Wolues FC

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Wolues FC
Wolues FC logo.png
Full nameWolues Football Club
Nickname(s)The Wolues
Ground A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground
Capacity2,000
ChairmanNicholas Messuem
League BVIFA Football League
2023 3rd
Website Club website

Wolues Football Club is a British Virgin Islands football club based in Road Town. The club plays in the BVIFA National Football League. [1] The team principally, but not exclusively, consists of British and Irish expats living in the British Virgin Islands. The name is reportedly attributable to a historic typographical error when the club was founded.

The club were the winners of the 2019 Terry Evans Cup.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  VGB Simon Cross
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Nick Messum
DF Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  VGB George Weston
DF Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  VGB Chris Pease
DF Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  VGB Phillip Nelson
DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Mark Harbison
MF Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  VGB Luca Reich
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Timothy Parsons
MF Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  VGB Leo Forte
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Daniel Mitchell
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Mark Gardner
MF Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  LCA Levi James
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Danny Griffin
MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Bradley Mostert
FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Noel Maxwell
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Chris Farmer
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kieran Bown
FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Ian Chambers
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Colm Edwards
FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL James McDermott
DF Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  VGB Tai Thomas
MF Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  VGB Gethin Jones

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References

  1. Schöggl, Hans; King, Ian (14 Jan 2016). "British Virgin Islands 2015/16". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . RSSSF . Retrieved 25 June 2016.