Northern Athletic A.F.C.

Northern Athletic F.C.

Full name	Northern Athletic Association Football Club
Founded	1992
Ground	Jurby School Playing Fields, School Close Jurby, Isle of Man (Capacity: not known)
League	Isle of Man Football League Division Two
2007-08	Division Two, 14th
Home colours Away colours

Northern Athletic A.F.C. were a football club from Jurby in the Isle of Man. They competed in the Isle of Man Football League. They wore a purple and white kit and played their home games at the Jurby School Playing Fields.

Following the 2008-09 season, the club was forced to withdraw from the Isle of Man Football League due to a lack of playing members, as a result the club has now folded.

History

Formed in 1992, they were known as Jurby F.C. until the end of the 2007-08 season. They struggled each season in Division Two often finishing bottom of the league, and in the 2004-05 season went the entire season without winning one league game. They did get two draws and ended up with a total of two points.^[1] In June 2008 the club faced extinction when they stated that unless they got a new manager the club might have to pull out of the league^[2] and in the 2008-09 they changed their name to Northern Athletic.^[3] The club had a reserve team that play in the Isle of Man Football Combination.

A previous club, RAF Jurby, were Isle of Man League champions in 1955-56.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Isle of Man 2004/05". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2005-01-15. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx05.html. Retrieved 2007-05-29. 
2. ^ "Jurby in public plea over manager". BBC Sport. 2008-06-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7460975.jp. Retrieved 2008-09-10. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Manx football season opens with a bang". Isle of Man Newspapers. 2008-07-22. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/manxfootball/Manx-football-season-opens-with.4286144.jp. Retrieved 2008-09-10. 
4. ^ "Isle of Man List of Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2008-06-08. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manxchamp.html. Retrieved 2008-09-10.