Orkney_Parish_Cup

Orkney Parish Cup

Orkney Parish Cup

Football tournament

The Orkney Parish Cup is a unique football competition whereby birth and residence in the Scottish island of Orkney determine eligibility to play for a team. It is an annual competition with the final usually played on the second Saturday in August.[1]

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Format

The competition is a knock-out tournament with both teams playing each other home and away, with the aggregate score deciding the winner.

History

The first year of the competition was 1929 with the only gaps being for World War II (1940–1945) and COVID-19 (2020).[2]

Performances

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References

  1. [1]
    Wood, Jockie. Birth, Blood and Boundaries: A History of the Parish Cup. Orcadian Ltd. ISBN 9781902957265.
  2. [2]
    "Excitement as Parish Cup draw is made". Orcadian.
  3. [3]
    "Orkney - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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