County Football Association

The County Football Associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. County FAs exist to govern all aspects of Sunday league football

Sunday league football

Sunday league football is a term used in Britain to describe those association football leagues which play on Sunday, as opposed to the more usual Saturday. These leagues tend to be lower standard amateur competitions, whose players may have relatively little ability, but play purely for the love...

. They also sometimes deal with such matters as the training of new referee

Referee (football)

A referee presides over a game of association football. The referee has "full authority to enforce the Laws of the Game in connection with the match to which he has been appointed" , and the referee's decisions regarding facts connected with play are final, so far as the result of the game is...

s and coaches

Coach (sport)

In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.- Staff :...

.

Most of the County FAs align roughly along historic county boundaries

Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires. They were used for various functions for several hundred years and continue to form, albeit with considerably...

, although some cover more than one county, and some of the major cities, particularly those with a strong football tradition, have their own FAs.

The County Football Associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. County FAs exist to govern all aspects of Sunday league football

Sunday league football

Sunday league football is a term used in Britain to describe those association football leagues which play on Sunday, as opposed to the more usual Saturday. These leagues tend to be lower standard amateur competitions, whose players may have relatively little ability, but play purely for the love...

. They also sometimes deal with such matters as the training of new referee

Referee (football)

A referee presides over a game of association football. The referee has "full authority to enforce the Laws of the Game in connection with the match to which he has been appointed" , and the referee's decisions regarding facts connected with play are final, so far as the result of the game is...

s and coaches

Coach (sport)

In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.- Staff :...

.

Most of the County FAs align roughly along historic county boundaries

Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires. They were used for various functions for several hundred years and continue to form, albeit with considerably...

, although some cover more than one county, and some of the major cities, particularly those with a strong football tradition, have their own FAs. The Sheffield

Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city has grown from its largely industrial roots to encompass a wider economic base...

 FA was the first to be created, in 1867. Several institutions have county FA status in their own right, including Cambridge

University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge , located in the City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world and the fourth oldest in Europe...

 and Oxford

University of Oxford

The University of Oxford , located in the UK city of Oxford, is the oldest surviving university in the English-speaking world and is regarded as one of the world's leading academic institutions. Although the exact date of foundation remains unclear, there is evidence of teaching there as far back...

 universities, the armed forces, and the Amateur Football Alliance

Amateur Football Alliance

The Amateur Football Alliance is a County Football Association in England. It is unusual among County FAs in not being based around a particular geographical area. It was founded in 1907, as the Amateur Football Defence Foundation, quickly changed to Amateur Football Association, when The FA...

, which has a strong presence in the south-east of England.

The county football associations, along with their fellow associations from Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It is also an elective region of the European Union...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 and Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 run the Tesco Cup

Tesco Cup

The Tesco Cup is an association football competition for young footballers ran in the United Kingdom and sponsored by the retail group TESCO. There are currently three separate tournaments running, a boy's Under 13, a girl's Under 14 and a girl's Under 16...

, a tournament for young players sponsored by the supermarket company. At present there is a boy's tournament at Under 13 level and two girl's tournaments at Under 14 and Under 16 levels.

FA Council representation

Each County Football Association is represented by one of its members on the FA Council.

Association	Representative
Amateur Football Alliance Amateur Football Alliance The Amateur Football Alliance is a County Football Association in England. It is unusual among County FAs in not being based around a particular geographical area. It was founded in 1907, as the Amateur Football Defence Foundation, quickly changed to Amateur Football Association, when The FA...	M Brown
Army Army Football Association Based at Clayton Barracks in Aldershot, the Army Football Association is the County FA affiliated to The Football Association for the administration of football within the British Army in the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Germany....	Major W T E Thomson
Bedfordshire	P D Brown
Berks & Bucks	J A Christopher
Birmingham Birmingham County Football Association The Birmingham County Football Association, also simply known as Birmingham FA, is the governing body of football in the counties of West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The Birmingham FA run 13 cup competitions at different levels for teams in the West Midland region...	R J Wood
Cambridgeshire	J W Coad ATII
Cambridge University Cambridge University Association Football League The Cambridge University Association Football League is the governing body of football in the University of Cambridge in England.-Introduction:...	Dr J A Little
Cheshire Cheshire County Football Association The Cheshire County Football Association, also simply known as the Cheshire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Cheshire, England...	D Edmunds
Cornwall Cornwall County Football Association The Cornwall County Football Association, also simply known as the Cornwall FA, is the governing body of football in Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The Cornwall FA runs various cup competitions for different level clubs across Cornwall and the association was founded in 1889...	G Lee
Cumberland Cumberland Football Association The Cumberland Football Association, is the governing body of football in the ancient county of Cumberland, England. The Cumberland FA run a number of cups at different levels for teams all across Cumbria.-County Cups:-External links:*...	J A Murphy
Derbyshire	K Compton
Devon Devon County Football Association The Devon County Football Association, also simply known as the Devon FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Devon. The Devon FA was founded in 1888 after a meeting held in a cricket pavilion in Plymouth...	D J Henson
Dorset Dorset County Football Association The Dorset County Football Association is the County Football Association for Dorset. The Dorset County FA traces its root back to the South Hants and Dorset Football Association which was founded in 1884...	P S Hough
Durham Durham County Football Association The Durham County Football Association is the governing body of football in the County Durham, including Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, and Sunderland. The Durham FA was founded on 25 March, 1883 and is the governing body for football in Durham from grass...	P Maguire
East Riding East Riding County Football Association The East Riding County Football Association is the governing body of football in the East Riding of Yorkshire and the city of Hull, England. The East Riding runs a number of county cup competitions at different levels for its affiliated teams.-County Cups:...	D Johnson
English Schools	J A Read
Essex Essex County Football Association The Essex County Football Association, also simply known as the Essex FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Essex.-External links:*...	M B Game
Gloucestershire Gloucestershire County Football Association The Gloucestershire County Football Association, also simply known as the Gloucester FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Gloucestershire. It was formed in 1886.-External links:*...	R F Burden FCIB, MBCS, FRSA
Hampshire Hampshire Football Association The Hampshire Football Association, also known as Hampshire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Hampshire. It was formed in 1887.-External links:*...	E J Ward
Herefordshire Herefordshire County Football Association The Herefordshire Football Association, simply known as the Herefordshire FA or HFA, is the governing body of football in the county of Herefordshire...	R J Perks
Hertfordshire	R G Kibble
Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire Football Association The Huntingdonshire Football Association, also simply known as the Huntingdonshire FA, is the governing body of football in the Cambridgeshire district of Huntingdonshire.-External links:*...	M Frost
Independent Schools Independent Schools Football Association Independent Schools Football Association oversees boys' football among independent schools in the United Kingdom. The ISFA is affiliated to the Football Association.Its chairman is David Elleray, and its CEO is Mark Dickson.-History:...	D R Elleray David Elleray David Roland Elleray , is an English former football referee, who officiated in the Football League, the FA Premier League and for FIFA.-Career:...
Kent Kent County Football Association The Kent County Football Association, also simply known as the Kent F.A., is the governing body of football in the county of Kent, England, and was formed in 1881. The Kent FA run a number of cups at different levels for teams across Kent.-County Cups:...	P C B Smith
Lancashire Lancashire County Football Association The Lancashire County Football Association, also known simply as the Lancashire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Lancashire, England...	D J Lewin
Leicestershire & Rutland Leicestershire & Rutland County Football Association The Leicestershire & Rutland County Football Association, also simply known as the Leicestershire & Rutland CFA, is the governing body of football in the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland.-Staff:Executive OfficeLaurence Jones...	J Folwell
Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Football Association The Lincolnshire Football Association, often known simply as the Lincolnshire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Lincolnshire, England. The Lincolnshire FA runs a number of cups at different levels for teams all across Lincolnshire....	R C Jackson
Liverpool Liverpool County Football Association The Liverpool County Football Association, simply known as the Liverpool FA, is the County Football Association in Merseyside, England. It runs several league and cup competitions in the county.-Leagues:-Adult cups:-Youth cups:-External links:...	F L J Hunter
London London Football Association The London Football Association is the regional Football Association for Greater London. The London FA was established in 1882 and is affiliated to The Football Association...	A J Sharples
Manchester Manchester Football Association The Manchester Football Association, also known simply as the Manchester FA, is the governing body of football in the city of Manchester and the county of Greater Manchester England...	J B Halford
Middlesex Middlesex County Football Association The Middlesex County Football Association is an organisation that regulates and promotes football, aiming to increase the quantity and quality of participation in the historic area of Middlesex.-History:...	P J Clayton
Norfolk Norfolk County Football Association The Norfolk County Football Association is the governing body for football in the county of Norfolk, England.Founded in 1881, it appointed a full-time secretariat in 1996. On 24 August 1999, the Association became a limited company at the behest of The Football Association...	R J Howlett JP
Northamptonshire	B Walden
North Riding North Riding County Football Association The North Riding County Football Association, also simply known as the North Riding FA, is the governing body of football in the county of North Yorkshire.-External links:*...	K Boyer
Northumberland Northumberland Football Association The Northumberland Football Association was formed in 1883, having broken away from the joint Durham and Northumberland Football Association founded the previous year.-Senior Cup:...	R E Maughan
Nottinghamshire	J J Waterall
Oxfordshire Oxfordshire County Football Association The Oxfordshire County Football Association, also simply known as the Oxfordshire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Oxfordshire.-External links:*...	D Hovard
Oxford University	R Tur
Royal Air Force Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts.The RAF operates almost 1,109...	Sqn Ldr J France
Royal Navy Royal Navy Football Association The Royal Navy Football Association, also simply known as the Royal Navy FA, is the governing body of football for the Royal Navy.-External links:*...	Lt Cdr S G Vasey RN
Sheffield and Hallamshire Sheffield and Hallamshire Football Association The Sheffield and Hallamshire Football Association was formed in Sheffield in 1867 and was the first County Football Association in England. Its teams adopted the Sheffield Rules of football up until 1878 when they were merged with the Football Association's rules...	P Jackson
Shropshire Shropshire Football Association The Shropshire Football Association is the governing body of football in the county of Shropshire. -External links:*...	S T Farmer JP
Somerset Somerset County Football Association The Somerset County Football Association, also known as the Somerset FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Shropshire. The association was formed in 1885.-External links:*...	A P Hockley
Staffordshire Staffordshire Football Association The Staffordshire Football Association is the governing body of football in the county of Staffordshire. -External links:*...	B J Adshead
Suffolk	W M Steward
Surrey	R S Lewis
Sussex	P R Bentley
Westmorland	G Aplin
West Riding	G R Carter, JP
Wiltshire Wiltshire Football Association The Wiltshire County Football Association is the governing body of football in the county of Wiltshire.-External links:*...	M G Benson
Women's Football Conference	Mrs S Hough
Worcestershire	M R Leggett

External links

• County FA contact details