Football: Fixtures confirmed for 2024/25 Manx season

Key cup competition dates also announced 

The fixtures for the 2024/25 Isle of Man football season have now been confirmed.

The Isle of Man FA has announced the schedule of league matches for all senior men's clubs across the Canada Life Men's Premier League, DPS Ltd. Division 2, Canada Life Combination One and DPS Ltd. Combination Two for the latest upcoming campaign.

The first league fixtures of the new season will take place on Saturday, 31 August and currently run up to Saturday, 15 March 2025 - there are then contingency slots throughout the campaign for any matches which may be rearranged.

Meanwhile, the first of the cup competitions of the season - the Plum Properties Railway Cup - will commence with the semi-finals on Saturday, 7 December with the final then penned in for Boxing Day (26 December).

Shortly after the turn of the year, the opening preliminary rounds of the Ecap FA Cup and GH Corlett Woods Cup are due to be held on Saturday, 4 January and Saturday, 18 January respectively.

Elsewhere the Manx Quality Sheds Hospital Cup preliminary stage starts on Saturday, 5 April 2025 with the preliminary curtain-raisers to the latest Ascot Hotel Junior Cup taking place the day after (Sunday, 6 April 2025).

There will then be a double-header of finals on 2025 Easter weekend at The Bowl in Douglas with the GH Corlett Woods Cup final on Good Friday (Friday 18 April, 2025) followed by the Ecap FA Cup final a day later on Easter Saturday (Saturday, 19 April 2025).

May next year is due to feature the finals of both the Manx Quality Sheds Hospital Cup and Ascot Hotel Junior Cup on Saturday, 10 May 2025 and Saturday, 17 May 2025 respectively.

No dates have yet been given for the Paul Henry Gold Cup competition.

You can find the opening weekend's fixtures across the senior leagues as well as key dates for cup competitions below - all fixtures remain subject to change depending on prevailing circumstances:

Opening fixtures for the 2024/25 Isle of Man senior men's football season (Saturday, 31 August 2024)

Canada Life Men's Premier League (2.30pm KO)

Foxdale vs Rushen United

Ayre United vs Laxey

St George's vs Ramsey

Peel vs St John's United

Corinthians vs Marown

Union Mills vs St Mary's

DPS Ltd. Division 2 (2.30pm KO)

Castletown vs Douglas Athletic

Dhsob. vs Douglas Royal

Malew vs Pulrose United

Gymns vs Douglas & District

Braddan vs Rycob.

Michael United vs Colby

Canada Life Combination One (2.30pm KO)

Rushen United vs Foxdale

Laxey vs Ayre United

Ramsey vs St George's

St John's United vs Peel

Marown vs Corinthians

St Mary's vs Union Mills

DPS Ltd. Combination Two (2.30pm KO)

Douglas Athletic vs Castletown

Douglas Royal vs Dhsob.

Pulrose United vs Malew

Douglas & District vs Gymns

Rycob. vs Braddan

Colby vs Michael United

Key cup dates for 2024/25

Plum Properties Railway Cup

Semi-finals: Saturday, 7 December 2024

Final: Thursday, 26 December 2024

Ecap FA Cup

Preliminary Round: Saturday, 4 January 2025

First Round: Saturday, 8 February 2025

Quarter-finals: Saturday, 8 March 2025

Semi-finals: Saturday, 22 March 2025

Final: Saturday, 19 April 2025

GH Corlett Woods Cup

Preliminary Round: Saturday, 18 January 2025

Quarter-finals:  Saturday, 24 February 2025

Semi-finals:  Saturday, 22 March 2025

Final: Friday, 18 April 2025

Manx Quality Sheds Hospital Cup

Preliminary Round: Saturday, 5 April 2025

First Round: Saturday, 12 April 2025

Quarter-finals: Saturday, 26 April 2025

Semi-finals: Saturday, 3 May 2025

Final: Saturday, 10 May 2025

Ascot Hotel Junior Cup

Preliminary Round: Sunday 6 April 2025

First Round: Sunday, 13 April 2025

Quarter-finals: Sunday, 27 April 2025

Semi-finals: Sunday, 4 May 2025

Final: Saturday, 17 May 2025