# Jersey Football Combination

The Jersey Football Combination is the senior football league on the island of Jersey and is run by the Jersey Football Association.
Although the league is affiliated with the English FA, it does not form a part of the English football league system.
Each year, the league champion plays the champions of Guernsey's Priaulx League for the Upton Park Trophy.

## History

Originally, the Jersey Football Combination consisted of five divisions, with the Premiership and Championship open to first teams, with separate leagues for reserve sides.
However, from the start of the 2015-16 season all first-team sides play in the Premiership, with a mid-season split into two divisions.
However, after one season this was scrapped and the format changed again. From the 2016-17 season onwards the top 8 teams play in the Premiership and the other 7 teams play in the Championship.
The Jersey Football Combination also selects a side to play in the FA Inter-League Cup. In 2012, the Jersey team qualified for the 2013 UEFA Regions' Cup. where they were eliminated in the group stage.

## Clubs

At the beginning of the 2018-19 season there were 7 teams playing in the Jersey Premiership and 6 teams in the Jersey Championship.

## Premiership
### Champions

Source:
| No. | Season | Champion |
| 1 | 2011-12 | Jersey Scottish |
| 2 | 2012-13 | Jersey Scottish |
| 3 | 2013-14 | St. Paul's |
| 4 | 2014-15 | St. Paul's |
| 5 | 2015-16 | St. Paul's |
| 6 | 2016-17 | St. Paul's |
| 7 | 2017-18 | St. Paul's |
| 8 | 2018-19 | St. Paul's |
| 9 | 2019-20 | Jersey Wanderers |
| 10 | 2020-21 | St. Paul's |
| 11 | 2021-22 | St. Clement |
| 12 | 2022-23 | St. Peter |

### All-Time Premiership Table

All-Time Jersey Premiership table from the start of the 2011-12 season up to the end of 2017-18 season.
| Pos. | Club | Seasons | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Relegated | Pts per Match | Best Pos. |
| 1 | St. Paul's | 7 | 119 | 89 | 18 | 12 | 404 | 122 | 282 | 282 | 5 | 2 | | | 2.37 | 1 |
| 2 | Jersey Scottish | 6 | 101 | 74 | 13 | 14 | 389 | 103 | 286 | 235 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | 2.33 | 1 |
| 3 | Jersey Wanderers | 7 | 119 | 68 | 13 | 38 | 275 | 155 | 92 | 217 | | 1 | 6 | | 1.82 | 2 |
| 4 | St. Ouen | 7 | 119 | 46 | 21 | 52 | 214 | 219 | -5 | 158 | | | | | 1.33 | 4 |
| 5 | St. Peter | 7 | 119 | 41 | 32 | 46 | 221 | 223 | -2 | 155 | | 1 | | | 1.30 | 2 |
| 6 | Trinity | 5 | 85 | 32 | 13 | 40 | 158 | 188 | -30 | 109 | | | | 1 | 1.28 | 4 |
| 7 | Rozel Rovers | 5 | 89 | 20 | 20 | 49 | 117 | 196 | -79 | 80 | | | | 2 | 0.90 | 6 |
| 8 | St. Clement | 4 | 66 | 18 | 8 | 40 | 89 | 178 | -89 | 62 | | | | 1 | 0.94 | 4 |
| 9 | Grouville | 4 | 66 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 67 | 211 | -144 | 51 | | | | 2 | 0.77 | 4 |
| 10 | St. Brelade | 3 | 50 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 62 | 108 | -46 | 42 | | | | 1 | 0.84 | 5 |
| 11 | St. Lawrence | 2 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 33 | 107 | -74 | 23 | | | | 2 | 0.68 | 9 |
| 12 | Jersey Portuguese | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 88 | -70 | 9 | | | | 1 | 0.43 | 8 |
| 13 | St. John | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 44 | -32 | 8 | | | | 1 | 0.57 | 7 |
| 14 | First Tower United | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 50 | -33 | 6 | | | | 1 | 0.38 | 9 |
Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.
League or status at 2018-19:
* 2018-19 Jersey Premiership
* 2018-19 Jersey Championship
* Defunct or not competing in 2018-19

### All-time top scorers

Records began from the start of the 2011-12 season
    As of 6 April 2019.
| Rank | Name | Years | Goals | Seasons Played |
| 1 | Kieran Lester | 2011, 2014– | 107 | 6 |
| 2 | Craig Russell | 2011– | 98 | 8 |
| 3 | Daryl Wilson | 2011, 2013– | 79 | 7 |
| 4 | Karl Hinds | 2013– | 78 | 6 |
| 5 | Jack Boyle | 2011, 2013– | 63 | 7 |
| 6 | Matt Rawlings | 2011, 2014–2016, 2017– | 59 | 5 |
| 7 | Jack Cannon | 2011–2018 | 52 | 7 |
| 8 | Charlie Petulla | 2011– | 46 | 8 |
| 9 | Stewart Daynes | 2011–2017, 2018– | 43 | 7 |
| 10 | Rupert Murray | 2011–2017 | 42 | 6 |
Bold denotes players currently playing in the Jersey Premiership.

## Records

Since the start of the 2011-12 season
    As of the end of 2017-18 season.

### Titles

* Most titles: 5, St. Paul's
* Most consecutive title wins: 5, St. Paul's (2013-14 to 2017-18)
* Biggest title-winning margin: 14 points, twice; 2011–12 Jersey Scottish (41 points) over St. Paul's (27 points) and 2016-17 St Paul's (54 points) over Jersey Wanderers (40 points)
* Smallest title-winning margin: 0 points and 7 goal difference – 2015-16; St. Paul's (+33) over Jersey Scottish (+26).

### Goals

* Most goals scored in a season: 88, St. Paul's (2016–17)
* Fewest goals scored in a season: 9, Grouville (2017–18)
* Most goals conceded in a season: 92, Grouville (2017–18)
* Fewest goals conceded in a season: 10, St. Paul's (2014–15)
* Best goal difference in a season: 71, St. Paul's (2016–17)
* Most goals scored at home in a season: 37, St. Paul's (2016–17)
* Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 5
** Rozel Rovers (2012–13)
** Grouville (2013–14)
** St. Clement (2015–16)
* Most goals conceded at home in a season: 40, Grouville (2017–18)
* Fewest goals conceded at home in a season: 3, St. Paul's (2014–15)
* Most goals scored away in a season: 51, St. Paul's (2016–17)
* Fewest goals scored away in a season: 3, Grouville (2017–18)
* Most goals conceded away in a season: 54, Jersey Portuguese (2016–17)
* Fewest goals conceded away in a season: 5, Jersey Scottish (2014–15)

### Points

* Most points in a season: 54, St. Paul's (2016–17)
* Fewest points in a season: 1, Grouville (2017–18)
* Most points in a season without winning the league: 44, Jersey Scottish (2014–15)
* Fewest points in a season while winning the league: 34, St. Paul's (2015–16)
* Most points in a season while being relegated: 20, Trinity (2015–16)
* Fewest points in a season while surviving relegation: 14, St. Ouen (2013–14)

## Le Riche Cup

The Le Riche Cup is the main cup competition in Jersey. Every final has been played at Springfield Stadium, St Helier.

### Finals

Le Riche Cup winners :
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners–up |
| 2011-12 | St. Paul's | 6 - 1 | Jersey Wanderers |
| 2012-13 | Jersey Scottish | 3 - 0‡ | Jersey Wanderers |
| 2013-14 | St. Paul's | 2 - 0‡ | Jersey Wanderers |
| 2014-15 | St. Paul's | 3 - 0‡ | Jersey Scottish |
| 2015-16 | St. Paul's | 3 - 2‡ | Trinity |
| 2016-17 | Jersey Wanderers | 3 - 1 | Jersey Scottish |
| 2017-18 | Jersey Wanderers | 2 - 0 | St. Peter |
| 2018-19 | St Peter | 4 - 3 | St. Paul's |
| 2019-20 | Rozel Rovers | Cancelled COVID - 19 | St.Paul's |
Key to list of winners: :
| * | Match went to extra time |
| † | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
| ‡ | Winning team won the double |

## Wheway Trophy

The Wheway Trophy is the second most important cup competition in Jersey, which also includes the top 3 clubs from Guernsey. Every final has been played at Springfield Stadium, St Helier.

### Finals

Wheway Trophy winners :
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners–up |
| 2011-12 | St. Paul's | 2 - 0 | Grouville |
| 2012-13 | Jersey Scottish | 3 - 0 | Northerners |
| 2013-14 | Jersey Scottish | 6 - 1 | St. Ouen |
| 2014-15 | St. Paul's | 1 - 0 | Jersey Wanderers |
| 2015-16 | St. Ouen | 4 - 2 | Sylvans |
| 2016-17 | St. Paul's | 3 - 0 | St. Ouen |
| 2017-18 | St. Paul's | 3 - 2 | St. Peter |
| 2018-19 | St. Paul's | 3 - 1 | St. Peter |
Key to list of winners: :
| * | Match went to extra time |
| † | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |

## Championship
### Promotions to Premiership

A record of every club to have been promoted to the Jersey Premiership
| Season | Champion | Other Promotions |
| 2011-12 | St. Brelade | St. Lawrence |
| 2012-13 | Trinity | St. Clement |
| 2013-14 | First Tower United | St. Lawrence, Rozel Rovers |
| 2014-15 | St. John | none |
| 2015-16 | Rozel Rovers | Jersey Portuguese |
| 2016-17 | St. Clement | Grouville |
| 2017-18 | Trinity | none |
* a.^ Rozel Rovers beat St. Lawrence 3 - 0 (AET) in the Premiership Play-Off

## List of Premiership Seasons
### 2017-18

Extended content :

### 2018-19

The 2018-19 Jersey Premiership is the 44th season of the Jersey Football Combination, the top Jersey professional league for Jersey clubs, since its establishment in 1975.
St. Paul's are the defending champions, while Trinity have entered as the promoted team from the 2017-18 Jersey Championship.

#### League table

    As of 20 April 2019.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | St. Paul's (C) | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 13 | +48 | 51 |
| 2 | St. Peter | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 40 |
| 3 | Jersey Wanderers | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 28 |
| 4 | St. Clement | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 19 |
| 5 | St. Ouen | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 16 |
| 6 | Rozel Rovers | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 56 | -31 | 12 |
| 7 | Trinity | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 45 | -19 | 11 |
(C) = Champions

#### Results

Each team plays each other three times meaning that each team will play 18 games in total

##### 1st set of results

| Home \ Away | JER | ROZ | STC | STO | SPA | SPE | TRI |
| Jersey Wanderers | — | 6–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 3–2 |
| Rozel Rovers | 1–4 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–9 | 4–0 |
| St. Clement | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| St. Ouen | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| St. Paul's | 2–0 | 7–4 | 6–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| St. Peter | 6–1 | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 2–0 | — | 5–2 |
| Trinity | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | — |

##### 2nd set of results

| Home \ Away | JER | ROZ | STC | STO | SPA | SPE | TRI |
| Jersey Wanderers | — | | | 4–1 | | | 2–1 |
| Rozel Rovers | | — | 2–2 | | 1–8 | 3–3 | |
| St. Clement | 0–2 | | — | 0–1 | | 0–2 | |
| St. Ouen | 1–0 | 1–2 | | — | 0–8 | | 2–1 |
| St. Paul's | | | 1–0 | | — | | 3–0 |
| St. Peter | 6–1 | | | 2–0 | | — | |
| Trinity | | 3–2 | 2–2 | | | 7–2 | — |

#### Players
##### Top scorers

    As of 20 April 2019.
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kieran Lester | St. Paul's | 15 |
| 2 | Sol Solomon | St. Peter | 14 |
| 3 | Matt Rawlings | St. Clement | 12 |
| 4 | Harry Cardwell | St. Peter | 11 |
| 5= | Fraser Barlow | St. Paul's | 10 |
| 5= | Karl Hinds | Trinity and St. Peter | 10 |
| 7= | Jack Boyle | St. Paul's | 9 |
| 7= | Jules Gabbiadini | Jersey Wanderers | 9 |
| 7= | George Glithero | Rozel Rovers | 9 |
| 10= | Jake Prince | St. Peter | 7 |
| 10= | Jody Byrne | St. Ouen | 7 |

##### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Matt Rawlings | St. Clement | St. Ouen | 4 - 0 (H) | 7 September 2018 |
| Dom Pougeolle | St. Ouen | Rozel Rovers | 4 - 1 (H) | 26 October 2018 |
| Karl Hinds | Trinity | Rozel Rovers | 3 - 2 (H) | 3 November 2018 |
| Matt Rawlings | St. Clement | St. Ouen | 4 - 2 (A) | 13 November 2018 |
| Sol Solomon | St. Peter | Jersey Wanderers | 6 - 1 (H) | 14 November 2018 |
| Fraser Barlow$^4$ | St. Paul's | St. Clement | 6 - 1 (H) | 8 December 2018 |
| Kieran Lester$^4$ | St. Paul's | Rozel Rovers | 8 - 1 (A) | 11 December 2018 |
| Harry Cardwell$^4$ | St. Peter | Rozel Rovers | 9 - 0 (A) | 5 January 2019 |
| Sol Solomon | St. Peter | Rozel Rovers | 9 - 0 (A) | 5 January 2019 |
| Ethan Boudin | Rozel Rovers | St. Paul's | 4 - 7 (A) | 2 March 2019 |
| Ricky Figueira | Trinity | St. Peter | 7 - 2 (H) | 20 April 2019 |
| Connor Maher | Trinity | St. Peter | 7 - 2 (H) | 20 April 2019 |

###### Note

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals;