Football at the 2001 Island Games – Men's tournament

Men's Football at the Island Games 2001
Tournament details
Host countryIsle of Man
Dates8–13 July
Teams12
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 played24
Goals scored89 (3.71 per match)
Top scorer(s) Chris Higgins
Daniel Craven
(5 goals)
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2003 →

Football was contested as part of the programme for the 2001 Island Games which was hosted in the Isle of Man from 7 to 13 July 2001. It was the seventh edition of the men's football tournament at the multi-sport event organised by the International Island Games Association.

The football tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 8 July 2001 and ended with the gold medal match on 13 July 2001. Guernsey and defending champions Ynys Môn contested the final. Following a goalless draw, Guernsey defeated Ynys Môn 11–10 on penalties to win the gold medal. In the bronze medal match, Jersey defeated the Isle of Wight 2–0.

Background

A five-a-side youth football tournament was held at the inaugural games in 1985 held in Douglas, Isle of Man but football was completely absent from the programme at the 1987 Island Games held in Guernsey. The first men's football tournament was held at the 1989 Island Games in the Faroe Islands and had been ever present in the intervening years. The Faroe Islands and Jersey held the record for gold medals having won the men's football tournament twice although the Faroe Islands have not competed since their win at the 1991 Island Games in Åland. Ynys Môn were the defending champions after defeating the Isle of Man 1–0 in the gold medal match at the 1999 Island Games in Gotland.[1]

Format

A total of 12 teams took part in the competition. They were drawn into four single round robin groups of three teams. The winning team from each group would contest the semi-finals which would decide the teams contesting the gold and bronze medal matches. Play-off placement matches were held for the teams finishing second and third in each group – the runners-up would contest the fifth to eighth semi-finals and the third-placed teams contested the ninth to 12th semi-finals.[2]

Participants

Group Phase

Group 1

Ynys Môn won the group on goal difference to progress to the semi-finals.[3]

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'
Malew Road, Castletown
Saare County 2–3 Shetland
Maiko Molder 72', 77'
  • Grant Gilfillan 58'
  • Paul Spence 85'
  • John Simpson 90'
Croit Lowey, Port Erin
Ynys Môn 1–1 Shetland
Mark Williams 60' Stuart Smith 49'
St. George's, Douglas

Group 2

Jersey won both of their games to progress to the semi-finals.[3]

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', 67', 88'
  • Paul Duxbury 22'
  • Craig Ferey 38'
  • Steve Coutanche 43', 49'
  • Daniel Craven 55', 70', 74', 90', 90'
St. George's, Douglas
Orkney 0–2 Gibraltar
Roy Chipolina 57', 80'
Tromode Park, Douglas
Jersey 2–1 Gibraltar
  • Robert Fox
  • Pat O'Toole
unknown

Group 3

The Isle of Wight won their group to progress to the semi-finals.[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
Douglas Road, Peel
Greenland 0–2 Rhodes
Ballacloan Stadium, Ramsey
Rhodes 1–4 Isle of Wight
  • Liam Gearing 31', 81', 90'
  • Terry Pawling 70'
Tromode Park, Douglas

Group 4

Guernsey won both of their games to progress to the semi-finals.[3]

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'
Croit Lowey, Port Erin

Placement play-off matches

Ninth to 12th semi-finals

Saare County defeated Orkney and Greenland defeated the Falkland Islands in the ninth to 12th semi-finals.[3]

Saare County 2–1 Orkney
Maiko Molder Douglas Omand
Tromode Park, Douglas
Greenland 4–0 Falkland Islands
  • Tom Nielsen
  • Anders Petersen
Garey Mooar, Braddan

Fifth to eighth semi-finals

Rhodes defeated the Isle of Man and Gibraltar defeated Shetland in the fifth to eighth semi-finals.[3]

Isle of Man 1–3 Rhodes
Ballacloan Stadium, Ramsey
Gibraltar 2–0 Shetland
Graham Alvez
Roy Chipolina
Douglas Road, Peel

11th-place match

The Falkland Islands defeated Orkney in the 11th-place match.[3]

Orkney 1–4 Falkland Islands
  • Colin Buckland (2)
  • Jeremy Henry
  • Stephen Aldridge
Douglas Road, Peel

Ninth-place match

Greenland defeated Saare County in the ninth-place match.[3]

Greenland 2–0 Saare County
Knud Olsen Egede
Ballacloan Stadium, Ramsey

Seventh-place match

The Isle of Man defeated Shetland in the seventh-place match.[3]

Isle of Man 2–2 Shetland
  • Tony Duggan 10'
  • Peter Langridge 67'
  • James Johnston 13'
  • Paul Spence 63'
Penalties
5–4
Malew Road, Castletown

Fifth-place match

Gibraltar defeated Rhodes in the fifth-place match.[3]

Gibraltar 2–0 Rhodes
Colin Ramirez (2)
Groves Road, Douglas

Semi-finals

Guernsey defeated the Isle of White and Ynys Môn defeated Jersey in the semi-finals.[3]

Isle of Wight 2–3 Guernsey
  • Liam Gearing 1'
  • Martyn Raggett 39'
  • John Nobes 24'
  • Jan Renouf 69'
  • Gavin le Page 90'
Croit Lowey, Port Erin
Ynys Môn 2–2 Jersey
  • Danny Hughes
  • Mark Williams
  • Yazalde Santos
  • Craig Ferey
Penalties
4–3
Malew Road, Castletown

Bronze medal match

Jersey defeated the Isle of Wight in the bronze medal match.[3]

Isle of Wight 0–2 Jersey
St. George's, Douglas

Gold medal match

Guernsey defeated Ynys Môn in the gold medal match.[3]

Guernsey 0–0 Ynys Môn
Penalties
11–10

Final rankings

Rank Team
 Guernsey
 Ynys Môn
 Jersey
4  Isle of Wight
5  Gibraltar
6  Rhodes
7  Isle of Man
8  Shetland
9  Greenland
10  Saare County
11  Falkland Islands
12  Orkney

References

  1. ^ Beuker, John; Cruickshank, Mark; Di Maggio, Roberto (20 July 2023). "Island Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. ^ Beuker, John; Morrison, Neil (15 July 2001). "Island Games Tournament 2001 (Isle of Man)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "IX NatWest Island Games, Isle of Man 2001, Football, Results" (PDF). International Island Games Association. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
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