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Guernsey official football team

Official association football team representing Guernsey

Guernsey official football team
Summary

Official association football team representing Guernsey

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NameGuernsey
NicknameDonkeys
AssociationGuernsey Football Association
CoachStephen Sharman
Most caps
Top scorer
Home Stadium{{Plainlist
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First gameOld Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey 6–0 Alderney Blason Aurigny.svg
(Saint Peter Port, Guernsey; 17 April 1905)
Largest win12–0 Alderney Blason Aurigny.svg
(Saint Peter Port, Guernsey; 1 April 1978)
12–0
(Douglas, Isle of Man; 9 July 2001)
Largest loss7–0
(Saint Helier, Jersey; 11 April 1946)
Regional name
Regional cup apps
Regional cup first

the representative football team of Guernsey

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First game = Old Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey 6–0 Alderney Blason Aurigny.svg (Saint Peter Port, Guernsey; 17 April 1905)| Largest win = 12–0 Alderney Blason Aurigny.svg (Saint Peter Port, Guernsey; 1 April 1978) 12–0 (Douglas, Isle of Man; 9 July 2001)| Largest loss = 7–0 (Saint Helier, Jersey; 11 April 1946)| Regional name = | Regional cup apps = | Regional cup first = | Regional cup best =

Guernsey team at the 2012 [[Muratti Vase]] final.

The Guernsey official football team is the official football team representing the island of Guernsey (which is not part of the United Kingdom, but is a Crown dependency) in non-FIFA international football matches. It is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football Championship.

Players from Guernsey are however known to be eligible for all four Home Nations national teams (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) in those competitions. Matt Le Tissier and Maya Le Tissier both chose England among those options.

Men's team

Guernsey supporters at the 2012 [[Muratti Vase]] final.

Since 1905, they have competed with Alderney and Jersey for the Muratti Vase, winning it 47 times, most recently in 2025. The players are selected from the Guernsey leagues, with the top Division being the FNB Priaulx League.

Guernsey Football went under a transformation at the start of the 2011–12 season when Guernsey F.C. was created, which led to the vast majority of the top Island players competing in the English non-league pyramid system for the first time.

The official team is coached by Chris Tardif who was appointed in 2017.

Guernsey also competes in Football at the Island Games. A technically separate team representing the Priaulx League competes in the FA Inter-League Cup, winning the latter in the 2009–10 season and qualifying for the 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup.

Managers

NamePériod
Guernsey Colin Fallaize1993–1997
Guernsey Phil Corbet1997–2003
Guernsey Colin Fallaize2003 (one match)
Guernsey Steve Ogier2003–2009
Guernsey Tony Vance2009–2012
Guernsey Kevin Graham2012–2013
Guernsey Steve Sharman2013–2017
Guernsey Chris Tardif2017–present

Competitive record

  • Last game: 1–0 (Last update: 13 July 2023)
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[[Football at the Island Games|Island Games]]

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  • Blue square indicates host
  • dne – did not enter
  • wd – withdrew after entering 1Due to Gibraltar not having enough pitches there was no football at the 2019 games. In its place the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament were held.

[[Muratti Vase]]

Main article: Muratti Vase#Results

Honours

  • Island Games: 3 ::2001, 2003, 2015
  • Muratti Vase: 46 :Wins since 2000: ::2001, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2025

Men's U-16 team

Guernsey's under 16 have competed in their own Muratti Cup since 2007. In 2018, female player Maya Le Tissier made her debut for the Guernsey team, being the first female player to play for the team, with the Guernsey women's team being disbanded the year previous.

Honours

  • U-16 Muratti Cup: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 (shared), 2017

Women's team

The team is made up from players in the four local teams of women's football, Vale Rec, Rangers, Rovers and Sylvans. A women's team has competed annually against Jersey in the Muratti tournament since 1997. Won: 6 Drawn: 0 Lost: 13 Guernsey Women have competed in the Island Games since 2001. The best result was 4th place in 2003.

In 2016, Ormer FC was created to allow Guernsey Women to compete in UK competitions, it is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association. This was followed by GFA announcing they would create an alternative Women's team to do something similar. These changes led to the 2017 Ladies Muratti being cancelled following disputes.

[[Football at the Island Games|Island Games]]

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  • Blue square indicates host
  • dne – did not enter
  • wd – withdrew after entering 1Due to Gibraltar not having enough pitches there was no football at the 2019 games. In its place the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament were held.

Honours

  • Muratti Cup: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2024, 2025

References

References

  1. Nick Moore. (1 October 2010). "Matt Le Tissier: One-on-One". [[FourFourTwo]].
  2. "Guernsey men beat Isle of Man to win gold". BBc Sport.
  3. (11 May 2014). "Muratti 2014: Guernsey crush Jersey 4–1 to retain Vase". BBC News.
  4. "U16 Muratti 2022 | JFA Combination League".
  5. "Guernsey girl, 15, may make history in male under-16 match". BBC Sport.
  6. "Muratti – Ladies". GuernseyFA.com.
  7. (9 June 2016). "Guernsey women's football team to enter UK leagues as Ormer FC". Guernsey Press.
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