Orkney_national_football_team

Orkney representative football team

Orkney representative football team

Association football team in Orkney, Scotland

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]

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Orkney representative football team in 1968 against the Faroe Islands

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

Tournament records

Island Games

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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.

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  • 1 North Atlantic Cup win

Milne Cup[4]

Including Kirkwall vs. Lerwick

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  • 41 Milne Cup wins

Mitchell and Sutherland Shields[5]

Mitchell Shield

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Sutherland Shield

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  • 1 Sutherland Shield win

Selected Internationals opponents

Last update: November 2008
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Managers

References

  1. [1]
    "Inter-county football cancelled after Caithness no-show". The Orcadian. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. [2]
    Shields, Tom (22 July 2007). "Island Fling: Tom Shields investigates the very special rivalry between Orkney and Shetland". The Sunday Herald. Glasgow: Scottish Media Group.
  3. [3]
    "North Atlantic Cup 1968-1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. [4]
    "Milne Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  5. [5]
    "Mitchell and Sutherland Shields". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  6. [6]
    "Orkney manager prepares for debut against Uist and Barra". orcadian.co.uk.
  7. [7]
    "Talking Sport … with Jim Tait". shetlandtimes.co.uk.
  8. [8]
    "Footballers head north for annual Milne Cup clash". orcadian.co.uk.
  9. [9]
    "Orkney's footballers prepare for first Island Games in 12 year". orcadian.co.uk.
  10. [10]
    "Delighted yet disappointed — Orkney suffer penalty heartbreak". orcadian.co.uk.
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