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HYPERLINK CONTENTS
COMPETITION RULES
KNOCKOUT CUP
INVITATION CUP
CHARITY INVITATION CUP
MILLENNIUM PLATE
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN DOCUMENT
DIRECTORY OF CLUBS
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
REFEREES
MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS
MEETING DATES
DATES FOR THE DIARY
ADVICE FOR CLUB SECRETARIES AND TEAM MANAGERS
ROLL OF HONOURS
COMPETITION RULES
NOMENCLATURE AND CONSTITUTION
1. (A) This Competition shall be designated the Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League and known as the Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League and shall consist of not more than 40 Clubs who shall be Full Member Clubs.
All such Member Clubs must be affiliated to an affiliated County Football Association and their names and particulars shall be returned annually by the appointed date on the Form “D” to the Sussex County Football Association. The area covered by the Competition Membership shall be within a 30 mile radius of Competition Headquarters.
This Competition shall apply annually for sanction to the Sussex County Football Association and the constituent teams of Member Clubs may be grouped in divisions.
Member Clubs shall not enter any of their teams playing in the Competition in any other Competitions (with the exception of Football Association and County Football Association Competitions) except with the written consent of the Management Committee of the Competition.
(B) At the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting called for the purpose, a majority of the delegates present shall have power to decide or adjust the compilation of the divisions at their discretion. When necessary this Rule shall take precedence over Rule12.
(C)”The Competition shall have its Headquarters at Burgess Hill (Mid Sussex Conservative Club).
(D) The name and title of the Competition shall not be used by any Club, Official or Player in any football coupon, voucher or draw ticket: nor shall they circularise any Club or player in the Competition with any of the above mentioned.
ENTRY FEE, SUBSCRIPTION, DEPOSIT
2. (A) Applications by Clubs for admission to this Competition or the entry of an additional team(s) must be made in writing to the General Secretary and must be accompanied by an Entry Fee of Nil per team which shall be returned in the event of non-election. Applications must be with the General Secretary on or before 1st June of each year.
At the discretion of a majority of the accredited voting members present applications, of which due notice has been given, may be received at the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting. The Entry Fee shall apply.
When Rule 12(B) is applied or a team seeks a transfer or is compulsorily transferred to another division no Entry Fee shall be payable.
(B) The Annual Subscription shall be Nil per Team payable on or before the 1st June in each year.
(C) Each Club shall within 7 days of election pay a Deposit of £50.00 which shall be returnable to Clubs on leaving the Competition provided they have fulfilled their fixtures and complied with all orders of the Management Committee.
(D) A Club shall not participate in this Competition until the Entry Fee, Annual Subscription and Deposit have been paid.
(E) Clubs must advise annually to the General Secretary in writing by 31st August of its Sussex County Football Association affiliation number for the forthcoming Season, failing which they shall be fined £25.00. Clubs must advise the General Secretary in writing, or on the prescribed form, of details of its Headquarters, Officers and any other information required by the Competition. This form must be with the General Secretary on or before 1st June in each year.
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(F) A Handbook will be published each season. Every competing Club and Referees will be issued with one copy free of charge and 3 copies will be sent to the Sussex County Football Association. Copies will also be distributed to every Officer in this League during the forthcoming season. All Handbooks should be received before the playing season commences. Additional copies may be purchased at a cost of £5.00 each.
OFFICERS
3. The Officers of the Competition shall be the President, Chairman, Treasurer, General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary, Registration Secretary, Referees Secretary, Fixtures Secretary and Match Day Cards Secretary to be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.
MANAGEMENT, NOMINATION, ELECTION
4. (A) The Competition shall be governed in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association by a Management Committee comprised of the Officers and up to four Representative members who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. All participants shall abide by The Football Association Regulations for Safeguarding Children as determined by The Association from time to time.
(B) Retiring Officers shall be eligible to become candidates for re-election without nomination. All other candidates for election as Officers or Members of the Management Committee shall be nominated to the General Secretary in writing, signed by the Secretaries of two Member Clubs, not later than 1st July in each year. Names of the candidates for election shall be circulated with the notice of the Annual General Meeting. In the event of there being no nomination in accordance with the foregoing for any office, nominations may be received at the Annual General Meeting
(C) The Management Committee shall meet as often as is necessary to deal with business as it arises.
On receiving a requisition signed by two-thirds of the Members of the Management Committee the General Secretary shall convene a meeting of the Committee.
The General Secretary shall convene Competition Meetings throughout the year, at which it shall be essential for all Clubs to send 1 Competition registered Club Official. Notice will be given at the beginning of each season of the dates of the Competition Meetings. Any Clubs that are not represented at the Competition Meetings will be fined £25.00. Rule 6 (f) shall apply where necessary, unless otherwise stated herewith.
(D) Except where otherwise mentioned all communications shall be addressed to the General Secretary who shall conduct the correspondence of the Competition and keep a record of its proceedings. All correspondence, which requires a reply must be accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope. Failure to do so may incur a fine of up to £25.00.
(E) All communications received from Clubs must be conducted through their Secretary. All correspondence to Clubs shall be addressed to the Secretary and sent to the last known address. Only by prior arrangement with the Club Secretary, or as a matter of urgency, may correspondence be entered into with any other Official of a Club, a copy should also be sent to the Club Secretary.
(F) All Clubs failing to acknowledge correspondence from the General Secretary, or any other Officer of the Competition, when so requested, within 14 days will be fined a sum of up to £25.00.
(G) All Clubs are advised to have at least one active email address and/or fax number available to allow easy flow of correspondence from the Competition Secretary.
In the event that a Club Secretary has access to neither an active email address or fax number then an email address or fax number for another Club member may be acceptable on prior arrangement as stated in Rule 4 (E).
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POWERS OF MANAGEMENT
5. (A) The Management Committee may appoint sub-committees and delegate such of their powers as they deem necessary. The decisions of all sub-committees shall be reported to the Management Committee for ratification. The Management Committee shall have power to deal only with matters within the Competition and not for any matters of misconduct that are under the jurisdiction of the Football Association or affiliated Association.
(B) Subject to the permission of the Sussex County Football Association having been obtained the Management Committee may order a match or matches to be played each season, the proceeds to be devoted to the funds of the Competition and, if necessary, may call upon each Club (including any Club which may have withdrawn during the season) to contribute equally such sums as may be necessary to meet any deficiency at the end of the season. (See Rule 6(e)).
(C) Each Member of the Management Committee shall have the right to attend and vote at all Management Committee Meetings and have one vote thereat, but no Member shall be allowed to vote on any matters directly appertaining to such Member or to the Club so represented. (This shall apply to the procedure of any sub-committee).
In the event of the voting being equal on any matter, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
D) The Management Committee shall have powers to apply, act upon and enforce the Rules of the Competition and shall also have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the Competition, including any not provided for in the Rules. Except where these Rules provide for the imposition of a set penalty any Club, Club Official (limited to Chairman, Secretary or Treasurer) or Player alleged to be in breach of a Competition Rule must be formally charged in writing and given the opportunity to present their case before the Management Committee. Financial penalties can only be imposed if included within the set penalties for breaches of Competition Rules. All breaches of the Laws of the Game, Rules and Regulations of The Football Association shall be dealt with in accordance with F.A. Rules by the appropriate Association.
With the exception of Clubs playing at Step 7 of the Football Pyramid and the FA Women’s Premier League, the maximum fine permitted for any breach of a Competition rule is £250 and, when setting any fine, the Competition must ensure that the penalty is proportional to the offence, taking into account any mitigating circumstances.
(E) All decisions of the Management Committee shall be binding subject to the right of appeal to the Board of Appeal in accordance with Rule 16.
Decisions of the Management Committee must be notified in writing to those concerned within 14 days.
(F) 3 Members of the Management Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the Management Committee and 3 Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by any sub-committee of the Competition.
(G) The Management Committee, as it may deem necessary, shall have power to fill in an acting capacity, any vacancies that may occur amongst their number.
(H) A Club having failed to comply with an order or instruction of the Management Committee, or failing to satisfactorily attend to the business and/or the correspondence of the Competition shall be liable to be fined or otherwise penalised at the discretion of the Management Committee.
(I) All fines and charges shall be paid within 14 days of the date of posting of the written notification. Failure to comply with this, then the fines will be doubled. Any Club who has an outstanding fine that has been doubled up and has not been paid within 21 days of the original notification may be suspended from all football within this Competition until the outstanding fine(s) have been paid.
Clubs, Officials or individuals committing a breach of this Rule will incur such penalties as the Management Committee may impose.
(J) “This section of Rule is not applicable to the Competition”
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(K) The Management Committee shall have the power to fill any vacancy that may occur in the membership of the Competition between the Annual General or Special General Meeting called to decide the constitution and the commencement of the Competition season.
(L) No participant under the age of 18 can be fined.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
6. (A) The Annual General Meeting shall be held not later than 1st August
in each year. At this meeting the following business shall be transacted provided that at least 3 Members are present and entitled to vote: -
(i) To receive and confirm the Minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting.
(ii) To consider any business arising therefrom.
(iii) To receive and adopt the Annual Report, Balance Sheet and Statement of
Accounts.
(iv) Election of Clubs to fill vacancies (as recommended by the Management
Committee).
(v) Constitution of the Competition for ensuing season.
(vi) Election of Officers and Management Committee.
(vii) Appointment of Independent Examiner.
(viii) Alteration to Rules, if any (of which notice has been given).
(ix) Fix the date for the commencement and conclusion of playing season.
(x) Other business of which due notice shall have been given and accepted as being relevant to an Annual General Meeting.
(B) A copy of the duly verified Balance Sheet, Statement of Accounts and Agenda shall be forwarded to each Club, and to the Sussex County Football Association, at least fourteen days prior to the meeting.
(C) A signed copy of the duly verified Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts shall be sent to the Sussex County Football Association by 30th September, following its adoption by the Annual General Meeting.
(D) Each Full Member Club shall be empowered to send two delegates to an Annual General Meeting. Each Club shall be entitled to one vote only. Not less than 21 days’ notice shall be given of any Meeting.
(E) Clubs who have withdrawn their Membership of the Competition during the season being concluded or who are not continuing Membership shall be entitled to attend but shall vote only on matters relating to the season being concluded. This provision will not apply to Clubs expelled in accordance with Rule 17.
(F) All voting shall be conducted by a show of voting cards unless a ballot be demanded by at least 51% of the delegates qualified to vote or the Chairman so decides.
(G) No individual shall be entitled to vote on behalf of more than one Full Member Club.
(H) Any new or continuing Member Club failing to be represented at the Annual General Meeting without satisfactory reason being given may be fined £25.00.
( I ) Officers and Management Committee members shall be entitled to attend and vote at an Annual General Meeting.
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AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED
7. The Chairman and the Secretary of each Club shall complete and sign the following agreement which shall be deposited with the Competition together with the Application for Membership for the coming season, or upon indicating that the Club intends to compete.
We, A,_____ _____________of _________________________(Chairman) and
B________________________of _________________________(Secretary) of the _________________________________Football Club have been provided with a copy of the Rules and Regulations of the Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League Competition and do hereby agree for and on behalf of the said Club, if elected or accepted into Membership, to conform to those Rules and Regulations and to accept, abide by and implement the decisions of the Management Committee of the Competition, subject to the right of appeal in accordance with Rule 16.
Any alteration of the Chairman and /or Secretary on the above Agreement must be notified to the appropriate County Football Association(s) to which the Club is affiliated and to the General Secretary of the Competition.
(Note: The spaces above are intended for the inclusion of the signatures and addresses of officers and members).
QUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS
8. (A) Contract players, as defined in Football Association Rules, are not permitted in this Competition. No player registered with a F.A. Premier League or Football League Academy will be permitted to play in this Competition. A player registered with a Centre of Excellence may only play in this Competition subject to the Regulations of the Programme for Excellence.
(B) A registered playing member of a Club is one who, being in all other respects eligible,
has: -
(i) Signed a fully and correctly completed Competition registration form in ink, accompanied by two passport sized photographs of that player, both of which must be back signed by the player, Countersigned by an Officer of the Club, and who has been registered with the Registration Secretary 3 days prior to playing and whose completed Identification Card has been received by the Club prior to playing.
(ii) Signed a fully and correctly completed Competition registration form in ink on a match day prior to playing, accompanied by two passport sized photographs of that player, both of which must be back signed by the player countersigned by an Officer of the Club and Witnessed by an Officer of the opposing Club, and submitted to the Registration Secretary within two days (Sundays excluded) subsequent to the match. The player shall not again play until the Club is in possession of the completed Identification Card. A maximum of 3 players may be registered in this way.
(iii) While serving in any branch of Her Majesty’s Regular Forces, a player must first obtain the consent of his Commanding Officer before signing a registration form to play for a Club.
For i and ii - any player who was registered at any time during the previous season is only required to complete the Competition registration form as their photograph is on file, unless the Registration Secretary requests new photographs of that player.
(C) A team shall not include any more than 3 players who have taken part in any 3 or more senior competition matches during the current season unless a period of 31 days has elapsed since they played. For the purpose of this Competition a senior competition(s) are higher divisions.
(D) A player having taken part in matches for any Club affiliated to any County Football Association shall not be allowed to join, be transferred to, or sign for a Club in the Competition without first proving to the officials of the intended Club that the player has discharged all reasonable financial liabilities to the previous Club or Clubs, and a Club official may not accept such player's signature without first ascertaining whether such claims have been discharged to the satisfaction of the Club, or Clubs, for which the player last played.
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(E) A fee of £4.00 shall be paid for each player registered in the month of July.
A fee of £6.00 shall be paid for each player registered from the month of August onwards until the end of that season.
Registration forms shall be obtained from the Registration Secretary on prepayment of nil per form.
(F) The Management Committee shall decide all registration disputes.
In the event of a player signing a registration form or having a registration submitted for more than one Club priority of registration shall decide for which Club the player shall be registered. The Registration Secretary shall notify the Club last applying to register the player of the fact of the previous registration.
(G) It shall be a breach of Rule for a player to: -
(i) Play for more than one Club in the Competition in the same season without
first being transferred.
(ii) Having signed for one Club in the Competition, sign for another Club in the
Competition in that season except for the purpose of a transfer.
(iii) Submit a signed registration form for registration that the player had wilfully
neglected to accurately or fully complete.
(iv) Any infringement of this Rule will carry a fine not exceeding £25.00.
(H) (i) The Management Committee shall have power to accept the registration of any player.
(ii) The Management Committee shall have power to refuse, cancel or suspend the registration of any player or may fine any player, except those under the age of 18, at their discretion who has been charged and found guilty of registration irregularities. (Subject to Rule 16).
(iii) The Management Committee shall have power to make application to refuse or cancel the registration of any player charged and found guilty of undesirable conduct (Subject to Rule 16) subject to the right of appeal to the FA or the relevant County Football Association. Undesirable conduct shall mean an incident of repeated conduct, which may deter a participant from being involved in this Competition. Application should be made to the parent County of the Club the player is registered with.
(Note: Action under Clause (iii) shall not be taken against a player for misconduct until the matter has been dealt with by the appropriate Association, and then only in cases of the player bringing the Competition into disrepute and will in any case be subject to an Appeal to the Football Association.) For the purpose of this Rule, bringing the competition into disrepute can only be considered where the player has received in excess of 112 days’ suspension, or 10 matches in match based discipline, in a period of two years or less from the date of the first offence.
(I) Subject to The Football Association Rules dealing with players without a written contract when a player desires a transfer, the Club the player wishes to transfer to shall submit a transfer form along with two passport sized photographs of that player, both of which must be back signed by the player, to the Registration Secretary accompanied by a fee of £20.00. A new signed and fully completed Registration form must also accompany the Transfer form. Such transfer shall be referred by the Registration Secretary to the Club for which the player is registered. Should this Club object to the transfer it should state its objections in writing to the Registration Secretary and to the player concerned within seven days of receipt of the transfer form. Upon receipt of the Club's consent, or upon its failure to give written objection within seven days, the Registration Secretary may, on behalf of the Management Committee, transfer the player who shall be deemed eligible to play for the new Club from such date or 3 days after receipt of such transfer.
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In the event of an objection to a transfer the matter shall be referred to the Management Committee for a decision.
Transfer forms can be obtained from the Registration Secretary.
(J) A player may not be registered for a Club after 31st December nor transferred to another Club in the Competition after 1st March except by special permission of the Management Committee.
(K) A Club shall keep a list of the players it registers and a record of the games in which they have played, and shall produce such records upon demand by the Management Committee.
(L) A register containing the names of all players registered for each Club, with the date of registration, shall be kept by the Registration Secretary and shall be open to the inspection of any duly appointed Member Club representative at all Management Committee meetings or at other times mutually arranged. Registrations are valid for one Season only.
In the event of a player without a written contract changing his status to that of a contract player with the same Club, another Club in the Competition or with a Club in another Competition his registration as a player without a written contract will automatically be cancelled and declared void. In order to play in the League again either for his original Club or for another Club it will be necessary for him to be re-registered as required by this Rule.
(M) A player shall not be eligible to play for a team in any special championship, promotion or relegation deciding match (as specified in Rule 12(A)) or a Cup Semi-Final or Final Tie unless the player has been registered with that Club as Per Rule 8(J), except by special permission of the Management Committee.
(N) A player who has played for a team in the highest Division 5 times or more shall not in that season be eligible to play in a lower Division except by permission of the Management Committee.
(O) (i) Any team playing an unregistered or otherwise ineligible player or players may have the points gained in the match deducted from its total and may be liable to a fine not exceeding £50.00, and/or otherwise dealt with at the discretion of the Management Committee.
(ii) In addition the team may have 3 points deducted from its total at the discretion of the Management Committee and may be dealt with in any further manner which is thought to be fit.
(iii) The Management Committee may, at its discretion, award the points available in the match in question to the opponents, subject to the match not being ordered to be replayed.
(The following Clause applies to Competitions involving players in full-time secondary education): -
(P) (i) Priority must be given at all times to school and school organisations activities.
(ii) The availability of children must be cleared with the Head Teachers (except
for Sunday Leagues).
(iii) Children under 15 shall not play in a team involving players who are more than 2 years older. To play open age football the player must have achieved the age of 16.
(Note: For players under the age of 18 the provisions contained in Football Association Rules
will apply.)
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CLUB COLOURS. CLUB NAME
9. (A) Every Club must register the colour of its shirts and shorts with the General Secretary by 1st August who shall decide as to their suitability.
Goalkeepers must wear colours which distinguish them from other players and the referee.
No player, including the goalkeeper, shall be permitted to wear black or very dark shirts.
Any team not being able to play in its normal colours as registered with the Competition shall notify the colours in which they will play to its opponents at least 3 days before the match.
If, in the opinion of the referee, two Clubs have the same or similar colours, the away team shall make the change. Any team not having a change of colours or delaying the kick-off by not having a change shall be fined £25.00.
The General Secretary of the Competition may request shirts to be submitted if complaints are received as to lack of distinguishing colours, and the Management Committee may refuse to permit any shirts or shorts as they think fit. Shirts must be numbered.
(B) Any Club wishing to change its name and/or colours must obtain permission from its affiliated County Association and from the Management Committee.
PLAYING SEASON. CONDITIONS OF PLAY
TIMES OF KICK-OFF. POSTPONEMENTS. SUBSTITUTES
10. (A) The Annual General Meeting shall determine the commencing and concluding dates for the ensuing season which shall be in accordance with Football Association Rules. No Club shall be compelled to play after the concluding date. Original fixtures arranged by the Fixtures Secretary, or at a meeting specially convened for that purpose, to be held no later than 1st April, must not be arranged for a date later than seven days preceding the concluding date determined by the Annual General Meeting. The Fixtures Secretary can if required by the Competition, order a Fixture to be played upon 7 days notice to the relevant Clubs.
If the Competition format becomes impossible to complete due to inclement weather the Fixtures Secretary has the power to decide that Double Headers are to be played to allow a conclusion to be reached or will propose a new Competition Format to be voted upon at a Special General Meeting called for that purpose.
Any Club failing to be represented at a fixture meeting or otherwise infringing this Rule shall be liable for a fine of £25.00 and the Management Committee or the Fixtures Secretary shall arrange that Club’s fixtures.
(B) All matches shall be played in accordance with the Laws of the Game as determined by the International Football Association Board.
Clubs must take all reasonable precautions to keep their grounds in a playable condition. All matches shall be played on pitches deemed suitable by the Management Committee. If through any fault of the home team a match has to be replayed, the Management Committee shall have power to order the venue to be changed.
The Management Committee shall have power to decide whether a pitch and/or facilities are suitable for matches in the Competition and to order the Club concerned to play its fixtures on another ground. Any Club whose ground in the opinion of the Management Committee does not include an acceptable standard of changing facilities and running water for both the opposition Club and the Match Official(s) will be required to either find an acceptable venue for their fixtures or will not be accepted into the Competition.
All matches shall have a duration of 90 minutes unless a shorter time (not less than 70 minutes) is mutually arranged by the two captains in consultation with the referee prior to the commencement of the match, and in any event shall be of equal halves.
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The times of kick-off shall be fixed by the A.G.M. or the Management Committee. Any Club failing to commence at the appointed time may be fined a sum not exceeding £25.00 or be otherwise dealt with as the Management Committee may determine.
Referees must order matches to commence at the appointed time and must report all late starts to the Competition.
Matches in this Competition or its subsidiary Competition will normally be played on Sundays, but the Management Committee in its absolute discretion may order matches to be played on other days of the week when it is considered necessary to do so.
The home team must provide at least two footballs fit for play and the referee shall make a report to the Competition if the footballs are unsuitable. Goal nets must be used. The home Club shall also supply 4 corner posts with suitable flags attached, also 2 suitable assistant Referee’s flags, defaulting Clubs may be fined up to £25.00 for each offence.
(C) Except by permission of the Management Committee all matches must be played on the dates originally fixed but priority shall be given to The Football Association and all relevant County Association Cup Competitions. All other matches must be considered secondary. Clubs may mutually agree to bring forward a match with the consent of the Fixtures Secretary.
(D) The Secretary of the home Club must give notice in writing of full particulars of the location of, and access to, the ground and time of kick-off to the Secretary of the opposing Club at least 3 clear days prior to the playing of the match. The Fixtures or Referees Secretary alone will notify Match Officials.
Any Club failing to comply with this Rule shall be liable to a fine of £25.00.
(E) Every Club shall play its best available qualified team or teams in all matches in the Competition.
In the event of a Club playing in any match with less than 11 players they may be fined £5.00 for each missing player. A minimum of 7 players will constitute a team for a Competition match.
(F) Home and away matches shall be played. In the event of a Club failing to keep its engagement the Management Committee shall have power to inflict a fine not exceeding £50.00, deduct points from the defaulting Club, award the points to the opponents, order the defaulting Club to pay any expenses incurred by the opponents or otherwise deal with them except the award of goals. Notwithstanding the foregoing home and away provision, the Management Committee shall have power to order a match to be played on a neutral ground or on the opponent's ground if they are satisfied that such action is warranted by the circumstances.
Any Club with more than one team in the Competition shall always fulfil its fixture, within the Competition, in the following order of precedence: - First Team, Reserve Team, A Team. Clubs in breach of this requirement shall be fined a sum not exceeding £25.00 or otherwise dealt with by the Management Committee.
Any Club unable to fulfil a fixture must, without delay, give notice to the (Fixtures) Secretary and the Competition Referees Secretary who will inform the Secretary of the opposing Club and the match officials. Any Club failing to comply shall be dealt with by the Management Committee who may inflict any penalty it may deem suitable including a fine not exceeding £50.00 and / or any costs the opposing Club may incur due to late postponement to the Local County Council.
In the event of a match not being played or abandoned owing to causes over which neither Club has control, it shall be played in its entirety on a date to be mutually agreed by the two Clubs and approved by the Management Committee. Failing such agreement and notification to the Fixtures Secretary within 7 days the Management Committee shall have power to order the match to be played on a named date or on or before a given date.
The Management Committee shall review all matches abandoned in cases where it is consequent upon the conduct of either or both Teams. Where it is to the advantage of the Competition and does no injustice to either Club, the Management Committee shall be empowered to order the score at the time of the abandonment to stand. In all cases where the Management Committee are satisfied that a match was abandoned owing to the conduct of one team or its Club member(s) they shall be empowered to award the points for the match to the opponents. In cases where a match is abandoned owing to the conduct of both teams or their Club member(s),
the Management Committee shall rule all points for the match as void. No fine(s) can be applied by the Management Committee for an abandoned match.
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(G) A Club may at its discretion and in accordance with the Laws of the Game use 3 substitute players in any match in this Competition who may be selected from 5 players.
The referee shall be informed of the names of the substitutes not later than 15 minutes before the start of the match.
A player who has been selected, appointed or named as a substitute before the start of the match but does not actually play in the game shall not be considered to have been a player in that game within the meaning of Rule 8 of this Competition.
(H) The half time interval shall be of 5 minutes duration, but it shall not exceed fifteen minutes. The half time interval may only be altered with the consent of the referee.
(I) All Clubs must provide a First Aid Kit and the necessary implements required so as to render assistance to an injured player. Any Club failing to so provide will be fined a sum not exceeding £25.00.
(J.) All Clubs must be in possession of their Player Identification Cards at all matches for possible inspection by either a present Management Committee Member or a member of the Opposition Club.
No player is to participate in a fixture where no Player Identification Card is held, with the exception of the maximum 3 match day signings a Club may make as outlined in Rule 8 B ii.
Any Club which is unable to produce their Player Identification Cards upon request may be liable to a fine not exceeding £50.00 and the Management Committee may take what other action they may deem necessary.
Clubs are reminded that Player Identification Cards are the property of the Competition, not the Club.
All Clubs must return their Player Identification Cards to the Registration Secretary within 7 days of their last fixture. Clubs may be charged for inadequate postage upon return, or for the re-issue of lost or damaged cards.
Clubs are also advised to have a person with an appropriate First Aid qualification and training at all matches.
(NOTE: Injury to players – Should a player sustain a head injury, the Referee will stop the game immediately and the player should receive treatment without delay. If a player has lost consciousness for any period of time, he must be advised to attend hospital IMMEDIATELY. Clubs are also advised that they should, if possible, obtain a signature from the player in question confirming that he has been advised to seek medical aid.)
REPORTING RESULTS
11. (A) All Clubs shall Text Message the result of each match and the Forenames and Surnames of their goal scorers to the Fixtures Secretary by 14.00 hours on the day of the match or 21.00 hours for evening matches. Failure to do so may incur a fine of £25.00.
The Match Day Cards Secretary and Fixtures Secretary must also receive by 5pm on the day after the fixture, the result and any other requested information of each Competition match, and Cup match, including external Competitions and any abandonments, in the prescribed manner. This being a Match Return Sheet and a Referees Marks Sheet via email, supplied by either the Match Day Cards Secretary or the Fixtures Secretary. The Match Return Sheet must include the forename(s) and surname of each team player (in block letters) including the substitutes used, and the Referees Marks Sheet must have the Referee markings required by Rule 13, and any other information required by the Competition. The Match Return Sheet and Referees Marks Sheet must be completed fully with all relevant boxes filled correctly. Failure to do so will incur a fine of £25.00 and/or the Club being dealt with as the Management Committee decide.
(B) The match result notification, correctly completed, shall be submitted by a responsible member of the Club. The Management Committee shall have power to take such action as they deem suitable against a Club which submits an incomplete form or incorrect information, this may include a fine not exceeding £25.00.
(C) The match result notification, correctly completed, shall be signed by a responsible member of the Club. The Management Committee shall have power to take such action as they deem suitable against a Club which submits an incomplete form or incorrect information.
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DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP
12. (A) Team rankings within the Competition will be decided by points with 3 points to be awarded for a win and 1 point for a drawn match. The teams gaining the highest number of points in their respective Divisions at the conclusion shall be adjudged the winners. Matches must not be played for double points.
In the event of two or more teams being equal on points team rankings will be decided in the following priority:- (i) goal difference
(ii) goals scored
(iii) deciding match(es) played under conditions determined by the Management Committee.
For deciding matches, in the event of the scores in a special championship match played under conditions determined by the management committee being level at the end of the game, 30 minutes extra time shall be played in two equal periods of 15 minutes. Should the scores be level at the end of extra time, the winners will be determined by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with the International Board Decision contained in the Laws of Association Football.
(B) Automatic promotion and relegation shall be applied for the top 2 and bottom 2 teams in each Division with the exception to the highest Division Champions and lowest Division bottom Clubs at the end of the playing season.
(i) Should one or more teams withdraw from any one Division after the fixtures have commenced an equal number of teams to those withdrawing in that Division shall not be automatically relegated.
(ii) Vacancies occurring after the conclusion of the season may be filled on any of the following ways: (a) retention of otherwise relegated team(s)
(b) additional promotion of the next ranked team(s) from the Division below
(c) election
(iii) “This section of Rule is not applicable to the Competition”.
(iv) When a senior team is relegated to a lower Division of which its reserve team is a member, or entitled to be a member, such reserve team must accept relegation to, or retain its position in, the next lower Division; and should the senior team be relegated to the lowest Division its reserve team automatically retires from the Competition.
(v) Should either or both of the leading teams in any of the Divisions have its senior team in the next higher Division, promotion shall fall, at the discretion of the General Meeting, to the next highest team or teams in the Division concerned.
(C) In the event of a team not completing at least 75% of its fixtures for the season all points obtained by or recorded against such defaulting team shall be expunged from the Competition table.
REFEREES
13. (A) Registered Referees and Assistant Referees for all matches shall be appointed in a manner approved by the Management Committee and by the sanctioning Association(s).
(B) In the event of the non-appearance of the appointed Referee the appointed senior Assistant Referee shall take charge and a substitute Assistant Referee be appointed by the competing Teams. In cases where there are no officially appointed Assistant Referees, or where the competition has been unable to appoint a Referee, the Clubs shall agree upon a Referee. Where the Clubs are unable to agree, the Home Club shall provide a Referee.
A Referee thus agreed upon shall, for that game, have the full powers, status and authority of a registered Referee.
(C) The Management Committee may, if they consider it desirable, or upon application by the two competing Clubs, appoint Assistant Referees, if available, to any match. Where Assistant Referees are not appointed each Team shall provide a Club Assistant Referee. Failure to do so will result in a fine of up to £25.00 being imposed on the defaulting Team.
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(D) The appointed Referee shall have power to decide as to the fitness of the ground in all matches and the decision shall be final subject to either in the case of a ground of a Local Authority or the owners of a ground, the Representative of that body is the sole arbitor and whose decision must be accepted unless the ground is declared fit for play.
(E) All Match Officials appointed under this Rule, including Referees and Assistant Referees appointed by the Management Committee, shall be entitled to charge standard class public transport expenses or private car expenses, and any other permitted expenses actually incurred together with match fees as laid down for the early rounds of The Sussex Junior Cup in The Sussex County Football Association Handbook.
The Home Club shall pay the Officials their fees and expenses immediately after the match.
In the event that a Fixture is a Double Header the Away Club must pay the Home Club half the share of the hire of the pitch and facilities. Each Club must pay the Referee the relevant Fee for each Fixture played and each Club must share the cost of the Match Officials expenses.
(F) In the event of a match not being played because of circumstances over which the Clubs have no control, the Match Officials, if present, shall be entitled to expenses only. Where a match is not played owing to one Club being in default, that Club shall be ordered to pay the Officials, if they attend the ground, their full fee and expenses.
(G) A Referee not keeping an engagement, and failing to give a satisfactory explanation as to any non-appearance, may be reported to the Association with which the Referee is registered.
(H) Each Club shall, in a manner prescribed from time to time by The Football Association award marks to the Referee for each match and the name of the Referee and the marks awarded shall be submitted to the Competition on the prescribed Form provided. This being in the form of a Match Return Card/Sheet forwarded by post or email to the Registration Secretary. The Referees name and mark must also be forwarded to the Fixtures Secretary via text message as per Competition Rules. The mark given shall be between 1-100. Where a mark of 60 or less is given, a written explanation of the reason for the marking must be given, and forwarded within 3 days of the fixture to the Referees Secretary. Clubs failing to comply with this Rule shall be liable to be fined or dealt with as the Management Committee shall determine.
The Competition shall keep a record of the markings and, on the Form provided by the prescribed date(s) each season (currently required on a monthly basis), shall submit a summary to The Sussex County Football Association.
(I) The Referee shall submit a report Form, supplied by the Competition, giving the result of the match, the number of players in each team and the time of kick-off to the Referees Secretary within two days of the match.
(J) Referees and Assistant Referees shall be supplied, each Season, with a copy of the Competition Rules free of charge.
CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP OR
WITHDRAWAL OF A CLUB
14. (A) After 31st December in the current Season a Club intending, or having a provisional intention, to withdraw a team from the Competition on completion of its fixtures and fulfilment of all other obligations to the Competition must notify the General Secretary in writing by 31st March each Season or be liable to a fine not exceeding £25.00.
All Clubs wishing to remain in membership of the Competition for the following Season must confirm their intention to do so, in writing, to the General Secretary by 1st May.
(B) A Club shall not be allowed to withdraw any or all of its teams from the Competition after the Annual General Meeting for the following Season. Any Club infringing this Rule shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £200.00 per team and shall also be liable for its share of any call which may be made under Rule 5(B).
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(C) The Membership for the coming season having been decided at the Annual General Meeting, the Competition shall have the right, irrespective of other provisions in this Rule, to refuse to permit a Club to withdraw its team(s) in order to join another Competition and may hold the Club to its engagements.
(D) In the event of a Member Club which is an un-incorporated association withdrawing and/or disbanding it shall be immediately liable to discharge all its financial and other obligations to the Competition.
In the event that any such obligation remains undischarged after a period of twenty-one (21) days then such obligation shall be met by the then current Club Members, excluding those under the statutory school leaving age. Until a Member’s pro rata obligation is discharged in full the Member shall not be allowed to participate in the Competition, which may apply to the Club’s Parent County Association for a suspension order.
PROTESTS AND COMPLAINTS
15. (A) (i) All questions of eligibility, qualifications of players or interpretations of the Rules shall be referred to the Management Committee.
(ii) Objections relevant to the dimensions of the pitch, goals, flag posts or other facilities of the venue will not be entertained by the Management Committee unless a protest is lodged with the Referee before the commencement of the match. Any Club lodging such protest and not proceeding with it shall be deemed guilty of a breach of this Rule and shall be dealt with by the Management Committee.
(B) Except in cases where the Management Committee decide that there are special circumstances, protests and complaints (which must contain full particulars of the grounds upon which they are founded) must be lodged in duplicate with the General Secretary within 7 days (excluding Sundays) of the match or occurrence to which they refer. A protest or complaint shall not be withdrawn except by permission of the Management Committee. A Member of the Management Committee who is a member of any Club involved shall not be present (except as a witness or representative of his Club) when such protest or complaint is being determined.
(C) Any dispute occurring between Clubs in the Competition shall be referred for determination by the Management Committee whose decision shall be binding upon all parties subject to Rule 16.
(D) No protest of whatever kind shall be considered by the Management Committee unless the complaining Club shall have deposited with the General Secretary a sum of £15.00. This may be forfeited in whole or in part in the event of the complaining or protesting Club losing its case. The Competition shall have power to order the defaulting Club or the Club making a losing or frivolous protest or complaint to pay the expenses of the enquiry or to order that the costs to be shared by the parties.
(E) All parties to a protest or complaint must be afforded an opportunity to make a statement when the protest or complaint is being heard and must have received 7 days notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the submission. When dealing with a protest or complaint the Management Committee shall take into consideration the possession by the protesting or complaining Club of any information which, if properly used, might have avoided the protest or complaint.
BOARD OF APPEAL
16. Within 14 days of the posting of written notification of any decision of the Management Committee of the Competition a Club, Official or Player against whom action is taken may appeal against such decision by lodging particulars in duplicate with the Chief Executive of the Sussex County Football Association, including a fee of £35, for adjudication of a Board of Appeal. A copy of the particulars of the Appeal shall also be sent to the Competition General Secretary. The grounds of appeal shall be in accordance with Football Association Rules. The Board of Appeal may order the appeal fee to be forfeited and shall decide by whom the costs of the appeal shall be borne. The decision of the Board of Appeal is final and binding on all parties concerned.
No appeal can be lodged against a decision taken at an Annual or Special General Meeting unless this is on the ground of unconstitutional conduct.
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EXCLUSION OF CLUBS.OR TEAMS
MISCONDUCT, CLUBS, OFFICIALS, PLAYERS
17. (A) At the Annual General Meeting, or Special General Meeting called for the purpose, Notice of Motion having been duly circulated on the Agenda, the accredited delegates present shall have the power to exclude any Club or Team from further membership which must be supported by (more than) two thirds (2/3) of those present and voting. Voting on this point shall be conducted by ballot.
(B) At the Annual General Meeting, or at a Special General Meeting called for the purpose, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 19, the accredited delegates present shall have the power to exclude from further participation in the Competition any Club whose conduct has, in their opinion, been undesirable, which must be supported by (more than) two-thirds (2/3rds) of those present and voting. Voting on this point shall be conducted by ballot. A Club whose conduct is the subject of the vote being taken shall be excluded from voting.
(C) Any official or member of a Club proved guilty of either a breach of Rule, other than field offences, or of inducing or attempting to induce a player or players of another Club in the Competition to join them shall be liable to expulsion or such penalty as a General Meeting or Management Committee may decide, and their Club shall also be liable to expulsion in accordance with the provisions of Clauses (A) and (B) of this Rule.
(D) Any Club or Team failing to complete at least 75% of its fixtures in any season shall (unless the conditions are beyond their control, or the accredited delegates present at the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting decide otherwise by a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast) be debarred from membership the following season.
TROPHIES:- LEGAL OWNERS, CONDITIONS OF TAKING OVER,
AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED. AWARDS.
18. (A) If a Competition is discontinued for any reason a Trophy or any other presentation shall be returned to the Donor if the conditions attached to it so provide or, if not, dealt with as the sanctioning Association may decide.
(B) The following agreement shall be signed on behalf of the winners of the Cup or Trophy:-
We A_________________and B______________________, the Chairman and Secretary of ________________________FC, members of and representing the Club, having been declared winners of _____________________Cup or Trophy, and it having been delivered to us by the Competition, do hereby on behalf of the Club jointly and severally agree to return the Cup or Trophy to the Competition Secretary on or before 1st March of the following season. If the Cup or Trophy is lost or damaged whilst under our care we agree to refund to the Competition the amount of its current value or the cost of its thorough repair.
(C) At the close of each Competition awards may be made to the winners and runners-up if the funds of the Competition permit.
(D) At the end of each completed season, the Competition will present all trophies on a date and at a venue and admission price to be decided by the Management Committee.
In the event of no Presentation Evening taking place at the end of a season, then all trophies will be presented on a fixture date and venue towards the end of that season to be decided by the Management Committee.
The Champions of each Division will be presented with respective Championship Trophy and Shield. The Champions and runners-up shall be presented with 16 mementoes each for their players and one for the Team Manager.
All Trophies shall be returned to a Competition Officer by the end of the evening or day of aforementioned fixture unless the winning Club requests to keep the trophy for display reasons and completes a Trophy Agreement form to be left with a Competition Officer by the end of the evening. The Trophy and Shield can be kept by the winning Club for display reasons until 1st March of the following season or returned upon resignation at the League A.G.M.
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The Management Committee reserve the right to refuse a request to use the Shield or Trophy for Clubs promotional work although all written requests will be considered.
The winners and runners-up of each Cup Competition will be presented with the appropriate Trophy and 16 mementoes each for their players and one for the Team Manager.
The four nominated Match Officials at each Cup Competition Final will be presented with a memento each.
Clubs upon receipt of the Trophy and Shield will complete an Agreement Form guaranteeing safekeeping of said awards.
Additional mementoes may be presented at the expense of the requesting Club and the discretion of the Management Committee. The Club is advised to make necessary arrangements with the Treasurer.
(E)The Bill Beard Sportsmanship Trophy will be awarded at the Annual Presentation Evening or a Competition Meeting at the end of the season to the team or person(s) which, in the opinion of the Management Committee, showed the highest level of sportsmanship. The Management Committee will also consider Sportsmanship marks supplied by Referees.
(F) The Efficiency Award will be presented at the Annual Presentation Evening or a Competition Meeting at the end of the season to the Club Secretary who, in the opinion of the Management Committee, has attained the highest level of efficiency throughout the season. Aspects taken into consideration will include notification of fixtures, notification of results, match returns, attendance at meetings etc.
(G) The Referee of the Year Award will be awarded at the Annual Presentation Evening or a Competition Meeting at the end of the season to the Referee who, in the opinion of the Management Committee, showed the highest level of performance throughout the playing season. The Management Committee will also consider the Referee Marks supplied by Clubs.
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS
19. Upon receiving a requisition signed by two-thirds of the Clubs in membership the General Secretary shall call a Special General Meeting.
The Management Committee may call a Special General Meeting at any time.
At least 14 days notice shall be given of either meeting under this Rule, together with an agenda of the business to be transacted at such meeting.
Each Full Member Club shall be empowered to send two delegates to all Special General Meetings. Each Club shall be entitled to one vote only.
Any continuing Member Club failing to be represented at a Special General Meeting without satisfactory reason being given shall be fined £25.00.
Officers and Management Committee members shall be entitled to attend and vote at all Special General Meetings.
At the Management Committee’s request to the Sussex County Football Association an electronic vote via email may be used to vote on certain issues.
All amendments to Rules can only be implemented once approved by the appropriate sanctioning authority.
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ALTERATION TO RULES
20. Alterations shall be made to these Rules only at the Annual General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting specially convened for the purpose called in accordance with Rule 19. Any alteration made during the playing season to the Rule relating to the qualification of players shall not take effect until the following season.
Notice of proposed alterations to be considered at the Annual General Meeting shall be submitted to the General Secretary by 1st June in each year. The proposals, together with any proposals by the Management Committee, shall be circulated to the Clubs by 21st June and any amendments thereto shall be submitted to the General Secretary by 28th June. The proposals and proposed amendments thereto shall be circulated to Clubs with the notice of the Annual General Meeting. A proposal to change a Rule shall be carried if 51% [a majority] of those present and entitled to vote are in favour.
A copy of the proposed alterations to Rules to be considered at the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting shall be submitted to the sanctioning Football Association 21 days prior to the date of the meeting.
Any alterations or additions decided upon at any meeting shall not become operative until the approval of the Association issuing sanction shall have been obtained.
RULES BINDING ON CLUBS
21. Each Member Club shall be deemed to have given its assent to the foregoing Rules and agreed to abide by the decisions of the Management Committee subject to Rule 16. Each Member Club must abide by any issued Football Association Code of Conduct.
FINANCE
22. (A) The Management Committee shall determine with which bank or other financial
institution the funds of the Competition will be lodged.
(B) All expenditure in excess of £25.00 shall be approved by the Management Committee. Cheques shall be signed by at least two Officers nominated by the Management Committee.
(C) The financial year of the Competition will end on 31st May.
(D) The books, or a certified balance sheet, of a Competition shall be prepared and shall be verified annually by some suitable person(s) who shall be appointed as independent examiners at the Annual General Meeting.
E) All outstanding payments to be with the Treasurer or General Secretary no later than 30th May. If any payments remain outstanding by this date then the Competition will suspend the Club in question from all football within this League until all payments are settled.
F) All payments to the Competition are to be made by Club cheque, no cash accepted, payable to “Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League”, and that if a cheque is duly returned unpaid by the Clubs’ bank, the item for which the cheque was issued in payment will be deemed unpaid (from the date on which the Competitions’ bank account is re-debited). The offending Club will be fined £25.00 and ordered to reimburse the Competition for any bank charges paid as a direct consequence.
G) All Clubs must have a Club Bank Account within 14 days of election at the Annual General Meeting. The Competition reserves the right to deem any Club without a Club Bank Account after a period of 14 days since election ineligible to take part in the Competition.
The Competition reserves the right to request access to a Clubs Bank Statement at any time during the course of the season.
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REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES
23. All Clubs in membership with this Competition shall be bound to place their players at the disposal of the League for any representative matches. Any player selected by the Committee, and who subsequently plays, shall be presented with a memento at the Annual Presentation evening. Should a selected player be unable to accept the invitation, he will only be allowed to play for his Club on the same day in exceptional circumstances and shall otherwise be considered ineligible. Should a Club have more than 2 of its players or a Goalkeeper selected for any one match, it may be entitled to postpone its Competition League or Cup fixture scheduled for the same date, provided a request is made in writing to the Fixtures Secretary, not later than 7 days prior to the fixture.
INSURANCE
24. It is the responsibility of each Club and their individual members to ensure that they have adequate and appropriate insurance. Provision needs to be made to cover against any possible litigation or liability. Clubs and their members are advised to seek expert advice to ensure that they have adequate Public Liability, Accident and Injury Insurance cover where required. Clubs must ensure that their members are fully aware of the requirements of this Rule.
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CUP COMPETITION RULES
K1. Knockout Cup Rules
The Competition shall be called The Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League Knockout Cup and may at any stage incorporate a sponsor’s name. The ownership of the Knockout Cup shall be as stated in Competition Rule 18 (A). The Knockout Cup shall never become the permanent property of any Club. The winning Club shall be presented with the Knockout Cup as stated in Competition Rule 18. The Club, then giving a written promise to return this Knockout Cup to the General Secretary, by the 1st March in the ensuing year, in good condition.
K2. Control of the Competition
The entire control and management of the Competition shall be vested in the Committee whose decision shall be final, “Subject to Competition Rule 16.” Any infringement of these Rules shall be dealt with by the Committee.
K3. Eligible Clubs
The Competition is open to members of The Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League only.
K4. Eligibility of Players
Rules for qualification shall be as Competition Rule 8 of The Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League. In addition to being qualified in all other aspects, no player may play for more than one team and must be registered by 10.30am, 8 days prior to kick-off, or as decided by the Competition Management Committee.
K5. Draw
The Management Committee shall make the draw for this Competition, making provision for the necessary “byes” in the first round. The Clubs shall be drawn in pairs, the first drawn Club being the Home Club, the pairs shall compete and the winner proceeds to the next round. The draw shall continue in the same manner, until the end of the Competition when the winning Club shall receive the Knockout Cup.
K6. Provision for Match
In the event of the score being level at the end of normal time, up to 30 minutes “extra time” (15 minutes each way), will be played. Should the score still be level after extra time then the match shall be decided by a penalty kick competition under the Rules laid down and specified for obtaining a result in a Knockout Competition by the International Board in the Laws of the Game and the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association.
K7. Referees, Assistant Referees and Club Assistant Referees (formerly Club Linesmen) Officials fees and travelling expenses are to be equally shared by Clubs for all Cup-ties except for the Final Tie.
Otherwise As per Competition Rule 13.
K8. Semi-Final and Final
In the Semi-final ties, the participating Clubs shall equally share the match expenses (i.e. The Referees and officially appointed Assistant Referees’ fees and travelling expenses and the hire of the pitch if a NEUTRAL ground is used). As far as possible, Assistant Referees will be appointed to all Semi-final ties.
In the semi-final ties each Club shall provide a suitable match ball, the Referee will then decide which ball shall be used. In the final tie, the half time interval should not exceed the maximum permitted within the Laws of the Game and the Rules and Regulations of the Football Association.
K9. Other Provisions
As appropriate all other Competition Rules apply. Where no Rule applies, the decision of the Management Committee shall be the final authority. Subject to the Right of Appeal to the Sussex County Football Association, in accordance with Sussex County Football Association Rules. “Subject to Competition Rule 16”.
All match expenses (i.e. pitch fees and Officials fees and travelling expenses) are to be equally shared by Clubs for all Cup-ties except for the Final Tie.
CUP COMPETITION RULES
C1. Invitation Cup Competition Rules
The Cup shall be called The Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League Invitation Cup, and may at any stage incorporate a sponsor’s name. The ownership of the Cup shall be as stated in Competition Rule 18 (A). The Cup shall never become the permanent property of any Club. The winning Club shall be presented with the Cup as stated in Competition Rule 18. The Club then giving a written promise to return this Cup to the Competition Secretary by the 1st March in the ensuing year, in good condition.
C2. Control of the Competition
The entire control and management of the Competition shall be vested in the Committee whose decision shall be final, “Subject to Competition Rule 16.” Any infringement of these Rules shall be dealt with by the Committee.
C3. Eligible Clubs
The Competition is open to any Club in Membership of The Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League upon invitation from the Management Committee.
C4. Eligibility of Players
Rules for qualification shall be as Competition Rule 8 of The Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League. In addition to being qualified in all other aspects, no player may play for more than one team and must be registered by 10.30am, 8 days prior to kick-off, or as decided by the Competition Management Committee.
C5. Draw
The Management Committee shall make the draw for this Competition, making provision for the necessary “byes” in the group stages. The Clubs will be drawn into groups. The number of groups to be determined by the number of participating Clubs. Each Club shall compete against all other Clubs within the group, with 3 points being awarded for a win and 1 point for a draw. After all group matches have been completed, the first and second placed teams in each group will go forward to the Knockout stage. In the event of the top two placings of any group being tied by points by more than two teams, team rankings may be decided by the following priority :
(i) goal difference, (ii) goals scored, (iii) a deciding match determined by the Management Committee.
The Knockout stage will have as many rounds as the number of participating Clubs permits. The Clubs will be draw in pairs, the first drawn Club being the Home Club, the pairs will compete and the winner will proceed into the next round. The draw shall continue in the same manner until the end of the Competition when the winning Club shall receive the Invitation Cup.
C6. Provision for Match
The Competition will be played on a group basis as laid out in Rule C5. In the knockout stage in the event of the score being level at the end of normal time, 30 minutes extra time (15 minutes each way) will be played. Should the score still be level after extra time, then the match shall be decided by a penalty Competition, under the Rules laid down and specified for obtaining a result in a Knockout Competition by the International Board in the Laws of the Game and the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association.
C7. Referees, Assistant Referees and Club Assistant Referees (formerly Club Linesmen)
Officials fees and travelling expenses are to be equally shared by Clubs for all Cup-ties except for the Final Tie.
Otherwise As per Competition Rule 13.
C8. Semi-Final and Final In the semi-final ties the participating Clubs shall equally share the match expenses, (i.e. The Referees and officially appointed Assistant Referees fees and travelling expenses and the hire of the pitch if a NEUTRAL ground is used). As far as possible, Assistant Referees will be appointed to all semi-final ties. In the semi-final ties each Club shall provide a suitable match ball, the Referee will then decide which ball shall be used. In the final tie the half time interval should not exceed the maximum permitted within the Laws of the Game and the Rules and Regulations of the Football Association. “Subject to Competition Rule 16”.
C9. Other Provisions
The Management Committee reserves the right to change the Competition to a different format prior to the commencement of each season.
As appropriate all other Competition Rules apply. Where no Rules applies, the decision of the Management Committee shall be the final authority subject to the Right of Appeal to the Sussex County Football Association in accordance with Sussex County Football Association Rules. “Subject to Competition Rule 16”.
All match expenses (i.e. pitch fees and Officials fees and travelling expenses) are to be equally shared by Clubs for all Cup-ties except for the Final Tie.
CUP COMPETITION RULES
CC1. Charity Invitation Cup Rules
The Cup shall be called The Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League Charity Invitation Cup, and may incorporate a sponsors and/or Charities name. The ownership of the Cup shall be as stated in Competition Rule 18 (A). The Cup shall never become the permanent property of any Club. The winning Club shall be presented with the Cup as stated in Competition Rule 18. The Club shall then give a written promise to return this Cup to the Competition Secretary by 1st March in the ensuing year, in good condition.
CC2. Control of the Competition The entire control and management of the Competition shall be vested in the Committee whose decision shall be final, “Subject to Competition Rule 16.” Any infringement of these Rules shall be dealt with by the Committee.
CC3. Eligible Clubs
The competition is open to any Club in Membership of The Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League upon invitation from the Management Committee.
CC4. Eligibility of Players Rules for qualification shall be as Competition Rule 8, of the Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League. In addition to being qualified in all other aspects, no player may play for more than one team and must be registered by 10:30am. 8 days prior to kick off, or as decided by the Competition Management Committee.
CC5. Provision for Match The Competition will be played over 1 fixture, at a venue decided by the Fixtures Secretary, with the Team with the greater number of goals deciding the winners. In the event of the two Teams being of equal number of goals after 90 minutes, then a period of extra time of two equal periods in duration, not less than 10 minutes and not more than 15 minutes of play. (The Referee shall inform both Captains if less than 15 minutes extra time is to be played). The Team with the greater number of goals after this period will be declared the winners. In the event of the two Teams being equal after the period of extra time, then kicks from the penalty mark will decide the winners.
CC6. Referees and Assistant Referees
Referees and Assistant Referees will be appointed by the Referees Secretary and will receive a memento of the match.
CC7. Proceeds
All net proceeds from this match will be donated to a Charity as designated by the Management Committee.
CC8. Other Provisions The Management Committee reserves the right to change the competition format prior to the commencement of each season. As appropriate all other Competition Rules apply. Where no rule applies, the decision of the Management Committee shall be the final authority, subject to the Right of Appeal to the Sussex County Football Association in accordance with Sussex County Football Association Rules.
CUP COMPETITION RULES
MP1. Millennium Plate Rules
The Cup shall be called The Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League Invitation Millennium Plate and may at any stage incorporate a sponsor’s name. The ownership of the Cup shall be as stated in Competition Rule 18 (A). The Cup shall never become the permanent property of any Club. The winning Club shall be presented with the Cup as stated in Competition Rule 18. The Club then giving a written promise to return this Cup to the Competition Secretary by the 1st March in the ensuing year, in good condition.
MP2. Control of the Competition The entire control and management of the Competition shall be vested in the Committee whose decision shall be final, “Subject to Competition Rule 16.” Any infringement of these Rules shall be dealt with by the Committee.
MP3. Eligible Clubs
The Competition is open to any Club in Membership of The Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League upon invitation from the Management Committee.
MP4. Eligibility of Players
Rules for qualification shall be as Competition Rule 8 of The Millennium 2000 Sunday Football League. In addition to being qualified in all other aspects, no player may play for more than one team and must be registered by 10.30am, 8 days prior to kick-off, or as decided by the Competition Management Committee.
MP5. Draw
The Management Committee shall make the draw for this Competition, making the necessary provision for the necessary “byes” in the first round. The Clubs shall be drawn in pairs, the first drawn Club being the Home Club, the pairs shall compete and the winner proceeds into the next round. The draw shall continue in the same manner, until the end of the Competition when the winning Club shall receive the Millennium Plate Trophy.
MP6. Provision for Match
In the event of the score being level at the end of normal time, up to 30 minutes extra time (15 minutes each way) will be played. Should the score still be level after extra time, then the match shall be decided by a penalty Competition, under the Rules laid down and specified for obtaining a result in a Knockout Competition by the International Board in the Laws of the Game and the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association.
MP7. Referees, Assistant Referees and Club Assistant Referees (formerly Club Linesmen) Officials fees and travelling expenses are to be equally shared by Clubs for all Cup-ties except for the Final Tie.
Otherwise As per Competition Rule 13.
MP8. Semi-Final and Final
In the semi-final ties the participating Clubs shall equally share the match expenses, (i.e. The Referees and officially appointed Assistant Referees fees and travelling expenses and the hire of the pitch if a NEUTRAL ground is used). As far as possible, Assistant Referees will be appointed to all semi-final ties. In the semi-final ties each Club shall provide a suitable match ball, the Referee will then decide which ball shall be used. In the final tie the half time interval should not exceed the maximum permitted within the Laws of the Game and the Rules and Regulations of the Football Association.
MP9. Other Provisions The Management Committee reserves the right to change the Competition to a different format prior to the commencement of each season.
As appropriate all other League Rules apply. Where no Rules apply, the decision of the Management Committee shall be the final authority subject to the Right of Appeal to the Sussex County Football Association in accordance with Sussex County Football Association Rules. “Subject to Competition Rule 16”.
All match expenses (i.e. pitch fees and Officials fees and travelling expenses) are to be equally shared by Clubs for all Cup-ties except for the Final Tie.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN
1. Any act, statement, conduct or other matter which harms a child or children, or poses or may pose a risk of harm to a child or children, shall constitute behaviour which is improper and brings the game into disrepute.
2. (a) In these Regulations the expression "Offence" shall mean any one or more of the offences contained in the Schedules of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 and any other criminal offence which reasonably causes The Association to believe that the person accused of the offence poses or may pose a risk of harm to a child or children.
(b) All persons in such positions that The Association deems relevant whose normal duties include caring for, training, supervising or being in sole charge of children are required to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure via The Association’s CRB process.
3. Upon receipt by The Association of:
3.1 notification that an individual has been charged with an Offence; or
3.2 notification that an individual is the subject of an investigation by the Police, Social Services or any other authority relating to an Offence; or
3.3 any other information which causes The Association reasonably to believe that a person poses or may pose a risk of harm to a child or children then The Association shall have the power to order that the individual be suspended from all or any specific football activity for such period and on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.
4. In reaching its determination as to whether an order under Regulation 3 should be made The Association shall give consideration, inter alia, to the following factors:
4.1 whether a child is or children are or may be at risk of harm;
4.2 whether the matters are of a serious nature;
4.3 whether an order is necessary or desirable to allow the conduct of any investigation by The Association or any other authority or body to proceed unimpeded.
5. The period of an order referred to in 3 above shall not be capable of lasting beyond the date upon which any charge under the Rules of The Association or any Offence is decided or brought to an end.
6. Where an order is imposed on an individual under regulation 3 above, The Association shall bring and conclude any proceedings under the Rules of The Association against the person relating to the matters as soon as reasonably practicable.
7. Where a person is convicted, or is made the subject of a caution in respect of an Offence, that shall constitute a breach of the Rules of The Association and The Association shall have the power to order the suspension of the person from all or any specific football activity for such a period (including indefinitely) and on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.
8. For the purposes of these Regulations, The Association shall act through its Council or any committee or sub-committee thereof, including the Board.
9. Notification in writing of an order referred to above shall be given to the person concerned and/or any club with which he is associated as soon as reasonably practicable.
10. The applicable standard of proof shall be the civil standard, of the balance of probability. The more serious the allegation taking into account the nature of the misconduct alleged and the context of the case the greater the burden of evidence required to find the matter proved. Save that for charges pursuant to The Football Association’s Safeguarding Children Policy, where the welfare and protection of children shall be paramount and the test shall be whether more likely than not.
DIRECTORY OF CLUBS 2010/2011
|A.F.C SPORTING HORLEY |
|SECRETARY | |
| |Peter Lewington (H) 01737 212362 (M) 07540 943565 |
| |peter.lewington@ |
| | |
| |6, Stockton Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8JG |
| | |
|EMERGENCY |Clive Allard (H) 01959 700810 (M) 07525 687558 |
| |clive.allard@ |
|GROUND |Court Lodge Playing Fields, Horley Anderson Centre, Thornton Close, Horley, RH6 8RJ |
|AVAILABILITY |For availability liaise with contact. |
|SHARED WITH | |
|GROUND CONTACT |Joan Walsh, Horley Town Council, 01293 784765 |
|HOME COLOURS |Blue Shirts - Blue Shorts - Blue Socks |
|AWAY COLOURS |Yellow Shirts - Yellow Shorts - Yellow Socks |
|BRITANNIA SPORTS |
|SECRETARY | |
| |John Penney (H) (M) 07501 262598 |
| |gunner.jp@hotmail.co.uk |
| | |
| | |
| |C/O 2, Chantrey Road, Tilgate, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 5AL |
|EMERGENCY |Leigh Watkins (H) 01293 552134 (M) 07538 934806 |
| |gods-gift-uk@ |
|GROUND |Crawley Borough Council |
|AVAILABILITY |For availability liaise with Council |
|SHARED WITH | |
|GROUND CONTACT |Poonam Rana, Crawley Borough Council, 01293 438492 Poonam.Rana@.uk |
|HOME COLOURS |Blue/red Shirts –Blue Shorts – Blue Socks |
|AWAY COLOURS |Green/Grey Shirts - Grey Shorts - Grey Socks |
|COPTHORNE |
|SECRETARY | |
| |David Finch (H) 01342 712066 (M) 07976 938385 |
| |davefinch.citytask@ |
| | |
| |Rainbow Cottage, Shipley Bridge Lane, Copthorne, RH10 3JL |
|EMERGENCY |Frank Berrington (H) 01342 714678 (M) 07962 001558 |
| |magpie87@ |
|GROUND |King Georges Field, Copthorne Bank, Copthorne, West Sussex, RH10 3JQ |
|AVAILABILITY |September 2010 to April 2011 |
|SHARED WITH |Mid Sussex Saturday League |
|GROUND CONTACT |David Finch 01342 712066 davefinch.citytask@ |
|HOME COLOURS |Red/Black Shirts - White Shorts - White Socks |
|AWAY COLOURS |Yellow/Black Shirts - Black Shorts - Yellow Socks |
|CRAWLEY TOON |
|SECRETARY | |
| |Richard Harper (H) 01293 403156 (M) 07730 653505 |
| |patrickaharper@ |
| |9, Midhurst Close, Ifield, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 OBS |
|EMERGENCY |Patrick Harper (H) 01293 511764 (M) 07941 141970 stumpy04@ |
|GROUND |Crawley Borough Council |
|AVAILABILITY |For availability liaise with Council |
|SHARED WITH | |
|GROUND CONTACT |Poonam Rana, Crawley Borough Council, 01293 438492 Poonam.Rana@.uk |
|HOME COLOURS |White Shirts -Purple Shorts – Purple Socks |
|AWAY COLOURS |Blue/Red Shirts - Black Shorts - Black Socks |
|EVO ATHLETIC |
|SECRETARY | |
| |Chris Beard (H) 01444 483714 (M) 07843 620593 |
| |zico@ |
| |52, Meadow Drive, Lindfield, West Sussex, RH16 2RR |
|EMERGENCY |As Secretary |
|GROUND |Victoria Park, South Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4HT |
|AVAILABILITY |For availability liaise with Council |
|SHARED WITH |Mid Sussex Saturday League |
|GROUND CONTACT |Ben Toogood, Mid Sussex District Council, 01444 477379, bent@.uk |
|HOME COLOURS |Claret Shirts - Claret Shorts - Claret Socks |
|AWAY COLOURS |Sky Blue Shirts - Claret Shorts - Sky Blue Socks |
|GRATTONS |
|SECRETARY | |
| |Ashley Burt (H) (M) 07960 049046 burt006@ |
| | |
| |26, Loppets Road, Tilgate, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 5DW |
|EMERGENCY |Peter Nash (H) 01293 884813 (M) 07969 640030 |
| |colin.nash41@ |
|GROUND |Crawley Borough Council |
|AVAILABILITY |For availability liaise with Council |
|SHARED WITH | |
|GROUND CONTACT |Poonam Rana, Crawley Borough Council, 01293 438492 Poonam.Rana@.uk |
|HOME COLOURS |Blue Shirts - Blue Shorts - Blue Socks |
|AWAY COLOURS |White Shirts - White Shorts - White Socks |
|HALF MOON CRAWLEY LIONS |
|SECRETARY | |
| |Alastair Parr (H) 01293409051 (M) 07999 860647 ali.parr@|
| | |
| |The Half Moon, Brighton Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 6SR |
|EMERGENCY |Richard Spink (H) (M) 07980543716 |
| |alison_carr@ |
|GROUND |Crawley Borough Council |
|AVAILABILITY |For availability liaise with Council |
|SHARED WITH | |
|GROUND CONTACT |Poonam Rana, Crawley Borough Council, 01293 438492 Poonam.Rana@.uk |
|HOME COLOURS |Blue/Black Shirts - Black Shorts – Blue/Black Socks |
|AWAY COLOURS |Yellow Shirts - Blue Shorts – Blue Socks |
|STONE QUARRY UNITED |
|SECRETARY | |
| |Russell Barranca (H) 01342 712501 (M) 07712 762620 russell.barranca@ |
| |37, Rowan Walk, Crawley Down, West Sussex, RH10 4JW |
|EMERGENCY |Matt Clarabut (H) (M) 07515 167450 |
| |Buzzz-barbers@live.co.uk |
|GROUND | |
|AVAILABILITY | |
|SHARED WITH | |
|GROUND CONTACT | |
|HOME COLOURS |Orange Shirts - Black Shorts - Black Socks |
|AWAY COLOURS |Blue Shirts - Blue Shorts - Blue Socks |
|THE ROYAL OAK |
|SECRETARY | |
| |Nick Warren (H) 01293 533588 (M) 07841 097980 |
| |nicholas.warren@ |
| |16 Sycamore Close, Langley Green, Crawley, Sussex, RH11 7NS |
|EMERGENCY |Jon Martin (H) 01293 416628 (M) 07852 427630 |
| |phillip.cupra@blueyonder.co.uk |
|GROUND |Crawley Borough Council |
|AVAILABILITY |For availability liaise with Council |
|SHARED WITH | |
|GROUND CONTACT |Poonam Rana, Crawley Borough Council, 01293 438492 |
| |Poonam.Rana@.uk |
|HOME COLOURS |Yellow Shirts - Royal Blue Shorts - White Socks |
|AWAY COLOURS | |
|THE SWAN |
|SECRETARY | |
| |Steve Parker (H) 01293 882166 (M) 07922 643174 swan_fc@yahoo.co.uk |
| |315, Milton Mount, Pound Hill, Crawley, West.Sussex, RH10 3DX |
|EMERGENCY |Trevor Bond (H) 01293 882166 (M) 07990 604343 |
|GROUND |Handcross Village Recreation Ground, High Street, Handcross, West Sussex |
|AVAILABILITY |August 2010 – May 2011. Liaise with contact. |
|SHARED WITH | |
|GROUND CONTACT |Steve Parker 07922 643174 swan_fc@yahoo.co.uk |
|HOME COLOURS |Blue/Yellow Shirts –Yellow Shorts -Blue Socks |
|AWAY COLOURS |Amber/Black Shirts - Black Shorts - Black Socks |
COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2010/2011
| |
|PRESIDENT |
| |
|Mr. Terry Watson |
| |
|terry@mairon.co.uk |
| |
| | |
|CHAIRMAN |GENERAL SECRETARY |
| | |
|Mr. David Hall |Mr. Chris Beard |
| | |
|10, Lavant Close, Gossops Green, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 8LN |52, Meadow Drive, Lindfield, West Sussex, RH16 2RR |
| | |
|dchall@blueyonder.co.uk |(H) 01444 483714 (M) 07843 620593 |
| | |
| |zico@ |
| | |
|FIXTURES SECRETARY |REFEREE SECRETARY |
| | |
|Clive Allard |Mr. Ron Bentham |
| | |
|203, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Kent, TN16 3JU |10, Ash Drive, Oaklands Park, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 3RR |
| | |
|(M) 07525 687558 (RESULTS LINE) |(H) 01737 789360 (M) 07722 140410 |
| | |
|clive.allard@ | |
| | |
|REGISTRATION SECRETARY |MATCH DAY CARDS SECRETARY |
| | |
|Kelly Byworth |Clive Allard |
| | |
|10 Orchard House, Dobson Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 7UP |203, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Kent, TN16 3JU |
| | |
|(M) 07906 975966 |(M) 07525 687558 (RESULTS LINE) |
| | |
|redsmunt@hotmail.co.uk |clive.allard@ |
| | |
|TREASURER |ASSISTANT SECRETARY |
| | |
|Mr. Alan Davison |Vacant |
| | |
|5, Bylanes Close, Cuckfield, West Sussex, RH17 5HB | |
| | |
|(H) 01444 455939 (M) 07941 652424 | |
| | |
|alan.davison1@o2.co.uk | |
REFEREES 2010/2011
|FEES : Match Fee £25.00 – Expenses 29 pence per mile |
| | |
|Ron Bentham |Nigel Bullen |
| | |
|10, Ash Drive, Oaklands Park, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 3RR |49, Parkway, Pound Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3BS |
| | |
|(H) 01737 789360 (M) 07722 140410 |(H) 01293 518602 (M) 07791 872289 |
| | |
| |nigel_bullen@ |
| | |
|Mr. John Doctrove |Al Liguori |
| | |
|12, Crewdson Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9HH | |
| | |
|(H) 01293 786802 (M) 07973 402945 |(H) (M) 07919 507742 |
| | |
|johnny.h.doctrove@ | |
| |a.liguori@ |
| | |
|Kirk Ritchie |Brian Vacher |
| | |
|16, Mannings Close, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3TX |16, Andromeda Close, Bewbush, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 6DD |
| | |
|(H) 01293 405590 (M) 07727 064990 |(H) (M) 07872 926365 |
| | |
|kirktheref@ | |
| |brianjanev1@ |
| | |
| | |
MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS
| | |
| | |
|FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER CERTIFICATES |SUSSEX COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION |
|Registrations Department Telephone Number |Office Telephone Number |
|0844 9808200 |01903 753547 |
| |E-mail sussexfa@dial.pipex.co.uk |
| |Website sussex- |
| | |
|SURREY COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION |CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL PARK SERVICES |
| | |
|Office Telephone Number |01293 438492 |
| | |
|01372 373543 |outdoor.sports@.uk |
| | |
| |Poonam.Rana@.uk |
| | |
|MID SUSSEX DISTRICT COUNCIL LEISURE SERVICES |CRAWLEY OBSERVER |
| | |
|01444 477379 |01293 562929 |
| | |
|bent@.uk | |
| | |
|MID SUSSEX TIMES |H.J. STONER & SON TROPHY SUPPLIES |
| | |
|01444 452201 |14, Church Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9AE |
| | |
| |01444 232237 |
MILLENNIUM 2000 S.F.L. MEETING DATES
2011/2012
ALL MEETINGS TO BE HELD AT BURGESS HILL (MID SUSSEX) CONSERVATIVE CLUB
1-3 Cyprus Road
Burgess Hill,, West Sussex RH15 8DX
8.00 pm.
TUESDAY 21st SEPTEMBER 2010
TUESDAY 19th APRIL 2011
TUESDAY 19th JULY 2011
(A.G.M.)
YOU ARE REMINDED THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL ALL CLUBS ATTEND THESE MEETINGS. ANY CLUB NOT ATTENDING WITHOUT A VALID EXCUSE WILL BE FINED.
DATES FOR THE DIARY 2010/2011
|MONTH |DATE |LEAGUE |COUNTY F.A. |
|JULY 2010 |By the 1st |LEAGUE OFFICER NOMINATIONS TO BE |COUNTY AFFILIATION FORM AND FEES TO BE |
| | |FORWARDED TO GENERAL SECRETARY |WITH RELEVANT COUNTY |
| | | | |
| | | |COUNTY CUP AFFILIATION FORM AND FEES TO|
| | | |BE WITH RELEVANT COUNTY |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | |A.G.M | |
| | | | |
| |27th | | |
|AUGUST 2010 |By the 1st |CLUB COLOURS MUST BE WITH GENERAL | |
| | |SECRETARY | |
| | | | |
| |By 31st |CLUB COUNTY F.A. AFFILIATION NUMBER MUST| |
| | |BE GIVEN TO THE GENERAL SECRETARY | |
|SEPTEMBER 2010 |5th |PLAYING SEASON BEGINS | |
| | | | |
| |21st |LEAGUE MEETING | |
| | | | |
| |By 30th | |VERIFIED CLUB STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT TO |
| | | |BE WITH RELEVANT COUNTY |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|OCTOBER 2010 | | | |
|NOVEMBER 2010 | | | |
|DECEMBER 2010 |31st |NO PLAYERS TO BE REGISTERED AFTER THIS | |
| | |DATE EXCEPT BY SPECIAL PERMISSION OF THE| |
| | |MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE | |
|JANUARY 2011 | | | |
|FEBRUARY 2011 | | | |
|MARCH 2011 |By 1st |ALL COMPETITION TROPHIES TO BE RETURNED | |
| | |TO GENERAL SECRETARY AS PER COMPETITION | |
| | |RULES | |
| | | | |
| | |NO PLAYERS TO BE TRANSFERRED BETWEEN | |
| |1st |CLUBS AFTER THIS DATE EXCEPT BY SPECIAL | |
| | |PERMISSION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | |ANY CLUB INTENDING TO WITHDRAW FROM THE | |
| | |LEAGUE UPON COMPLETION OF FIXTURES MUST | |
| | |NOTIFY THE GENERAL SECRETARY INWRITING | |
| | |BY THIS DATE | |
| | | | |
| |By 31st | | |
|APRIL 2011 |19th |LEAGUE MEETING | |
|MAY 2011 |By 1st |ANY CLUB WISHING TO REMAIN IN THE LEAGUE| |
| | |FOR THE FOLLOWING SEASON MUST NOTIFY THE| |
| | |GENERAL SECRETARY IN WRITING BY THIS | |
| | |DATE | |
| | | | |
| | |PLAYING SEASON ENDS | |
| | | | |
| |15th |ALL OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS MUST BE WITH | |
| | |EITHER THE GENERAL SECRETARY OR THE | |
| |By 30th |TREASURER BY THIS DATE | |
| | | | |
| | |FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE LEAGUE ENDS | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| |31st | | |
|JUNE 2011 |By 1st |APPLICATIONS/AGREEMENT FORMS FOR | |
| | |2011/2012 MEMBERSHIP MUST BE WITH THE | |
| | |GENERAL SECRETARY | |
| | | | |
| | |ANY PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO THE RULES OF| |
| | |THE COMPETITION MUST BE WITH THE GENERAL| |
| | |SECRETARY IN WRITING BY THIS DATE | |
|JULY 2010 |By 1st |LEAGUE OFFICER NOMINATIONS TO BE |COUNTY AFFILIATION FORM AND FEES TO BE |
| | |FORWARDED TO GENERAL SECRETARY |WITH RELEVANT COUNTY |
| | | | |
| | | |COUNTY CUP AFFILIATION FORM AND FEES TO|
| | | |BE WITH RELEVANT COUNTY |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | |A.G.M. | |
| | | | |
| |19th | | |
ADVICE FOR CLUB SECRETARIES AND TEAM MANAGERS
BEFORE THE GAME THE SECRETARY OF THE HOME CLUB MUST AT LEAST 3 FULL DAYS BEFORE THE FIXTURE (WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE GAME), CONFIRM ,THE DATE OF THE FIXTURE, WHETHER THE FIXTURE IS LEAGUE OR CUP, TIME OF KICK OFF, VENUE, ALONG WITH DIRECTIONS IF NECESSARY, REFEREES NAME AND CLUB COLOURS TO THE OPPOSITION SECRETARY.
IF THE COUNTY COUNCIL POSTPONES YOUR FIXTURE IN THE WEEK BEFORE THE GAME YOU MUST INFORM THE FIXTURES SECRETARY CLIVE ALLARD AND REFEREES SECRETARY RON BENTHAM. DO NOT INFORM THE REFEREE THE GAME IS OFF AS THE REFEREES SECRETARY MAY USE HIM ELSEWHERE.
AT THE GROUND BOTH CLUBS TO GIVE SUBSTITUTES NAMES TO REFEREE.
IT IS THE HOME CLUBS RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE 2 SUITABLE MATCH BALLS, GOAL NETS WITH PEGS AND CORNER FLAGS. IT IS ADVISABLE TO POSSESS A WHISTLE IN THE RARE EVENT OF A REFEREE NOT TURNING UP.
BOTH CLUBS MUST BE IN POSSESSION OF A SUITABLE FIRST AID KIT IN RESPECT OF COMPETITION RULES.
BOTH CLUBS MUST BE IN POSSESSION OF THEIR CLUB PLAYER IDENTIFICATION CARDS ON ALL MATCH DAYS.
CLUBS, REFEREES AND LEAGUE OFFICIALS ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSPECT A CLUBS PLAYER ID CARDS AT ANY TIME.
IF A CLUB IS REGISTERING PLAYERS ON THE DAY, (A MAXIMUM OF 3), THEN THOSE PLAYERS IF NOT REGISTERED THE SEASON BEFORE, MUST HAVE TWO PASSPORT SIZED PHOTOGRAPHS, BOTH SIGNED ON THE BACK BY THE REGISTERING PLAYER. THE PLAYER(S) MUST ALSO COMPLETE A REGISTRATION FORM WHICH IS COUNTERSIGNED BY AN OFFICER OF THAT CLUB AND WITNESSED BY AN OFFICER OF THE OPPOSING CLUB.
AFTER THE GAME IN ALL LEAGUE FIXTURES IT IS NOW THE HOME CLUBS RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY THE REFEREE HIS MATCH FEE AND EXPENSES. READ COMPETITION RULES REGARDING OTHER INSTANCES.
THE PITCH AND REFEREE EXPENSES IN CUP FIXTURES AND ALL DOUBLE HEADERS ARE TO BE EQUALLY SHARED BY BOTH CLUBS. THIS APPLIES TO ALL CUP FIXTURES EXCEPT THE FINAL TIE. HOME CLUBS MUST INFORM THE AWAY CLUB IN THE WEEK BEFORE THE FIXTURE THE COST OF THEIR PITCH. AWAY CLUBS MUST PAY THEIR SHARE OF THE EXPENSES ON THE DAY, UNLESS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO CLUBS HAS BEEN FORGED.
IF THE GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED OR ABANDONED BY THE REFEREE ON THE DAY THEN YOU MUST NOTIFY THE FIXTURES SECRETARY VIA TEXT.
ALL CLUBS MUST TEXT MESSAGE THE RESULT AND THE FORENAMES AND SURNAMES OF THEIR GOAL SCORERS TO THE FIXTURES SECRETARY, CLIVE ALLARD ON 07525 687558 BY 14.00 HOURS ON THE DAY OF THE MATCH OR 21.00 HOURS FOR EVENING MATCHES.
ALL CLUBS MUSTALSO FULLY COMPLETE THE CLUB MATCH RETURN SHEET AND CLUB REFEREE SHEET FOR ALL FIXTURES AND EMAIL IT TO THE MATCH DAY CARDS SECRETARY AND FIXTURES SECRETARY, CLIVE ALLARD. THE FORMS ARE NOT TO ARRIVE LATER THAN 5PM ON THE DAY AFTER THE FIXTURE. BOTH SHEETS MUST BE FULLY COMPLETED. IF YOU DID NOT HAVE A FIXTURE OR YOUR FIXTURE WAS POSTPONED OR ABANDONED THEN YOU MUST STILL FORWARD THE MATCH RETURN WITH A “NG- NO GAME”, “PP- POSTPONED” OR “A- ABANDONED” IN THE RELEVANT SLOT.
MAKE SURE ALL PLAYERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN FIXTURES ARE REGISTERED WITH THE LEAGUE AND ARE NOT IN ANY WAY SUSPENDED. ANY CLUB WHO PLAYS AN UNREGISTERED OR SUSPENDED PLAYER IN ANY FIXTURE WILL BE SEVERELY DEALT WITH BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
IF YOUR CLUB HAS ANY PLAYER THAT IS SUSPENDED BY THE COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION THEN YOU MUST INFORM THE GENERALSECRETARY, CHRIS BEARD OF THAT PLAYERS DETAILS ALONG WITH HIS DATES OF SUSPENSION. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY INCUR A FINE.
YOU ARE REMINDED THAT BY NOT FOLLOWING THE ABOVE YOU MAY INCUR FINES FOR YOUR CLUB. YOU ARE ADVISED TO READ YOUR RULEBOOK AND CONTACT THE GENERAL SECRETARY IF YOU ARE UNCLEAR ABOUT ANYTHING.
ROLL OF HONOURS
|Competition / Year |Winners |Runners Up |
|Division One | | |
| | | |
|2000/2001 |Three Bridges Sports |Time 24 |
|2001/2002 |Orange Square |T.B. Sports |
|2002/2003 |Orange Square |Crawley Rangers |
|2003/2004 |Orange Square |Crawley Rangers |
|2004/2005 |Pease Pottage Sunday |Orange Square |
|2005/2006 |Pease Pottage Sunday |Bar Mooch |
|2006/2007 |BB Athletic |Pease Pottage Sunday |
|2007/2008 |BB Athletic |H.H. United Services |
|2008/2009 |Horley Town Rovers |Copthorne |
|2009/2010 |Britannia Sports |Burgess Hill Ale Stars |
|2010/2011 | | |
|Division Two | | |
| | | |
|2000/2001 |(Not played) |(Not played) |
|2001/2002 |(Not played) |(Not played) |
|2002/2003 |AFC Shelbyville |Junction |
|2003/2004 |Heath Park Rangers |Parkside |
|2004/2005 |Worth Park Rangers |Palmerias |
|2005/2006 |BB Athletic |Trickshots |
|2006/2007 |Bewbush Albion |Talbot Athletic |
|2007/2008 |(Not played) |(Not played) |
|2008/2009 |(Not played) |(Not played) |
|2009/2010 |(Not played) |(Not played) |
|2010/2011 | | |
|Knockout Cup | | |
| | | |
|2000/2001 |Hurstpierpoint Has Beens 2 |T.B. Sports 1 |
|2001/2002 |Orange Square 5 | |
|2002/2003 |County Oak 3 |Crawley Rangers 2 |
|2003/2004 |Cuckfield United 3 |Crawley Eagles 2 |
|2004/2005 |Pease Pottage Sunday 4 |Horley Flyers 1 |
|2005/2006 |Pease Pottage Sunday 4 |Orange Square 0 |
|2006/2007 |BB Athletic 3 (won on pens) |Bar Mooch 2 |
|2007/2008 |BB Athletic 2 |Pease Pottage Sun 3 |
|2008/2009 |Burgess Hill Ale Stars 2 |Junction 1 |
|2009/2010 |Stone Quarry United 4 |Horley Town Rovers 0 |
|2010/2011 | |Britannia Sports 2 |
|Invitation Cup | | |
| | | |
|2000/2001 |Time 24 |T.B. Sports |
|2001/2002 |Crawley Rangers 3 |Maidenbower 2 |
|2002/2003 |Crawley Rangers 4 |Cuckfield United 1 |
|2003/2004 |Crawley Rangers 3 |Heath Park Rangers 2 |
|2004/2005 |Junction F.C. 2 |Crawley Rangers 0 |
|2005/2006 |Worth Park Rangers 3 |Pease Pottage Sunday 2 |
|2006/2007 |BB Athletic 3 |Pease Pottage Sunday 1 |
|2007/2008 |(Not played) |(Not played) |
|2008/2009 |(Not played) |(Not played) |
|2009/2010 |(Not played) |(Not played) |
|2010/2011 | | |
|Millennium Plate | | |
| | | |
|2000/2001 |(Not played) |(Not played) |
|2001/2002 |Northgate Sports 3 |Star Inn 1 |
|2002/2003 |Junction 4 |Hurstpierpoint 1st 0 |
|2003/2004 |County Oak 3 |Parkside 3 |
|2004/2005 |(won on pens) |Talbot Athletic 1 |
|2005/2006 |Orange Square 6 |Crawley Eagles 2 |
|2006/2007 |B.B. Athletic 4 |Bewbush Albion 0 |
|2007/2008 |Talbot Athletic 2 |(Not played) |
|2008/2009 |(Not played) |(Not played) |
|2009/2010 |(Not played) |(Not played) |
|2010/2011 |(Not played) | |
|Charity Cup | | |
| | | |
|2000/2001 |T.B. Sports | |
|2001/2002 |Orange Square | |
|2002/2003 |(Not played) | |
|2003/2004 |Orange Square | |
|2004/2005 |(Not played) | |
|2005/2006 |(Not played) | |
|2006/2007 |(Not played) | |
|2007/2008 |(Not played) | |
|2008/2009 |(Not played) | |
|2009/2010 |(Not played) | |
|2010/2011 | | |
|Bill Beard Sportsmanship | | |
|Award | | |
| | | |
|2000/2001 |Amjad Mahmood | |
|2001/2002 |T.B. Sports | |
|2002/2003 |Talbot Athletic | |
|2003/2004 |Gatwick FC | |
|2004/2005 |Forest Alliance | |
|2005/2006 |Rose and Crown Hammers | |
|2006/2007 |Gatwick FC | |
|2007/2008 | | |
|2008/2009 |Crawley Toon | |
|2009/2010 |Europ Assistance | |
|2010/2011 |Evo Athletic | |
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|Efficiency Award | | |
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|2000/2001 |Chris Beard | |
|2001/2002 |Jason Parker | |
|2002/2003 |Ian White | |
|2003/2004 |Pat Hobden | |
|2004/2005 |Nick Waterhouse | |
|2005/2006 |John Adams | |
|2006/2007 |Joe Sutton | |
|2007/2008 |Michael Botting | |
|2008/2009 |David Finch | |
|2009/2010 |Simon Argles | |
|2010/2011 | | |
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|Referee of the Year | | |
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|2000/2001 |Ron Bentham | |
|2001/2002 |David Hall | |
|2002/2003 |Ron Bentham | |
|2003/2004 |Dean Southorn | |
|2004/2005 |Michael Beale | |
|2005/2006 |Trevor Hodsdon | |
|2006/2007 |John Casey | |
|2007/2008 |Paul Ruse | |
|2008/2009 |Steve Ellis | |
|2009/2010 |Chris Brown | |
|2010/2011 | | |
(NOTE THAT SEASONS 2007-2008 / 2008-2009 / 2009-2010 KNOCKOUT CUP WAS SPONSORED BY MAIRON FREIGHT DUE TO THE INVITATION CUP NOT BEING PLAYED, SO THE MAIRON FREIGHT CUP WAS PRESENTED)
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