Western Isles representative football team

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Western Isles
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationWestern Isles Island Games Association
Most capsScott Maciver
Domhnal Mackay (10)
Top scorerScott Maciver (6)
Home stadiumGoathill Park, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
First colours
First international
 Guernsey 2–1 Western Isles 
(11 July 2005)
Biggest win
 Western Isles 7–1 Falkland Islands 
(30 June 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Isle of Man 9–0 Western Isles 
(28 June 2015)

The Western Isles representative team is the representative football team for the Western Isles, Scotland. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA. Most players selected either play in the Lewis and Harris Football League or the Uist & Barra Football League. The team has participated in several Island Games tournaments since 2005.[1]

Island Games record[]

Year Position GP W D L GF GA
Faroe Islands 1989 to Guernsey 2003 Did not enter
Shetland 2005 3rd 5 2 2 1 14 10
Rhodes 2007 3rd 3 2 0 1 5 3
Åland 2009 8th 4 2 0 2 13 8
Isle of Wight 2011 12th 3 0 0 3 0 5
Bermuda 2013 Did not enter
Jersey 2015 11th 4 2 0 2 5 15
Gotland 2017 11th 4 1 1 2 5 14
Gibraltar 2019 No tournament held1
Total 23 9 3 11 42 55

1 Football was not played at the games due to lack of pitches in Gibraltar. A replacement tournament was held in Anglesey were the Western Isles came 9th.

Selected internationals[]

Date Venue Opponent Score
Jun 20 2019 Anglesey  Western Isles  Saint Helena 2–1
Jun 18 2019 Anglesey  Western Isles  Orkney 1–2
Jun 17 2019 Anglesey  Western Isles  Jersey 0–7
Jun 16 2019 Anglesey  Western Isles  Ynys Môn 1–2
Jun 29 2017 Aland  Western Isles  Hitra 1–1 (5–3)
Jun 37 2017 Aland  Western Isles  Frøya 4–2
Jun 26 2017 Aland  Western Isles  Gotland 0–8
Jun 25 2017 Aland  Western Isles  Greenland 0–3
Jul 02 2015 Jersey  Western Isles  Falkland Islands 2–1
Jun 30 2015 Jersey  Western Isles  Alderney 3–2
Jun 29 2015 Jersey  Western Isles  Jersey 0–3
Jun 28 2015 Jersey  Western Isles  Isle of Man 0–9
Jun 30 2011 Isle of Wight  Western Isles  Greenland 0–1
Jun 28 2011 Isle of Wight  Western Isles  Saare County 0–2
Jun 27 2011 Isle of Wight  Western Isles  Åland 0–2
Jul 03 2009 Aland  Western Isles  Menorca 1–4
Jun 30 2009 Aland  Western Isles  Falkland Islands 7–1
Jun 29 2009 Aland  Western Isles  Isle of Man 0–5
Jun 28 2009 Aland  Western Isles  Gotland 2–1
Apr 24 2009 Aland  Western Isles  Shetland 1–0
Jul 5 2007 Rhodes  Western Isles  Bermuda U23 1–0
Jul 4 2007 Rhodes  Western Isles  Rhodes 0–1
Jul 2 2007 Rhodes  Western Isles  Gotland 3–1
Jul 1 2007 Rhodes  Western Isles  Gotland 2–1
Sep 15 2006 Western Isles  Western Isles  Shetland 3–1
Jul 15 2005 Shetland  Western Isles  Isle of Man 4–0
Jul 14 2005 Shetland  Western Isles  Orkney 5–4
Jul 13 2005 Shetland  Western Isles  Ynys Môn 0–0
Jul 12 2005 Shetland  Western Isles  Greenland 4–4
Jul 11 2005 Shetland  Western Isles  Guernsey 1–2

References[]

  1. ^ "Island Games get underway with a win". Stornoway Gazette. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

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