Corinthians F.C. (Isle of Man)

Football club infobox
clubname = Corinthians F.C.


fullname = Corinthians Football Club
nickname = The Whites
founded = 1930
ground = Nobles Park Douglas, Isle of Man
capacity = "not known"
chairman =
manager =
league = Isle of Man Football League Premier League
season = 2007-08
position = Premier League, 9th
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Corinthians Football Club is a football club from Douglas on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League. They wear white shirts with black shorts and socks and play their home games at Nobles Park in Douglas. The club reserve team play in the Isle of Man Football Combination and they also have a women's team.

History

Corinthians were formed in 1930 and after playing a series of friendlies, they joined the Isle of Man Football Association in 1933, and competed in Division Two. They won their first trophy in 1949, beating Saint Marys in the Junior Cup final. In 1966 they won the Division Two title and after struggling through the 1970s before once again winning Division Two in 1979.cite news
title = Club history Founded 1930
publisher = Corinthians F.C.
url = http://corinthiansiom.intheteam.com/modules/page/Page.aspx?pc=8573&mid=783&pmid=0
accessdate = 2008-09-12 ] They were relegated from the First Division in 1984-85. They were Division Two champions for a third time in 1989-90. However, their stay in the top flight was short lived and they were relegated once again in 1991-92.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 = 2008-09-08] They stayed in Division Two until winning promotion as runners-up to Pulrose United in 1999-00. cite web
title = Isle of Man 1999/00
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2001-05-09
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx00.html
accessdate = 2008-09-12] Their stay in the First Division lasted just one season as they were again relegated, cite 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 = 2008-09-12]

Corinthians won the Gold Cup for the first time in the club's history, having previously lost three times in the final, on 30 December, 2001 when they beat Colby 2-0 at the Bowl stadium in Douglas.cite news
title = Corinthians lift Gold Cup
publisher = Isle of Man Newspapers
date = 2001-12-31
url = http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/CORINTHIANS-LIFT-GOLD-CUP.436379.jp
accessdate = 2008-06-14] They were also Manx FA Cup finalists, losing 1-0 to St Marys in the final and were promoted straight back up to the First Division, this time as runners-up to Colby. 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 = 2008-09-12] The club's stay in the top flight this time lasted two seasons, before being relegated yet again in 2003-04. 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 = 2008-09-12] In October 2004 they were presented with the FA Charter Standard Community Club award by Trevor Brooking at the Isle of Man Football Association headquarters in Douglas.cite news
title = Top English FA awards for Colby and Corinthians
publisher = Isle of Man Newspapers
date = 2004-10-13
url = http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/TOP-ENGLISH-FA-AWARDS-FOR-COLBY-AND-CORINTHIANS.869746.jp
accessdate = 2008-06-14]

In 2004-05 they again won the Woods Cup, beating Police in the final 4-1 on 26 March, 2005. 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 = 2008-09-12] They finished as runners-up in Division Two in the 2006-07 season and were promoted to the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Pulrose United on 2 May, 2007.cite news
title = Corinthians secure promotion
publisher = Isle of Man Newspapers
date = 2007-05-03
url = http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/Corinthians-secure-promotion.2850076.jp
accessdate = 2008-06-14] cite web
title = Isle of Man 2006/07
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2007-08-17
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/manx07.html
accessdate = 2008-09-12]

In the 2007-08 season the club finished mid-table in ninth in the Premier League, finishing the season with an 11-0 demolition of Laxey on 16 May, 2008 and were runners-up to St Georges in the Hospital Cup.cite news
title = Corinthians 11 Laxey 0
publisher = Isle of Man Football Association
date = 2007-05-03
url = http://full-time.thefa.com/DisplayFixture.do?id=9075968.jp
accessdate = 2008-06-14]

Honours

First team

League

*Division Two champions (3): 1965-66, 1978-79, 1989-90
**runners-up (6): 1959-60, 1963-64, 1967-68, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2006-07

Cup

*Manx FA Cup finalist (1): 2001
*Hospital Cup (2): 1956-57, 1959-60
**finalist (3): 1980-81, 1990-91, 2007-08
*Woods Cup (4): 1963-64, 1967-68, 1989-90, 2004-05
**finalist (1): 1998-99
*Paul Henry Gold Cup (1): 2001-02
**finalist (3): 1989-90, 1996-97, 2006-07

Reserve team

League

*Combination Two champions (8): 1968, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07cite news
title = Corinthians land Combination Two title
publisher = Isle of Man Newspapers
date = 2007-05-17
url = http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/Corinthians-land-Combination-Two-title.2884169.jp
accessdate = 2008-06-14]

Cup

*Junior Cup (2): 1948-49, 2006-07
**finalist (2): 1961-62, 2001-02
*Cowell* Cup (4): 1984-85, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96
**finalist (2): 1962-63, 2006-07

Womens team

League

*Division One runners-up (1): 2006-07
*Division Two champions (2): 2001, 2004-05
**runners-up (1): 2000

Cup

*Manx Womens FA Cup finalist (1): 2004-05
*HSBC Floodlit Cup (1): 2007-08cite news
title = Corinthians win women's Floodlit Cup
publisher = Isle of Man Newspapers
date = 2008-01-28
url = http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sports/Corinthians-win-women39s-Floodlit-Cup.3716181.jp
accessdate = 2008-06-14]
**finalist (1): 2006-07cite news
title = Womens Final - Stanley delivers the Floodlit Cup
publisher = Isle of Man Newspapers
date = 2007-02-08
url = http://www.iomtoday.co.im/manxfootball/WOMEN39S-FOOTBALL-STANLEY-DELIVERS-THE.2033801.jp
accessdate = 2008-06-14]

References

External links

* [http://www.corinthiansafc.co.uk/ Corinthians website]
* [http://www.isleofmanfa.com/FixturesandResults/ Isle of Man league fixtures and results page at the Isle of Man FA website]