2007–08 Isle of Man League explained

Competition:Isle of Man Football League
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09
Season:2007–08

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 clubs. 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.

The Isle of Man League team advanced to the semi-finals of the National League Systems Cup 2007–08, after defeating Wearside League 2–1 in the second round, and defeating Liverpool County Premier League 1–0 in the third round.[1] The semi-final match ended in a draw with Midland Football Combination (Div 1), who advanced to the finals after winning 4–1 in a penalty shootout.

There is one tier of women's football. The Isle of Man national football team is not affiliated with UEFA or FIFA.

Men

League tables

St Georges were crowned champions in the Premier League, the top tier of Manx amateur football, whilst St Johns United and Douglas Royal were relegated from the Premier League.[2] The league was renamed from Division One in 2007.

Due to sponsorship, Division 2 was known as the CFS Division 2.

Premier League

Saint Georges F.C. won their tenth league title, second consecutive title, and fourth in five years.

Division Two

Colby F.C., from the south of the Isle, completed an unbeaten season.

Cups

FA Cup

Peel 0–5 St Georges

Railway Cup

Peel 4–3 St Georges

Hospital Cup

Corinthians 0–2 St Georges

Woods Cup

Braddan 0–2 Colby

Paul Henry Gold Cup

Castletown Metropolitan 0–3 Michael United

Junior Cup

Peel 2–0 Rushen United

Cowell Cup (U19)

St Georges 2–3 St Marys

Women

League table

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009 . 2008 . Headline . 9780755318193 . London . 996.
  2. Web site: League: Isle of Man Leagues . https://web.archive.org/web/20080503140720/http://full-time.thefa.com:80/Index.do?division=9756332 . 2008-05-03 . TheFA.com FULL-TIME.