- Ramsey F.C.
Football club infobox
clubname = Ramsey A.F.C.
fullname = Ramsey Association Football Club
nickname =
founded = 1885
ground = Ballacloan Stadium,
North Shore Road
RamseyIsle of Man
capacity = "3,000"
chairman = Malcolm Kelly
manager = Colin Skillicorn
Groundsman =
league =Isle of Man Football League Premier League
season = 2007-08
position = Premier League, 10th
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rightarm1= 0000FF
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socks2=FF0000|Ramsey Football Club is a football club from Ramsey on the
Isle of Man . They compete in theIsle of Man Football League and they wear a blue and white kit, and a change strip of all red. They play their home games at the Ballacloan Stadium in Ramsey.History
Formed in
1885 , they are the oldest and one of the most successful clubs in the Isle of Man Football League. Much of that success though came in the last part of the19th century and early part of the20th century . They have been crowned Isle of Man champions eleven times and won the Manx FA Cup 18 times.The club's first trophy came in 1891-92 when they shared the Manx FA Cup with Peel. They won the cup again the following two seasons. They were Isle of Man champions for four consecutive years between 1898-99 and 1901-02, winning the league six more times before
World War II . Their last championsip camne in the 1951-52 season.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]Ramsey were relegated to Division Two in the 1985-86 season finishing bottom of the league. They were promoted back to the top flight though before being relegated again in 1990-91. The following season they finished as runners-up in Division Two and were promoted back to the First Division. However, they were relegated straight back down in the 1992-93 season.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/manx96.html
accessdate = 2008-09-17] In 2000-01 they were promoted again, finishing as runners-up to Ayre Unitedcite web
title = Isle of Man 2000/01
publisher =Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date =2003-01-23
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx01.html
accessdate = 2008-09-17] only to be relegated once again the following season.cite web
title = Isle of Man 2001/02
publisher =Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date =2003-06-05
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx02.html
accessdate = 2008-09-17] They continuted their roller coaster ride between the leagues with promotion again the following season as Division Two champions. They also won both the Paul Henry Gold Cup, beating St Johns United 2-1 in the final and the Woods Cup, beating Union Mills 2-0 in the finalcite 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] In 2003-04 they won the Manx FA Cup, beating Castletown in the final on penalties.cite web
title = Isle of Man 2003/04
publisher =Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date =2005-01-15
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx04.html
accessdate = 2008-09-17] They currently play in the Premier League.The club has a reserve team that play in the
Isle of Man Football Combination .Honours
League
*First Division One champions (11): 1898-99, 1899-00, 1900-01, 1901-02, 1907-08, 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1920-21, 1926-27, 1951-52
*Second Division champions (1): 2002-03Cup
*Manx FA Cup (18): 1891-92, 1892-93, 1893-94, 1895-96, 1899-00, 1900-01, 1904-05, 1906-07, 1907-08 1919-20, 1920-21, 1921-22, 1930-31, 1951-52, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 2003-04
*Woods Cup (2): 1991-92, 2002-03
*Paul Henry Gold Cup: 1991-92, 2002-03References
External links
* [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?division=9756332 Premier League table at the fa.com]
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