Isle of Wight official football team

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Isle of Wight
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Association Isle of Wight Football Association
Home stadium St Georges Park, Newport, Isle of Wight
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Aland.svg  Åland 1–0 Isle of Wight  Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
(Mariehamn, Åland; 24 June 1991)
Biggest win
Flag of Sark.svg  Sark 0–20 Isle of Wight  Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
(Saint Martin, Guernsey; 30 June 2003)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn 5–1 Isle of Wight  Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
(Mariehamn, Åland; 25 June 1991)
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man 5–1 Isle of Wight Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
(22 May 2004)
Island Games
Appearances11 (first in 1991 )
Best resultChampions (1995, 2011)

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.

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Starting XI in the 2011 Island Games football final held at St Georges Park, Newport, Isle of Wight vs Guernsey 2011 Gold Medal Starting XI.jpg
Starting XI in the 2011 Island Games football final held at St Georges Park, Newport, Isle of Wight vs Guernsey

Isle of Wight Football Association

The Isle of Wight Football Association was founded in 1898. [1] [2]

Island Games record

YearPositionGPWDLGFGA
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg 1989 did not enter
Flag of Aland.svg 1991 7th4112310
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg 1993 5th421143
Flag of Gibraltar.svg 1995 1st540173
Flag of Jersey.svg 1997 3rd422072
Gotland kommunvapen.svg 1999 3rd5401228
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg 2001 4th411266
Flag of Guernsey.svg 2003 4th5203249
Flag of Shetland.svg 2005 did not enter
Flag of Rhodes Island.svg 2007
Flag of Aland.svg 2009 10th4103610
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg 2011 1st5500164
Flag of Bermuda.svg 2013 did not enter
Flag of Jersey.svg 2015 6th421173
Gotland vapen.svg 2017 did not enter
Flag of Gibraltar.svg 2019 No tournament held
Flag of Guernsey.svg 2023 3rd540195
Total11/15492861511161

Selected Internationals opponents

Updated as of June 2023
OpponentsMatchesWinDrawLossGFGAGDWin%
Flag of Aland.svg  Åland 420273+4050.00
Flag of Alderney.svg  Alderney 110040+4100.00
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 110021+1100.00
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands 110030+3100.00
Flag of Froya.svg  Frøya 110062+4100.00
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 530268−2060.00
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 6312148+6050.00
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 73221412+2042.86
Flag of Hitra.svg  Hitra Municipality 220071+6100.00
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 210125−3050.00
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 7205611−5028.57
Flag of Rhodes Island.svg  Rhodes 210143+1050.00
Saaremaa lipp.svg  Saare County 2101112+9050.00
Flag of Sark.svg  Sark 1100200+20100.00
Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland 312020+2033.33
Western Isles Council Flag.svg  Western Isles 110010+1100.00
Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn 512279−2020.00

Current squad

Squad was picked for the 2023 Island Games in July 2023. The side was managed by Tom McInnes. [3]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
1 GK Edward Hatt (1976-12-22)22 December 1976 (aged 46)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Cowes Sports
1 GK Leon Pitman (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Newport IW
1 GK Olly West (1998-05-29)29 May 1998 (aged 25)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Cowes Sports

2 DF Ryan Oatley (1996-01-29)29 January 1996 (aged 27)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Cowes Sports
2 DF Adam Biss (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 (aged 22) Flag of England.svg Chichester City
2 DF George Colson (1993-10-24)24 October 1993 (aged 29)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Cowes Sports
2 DF Joe Hancock (1998-09-03)3 September 1998 (aged 24)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Cowes Sports
2 DF Ryan Hughes (1997-11-11)11 November 1997 (aged 25) Flag of England.svg Lymington Town
2 DF Liam Triggs (1994-10-31)31 October 1994 (aged 28)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Cowes Sports

3 MF Joe Butcher (1994-08-22)22 August 1994 (aged 28)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Newport IW
3 MF Nathan Lewis (1995-11-28)28 November 1995 (aged 27) Flag of England.svg Raynes Park Vale
3 MF John McKie (1989-06-09)9 June 1989 (aged 34)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Cowes Sports
3 MF Josh Wakefield (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 29) Flag of England.svg Salisbury
3 MF Jimmy Mumford (1998-04-07)7 April 1998 (aged 25) Flag of England.svg Eastleigh
3 MF Finn Phillips (1998-11-28)28 November 1998 (aged 24)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Cowes Sports

4 FW Jordan Browne (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 23)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Newport IW
4 FW Joe Craig (2000-08-03)3 August 2000 (aged 22)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Newport IW
4 FW Jake Scrimshaw (2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 22) Flag of England.svg Eastleigh
4 FW Josh Younie (1990-11-29)29 November 1990 (aged 32)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Newport IW
4 FW Connor Kelly (1992-11-28)28 November 1992 (aged 30)Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Cowes Sports

Honours

Non-FIFA competitions

References

  1. "Isle of Wight's golden football heritage". fifa.com.
  2. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". islandecho.co.uk.
  3. |publisher=islandecho.co.uk |access-date=7 July 2023