Inter-island women's football tournament kicks off in Guernsey

Friday, 26 June 2026 11:30

The 2024 Cherry Godfrey Cup final was played at Springfield in Jersey

Who will be victorious in the 2026 Cherry Godfrey Cup?

The 2026 Cherry Godfrey Cup kicks off at Victoria Park today, with teams from four islands going head to head over two days.

The Isle of Man were victorious in the inaugural cup held at Jersey's Springfield Stadium in 2024 - beating Jersey 4-3 on penalties.

This year's competition starts with Guernsey against the Isle of Man at 6pm.

The it's Jersey vs the Isle of Wight at 8.45pm. The match has been pushed back because of the later than planned arrival of the Jersey team whose flight was cancelled earlier.

Saturday, the third-place play-off starts at 2pm, and the Grand Final at 5pm

Guernsey's Coach Cayden Tardif is hoping for strong performances in front of the home crowd.

"I think the girls are all excited and looking forward to it as they should be, and hopefully the work that they've been putting in, which has been of a good quality so far, will get what we need out of them on the match days.

"It's definitely exciting, it'll be great to have the support behind us this time, and hopefully we can get two good performances for the crowd to cheer us on."

Jersey Captain Holly Sundby says they've improved as a team since 2024 when they lost in the 2024 final penalties.

"If we look at the squad two years ago to now, I think the players are very similar, but we've had a lot more game time together.

"More Murattis, we've had the Bulls. I think we're a better team now. I think we play better football now, so the tournament itself is a benchmark to kind of see how much our football has progressed."