Guernsey
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Guernsey
FOOTBALL CLUB
Guernsey FC was first established in 2011 with the aim of offering the island ’ s footballers a chance to test themselves outside of the Channel Islands . This goal saw them joining the English national league pyramid system and they now compete in Division One South of the Isthmian League , playing their home games at the Footes Lane Stadium .
They are led by the team of Chairman Mark Le Tissier and Director Jez Robin and the club prides itself on being an independent , community amateur football club that is owned and run for the benefit of the local area . They state on their official website , www . guernseyfc . com , that , “ The club ’ s vision is to create , develop and maintain a sustainable , successful , financially viable , democratic football club that creates and maintains real and lasting benefits to its members and the local Guernsey community . We are a registered charity and will remain a non-profit organisation with any financial surpluses being re-invested for the future viability of the club and hence the benefit of the local community .” Perhaps their best season to date came in the 2011 / 12 season when they were crowned champions of the Combined Counties League Division One . They also won the CCL Premier Challenge Cup to
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