Laxey are the early pacesetters in the Canada Life Premier League after they beat Douglas Athletic 5-0 on Saturday.
Goals from Matty Wilkinson, Aaron Broad, Michael Fernandes, Luke Strickett-Morling and Harry Walters gave John Palmer’s side an opening-day victory at Glen Road.
The afternoon’s other three top flight games were much tighter.
Douglas Royal made the long trip to Andreas worth their while as they triumphed by the odd goal in seven at Ayre United.
Staying in the north, Ramsey overcame Marown 3-2 at Ballacloan thanks to a hat-trick from Dylan Pickles.
DHSOB were the day’s other victors, edging past promoted St John’s United 2-1 at Mullen-e-Cloie.
There were goals galore in the second tier’s six games, not least at Springfield Road where title favourites Union Mills put struggling Pulrose United to the sword 20-0.
The Millers’ fellow promotion contenders, RYCOB, also got their season off to a winning start as they defeated Gymns 6-3 in Tromode with Silver Boot hopeful Darren Hudgeon bagging four goals.
Governor’s Athletic, who were bottom of the standings when last season was abandoned in March, secured one of the results of the day as they triumphed 3-0 at Braddan.
Colby beat Malew 8-5 in a topsy-turvey southern derby at the Station Fields, the Moonlighters’ prolific Carl Hickey opening his account for the 20-21 campaign with a five-goal salvo.
Elsewhere Onchan were 9-0 winners at Castletown, while Jay Chatwood’s goal was enough for Foxdale to edge past Douglas and District at Billygoat Park.
Fixtures:
Saturday, August 15
Canada Life Premier League
Ayre United 3-4 Douglas Royal
Laxey 5-0 Douglas Athletic
Marown 2-3 Ramsey @ Ballacloan
St John’s United 1-2 DHSOB
JCK Division Two
Castletown 0-9 Onchan
Foxdale 1-0 Douglas and District
Braddan 0-3 Governor’s Athletic
Pulrose United 0-20 Union Mills
Gymns 3-6 RYCOB
Colby 8-5 Malew
Canada Life Combination One
Douglas Royal 2-2 Ayre United
Douglas Athletic 0-5 Laxey
DHSOB 1-3 St John’s United
Peel 1-5 Corinthians
St George’s 2-1 Rushen United
Ramsey 3-3 Marown
JCK Combination Two
Onchan H-W Castletown
Douglas and District 1-4 Foxdale
Governor’s Athletic 2-2 Braddan
Malew 4-0 Colby
RYCOB 4-1 Gymns
Reports from the games at Laxey and Ramsey in Tuesday’s Isle of Man Examiner.