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 clubss. 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.
There is one tier of women's football. The Isle of Man national football team is not affiliated with UEFA or FIFA.
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St Georges were crowned champions in the Premier League, the top tier of Manx amateur football. The league was renamed from Division One in 2007. Union Mills triumphing in and being promoted from Division Two. Braddan F.C. were also promoted from Division Two, whilst St Johns United and Douglas Royal were relegated from the Premier League. Division Two was known as the CFS Division Two for sponsorship reasons.
Saint Georges F.C. won their tenth league title, second consecutive title, and fourth in five years.
| Position | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Georges | 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 | 28 |
| 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 |
Colby F.C., from the south of the Isle, completed an unbeaten season.
| Position | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | 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 |
Peel 0–5 St Georges
Peel 4–3 St Georges
Castletown Metropolitan 0–3 Michael United
Peel 2–0 Rushen United
St Georges 2–3 St Marys
| Position | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | 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 | 37 |
| 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 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael United | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 129 | –126 | 1 |
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