Cheshire County Football Association
| Cheshire County Football Association |
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| Formation |
1878 |
| Purpose/focus |
Football association |
| Headquarters |
Hartford House
Hartford Moss Recreation Centre |
| Location |
Northwich
Cheshire CW8 4BG |
| Chief Executive |
Maureen Dunford |
| Website |
cheshirefa.com |
The Cheshire County Football Association, also simply known as the Cheshire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Cheshire, England. They are responsible for the governance and development of football at all levels in the county.
Administration
The Cheshire County Football Association was founded in 1878 and has since been responsible for the organisation and development of football within the County boundaries established in 1927. The key administrative functions of The Cheshire County FA revolves around the affiliation of clubs, competitions and leagues, registration of players, recruitment, coaching and assessment of match officials and administering discipline.
Over the last few years there have been major changes in the structure and purpose of the organisation. Firstly the organisation became incorporated and is now, therefore, The Cheshire County FA Limited. Secondly in addition to the administrative function the County FA leads the development of football throughout Cheshire.
The organisation now boasts a thriving Football Development Department which has progressed rapidly over recent years. FA initiatives such as Coach Education, Child Protection, Charter Standard, Mini-Soccer, Girls and Women's Football, Disability Football, Volunteer Support and Education are all dealt with by the Development Department.
The focus of the County FA has changed from that of purely a legislative body to that of a proactive organisation delivering quality methods for increasing the opportunities to play football for people of all ages and abilities. The aim is to raise standards and reward people, many of whom are volunteers, for their contribution to football in Cheshire.[1]
The county is divided into nine areas with each division having one member on the CFA Council, with the exception of Wirral that has two. There are also 9 representatives from the District Associations, 4 representing the clubs of the main leagues and one representative of the Cheshire Schools FA.[2]
The Cheshire County FA is based at Hartford House Recreation Centre in Northwich. The administrative area covered by the CFA overlaps with an area covered by Liverpool FA. According to the Memorandum on Areas and Overlapping of Associations the Liverpool FA covers 18 miles in Lancashire and 8 miles in Cheshire from Liverpool Town Hall.[3]
District Associations
The nine District Associations are as follows
- Altrincham and District Association
- Chester and District Association
- Crewe and District Association
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- Macclesfield and District Association
- Mid Cheshire District Association
- Runcorn and District Association
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- Stalybridge and Hyde District Association
- Stockport and District Association
- Wirral District Association [4]
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Affiliated Leagues
Men's Saturday Leagues
Other Leagues
- Cheshire Veterans League
- Neptune Vagrants Over 35's League
- South Manchester and Cheshire Christian League
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Men's Sunday Leagues
- Altrincham Sunday League
- Cheshire and Border Counties Sunday League
- Chester and District Sunday League
- Crewe Regional Sunday League
- East Cheshire Sunday League
- Hyde and District Sunday League
- Macclesfield and District Sunday League
- Mid Cheshire Sunday League
- Runcorn Sunday League
- Stockport District Sunday League
- Wallasey and District Sunday League
- Wirral Sunday League
- Wythenshawe and District Sunday League
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Youth Leagues
- Altrincham Youth League
- Birkenhead Sunday League
- Eastham and District Junior League
- Ellesmere Port Mini Soccer League
- Halton and District Junior League
- Mid Cheshire Youth League
- South Cheshire Youth League
- Timperley and District Junior Football League
- Wallasey Junior League
- Wirral Mini Soccer League
Ladies and Girls Leagues
- Cheshire and Manchester Womens League
- Cheshire Girls Football League [5]
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Small Sided Leagues
- Alexandra Soccer Centre & Mini Soccer League
- Alsager 6 A Side League
- Altrincham 6 A Side League (Football Mundial)
- Altrincham Soccer Sixes League (Champion Soccer)
- Bebington Soccer Sixes League (Champion Soccer)
- Bidston Soccer Sixes League (Champion Soccer)
- Cheshire County Sports Club Floodlit League
- Cheshire Soccer Leagues for Veterans
- Ellesmere Port 6 a side League (Football Mundial)
- Ellesmere Port Soccer Sixes (Champion Soccer)
- Go Soccer League (Brookvale)
- Heswall 6 aside League (Football Mundial)
- Heswall Indoor 5 Aside League (Champion Soccer)
- Heswall Soccer Sixes (Pensby) (Champion Soccer)
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- Macclesfield Sunday Night 5 A Side League (Match Night Ltd)
- Middlewich Leisure Centre 7 A-Side League
- Moss Farm Seven A Side League
- Planet Soccer 6's (Tameside) (Copley Centre)
- Seddon Street 6 A Side League
- Shavington 5 & 7 A Side League
- Soccer 6's League
- Soccer 7S League (Macclesfield)
- Soccer Sixes.net League - Macclesfield, Northwich & Crewe
- Wallasey Thursday 6 A Side (Football Mundial)
- Wallasey Soccer Sixes League (Champion Soccer)
- Weatherhead League (Champion Soccer)
- Wilmslow Soccer Sixes League (Champion Soccer)
- Winsford 6 A Side League (Football Mundial)[6]
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Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues
A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Cheshire County FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues including:
Affiliated Member Clubs
Among the notable clubs that are (or have been) affiliated to the Cheshire County FA are:
Other clubs that are affiliated to the Cheshire County FA include:
- AFC Bebington Athletic
- Ashville
- Bentley (Crewe)
- Blacon Youth Club
- Bronze Social
- Brow
- Capenhurst Villa
- Chester Nomads
- Christleton
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- Club AZ
- Dock
- Dukinfield Town
- Hazel Grove
- Helsby
- Heswall
- Linotype Cheadle Heath Nomads
- Lymm AFC
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- Mallaby
- Manor Athletic
- Mersey Royal
- Newton
- Old Altrinchamians
- Parkside
- Poynton
- Rock Ferry
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- Queens Park
- Shaftesbury Youth Club
- Stockport Georgians
- Upton AA
- West Kirby
- Willaston
- Willaston White Star
- Wilmslow Albion[7]
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County Cups
The Cheshire FA currently organises eight County Cup competitions.
The 2010-11 Premier Cup saw four Football League clubs enter - Crewe Alexandra, Macclesfield Town, Stockport County and Tranmere Rovers.
Source[8]
List of Cheshire Amateur Cup Winners
| Year |
Cheshire Amateur Cup Winners |
| 1989-90 |
Shell |
| 1990-91 |
Bramhall |
| 1991-92 |
Heswall |
| 1992-93 |
Cammell Laird |
| 1993-94 |
Cammell Laird |
| 1994-95 |
Poulton Victoria |
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| Year |
Cheshire Amateur Cup Winners |
| 1995-96 |
Christleton |
| 1996-97 |
Poulton Victoria |
| 1997-98 |
Ashville |
| 1998-99 |
Poulton Victoria |
| 1999-2000 |
BICC Helsby |
| 2000-01 |
Cammell Laird |
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| Year |
Cheshire Amateur Cup Winners |
| 2007-08 |
Poulton Victoria |
| 2008–09 |
West Kirby |
| 2009–10 |
West Kirby |
| 2010-11 |
Ashville |
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Source[9]
Directors & Officials
Board of Directors
- DD Edmunds(Chairman)
- TG Harrop (Vice Chairman)
- RD Bayley
- P Cullen
- DW Mansfield
- MJ Pomfret
- P Ferneyhough
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Key Officials
- Maureen Dunford (Chief Executive)
- Garry Polkey (County Administration Manager)
- Simon Gerrard (County Development Manager)
- Chris Lucker (Operations Manager)[10]
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External links
References