Orkney Youth Development Group

14/09/2026

Tonight’s U18 Dr Gordon Cup final was extra special for the Gordon/Johnstone family. After a gap of a few years when the cup hadn’t been played for, Helen Johnstone (whose grandfather had originally donated the trophy) managed to track the cup down and agreed to sponsor it again. Both her boys (Harvey and Archie) played in the West team with Harvey captaining the team to victory.

14/09/2026

Dr Gordon Junior Cup 2026 Winners – West U18s 🏆

Congratulations to West U18s, who defeated Hotspurs 4–2 in a closely fought final that could have gone either way. Both teams hit the post/crossbar in an exciting contest.

A huge thank you to the match officials and to the Gordon family for sponsoring the competition. Well done to both teams for playing out a really good final.

14/09/2026

Youth cup finals on tonight and Wednesday at KGS 3G:

Monday 14th Sept - Dr Gordon Junior Cup final - West v Hotspurs - 7.15 kick-off.

Wednesday 16th Sept - U15 Cup final - Hotspurs v Rovers - 6.30 kick-off.

12/09/2026

Youth football update for Saturday 12th Sept - miserable conditions forecast this morning so postponing U11s and Fun 4s/5s until next Saturday (TBC)

⚽️ U11s Development League POSTPONED
⚽️ Fun 4s / Super 5s POSTPONED

⚽️ U13 Cup POSTPONED

08/09/2026

Youth football coming up on Saturday 12th Sept at Picky grass pitches:
⚽️ U11s Development League from 1000-1200
⚽️ Fun 4s (current P2-3s) from 1230-1330
⚽️ Super 5s (current P4-5s) from 1400-1500
⚽️ U13 Cup from 1300-1530

06/09/2026

⚽ U13 Flotta Cup – Saturday 5th September 🏆
The U13 Flotta Cup was played at Picky on Saturday, with eight Orkney teams battling it out across some fairly wet 9-a-side pitches! 🌧️
The competition normally includes Shetland club sides, but unfortunately, due to a lack of space on the boat, that wasn’t possible this year. Instead, we had a slightly shorter tournament, with the eight Orkney teams split into A and B mini-league/cup competitions.

🏆 Flotta B Shield
Hotspurs White and East United both beat Dounby B and Stromness, setting up a winner-takes-all final match.
In an end-to-end battle, it was East United who came out on top, clinching the B Cup with a 4-2 victory 👏

🏆 Flotta A Cup
Hotspurs Black and Rovers Yellow both overcame Dounby A and Rovers Orange to set up another winner-takes-all match.
It was a closely fought game between the two town sides and, just as it looked like the match was heading for penalties, Rovers Yellow captain Kian Brough popped up with a very late winner to secure the A Cup! ⚽🏆

A huge thank you to all the players, coaches, parents and supporters who braved the changeable conditions.
Thanks also to Picky and Ewan Mackenzie for providing the pitches — hopefully they hold out for the final round of the U11 Development League and the previously postponed U13 Cup this coming Saturday! 🤞
Finally, thanks to Ewan Brown, who represented the Flotta Oil Terminal, the original sponsor of the competition, and presented the trophies 🏆
Well done to everyone involved! 👏⚽

04/09/2026

This Sunday.

Our annual Brian Anderson Memorial Cup is on Sunday 6th September 2026! Give us a message if you'd like to come along 😁 everyone welcome!

As usual, we're looking for food donations please. It'd be much appreciated if anyone can bring something along; savoury or sweet, homebakes or shop bought!

We look forward to seeing you there!

27/08/2026

Our annual Brian Anderson Memorial Cup is on Sunday 6th September 2026! Give us a message if you'd like to come along 😁 everyone welcome!

As usual, we're looking for food donations please. It'd be much appreciated if anyone can bring something along; savoury or sweet, homebakes or shop bought!

We look forward to seeing you there!

25/08/2026

Youth football coming up on Saturday 29th August at Picky grass pitches:

⚽️ U11s development league from 1000-1200
⚽️ Fun 4s (current P2-3s) from 1230-1330
⚽️ Super 5s (current P4-5s) from 1400-1500

The U12 county squad also travels to Shetland on Saturday night with a tournament on Sunday ahead of inter-county matches on Monday.

Orkney Youth FC get their Moray Firth U14 league campaign underway on Sunday against Alness United at Stromness Academy 3G 1415 KO. The U16s will hope to continue their strong start to the U16 Highland League away to Fort William (see separate post shared with full details from the new Orkney Youth FC page) - good luck to all the youth players representing their clubs/county this weekend ⚽️

25/08/2026

Good luck to the Orkney Youth FC U14 and U16 teams on Sunday, this setup is in collaboration with OYDG and a lot of hard work has gone on (and continues) behind the scenes to make this happen. A fantastic opportunity for our young footballers and the pathway towards senior footie continues to strengthen! Good luck to both squads and if you can get along to support the U14s on Sunday at Stromness Academy 3G it would be appreciated - 1415 kickoff.