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Yorkshire
Nickname(s)The Vikings,
AssociationYorkshire International Football Association
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachRyan Farrell
CaptainPaddy McGuire
Most caps11 players (2)
Top scorerJordan Coduri (4)
Home stadiumVarious
First colours
Second colours
First international
Yorkshire Yorkshire 1–1 Ellan Vannin Isle of Man
(Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire; 28 January, 2018)
Biggest win
Yorkshire Yorkshire 6–0 Chagos Islands Chagos Archipelago
(Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire; 25 March, 2018)

The Yorkshire international football team is a football team established to represent the region of Yorkshire in international competition. It is organised by the Yorkshire International Football Association (YIFA), the governing body for Yorkshire senior international football.

YIFA is not affiliated with either FIFA or UEFA and therefore its international team is not allowed to participate in either the FIFA World Cup or the European Championship. As of January 6, 2018, the team is eligible to play in CONIFA competition.

The Yorkshire team does not have an official home stadium, instead choosing to play at venues across the county, although loosely based at YNubuilds stadium, Fitzwilliam, near Wakefield. Their first match, a 1-1 draw with Ellan Vannin, was played at Hemsworth Miners Welfare Club.

History

Early attempts at a Yorkshire team

Despite Yorkshire having a representative schoolboy team for many years there was no formal senior representative team until 1924 when the West Riding Football Association formed a Yorkshire senior representative side as part of the jubilee of Leeds University, with players chosen from Bradford Park Avenue, Bradford City, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United and Halifax Town.[1] In the end, however the team was eventually just a West Riding Football Association team and not representative of the whole county of Yorkshire, the Yorkshire side won two goals to nil.[2] In 1935 a Yorkshire team was once again discussed and a proper Yorkshire team was selected from leading clubs in Yorkshire including Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United and Bradford City, this time to take on a team of players selected from Newcastle United, Sunderland and Middlesbrough at Sunderland's Roker Park ground, as part of the Queen's jubilee celebrations.[3] However, once again the match was eventually reported as being played by a West Yorkshire Team, though today players from Sheffield United who appeared in the match would be considered from South Yorkshire. The Yorkshire team beat the North-East coast team by three goals to two.[4]

First official Yorkshire international team

In October, 2017, YIFA held a foundation meeting at the Square Chapel in Halifax, with the intention of organising a Yorkshire senior international football team and formally establishing its primary aim as seeking membership of CONIFA for the senior men’s team.[5] Plans for a senior women’s team and disability teams were also announced by YIFA at their founding event.

In January 2018, ahead of their first friendly with Ellan Vannin, Yorkshire was accepted as a member of ConIFA. On 14 January, Dinnington Town player Matt Bradley was the first player revealed by his club to have received a call up to the national team.[6]

Fixtures and results

28 January 2018 Friendly Yorkshire Yorkshire 1–1 Isle of Man Ellan Vannin Fitzwilliam
15:30 GMT Coduri 54' Davies 48' Stadium: Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium
Attendance: 627
Referee: Steve Lynch
25 March 2018 Friendly Yorkshire Yorkshire 6–0  Chagos Islands Fitzwilliam
15:00 BST Collier 14', 29'
Rhodes 44'
Hobson 56'
Mole 68'
Bradley 78'		 Stadium: Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium
Attendance: 532
15 April 2018 Friendly Barawa v Yorkshire Yorkshire London

Squad

The following players were called up for the squad to face Chagos Archipelago Chagos Islands on 25 March 2018.[7]

Caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2018 after the game against Chagos Islands.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK George Clarke 1 0 Yorkshire Brighouse Town
1GK Ed Hall (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 (age 31) 1 0 Yorkshire Bradford Park Avenue
2DF Ben Rhodes 2 1 Yorkshire Stocksbridge Park Steels
2DF Lawrence Hunter 2 0 Yorkshire Tadcaster Albion
2DF James Hurtley 2 0 Yorkshire Ossett Albion
2DF Andy McManus (1987-07-26) 26 July 1987 (age 37) 2 0 Yorkshire Athersley Recreation
2DF Eddy Busfield (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Yorkshire Nostell Miners Welfare
3MF Rich Collier 2 2 Yorkshire Hemsworth Miners Welfare
3MF Jordan Coduri 2 1 Yorkshire Penistone Church
3MF Paddy McGuire (captain) (1987-07-29) 29 July 1987 (age 37) 2 0 Yorkshire Thackley
3MF Adam Hayton (vice-captain) 2 0 Yorkshire Hemsworth Miners Welfare
3MF Josh Hobson 1 1 Yorkshire Stocksbridge Park Steels
3MF Ste Crawford 1 0 Yorkshire Beeston St Anthony's
3MF Billy Mole 1 1 Yorkshire Nostell Miners Welfare
3MF Cameron Rigby (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Yorkshire Maltby Main
4FW Matt Bradley 2 1 Yorkshire Dinnington Town
4FW Nathan Keightley 2 0 Yorkshire Penistone Church
4FW Seon Ripley (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Yorkshire Ossett Town

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Micky Long 0 0 Unattached v. Isle of Man Ellan Vannin, 28 January 2018
DF Josh Snowden (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Yorkshire Scarborough Athletic v. Isle of Man Ellan Vannin, 28 January 2018 WD
DF Rob Oldham 0 0 Yorkshire Glasshoughton Welfare v. Isle of Man Ellan Vannin, 28 January 2018 WD
MF Ryan Farrell 0 0 Yorkshire Thackley v. Isle of Man Ellan Vannin, 28 January 2018
MF Kurtis Turner (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Yorkshire Stocksbridge Park Steels v. Isle of Man Ellan Vannin, 28 January 2018 WD
MF Thomas Dugdale (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Yorkshire Frickley Athletic v. Isle of Man Ellan Vannin, 28 January 2018 WD
FW Callum Charlton (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Yorkshire Ossett Albion v. Isle of Man Ellan Vannin, 28 January 2018 WD

Team colours

Yorkshire’s traditional kit colour is blue, and provided by Yorkshire based teamwear company Godzown Sports.

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

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 2017-10-21.
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ Yorkshire International Football Association - Players
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