St. Ouen F.C.

Not to be confused with Red Star F.C., based in Saint-Ouen, France.
St. Ouen F.C.
Full name St. Ouen Football & Sports Club
Founded 1919
Ground La Cache es Fresnes, St. Ouen
League Jersey Football Combination Premiership
2013-14 7th/9
Website Club home page

St. Ouen F.C. is an amateur association football club in Saint Ouen, Jersey, Channel Islands who play in the Jersey Premiership. The club plays in yellow and blue.[1] They play at St. Ouen.[2]

History

The club was founded in 1919.[3] They won their first honour in Jersey football in 1939, winning the Trinity Shield.[1] Under the supervision of Richard Collinson, who arrived in Jersey in 1977 to coach the Old Victorians and moved next to First Tower United before arriving at St. Ouen, the club set up Jersey's first football school of excellence.[4]

On 4 December 1972, St. Ouen played a friendly match against Scottish Old Firm team, Celtic at Springfield Stadium, Saint Helier.[5][6] The game was intended as a preparation for Celtic's Scottish League Cup Final match against Hibernian. This meant that Celtic played their first team, which included Kenny Dalglish and Pat McCluskey, in the match.[6] Celtic won the match 11-1. St. Ouen's team on that day also included several professional guest players, including Southampton's Jim Steele and Mick Channon.[6]

In 2006, St. Ouen were promoted into Division One after becoming champions of Division Two.[7] However they were relegated back into Division Two the following season[8] before again being promoted back into Division One the next season.[9]

In 2008, St. Ouen received planning permission from the States of Jersey for a new training pitch to be built, which overturned the decision from the planning officer of Jersey because of the perceived benefits of inclusiveness with the community.[10] In 2012, St. Ouen's goalkeeper, Paul Kemp scored two goals in St. Ouen's league game against Rozel Rovers. This was the first time a goalkeeper had scored twice in a match in Jersey.[11] Also in 2012, they won the Trinity Shield for the first time since 1939.[1]

Teams

St. Ouen have three men's teams playing in the Jersey Football Combination. St. Ouen also run teams at under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 18 levels.[2] They have also represented Jersey in the Channel Islands Champions League against teams from Guernsey.[12] St. Ouen also ran a cricket club for its members during the off-season[4] however the cricket club split from the football club in 1968 to become an independent club but retained the St. Ouen name.[13]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Worth the 73-year wait". This is Jersey. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "St. Ouen". BBC. 23 October 2005. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "St. Ouen". BBC. 12 July 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Richard Collinson". BBC Radio Jersey. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Celtic arrive 1972". Jersey Evening Post. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "On the Record: One haul of a battle.". Daily Record (archived at The Free Library). 3 September 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Division Two table". BBC. 24 April 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "St Ouen relegated after home loss". This is Jersey. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Title and promotion for St Ouen". BBC Sport. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "St Ouen receive the go ahead for training pitch". This is Jersey. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Keeper scores – twice!". This is Jersey. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  12. ↑ "Dates set for inter-island finals". BBC Sport. 25 September 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  13. ↑ "A brief history of St. Ouen's C.C". St. Ouen's Cricket Club. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  14. ↑ "Double joy for western Saints". This is Jersey. 9 April 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "Trophy treble for St Ouen as Jersey win another penalty shoot-out". This is Jersey. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  16. ↑ "St Paul's beat St Ouen to secure Le Riche Cup". BBC Sport. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

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Coordinates: 49°13′43″N 2°12′09″W / 49.228528°N 2.202449°W