 | 14 |
| 13 | Douglas Royal | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 95 | −57 | 11 |
Division Two
[edit]Colby F.C., from the south of the Isle, completed an unbeaten season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colby | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 21 | +132 | 76 |
| 2 | Michael United | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 135 | 32 | +103 | 61 |
| 3 | Pulrose United | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 97 | 25 | +72 | 60 |
| 4 | Castletown Metropolitan | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 104 | 38 | +66 | 55 |
| 5 | Marown | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 42 |
| 6 | Police | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 40 |
| 7 | Onchan | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 83 | 70 | +13 | 39 |
| 8 | Malew | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 35 |
| 9 | Braddan | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 33 |
| 10 | Douglas & District | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 64 | 106 | −42 | 24 |
| 11 | Ronaldsway | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 105 | −61 | 22 |
| 12 | Foxdale | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 89 | −53 | 18 |
| 13 | Ramsey Youth COB | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 30 | 134 | −104 | 10 |
| 14 | Jurby | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 141 | −113 | 9 |
Cups
[edit]FA Cup
[edit]Peel 0–5 St Georges
- St Georges completed the domestic treble with this victory, but missed out on the Railway Cup and chance for a quadruple.
Railway Cup
[edit]Peel 4–3 St Georges
- The Railway Cup provided some consolation to Peel after finishing runners-up in the Premier League and FA Cup.
Charity Shield
[edit]Hospital Cup
[edit]Woods Cup
[edit]Paul Henry Gold Cup
[edit]Castletown Metropolitan 0–3 Michael United
Junior Cup
[edit]Peel 2–0 Rushen United
Cowell Cup (U19)
[edit]St Georges 2–3 St Marys
Women
[edit]League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Royal | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 207 | 16 | +191 | 49 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 130 | 17 | +113 | 46 |
| 3 | Rushen United | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 133 | 20 | +113 | 43 |
| 4 | Gymnasium | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 33 |
| 5 | Colby | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 83 | −44 | 28 |
| 6 | Castletown | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 25 |
| 7 | Peel | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 20 |
| 8 | Laxey | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 141 | −105 | 14 |
| 9 | Ramsey | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 129 | −114 | 5 |
| 10 | Michael United | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 129 | −126 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. London: Headline. 2008. p. 996. ISBN 9780755318193.
- ^ "League: Isle of Man Leagues". TheFA.com FULL-TIME. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008.
External links
[edit]- Isle of Man league tables and cup results at FA, Full-time service