St. Ouen F.C.
| Full name | St. Ouen Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1919 |
| Ground | St. Ouen |
St. Ouen Football Club is an amateur association football club in Saint Ouen, Jersey, Channel Islands. The club plays in yellow and blue.[1] They play at St. Ouen.[2]
History
The club was founded in 1919.[3] During the 1970's, under the supervision of Old Victorians' first team coach Richard Collinson, St. Ouen set up Jersey's first football school of excellence.[4]
On 4 December 1972, St. Ouen played a friendly match against Scottish Old Firm team, Celtic at Springfield Stadium, Saint Helier.[5][6] The game was intended as a preparation for Celtic's Scottish League Cup Final match against Hibernian. This meant that Celtic played their first team, which included Kenny Dalglish and Pat McCluskey, in the match.[6] Celtic won the match 11-1. St. Ouen's team on that day also included several professional guest players including Southampton's Jim Steele and Mick Channon.[6]
In 2006, St. Ouen were promoted into Division One after becoming champions of Division Two.[7] However they were relegated back into Division Two the following season[8] before again being promoted back into Division One the next season.[9]
In 2008, St. Ouen received planning permission from the States of Jersey for a new training pitch to be built, which overturned the decision from the planning officer of Jersey to reject the plans because of a perceived lack of inclusiveness with the community.[10] In 2012, St. Ouen's goalkeeper, Paul Kemp scored two goals in St. Ouen's league game against Rozel Rovers. This was the first time a goalkeeper had scored twice in a match in Jersey.[11]
Teams
St. Ouen have three men's teams playing in the Jersey Football Combination. St. Ouen also run teams at under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 18 levels.[2] They have also represented Jersey in the Channel Islands Champions League against teams from Guernsey.[12] St. Ouen also ran a cricket club for it's members during the off-season[4] however the cricket club split from the football club in 1968 to become an independent club but retained the St. Ouen name.[13]
Honours
- Jersey Football Combination Division 2
- Champions 2007-08
- Champions 2005-06
- PW Touzel Memorial Trophy
- Winners 2006
- EW Willis Memorial Trophy
- Winners 2007
- WJ Collins Cup
- Winners 2008
- Le Riche Cup
- Runners Up 2011
References
- ^ "Worth the 73-year wait". This is Jersey. 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ a b "St. Ouen". BBC. 2005-10-23. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ "St. Ouen". BBC. 2004-07-12. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ a b "Richard Collinson". BBC Radio Jersey. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ "Celtic arrive 1972". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ a b c "ON THE RECORD; One haul of a battle". Daily Record (archived at The Free Library). 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ "Division Two table". BBC. 2006-04-24. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ "St Ouen relegated after home loss". This is Jersey. 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ "Title and promotion for St Ouen". BBC Sport. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ "St Ouen receive the go ahead for training pitch". This is Jersey. 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ "Keeper scores – twice!". This is Jersey. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ "Dates set for inter-island finals". BBC Sport. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ "A brief history of St. Ouen's C.C". St. Ouen's Cricket Club. Retrieved 2013-02-15.