Football

Isle of Wight footballer Scott Jones has put his scoring boots on for Wessex Premier League leaders Portchester, netting 4 times in his last 2 games. On Saturday, Scott scored twice in Portchester's 4-2 away win at Brockenhurst, 1 more...

Reigning champions Shanklin confirmed their position as top dogs in Island League football by beating their closest challengers Whitecroft & Barton Sports at Sandy Lane on Saturday (26th November). Both sides had been unbeaten before Saturday's clash. The 2 sides...

It was a black day for Isle of Wight football on Saturday (26th November) with none of our sides taking 3 points from mainland opposition they might have beaten. ILL-DISCIPLINE COSTS VICS East Cowes Vics lost a game they had...

Pan Community beat East Cowes Sports at the GKN Sports Ground to reach the next round of the Island Echo Challenge Cup on Saturday (26th November). Ash Gulliver opened the scoring for Pan in the 9th minute through a far...

Forget about the World Cup - there is plenty of football action on the Island with games in the Island Echo Challenge Cup, Gold Cup, Memorial Cup as well as in the Island and Wessex Leagues. In the Island Echo...

Jez Conway Cowes Sports came from behind to take a point from 4th-placed Hamble at Westwood Park on Tuesday (22nd November). The Yachtsmen had influential striker John McKie and combative midfielder Harri Catania missing from their starting line up through...

As the only team from the Eagles camp to play over the weekend, the young Eagles U11 side kept up their fine form and produced a fantastic performance by beating Fawley 7-0. The Eagles outplayed the mainland side in every...

Ventnor have returned to the top of Isle of Wight Division 2 after beating Carisbrooke United at Watcombe Bottom. Charlie Urry scored a hat trick for Ventnor. Max Jupp, Steve Gee, Martin Barrow and Robert Gee were also on target...

Newport were finally beaten - by their bogey team Petersfield - after a run of 9 successive league victories at Smallbrook on Saturday (19th November). Petersfield had already beaten the Port twice in cup games earlier in the season. The...

4 goals from Ji Nash and a hat-trick from George Carter-Knight helped holders Shanklin to a romping 11-0 win at home against Binstead COB as they got their defence of the 2022 Island Echo Challenge Cup underway. Hosts Shanklin started...