Football at the 2001 Island Games – Men's tournament

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Men's Football at the Island Games 2001
Tournament details
Host countryIsle of Man
Dates8–13 July
Teams12
Venue(s)9 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn
Third placeFlag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Fourth placeFlag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored89 (3.71 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Chris Higgins
Flag of Jersey.svg Daniel Craven
(5 goals)
1999
2003

Football was contested as part of the programme for the 2001 Island Games which was hosted in the Isle of Man from 7 to 13 July 2001. It was the seventh edition of the men's football tournament at the multi-sport event organised by the International Island Games Association.

Contents

The football tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 8 July 2001 and ended with the gold medal match on 13 July 2001. Guernsey and defending champions Ynys Môn contested the final. Following a goalless draw, Guernsey defeated Ynys Môn 11–10 on penalties to win the gold medal. In the bronze medal match, Jersey defeated the Isle of Wight 2–0.

Background

A five-a-side youth football tournament was held at the inaugural games in 1985 held in Douglas, Isle of Man but football was completely absent from the programme at the 1987 Island Games held in Guernsey. The first men's football tournament was held at the 1989 Island Games in the Faroe Islands and had been ever present in the intervening years. The Faroe Islands and Jersey held the record for gold medals having won the men's football tournament twice although the Faroe Islands have not competed since their win at the 1991 Island Games in Åland. Ynys Môn were the defending champions after defeating the Isle of Man 1–0 in the gold medal match at the 1999 Island Games in Gotland. [1]

Format

A total of 12 teams took part in the competition. They were drawn into four single round robin groups of three teams. The winning team from each group would contest the semi-finals which would decide the teams contesting the gold and bronze medal matches. Play-off placement matches were held for the teams finishing second and third in each group – the runners-up would contest the fifth to eighth semi-finals and the third-placed teams contested the ninth to 12th semi-finals. [2]

Participants

Group Phase

Group 1

Ynys Môn won the group on goal difference to progress to the semi-finals. [3]

RankNationPldWDLGFGAPtsGD
1Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn 2110524+3
2Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland 2110434+1
3Saaremaa lipp.svg  Saare County 2002370–4
Ynys Môn  Flag of Anglesey.svg4–1Saaremaa lipp.svg  Saare County
  • Tony Williams Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • Richard Hughes Soccerball shade.svg7', 36'
  • Kevin Roberts Soccerball shade.svg10'
Hendrik Karlson Soccerball shade.svg75'
Malew Road, Castletown

Saare County  Saaremaa lipp.svg2–3Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland
Maiko Molder Soccerball shade.svg72', 77'
  • Grant Gilfillan Soccerball shade.svg58'
  • Paul Spence Soccerball shade.svg85'
  • John Simpson Soccerball shade.svg90'
Croit Lowey, Port Erin

Ynys Môn  Flag of Anglesey.svg1–1Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland
Mark Williams Soccerball shade.svg60'Stuart Smith Soccerball shade.svg49'
St. George's, Douglas

Group 2

Jersey won both of their games to progress to the semi-finals. [3]

RankNationPldWDLGFGAPtsGD
1Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 22001416+13
2Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2101323+1
32007 Flag of Orkney.svg  Orkney 20020140–14
Jersey  Flag of Jersey.svg12–02007 Flag of Orkney.svg  Orkney
  • James Reilly Soccerball shade.svg10', 67', 88'
  • Paul Duxbury Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Craig Ferey Soccerball shade.svg38'
  • Steve Coutanche Soccerball shade.svg43', 49'
  • Daniel Craven Soccerball shade.svg55', 70', 74', 90', 90'
St. George's, Douglas

Orkney  2007 Flag of Orkney.svg0–2Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Roy Chipolina Soccerball shade.svg57', 80'
Tromode Park, Douglas

Jersey  Flag of Jersey.svg2–1Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
  • Robert Fox Soccerball shade.svg
  • Pat O'Toole Soccerball shade.svg
unknown Soccerball shade.svg

Group 3

The Isle of Wight won their group to progress to the semi-finals. [3]

RankNationPldWDLGFGAPtsGD
1Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight 2110414+3
2Flag of Rhodes Island.svg  Rhodes 2101343–1
3Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 2011021–2
Isle of Wight  Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg0–0Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
Douglas Road, Peel

Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg0–2Flag of Rhodes Island.svg  Rhodes
Ballacloan Stadium, Ramsey

Rhodes  Flag of Rhodes Island.svg1–4Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight
  • Liam Gearing Soccerball shade.svg31', 81', 90'
  • Terry Pawling Soccerball shade.svg70'
Tromode Park, Douglas

Group 4

Guernsey won both of their games to progress to the semi-finals. [3]

RankNationPldWDLGFGAPtsGD
1Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 22001526+14
2Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 21011143+7
3Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands 20021210–20
Isle of Man  Flag of the Isle of Man.svg9–1Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands
  • Chris Higgins Soccerball shade.svg15', 43', 53', 56', 85'
  • Nick Hurt Soccerball shade.svg44'
  • Peter Langridge Soccerball shade.svg60'
  • Steve Corkill Soccerball shade.svg70'
  • Nigel Corkill Soccerball shade.svg73'
Hulocho Soccerball shade.svg1'

Guernsey  Flag of Guernsey.svg12–0Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands

Isle of Man  Flag of the Isle of Man.svg2–3Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
  • Steve Corkill Soccerball shade.svg15'
  • Nigel Corkill Soccerball shade.svg85'
Croit Lowey, Port Erin

Placement play-off matches

Ninth to 12th semi-finals

Saare County defeated Orkney and Greenland defeated the Falkland Islands in the ninth to 12th semi-finals. [3]

Saare County  Saaremaa lipp.svg2–12007 Flag of Orkney.svg  Orkney
Maiko Molder Soccerball shade.svgDouglas Omand Soccerball shade.svg
Tromode Park, Douglas

Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg4–0Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands
  • Tom Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg
  • Anders Petersen Soccerball shade.svg
Garey Mooar, Braddan

Fifth to eighth semi-finals

Rhodes defeated the Isle of Man and Gibraltar defeated Shetland in the fifth to eighth semi-finals. [3]

Isle of Man  Flag of the Isle of Man.svg1–3Flag of Rhodes Island.svg  Rhodes
Ballacloan Stadium, Ramsey

Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg2–0Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland
Graham Alvez Soccerball shade.svg
Roy Chipolina Soccerball shade.svg
Douglas Road, Peel

11th-place match

The Falkland Islands defeated Orkney in the 11th-place match. [3]

Orkney  2007 Flag of Orkney.svg1–4Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands
  • Colin Buckland Soccerball shade.svg(2)
  • Jeremy Henry Soccerball shade.svg
  • Stephen Aldridge Soccerball shade.svg
Douglas Road, Peel

Ninth-place match

Greenland defeated Saare County in the ninth-place match. [3]

Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg2–0Saaremaa lipp.svg  Saare County
Knud Olsen Egede Soccerball shade.svg
Ballacloan Stadium, Ramsey

Seventh-place match

The Isle of Man defeated Shetland in the seventh-place match. [3]

Isle of Man  Flag of the Isle of Man.svg2–2Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland
  • Tony Duggan Soccerball shade.svg10'
  • Peter Langridge Soccerball shade.svg67'
  • James Johnston Soccerball shade.svg13'
  • Paul Spence Soccerball shade.svg63'
Penalties
5–4
Malew Road, Castletown

Fifth-place match

Gibraltar defeated Rhodes in the fifth-place match. [3]

Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg2–0Flag of Rhodes Island.svg  Rhodes
Colin Ramirez Soccerball shade.svg(2)
Groves Road, Douglas

Semi-finals

Guernsey defeated the Isle of White and Ynys Môn defeated Jersey in the semi-finals. [3]

Isle of Wight  Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg2–3Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
  • Liam Gearing Soccerball shade.svg1'
  • Martyn Raggett Soccerball shade.svg39'
  • John Nobes Soccerball shade.svg24'
  • Jan Renouf Soccerball shade.svg69'
  • Gavin le Page Soccerball shade.svg90'
Croit Lowey, Port Erin

Ynys Môn  Flag of Anglesey.svg2–2Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
  • Danny Hughes Soccerball shade.svg
  • Mark Williams Soccerball shade.svg
  • Yazalde Santos Soccerball shade.svg
  • Craig Ferey Soccerball shade.svg
Penalties
4–3
Malew Road, Castletown

Bronze medal match

Jersey defeated the Isle of Wight in the bronze medal match. [3]

Isle of Wight  Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg0–2Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
St. George's, Douglas

Gold medal match

Guernsey defeated Ynys Môn in the gold medal match. [3]

Guernsey  Flag of Guernsey.svg0–0Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn
Penalties
11–10

Final rankings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
4Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight
5Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
6Flag of Rhodes Island.svg  Rhodes
7Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man
8Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland
9Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
10Saaremaa lipp.svg  Saare County
11Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands
122007 Flag of Orkney.svg  Orkney

References

  1. Beuker, John; Cruickshank, Mark; Di Maggio, Roberto (20 July 2023). "Island Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. Beuker, John; Morrison, Neil (15 July 2001). "Island Games Tournament 2001 (Isle of Man)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "IX NatWest Island Games, Isle of Man 2001, Football, Results" (PDF). International Island Games Association. Retrieved 22 June 2025.