Yorkshire football team

Yorkshire
Nickname(s) The Vikings
Association Yorkshire International Football Association
Confederation CONIFA
Head coach Ryan Farrell
Captain Paddy McGuire
Most caps 6 players (3)
Top scorer Jordan Coduri (4)
Home stadium Various
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Yorkshire 1–1 Ellan Vannin 
(Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire; 28 January 2018)
Biggest win
 Yorkshire 6–0 Chagos Islands 
(Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire; 25 March 2018)

The Yorkshire international football team represents Yorkshire in international association football and is controlled by the Yorkshire International Football Association (YIFA), founded in 2017.

Yorkshire is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and is therefore unable to participate in the competitions of either body. Instead, it plays under the CONIFA footballing umbrella, having become a member of the confederation on 6 January 2018.

Yorkshire does not have an official home stadium and plays at various venues throughout the region. Its first match, a 1–1 draw with Ellan Vannin, took place on 28 January 2018 at the Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium in Fitzwilliam.

History

Early attempts at a Yorkshire team

Despite Yorkshire having a representative schoolboy team for many years, there was no formal senior equivalent until 1924 when the West Riding County Football Association put together a men’s side as part of the jubilee of the University of Leeds. Players were chosen from Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue, Halifax Town, Huddersfield Town and Leeds United.[1] Although the team won 2–0, it did not represent the whole county.[2] In 1935, a Yorkshire team made up of players from leading clubs across the entire region, including Bradford City, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United and Sheffield United, took on a team formed of Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and Sunderland players at the latter’s Roker Park ground as part of the Queen's jubilee celebrations.[3] Once again, however, the team, which beat the North East side 3–2, was reported as representing only West Yorkshire.[4]

First official Yorkshire international team

Officially established on 16 July 2017, YIFA held a foundation meeting in October of the same year at the Square Chapel, Halifax, to sign off its constitution and formalise its existence as a footballing body. While organising a senior Yorkshire international football team was its primary focus, YIFA also gave notice of its intention to seek membership of CONIFA.[5] Plans for a senior women’s team and disability teams were also announced.

On 13 November 2017, YIFA announced that Ryan Farrell, assisted by Micky Long, had been appointed as Yorkshire's first ever head coach.[6][7] On 6 January 2018, ahead of the friendly against Ellan Vannin, Yorkshire was accepted as a member of CONIFA. The following week, Matt Bradley of Dinnington Town was the first player revealed to have been called up to the national side, while Paddy McGuire, who plays for Thackley, was named the first captain.[8][9]

Team colours

Yorkshire’s traditional kit colour is light blue. The current kit is provided by Yorkshire-based sportswear company, Godzown Sports.

Inspired by the Yorkshire flag, the motif of the Yorkshire international football team features a stylised White Rose of York on a blue shield.

Fixtures and results

2018

Players

The following players were called up to the squad to face  Barawa on 25 March 2018.[10]

Caps and goals correct as of 15 April 2018 after the game against Barawa.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK George Clarke 2 0 Yorkshire Brighouse Town
1GK Ed Hall (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 2 0 Yorkshire Bradford Park Avenue
2DF Ben Rhodes 3 3 Yorkshire Stocksbridge Park Steels
2DF Lawrence Hunter 3 0 Yorkshire Tadcaster Albion
2DF James Hurtley 3 1 Yorkshire Brighouse Town
2DF Andy McManus (1987-07-26) 26 July 1987 3 0 Yorkshire Athersley Recreation
2DF Eddy Busfield (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 2 0 Yorkshire Nostell Miners Welfare
2DF Micky Long 0 0 Unattached
3MF Paddy McGuire (captain) (1987-07-29) 29 July 1987 3 0 Yorkshire Thackley
3MF Josh Hobson 2 1 Yorkshire Stocksbridge Park Steels
3MF Cameron Rigby (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 2 1 Yorkshire Maltby Main
3MF Bradley Kilner 1 0 Yorkshire Maltby Main
3MF Ryan Farrell 0 0 Yorkshire Thackley
4FW Jordan Coduri 3 4 Yorkshire Penistone Church
4FW Matt Bradley 3 1 Yorkshire Dinnington Town
4FW Danny Buttle 1 0 Yorkshire Bridlington Town

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the past twelve months or withdrew from the squad due to injury or suspension.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Josh Snowden (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 0 0 Yorkshire Scarborough Athletic v.  Ellan Vannin, 28 January 2018 WD
DF Rob Oldham 0 0 Yorkshire Glasshoughton Welfare v.  Ellan Vannin, 28 January 2018 WD
MF Rich Collier 2 2 Yorkshire Hemsworth Miners Welfare v.  Chagos Islands, 25 March 2018
MF Adam Hayton (vice-captain) 2 0 Yorkshire Hemsworth Miners Welfare v.  Chagos Islands, 25 March 2018
MF Ste Crawford 1 0 Yorkshire Beeston St Anthony's v.  Chagos Islands, 25 March 2018
MF Billy Mole 1 1 Yorkshire Nostell Miners Welfare v.  Chagos Islands, 25 March 2018
MF Kurtis Turner (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 0 0 Yorkshire Stocksbridge Park Steels v.  Ellan Vannin, 28 January 2018 WD
MF Thomas Dugdale (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 0 0 Yorkshire Frickley Athletic v.  Ellan Vannin, 28 January 2018 WD
FW Nathan Keightley 2 0 Yorkshire Penistone Church v.  Chagos Islands, 25 March 2018
FW Seon Ripley (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 2 0 Yorkshire Ossett Town v.  Chagos Islands, 25 March 2018
FW Callum Charlton (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 0 0 Yorkshire Ossett Albion v.  Ellan Vannin, 28 January 2018 WD

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A Yorkshire Soccer Team". Leeds Mercury. 11 December 1924. p. 15.
  2. ↑ "Student's Bright Display". Leeds Mercury. 19 December 1924. p. 15.
  3. ↑ "Yorkshire's Selected". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 3 May 1935. p. 14.
  4. ↑ "Few Thrills at Roker Park". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 May 1935. p. 21.
  5. ↑ "Yorkshire Is Getting Its Own International Football Team". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "How Yorkshire Has Launched Its Own International Team". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Reet Champion! Yorkshire Gets Its Own International Football Team". examiner.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Dinnington Town FC on Twitter". twitter.com.
  9. ↑ "Match Of The Dales: Yorkshire's International Football Team Is Taking Devolution Into Its Own Hands". esquire.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Yorkshire International Football Association_Players". yorkshireifa.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.