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07-07-2025
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Guernsey FC women to play in English league
Guernsey FC's women's team will play in the English football league system for the first time this season. The Green Lionesses have been accepted into the Southern Region Women's Football League Division One South - the sixth tier of the game in are the first women's side from the Channel Islands to play in an English league, following Guernsey FC's men's side, who did so in FC won the Jersey Football Combination last season with an unbeaten record and beat Jersey in the women's Muratti Vase in May - retaining the title for the first time in 24 made their competitive debut less than two years ago when they played in the Isthmian League Cup. "We are delighted to have been accepted," manager Anna Gauvain said."This is the next step in our development, and I am thrilled to lead the girls into our next challenge."The move to play in England caps a huge turnaround for the women's game in 2017 the island did not have enough players to field a side to play their annual game against Jersey - the fixture was restored in 2020Guernsey will join the 12-strong league against clubs based in Dorset and Hampshire and will play home games at the newly-built Victoria Park stadium. "Securing step six football is fantastic news and the realisation of stage three of our three-year plan," Guernsey FC's Nic Legg added."I'm so excited for the team, especially the young players coming through, what a platform they now have with Victoria Park to train and play locally, and 11 new teams to test themselves against in the UK."
BBC News
26-06-2025
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Guernsey FC and Jersey Bulls return to FA Cup
Guernsey FC will play in the FA Cup for the first time in eight years - and could meet Jersey Bulls in the Green Lions have not played in the world's oldest knockout tournament since 2016 after pulling out for financial reasons. Meanwhile Jersey Bulls have returned to the tournament after withdrawing last season due to issues with travel Channel Island rivals could meet as early as August's extra preliminary round - the two club teams have never faced one another before. "It's been a long time since we entered the FA Cup," Guernsey FC manager Tony Vance told BBC Radio Guernsey."Financially it costs us, it's not all the bright lights and excitement everyone thinks - you have to win about seven games to even remotely have a chance of earning any income, so those extra games do cost you, but that aside it's exciting and it brings a fresh impetus to the season."It's the most famous club competition in the world and it's got so much history."We've been lucky enough to play in it, the trophy came over here once and it was amazing."You can only dream of getting to a certain level, but teams at our level have done it so there's always that dream." Jersey Bulls will play in the FA Trophy for the first time, having won promotion to the Isthmian League last season after winning the Combined Counties Premier South play-offs. Bulls were knocked out of the FA Vase by eventual winners Whitstable Town in the third round last season and will start in the FA Trophy's first qualifying round - they could face sides from the National League if they are able to make the third round FC will also play in the FA Vase this season after their relegation from the Isthmian League to the Southern Combination Premier are eligible for the competition for the first time since they made the semi-finals back in 2013, when they lost 4-1 on aggregate to Spennymoor.
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19-05-2025
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Allen unsure on Muratti future after Guernsey win
Guernsey captain Ross Allen says he has yet to decide if he will play in a Muratti Vase 38-year-old scored two goals in the 3-1 win over Jersey to end their rival's eight-year grip on the annual title. Veteran striker Allen won the Player of the Match award for a record fourth time - 14 years after first winning the Ossie Eloury Trophy - as he once again became the thorn in Jersey's side."If that is the last one it is a pretty special one," Allen, who captained Guernsey for the first time, told BBC Radio Guernsey."I'll just enjoy the moment and see how the body's feeling."I'm definitely going to play next season for Guensey FC. Whether I carry on from a Muratti point of view it's going to be how the body feels and who's pushing for a place in the squad."Sometimes you've got to step away to allow the next guy to come through."There will be a day very soon where that happens, so I'm not saying either way, but I just want to enjoy the day with such an amazing group of lads and friends."Having scored 311 goals in 356 games for Guernsey FC, Allen has been a stalwart of island football for the best part of two decades. He helped Guernsey qualify to represent England at the Uefa Regions' Cup in 2010 and helped the Sarnians to a 2015 Island Games gold medal. He now manages the Guernsey FA academy and says he is looking forward to seeing the young players he is helping to develop."I'm just so excited about the next crop coming through, and for them to get this feeling of winning, early on, and trying to get that regularly with Guernsey FC as well, it's going to be massive going forward."I'm really excited about what the future brings, even if that's not with me out there playing."
