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F.C. Isle of Man
Football Club Isle of Man is an amateur football club based in Douglas, Isle of Man, that competes in the North West Counties League Premier Division, the 9th tier of English football (Step 5). The club was founded in 2019 but did not play its first competitive match until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. F.C. Isle of Man plays their home games at The Bowl in Douglas and covers the costs of visiting clubs' and match officials' travel and hotel expenses for the games.
The club is not affiliated with the Isle of Man Government; it is owned by its parent company Sporting Club Isle of Man. The club is owned by the local community, funded by the sale of various memberships which offer exclusive benefits, including early and discounted access to match day and season ticket sales.
In August 2019, F.C. Isle of Man confirmed their intentions to enter a team into the English football league system at step six of non-league. On 8 October 2019, the club announced it had become affiliated with the Isle of Man Football Association, following the backing of clubs in the Manx football system. However, there was opposition to the move from some local clubs and supporters over F.C. Isle of Man cherry-picking the best players from teams around the island and other clubs losing out on potential spectators. To ease this concern, F.C. Isle of Man kicks off its games at 18:30 to avoid any potential fixture clashes with the local league, which consists of 26 clubs, with 49 teams between them.
On 18 February 2020, St Georges manager Chris Bass was announced as the club's first manager. On 7 November 2022, following a run of mixed results, an announcement was made that the club and Bass had parted company with Director of Football Paul Jones taking over from Bass until the end of the season. The beginning of the 2025-26 season saw the club endure a poor start to the campaign, and it was announced on September 23, 2025, that Paul Jones had relinquished his managerial role at the club.
With Paul Jones having stepped down, on 24 September 2025, it was announced in a press release that Rick Holden had replaced Jones as manager on a 'caretaker basis' until the club could undertake the relevant procedure to appoint a permanent replacement.
On 21 February 2020, the North West Counties Football League confirmed F.C. Isle of Man had submitted an application to join the league in time for the 2020–21 season.
On 21 July 2020, it was announced that the club would participate in the North West Counties Football League First Division South. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the team withdrew from the 2020–21 FA Vase before their first qualifying round match. On 7 December, the club was temporarily suspended from the league as it had become apparent that they would not be able to complete all their fixtures by 31 May 2021, as required by The Football Association.
They won their inaugural match 1- 0 at their home ground, The Bowl, against Guernsey F.C. on 15 August 2020. Jack McVey scored a 33rd-minute penalty in front of an estimated 2,700 attendance. Following the success of the game, on 28 August 2020, Skipton International Managing Director Jim Coupe announced they had signed a 3-year agreement to sponsor an annual 'tournament' between the teams, for the Skipton International Cup.
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F.C. Isle of Man
Football Club Isle of Man is an amateur football club based in Douglas, Isle of Man, that competes in the North West Counties League Premier Division, the 9th tier of English football (Step 5). The club was founded in 2019 but did not play its first competitive match until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. F.C. Isle of Man plays their home games at The Bowl in Douglas and covers the costs of visiting clubs' and match officials' travel and hotel expenses for the games.
The club is not affiliated with the Isle of Man Government; it is owned by its parent company Sporting Club Isle of Man. The club is owned by the local community, funded by the sale of various memberships which offer exclusive benefits, including early and discounted access to match day and season ticket sales.
In August 2019, F.C. Isle of Man confirmed their intentions to enter a team into the English football league system at step six of non-league. On 8 October 2019, the club announced it had become affiliated with the Isle of Man Football Association, following the backing of clubs in the Manx football system. However, there was opposition to the move from some local clubs and supporters over F.C. Isle of Man cherry-picking the best players from teams around the island and other clubs losing out on potential spectators. To ease this concern, F.C. Isle of Man kicks off its games at 18:30 to avoid any potential fixture clashes with the local league, which consists of 26 clubs, with 49 teams between them.
On 18 February 2020, St Georges manager Chris Bass was announced as the club's first manager. On 7 November 2022, following a run of mixed results, an announcement was made that the club and Bass had parted company with Director of Football Paul Jones taking over from Bass until the end of the season. The beginning of the 2025-26 season saw the club endure a poor start to the campaign, and it was announced on September 23, 2025, that Paul Jones had relinquished his managerial role at the club.
With Paul Jones having stepped down, on 24 September 2025, it was announced in a press release that Rick Holden had replaced Jones as manager on a 'caretaker basis' until the club could undertake the relevant procedure to appoint a permanent replacement.
On 21 February 2020, the North West Counties Football League confirmed F.C. Isle of Man had submitted an application to join the league in time for the 2020–21 season.
On 21 July 2020, it was announced that the club would participate in the North West Counties Football League First Division South. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the team withdrew from the 2020–21 FA Vase before their first qualifying round match. On 7 December, the club was temporarily suspended from the league as it had become apparent that they would not be able to complete all their fixtures by 31 May 2021, as required by The Football Association.
They won their inaugural match 1- 0 at their home ground, The Bowl, against Guernsey F.C. on 15 August 2020. Jack McVey scored a 33rd-minute penalty in front of an estimated 2,700 attendance. Following the success of the game, on 28 August 2020, Skipton International Managing Director Jim Coupe announced they had signed a 3-year agreement to sponsor an annual 'tournament' between the teams, for the Skipton International Cup.