North Riding County Football Association
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| Purpose | Football association |
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| Coordinates | 54°28′08″N 1°10′45″W / 54.468783°N 1.17923°WCoordinates: 54°28′08″N 1°10′45″W / 54.468783°N 1.17923°W |
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| Website | http://www.northridingfa.com/ |
The North Riding County Football Association, also simply known as the North Riding FA, is the governing body of football in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Its headquarters are located in the town of Stokesley, seven miles south of Middlesbrough. Affiliated members pay a fee commensurate with the level of competition they play in. Affiliated members benefit from access to support and guidance on such areas as health and safety and access to finance or grants. The County FA is directly responsible for the governance of County Cup competitions.[1]
Membership
Clubs located within the geographical area of the old North Riding of Yorkshire boundaries are eligible for affiliation to the Association, including those participating at the higher levels of the Football League System in England. Clubs who enter teams into Saturday and Sunday competitions are required to have a separate affiliation for each. The Association consists of two District Associations and six Saturday and Sunday leagues covering the old North Riding of Yorkshire, as well as eight Junior leagues and three Women & Girls leagues.[2]
Membership of the governing council of the County FA is allocated among five geographic divisions and the proportion of councillors in each is determined by the relative size of each division. The divisions are Whitby to Redcar with 3 members; Grangetown to Thornaby with 4 members; Northallerton and Dales with 2 members; Scarborough & District Association with 1 member and the York & District Association with 2 members.[3]
Affiliated Leagues
Saturday leagues
The six Saturday leagues are listed below with the relevant level in the English football league system shown in brackets. Each of the leagues run their own cup competitions.[2]
- Teesside League - Division 1 (L11), Division 2 (Ll2)
- Eskvale & Cleveland League - Division 1
- York Football League - Premier Division (L14), Division 1 (L15), Division 2 (L16), Division 3 (L17), Division 4 (L18), Reserve A, Reserve B, Reserve C.
- Beckett Football League - Division 1, Division 2
- Scarborough & District League - Division 1, Division 2, Division 3
- Wensleydale Creamery Football League - Division 1
Sunday leagues
- Langbaurgh Sunday League - 3 Divisions
- MB Distribution Redcar Sunday League - 2 Divisions
- Ian's Cars of Barlby York Sunday Morning League - 4 Divisions
- Scarborough and District Sunday League - 3 Divisions
- Teesborough Football League - 2 Divisions
- Black Sheep Brewery Hambleton Football Combination - 3 Divisions
Youth leagues
- York Mitchell Mini Soccer
- Ryedale Junior League
- York Mitchell Sports Football League
- York & District Minor League
- Teesside Junior Football Alliance
- Wensleydale Nike Junior Football League
- Cleveland Youth Football League
- Scarborough & District Minor League
Women's & Girls' leagues
- North Riding Women's Football League
- Tees Valley Girls League
- City of York Girls Football League
County FA Competitions
All affiliated clubs of the County FA are required by Rule 18 of the Membership Rules to enter at least one of the County FA Cup competitions. There is a financial penalty if an exemption is applied for by any affiliated member.[4]
North Riding Senior Cup
Any team that has entered a Football Association competition such as the Challenge Cup, F.A. Trophy or F.A. Vase must enter the Senior Cup. The Senior Cup was first competed for in 1881 as the Cleveland Cup mostly by clubs from the Middlesbrough area. The first winners were Middlesbrough, who were also the first winners of the competition in 1902 when it was renamed to the current one. Middlesbrough have won the competition fifty four times, which is the most by any team, their last success being in 2015-16. The current holders are Middlesbrough F.C., who won the 2016 competition on 9 May 2016 by defeating Guisborough Town by three goals to onel.[5]
Other Cup competitions
Adult
- North Riding Saturday Cup - current holders are Boro Rangers who won the 2016 competition by defeating Thornaby Dubliners 7-1.[6]
- North Riding Sunday Cup - current holders are Guisborough Town (U23) who won the 2016 competition by defeating Thornaby Village 4-2.[7]
- North Riding Saturday Challenge Cup - current holders are West Pier who won the 2016 competition by defeating Stokesley Sports Club 5-0 .[8]
- North Riding Sunday Challenge Cup - current holders are Layfield Arms (Yarm) who won the 2016 competition by defeating Park End 3-2.[9]
- North Riding Ladies Cup - current holders are York City Ladies who won the 2016 competition by defeating Middlesbrough FC Ladies 3-2 on penalties after a goalless draw.[10]
Junior Cup competitions
- Junior Cup - U11 - current holders are Boro Rangers. who won the 2015 final defeating Grangetown Boys Club 3-1.[11]
- Junior Cup - U12 - current holders are Boro Rangers who won the 2016 Final defeating Marton Juniors 5-1.[12]
- Junior Cup - U13 - current holders are Richmond Town who won the 2016 competition by defeating Boro Rangers 3-2.[13]
- Junior Cup - U14 - current holders are Polton Allstars who won the 2016 final defeating Poppleton 1-0.[14]
- Junior Cup - U15 - current holders are Polton Allstars who won the 2016 competition by defeating Richmond Town Juniors 5-1.[15]
- Junior Cup - U16 - current holders are Polton Allstars who won the 2016 Final defeating Boro Rangers 3-1 on penalties after a four all draw.[16]
- Junior Cup - U18 - current holders are Stokesley Sports Club who won the 2015 competition by defeating Nunthorpe Athletic 6-2.[17]
- Junior Girls Cup - U12 - current holders are Boro Rangers Blues who won the 2016 competition by defeating Boro Rangers Reds 5-0.[18]
- Junior Girls Cup - U14 - current holders are Cleveland who won the 2016 competition by defeating Scarborough Ladies 3-1.[19]
- Junior Girls Cup - U16 - current holders are Skelton United who won the 2016 competition by defeating South Park Rangers 2-1.[20]
References
- ↑ "About us". North Riding County Football Association. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- 1 2 "North Riding FA Affiliated leagues". Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ North Riding County FA Handbook 2012-13. North Riding County FA Ltd. 2012. p. 44. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ North Riding County FA Handbook 2012-13. North Riding County FA Ltd. 2012. p. 47. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "2015 Senior Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Saturday Cup Winners". Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Sunday Cup Winners". Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Saturday Challenge Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Sunday Challenge Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Senior Ladies Cup Winners". Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Junior Under 11 Cup Winners". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "Junior Under 12 Cup Winners". Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ "Junior U13 Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Junior Under 14 Cup Winners". Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Junior U15 Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Junior Under 16 Cup Winners". Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ "Junior U18 Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Junior Girls U12 Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Junior Girls U14 Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Junior Girls U16 Cup Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2016.