Isle of Wight official football team explained

Isle of Wight
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Association:Isle of Wight Football Association
Home Stadium:St Georges Park, Newport, Isle of Wight
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First Game: 1–0
(Mariehamn, Åland; 24 June 1991)
Largest Win: 0–20
(Saint Martin, Guernsey; 30 June 2003)
Largest Loss: 5–1
(Mariehamn, Åland; 25 June 1991)
Isle of Man 5–1 Isle of Wight
(22 May 2004)

The Isle of Wight football team represents the Isle of Wight at the biennial Island Games, which it won in 1995 and 2011. The Isle of Wight is not a member of FIFA or UEFA, it is an island within England and plays under the auspices of the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. The Isle of Wight plays separately in St George's Park which has a capacity of 3,200 and has 200 seats, however the Isle of Wight is divisional FA of The Hampshire Football Association, which is a county FA of the English FA who are part of FIFA and play at Wembley Stadium which has a capacity of 90,000.

Isle of Wight Football Association

The Isle of Wight Football Association was founded in 1898.[1] [2]

Island Games record

YearPositionGPWDLGFGA
1989did not enter
19917th4112310
19935th421143
19951st540173
19973rd422072
19993rd5401228
20014th411266
20034th5203249
2005did not enter
2007
200910th4103610
20111st5500164
2013did not enter
20156th421173
2017did not enter
2019No tournament held
20233rd540195
Total11/15492861511161

Selected Internationals opponents

Updated as of March 2008

Current squad

Squad was picked for the 2023 Island Games in July 2023. The side was managed by Tom McInnes.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isle of Wight’s golden football heritage. fifa.com.
  2. Web site: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. islandecho.co.uk.
  3. https://www.islandecho.co.uk/can-the-isle-of-wight-football-teams-strike-gold-at-guernsey-games/ |publisher=islandecho.co.uk |access-date=7 July 2023