2008–09 Isle of Man League
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The 2008–09 Isle of Man League was the 100th season of Football league on the Isle of Man.
There were two tiers of men's football, consisting 27 clubs, the Sure Mobile Premier League and the CFS Division Two. There were six senior cup competitions – the Manx FA Cup, Railway Cup, Hospital Cup, Woods Cup, Paul Henry Gold Cup and the Charity Shield. Each club had a reserve team in the Isle of Man Football Combination, and they compete in the Junior Cup. There was also the Cowell Cup, an annual Under-19 tournament.
League tables
[edit]Premier League
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Georges (C) | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 85 | 28 | +57 | 58 | |
| 2 | Peel | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 27 | +47 | 57 | |
| 3 | Rushen United | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 53 | |
| 4 | St Marys | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 51 | |
| 5 | Douglas HSOB | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 50 | |
| 6 | Laxey | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 36 | |
| 7 | Gymnasium | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 27 | |
| 8 | Ramsey | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 26 | |
| 9 | Michael United | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 68 | −34 | 22 | |
| 10 | Union Mills | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 76 | −36 | 21 | |
| 11 | Corinthians | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 17 | |
| 12 | Colby (R) | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 73 | −40 | 17 | Relegation to Isle of Man League Division 2 |
| 13 | Ayre United (R) | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 75 | −33 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Division 2
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Johns United (C, P) | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 27 | +106 | 73 | Promotion to Isle of Man League Premier Division |
| 2 | Castletown Metropolitan (P) | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 141 | 32 | +109 | 70 | |
| 3 | Pulrose United | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 123 | 43 | +80 | 62 | |
| 4 | Marown | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 110 | 53 | +57 | 57 | |
| 5 | Ramsey YCOB | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 95 | 65 | +30 | 46 | |
| 6 | Braddan | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 82 | 72 | +10 | 43 | |
| 7 | Douglas Royal | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 94 | 79 | +15 | 39 | |
| 8 | Malew | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 75 | 70 | +5 | 37 | |
| 9 | Onchan | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 94 | −15 | 28 | |
| 10 | Douglas and District | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 51 | 117 | −66 | 22 | |
| 11 | Foxdale | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 58 | 99 | −41 | 19 | |
| 12 | Police | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 50 | 136 | −86 | 17 | |
| 13 | Northern Athletic | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 29 | 108 | −79 | 10 | Club folded |
| 14 | Ronaldsway | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 47 | 172 | −125 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Cups
[edit]Cup results for 2008–09:[1]
FA Cup
[edit]Douglas HSOB 1–1 (3–2 on pens.) St Georges
Railway Cup
[edit]Peel 0–1 Rushen United
Hospital Cup
[edit]St Georges 2–1 Laxey
Woods Cup
[edit]Douglas Royal 1–0 Pulrose United
Paul Henry Gold Cup
[edit]Castletown Metropolitan 4–0 Marown
Cowell Cup (U19)
[edit]Castletown Metropolitan 3–1 St Johns United