Jersey Bulls

The Jersey Football Combination, operated by the Jersey Football Association, has been the top level of football in the island of Jersey since 1975 and operates with 13 teams in two leagues, Premiership and Championship. Although affiliated with The Football Association, the league does not form part of the English football league system with teams unable to progress from the Jersey Football Combination or enter any cups, unless invited. The league leaders from Jersey would play the league leaders from the Guernsey Priaulx League in the Upton Park Trophy.

In 2015 the Jersey Football Association applied to UEFA and FIFA to allow them to play other teams, in a similar arrangement to Gibraltar. This was rejected on the basis Jersey was not an independent country. A Parishes of Jersey football team was formed and applied and accepted to ConIFA to play international matches with other teams not able to join UEFA and FIFA.

Jersey Bulls Football Club was formed on 7 August 2018, and in September it was announced that the club would apply to join the English football league system, via The Football Association. In November 2018, The Football Association approved the club's bid to join Division One of the Combined Counties League for the 2019–20 season.

Former Muratti Vase winner Gary Freeman was appointed as the club's first manager in January 2019. Freeman was manager at St Peter from February 2015 and took on the Jersey Bulls role from the end of the 2018–19 season.

The first eight fixtures of the league were announced by the Combined Counties Football League on 5 June to allow clubs preparation in booking transport to or from Jersey, with Ash United being the first team to visit Jersey and Deportivo Galicia being the first away fixture.

Jersey Bulls announced on 13 June 2019 that they had signed 30 players at the beginning of the season with all players dual registered with their current clubs in Jersey.

The 2019–20 season started with two friendly games, the first with League Two side Stevenage on 6 July which was won by Stevenage 3–4, followed by Leicester City Under-23's on 16 July won by Leicester 3–0.

Their 2019–20 league campaign in the Combined Counties League Division One began with a 3–0 win over Ash United. By 16 November they had 15 straight victories in all competitions. Their 16th victory came on 23 November in a 7–0 victory, and after their 19th victory on 16 December they were 24 points clear at the top of the table. They ended 2019 with their 20th straight victory, despite their flight being delayed by two hours and the coach being delayed in traffic and running onto the pitch straight from the coach, they beat Farnham Town 2–0 and began 2020 with another victory, their 21st straight win.

On 7 March 2020, Forward Lorne Bickley signed a short-term contract with National League side Hartlepool United. The next day Jersey Bulls set a new record in the Combined Counties League on 27 consecutive wins, beating Withdean 2000's record which was set during the 2002–03 season. With 81 points on the table, they were statistically eligible for promotion to step 5 football. A few days later, most sporting leagues in the United Kingdom were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was later confirmed that the Combined Counties League had been abandoned with all results null and voided. On 30 March 2020, Jersey Bulls were one of sixty-six non-league clubs who sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision. The request within this letter was denied and Jersey Bulls would return to Division One for the 2020–21 season.

On 5 September, Jersey Bulls began their second season in Division One away to Bedford & Feltham with a 4–1 victory. The Bulls subsequently defeated British Airways 2–0, Fleet Spurs 1-0 and Ash United 3–2, all away from home. Jersey Bulls are again unbeaten in Division One as of 1 January 2021, extending their unbeaten run to 31 games under inaugural manager Gary Freeman. In March the Football Association announced that the 2020–21 season at Step 3 to step 7 would be curtailed, prematurely ending Jersey Bulls' second season in Division One again. However, the FA later confirmed that the planned restructuring of the National League System would take place as planned, with teams allowed to apply for promotion.

Jersey Bulls were promoted into the new Premier Division South for the 2021–22 season, finishing 4th. They improved to 3rd for the 2022–23 season. In the 2023-24 season they achieved 2nd place and entered the playoffs but were eliminated by AFC Croydon Athletic.

On the night prior to the final match of the 2024–25 season, Jersey Bulls were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player, this deduction seeing them move from first position to third.

They went on to finish second in the league, eventually facing Fleet Town in a crucial play-off match. The game ended 1–1 after regular time, leading to a penalty shootout in which Jersey's goalkeeper, Euan Van De Vliet, delivered a standout performance by saving all three penalties, securing a 3–0 shootout victory and the Man Of The Match Award.

On 28 May 2025, Jersey clinched promotion with a 2–1 victory over fifth-placed Cobham in the play-off final—a match originally scheduled to be played over a month earlier. Forward Lorne Bickley was among the goalscorers on the night, helping the side earn promotion to the Isthmian League South East Division for the 2025–26 season.

This triumph also confirmed Jersey as the highest-ranked football team in the Channel Islands, following Guernsey FC’s relegation from the same division that year.