Wiltshire Football Association

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Wiltshire Football Association

Wiltshire County FA logo
Formation 1884
Purpose/focus Football association
Headquarters Swindon
Location Swindon, Wiltshire
Coordinates 51°33′41″N 1°43′20″W / 51.561418°N 1.722231°W / 51.561418; -1.722231Coordinates: 51°33′41″N 1°43′20″W / 51.561418°N 1.722231°W / 51.561418; -1.722231
Honorary Secretary M G Benson
Website http://www.wiltshirefa.com/

The Wiltshire County Football Association is the governing body of football in the county of Wiltshire.[1] Its headquarters are located in Swindon.Affiliated members pay a fee commensurate to the level of competition they play in. Affiliated members benefit from access to support and guidance on such areas as health and safety and access to finance or grants. The County FA is directly responsible for the governance of County Cup competitions.

Membership

Clubs located within the geographical area of the Wiltshire county boundaries are eligible for affiliation to the Association, including those participating at the higher levels of the Football League System in England. The Council has representation from the six geographic areas of the County, namely North Swindon; South Swindon; South Wilts, East Wilts, West Wilts and North West Wilts.

Swindon Town F.C. are the highest placed affiliated club in the County, playing in League One (Tier 3) of the Football League. Salisbury City F.C. are the next highest rank affiliate playing in the Conference Premier (Tier 5) followed by Chippenham Town F.C. in the Southern Premier League (Tier 7) and Swindon Supermarine in the Southern League Division 1 South & West (Tier 8). These four teams are invited by the county to compete in the County FA Premier Shield that takes place annually at the end of the season.

The county is in the catchment area of the Wessex Leagues, Hellenic Leagues and the Western Leagues at Tier 9 to 11. The Wiltshire Football League founded in 1976 is also at Tier 11.

Leagues and Competitions[2]

The Wiltshire League is the County's Senior League wholly in its control. Other leagues include Swindon & District League (1891), Salisbury & District League (1892), Trowbridge & District League (1896) , Wiltshire County Womens League (2000), Nadder Valley League (1920) and the Inter Dept. Post Office League (1991).

The Wiltshire County Senior Cup founded in 1886 is the senior knockout competition in the county, competed by clubs at Tier 9-11. The Wiltshire Premier Shield was founded in 1927 and was contested by those teams in higher leagues until recently when only the top four were invited. There are two other Cup competitions designated as being Senior, the Wiltshire League Senior Cup and the Salisbury Hospital Cup.

There are 22 Junior Cup competitions and 4 League/6 Cup competitions at Youth Status. There are 4 League and 19 Minor cup competitions for Under 16s. In addition there are 3 Sunday Leagues and 9 Sunday Cup competitions. Also 2 Women's Leagues and 4 Women's Cup competitions.

References

  1. ↑ "Wiltshire Football Association: About us". Wiltshire Football Association. Retrieved 8 July 2009. 
  2. ↑ "Leagues and Cups". Retrieved 15 November 2013. 

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