The new side, to be known as St Martin SCF, will take over the St Martin fixtures with teams in the Coca-Cola Jersey Football Combination Division II and Division II Reserves.
The move was forced on the clubs – two of the oldest in the Channel Islands – by a shortage of players for the coming season.
St Martin only had 19 for two teams while Sporting Club had 28 but had already pulled out of the reserve division.
Officials of both clubs met separately on Monday and backed the move and the League management committee is due to meet on Friday to approve the decision – and all the signs are that it will.
JFC president Tim Darwin said: ‘I’d like to think we’ll do everything possible to make sure it goes through.
It means we’ll have one strong club instead of probably losing two – we should be doing everything possible to help.
‘The sad thing is that we have two of the oldest clubs in the Island which need to merge to survive and if we don’t accommodate them we’re going to lose them.
‘From a football point of view both have got something to gain: St Martin have got the facilities and Sporting Club have the players.’ Sporting Club’s withdrawal will mean a voiding of their fixtures.
Meanwhile Sporting Club manager Colin Brown will manage the new side with Kevin Durran taking over the second team and the parish side’s first team manager Paul Skelly standing down – although he will still be involved in the new club.
Said Brown: ‘It makes sense because at least one of the clubs would have folded – we’ve both been struggling.
‘Hopefully next season we’ll be able to run a C team.
St Martin have got great facilities and everyone’s enthusiastic.’ The constitutional implications for both clubs are unclear at the moment.
Said Georges Robbé, the acting chairman of SCF: ‘It’s much to early to discuss constitutional issues.
It’s something we’ll have to sort out.’
