| Full name | Pulrose United Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Ham Bappers | ||
| Founded | 1932 | ||
| Ground | Groves Road, Pulrose Douglas Isle of Man (Capacity: not known) |
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| League | Isle of Man Football League Division Two | ||
| 2007-08 | Division Two, 3rd | ||
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Pulrose United A.F.C. are a football club from Douglas on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League and wear a red and black kit. They play their home games at Groves Road in Douglas.
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Formed in 1932, they won their first trophy in the 1967-68 season when they were First Division champions. They were Isle of Man champions for four seasons running, winning it again in 1968-69, 1969-70 and 1970-71.[1] They also won the Manx FA Cup and the Woods Cup in 1970-71.[2] They were relegated to Division Two and were promoted again in the 1989-90 season. They were Isle of Man champions again in 1992-93,[1] also winning the Railway Cup and beating St Marys 5-0 in the final and were Manx FA Cup finalists, losing 4-1 to Castletown. The following season they were runners-up in the Railway Cup, losing 2-1 to Douglas High School Old Boys in the final.[2]
They finished in last place and were again relegated to Division Two in the 1996-97 season.[3] They were promoted again to the top flight in the 1999–2000 season.[4] The 2002-03 season saw Pulrose again relegated in last place.[5] However, they were promoted straight back up the following season as runners-up to Douglas Royal.[6] They continued their roller-coaster ride between the leagues in the 2004-05 season, as they once again finished bottom in the top flight and were relegated.[7] In the 2005-06 season they reached the final of the Manx FA Cup, where they lost 5-0 to Laxey on 17 April 2006.[8]
They currently play in Division Two.
The club has a reserve team that play in the Isle of Man Football Combination.
The club's slogan is 'We'll flog you for ham baps' after a famous quote by former player Karl 'One Smack' Kelly during the infamous derby game against St. Mary's at Groves Road where a young Saints fan crossed the pitch on his dads Kawasaki KMX.