Mitchell and Sutherland Shields


The Mitchell Shield and the Sutherland Shield were annual challenge matches played between the representative women's teams of the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands, each taking turns as host. The Mitchell Shield was played by the A-teams and the Sutherland Shield was played (infrequently) by the B-teams, typically over a single weekend.

The first match was played in 2006, after Marie Logan organised the first Orkney women's football team. Shetland had already fielded a women's team in the 2005 Island Games. The Mitchell Shield trophy itself was sponsored initially by Elizabeth Leslie of "The Hair Studio" in Kirkwall. The analogous match for men's teams, the Milne Cup, has been played since 1908.

The most recent contest for the Mitchell Shield was in 2014, although friendly matches between teams from Orkney and Shetland resumed from 2019, these are listed below.


Mitchell Shield (A teams)


 No.  Year ( Date )        Home       Score   Away        Notes
   1  2006 (Aug 26)        Orkney      0-10   Shetland    at Kirkwall
   2  2007 (Sep  1)        Shetland   12-1    Orkney      at Burra
   3  2008 (Aug 30)        Orkney      1-9    Shetland    at Kirkwall
   4  2009 (Aug 22)        Shetland    5-1    Orkney      at Lerwick
   5  2010 (Aug 21)        Orkney      0-3    Shetland    at Kirkwall
   6  2011 (Sep 24)        Shetland    2-0    Orkney      at Lerwick
   7  2012 (Sep 15)        Orkney      3-8    Shetland    at Kirkwall
   8  2013 (Aug 31)        Shetland    5-1    Orkney      at Lerwick
   9  2014 (Aug 30)        Orkney      3-5    Shetland    AET; at Lerwick


Total number of shield wins
Shetland    9
Orkney      0


Sutherland Shield (B teams)


 No.  Year ( Date )        Home       Score   Away        Notes
   1  2007 (Sep  1)        Shetland   12-2    Orkney      at Burra
   2  2008 (Aug 30)        Orkney      1-7    Shetland    at Kirkwall
   3  2011 (Sep 25)        Shetland    2-6    Orkney      at Lerwick


Total number of shield wins
Shetland    2
Orkney      1


Friendlies


Year ( Date )        Home          Score   Away           Notes
2019 (Sep 29)        Orkney         3-4    Shetland       at Kirkwall; 3 x 30'
2021 (Aug 14)        Orkney WFC     4-6    Shetland WFC   at Kirkwall
2021 (Aug 15)        Orkney WFC B   2-11   Shetland WFC   at Kirkwall
2022 (Jul 16)        Shetland WFC   1-2    Orkney WFC     at Lerwick


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