Isle of Wight official football team
The Isle of Wight football team represents the Isle of Wight at the biennial Island Games, which it won in 1995 and 2011. The Isle of Wight is not a member of FIFA or UEFA, it is an island within England and plays under the auspices of the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. The Isle of Wight plays separately in St George's Park which has a capacity of 3,200 and has 200 seats, however the Isle of Wight is divisional FA of The Hampshire Football Association, which is a county FA of the English FA who are part of FIFA and play at Wembley Stadium which has a capacity of 90,000.
| Association | Isle of Wight Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | St Georges Park, Newport, Isle of Wight | ||
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| First international | |||
| Åland 1–0 Isle of Wight (Mariehamn, Åland; 24 June 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Sark 0–20 Isle of Wight (Saint Martin, Guernsey; 30 June 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Ynys Môn 5–1 Isle of Wight (Mariehamn, Åland; 25 June 1991) Isle of Man 5–1 Isle of Wight (22 May 2004) | |||
Isle of Wight Football Association
The Isle of Wight Football Association was founded in 1898.[1][2]
Island Games record
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | did not enter | ||||||
| 1991 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1993 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 |
| 2001 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 9 |
| 2005 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2007 | |||||||
| 2009 | 10th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2011 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| 2013 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2015 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 2017 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2019 | No tournament held | ||||||
| 2023 | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Total | 11/15 | 49 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 111 | 61 |
Selected Internationals opponents
- Updated as of March 2008
| Opponents | Matches | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 33.33 |
| Frøya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Gibraltar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 50.00 |
| Greenland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 60.00 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 20.00 |
| Hitra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 50.00 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 20.00 |
| Rhodes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Saare County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 50.00 |
| Sark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 100.00 |
| Shetland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Ynys Môn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0.00 |
Current squad
Squad was picked for the 2023 Island Games in July 2023. The side was managed by Tom McInnes.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Edward Hatt | 22 December 1976 | Cowes Sports | |||
| GK | Leon Pitman | 1 January 2001 | Newport IW | |||
| GK | Olly West | 29 May 1998 | Cowes Sports | |||
| DF | Ryan Oatley | 29 January 1996 | Cowes Sports | |||
| DF | Adam Biss | 28 November 2000 | Chichester City | |||
| DF | George Colson | 24 October 1993 | Cowes Sports | |||
| DF | Joe Hancock | 3 September 1998 | Cowes Sports | |||
| DF | Ryan Hughes | 11 November 1997 | Lymington Town | |||
| DF | Liam Triggs | 31 October 1994 | Cowes Sports | |||
| MF | Joe Butcher | 22 August 1994 | Newport IW | |||
| MF | Nathan Lewis | 28 November 1995 | Raynes Park Vale | |||
| MF | John McKie | 9 June 1989 | Cowes Sports | |||
| MF | Josh Wakefield | 6 November 1993 | Salisbury | |||
| MF | Jimmy Mumford | 7 April 1998 | Eastleigh | |||
| MF | Finn Phillips | 28 November 1998 | Cowes Sports | |||
| FW | Jordan Browne | 1 January 2000 | Newport IW | |||
| FW | Joe Craig | 3 August 2000 | Newport IW | |||
| FW | Jake Scrimshaw | 13 September 2000 | Eastleigh | |||
| FW | Josh Younie | 29 November 1990 | Newport IW | |||
| FW | Connor Kelly | 28 November 1992 | Cowes Sports | |||
References
External links
- Island Games – Isle of Wight BBC Guernsey, June 2009
- Isle of Wight FEDERACIONES INTERNACIONALES DE FÚTBOL
- Island Games Tournament 2003 (Guernsey) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation