Fa Competitions Department – Bulletin 18 – Friday 11

FA COMPETITIONS DEPARTMENT – BULLETIN 18 – FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER 2015 Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London, SW1P 9EQ Chris Darnell: 0800 169 1863 x4617 & 07949 143286 Scott Bolton: 0800 169 1863 x4583 & 07507 918746 Match Arrangement Forms – email: [email protected] Match Arrangement Forms – fax: 0844 980 0609 Match Report & Statement of Receipts Forms – email: [email protected] Match Report & Statement of Receipts Forms – fax: 0844 980 0611 Comps General - email: [email protected] Comps General - fax: 0844 980 0612 Match Forms - http://www.thefa.com/thefacup/more/match-forms Competition Directory - http://www.thefa.com/thefacup/more/clubadmin

THE EMIRATES FA CUP - SECOND ROUND PROPER WINNERS TO RECEIVE £27,000 SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER 2015 Replay Date 1 Bradford City v Chesham United (6/12) 4-0 6047 2 Barnet v Newport County 0-1 1767 3 Peterborough United v Luton Town (6/12) 2-0 8329 4 Portsmouth v Accrington Stanley 1-0 9258 5 Stourbridge v Eastleigh 0-2 2086 6 Northampton Town v Northwich Victoria 3-2 3837 7 Exeter City v Port Vale (6/12) 2-0 3565 8 Cambridge United v Doncaster Rovers (6/12) 1-3 3951 9 Grimsby Town v Shrewsbury Town (7/12) 0-0 3366 Shrewsbury Town v Grimsby Town 15 Dec 7.45 10 Yeovil Town v Stevenage 1-0 2264 11 Rochdale v Bury (6/12) 0-1 4887 12 Welling United v Carlisle United (6/12) 0-5 2028 13 Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe United 0-0 2540 Scunthorpe United v Leyton Orient 15 Dec 7.45 14 Millwall v Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 3960 15 Colchester United v Altrincham (6/12) 3-2 2592 16 Chesterfield v Walsall 1-1 4126 Walsall v Chesterfield 15 Dec 7.45 17 Sheffield United v Oldham Athletic 1-0 6938 18 Salford City v Hartlepool United (4/12) 1-1 Hartlepool United v Salford City 15 Dec 7.45 (Live on BT Sport) 19 Dagenham & Redbridge v Whitehawk (6/12) 1-1 1953 Whitehawk v Dagenham & Redbridge 16 Dec 7.45 (Live on BT Sport) 20 Oxford United v Forest Green Rovers (6/12) 1-0 4618

THE EMIRATES FA CUP - THIRD ROUND PROPER WINNERS TO RECEIVE £67,500 SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 Replay Date 1 Watford v Newcastle United 2 West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City 3 West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 Salford City or Hartlepool United v Derby County 5 Exeter City v Liverpool (Fri 8 Jan 7.55) (Live on BBC) 6 Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City (Sun 10 Jan 4.00) (Live on BBC) 7 Colchester United v Charlton Athletic 8 Peterborough United v Preston North End 9 Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons 10 Arsenal v Sunderland 11 Newport County v Blackburn Rovers 12 Ipswich Town v Portsmouth 13 Birmingham City v AFC Bournemouth 14 Wycombe Wanderers v Aston Villa (12.45) (Live on BT Sport) 15 Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham 16 Oxford United v Swansea City (Sun 10 Jan 12.00) (Live on BBC Wales) 17 Brentford v Chesterfield or Walsall 18 Bury v Bradford City 19 Manchester United v Sheffield United (5.30) (Live on BT Sport) 20 Everton v Dagenham & Redbridge or Whitehawk 21 Southampton v Crystal Palace 22 Eastleigh v Bolton Wanderers 23 Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers 24 Carlisle United v Yeovil Town (Sun 10 Jan 2.00) (at Blackpool FC) 25 Chelsea v Leyton Orient or Scunthorpe United (Sun 10 Jan 2.00) (Live on BT Sport) 26 Doncaster Rovers v Stoke City 27 Leeds United v Rotherham United 28 Cardiff City v Grimsby Town or Shrewsbury Town 29 Huddersfield Town v Reading 30 Middlesbrough v Burnley 31 Norwich City v Manchester City 32 Hull City v Brighton & Hove Albion

MATCH DATES All ties must be played on Saturday 9 January 2016, kick-off 3.00pm or as directed by The FA. Replays will be in week commencing Monday 18 January 2016, kick-off 7.45pm or as directed by The FA.

MATCH ARRANGEMENT FORM Home clubs must ensure that the Match Arrangement Form is completed and received by The FA Competitions Department by Monday 14 December 2015 by faxing to 0844 980 0609 or emailing to [email protected] – DO NOT POST.

Match forms are available on TheFA.com under the following link:- http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/More/match-forms

PLAYER QUALIFICATION DATE The player qualification date is 12 noon on Friday 8 January 2016, this includes replays and postponements. A “registered player” is one who is either, in the case of a player under written contract, registered with The Association or, in the case of a player without a written contract, registered with a League in which his club competes in the current season. Any such registration must have been received and accepted by The Association or League by 12 noon on the Friday previous to the date fixed for playing the round, and the registration must be continuous through to the date of the match. Therefore, all players must be registered by 12 noon on Friday 8 January 2016 for any ties played in this round, irrespective of the date of the tie.

GROUND SHARING Clubs with ground sharing agreements must arrange for ties to be played on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. If a clash of fixtures occurs with the sharing club or other sport, if for any reason a tie is unable to be played on the ground of the first drawn club on a Saturday, the tie must be played on either the day before, i.e. on Friday, or the day after, i.e. on Sunday on the ground of the first drawn club. If clubs are unable to agree on the date, then it will be played on the Sunday, unless the National Game Board decides otherwise and that decision shall be final and binding.

DATES OF ROUNDS Fourth Round Proper Saturday 30 January 2016 Fifth Round Proper Saturday 20 February 2016 Sixth Round Proper Saturday 12 March 2016 Semi Final Saturday 23 April 2016 & Sunday 24 April 2016 Final Saturday 21 May 2016

PRIZE FUND PAYMENTS Extra Preliminary Round winners (184) £1,500 (sent 7/9) Preliminary Round winners (160) £1,925 (sent 9/9) First Round Qualifying winners (116) £3,000 (sent 30/9) Second Round Qualifying winners (80) £4,500 (sent 22/10) Third Round Qualifying winners (40) £7,500 (sent 26/10) Fourth Round Qualifying winners (32) £12,500 (sent 6/11) First Round Proper winners (40) £18,000 (sent 2/12) Second Round Proper winners (20) £27,000 Third Round Proper winners (32) £67,500 Fourth Round Proper winners (16) £90,000 Fifth Round Proper winners (8) £180,000 Sixth Round Proper winners (4) £360,000 Semi Final losers (2) £450,000 Semi Final winners (2) £900,000 Final runners-up (1) £900,000 Final winners (1) £1,800,000

TELEVISION FEES (per club) LIVE LIVE HIGHLIGHTS/SINGLECAM LIVE WELSH (BBC/BT Sport) REPLAY /LIVE OVERSEAS LANGUAGE (SATURDAY) (SUNDAY) ONLY First Round Proper £67,500 £33,750 £6,750 £12,500 £15,000 Second Round Proper £72,000 £36,000 £6,750 £12,500 £16,000 Third Round Proper £144,000 £72,000 £6,750 n/a £48,000 Fourth Round Proper £144,000 £72,000 £6,750 n/a £48,000 Fifth Round Proper £247,500 £123,750 £6,750 n/a £70,000 Sixth Round Proper £247,500 £123,750 n/a n/a

RADIO FEES (BBC 5 Live & talkSPORT)(per club) Full Match (46-90mins) £7,250 Half Match (45mins) £3,620 Quarter Match (20-44mins) £1,840

FOURTH ROUND PROPER DRAW – MONDAY 11 JANUARY 2016 The draw will be televised LIVE on BBC2 at approx 7.00pm.

THE FA TROPHY - THIRD ROUND QUALIFYING WINNERS TO RECEIVE £4,000 SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2015 Res Att 1 FC United of Manchester v AFC Telford United (27/11) 1-2 1034 2 Solihull Moors v Boston United 1-0 319 3 Leamington v Hednesford Town 4-2 308 4 Stourbridge v Spennymoor Town 4-2 393 5 Harrogate Town v Curzon Ashton 0-1 6 Marine v Burscough (8/12) 1-2 294 7 Corby Town v Tamworth 2-6 8 Gainsborough Trinity v Ashton United 0-0 Ashton United v Gainsborough Trinity (1/12) 3-1 106 9 Brackley Town v Worcester City 0-2 227 10 Chorley v Skelmersdale United 0-0 559 Skelmersdale United v Chorley (1/12) 5-2 277 11 Warrington Town v AFC Fylde 0-2 297 12 Buxton v Bradford (Park Avenue) (8/12) 1-2 205 (28/11 - tie abandoned after 45 mins due to weather, 0-0) 13 Matlock Town v Blyth Spartans 4-2 303 14 Nuneaton Town v Alfreton Town 2-0 467 15 Sutton Coldfield Town v Stalybridge Celtic 1-0 16 North Ferriby United v Stocksbridge Park Steels 1-2 252 17 Stockport County v Nantwich Town 0-2 1022 18 Merthyr Town v East Thurrock United 1-1 225 East Thurrock United v Merthyr Town (1/12) 3-1 162 19 Hampton & Richmond Borough v Maidstone United (2.00) 0-1 488 20 Ebbsfleet United v Molesey 4-1 672 21 Maidenhead United v Bideford 4-0 262 22 Cirencester Town v Gosport Borough 2-1 88 23 Hungerford Town v Thamesmead Town 3-0 120 24 Tilbury v Bishop’s Stortford 3-0 132 25 Weston Super Mare v Hitchin Town 4-0 26 Oxford City v Marlow 6-3 27 Chelmsford City v Gloucester City 1-1 359 Gloucester City v Chelmsford City (1/12) 0-1 238 28 Lowestoft Town v St Albans City 4-0 420 29 Metropolitan Police v Wealdstone 0-2 30 Hemel Hempstead Town v Weymouth 1-0 31 Dartford v Whitehawk 1-2 601 32 Concord Rangers v Sutton United+ (Mon 21 Dec 7.45) (28/11 - tie ordered to be replayed, 3-1 - extra time & penalties agreed, no replay - at Sutton United FC) 33 Frome Town v Chesham United 1-1 133 Chesham United v Frome Town (1/12) 2-1 214 34 Bury Town v Thurrock 4-2 319 35 Dulwich Hamlet v Margate 2-1 1479 36 Grays Athletic v Corinthian Casuals (29/11) 0-0 Corinthian Casuals v Grays Athletic (2/12) 1-0 127 37 Bognor Regis Town v Bath City 1-0 362 38 Havant & Waterlooville v Basingstoke Town 2-1 277 39 Hayes & Yeading United v Eastbourne Borough (29/11) 2-2 158 Eastbourne Borough v Hayes & Yeading United (1/12) 4-0 204 40 Kingstonian v Truro City 0-3 316

THE FA TROPHY - FIRST ROUND PROPER WINNERS TO RECEIVE £5,000 SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER 2015 Replay Date 1 FC Halifax Town v Tamworth 15 Dec 7.45 2 Grimsby Town v Solihull Moors 22 Dec 7.45 3 Sutton Coldfield Town v Barrow 15 Dec 7.45 4 Burscough v Guiseley 15 Dec 7.45 5 Macclesfield Town v Ashton United 15 Dec 7.45 6 Nantwich Town v Matlock Town 15 Dec 7.45 7 Southport v Worcester City 16 Dec 7.45 8 Curzon Ashton v Nuneaton Town 15 Dec 7.45 9 Altrincham v Leamington 15 Dec 7.45 10 AFC Telford United v Chester 15 Dec 7.45 11 Stourbridge v Kidderminster Harriers 14 Dec 7.45 12 Gateshead v Stocksbridge Park Steels 15 Dec 7.45 13 AFC Fylde v Skelmersdale United 15 Dec 7.45 14 Bradford (Park Avenue) v Lincoln City 15 Dec 7.45 15 Tranmere Rovers v Wrexham 15 Dec 7.45 16 Eastbourne Borough v Hemel Hempstead Town 15 Dec 7.45 17 Tilbury v Welling United 15 Dec 7.45 18 Truro City v Cirencester Town 15 Dec 7.45 19 Torquay United v Chesham United (Sun 13 Dec 3.00) 15 Dec 7.45 20 Whitehawk v Dover Athletic 22 Dec 7.45 21 Corinthian Casuals v Hungerford Town 15 Dec 7.45 22 Boreham Wood v Woking 15 Dec 7.45 23 Concord Rangers or Sutton United v Lowestoft Town (Tue 5 Jan 7.45) 12 Jan 7.45 24 Maidstone United v Bognor Regis Town 15 Dec 7.45 25 Cheltenham Town v Chelmsford City 14 Dec 7.30 26 East Thurrock United v Maidenhead United 15 Dec 7.45 27 Oxford City v Ebbsfleet United 15 Dec 7.45 28 Aldershot Town v Eastleigh 15 Dec 7.45 29 Weston Super Mare v Wealdstone 15 Dec 7.45 30 Havant & Waterlooville v Forest Green Rovers 15 Dec 7.45 31 Bury Town v Dulwich Hamlet 15 Dec 7.45 32 Braintree Town v Bromley 15 Dec 7.45

MATCH DATES All ties must be played on Saturday 12 December 2015, kick-off 3.00pm with replays on or before Thursday 17 December 2015, kick-off 7.45pm. Clubs may mutually agree to extra time and penalties to determine the winner of a first match without having a replay and this must be confirmed on the Match Arrangement Form, in accordance with FA Trophy Rule 11(a).

MATCH ARRANGEMENT FORM Home clubs must ensure that the Match Arrangement Form is completed and received by The FA Competitions Department by Monday 7 December 2015 by faxing to 0844 980 0609 or emailing to [email protected] – DO NOT POST.

Match forms are available on TheFA.com under the following link:- http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/More/match-forms.

PLAYER QUALIFICATION DATE The player qualification date is 12 noon on Friday 11 December 2015, this includes replays and postponements. A “registered player” is one who is either, in the case of a player under written contract, registered with The Association or, in the case of a player without a written contract, registered with a League in which his club competes in the current season. Any such registration must have been received and accepted by The Association or League by 12 noon on the Friday previous to the date fixed for playing the round, and the registration must be continuous through to the date of the match. Therefore, all players must be registered by 12 noon on Friday 11 December 2015 for any ties played in this round, irrespective of the date of the tie.

DATES OF ROUNDS Second Round Proper Saturday 16 January 2016 Third Round Proper Saturday 6 February 2016 Fourth Round Proper Saturday 27 February 2016 Semi Final 1 Saturday 12 March 2016 Semi Final 2 Saturday 19 March 2016 Final Sunday 22 May 2016

PRIZE FUND PAYMENTS Preliminary Round winners (64) £2,500 (sent 16/10) First Round Qualifying winners (72) £2,700 (sent 13/11) Second Round Qualifying winners (36) £3,250 (sent 10/12) Third Round Qualifying winners (40) £4,000 First Round Proper winners (32) £5,000 Second Round Proper winners (16) £6,000 Third Round Proper winners (8) £7,000 Fourth Round Proper winners (4) £8,000 Semi Final winners (2) £16,000 Final runners-up (1) £25,000 Final winners (1) £50,000

SECOND ROUND PROPER DRAW – MONDAY 14 DECEMBER 2015 The above draw will be available by 1.00pm on TheFA.com

THE FA VASE - THIRD ROUND PROPER WINNERS TO RECEIVE £1,300 SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER 2015 – 3.00 Replay Date 1 Marske United v Team Northumbria 14 Dec 7.30 2 Sunderland RCA v Tadcaster Albion 15 Dec 7.45 3 Newton Aycliffe v Atherton Collieries 14 Dec 7.45 4 South Shields v Morpeth Town 16 Dec 7.45 5 North Shields v Runcorn Town (Wed 16 Dec 7.30) 22 Dec 7.30 6 Dunston UTS v Seaham Red Star 15 Dec 7.30 7 Alsager Town v AFC Wulfunians 15 Dec 7.45 8 St Andrews v Leicester Nirvana 15 Dec 7.45 9 Handsworth Parramore v Cleethorpes Town 16 Dec 7.45 10 Pinxton v Nuneaton Griff 16 Dec 7.45 11 Walsall Wood v Alvechurch 15 Dec 7.45 12 Uttoxeter Town v Coleshill Town 15 Dec 7.45 13 Hereford v Brocton 15 Dec 7.45 14 Saffron Walden Town v Berkhamsted 15 Dec 7.45 15 FC Broxbourne Borough v Bowers & Pitsea 15 Dec 7.45 16 Hullbridge Sports v Stanway Rovers 15 Dec 7.45 17 AFC Dunstable v Basildon United 15 Dec 7.45 18 Edgware Town v Ipswich Wanderers 16 Dec 7.45 19 Yaxley v Sleaford Town 16 Dec 7.45 20 Hertford Town v FC Romania 16 Dec 7.45 21 Colliers Wood United v Hartley Wintney 15 Dec 7.30 22 Thame United v Kidlington 15 Dec 7.45 23 Ascot United v Camberley Town 15 Dec 7.45 24 Lordswood v Ashford United 15 Dec 7.45 25 Eastbourne Town v Sutton Common Rovers 15 Dec 7.45 26 Tadley Calleva v Newport (IW) 15 Dec 7.45 27 Canterbury City v Knaphill 15 Dec 7.30 28 Moneyfields v Brimscombe & Thrupp 15 Dec 7.45 29 Buckland Athletic v Bradford Town 16 Dec 7.30 30 Highworth Town v Salisbury 15 Dec 7.45 31 Welton Rovers v Bodmin Town 15 Dec 7.45 32 Bristol Manor Farm v Hengrove Athletic 15 Dec 7.30

+ - penalties agreed, no replay

MATCH DATES All ties must be played on Saturday 12 December 2015, kick-off 3.00pm with replays on or before Thursday 17 December 2015, kick-off 7.45pm.

MATCH ARRANGEMENT FORM Home clubs must ensure that the Match Arrangement Form is completed and received by The FA Competitions Department by Friday 27 November 2015 by faxing to 0844 980 0609 or emailing to [email protected] – DO NOT POST.

Match forms are available on TheFA.com under the following link:- http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/More/match-forms.

Clubs are reminded that players on loan, including a Trainee, Scholarship Player or Work Experience are NOT eligible to play in the competition.

DATES OF ROUNDS Fourth Round Proper Saturday 9 January 2016 Fifth Round Proper Saturday 30 January 2016 Sixth Round Proper Saturday 20 February 2016 Semi Final 1 Saturday 12 March 2016 Semi Final 2 Saturday 19 March 2016 Final Sunday 22 May 2016

PRIZE FUND PAYMENTS First Round Qualifying winners (176) £600 (sent 24/9) Second Round Qualifying winners (169) £800 (sent 30/10) First Round Proper winners (99) £900 (sent 27/11) Second Round Proper winners (64) £1,000 Third Round Proper winners (32) £1,300 Fourth Round Proper winners (16) £2,000 Fifth Round Proper winners (8) £2,500 Sixth Round Proper winners (4) £4,500 Semi Final winners (2) £6,000 Final runner-up (1) £17,000 Final winners (1) £25,000

FOURTH ROUND PROPER DRAW – MONDAY 14 DECEMBER 2015 The above draw will be available by 1pm on TheFA.com

THE FA YOUTH CUP - THIRD ROUND PROPER TIES TO BE PLAYED BY SATURDAY 19 DECEMBER 2015 Match Date 1 Wigan Athletic v Stevenage 17 Dec 7.00 (at Wigan Robin Park FC) 2 Coventry City v Stoke City 11 Dec 7.00 (at Leamington FC) 3 Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers 22 Dec 7.00 (at Leigh Sports Village) 4 Blackburn Rovers v Southend United 19 Dec 1.00 5 Swansea City v Sheffield Wednesday (11/12) 1-0 101 (at Llanelli FC) 6 Oldham Athletic v AFC Bournemouth 15 Dec 7.00 7 Charlton Athletic v Millwall (2/12) 1-1aet 972 (Charlton Athletic won 4-2 on kicks from the penalty mark) 8 Notts County v Luton Town 15 Dec 7.00 9 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion (4/12) 4-1 (at Boreham Wood FC) 10 Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion (10/12) 1-1aet 446 (Nottingham Forest won 4-3 on kicks from the penalty mark) 11 Derby County v West Ham United 18 Dec 7.00 12 Mansfield Town v Sunderland 18 Dec 7.00 13 Hull City v Norwich City (2/12) 1-3 (at North Ferriby United FC) 14 Exeter City v Bolton Wanderers (8/12) 4-3 15 Ilkeston v Newcastle United 16 Dec 7.45 16 Tottenham Hotspur v Rotherham United (2/12) 4-0 383 (at Stevenage FC) 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Milton Keynes Dons (7/12) 3-0 381 18 Reading v Sheffield United 15 Dec 7.00 19 Liverpool v Ipswich Town 16 Dec 7.00 20 Worthing v Middlesbrough (9/12) 0-3 21 Southampton v Birmingham City (10/12) 2-3 305 22 Portsmouth v Manchester City 15 Dec 7.00 23 Everton v Aston Villa 11 Dec 7.00 24 Carlisle United v Preston North End (1/12) 1-2aet 25 Leicester City v Cheltenham Town 16 Dec 7.00 26 Burnley v Metropolitan Police (7/12) 2-2aet 215 (Metropolitan Police won 6-5 on kicks from the penalty mark) 27 Chelsea v Huddersfield Town 16 Dec 7.05 (at Aldershot Town FC) 28 Watford v AFC Wimbledon 11 Dec 7.00 29 Brentford v Leeds United 15 Dec 7.00 30 Bristol City v Cardiff City 14 Dec 7.00 31 Fulham v Bury 14 Dec 7.00 (at Motspur Park) 32 Accrington Stanley v Crystal Palace 15 Dec 7.30

THE FA YOUTH CUP - FOURTH ROUND PROPER TIES TO BE PLAYED BY SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 2016 Match Date 1 Coventry City or Stoke City v Charlton Athletic 2 Ilkeston or Newcastle United v Watford or AFC Wimbledon 3 Blackburn Rovers v Leicester City or Cheltenham Town or Southend United 4 Wigan Athletic or Stevenage v Derby County or West Ham United 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Metropolitan Police 6 Accrington Stanley or Crystal Palace v Everton or Aston Villa 7 Liverpool or Ipswich Town v Bristol City or Cardiff City 8 Mansfield Town or Sunderland v Norwich City 9 Fulham or Bury v Reading or Sheffield United 10 Exeter City v Preston North End 11 Oldham Athletic v Notts County or Luton Town or AFC Bournemouth 12 Manchester United v Chelsea or Huddersfield Town or Queens Park Rangers 13 Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough 14 Brentford or Leeds United v Portsmouth or Manchester City 15 Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City 16 Swansea City v Arsenal or West Bromwich Albion

MATCH DATES All ties must be played by Saturday 16 January 2016, kick-off 7.00pm, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Clubs are reminded that when agreeing dates with opponents that ties in the FA Youth Cup Competition take priority over all other games with the exception of home first team commitments. This therefore means that matches in the Competition take priority over other Youth and Reserve team matches. If problems are experienced in fixing a date to avoid 1st XI fixtures, please contact the FA Competitions Department for assistance.

MATCH ARRANGEMENT FORM – DO NOT POST Home Clubs must ensure that the Match Arrangement Form is received by The FA Competitions Department by Friday 1 January 2016 by faxing to 0844 980 0609 or emailing to [email protected] – DO NOT POST

Match forms are available on TheFA.com under the following link: http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/More/match-forms

PLAYER QUALIFICATION DATE The player qualification date is 12 noon on the day previous to the date fixed for playing the match, this includes postponements. A “registered player” is one who is either, in the case of a player under written contact, registered with The Association or, in the case of a player without a written contract, registered with a League in which his Club competes in the current season. Any such registration must have been received and accepted by The Association or League by 12 noon on the day previous to the date fixed for playing the match, and the registration must be continuous through to the date of the match.

AGE GROUP BRACKETS Only those players are eligible to take part who have reached the age of 15 years by midnight on 31 August of the current season and not reached the age of 18 years as at midnight on 31 August of the current season. (For Season 2015-2016 a player must have been born on or after 1 September 1997 and before 1 September 2000).

DATES OF ROUNDS Competition Proper – Ties to be played by the closing date:- Fifth Round Proper Saturday 6 February 2016 Sixth Round Proper Saturday 27 February 2016 Semi Final 1 Saturday 19 March 2016 Semi Final 2 Saturday 9 April 2016 Final 1 to be confirmed Final 2 to be confirmed

CLUBS WITH APPROVAL TO PLAY HOME MATCHES AT ALTERNATIVE GROUNDS UP TO AND INCLUDING THE FIFTH ROUND PROPER Club Alternative Venue Arsenal Boreham Wood Birmingham City Solihull Moors Chelsea Aldershot Town Coventry City Nuneaton Town Fulham Motspur Park Hull City North Ferriby United Liverpool St Helens RFC/Chester FC Manchester City Academy Stadium Manchester United Altrincham Middlesbrough Hartlepool United Stoke City Macclesfield Town Sunderland Eppleton CW Swansea City Llanelli Tottenham Hotspur Stevenage Wigan Athletic Wigan Robin Park

FIFTH ROUND PROPER DRAW – FRIDAY 18 DECEMBER 2015 The above draw will be available by 1.00pm on TheFA.com

THE FA COUNTY YOUTH CUP - THIRD ROUND TIES TO BE COMPLETED BY SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER 2015 Match Date 1 Herefordshire v Sussex 12 Dec 2.00 (at Pegasus Juniors FC) 2 Suffolk v Middlesex 13 Dec 2.00 (at AFC Sudbury) 3 Leicestershire & Rutland v Durham 12 Dec 2.00 (at County Ground, Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone) 4 Staffordshire v Hertfordshire (6/12) 1-2 5 Amateur Football Alliance v Sheffield & Hallamshire TBC (at Cheshunt FC) 6 Liverpool v Oxfordshire 12 Dec 2.00 (at Liverpool Soccer Centre) 7 Cheshire v Essex 12 Dec 2.00 (at Vauxhall Motors FC) 8 Cornwall v West Riding (5/12) 0-3 81

CLOSING DATES OF ROUNDS Fourth Round Saturday 23 January 2016 Semi Final Saturday 27 February 2016 Final Saturday 9 April 2016 (prov)

ESFA - INTERNATIONAL SELECTION WEEKENDS U18 (Boys) - players under 18 on 1 January 2016 TRIALS 17 October 2015 Regional Trials 18 October 2015 Regional Trials The four regions should have their preliminary trials at any time over the weekend of 18/19 October 2015 (or at any more convenient time before their regional match) 24 October 2015 North East v North West 25 October 2015 East Midlands v West Midlands 31 October 2015 South East (North) v South East (South) 01 November 2015 South West (East) v South West (West) 28 November 2015 North v Midlands 29 November 2015 South East v South West

FINAL SELECTION WEEKENDS 08-10 January 2016 Lilleshall National Sports Centre (last 32) Sat 09 - Match 1 KO 10am v RAF Sat 09 - Match 2 KO 2pm v Royal Navy 29-31 January 2016 Lilleshall National Sports Centre (final squad of 16) Fri 29 Training and International Dinner Sat 30 Training Sun 31 Match KO 10am followed by Parents Meeting

INTERNATIONALS (all information subject to confirmation at SAFIB AGM. Check website for details) 4 March 2016 Centenary Shield Northern Ireland v ESFA U18 TBC 18 March 2016 Centenary Shield Wales v ESFA U18 Bangor City 1 April 2016 Centenary Shield ESFA U18 v Scotland Fleetwood Town 8 April 2016 Centenary Shield ESFA U18 v Republic of Ireland Shrewsbury Town

COACHING 17-21 August 2015 U17 Coaching & Development Course Repton

THE FA SUNDAY CUP - THIRD ROUND SUNDAY 13 DECEMBER 2015 – 1.00 1 Custys v Seymour (at The North Field, Jericho Lane, Liverpool) 2 Queens Park v The Molly (at West Kirby FC) 3 Black Bull v Oyster Martyrs (at Widnes Vikings) 4 Mayfair v Witton Park Rose & Crown (at Marine FC) 5 Home & Bargain v Campfield (at Alder Sports & Social Club) 6 Newton Aycliffe WMC v Burradon & New Fordley (at Newton Aycliffe FC) 7 Hardwick Social v West Bowling (at Stockton Town FC) 8 Attenborough Cavaliers v OJM (at Dunkirk FC) 9 Sporting Dynamo v Black Horse (Redditch) (at Ibstock United FC) 10 Frolesworth United v Quorn Royals 2008 (at Lutterworth Soccer Centre) 11 Victoria Millers v New Salamis (at Whitworths Sports Ground, Wellingborough) 12 Broadfields United (Sunday) v NLO (at Harefield United FC) 13 St Josephs (Sunday) v Green Man (Luton) (at Arlesey Town FC) 14 FC Houghton v British Airways HEW (at Dunstable Town FC) 15 Victoria Cross v Barnes (at Christchurch FC) 16 AFC Links v Lebeqs Tavern Courage (at Colliers Wood United FC)

MATCH DATES All ties must be played on Sunday 13 December 2015, kick-off 1.00 pm, unless mutually agreed otherwise.

MATCH ARRANGEMENT FORM – DO NOT POST Home Clubs must ensure that the Match Arrangement Form is received by The FA Competitions Department by Monday 23 November 2015 by emailing to [email protected] or faxing to 0844 980 0609 – DO NOT POST.

The link to obtain Match Forms is:- http://www.thefa.com/fa-sunday-cup/more/match-forms

PLAYER QUALIFICATION DATE The player qualification date is 12 noon on Saturday 12 December 2015, this includes postponements. A “registered player” is one who is registered for his Club with a League in which his Club competes in the current season. Any such registration must have been received and accepted by League by 12 noon on the Saturday previous to the date fixed for playing the Round, and the registration must be continuous through to the date of the match.

Therefore, all players must be registered by 12 noon on Saturday 12 December 2015, for any ties played in this round irrespective of the date of the game. Players under written contract are NOT eligible to play in this competition.

MATCH DELEGATE There will either be a member of The FA Sunday Cup Committee or an Official from the home Club’s County Association appointed to attend each tie. Details of these appointments will be published in the Match Officials appointments circular which is usually sent out within 10 days of the date of a round. On match days the match delegate will make contact with the Match Officials and will report back to The FA on the ground facilities and the conduct of each competing Club.

DATES OF ROUNDS Fourth Round Sunday 17 January 2016 Fifth Round Sunday 14 February 2016 Semi Final Sunday 13 March 2016 Final Sunday 17 April 2016 (prov)

FOURTH ROUND DRAW – MONDAY 14 DECEMBER 2015 The above draw will be available on www.TheFA.com by 1.00pm.

THE SSE WOMEN’S FA CUP - FIRST ROUND PROPER WINNERS TO RECEIVE £250 SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER 2015 – 1.00pm 1 Tranmere Rovers v Whitley Bay Women 13 Dec 1.00 (at Ashville FC) 2 Morecambe v Chester-Le-Street Town 13 Dec 1.30 (at Lancaster & Morecambe College) 3 Mossley Hill v Liverpool Marshall Feds 2-1 30 4 Peterborough Northern Star v Radcliffe Olympic 1-1aet 30 (Radcliffe Olympic won 4-2 on kicks from the penalty mark) 5 Long Eaton United v Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 6 Leicester City Women v Stone Dominoes 8-0 89 7 Milton Keynes Dons v Crystal Palace 0-4 83 8 London Corinthians v Gillingham 3-4aet 9 Bedford v Luton Town 2-3 10 Fulham Foundation v Enfield Town 3-3aet 75 (Fulham Foundation won 3-1 on kicks from the penalty mark) 11 Chichester City v Keynsham Town 13 Dec 1.00 (at Chichester City FC) 12 Old Actonians v Swindon Town 0-1 13

THE SSE WOMEN’S FA CUP - SECOND ROUND PROPER WINNERS TO RECEIVE £300 SUNDAY 10 JANUARY 2016 – 1.00pm 1 Tranmere Rovers v Stoke City or Whitley Bay Women 2 Bradford City Women’s v Huddersfield Town 3 Preston North End v Derby County (at Preston North End FC) 4 Nuneaton Town v Blackburn Rovers 5 Sporting Club Albion v Long Eaton United 6 Loughborough Foxes v Guiseley AFC Vixens 7 Leicester City Women v Radcliffe Olympic 8 Newcastle United v Mossley Hill 9 Nottingham Forest v Morecambe or Chester-Le-Street Town 10 Chichester City or Keynsham Town v Queens Park Rangers 11 Crystal Palace v West Ham United 12 Fulham Foundation v Lewes 13 Charlton Athletic v Plymouth Argyle 14 Swindon Town v Tottenham Hotspur 15 Forest Green Rovers v Gillingham (at Slimbridge FC) 16 Brighton & Hove Albion v Luton Town 17 Portsmouth FC Ladies v Cardiff City 18 C&K Basildon v Coventry United

MATCH DATES All ties must be played on Sunday 10 January 2016, kick-off 1.00pm.

Match forms are available on TheFA.com under the following link:- http://www.thefa.com/fa-womens- cup/more/match-forms

PLAYER QUALIFICATION DATE The player qualification date is 12 noon on Saturday 9 January 2016, this includes postponements. A “registered player” is one who is either, in the case of a player under written contact, registered with The Association or, in the case of a player without a written contract, registered with a League in which her Club competes in the current season. Any such registration must have been received and accepted by The Association or League by 12 noon on the Saturday previous to the date fixed for playing the Round, and the registration must be continuous through to the date of the match. Therefore, all players must be registered by 12 noon on Saturday 9 January 2016, for any ties played in this round irrespective of the date of the game.

DATES OF ROUNDS Third Round Proper Sunday 7 February 2016 Fourth Round Proper Sunday 28 February 2016 Fifth Round Proper Sunday 20 March 2016 Sixth Round Proper Sunday 3 April 2016 Semi Final Sunday 17 April 2016 Final Sunday 14 May 2016

PRIZE FUND PAYMENTS First Round Qualifying winners (71) £125 (sent 16/9) Second Round Qualifying winners (52) £150 (sent 6/10) Third Round Qualifying winners (48) £200 (sent 22/10) Fourth Round Qualifying winners (24) £225 (sent 3/12) First Round Proper winners (12) £250 Second Round Proper winners (18) £300 Third Round Proper winners (14) £400 Fourth Round Proper winners (7) £500 Fifth Round Proper winners (8) £600 Sixth Round Proper winners (4) £1,000 Semi Final winners (2) £2,000 Final runners-up (1) £2,000 Final winners (1) £5,000

THIRD ROUND PROPER DRAW – MONDAY 11 JANUARY 2016 The above draw will be available by 1.00pm on TheFA.com

THE FA INTER-LEAGUE CUP – SEASON 2015-16 SECOND ROUND - TIES TO BE COMPLETED BY SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER 2015 1 Staffordshire County v Teesside (5/12) 1-3 (at Newcastle Town FC) 2 West Cheshire v West Yorkshire (21/11) 1-2 (at Cammell Laird 1907 FC) 3 Cheshire v Isle of Man (7/11) 0-9 (at Knutsford FC) 4 Lancashire Amateur v Cambridgeshire County (21/11) 0-2aet (at Daisy Hill FC) 5 Jersey v Essex & Suffolk Border (28/11) 0-1aet (at Springfield Stadium, St Helier) 6 Herts Senior County v Dorset Premier (28/11) 3-0 (at Colney Heath FC) 7 Guernsey Senior County v Southern Amateur (28/11) 0-1aet (at The Track, Guernsey) 8 Anglian Combination v Spartan South Midlands (Div 2) (28/11) 1-4aet (at Wroxham FC)