Northerners A.C. is a football club based on the Channel Island of Guernsey. They are affiliated to the Guernsey Football Association and play in the FNB Priaulx League.

Northerners
Full nameNortherners Athletic Club
Founded1892[1]
GroundNorthfield, Saint Sampson
LeaguePriaulx League
2025–261st of 7
WebsiteClub website

History

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Formed in 1892, Northerners AC is the oldest club in Guernsey. Their 33 league championships and eight Guernsey FA Cups also makes them the most successful club on the island.

They won the Upton Park Trophy in 2012[2], the most recent of their 18 wins in the competition.

Honours

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  • Priaulx League – Champions (33): 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1947–48, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2025–26
  • Division 1[note 1] – Champions (38): 1897–98, 1898–99, 1901–02, 1902–03, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1913–14, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2015–16 (reserves), 2020–21 (Red Lion)
  • Guernsey FA Cup – Winners (9): 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2024–25, 2025–26
  • Upton Park Trophy[3] – Winners (18): 1907, 1910, 1914, 1921 (shared), 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1936, 1937, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1990, 1992, 2012

Notes

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  1. Division 1 is predominantly the reserve league in Guernsey, with no automatic relegation or promotion, but if a club's first team wins the league they can apply for election to the Priaulx League

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