Pulrose United F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Pulrose United A.F.C.


fullname = Pulrose United Association Football Club
nickname =
founded = 1932
ground = Groves Road,
Pulrose
Douglas Isle of Man
capacity = "not known"
chairman =
manager =
Groundsman = | league = Isle of Man Football League Division Two
season = 2007-08
position = Division Two, 3rd
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Pulrose United Football Club are a football club from Douglas on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League and wear a red and black kit. They play their home games at Groves Road in Douglas.

History

Formed in 1932, they won their first trophy in the 1967-68 season when they were First Division champions. They were Isle of Man champions for four seasons running, winning it again in 1968-69, 1969-70 and 1970-71.cite web
title = Isle of Man 1897/98 and 1970/71-1994/95
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2007-05-29
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx1898.html
accessdate = 2008-09-17] They also won the Manx FA Cup and the Woods Cup in 1970-71.cite web
title = Isle of Man - List of Cup Winners
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2008-06-06
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manxcuphist.html
accessdate = 2008-09-17] They were relegated to Division Two and were promoted again in the 1989-90 season. They were Isle of Man champions again in 1992-93, also winning the Railway Cup and beating St Marys 5-0 in the final and were Manx FA Cup finalists, losing 4-1 to Castletown. The following season they were runners-up in the Railway Cup, losing 2-1 to Douglas High School Old Boys in the final.

They finished in last place and were again relegated to Division Two in the 1996-97 season.cite web
title = Isle of Man 1996/97
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2005-01-16
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx97.html
accessdate = 2008-09-17] They were promoted again to the top flight in the 1999-2000 season.cite web
title = Isle of Man 1999/2000
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2001-05-09
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx00.html
accessdate = 2008-09-17] The 2002-03 season saw Pulrose again relegated in last place.cite web
title = Isle of Man 2002/03
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2003-09-11
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx03.html
accessdate = 2008-09-17] However, they were promoted straight back up the following season as runners-up to Douglas Royal.cite web
title = Isle of Man 2003/04
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2006-08-20
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx04.html
accessdate = 2008-09-17] They continued their roller-coaster ride between the leagues in the 2004-05 season, as tey once again finished bottom in the top flight and were relegated.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 = 2008-09-17] In the 2005-06 season they reached the final of the Manx FA Cup, where they lost 5-0 to Laxey on 17 April, 2006.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 = 2008-09-17]

They currently play in Division Two.

The club has a reserve team that play in the Isle of Man Football Combination.

Honours

First team

League

*First Division champions (5): 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1992-93

Cup

*Manx FA Cup (1): 1970-71
**finalists (2): 1992-93, 2005-06
*Railway Cup (1): 1992-93
**finalists (1): 1993-94
*Woods Cup (1): 1970-71
*Hospital Cup finalists (1): 1968-69

Reserve team

Cup

*Cowell Cup (2): 1994-95, 1997-98

References

External links

* [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?division=4828390 Division Two table at the fa.com]