Orkney representative football team

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]

Orkney representative football team
AssociationOrkney Amateur Football Association
Head coachKarl Adamson
Home stadiumThe Pickaquoy Centre, formerly Bignold Park
First colours
Second colours
First international
Orkney 2–3 Shetland 
(1919)
Biggest win
Orkney 7–1 Shetland 
(30 June 1972)
Biggest defeat
 Jersey 12–0 Orkney
(8 July 2001)

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

Tournament records

Island Games record

Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA GD
200111th Place Match12th400422018
20037th Place Match8th510453025
20059th Place Match9th51047125
20179th Place Match9th420265+1
Total4/15184014206747

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
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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.
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