St Marys A.F.C.
Full name | St. Marys Association Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Saints | ||
Founded | 1893 | ||
Ground | The Bowl Pulrose Road Douglas, Isle of Man | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
Chairman | Josh Evans | ||
League | Isle of Man Football League Premier League | ||
2018–19 | Premier League, 1/13 | ||
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St Marys A.F.C. is a football club from Douglas on the Isle of Man. It competes in the Isle of Man Football League wearing a yellow and green kit. It plays its home games at The Bowl in Douglas.
History
Formed in 1893, the club is one of the oldest on the island. It has won the Manx FA Cup seven times. It won its first league title in 1928–29. It was the losing finalist in the Woods Cup in 1963–64.[1]
In 1983–84, the club was relegated to Division Two, finishing in last place, winning just one league game all season. In 1988–89, it was promoted as Division Two champions, but lasted just one season before being relegated in 1989–90. In 1990–91, it was promoted again as Division Two champions, not losing a league game all season.
In the following season,the club consolidated in the top flight finishing in eighth place, and followed that up with a fourth-place finish in 1992–93,[2] and was the losing finalist in the Railway Cup.[3]
The club won the Manx FA Cup again in 1993–94, beating
In the following season, St Marys finished third in the league,
In 2000–01, it finished in second place in the league, winning the Manx FA Cup beating
In 2001–02 it finished third in the league and won both the Manx FA Cup with a 1–0 victory over
The club also has a reserve team that plays in the Isle of Man Football Combination.
Stadium
The club plays its home games at the 3,000 capacity The Bowl in Douglas.[12]
Honours
League
- Division One champions (5): 1928–29, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Division Two champions (2): 1988–89, 1990–91
- Combination One champions
(1): 2018-19
Cup
- Manx FA Cup (8): 1912–13, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2012–13
- Hospital Cup (5): 1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03
- Railway Cup (4): 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01
- Paul Henry Gold Cup (1): 1990–91
References
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- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 January 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 January 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 January 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 23 January 2003. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 5 June 2003. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
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"Isle of Man 2003/04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ "Isle of Man clubs". Isle of Man Referees Society. Retrieved 18 September 2008.