North Riding County Football Association
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North Riding County FA logo | |
| Purpose | Football association |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 54°28′08″N 1°10′45″W / 54.468783°N 1.17923°WCoordinates: 54°28′08″N 1°10′45″W / 54.468783°N 1.17923°W |
Chief Executive | Tom Radigan |
| Website | http://www.northridingfa.com/ |
The North Riding County Football Association, also simply known as the North Riding FA, is the governing body of football in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Its headquarters are located in the town of Stokesley, seven miles south of Middlesbrough. Affiliated members pay a fee commensurate with 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.[1]
Membership
Clubs located within the geographical area of the old North Riding of Yorkshire boundaries are eligible for affiliation to the Association, including those participating at the higher levels of the Football League System in England. Clubs who enter teams into Saturday and Sunday competitions are required to have a separate affiliation for each. The Association consists of two District Associations and six Saturday and Sunday leagues covering the old North Riding of Yorkshire, as well as eight Junior leagues and three Women & Girls leagues.[2]
Membership of the governing council of the County FA is allocated among five geographic divisions and the proportion of councillors in each is determined by the relative size of each division. The divisions are Whitby to Redcar with 3 members; Grangetown to Thornaby with 4 members; Northallerton and Dales with 2 members; Scarborough & District Association with 1 member and the York & District Association with 2 members.[3]
Affiliated Leagues
Saturday leagues
The six Saturday leagues are listed below with the relevant level in the English football league system shown in brackets. Each of the leagues run their own cup competitions.[2]
- Teesside League - Division 1 (L11), Division 2 (Ll2)
- Eskvale & Cleveland League - Division 1
- York Football League - Premier Division (L14), Division 1 (L15), Division 2 (L16), Division 3 (L17), Division 4 (L18), Reserve A, Reserve B, Reserve C.
- Beckett Football League - Division 1, Division 2
- Scarborough & District League - Division 1, Division 2, Division 3
- Wensleydale Creamery Football League - Division 1
Sunday leagues
- Langbaurgh Sunday League - 3 Divisions
- MB Distribution Redcar Sunday League - 2 Divisions
- Ian's Cars of Barlby York Sunday Morning League - 4 Divisions
- Scarborough and District Sunday League - 3 Divisions
- Teesborough Football League - 2 Divisions
- Black Sheep Brewery Hambleton Football Combination - 3 Divisions
Youth leagues
- York Mitchell Mini Soccer
- Ryedale Junior League
- York Mitchell Sports Football League
- York & District Minor League
- Teesside Junior Football Alliance
- Wensleydale Nike Junior Football League
- Cleveland Youth Football League
- Scarborough & District Minor League
Women's & Girls' leagues
- North Riding Women's Football League
- Tees Valley Girls League
- City of York Girls Football League
County FA Competitions
All affiliated clubs of the County FA are required by Rule 18 of the Membership Rules to enter at least one of the County FA Cup competitions. There is a financial penalty if an exemption is applied for by any affiliated member.[4]
North Riding Senior Cup
Any team that has entered an Football Association competition such as the Challenge Cup, F.A. Trophy or F.A. Vase must enter the Senior Cup. The Senior Cup was first competed for in 1881 as the Cleveland Cup mostly by clubs from the Middlesbrough area. The first winners were Middlesbrough, who were also the first winners of the competition in 1902 when it was renamed to the current one. Middlesbrough have won the competition fifty two times, which is the most by any team, their last success being in 2011-12. The current holders are Pickering Town F.C., who won the 2013 competition on 30 April 2013 by defeating Marske United by three goals to nil.[5]
Other Cup competitions
Adult
- North Riding Saturday Cup - current holders are Old Malton St Mary's who won the 2014 competition by defeating Thornaby Dubliners 2-1.[6]
- North Riding Sunday Cup - current holders are The Cleveland F.C. who won the 2014 competition by defeating Sportsmans 2-1.[7]
- North Riding Saturday Challenge Cup - current holders are Staithes Athletic who won the 2014 competition by defeating Guisborough Globe 1-0 .[8]
- North Riding Sunday Challenge Cup - current holders are Thornaby Jolly Farmers who won the 2014 competition by defeating The Star & Garter 2-3.[9]
- North Riding Ladies Cup - current holders are York City Ladies who won the 2014 competition by defeating Middlesbrough Ladies F.C. 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in regulation time.[10]
Junior Cup competitions
- Junior Cup - U11 - current holders are Marton Juniors. who won the 2014 final defeating Richmond Town Juniors 7-6 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.[11]
- Junior Cup - U12 - current holders are Nunthorpe Athletic who won the 2014 Final defeating New Marske 3-2.[12]
- Junior Cup - U13 - current holders are Marton Juniors who won the 2014 competition by defeating Richmond Town Juniors 4-1.[13]
- Junior Cup - U14 - current holders are York Cubs who won th e2014 final defeating Cleveland Juniors Hawks 6-0.[14]
- Junior Cup - U15 - current holders are Nunthorpe Athletic who won the 2014 competition by defeating Marton Juniors 1-0.[15]
- Junior Cup - U16 - current holders are Whinny Banks YCC who won the 2014 Final defeating Redcar Athletic 6-1.[16]
- Junior Cup - U18 - current holders are Stokesley SC who won the 2014 competition by defeating Redcar Town 7-6 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in regular time.[17]
- Junior Girls Cup - U14 - current holders are Poppleton who won the 2014 competition by defeating Kader 5-4 on penalties after a 3-3 draw.[18]
- Junior Girls Cup - U16 - current holders are South Park Rangers who won the 2014 competition by defeating Redcar Athletic 3-0.[19]
References
- ↑ "About us". North Riding County Football Association. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "North Riding FA Affiliated leagues". Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ North Riding County FA Handbook 2012-13. North Riding County FA Ltd. 2012. p. 44. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ North Riding County FA Handbook 2012-13. North Riding County FA Ltd. 2012. p. 47. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Senior Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "2014 Saturday Cup Winners". Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Sunday Cup Winners". Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Saturday Challenge Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Sunday Challenge Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Senior Ladies Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Junior Under 11 Cup Winners". Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Junior Under 12 Cup Winners". Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Junior U13 Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Junior Under 14 Cup Winners". Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "Junior U15 Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Junior Under 16 Cup Winners". Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Junior U18 Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Junior Girls U14 Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Junior Girls U16 Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2014.