Orkney Parish Cup
| Organising bodies | OAFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1929 |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| Current champions | Westray |
The Orkney Parish Cup is a unique football competition whereby birth and residence in the Scottish island of Orkney determine eligibility to play for a team. It is an annual competition with the final usually played on the second Saturday in August.[1]
Format[edit]
The competition is a knock-out tournament with both teams playing each other home and away, with the aggregate score deciding the winner.
History[edit]
The first year of the competition was 1929 with the only gaps being for World War II (1940–1945) and COVID-19 (2020).[2]
Performances[edit]
| Parish | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total final appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birsay | 4 | 1970 | 2018 | 9 | 2013 | 13 |
| Deerness | 4 | 1930 | 1935 | 3 | 1938 | 7 |
| Firth | 2 | 1931 | 1992 | 5 | 1997 | 7 |
| Harray | 11 | 1939 | 1972 | 10 | 1976 | 21 |
| Holm | 6 | 1929 | 2022 | 6 | 2015 | 12 |
| Orphir | 0 | - | - | 6 | 1991 | 6 |
| Rendall | 0 | - | - | 2 | 2017 | 2 |
| Sanday | 0 | - | - | 2 | 2019 | 2 |
| Sandwick | 23 | 1973 | 2012 | 7 | 2008 | 30 |
| Shapinsay | 5 | 1933 | 1954 | 3 | 1952 | 8 |
| South Ronaldsay | 0 | - | - | 8 | 2014 | 8 |
| St Andrews | 8 | 1952 | 2006 | 2 | 2018 | 10 |
| St Ola | 14 | 1947 | 2014 | 14 | 2009 | 28 |
| Stenness | 1 | 1936 | 1936 | 2 | 2023 | 3 |
| Stromness | 6 | 1980 | 2019 | 3 | 2021 | 9 |
| Westray | 4 | 1991 | 2023 | 6 | 2022 | 10 |
References[edit]
- ^ Wood, Jockie. Birth, Blood and Boundaries: A History of the Parish Cup. Orcadian Ltd. ISBN 9781902957265.
- ^ "Excitement as Parish Cup draw is made". Orcadian.
- ^ "Orkney - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2023.