Orkney representative football team explained

Orkney
Badge:2007 Flag of Orkney.svg
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Coach:Karl Adamson
Home Stadium:The Pickaquoy Centre, formerly Bignold Park
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First Game: 2–3
(Kirkwall, Orkney; 7 May 1919)
Largest Win: 7–1
(Kirkwall, Orkney; 30 June 1972)
Largest Loss: 12–0
(Douglas, Isle of Man; 8 July 2001)

The Orkney football team is the representative football team for the islands of Orkney, Scotland. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA. The team regularly competes in the Island Games and has a strong rivalry with the representative teams of Shetland and Caithness.[1] [2]

This team should not be confused with Orkney F.C. which competes in the North Caledonian League.

Tournament records

Island Games

YearRoundPositionwidth=30GPwidth=30Wwidth=30Dwidth=30Lwidth=30GFwidth=30GA width=30GD
200111th place match12th4004220-18
20037th place match8th5104530-25
20059th place match9th5104712-5
20179th place match9th420265+1
TotalBest: 7th place4/151840142067-47

N.B. In 2019 football was controversially not officially part of the Island Games due to the hosts Gibraltar not having enough pitches. A replacement competition, the ten team 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament, was held in Anglesey, where Orkney finished 8th. They played four matches, winning one and losing three, with an overall goal record of four scored and eleven conceded.

North Atlantic Cup[3]

Note: 2 points for a win era.

Milne Cup[4]

Including Kirkwall vs. Lerwick

Mitchell and Sutherland Shields[5]

Sutherland Shield

Selected Internationals opponents

Last update: November 2008

Managers

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Inter-county football cancelled after Caithness no-show. 16 July 2011. 14 September 2011. The Orcadian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319210117/http://www.orcadian.co.uk/2011/07/inter-county-football-cancelled-after-caithness-no-show/. 19 March 2012.
  2. News: Shields . Tom . Island Fling: Tom Shields investigates the very special rivalry between Orkney and Shetland . . Glasgow . . 22 July 2007 .
  3. Web site: North Atlantic Cup 1968-1973. 2021-07-04. RSSSF.
  4. Web site: Milne Cup. 2021-07-04. RSSSF.
  5. Web site: Mitchell and Sutherland Shields. 2021-07-04. RSSSF.
  6. Web site: Orkney manager prepares for debut against Uist and Barra. orcadian.co.uk.
  7. Web site: Talking Sport … with Jim Tait. shetlandtimes.co.uk.
  8. Web site: Footballers head north for annual Milne Cup clash. orcadian.co.uk.
  9. Web site: Orkney’s footballers prepare for first Island Games in 12 year. orcadian.co.uk.
  10. Web site: Delighted yet disappointed — Orkney suffer penalty heartbreak. orcadian.co.uk.