The Isle of Wight football team represents the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...

at the biennial

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, which it won in 1995 and 2011. The Isle of Wight is not a member of

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, it is an

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within

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and plays under the auspices of

the Football Association The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the ...

, the governing body for football in England. The Isle of Wight plays separately in St George's Park which has a capacity of 3,200 and has 200 seats, however the Isle of Wight is divisional FA of The

Hampshire Football Association The Hampshire Football Association, also known as ''Hampshire FA'', is the governing body of football in the county of Hampshire, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its ...

, which is a county FA of the English FA who are part of FIFA and play at

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which has a capacity of 90,000. 2011 Gold Medal Starting XI

Isle of Wight Football Association

The Isle of Wight Football Association was founded in 1898.

Island Games record

Selected Internationals opponents

:''Updated as of March 2008''

References

External links

Island Games – Isle of Wight
BBC Guernsey, June 2009
Isle of Wight
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Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation National football team

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