Winners decided in a final match between the champions of Guernsey (Priaulx League) and Jersey (Jersey Football Combination); the venue alternates every year.
The Upton Park Trophy was donated to the Guernsey F.A. by Upton Park F.C. (from East London) after their making ten consecutive annual Easter visits; it is played for by the leading civilian teams at each island.
(G) and (J) indicate location of teams and final venue.
G 1907 Northerners AC (G) 3-0 Caesareans (J)
J 1908 Jersey Wanderers (J) 2-1 Northerners AC (G) [aet]
J 1909 Jersey Wanderers (J) 1-0 Northerners AC (G)
J 1910 Northerners AC (G) 1-0 Jersey Wanderers (J)
1911 withheld (both teams protested the eligibility of
an opponent's player; both protests were upheld)
J 1912 Jersey Wanderers (J) 1-0 Northerners AC (G)
G 1913 Jersey Wanderers (J) 1-0 Northerners AC (G)
J 1914 Northerners AC (G) 2-1 Jersey Wanderers (J)
1915-19 [not played]
G 1920 National Rovers (J) 1-0 Belgrave Wanderers FC (G)
J 1921 Jersey Wanderers (J) 2-2 Northerners AC (G) [aet, title shared]
G 1922 Northerners AC (G) 1-0 Jersey Wanderers (J)
J 1923 Old Saint Paul's (J) 2-1 Athletics (G)
G 1924 Northerners AC (G) 4-0 Jersey Mechanics (J) [aet]
J 1925 Jersey Mechanics (J) 4-1 Rangers F & AC (G)
G 1926 Northerners AC (G) 1-0 Jersey Mechanics (J)
J 1927 Northerners AC (G) 1-0 First Tower United (J)
G 1928 Northerners AC (G) 3-0 Jersey Wanderers (J)
J 1929 First Tower United (J) 2-1 Northerners AC (G) [aet]
G 1930 Northerners AC (G) 3-2 Jersey Wanderers (J)
J 1931 Jersey Wanderers (J) 4-0 Rangers F & AC (G)
G 1932 Jersey Wanderers (J) 5-2 Northerners AC (G)
J 1933 Jersey YMCA (J) 2-1 Northerners AC (G)
G 1934 Rangers F & AC (G) 2-0 Jersey YMCA (J)
J 1935 Rangers F & AC (G) 7-0 Jersey Wanderers (J)
G 1936 Northerners AC (G) 3-1 Old Saint Paul's (J)
J 1937 Northerners AC (G) 4-2 First Tower United (J)
G 1938 First Tower United (J) 4-0 Rangers F & AC (G)
J 1939 Rangers F & AC (G) 1-0 Magpies FC (J)
1940-46 [not played]
J 1947 Belgrave Wanderers FC (G) 3-0 Beeches Old Boys (J)
G 1948 Jersey Wanderers (J) 5-2 Northerners AC (G) [aet]
J 1949 Old Saint Paul's (J) 3-0 Rangers F & AC (G)
G 1950 Rangers F & AC (G) 2-1 Old Saint Paul's (J) [aet]
J 1951 Old Saint Paul's (J) 2-0 Rangers F & AC (G) [aet]
G 1952 Rangers F & AC (G) 2-1 Jersey Wanderers (J)
J 1953 Beeches Old Boys (J) 4-3 Northerners AC (G)
G 1954 Magpies FC (J) 4-1 Rangers F & AC (G)
J 1955 Magpies FC (J) 4-1 Rangers F & AC (G)
G 1956 Beeches Old Boys (J) 1-0 Rangers F & AC (G) [aet]
J 1957 Magpies FC (J) 3-0 Northerners AC (G)
G 1958 Beeches Old Boys (J) 3-2 Rangers F & AC (G)
J 1959 First Tower United (J) 2-1 Rangers F & AC (G)
G 1960 Belgrave Wanderers FC (G) 2-1 Oaklands (J)
J 1961 Northerners AC (G) 2-0 Beeches Old Boys (J)
G 1962 Northerners AC (G) 2-1 Jersey Wanderers (J)
J 1963 Northerners AC (G) 4-3 Jersey Wanderers (J)
G 1964 St.Martin's AC (G) 4-1 Oaklands (J)
J 1965 St.Martin's AC (G) 3-1 Georgetown (J)
G 1966 St.Martin's AC (G) 4-1 First Tower United (J)
J 1967 St.Martin's AC (G) 1-0 Georgetown (J) [aet]
G 1968 Jersey Wanderers (J) 1-1 St.Martin's AC (G) [aet, title shared]
J 1969 St.Martin's AC (G) 3-2 First Tower United (J)
G 1970 St.Martin's AC (G) 3-2 First Tower United (J)
J 1971 St.Martin's AC (G) 2-1 Jersey Wanderers (J)
G 1972 First Tower United (J) 4-0 St.Martin's AC (G)
J 1973 First Tower United (J) 3-1 Vale Recreation FC (G)
G 1974 Vale Recreation FC (G) 2-0 First Tower United (J)
J 1975 First Tower United (J) 2-0 Vale Recreation FC (G)
G 1976 Vale Recreation FC (G) 2-0 First Tower United (J)
J 1977 First Tower United (J) 2-0 Vale Recreation FC (G) [aet]
G 1978 First Tower United (J) 2-1 Rangers F & AC (G)
J 1979 St.Martin's AC (G) 3-2 Oaklands (J)
G 1980 Saint Paul's (J) 2-1 Rangers F & AC (G)
J 1981 Vale Recreation FC (G) 3-2 Jersey Wanderers (J) [aet]
G 1982 Saint Paul's (J) 2-0 Vale Recreation FC (G)
J 1983 First Tower United (J) 4-2 Vale Recreation FC (G)
G 1984 First Tower United (J) 3-1 Vale Recreation FC (G)
J 1985 St.Martin's AC (G) 3-0 Jersey Wanderers (J)
G 1986 Jersey Wanderers (J) 3-2 Vale Recreation FC (G)
J 1987 Saint Paul's (J) 3-1 Vale Recreation FC (G) [aet]
G 1988 Vale Recreation FC (G) 4-2 St.Paul's (J)
J 1989 Jersey Wanderers (J) 2-1 Vale Recreation FC (G)
G 1990 Northerners AC (G) 4-0 Jersey Wanderers (J)
J 1991 Sporting Academics (J) 3-1 Northerners AC (G)
J 1992 Jersey Scottish (J) 2-0 Northerners AC (G)
J 1993 Jersey Scottish (J) 4-2 Vale Recreation FC (G)
G 1994 First Tower United (J) 1-0 Sylvans SC (G)
J 1995 First Tower United (J) 1-0 Sylvans SC (G)
G 1996 Sylvans SC (G) 1-0 Jersey Scottish (J)
J 1997 Sylvans SC (G) 1-0 Jersey Scottish (J)
G 1998 Sylvans SC (G) 4-0 Jersey Scottish (J)
J 1999 Jersey Scottish (J) 3-1 Sylvans SC (G)
G 2000 St.Paul's (J) 2-1 Sylvans SC (G)
J 2001 St.Peter FC (J) 5-0 Sylvans SC (G)
G 2002 St.Peter FC (J) 2-2 Sylvans SC (G)
J 2002 St.Peter FC (J) 3-0 Sylvans SC (G) [replay]
J 2003 Trinity FC (J) 1-0 Vale Recreation FC (G)
G 2004 St.Martin's AC (G) 0-0 Jersey Scottish (J) [aet, 4-2 pen]
J 2005 Jersey Scottish (J) 2-1 Sylvans SC (G)
G 2006 Belgrave Wanderers (G) 4-1 St.Peter FC (J)
J 2007 Jersey Scottish (J) 3-2 Northerners AC (G)
G 2008 Belgrave Wanderers (G) 2-0 St.Paul's (J)
J 2009 St.Paul's (J) 2-1 Northerners AC (G)
Number of Titles [92; number of lost finals (88) between square brackets]
16 [14] Northerners AC (St.Sampsons) (G) [1 title shared]
12 [ 7] First Tower United (J)
11 [13] Jersey Wanderers (St.Helier) (J) [2 titles shared]
11 [ 1] St.Martin's AC (St.Peter Port) (G) [1 title shared]
5 [12] Rangers F & AC (St.Sampsons) (G)
5 [ 4] Jersey Scottish (J)
5 [ 1] Saint Paul's (St.Helier) (J)
4 [11] Vale Recreation FC (St.Sampsons) (G)
4 [ 1] Belgrave Wanderers (G)
3 [ 7] Sylvans SC (St.Peters) (G)
3 [ 2] Beeches Old Boys (J)
3 [ 2] Old Saint Paul's (J)
3 [ 1] Magpies FC (J)
2 [ 1] St.Peter FC (J)
1 [ 2] Jersey Mechanics (J)
1 [ 1] Jersey YMCA (J)
1 [ 1] National Rovers (J)
1 Sporting Academics (J)
1 Trinity FC (J)
[ 3] Oaklands (J)
[ 2] Georgetown (J)
[ 1] Athletics (G)
[ 1] Caesareans (J)
While a championship on Jersey was first organised in 1904/05, Guernsey organised one since the 1893/94 season. It was often won by military teams, which were not eligible to enter the Upton Park Trophy (contested by the best civilian team in the standings).
1893/94 Band Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers 1894/95 G and H Company, Royal Fusiliers 1895/96 10th Company W Division, Royal Artillery 1896/97 2nd Battalion P.A., Somerset Light Infantry 1897/98 2nd Battalion Wiltshires 1898/99 2nd Battalion Wiltshires 1899/00 Northerners 1900/01 Northerners 1901/02 Grange 1902/03 Northerners 1903/04 2nd Battalion Leicesters 1904/05 2nd Battalion Manchesters 1905/06 2nd Battalion Manchesters 1906/07 2nd Battalion Manchesters 1907/08 Northerners 1908/09 2nd Middlesex Regiment 1909/10 Northerners 1910/11 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment 1911/12 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment 1912/13 Northerners 1913/14 Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) 1914-19 not played 1919/20 Belgrave Wanderers 1920/21 Northerners 1921/22 Northerners 1922/23 Athletics 1923/24 Northerners 1924/25 Rangers 1925/26 Northerners 1926/27 Northerners 1927/28 Northerners 1928/29 Northerners 1929/30 Northerners 1930/31 Rangers 1931/32 Northerners 1932/33 Northerners 1933/34 Rangers 1934/35 Rangers 1935/36 Northerners 1936/37 Northerners 1937/38 Rangers 1938/39 Rangers 1939-46 not held 1946/47 Belgrave Wanderers 1947/48 Northerners 1948/49 Rangers 1949/50 Rangers 1950/51 Rangers 1951/52 Rangers 1952/53 Northerners 1953/54 Rangers 1954/55 Rangers 1955/56 Rangers 1956/57 Northerners 1957/58 Rangers 1958/59 Rangers 1959/60 Belgrave Wanderers 1960/61 Northerners 1961/62 Northerners 1962/63 Northerners 1963/64 St. Martin's 1964/65 St. Martin's 1965/66 St. Martin's 1966/67 St. Martin's 1967/68 St. Martin's 1968/69 St. Martin's 1969/70 St. Martin's 1970/71 St. Martin's 1971/72 St. Martin's 1972/73 Vale Recreation 1973/74 Vale Recreation 1974/75 Vale Recreation 1975/76 Vale Recreation 1976/77 Vale Recreation 1977/78 Rangers 1978/79 St. Martin's 1979/80 Rangers 1980/81 Vale Recreation 1981/82 Vale Recreation 1982/83 Vale Recreation 1983/84 Vale Recreation 1984/85 St. Martin's 1985/86 Vale Recreation 1986/87 Vale Recreation 1987/88 Vale Recreation 1988/89 Vale Recreation 1989/90 Northerners 1990/91 Northerners 1991/92 Northerners 1992/93 Vale Recreation 1993/94 Sylvans 1994/95 Sylvans 1995/96 Sylvans 1996/97 Sylvans 1997/98 Sylvans 1998/99 Sylvans 1999/00 Sylvans 2000/01 Sylvans 2001/02 Sylvans 2002/03 Vale Recreation 2003/04 St. Martin's 2004/05 Sylvans 2005/06 Belgrave Wanderers 2006/07 Northerners 2007/08 Belgrave Wanderers 2008/09 Northerners Number of Wins 29 Northerners 17 Rangers 15 Vale Recreation 12 St. Martin's 10 Sylvans 5 Belgrave Wanderers 3 2nd Battalion Manchesters 2 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Wiltshires 1 10th Company W Division, Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion Leicesters 2nd Battalion P.A., Somerset Light Infantry 2nd Middlesex Regiment Athletics Band Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers G and H Company, Royal Fusiliers Grange Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards)
The Jersey Football League was founded in 1904. All winners prior to World War I were military sides, except in 1906 and 1913. Since then only in 1926 were the winners a military side. Early trophies were won outright after three titles. The current James Marquis Memorial Trophy was resented by Young Men's Christian Association Football Club in memory of the president of the Jersey Football Association and their club.
There were also the Saturday Football League (founded in 1934) and the Caesarean Football League (functioning by 1938) operating in Jersey alongside the J.F.L. at various times. The J.F.L. and Saturday League amalgamated in 1975 to form the present day Jersey Football Combination.
McLean Cup 1904/05 20th Company Royal Garrison Artillery 1905/06 Jersey Wanderers 1906/07 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment 1907/08 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment 1908/09 2nd Battalion King's Own Regiment 1909/10 2nd Battalion King's Own Regiment 1910/11 2nd Battalion King's Own Regiment [third win, won Trophy outright] 2nd McLean Cup 1911/12 1st Battalion Devon Regiment 1912/13 Jersey Wanderers 1913/14 1st Battalion Devon Regiment 1914-19 not held 1919/20 National Rovers 1920/21 Jersey Wanderers 1921/22 Jersey Wanderers [third win, won Trophy outright] Jackson Trophy 1922/23 St. Paul's 1923/24 Mechanics 1924/25 Mechanics 1925/26 2nd Battalion East Surrey Regiment 1926/27 First Tower United 1927/28 Jersey Wanderers 1928/29 First Tower United 1929/30 Jersey Wanderers 1930/31 Jersey Wanderers [third win, won Trophy outright] James Marquis Memorial Trophy 1931/32 Jersey Wanderers 1932/33 Y.M.C.A. 1933/34 Y.M.C.A. 1934/35 Jersey Wanderers 1935/36 St. Paul's 1936/37 First Tower United 1937/38 First Tower United 1938/39 Magpies 1939-46 not held 1946/47 Beeches Old Boys 1947/48 Jersey Wanderers 1948/49 St. Paul's 1949/50 St. Paul's 1950/51 St. Paul's 1951/52 Jersey Wanderers 1952/53 Beeches Old Boys 1953/54 Magpies 1954/55 Magpies 1955/56 Beeches Old Boys 1956/57 Magpies 1957/58 Beeches Old Boys 1958/59 First Tower United 1959/60 Oaklands 1960/61 Beeches Old Boys 1961/62 Jersey Wanderers 1962/63 Jersey Wanderers 1963/64 Oaklands 1964/65 Georgetown 1965/66 First Tower United 1966/67 Georgetown 1967/68 Jersey Wanderers 1968/69 First Tower United 1969/70 First Tower United 1970/71 Jersey Wanderers 1971/72 First Tower United 1972/73 First Tower United 1973/74 First Tower United 1974/75 First Tower United 1975/76 First Tower United 1976/77 First Tower United 1977/78 First Tower United 1978/79 Oaklands 1979/80 St. Paul's 1980/81 Jersey Wanderers 1981/82 St. Paul's 1982/83 First Tower United 1983/84 First Tower United 1984/85 Jersey Wanderers 1985/86 Jersey Wanderers 1986/87 St. Paul's 1987/88 St. Paul's 1988/89 Jersey Wanderers 1989/90 Jersey Wanderers 1990/91 Sporting Academics 1991/92 Jersey Scottish 1992/93 Jersey Scottish 1993/94 First Tower United 1994/95 First Tower United 1995/96 Jersey Scottish 1996/97 Jersey Scottish 1997/98 Jersey Scottish 1998/99 Jersey Scottish 1999/00 St. Paul's 2000/01 St. Peter 2001/02 St. Peter 2002/03 Trinity 2003/04 Jersey Scottish 2004/05 Jersey Scottish 2005/06 St. Peter 2006/07 Jersey Scottish 2007/08 St. Paul's 2008/09 St. Paul's Number of Championships (all trophies) 20 Jersey Wanderers 19 First Tower United 12 St. Paul's 9 Jersey Scottish 5 Beeches Old Boys 4 Magpies 3 2nd Battalion King's Own Regiment Oaklands (defunct) St. Peter 2 1st Battalion Devon Regiment 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment Georgetown (defunct) Mechanics (defunct) Y.M.C.A. (defunct) 1 2nd Battalion East Surrey Regiment 20th Company Royal Garrison Artillery National Rovers (defunct) Sporting Academics Trinity
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