Lancashire County Football Association
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| FA | |
| Founded | 1878 |
|---|---|
| FIFA affiliation | N/A |
| FA affiliation | 1878 |
| Website | www.lancashirefa.com |
| President | C.G. Howard |
The Lancashire County Football Association, also known simply as the Lancashire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Lancashire, England. They are responsible for the governance and development of football at all levels in the county.[1]
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[edit] History and organisation
The Lancashire FA was formed on 28 September 1878[2] and runs a number of different cup competitions catering for a number of different levels of football played throughout the county, which is based on the historic county boundaries of Lancashire, before the 1974 county boundary re-organisation, rather than the current administrative county boundaries and so includes Barrow-in-Furness to the north, Manchester and Liverpool to the south, Blackpool and Morecambe on the west coast as well as Rochdale, Oldham and Burnley to the east. The Lancashire FA governs 100 leagues, 4,000 teams and 1,500 referees.[1]
The county is divided into ten areas with each area having two members on the LFA Council,[3]
[edit] Lancashire County Schools team
In the 2005-06 season the Lancashire County FA Schools team won the English Schools' Football Association Under-16 Inter County Trophy. In the semi-final held at Victoria Park, Burscough, Lancashire beat Leicestershire & Rutland County Schools FA 3-1.[4] They then beat Devon County Schools FA 2-1 in the final which was held at Ewood Park in Blackburn on 11 May 2006.[5][6]
[edit] County Ground
The Lancashire FA are based at the County Ground, Thurston Road in Leyland. They moved their headquarters to the County Ground in 1998 from Blackburn.[7]
The County Ground is the current home of Bolton Wanderers reserve team, who play in the Premier Reserve League and who, in the 2008-09 season, play in the North Division.[8] The club also use the ground for all their home matches in the Manchester Senior Cup. The county representative team and county youth team also use the ground for home matches, and all County Cup finals are played at the County Ground. The ground has a 500 seater covered stand.
Facilties include an all-weather pitch as well as six corporate rooms, the largest of which, the Tom Finney Suite can seat up to 100.[9]
[edit] Members
[edit] Full members
There are 78 clubs who have full membership of the Lancashire FA.[10] These are -
[edit] Associate members
Clubs who are associate members of the Lancashire FA include:-
- Coppull United
- Euxton Villa
- Fleetwood Hesketh
- Freckleton
- Freehold F.C.
- Garstang
- Kendal Town
[edit] County Cups
The Lancashire FA currently organises nineteen County Cup competitions.[11]
| Competition | Current Sponsor | Holders |
|---|---|---|
| Lancashire FA Challenge Cup (Senior Cup) | Canterbury of New Zealand | Manchester United |
| Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy (Junior Cup) | The Co-operative Group | Southport |
| Lancashire FA Professional Youth Cup | (no sponsor) | Blackpool U18 |
| Lancashire FA Amateur Shield | (no sponsor) | Euxton Villa |
| Lancashire FA Amateur Cup | Sharrocks | Little Lever Sports Club (seniors) |
| Lancashire FA Sunday Trophy | Maxlocal | AFC Lostock Hall |
| Lancashire FA Women's Knock-Out Cup | Nayler Group | Blackburn Rovers Ladies |
| Lancashire FA Under-18 Youth Cup | (no sponsor) | Bolton County U18 |
| Lancashire FA Under-16 Youth Cup | Rigby Taylor | Atherton Town U16 |
| Lancashire FA Under-15 Youth Cup | (no sponsor) | Spirit of Youth U15 |
| Lancashire FA Under-14 Youth Cup | Milano | Knuzden Juniors U14 |
| Lancashire FA Under-13 Youth Cup | (no sponsor) | Burnley United Juniors U13 |
| Lancashire FA Under-12 Youth Cup | Solidstrip | Furness Rovers U12 |
| Lancashire FA Under-16 Girls Knockout Cup | Tesco | |
| Lancashire FA Under-14 Girls Knockout Cup | Tesco | |
| Lancashire FA Under-18 Inter-League Cup | (no sponsor) | |
| Lancashire FA Under-16 Inter-League Cup | (no sponsor) | |
| Lancashire FA Under-14 Inter-League Cup | (no sponsor) | |
| Lancashire FA Under-12 Inter-League Cup | (no sponsor) |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Governance - Lancashire, A footballing County". Lancashire County Football Association. http://www.lancashirefa.com/Governance/. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
- ^ "About us". Lancashire County Football Association. http://www.lancashirefa.com/AboutUs/. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
- ^ "About us: LFA Council". Lancashire County Football Association. http://www.lancashirefa.com/AboutUs/LFACouncil/. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
- ^ "U16 FAPL Trophy: Lancs 3-1 Leics". English Schools' Football Association. 4 April 2007. http://www.esfa.co.uk/ESFA/?news=Competition,2005,06-03,27154025.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-06.
- ^ "National Finals Round-up Under 16 FA Premier League Inter County Trophy Final". English Schools' Football Association. 2006. http://www.esfa.co.uk/esfa/?news=Competition,2005,06-06,02100704.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-06.
- ^ "ESFA Premier League Under 16 Inter County Trophy". English Schools' Football Association. 4 April 2007. http://www.esfa.co.uk/competitions/fixture.asp?view=2005,,u16_ict. Retrieved on 2008-11-06.
- ^ "Local football league chiefs move to Leyland". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 27 August 1998. http://www.archive.theboltonnews.co.uk/1998/8/27/792215.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-19.
- ^ "Fixture List 2008/2009". Bolton Wanderers F.C.. 23 October 2008. http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Reserves/0,,1004~1341581,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-01.
- ^ "About us: Facilities". Lancashire County Football Association. http://www.lancashirefa.com/AboutUs/Facilities/. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
- ^ Lancashire Football Association Directory of Members Handbook 2007-08. Lancashire: Lancashire County Football Association. 2007.
- ^ "Fixtures and Results". Lancashire County Football Association. http://www.lancashirefa.com/FixturesAndResults/. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
