Football league
| Founded | 1896; 128 years ago (1896) |
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| Country |  Guernsey |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Number of clubs | 8 |
| Feeder to | Priaulx League |
| Domestic cup(s) |
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| Current champions | Rovers Reserves (2022-23) |
| Most championships | Northerners (36) |
| Website | http://www.guernseyfa.com/default.aspx |
Division 1, formerly Jackson League, is a Guernsey, (Channel Islands) amateur league for association football clubs. It is the reserve league for Priaulx League clubs in Guernsey along with Bavaria Nomads from Alderney and Centrals, with no automatic relegation or promotion, but if a club wins the league they can apply for election to the Priaulx League. New clubs can also apply for membership through Guernsey Football League Management LBG, (prior to 2016 the Guernsey Football Association), who run the league along with all other football on the island.
The competition was known as the Jackson League until the beginning of the 2017–18 season, after which it was renamed to Division 1.
The current holders are Rovers Reserves.
Sponsors
The league has had a number of sponsors over the years, the first being Rothmans International and the current sponsors being FNB International Wealth Management Limited, a financial institution based in Guernsey.
Member teams 2023–24
The current member clubs are:
- Belgrave Wanderers Reserves
- Northerners Reserves
- Rangers Reserves
- Rocquaine Pirates
- Rovers Reserves
- St Martin's Reserves
- Sylvans Reserves
- Vale Recreation Reserves
Past league winners
Past winners of the league are:
1896 to 19001896-97 Guernsey Rangers 1897-98 Northerners 1898-99 Northerners 1899-1900 Guernsey Rangers 1900 to 19101900-01 Guernsey Rangers 1901-02 Northerners 1902-03 Northerners 1903-04 Belgrave Wanderers 1904-05 Guernsey Rangers 1905-06 Northerners 1906-07 Northerners 1907-08 Northerners 1908-09 Northerners 1909-10 Northerners 1910 to 19201910-11 Belgrave Wanderers & Progressives (joint holders) 1911-12 Guernsey Rangers 1912-13 St Martin's 1913-14 Northerners 1914-19 No Competition due to outbreak of World War I 1919-20 Northerners 1920 to 19301920-21 Northerners 1921-22 Northerners 1922-23 Northerners 1923-24 Northerners 1924-25 Northerners 1925-26 Northerners 1926-27 Northerners 1927-28 Guernsey Rangers 1928-29 Northerners 1929-30 Athletics 1930 to 19401930-31 Gasco AC 1931-32 Guernsey Rangers 1932-33 Belgrave Wanderers 1933-34 Guernsey Rangers 1934-35 Northerners 1935-36 Northerners 1936-37 Northerners 1937-38 2nd Batt. The Sherwood Foresters 1938-39 Northerners 1939-40 No Competition due to outbreak of World War II 1940 to 19501940-46 No Competition due to outbreak of World War II 1946-47 Vauxbelets Old Boys 1947-48 Sylvans 1948-49 Centrals 1949-50 Centrals & Vale Recreation (Joint holders) 1950 to 19601950-51 Vale Recreation 1951-52 Centrals 1952-53 Northerners 1953-54 Vale Recreation 1954-55 Pessimists 1955-56 Northerners 1956-57 Guernsey Rangers 1957-58 Guernsey Rangers 1958-59 Northerners 1959-60 Northerners |
1960 to 19701960-61 Belgrave Wanderers 1961-62 Sylvans 1962-63 Sylvans 1963-64 Northerners 1964-65 Belgrave Wanderers 1965-66 Vale Recreation 1966-67 Centrals 1967-68 St Martin's 1968-69 Vale Recreation 1969-70 Belgrave Wanderers 1970 to 19801970-71 Belgrave Wanderers 1971-72 Vale Recreation 1972-73 Vale Recreation 1973-74 Vale Recreation 1974-75 St Martin's 1975-76 St Martin's 1976-77 St Martin's 1977-78 St Martin's 1978-79 Vale Recreation 1979-80 St Martin's 1980 to 19901980-81 Vale Recreation 1981-82 Vale Recreation 1982-83 Rovers 1983-84 Northerners 1984-85 Vale Recreation 1985-86 Northerners 1986-87 Sylvans 1987-88 St Martin's 1988-89 Belgrave Wanderers 1989-90 Northerners 1990 to 20001990-91 St Martin's 1991-92 Sylvans 1992-93 Sylvans 1993-94 St Martin's 1994-95 Sylvans 1995-96 St Martin's 1996-97 Northerners 1997-98 Belgrave Wanderers 1998-99 Vale Recreation 1999-2000 Vale Recreation 2000 to 20102000-01 Northerners 2001-02 St Martin's 2002-03 Northerners 2003-04 Northerners 2004-05 Vale Recreation 2005-06 Belgrave Wanderers 2006-07 Northerners 2007-08 Belgrave Wanderers 2008-09 No competition due to restructuring of Guernsey Football 2009-10 St. Martins 2010 to 2020Source: 2010-11 Guernsey Rangers 2011-12 Northerners 2012-13 Belgrave Wanderers 2013-14 Edmundsons North 2014-15 Alderney Nomads 2015-16 Northerners AC Reserves 2016-17 Rovers AC Reserves 2017-18 Vale Recreation 2018-19 Vale Recreation 2019-20 Void due to COVID-19 pandemic 2020 to 20232020-21 Northerners Reserves - Red Lion 2021-22 Rocquaine Pirates 2022-23 Rovers Reserves
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Titles by club
| Club | Jackson League Titles |
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| Northerners | 36 |
| Vale Recreation | 15 (Once jointly with Centrals) |
| St. Martin's | 13 |
| Belgrave Wanderers | 11 (Once jointly with Progressives) |
| Guernsey Rangers | 11 |
| Sylvans | 7 |
| Centrals | 4 (Once jointly with Vale Recreation) |
| 2nd Batt. The Sherwood Foresters | 1 |
| Athletics | 1 |
| Gasco AC | 1 |
| Pessimists | 1 |
| Progressives | 1 (Jointly with Belgrave Wanderers) |
| Guernsey Rovers | 1 |
| Vauxbelete Old Boys | 1 |
Other Guernsey football leagues
- Priaulx League
- Under 18 Development League
- Under 16 Development League
- Under 14 Development League
- Veterans League
- Deloitte Corbet Cup
- Women's League
References
- ^ "Past Winners of the Jackson League". Guernsey FA. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- "Leagues and Cups". Guernsey FA. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- "New Entity To Run Local Football Leagues". Island FM. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "Guernsey Football League".
External links
- Jackson League/Guernsey FA Official Website
- Football Association Official Website
- Football for the Peoples. Guernsey
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