Northerners A.C.

Northerners
Full nameNortherners Athletic Club
Founded1892
GroundNorthfield, Saint Sampson
LeaguePriaulx League
2024-254th/7
Websitehttp://northernersathleticclub.co.uk/

Northerners A.C. is a football club based on the Channel Island of Guernsey. They are affiliated to the Guernsey Football Association and play in the FNB Priaulx League.

History

Formed in 1892, Northerners AC is the oldest club in Guernsey. Their 32 league championships and eight Guernsey FA Cups also makes them the most successful club on the island.

They won the Upton Park Trophy in 2012[1], the most recent of their 18 wins in the competition.

Honours

  • Priaulx League – Champions (32); 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1947–48, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Guernsey FA Cup – Winners (8): 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2024–25
  • Upton Park Trophy[2] – Winners (18): 1907, 1910, 1914, 1921 (shared), 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1936, 1937, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1990, 1992, 2012

References

  1. ^ "North crush Scots to take Upton". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Channel Islands - List of Champions". RSSSF.

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