Isle of Man Football League


The Isle of Man Football League is the senior football league on the Isle of Man and is run by the Isle of Man Football Association. Although the league is affiliated with The Football Association, it does not form a part of the English football league system.
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History

The league's representative XI has won the FA Inter-League Cup on two occasions. In 2006 they beat the Cambridgeshire County League XI and qualified for the 2007 UEFA Regions' Cup, being eliminated in the group stage in Czech Republic. They won the Inter-League Cup again in 2013, but again were eliminated in the group stage of the Regions Cup, this time in Slovakia.

Competition format

Competition

There are 26 clubs in the Isle of Man Football League which are grouped into two divisions: Premier League and Division Two. In 2024–25 these were known for sponsorship reasons as the Canada Life Premier League and the Ardern & Druggan Ltd Division Two. Each division usually has 13 clubs and in any given season a club plays each of the others in the same division twice, once at their home and once at that of their opponents. This makes for a total of 24 games played each season. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. Clubs are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored.

Promotion and relegation

At the end of each season the two lowest placed clubs in the Premier League are relegated to Division Two, and the top two placed clubs in Division Two are promoted to the Premier League. Each club has a second team in either Combination Division One or Combination Division Two. Promotion and relegation within the combination league is decided by the movement of each club's first team.

Member clubs

The league lined up with the following clubs for the 2024–25 season.

Premier League">Isle of Man Premier League">Premier League

Division Two

Defunct clubs

Past league winners

2007–present

In 2007, Division One was renamed the Premier League. Division Two remained unchanged.

Titles by club

ClubNumber of Top
Flight Titles		First Top Flight
Title Won		Last Top Flight
Title Won
Peel311896–972024-25
St Georges191956–572017-18
Ramsey111898–991951–52
Rushen United101925–262009–10
Castletown Metropolitan81913–141998–99
Gymnasium71897–981986–87
Douglas High School Old Boys51966–671996–97
Pulrose United51967–681992–93
St Marys51928–292018–19
Braddan41929–301937–38
Douglas Wanderers21908–091909–10
Ayre United22021–222023–24
Colby11927–281927–28
Corinthians12020–212020–21
Laxey12005–062005–06
Onchan11946–471946–47
RAF Jurby11955–561955–56