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SPORTSFORM Head Office Units 1 & 6 Fenlake Road Ind. Estate, Fenlake Road, Bedford MK42 0HB Tel; 01234 210005 Fax; 01234 229000 www.sportsform.co.uk Supporting the BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE Page 2 [Revision 2: 9th October 2015] Page 3 [Revision 2: 9th October 2015] BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOUNDED 1904 – RENAMED 2009 SEASON 2015-2016 FIXTURES, RESULTS, TABLES and NEWS www.bedfordshirefootballleague.co.uk http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=7195521 FRONT COVER PICTURE: Caldecote v Renhold United Bedfordshire County Football League Premier Division 1st November 2014 REVISION 1 dated 11th September 2015. Initial release. Major changes for this season highlighted in red in margin. REVISION 2 dated 9th October 2015. Alterations are shown highlighted in purple in margin. Page 4 [Revision 2: 9th October 2015] CONTENTS SPORTSFORM BEDFORD Page 2 BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUPPORTER WESTS CITROËN BEDFORD Page 3 BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUPPORTER FORMATION OF DIVISIONS Page 6 LEAGUE OFFICERS Page 7 RULES OF THE LEAGUE: FOR THE GUIDANCE OF CLUB SECRETARIES Page 8 HOW TO DECIDE ON THE MARK FOR THE REFEREE Page 12 FULL RULES OF THE LEAGUE Page 13 RULES FOR KNOCK-OUT COMPETITIONS Page 28 DIRECTORY OF CLUBS Page 30 REFEREES Page 38 FINAL TABLES 2013-2014 Page 40 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING DATES Page 41 DATE FOR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016 Page 41 HONOURS BOARD 2014-2015 Page 41 PREMIER DIVISION SEASON 2015-2016 Page 42 LEAGUE RECORDS Page 43 REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE N.L.S. Page 48 Page 5 [Revision 2: 9th October 2015] FORMATION OF DIVISIONS SEASON 2015-2016 PREMIER DIVISION [16] Supported by SPORTSFORM BEDFORD AFC Kempston Town & Bedford College AFC Oakley M&DH Ampthill Town Reserves Caldecote Cranfield United Eastcotts AFC Elstow Abbey Flitwick Town Ickwell & Old Warden Marston Shelton Rovers Pavenham Renhold United Sandy Sharnbrook Shefford Town & Campton Wilstead [SEE SPORTSFORM BEDFORD ADVERT ON PAGE 2 and also on website] DIVISION ONE [13] Supported by WESTS CITROËN BEDFORD AFC Kempston Town & Bedford College Reserves AFC Oakley M&DH Reserves FC Houghton Athletic Great Barford [withdrawn] Henlow Ickleford [formerly Marabese Ceramics] Meltis Albion Potton Town Queens Park Crescents Riseley Sports Shefford Town & Campton Reserves Stevington Sundon Park Rangers Westoning [SEE WESTS CITROËN BEDFORD ADVERT ON PAGE 3 and also on website] DIVISION TWO [12] Atletico Europa Bedford United Clapham Sports Cople & Bedford S.A. Cranfield United Reserves Elstow Abbey Reserves Flitwick Town Reserves Kempston Athletic Kempston Hammers Sports Lea Sports PSG Marston Shelton Rovers Reserves Wootton Village DIVISION THREE [12] AFC Dunton Caldecote Reserves Clifton Dinamo Flitwick Meltis Albion Reserves Renhold United Reserves Sandy Reserves Shefford Town & Campton 'A' Sundon Park Rovers White Eagles Wilstead Reserves Wixams DIVISION FOUR [11] AFC Kempston Town & Bedford College ‘A’ Bedford Albion Caldecote ‘A’ Flitwick Town ‘A’ Henlow Reserves Lidlington United Sports Mid-Beds Tigers Polonia Bedford Staughton Stevington Reserves Westoning Reserves Page 6 [Revision 2: 9th October 2015] LEAGUE OFFICERS & MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE President: Mr T.M. SADLER 65a Silver Street, Great Barford, Bedfordshire MK44 3JA [email protected] 01234-870920 Elected Vice-Chairman 1973 – Chairman 1981 – President 1998 Chairman of Committee & Hon. Treasurer: Mr B.T. WATSON 17 Buttercup Close, Bedford MK42 0RE 01234-351890 [email protected] 07831413839 Elected 1983 – General Secretary & Treasurer 1984 – Treasurer 1993 Vice-Chairman & Treasurer 2005 – Chairman & Treasurer 2014 Vice-Chairman & Hon. Registration Secretary [including Press & Media]: Mr P FRANCIS 6 Willow Rise, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 1AY [email protected] 01767-221022 USE THE FOLLOWING NUMBER TO REPORT RESULTS: 07779680269 Elected 2004 – Press & Media Secretary 2005 - Registration Secretary 2013 Vice-Chairman & Hon. Registration Secretary [including Press & Media] 2014 Hon. Referee Secretary: Mr B. HUMPHRIES 1 Stanton Road, Kempston, Bedfordshire MK42 8QY 07521790300 [email protected] 01234 840561 Note: Referee Appointments are made centrally at Bedfordshire FA Elected Referee Secretary 2010 Hon. General Secretary & Hon. Fixture Secretary: Mr G.B. SNELSON 3 The Furlong, Bedford MK41 8EE 01234-317597 [email protected] 07732650451 Elected Fixture Secretary 1977 – Fixture & Registration Secretary 1988 General Secretary 1993 – General Secretary & Fixtures 2002 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mr B. HALLYBONE [email protected] 07521360055 Elected 2015 Mr R. LEONARD 11 Tithe Farm Close, Langford, Beds SG18 9NE [email protected] 01462-700119 07432079405 Elected 2005 Mr K. REDMAN 30 Glebe Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 1LS [email protected] 01767-224369 07799800950 Elected 1998 Mr P.J. ONION 10 Sand Lane, Northill, Bedfordshire SG18 9AD [email protected] 01767-627396 Elected 1984 – Vice-Chairman 1986 – Chairman 1998 - Retired as Chairman 2014 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS [CLUB REPRESENTATIVES] Mrs D. AMES [Great Barford FC] [email protected] 01234 870251 07904420735 Elected 2012 Mr R. SIMMONDS [Elstow Abbey FC] LEAGUE CHARTER STANDARD COORDINATOR [email protected] 01234 217688 07501059080 Elected 2012 REPRESENTATIVE ON BEDFORDSHIRE F.A. COUNCIL FOR CLUBS IN BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY FL Mr A. SCOTT [Kempston] [email protected] 07738126343 Elected 2012 LIFE VICE-PRESIDENTS G Armstrong 1985, RW Curtis 1986, D Cousens 1997, DG Martin 2004, C Woods 2005, J Warner 2013 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER [FINANCE] MR R. FAULKNER Page 7 [Revision 2: 9th October 2015] RULES OF THE LEAGUE A SUMMARY OF THE LEAGUE RULES FOR THE GUIDANCE OF CLUB SECRETARIES Club Secretaries should make themselves familiar with, and use, these guidance notes. Make sure your managers, and anyone involved with the Club on match days, is also familiar with these notes as it could help your Club stay within the rules, ease the work of the League officers, and save your Club money by not being fined. However, Club Secretaries must also make sure they are familiar with the full Rules of the League found in this Handbook. Nomenclature and Constitution [rule 1] Ensure your Club is affiliated to your County Football Association. Your Club will not be allowed to play any fixtures until your Club has affiliated. Bedfordshire Clubs are reminded they MUST enter for a County Cup Competition; insure their players under the COUNTY INSURANCE SCHEME; have PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE [also available through the County F.A.], and send a copy of their Club’s audited accounts to the Beds FA by 31st July each year. For these items communications should be addressed to The Chief Executive, Bedfordshire Football Association Limited Century House, Skimpot Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU5 4JU Telephone 01582-565111 Premier Division Clubs MUST have grounds and facilities as required by the National League System, published from time to time by the Football Association and the Management Committee. Cautions and sendings-off If a person connected with your Club receives a caution or is sent-off, before, during, or after the game, and you have not received correspondence on the matter from the County Football Association, check with your County F.A. Chief Executive. However, players sent off in any League, Cup, or County Cup matches will be automatically suspended for a number of matches, starting 14 days after the offence EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK. DIRECTLY AFTER A MATCH, make sure the Match Referee gives you a note of the offences he or she will be reporting. Players sent off DURING THE MATCH on a SATURDAY [or midweek if playing for the SATURDAY team] will receive a STANDARD CHARGE from the County FA. There is effectively no appeal against this charge [see County Handbook for details of the small number of exceptions]. The suspension imposed a result of this charge will ONLY APPLY TO SATURDAY FOOTBALL, the player can still play for his Sunday team. He will remain under suspension from Saturday football until his Saturday team [whichever TEAM he was playing for when committing the offence] has completed the required number of matches, starting with their first match 14 days after the player committed the offence. However, if a player having been sent off commits a further offence, such as offensive language to the referee, or is 'sent off' before or after the match, including half time, then this will result in a MISCONDUCT CHARGE, IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBLE STANDARD CHARGE. Suspensions imposed as a result of a Misconduct Charge will APPLY TO ALL FOOTBALL [not just Saturday matches], and will significantly increase the number of matches a player will miss. Appeals are allowed for Misconduct Charges. Players will remain under suspension [in this example] from ALL FOOTBALL until his SATURDAY team has completed the required number of matches Make sure you understand the discipline procedures. The FA 2015-16 Season Sanction Guidlines booklet will be sent to each Club. Please be aware that Respect Sanctions [C2 Cautions for showing dissent by word or action and S6 Sending off for using offensive, insulting or abusive language] carry very heavy automatic penalties, for example £150 fine for a PREMIER DIVISION [STEP 7] TEAM accumulating 15 of the above qualifying sanctions. Get your players to understand the seriousness of being cautioned or sent off for dissent. If you have any questions, please initially contact the League general Secretary or Chairman.