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FA Handbook 2015/16 The FA Handbook | Season 2015-2016 Rules and Regulations of The Association 10039_FA Handbook_Cover 2015-2016 MOORE.indd 1 27/07/2015 15:01 Rules and Regulations of The Association Season 2015-2016 CONTENTS 2015-2016 3 page Introduction by the Chairman 5 The Football Association/Council 7 Board and Committee Membership 13 Standing Orders/Powers and Duties 16 Professional Game Board 29 National Game Board 36 Football Regulatory Authority 43 Judicial Panel 5 0 Articles of Association 57 Rules of The Association 89 Sanction & Control of Competitions 135 Referees 141 Youth Football 163 National League System 164 Areas and Overlapping of Associations 175 Women’s Football Pyramid 177 Programme for Excellence (Female) 184 Advertising 193 Equality Policy 201 Safeguarding Children 202 Vulnerable Adults 213 Anti-Doping 222 Social Drugs 279 Working with Intermediaries 288 Third Party Interest 299 Owners’ and Directors’ Test 305 Disciplinary Regulations Index 315 General Provisions relating to Inquiries, Commissions and Appeal Boards 316 Regulations for Football Association Disciplinary Action 319 Schedule A: Standard Directions 330 Schedule B: Standard Directions 334 Schedule C: Standard Directions 339 Regulations for Football Association Appeals 343 Disciplinary Procedures 348 - Section A: Field Off ences in First Team Matches 348 - Section B: Field Off ences in Non-First Team Matches 358 - Section C: Field Off ences in Friendly Matches 363 - Section D: Field Off ences 375 - Section E: Memorandum of Procedures, Steps 5 to 7 388 Football Debt Recovery 404 Disciplinary Procedures at Personal Hearings 405 4 CONTENTS 2015-2016 Interim Suspension Order Regulations 408 Regulations Relating to Certain Disciplinary Findings in Other Sports 413 Safeguarding Children in the Disciplinary Process 414 The Football Association Disciplinary Process for Small-Sided Football 417 Small-Sided Football 425 Matches against Foreign Clubs 445 Standard Club Rules 447 Standard Code of Rules 451 Standard Code of Rules for Youth Competitions 469 Standardised Rules 488 Youth Rules 537 Medical Regulations 539 Goalpost Safety Guidelines 555 Artifi cial Grass 557 Line Marking of Pitches 558 Respect 561 Directory of Associations 565 Clubs in Full and Associate Membership 569 N.B. Amendments made to regulations since the publication of the last edition are marked with side rules. The latest version of all FA Rules and Regulations can be found on www.TheFA.com and FIFA Regulations and the Laws of the Game can be accessed on www.fi fa.com. INTRODUCTION BY THE CHAIRMAN 2015-2016 5 INTRODUCTION BY THE CHAIRMAN I am very pleased to welcome you to The Football Association Handbook, the essential guide to the rules and regulations of football. The Handbook has been published every year since 1895, excluding the war years, and should again prove an invaluable companion to people involved in football at all levels. The FA has the privilege and the responsibility of overseeing football in England as a whole. It does so in partnership with a powerful professional game and a national game administered locally by dedicated people and played in facilities all over the country. But football is ‘one game’ and we approach it with one set of values. Football has rules to protect those who take part in it and I hope that every recipient of the 2015-2016 Handbook, whatever his or her involvement in the game, will fi nd it a helpful reference book during what I hope will be another exciting season. GREG DYKE – CHAIRMAN, THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 2015-2016 7 THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Wembley Stadium PO Box 1966 London SW1P 9EQ Tel: 0800 169 1863 www.TheFA.com Patron Her Majesty The Queen President HRH The Duke of Cambridge, KG KT Life/Senior Vice-Presidents T Myatt (1978), Staff ordshire FA G Thompson, OBE, JP (1979), Sheffi eld & Hallamshire FA P Rushton (1974), Worcestershire FA DJ Insole, CBE (1979), Cambridge University FA N White, BEM, FSCA (1976), Liverpool FC L F J Smith (1982), Surrey FA WT Annable (1967), Nottinghamshire FA RG Berridge (1976), Bedfordshire FA RE Barston (1981), Leicestershire & Rutland FA AJ Hobbs (1983), Somerset FA JJ Waterall (1986), Nottinghamshire FA RW Kiddell, OBE, JP, ACII (1980), Norfolk FA PS Hough (1988), Dorset FA FLJ Hunter (1988), Liverpool FA K Compton (1988), Derbyshire FA JA Christopher (1990), Berks & Bucks FA D Henson (1986), Devon FA B Walden (1991), Northamptonshire FA CJ Saunders (1982), Independent Schools FA MM Armstrong (1985), Huntingdonshire FA CB Taylor (1991), Barnsley FC Vice-Presidents BJ Adshead (1997), Staff ordshire FA PR Barnes (1997), Dagenham & Redbridge FC BW Bright (1984), Kent FA RF Burden, FCIB, MBCS, FRSA (1995), Gloucestershire FA MR Leggett (1992), Worcestershire FA Sir DG Richards (1994), The Premier League 8 THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 2015-2016 Honorary Vice-Presidents Rear Admiral C Johnstone, CBE Air Marshal Sir SJ Hillier, KCB, CBE, DFC, MA, RAF Brigadier M Mitchell, MBE Honorary Members Sir Bobby Charlton, CBE (1978-90, 1991) C Jones (1995) Mrs PF Smith, OBE (1998) KW Ridden (2000) Lt Cdr PJW Danks, RN (2001) MR Berry (2002) Gp Capt PW Hilton, RAF (2002) FD Pattison (2004) Sir Doug Ellis, OBE (2004-05, 2006) DG Champion (2005) R Tinkler (2005) IH Stott (2005) DJ Lewin (2006) M Gibson (2006) JW Coad, ACII (2009) ACF Turvey, FCIM (2009) DB Dein (2009) MG Benson (2010) DR Sheepshanks, CBE (2011) DJ Hovard (2011) BW Moore (2011) RD Bayley (2012) P Coates (2013) RJ Howlett JP (2013) D Bernstein, CBE (2013) Lt Cdr Steve Vasey (2014) Sir Trevor Brooking, CBE (2015) M Game (2015) R Maughan (2015) J Perks (2015) T Sharples (2015) Chief Executive Offi cer M Glenn THE COUNCIL 2015-2016 9 THE COUNCIL FOR 2015-2016 Chairman Greg Dyke (2013) Leader of Council BW Bright (1984), Kent FA Vice-Chairmen National Game: RF Burden, FCIB, MBCS, FRSA (1995), Vice-President, Gloucestershire FA Professional Game: D Gill, (2004), Premier League/Manchester United FC Life/Senior Vice-Presidents T Myatt (1978), Staff ordshire FA G Thompson, OBE, JP (1979), Sheffi eld & Hallamshire FA P Rushton (1974), Worcestershire FA DJ Insole, CBE (1979), Cambridge University FA N White, BEM, FSCA (1976), Liverpool FC LFJ Smith (1982), Surrey FA WT Annable (1967), Nottinghamshire FA RG Berridge (1976), Bedfordshire FA RE Barston (1981), Leicestershire & Rutland FA AJ Hobbs (1983), Somerset FA JJ Waterall (1986), Nottinghamshire FA RW Kiddell, OBE, JP, ACII (1980), Norfolk FA PS Hough (1988), Dorset FA FLJ Hunter (1988), Liverpool FA K Compton (1988), Derbyshire FA JA Christopher (1990), Berks & Bucks FA D Henson (1986), Devon FA B Walden (1991), Northamptonshire FA CJ Saunders (1982), Independent Schools FA MM Armstrong (1985), Huntingdonshire FA CB Taylor (1991), Barnsley FC Vice-Presidents BJ Adshead (1997), Staff ordshire FA PR Barnes (1997), Dagenham & Redbridge FC BW Bright (1984), Kent FA RF Burden, FCIB, MBCS, FRSA (1995), Gloucestershire FA MR Leggett (1992), Worcestershire FA Sir DG Richards (1994), The Premier League 10 THE COUNCIL 2015-2016 Divisional Representatives 1. D Robinson (2007), Billingham Synthonia FC 2. R Coar (2001), Blackburn Rovers FC 3. A Shaw (2009, 2012), Altrincham FC 4. J Moxey (2010, 2013), Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 5. M Wild (2015), Hull City FC 6. A Neville (2013), Leicester City FC 7. S Webb (2014), Ipswich Town FC 8. C Reeves (2012), Poole Town FC 9. IL Beeks MBE JP (2007, 2008), Wycombe Wanderers FC 10. JD Pearce (2001), Bognor Regis Town FC County Association Representatives Amateur Football Alliance M Brown (2007) Army Major WTE Thomson (2001) Bedfordshire R Everitt (2015) Berks & Bucks RA Lipscombe (2010) Birmingham M J Penn (2013) Cambridgeshire R Pawley (2009) Cambridge University Dr J A Little (1999) Cheshire DD Edmunds (2004) Cornwall G Lee (2005) Cumberland G Turrell (2007) Derbyshire F McArdle (2008) Devon C Davey (2008) Dorset S Whittle (2009) Durham JC Topping (2007) East Riding J Suddards (2013) English Schools M Spinks (2015) Essex A Berry (2015) Gloucestershire R Schafer (2013) Hampshire EJ Ward (1998) Herefordshire P Tompkins (2015) Hertfordshire M Bayliss (2014) Huntingdonshire MC Frost (2005) Independent Schools DR Elleray MBE (2002) Kent PCB Smith (2005) Lancashire WB Warburton (2006) Leicestershire & Rutland D Jamieson (2008) Lincolnshire RC Jackson (2005) Liverpool D Horlick (2009) London G Dorling (2015) Manchester JB Halford (2004) Middlesex PJ Clayton (1997) Norfolk S Turner (2013) Northamptonshire R Cotter (2009) North Riding WL Scott (2015) THE COUNCIL 2015-2016 11 Northumberland E A Wright (2012) Nottinghamshire Ms E Oram (2007) Oxfordshire D Tutton (2011) Oxford University R Tur (2002) Royal Air Force Wing Cdr N Hope MBE (2008) Royal Navy S Johnson (2014) Sheffi eld & Hallamshire B Jones (2008) Shropshire D Simpson (2007) Somerset & Avon AP Hockley (2005) Staff ordshire M Stokes (2013) Suff olk B Badcock (2014) Surrey RS Lewis (2002) Sussex A J Kybett (2013) Westmorland G Aplin (2003) West Riding B Chaplin (2012) Wiltshire RJ Gardiner (2010) Women’s Football Conference Mrs S Hough MBE (2000) TKT Win (2007) Worcestershire R Northall (2011) Representatives of The Premier League D Barnard (2007), Chelsea FC M Byrne (2011), Sunderland AFC P Alexander (2014), Crystal Palace FC I Gazidis (2012), Arsenal FC D Gill (2004), Manchester United FC R Garlick (2014), West Bromwich Albion FC P McCormick (2015), Premier League L Reed (2015), Southampton FC Representatives of The Football League K Lamb (2007, 2009, 2010), Middlesbrough FC I Lenagan (2013), Oxford United FC G Clarke (2010),
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