Football in the Isle of Man football team instead tend to play small-scale matches against other non-FIFA teams. They are also quite successful in the Island Games, winning silver on three occasions. The team play their home games at The Bowl in Douglas. There is also an alternative national side, the Ellan Vannin football team, founded in 2013. Football in the Isle of Man Football has been played in the Isle of Man since the end of the 19th century. The national association was founded in 1890 and oversees all aspects of association football on the island. The association is responsible for organising all national cup
SS Ellan Vannin (1854) were situated seats which could be removed in order to accommodate general cargo or livestock. A Tyzak and Dobson patent windlass was installed on the deck so as to aid the loading and unloading of cargo. "Ellan Vannin" underwent her sea trials on Saturday 29 July 1854, prior to which she was involved in a race against the "Countess of Ellesmere" (said by contemporary reports to be the fastest steamer on smooth water in the whole of England). Several representatives of her owners were present accompanied by a band, and were taken to the "Ellan Vannin", which was lying mid-stream