Laxey F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Laxey F.C.


fullname = Laxey Football Club
nickname =
founded = 1910
ground = Laxey Football Ground, Glen Road Laxey, Isle of Man
capacity = "not known"
chairman =
manager =
league = Isle of Man Football League Premier League
season = 2007-08
position = Premier League, 4th
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Laxey Football Club are a football club from Laxey on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League. They play in a green and white striped kit and play their home games at Glen Road in Laxey. The reserve team play in the Isle of Man Football Combination.

History

Formed in 1910, Laxey have have won the Isle of Man Football League once and Division Two five times as well as numerous Cup triumphs.

In the 1980s, David Cole became a professional footballer after playing for Laxey. He went on to play for Swindon Town, Torquay United, Rochdale, Sunderland and St Mirren.Fact|date=June 2008

In the 2003-4 season Laxey won it's first major trophy for 49 years when they won the Railway Cup beating St Marys 3-2 in the final on 26 December, 2003.cite news
title = Railway Cup Success for Laxey
publisher = Laxey F.C.
date = 2003-12-30
url = http://laxeyfc.intheteam.com/modules/news/News.aspx?NewsId=63120&page=0&sortField=Entered&sortOrder=DESC&itemCount=-1
accessdate = 2008-09-12 ] They also won the Hospital Cup beating Castletown 2-0 in the final on 16 May, 2004.cite news
title = Hospital Cup Victory for Greens
publisher = Laxey F.C.
date = 2004-05-18
url = http://laxeyfc.intheteam.com/modules/news/News.aspx?NewsId=73716&page=0&sortField=Entered&sortOrder=DESC&itemCount=-1
accessdate = 2008-09-12 ] In the 2004-05 season they were losing finalists in the Manx FA Cup and finished in second place in Division One. The reserve team won were Combination One champions and won the Junior Cup.cite web
title = Isle of Man 2004/05
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2007-05-29
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx05.html
accessdate = 2008-09-08] cite news
title = Laxey Football Club
publisher = Laxey F.C.
date = 2006-05-08
url = http://www.laxeyfc.com/
accessdate = 2008-06-14]

In 2005-06 they completed the Manx Grand Slam when they were crowned Division One champions and also won the Manx FA Cup, the Hospital Cup, the Railway Cup and the Charity Shield, while the reserve team won the Junior Cup.cite web
title = Isle of Man 2005/06
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2006-08-20
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx06.html
accessdate = 2008-09-08] Their first trophy that season was the Charity Shield in August 2005, which ended 0-0 against St Georges, with Laxey winning on penalties.cite news
title = Laxey win Charity Shield on pennos
publisher = Laxey F.C.
date = 2005-08-15
url = http://laxeyfc.intheteam.com/modules/news/News.aspx?NewsId=101178&page=0&sortField=Entered&sortOrder=DESC&itemCount=-1
accessdate = 2008-09-12 ] They won the Railway Cup on 26 December 2005, beating St Georges 1-0 in the final.cite news
title = Laxey win the Railway Cup
publisher = Laxey F.C.
date = 2005-12-29
url = http://laxeyfc.intheteam.com/modules/news/News.aspx?NewsId=112574&page=0&sortField=Entered&sortOrder=DESC&itemCount=-1
accessdate = 2008-09-12 ] In April 2006 they won the Manx FA Cup for the first time in the club's history, beating Pulrose United 5-0 in the final.cite news
title = Laxey add FA Cup to Trophy Cabinet
publisher = Laxey F.C.
date = 2006-04-18
url = http://laxeyfc.intheteam.com/modules/news/News.aspx?NewsId=120231&page=0&sortField=Entered&sortOrder=DESC&itemCount=-1
accessdate = 2008-09-12 ] They were crowned league champions on 26 April with a 7-2 victory over Marown.cite news
title = OSA League Division One Champions 2005/6
publisher = Laxey F.C.
date = 2006-04-27
url = http://laxeyfc.intheteam.com/modules/news/News.aspx?NewsId=120957&page=0&sortField=Entered&sortOrder=DESC&itemCount=-1
accessdate = 2008-09-12 ] cite news
title = Laxey 7 Marown 2
publisher = Laxey F.C.
date = 2006-04-27
url = http://laxeyfc.intheteam.com/modules/news/News.aspx?NewsId=120956&page=0&sortField=Entered&sortOrder=DESC&itemCount=-1
accessdate = 2008-09-12 ] The first team completed the Manx Grand Slam on 22 May, 2006 with victory in the Hospital Cup final, when again they met and beat St Georges, this time winning 4-3.cite news
title = The Grand Slam is Complete !!!!!
publisher = Laxey F.C.
date = 2006-05-22
url = http://laxeyfc.intheteam.com/modules/news/News.aspx?NewsId=122438&page=0&sortField=Entered&sortOrder=DESC&itemCount=-1
accessdate = 2008-09-12 ] Later in the month the Reserve team added to the trophy cabinet when they won the Junior Cup, beating Peel Reserves 6-3 in the final.cite news
title = Junior Cup added to Silverware collection
publisher = Laxey F.C.
date = 2006-05-30
url = http://laxeyfc.intheteam.com/modules/news/News.aspx?NewsId=122438&page=0&sortField=Entered&sortOrder=DESC&itemCount=-1
accessdate = 2008-09-12 ]

In 2006-07 they won the Hospital Cup for the third time in four years and won the Charity Shield for the second year running as well as being losing finalists in the Railway Cup. In the league, they finished in third place. The reserve team were again Combination One champions.cite web
title = Isle of Man 2006/07
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2007-08-17
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx07.html
accessdate = 2008-09-08] The 2007-08 season saw the club finish in fourth place in the new Premier League. They reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup and Railway Cup.cite web
title = Isle of Man 2007/08
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2008-08-22
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx08.html
accessdate = 2008-09-08]

Facilities

Laxey have a clubhouse at their Glen Road home as well as a campsite which is available for use during the annual Isle of Man TT motorcycle racing.cite news
title = Laxey Football Club
publisher = Isle of Man Government
date = 2008
url = http://gov.im/tourism/travel/accommodation/properties/CC70T00356.qry?letter=UL
accessdate = 2008-09-03]

Honours

First team

League

*Division One champions (1): 2006-07
**runners-up (2): 1953, 2004-05

*Second league champions (3): 1929, 1930, 1931
**runners-up (2): 1949, 1950

*Division Two champions (5): 1956, 1964, 1970, 1995, 1999
**runners-up (2): 1975, 1982

Cup

*Manx FA Cup (1): 2005-06
**finalist (2): 1964-65, 2004-05
*Hospital Cup (4): 1955-56, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07
**finalist 31): 1972-73, 1999-00, 2000-01
*Woods Cup finalist (4): 1960-61, 1968-69, 1981-82, 1993-94
*Paul Henry Gold Cup (1): 1998-99
*Charity Shield (2): 2005-06, 2006-07
**finalist (3): 1973, 2000, 2001
*Railway Cup (3): 1929-30, 2003-04, 2005-06
**finalist (6): 1933-34, 1934-35, 1936-37, 1949-50, 1958-59, 2006-07
*Miners Cup (3): 1994, 1998, 1999
*Percy Callister Cup (3): 1998, 1999, 2000

Reserve team

League

*Combination One (2): 2004-05, 2005-06
**runners-up (2): 2002, 2006
*Combination Two runners-up (1): 1995

Cup

*Junior Cup (7): 1931-32, 1949-50, 1960-61, 1963-64, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06
**finalist (3): 1962-63, 1977-8, 2003-04

References

External links

* [http://www.laxeyfc.com/ Club website]
* [http://www.isleofmanfa.com/FixturesandResults/ Isle of Man league fixtures and results page at the Isle of Man FA website]