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.

1 Format
2 Leagues
- 2.1 Premier League
- 2.2 Division Two
3 List of League winners:
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Leagues

[edit] 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. ^[1]

Both Braddan and Marown were relegated to Division Two at the end of the 2006-07 season. For the 2007-08 season the clubs in the Premier League are:^[2]

[edit] Division Two

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

Both Corinthians and Douglas High School Old Boys were promoted to the Premier League at the end of the 2006-07 season. For the 2008-08 season the clubs in Division Two are:^[3]