Pulrose United A.F.C.
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| Full name | Pulrose United Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Pully or The Reds | ||
| Founded | 1932; 92 years ago | ||
| Ground | Sprinfield Road, Pulrose Douglas Isle of Man | ||
| Capacity | open recreational field | ||
| Chairman | Mo Powesland | ||
| Manager | Harry Wilfred Lowther | ||
| League | Isle of Man Football League Division Two | ||
| 2022–23 | Division Two Combination, 4th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Pulrose United A.F.C. are a football club from Douglas on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League DPS Division Two. They wear an all red Adidas home kit and play home games at Groves Road, Douglas.
History
[edit]Formed in 1932, Pulrose United A.F.C won their first trophy in the 1967–68 season, when they were First Division champions. Pulrose United were the Isle of Man champions for four seasons running, winning it again in 1968–69, 1969–70 and 1970–71.[1] They also won the Manx FA Cup and the Woods Cup in 1970–71.[2] 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,[1] 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.[2]
Pulrose United finished in last place and were again relegated to Division Two in the 1996–97 season.[3] They were promoted again to the top flight in the 1999–2000 season.[4] The 2002–03 season saw Pulrose again relegated in last place.[5] However, they were promoted straight back up the following season as runners-up to Douglas Royal.[6] They continued their roller-coaster ride between the leagues in the 2004–05 season, as they once again finished bottom in the top flight and were relegated.[7] 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.[8] Pulrose won the Woods cup back to back in 2017–18 and 2018–19 also getting promoted in 2018–19. They currently play in Division Two.
The club has a reserve team that play in the Isle of Man Football Combination.
Honours
[edit]First team
[edit]League
[edit]- First Division champions (5): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1992–93
- Division Two champions (9): 1932–33, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1947–48, 1953–54. 1957–58, 1961–62, 1977–78, 1999–00
- Promotions/Runners-Up (4): 1986–87, 1989–90, 2003–04, 2018–19
Cup
[edit]- Manx FA Cup (1): 1970–71
- Railway Cup (2): 1952–53, 1992–93
- Hospital Cup (3): 1957–58, 1966–67, 1970–71
- Woods Cup (3): 1977–78, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Gold Cup (1): 1999–00
Combination team
[edit]League
[edit]- Combination One Champions (5): 1955–56, 1960–61, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69
- Combination Two Champions (1): 1999–00
Cup
[edit]- Junior Cup (6): 1946–47, 1947–48, 1968–69, 1979–80, 1999–00, 2000–01
- Cowell Cup (3): 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Isle of Man 1897/98 and 1970/71-1994/95". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Isle of Man – List of Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ "Isle of Man 1996/97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 January 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ "Isle of Man 1999/2000". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 May 2001. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ "Isle of Man 2002/03". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ "Isle of Man 2003/04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ "Isle of Man 2004/05". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ "Isle of Man 2005/06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2008.