Parishes of Jersey football team

Parishes of Jersey

Association	Parishes of Jersey FC
Confederation	World Unity Football Alliance
Head coach	James Scott
Captain	Jack Boyle
Most caps	7 players (3)
Top scorer	Tom Harris, Kieran Lester (3)
Home stadium	Various
First colours Second colours
First international
Parishes of Jersey 2–1 Yorkshire   (Saint Peter, Jersey; 21 October 2018)
Biggest win
Parishes of Jersey 9–2 Chagos Islands   (Harrogate, Yorkshire; 2 June 2019)
Biggest defeat
Yorkshire 1–0 Parishes of Jersey (Ossett, Yorkshire; 1 June 2019)

The Parishes of Jersey football team is a representative team of Jersey in international football. As opposed to the Jersey official football team, which is administered by the Jersey Football Association and is seen as part of the English FA, the Parishes of Jersey team is independent and operates as a member of the WUFA. As it is not a member of UEFA or FIFA, it cannot compete in the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship. Parishes of Jersey were members of CONIFA between 2018 and 2021 and had qualified for the 2020 CONIFA World Football Cup before the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.

History

The Parishes of Jersey team was formed in summer 2018 by former Jersey international James Scott, ^[1] after the Jersey Football Association's unsuccessful application to join UEFA. ^[2] In June 2018, ConIFA general secretary Sascha Düerkop offered an invitation to Jersey to join the organization, ^[3] and in September, the team was officially accepted as a member after signing a memorandum of understanding with the JFA. ^[4]

While it was originally thought that Parishes of Jersey would make its international debut in a 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup qualification tournament in November, ^[5] it was announced a week later that their first international fixture would be a home tie against fellow newcomers Yorkshire on 21 October. On 3 October, Jack Boyle was announced as the first captain of the team. ^{[6] [7]}

Coverage of the first match was provided by BBC Radio Jersey. ^[8] Captain Jack Boyle scored the first ever goal for the team during the game. On 7 July, 2020, Parishes of Jersey were announced as a founding member of the World Unity Football Alliance. ^[9] On 2 February, 2021, Parishes of Jersey announced they had left CONIFA by an open letter to their players after being left disappointed by the organisation, feeling they'd been omitted from the 2021 CONIFA European Football Cup as punishment for joining the World Unity Football Alliance the previous summer. ^[10]

Fixtures & Results

  Win  Draw  Loss

2018

Parishes of Jersey v   Yorkshire

21 October Friendly	Parishes of Jersey	2–1	Yorkshire	Saint Peter
	Boyle 23' C. Weir 76'		Ripley 83'	Stadium: La Rue des Vignes

2019

Yorkshire   v Parishes of Jersey

1 June 2019 (2019-06-01) 2019 Atlantic Heritage Cup	Yorkshire	1–0	Parishes of Jersey	Ossett, Yorkshire
15:00	Litchfield 90+3'			Stadium: Ingfield Stadium Attendance: 521 Referee: Karl Parker

Parishes of Jersey v   Chagos Islands

2 June 2019 (2019-06-02) 2019 Atlantic Heritage Cup	Parishes of Jersey	9–2	Chagos Islands	Harrogate, Yorkshire
15:00	Lester 5', 26', 41' Hinds 7', 71' Harris 52', 61', 67' Watson 89'		Leelah 19', 21'	Stadium: CNG Stadium Referee: Chris Akers

2021

TBC v Parishes of Jersey

29 May 2021 Southern Frontier Cup	TBC	Cancelled	Parishes of Jersey	Whyteleafe, Surrey
				Stadium: Church Road

TBC v Parishes of Jersey

30 May 2021 Southern Frontier Cup	TBC	Cancelled	Parishes of Jersey	Whyteleafe, Surrey
				Stadium: Church Road

Selected International Opponents

Opponents	Matches	Win	Draw	Loss	GF	GA
Chagos Islands	1	1	0	0	9	2
Yorkshire	2	1	0	1	2	2

Squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2019 Atlantic Heritage Cup in June 2019. ^[11]

Caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2019 after the game against Chagos Islands.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Euan van der Vliet	(1996-08-11)11 August 1996 (aged 22)	2	0	Jersey Bulls
18	1 GK	Daniel Birrell	(2000-04-04)4 April 2000 (aged 19)	1	0	Jersey Bulls
2	2 DF	Harry Curtis	(1999-02-23)23 February 1999 (aged 20)	3	0	St. Paul's
4	2 DF	Luke Campbell (vice-captain)	(1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 30)	3	0	Jersey Bulls
9	2 DF	Michael Weir	(1991-02-18)18 February 1991 (aged 28)	3	0	St. Paul's
5	2 DF	Connor O'Shea	(1999-10-03)3 October 1999 (aged 19)	2	0	St. Clement
6	2 DF	James Carr	(2001-12-28)28 December 2001 (aged 17)	2	0	Jersey Bulls
7	3 MF	Luke Watson	(1987-01-29)29 January 1987 (aged 32)	3	1	St. Paul's
11	3 MF	Zeljko Martinovic	(1993-11-30)30 November 1993 (aged 25)	3	0	Jersey Bulls
3	3 MF	Jay Giles	(1995-11-22)22 November 1995 (aged 23)	2	0	Jersey Bulls
14	3 MF	Tom Harris	(1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 20)	1	3	St. Clement
17	3 MF	Johnny Sellers	(1996-10-01)1 October 1996 (aged 22)	1	0	Jersey Wanderers
19	3 MF	Mark Logue	(1997-11-28)28 November 1997 (aged 21)	1	0	St. Peter
16	4 FW	Karl Hinds	(1998-12-10)10 December 1998 (aged 20)	3	2	Jersey Bulls
10	4 FW	Adam Trotter	(1996-01-15)15 January 1996 (aged 23)	3	0	Jersey Bulls
17	4 FW	Kieran Lester	(1991-07-19)19 July 1991 (aged 27)	2	3	Jersey Bulls
12	4 FW	Jake Prince	(1998-06-29)29 June 1998 (aged 20)	1	0	St. Paul's

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the past twelve months or withdrew from the squad due to injury or suspension.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Matt Donaldson	(1994-08-10)10 August 1994 (aged 24)	0	0	St. Peter	v.   Yorkshire , 21 October 2018
DF	Jack Cannon	(1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 38)	1	0	St. Paul's	2019 Atlantic Heritage Cup PRE
DF	James Quérée	(1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 35)	1	0	Jersey Bulls	v.   Yorkshire , 21 October 2018
MF	Jack Boyle (captain)	(1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 (age 35)	1	1	Jersey Bulls	2019 Atlantic Heritage Cup PRE
MF	Calvin Weir	(1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 24)	1	1	St. Paul's	v.   Yorkshire , 21 October 2018
MF	Jake Baker	(1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 32)	0	0	St. Peter	v.   Yorkshire , 21 October 2018
FW	Sol Solomon	(2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Jersey Bulls	2019 Atlantic Heritage Cup PRE

Staff

Position	Name
Manager	James Scott
Head coach	Simon Moiani
Goalkeeper Coach	Matt Elcock
Coach	Mark Logue
Physio	Sam Freeborn

See also

• Jersey official football team

References

1. Former island footballer aiming to take 'Parishes of Jersey' side into Conifa ITV News. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
2. Jersey: Uefa congress rejects application to become international football nation BBC Sport. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
3. Conifa would 'welcome' application from Jersey football ITV News. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
4. 'Parishes of Jersey' accepted into Conifa ITV News. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
5. Jersey to make ConIFA debut in Germany? Jersey Evening Post. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
6. Boyle: ‘Exciting time for Island’s top players’ Archived 2018-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Jersey Evening Post. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
7. Bolat, Dean. "Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Jersey" . Retrieved 19 October 2023.
8. Sportscene - Parishes of Jersey vs Yorkshire BBC Radio Jersey. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
9. For Immediate Release ^{[ permanent dead link ]} World Unity Football Alliance. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
10. "Football officials 'have lost our respect'". 5 February 2021.
11. ConIFA squad unveiled Jersey Evening Post. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

External links

• Parishes of Jersey on Twitter