Orkney Parish Cup

Parish Cup
Organising bodiesOAFA
Founded1929
Number of teams15
Current championsWestray

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

The competition is a knock-out tournament with both teams playing each other home and away, with the aggregate score deciding the winner.

History

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

Results by Parish[3]
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

  1. ^ Wood, Jockie. Birth, Blood and Boundaries: A History of the Parish Cup. Orcadian Ltd. ISBN 9781902957265.
  2. ^ "Excitement as Parish Cup draw is made". Orcadian.
  3. ^ "Orkney - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2023.