Onchan Association Football Club are a

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club from

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on the

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. They compete in the

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and wear a yellow and blue kit. They play their home games at the Nivison Stadium in Onchan.

History

Formed in 1912, the club entered the Second League. After

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they moved up to the First League. In 1938–39 they won the Railway Cup. They were Isle of Man League champions in 1946–47. Since then however they have spent much of their time in Division Two. They were promoted as champions in 1964–65 and also won the Woods Cup, beating

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7–4 in the final. The following season they finished in fourth place in the First Division. They were relegated in 1975–76. They won the Woods Cup again in the 1978–79 season, beating

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in the final. They won the Woods Cup for a third time, beating Michael United 3–1 in the final. The club currently play in Division Two. The club has a reserve team that plays in the

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. They also have a junior section. In October 2008 Onchan became the eleventh club on the island to achieve

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Charter Standard status, the FA's kitemark scheme for quality assurance. For the 2011–12 campaign, the first team was jointly managed by Robbie Prescott and Fletcher Christian.

Stadium

The Onchan Park stadium was originally opened in 1952 and the first game played there was the 1951–52 Manx FA Cup final with

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beating Douglas High School Old Boys 3–2. Onchan F.C. moved into the stadium the following season.

Honours

League

*Division One champions (1): 1946–47 *Division Two champions (4): 1931–32, 1951–52, 1960–61, 1964–65

Cup

*Woods Cup (3) : 1964–65, 1978–79, 1992–93 **finalist (4) : 1975–76, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1995–96 *Railway Cup (1) : 1938–39, *Paul Henry Gold Cup (1) : 2020-21

Cup

*Junior Cup (2) : 1930–31, 1932–33 **finalist (3) : 1933–34, 1934–35, 1976–77 *Cowell Cup (2) : 1961–62, 1985–86, 1986–87 *CFS Combination Division 2 (1) : 2009–10, 2018–19

References

External links

Official website
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