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Orkney

Association	Orkney Amateur Football Association
Head coach	Karl Adamson
Home stadium	The Pickaquoy Centre, formerly Bignold Park
First colours Second colours
First international
Orkney 2–3 Shetland  (Kirkwall, Orkney; 7 May 1919)
Biggest win
Orkney 7–1 Shetland  (Kirkwall, Orkney; 30 June 1972)
Biggest defeat
Jersey 12–0 Orkney  (Douglas, Isle of Man; 8 July 2001)

The Orkney football team is the representative football team for the islands of Orkney, Scotland. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA. The team regularly competes in the Island Games and has a strong rivalry with the representative teams of Shetland and Caithness.

This team should not be confused with Orkney F.C. which competes in the North Caledonian League.

Tournament records

Island Games

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2001	11th place match	12th	4	0	0	4	2	20	−18
2003	7th place match	8th	5	1	0	4	5	30	−25
2005	9th place match	9th	5	1	0	4	7	12	−5
2017	9th place match	9th	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1
Total	Best: 7th place	4/15	18	4	0	14	20	67	−47

N.B. In 2019 football was controversially not officially part of the Island Games due to the hosts Gibraltar not having enough pitches. A replacement competition, the ten team 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament, was held in Anglesey, where Orkney finished 8th. They played four matches, winning one and losing three, with an overall goal record of four scored and eleven conceded.

North Atlantic Cup

Note: 2 points for a win era.

• 1 North Atlantic Cup win

Milne Cup

Including Kirkwall vs. Lerwick

Location	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1908–2020	39	6	57	184	230	–46

• 41 Milne Cup wins

Mitchell and Sutherland Shields

Mitchell Shield

Location	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2006–2014	0	0	9	10	59	–49

Sutherland Shield

Location	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2007, 2008, 2011	1	0	2	9	21	–12

• 1 Sutherland Shield win

Selected Internationals opponents

Last update: November 2008

Opponents	Matches	Win	Draw	Loss	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Alderney	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Falkland Islands	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
Faroe Islands	5	2	1	2	10	10	+0	040.00
Gibraltar	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8	000.00
Greenland	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Guernsey	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13	000.00
Jersey	1	0	0	1	0	12	−12	000.00
Rhodes	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5	000.00
Saare County	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Shetland	86	32	4	50	156	207	−51	037.21
Western Isles	1	0	0	1	4	5	−1	000.00
Ynys Môn	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00

Managers

• Karl Adamson (2016-)

References

1. "Inter-county football cancelled after Caithness no-show". The Orcadian. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
2. Shields, Tom (22 July 2007). "Island Fling: Tom Shields investigates the very special rivalry between Orkney and Shetland". The Sunday Herald. Glasgow: Scottish Media Group.
3. "North Atlantic Cup 1968-1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
4. "Milne Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
5. "Mitchell and Sutherland Shields". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
6. "Orkney manager prepares for debut against Uist and Barra". orcadian.co.uk.
7. "Talking Sport … with Jim Tait". shetlandtimes.co.uk.
8. "Footballers head north for annual Milne Cup clash". orcadian.co.uk.
9. "Orkney's footballers prepare for first Island Games in 12 year". orcadian.co.uk.
10. "Delighted yet disappointed — Orkney suffer penalty heartbreak". orcadian.co.uk.

External links

• List of matches in Roon Ba

• European national and official selection-teams not affiliated to FIFA
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