The Shetland football team represents the islands of Shetland, Scotland, in association football. It is not a member of FIFA or UEFA and is therefore not eligible to enter the World Cup or the European Championships. The team regularly competes in the Island Games, which it won in 2005, and has a strong rivalry with the representative team of Orkney. [1][2][3]
Shetland normally play their home matches at Gilbertson Park (capacity unknown, highest attendance approximately 5,000, sometimes referred to as "the Gibbie") in Lerwick. Some matches, particularly friendlies, are occasionally played elsewhere, often at Seafield (Lerwick) or Harbison Park (Whalsay). They also go on tour to play pre-season friendlies against Highland League clubs in July.
Competitions[edit]
They are neither a national team nor do they participate in league competitions, so they do not have many regular games. The latest most noticeable event to take place in Shetland was the 2005 Island Games: many of the group matches were played on pitches all around Shetland, and the final was at Gilbertson Park. In the 2008-09 season, Shetland entered the S.F.A. Challenge Cup (North), competing against teams from the Highland League.
2005 Island Games[edit]
Match: Final
Shetland Islands 2 (0) V 0 (0) Guernsey
Time: 16:00 Date: Friday 15 July 2005 Venue: Gilbertson Park
Group 1 matches[edit]
| Pos. |
Team |
Played |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Diff. |
Points |
| 1st |
Shetland Islands |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
| 2nd |
Isle of Man |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
| 3rd |
Saaremaa |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| 4th |
Åland |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
3 |
| 5th |
Falkland Islands |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
-13 |
3 |
The following players were in the 2009 Island Games squad.
- (GK) Craig Dinwoodie (Delting)
- (GK) Eric Peterson (Ness United)
- Duncan Anderson (Whitedale)
- Richard Arthur (Whalsay)
- Duncan Bray (Ness United)
- Alan Duncan (Delting)
- Leighton Flaws (Delting)
- Craig Gerty (Thistle)
- Fraser Hall (Delting)
- Gary Jamieson (Whalsay)
- Merv Jamieson (Delting)
- James Johnston (Spurs)
- Josie Kay (Spurs)
- Lewis Kay (Spurs)
- Joe Leask (Celtic)
- Ross MacDougal (Delting)
- Ross Moncrieff (Celtic)
- Peter Peterson (Delting)
- Erik Thomson (Unst)
- Karl Williamson (Whalsay)
Tournament records[edit]
Island Games record[edit]
| Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
 1989 |
Final Round |
5th |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
 1991 |
5th Place Match |
5th |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
 1993 |
7th Place Match |
7th |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
 1997 |
5th Place Match |
5th |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
 1999 |
9th Place Match |
10th |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
14 |
 2001 |
7th Place Match |
8th |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
 2003 |
7th Place Match |
7th |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
8 |
 2005 |
Champions |
1st |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
| 2009 |
13th Place Match |
13th |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
| Total |
9/11 |
1 Title |
39 |
14 |
5 |
19 |
58 |
72 |
Selected Internationals opponents[edit]
(Last update: 26 July 2009)
References[edit]
- ^ "Shetland Shock to End: The 2005 Island Games ended with the biggest shock in island games football history". BBC Sport. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Football and hockey teams get ready to entertain Orkney rivals". The Shetland Times. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Shields, Tom (22 July 2007). "Island Fling: Tom Shields investigates the very special rivalry between Orkney and Shetland". The Sunday Herald (in English) (Glasgow: Scottish Media Group).
- ^ Non-FIFA News
External links[edit]
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