Rushen United F.C.
Full name | Rushen United Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | "Moryn Vannin" – The Pride of Mann (The Spaniards) | ||
Founded | 1910 | ||
Ground | Croit Lowey Port Erin, Isle of Man | ||
Capacity | 1,000 | ||
Manager | Nick Robinson | ||
League | Isle of Man Football League Premier League | ||
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Rushen United F.C. are a football club from Port Erin on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League. The team wear yellow and black stripes kit and play their home games at Croit Lowey in Port Erin. They have been Isle of Man League Champions ten times and won the Manx FA Cup ten times.
History
Rushen United F.C. formed in September 1910 following a civic meeting at St Catherines Church Hall in Port Erin. The club motto is Moryn Vannin, which in Manx roughly means "The Pride of Mann". The club has a reserve team who compete in the Isle of Man Football Combination as well as a ladies team and a junior academy.
Rushen's first trophy came in the 1921–22 season when they won the Railway Cup. They won the Manx FA Cup for the first time in 1923–24 and were crowned Isle of Man champions for the first time in 1925–26, when they also won the Manx FA Cup and the Hospital Cup.
The club's highest profile match came in July 2005 in front of 3,288 spectators at the
Locally, the club's biggest game each year is against
During 2002, and at the age of 50, club stalwart Eric Nelson played his 1000th game during a Division One fixture against
On 5 May 2010, Rushen clinched its first Premier League title with a 2–0 victory over Michael United thanks to goals from Josh Kelly and Steve Riding. This brought a period of 22 years since winning Manx football's top prize to an end and ensured that the club will enter its centenary year as champions. In April 2011 a comprehensive victory over Laxey in the Isle of Man FA Cup final gave the 'Spaniards' their first FA Cup win for 21 years.
Honours
First team
League
- Division One Champions (9): 1925–26, 1935–36, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88
- Premier League Champions (1): 2009/10
Cup
- Manx FA Cup (9): 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1950–51, 1977–78, 1989–90, 2010–2011, 2023-2024
- Hospital Cup (15): 1925–26, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1934–35, 1938–39, 1950–51, 1963–64, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2021-22
- Railway Cup (16): 1921–22, 1922–23, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 2001–02, 2008–09
- Cowell Cup(13):1953–54, 1955–56, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1982–83, 1991–92, 2003–04, 2013–14, 2022/23
Reserve team
Cup
- Junior Cup (17): 1929–30, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2013–14, 2015-16, 2020-21
- Combination League (12): 1973–74, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2017–18, 2021-22, 2022/23
References
- ^ a b "Rushen Round Table 1072 – Rushen United vs Bolton Wanderers". Rushen Rond Table. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2008. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rushen United 0–10 Bolton". BBC Sport. 9 July 2005. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Heys, Mark; Knight, Lisa; Watterson, Shaun (5 August 2005). "Bolton Trip Strengthens Rushen Links". Walking Down the Manny Road. Retrieved 19 December 2017.