Ramsey Youth Centre and Old Boys F.C.
Full name | Ramsey Youth Centre and Old Boys Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Youthie | ||
Founded | 1945[1] | ||
Ground | Bunscoill Rhumsaa, Lezayre Road, Ramsey, Isle of Man | ||
Chairman | Jamie Leech | ||
Manager | Matty Kelly & Sean Makins | ||
League | Isle of Man Football League Division 2 | ||
2016–17 | Division Two, 9/13 | ||
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The Ramsey Youth Centre and Old Boys F.C., or "The Youthie" is a football club based in Ramsey, Isle of Man. They currently play in Division Two. Their local rivals are Ramsey A.F.C. and Ayre United A.F.C., the other northern clubs. The Youthie is also one of the oldest Manx football clubs.
They play next to the Bunscoill Rhumsaa school on Lezayre Road. They play in a blue and black home strip with a green goalkeeper top, with a red and black away strip with a yellow goalkeeper top.
After a successive promotion and relegation the club are now back in JCK Division 2. The first team are a mixture of youth and experience with Martyn Murphy, Dylan Parish, Tony Corlett and Andy Black amongst the old heads and the youthful talent includes Corey Cassidy, Sean Crawley and Ross Crawford. The combination team is very young but are having a great season so far and currently lead the Combination 2 League.
Teams
Alongside the two senior teams, the club has a junior set-up with a range of teams for all young ages, including an under-6s, under 8's, under-10s, under-12s and Under 16s. The club also contests in the Cowell Cup tournament (16–21).
Facilities
The team use the special built changing rooms for the club in the Bunscoill Rhumsaa school. The seniors train on a Tuesday in the Ramsey Grammar School sports hall and on a Thursday at the RGS Astro. The juniors train on a Saturday morning at the pitch 9.30-11/11;30 dependent on age.
Honours
- Division Two
- Runners-up: 2012–13
- Division Two
- Runners-up: 2014–15
- Woods Cup
- Runners-up: 2014-15
References
- ^ Isle of Man - List of Foundation Dates Clubs Retrieved 2015-03-18.