History
Formed in 1893, the club is one of the oldest on the island. They have won the Manx FA Cup seven times. They won their first league title in 1928-29. They were losing finalists in the Woods Cup in 1963-64
In 1983-84 the club were relegated to Division Two, finishing in last place, winning just one league game all season. In 1988-89 they were promoted as Division Two champions, but lasted just one season being relegated in 1989-90. In 1990-91 they were promoted again as Division Two champions, not losing a league game all season. They also won the Paul Henry Gold Cup with a 3-0 win over Colby in the final.
The following season they consolidated in the top flight finishing in 8th place, and followed that up with a 4th place finish in 1992-93, and were losing finalists in the Railway Cup.
They won the Manx FA Cup again in 1993-94 beating Castletown 2-0 in the final and won it again the following season with a 1-0 victory over St Georges in the final. In 1994-95 they won the Railway Cup beating St Georges 3-0 in the final. In 1995-96 they were crowned Isle of Man champions for the second time and won the Hospital Cup beating St Georges 1-0 in the final.
The following season they finished third in the league, won the Railway Cup with a 2-0 victory over Rushen United and were losing finalists in the Hospital Cup before winning the title in dominant fashion again in 1997-98, winning all 25 games, scoring 93 goals and conceding just 14 times. They also won the Manx FA Cup again, beating Douglas High School Old Boys 3-0 in the final. And they won both the Railway Cup with a 3-1 victory over Douglas High School Old Boys and the Hospital Cup beating Douglas Royal 4-1 in the final. In 1999-2000 they won the Hospital Cup again with a 1-0 win over Laxey.
In 2000-01 they finished in second place in the league, winning the Manx FA Cup beating Ayre United in the final and also winning the Railway Cup with a 3-0 victory over Peel.
In 2001-02 they finished third in the league and won both the Manx FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Corinthians and the Hospital Cup beating St Georges 5-1 in the final. They also won the Charity Shield, beating Peel 1-0. The following season they were crowned Isle of Man champions for the third time and won the Hospital Cup, beating Rushen United 1-0 in the final. They were also losing finalists in the Railway Cup. The 2003-04 season saw another third place finish in the league They won the Manx FA Cup in 2006-07, beating Peel in the final on penalties.
The club also has a reserve team that play in the Isle of Man Football Combination.
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