| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Isle of Man |
| Dates | 8–13 July |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Guernsey (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ynys Môn |
| Third place |  Jersey |
| Fourth place |  Isle of Wight |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 89 (3.71 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Chris Higgins Daniel Craven(5 goals) |
| ← 1999 2003 → | |
The 2001 Island Games on the Isle of Man was the 7th edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 12 teams.
Guernsey won the tournament for the first time.
Participants
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Greenland- Guernsey
- Isle of Man
- Isle of Wight
- Jersey
Orkney
Rhodes
Saare County
Shetland- Ynys Môn
Group Phase
Group 1
| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ynys Môn |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +3 |
| 2 | Shetland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +1 |
| 3 | Saare County |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | –4 |
| Ynys Môn | 4–1 | Saare County |
|---|---|---|
Tony Williams  5'Richard Hughes 7', 36'Kevin Roberts 10' |
Hendrik Karlson 75' |
| Saare County | 2–3 | Shetland |
|---|---|---|
| Maiko Molder 72', 77' |
Grant Gilfillan 58' Paul Spence 85'John Simpson 90' |
| Ynys Môn | 1–1 | Shetland |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Williams 60' |
Stuart Smith 49' |
Group 2
| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jersey |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 | +13 |
| 2 | Gibraltar |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| 3 | Orkney |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | –14 |
| Jersey | 12–0 | Orkney |
|---|---|---|
| James Reilly 10', 88' Paul Duxbury 22'Craig Ferey 38'Steve Coutanche 43'Daniel Craven 55' |
| Orkney | 0–2 | Gibraltar |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Chipolina 57' |
| Jersey | 2–1 | Gibraltar |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Fox ?' Pat O'Toole ?' |
unknown ?' |
Group 3
| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isle of Wight |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +3 |
| 2 | Rhodes |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | –1 |
| 3 | Greenland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | –2 |
| Isle of Wight | 0–0 | Greenland |
|---|---|---|
| Greenland | 0–2 | Rhodes |
|---|---|---|
| Rhodes | 1–4 | Isle of Wight |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Gearing 31', 81', 90' Terry Pawling 70' |
Group 4
| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guernsey |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 | +14 |
| 2 | Isle of Man |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | +7 |
| 3 | Falkland Islands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | –20 |
| Isle of Man | 9–1 | Falkland Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Higgins 15', 43', 53', 56', 85' Nick Hurt 44'Peter Langridge 60'Steve Corkill 70'Nigel Corkill 73' |
Hulocho 1' |
| Guernsey | 12–0 | Falkland Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Chalmers 29', 90', 90+1' Hick Lippinno 33', 34' (pen.) Miliko Harrinito 47', 49', 52', 56', 59' Own goal 75' |
| Isle of Man | 2–3 | Guernsey |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Corkill 15' Nigel Corkill 85' |
Placement play-off matches
9th – 12th place semi-finals
| Saare County | 2–1 | Orkney |
|---|---|---|
| Maiko Molder ?' |
Douglas Omand ?' |
| Greenland | 4–0 | Falkland Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Nielsen ?' Anders Petersen ?' |
5th – 8th place semi-finals
| Isle of Man | 1–3 | Rhodes |
|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | 2–0 | Shetland |
|---|---|---|
| Graham Alvez ?' Roy Chipolina ?' |
11th place match
| Orkney | 1–4 | Falkland Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Buckland ?', ?' Jeremy Henry ?'Stephen Aldridge ?' |
9th place match
| Greenland | 2–0 | Saare County |
|---|---|---|
| Knud Olsen Egede ?' |
7th place match
| Isle of Man | 2–2 | Shetland |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Duggan 10' Peter Langridge 67' |
James Johnston 13' Paul Spence 63' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
5th place match
| Gibraltar | 2–0 | Rhodes |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Ramirez ?', ?' |
Final stage
Semi-finals
| Isle of Wight | 2–3 | Guernsey |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Gearing 1' Martyn Raggett 39' |
John Nobes 24' Jan Renouf 69'Gavin le Page 90' |
| Ynys Môn | 2–2 | Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Hughes ?' Mark Williams ?' |
Yazalde Santos ?' Craig Ferey ?' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
3rd place match
| Isle of Wight | 0–2 | Jersey |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Guernsey | 0–0 | Ynys Môn |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 11–10 | ||
| 2001 Island Games Winners |
|---|
 Guernsey First Title |
Final rankings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Guernsey
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Ynys Môn
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Jersey
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| 4 | Isle of Wight
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| 5 | Gibraltar
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| 6 | Rhodes
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| 7 | Isle of Man
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| 8 | Shetland
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| 9 | Greenland
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| 10 | Saare County
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| 11 | Falkland Islands
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| 12 | Orkney
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Top goalscorers
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* May have scored more
External links
| Men's football at the Island Games | |
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