Magpies F.C.

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Magpies
Full nameMagpies Football Club
Founded24 May 1924
Dissolved2015

Magpies F.C. was a football club based on the Channel Island of Jersey. They were affiliated to the Jersey Football Association and played in the Jersey Football League and the Jersey Football Combination.

History

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The club was formed on 24 May 1924[1] and played in the Jersey Football League, claiming their first league title in 1938–39.[1] The club's heyday in the mid 1950s, winning titles in 1954, 1955 and 1957[1] and The Upton three times.

In July 2014 the club withdrew from the Jersey Football Combination Championship, unable to find a manager and sufficient players.[2] They kept their affiliation to the league but the club chose to fold in April 2015.[1]

Honours

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Information sourced from RSSSF.[3]

  • Jersey Football League – Champions (4): 1938–39, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57
  • Upton Park Trophy – Winners (3): 1954, 1955, 1957
  • W.E. Guiton Memorial Trophy – Winners: (4) 1933–34, 1946–47, 1952–53, 1953–54
  • St. Paul's Trophy/ Jersey Football Combination Division Two – Winners (2): 1986–87, 1995–96

References

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