County football association explained
The county football associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England and the Crown dependencies. County FAs exist to govern all aspects of football in England. They are responsible for administering club and player registration as well as promoting development amongst those bodies and referees.
There are currently 50 county FAs. Most county FAs align roughly along historic county boundaries, although some cover more than one county, and some of the major cities, particularly those with a strong football tradition, have their own FAs.[1] The Sheffield FA was the first to be created, in 1867. Additionally, the three branches of the British Armed Forces, as well as the Amateur Football Alliance, which has a strong presence in the south-east of England, are listed as having their own County FAs not corresponding to geography.[2] [3] County football associations host 'county cups' – knockout cup competitions held at a sub-regional level, which are open to affiliated members of the county FA. Typically, county FAs will host cup competitions at the following levels: senior, intermediate, junior, women's, veterans, senior Sunday football, intermediate Sunday football and junior Sunday football.
List of county FAs
Other FAs with equivalent status
There are an additional five recognised bodies that have representation on the FA Council on the same level as County FAs.[3]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Memorandum on Areas and Overlapping of Associations. 12 January 1951. The FA. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022013220/http://www.thefa.com/~/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/rules-of-the-association/2013-14/areas-and-overlapping-of-associations.ashx. 22 October 2013. live. 22 September 2017.
- Web site: The Football Association . County FAs . www.thefa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: The FA Handbook 2022/2023 . thefa.com . May 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230507135208/https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/rules-of-the-association/2022-23/individual-sections/the-fa-handbook-2022-23-april-update.ashx . May 7, 2023 . dead . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.amateur-fa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.armyfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: 125 Years . www.bedfordshirefa.com . September 5, 1994 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History Berks & Bucks FA . www.berks-bucksfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: MS 519 - Birmingham County Football Association . Birmingham City Council . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: About (County Handbook) . www.cambridgeshirefa.com . March 21, 2023 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: About . www.cheshirefa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.cornwallfa.com . April 6, 2023 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: About . www.cumberlandfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.derbyshirefa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: About . www.devonfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: About . www.dorsetfa.com . April 19, 2023 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: Our History . www.durhamfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.essexfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.gloucestershirefa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.guernseyfa.com . July 1, 1919 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.hampshirefa.com . July 1, 2000 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.herefordshirefa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: Our History . www.hertfordshirefa.com . February 26, 2023 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History of Huntingdonshire FA . www.huntsfa.com . October 26, 1938 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: [History] ]. www.isleofmanfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.jerseyfa.com . July 24, 1905 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: KR Community Partner . www.kentfa.com . September 21, 2017 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.lancashirefa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: Leicestershire & Rutland County FA Strategy 2021-2024 . calameo.com. May 8, 2023.
- Web site: Our History . www.lincolnshirefa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.liverpoolfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.londonfa.com . January 30, 1923 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: Our Game In Manchester . www.manchesterfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.middlesexfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.norfolkfa.com . August 24, 1999 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: Football Association, Regional . The Straw Plaiters – Victorian History of Luton Town Football Club . April 11, 2021 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.northumberlandfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: About . www.nottinghamshirefa.com . April 19, 2023 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: The website for the Oxfordshire FA . www.oxfordshirefa.com . September 9, 1999 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: About . www.royalairforcefa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.royalnavyfa.com . January 13, 1904 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: The website for the Shropshire Football Association . www.shropshirefa.com . November 1, 2022 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.somersetfa.com . December 7, 1940 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: Our History . www.staffordshirefa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.suffolkfa.com . March 20, 1935 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.surreyfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.sussexfa.com . November 2, 1999 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History Westmorland County FA . www.westmorlandfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: About . www.wiltshirefa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.worcestershirefa.com . January 1, 2001 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . www.eastridingfa.com . February 10, 1902 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: About . www.northridingfa.com . April 19, 2023 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: Changing Lives Through Football - About us . www.sheffieldfa.com . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: Our History . Leeds & District FA . July 1, 2021 . May 10, 2023.
- Web site: Knapton . Sarah . How Sheffield lost their position as world's oldest club . The Telegraph . July 30, 2020 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . English Schools' Football Association . August 1, 2018 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: 5. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FA AND ISFA . Independent Schools Football Association . August 27, 1953 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: History . OUAFC . August 10, 2020 . May 8, 2023.
- Web site: The Football Association . History of women's football . www.thefa.com . May 8, 2023.