Isle of Wight official football team
Men's association football team representing Isle of Wight
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The Isle of Wight football team represents the Isle of Wight at the biennial Island Games, which it won in 1995 and 2011. The Isle of Wight is not a member of FIFA or UEFA, it is an island within England and plays under the auspices of the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. The Isle of Wight plays separately in St George's Park which has a capacity of 3,200 and has 200 seats, however the Isle of Wight is divisional FA of The Hampshire Football Association, which is a county FA of the English FA who are part of FIFA and play at Wembley Stadium which has a capacity of 90,000.
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| Association | Isle of Wight Football Association | ||
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| Home stadium | St Georges Park, Newport, Isle of Wight | ||
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| First international | |||
 Åland 1–0 Isle of Wight  (Mariehamn, Åland; 24 June 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Sark 0–20 Isle of Wight (Saint Martin, Guernsey; 30 June 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Ynys Môn 5–1 Isle of Wight (Mariehamn, Åland; 25 June 1991)  Isle of Man 5–1 Isle of Wight (22 May 2004) | |||
| Island Games | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1995, 2011) | ||
Isle of Wight Football Association
Island Games record
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1989 | did not enter | ||||||
| 1991 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1993 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
 1995 | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
 1997 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
 1999 | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 |
| 2001 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
 2003 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 9 |
 2005 | did not enter | ||||||
 2007 | |||||||
| 2009 | 10th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2011 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
 2013 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2015 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
 2017 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2019 | No tournament held | ||||||
| 2023 | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Total | 11/15 | 49 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 111 | 61 |
Selected Internationals opponents
- Updated as of June 2023
| Opponents | Matches | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 50.00 |
 Alderney |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Bermuda |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Falkland Islands |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Frøya |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Gibraltar |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 60.00 |
 Greenland |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 50.00 |
| Guernsey |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 42.86 |
 Hitra Municipality |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Isle of Man |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 50.00 |
| Jersey |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 28.57 |
| Rhodes |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Saare County |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 50.00 |
| Sark |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 100.00 |
| Shetland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 33.33 |
 Western Isles |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Ynys Môn |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 20.00 |
Current squad
Squad was picked for the 2023 Island Games in July 2023. The side was managed by Tom McInnes.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Edward Hatt | 22 December 1993 (aged 29) | Cowes Sports | |||
| GK | Leon Pitman | 1 January 2001 (aged 22) | Newport IW | |||
| GK | Olly West | 29 May 1998 (aged 25) | Cowes Sports | |||
| DF | Ryan Oatley | 29 January 1996 (aged 27) | Cowes Sports | |||
| DF | Adam Biss | 28 November 2000 (aged 22) |  Chichester City | |||
| DF | George Colson | 24 October 1993 (aged 29) | Cowes Sports | |||
| DF | Joe Hancock | 3 September 1998 (aged 24) | Cowes Sports | |||
| DF | Ryan Hughes | 11 November 1997 (aged 25) | Lymington Town | |||
| DF | Liam Triggs | 31 October 1994 (aged 28) | Cowes Sports | |||
| MF | Joe Butcher | 22 August 1994 (aged 28) | Newport IW | |||
| MF | Nathan Lewis | 28 November 1995 (aged 27) | Raynes Park Vale | |||
| MF | John McKie | 9 June 1989 (aged 34) | Cowes Sports | |||
| MF | Josh Wakefield | 6 November 1993 (aged 29) | Salisbury | |||
| MF | Jimmy Mumford | 7 April 1998 (aged 25) | Eastleigh | |||
| MF | Finn Phillips | 28 November 1998 (aged 24) | Cowes Sports | |||
| FW | Jordan Browne | 1 January 2000 (aged 23) | Newport IW | |||
| FW | Joe Craig | 3 August 2000 (aged 22) | Newport IW | |||
| FW | Jake Scrimshaw | 13 September 2000 (aged 22) | Eastleigh | |||
| FW | Josh Younie | 29 November 1990 (aged 32) | Newport IW | |||
| FW | Connor Kelly | 28 November 1992 (aged 30) | Cowes Sports | |||
Honours
Non-FIFA competitions
- Island Games
- Gold medal (2): 1995, 2011
- Bronze medal (3): 1997, 1999, 2023
