Orkney
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationOrkney Amateur Football Association
Head coachKarl Adamson
Home stadiumThe Pickaquoy Centre, formerly Bignold Park
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Orkney 2–3 Shetland 
(Kirkwall, Orkney; 7 May 1919)
Biggest win
 Orkney 7–1 Shetland 
(Kirkwall, Orkney; 30 June 1972)
Biggest defeat
 Jersey 12–0 Orkney 
(Douglas, Isle of Man; 8 July 2001)
Orkney representative football team in 1968 against the Faroe Islands

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

Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA GD
Isle of Man 200111th place match12th4004220−18
Guernsey 20037th place match8th5104530−25
Shetland 20059th place match9th5104712−5
Gotland 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.

Year Position GP W D L GF GA GD Points
1968–19731st842220137 10
  • 1 North Atlantic Cup win

Milne Cup[4]

Including Kirkwall vs. Lerwick

Location W D L GF GA GD
ShetlandOrkney 1908–202039657184230–46
  • 41 Milne Cup wins

Mitchell and Sutherland Shields[5]

Mitchell Shield

Location W D L GF GA GD
ShetlandOrkney 2006–20140091059–49

Sutherland Shield

Location W D L GF GA GD
ShetlandOrkney 2007, 2008, 2011102921–12
  • 1 Sutherland Shield win

Selected Internationals opponents

Last update: November 2008
Opponents Matches Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Win%
 Alderney 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Falkland Islands 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
 Faroe Islands 5 2 1 2 10 10 +0 040.00
 Gibraltar 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 000.00
 Greenland 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Guernsey 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 000.00
 Jersey 1 0 0 1 0 12 −12 000.00
 Rhodes 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5 000.00
 Saare County 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Shetland 86 32 4 50 156 207 −51 037.21
 Western Isles 1 0 0 1 4 5 −1 000.00
 Ynys Môn 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00

Managers

References

  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. ↑ 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. ↑ "North Atlantic Cup 1968-1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. ↑ "Milne Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  5. ↑ "Mitchell and Sutherland Shields". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  6. ↑ "Orkney manager prepares for debut against Uist and Barra". orcadian.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Talking Sport … with Jim Tait". shetlandtimes.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Footballers head north for annual Milne Cup clash". orcadian.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Orkney's footballers prepare for first Island Games in 12 year". orcadian.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Delighted yet disappointed — Orkney suffer penalty heartbreak". orcadian.co.uk.
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