Island Games football preview: Ynys Môn raring to go in chase for medals

It all starts tomorrow for the men’s and women’s football teams representing Ynys Môn at Orkney 2025 – the 20th International Island Games.

The men will be aiming to go one better than 2023 in Guernsey, when they won the silver medal, while the women will target an improvement on their excellent fifth place of two years ago.

Both Môn sides are in three-team groups, which means each will play two matches in their bids to reach the semi-finals.

The men will take on Bermuda, who they beat 2-0 in the semi-finals in 2023, and Western Isles.

Môn women are paired with Western Isles, to whom they lost 6-1 in a group opener in Guernsey, and the Norwegian island of Hitra.

ISLAND GAMES FOOTBALL GROUPS LINE-UP

MEN’S
Group A – Isle of Man, Froya, Orkney, Hitra
Group B – Gozo, Jersey, Shetland Islands
Group C – Ynys Môn, Western Isles, Bermuda

WOMEN’S
Group A – Froya, Gozo, Isle of Man, Orkney
Group B – Isle of Wight, Shetland Islands, Bermuda, Jersey
Group C – Hitra, Western Isles, Ynys Môn

YNYS MôN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

MONDAY, JULY 14

Women Group C (3.30 pm – Downby)
Western Isles v Ynys Môn

Men Group C (7 pm – Rendall)
Ynys Môn v Western Isles

TUESDAY, JULY 15

Women Group C (3.30 pm – Stromness Academy)
Hitra v Ynys Môn

Men Group C (7 pm – Stromness Academy)
Ynys Môn v Bermuda

THURSDAY, JULY 17
Placings and semi-final matches

FRIDAY, JULY 18
Bronze Medal and games and finals

SQUADS

MEN

GOALKEEPER
Carl Jones (Bangor 1876)
DEFENDERS
Cai Powell Roberts (Bangor 1876)
Cai Roberts (Llandudno)
Harri Jones (Trearddur Bay)
Casey Gregg (Trearddur Bay)
Cai Griffith (Porthmadog)
MIDFIELD
Mitchell Jones (Holyhead Hotspur)
Caio Evans (Porthmadog)
Cian Owen (Gwalchmai)
Jack Smith (Llangefni Town)
ATTACKERS
Alex Boss (Llandudno)
Osian Jones (Llangefni)
Liam Morris (Bangor 1876)
Sam Jones (Bangor 1876)
Dylan Summers Jones (Bangor 1876)
Josh Stanley (Trearddur Bay)

MANAGEMENT TEAM
Martin Jones – Manager
Gerwyn Roberts – Player/Coach
Gareth Aled Owen – GK Coach

WOMEN

GOALKEEPER
Catrin Roberts (CPD Merched Bangor)
DEFENDERS
Marissa George (Llangefni Town)
Carol Lewis (CPDM Bangor)
Erin Burns (CPDM Bangor)
Mared Roberts (Llangefni Town)
Beth Jones (Llangefni Town)
MIDFIELDERS
Ashleigh Jones (CPDM Bangor)
Cerys Macdonald (CPDM Bangor)
Seren Macdonald (CPDM Bangor)
Mia Roberts (CPDM Bangor)
Charlotte Madden (Huddersfield Town)
Yasmin Wilcox (Pontypridd United)
Casi Evans (Cheltenham Town)
Ceri Slaney (Llangefni Town)
Catrin Roberts (Llangefni Town)
ATTACKERS
Menna Evans (CPD Merched Bangor)
Hannah Owen (Llangefni Town)
Ellie Jones (CPDM Y Felinheli)
Jess Woods (Trearddur Bay)

MANAGEMENT TEAM
Dan Gregg – head coach
Liam Ewing – coach
David Jones – coach