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| Full name | Orkney Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Ground | The Rockworks, Holm, Orkney | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Chairman | Edgar Balfour | ||
| Manager | Charlie Alway | ||
| League | North Caledonian League | ||
| 2022–23 | North Caledonian League, 5th of 13 | ||
Orkney Football Club is a senior association football club from the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The club was founded in 2012 and competes in the North Caledonian Football League.
In 2012, the Orkney Amateur Football Association (OAFA) embarked on a strategy of seeking further games against teams from the Highlands & Islands. That year, the Orkney Football Club were formed for entry in the North Caledonian Football Association's cup competitions. The club's formation had been driven by a desire for several decades for Orkney football players to be given more opportunities to compete at a higher level with the aim of improving the standard of Orkney's most popular sport. [1]
Orkney FC (by then being an entirely separate organisation from OAFA), gained full membership of the North Caledonian FA ahead of the 2014–15 season, becoming the first non-mainland club to play in the North Caledonian League itself. [2] An impressive first season saw them finishing runners-up, while also securing the Ness Cup. [3]
Orkney have won the following honours as members of the North Caledonian FA: [4]
Football Times Cup (1):
Jock Mackay Cup (2):
Ness Cup (2):
Orkney have played at various grounds on the Island, including The Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall Grammar School and Dounby.
During season 2020, they moved briefly to The Rockworks in Holm.
Since 2021, they have settled on a fixed home of Kirkwall Grammar School, with plans to upgrade the facilities there.
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