Irish FA Memorandum and Articles of Association • Football Regulations • Standing Orders • Competition Rules • Player Registration • Regulations • Disciplinary Code SEASON 2018-2019 IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED 1 Contents Office Bearers............................................................................................................3 Chief Executive .........................................................................................................3 Solicitors....................................................................................................................3 Representatives of Council........................................................................................4 Committees of the Association..................................................................................7 Life Members of the Association ............................................................................10 Memorandum of Association ..................................................................................11 Articles of Association ............................................................................................17 Football Regulations................................................................................................45 Standing Orders.......................................................................................................55 Cup Competition Rules Irish Cup.......................................................................................................66 Intermediate Cup..........................................................................................75 Junior Cup ....................................................................................................82 Youth Cup ....................................................................................................89 Women’s Cup ...............................................................................................95 Player Registrations – Season 2018-2019.............................................................101 Disciplinary Code – Season 2018-2019................................................................128 Fixture List – Season 2018-2019 ..........................................................................153 The Laws of the Game can be found on the Irish Football Association website www.irishfa.com Published by Authority of the Irish FA Board 2 OFFICE BEARERS President DAVID MARTIN First Deputy President JACK GRUNDIE Second Deputy President CRAWFORD WILSON Chief Executive PATRICK NELSON Registered Offices of the Irish Football Association National Football Stadium at Windsor Park Donegall Avenue, Belfast BT12 6LU, Northern Ireland Tel: +44 (0)28 90 669458 Email: [email protected] Website: www.irishfa.com facebook.com/OfficialIrishFA twitter.com@OfficialIrishFA Solicitors King and Gowdy A&L Goodbody 3 REPRESENTATIVES OF COUNCIL President David Martin First Deputy President Jack Grundie Second Deputy President Crawford Wilson North East FA Robert Doherty Robert Fenton Alistair Gray John Hamilton Jim Jess Dave King Cheryl Lamont Mervyn Martin Neil Morrow Simon McCoy Jonathan McMullan Bobbie Reid Michael Wilson North West of Ireland FA Dessie Bradley Wayne Glenn Trevor Hogg Charles Johnston William Smallwoods Jerry Stewart Mid Ulster FA Nigel Cooke Maurice Johnston Elaine Junk Brian Larkin Norman Livingston Noel McClure Colin McCullough Sean O’Neill 4 Fermanagh and Western FA Roy Cathcart Sam Dennison Gordon Lee Enda Love Jnr Amalgamation of Official NISC Gary McAllister Army FA Ian Beggs NI Boys FA Mark Logan NI Schools FA Robert Nesbitt NI Referees FA Paul Larkin Honorary Life President Jim Boyce Honorary Vice Presidents Raymond Kennedy Jim Shaw 5 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NORTHERN IRELAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NIFL) Ards ........................................................................................................Brian Adams Ballymena United ...................................................................................John Taggart Coleraine ..........................................................................................Colin McKendry Dungannon Swifts.....................................................................................Keith Boyd Glentoran......................................................................................Stephen Henderson Warrenpoint Town ......................................................................Connaire McGreevy 6 COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION – Committee Membership is subject to change throughout the season – The Board Jack Grundie Robert Haworth Neil Jardine Helen Kirkpatrick* Conrad Kirkwood Gerard Lawlor Gerry Mallon* David Martin Norman McKeown* Alan Willis Crawford Wilson *Independent Members Disciplinary Committee Brian Adams Stephen Atherton* Bob Fenton Charlie Johnston Simon McCoy Jonathan McMullan Sean O’Neill Alexander Redpath* Bobbie Reid *Independent Members Appeals Committee Iain Beggs Carley Chapman* Peter Dornan* John Greer* Eileen Larkin* Gordon Lee Noel McClure Joe Rice* Billy Smallwoods John Taggart Adam Wood* 1 Vacancy *Independent Members 7 Licensing Committee Colin Atkinson* Colette Donaghy* Brendan Dwyer* Finbar Lavery* Hugh Logan* Shane McCullough* Philip McDonagh* Allen McKinstry* Ciara McReynolds* John Orchin* Ross Thompson* John Toner* Alison Watterson* *Independent Members Football Committee Roy Cathcart Nigel Cooke Sam Dennison Jack Grundie John Hamilton Stephen Henderson Trevor Hogg Elaine Junk Mark Logan David Martin Mervyn Martin Connaire McGreevy Colin McKendry Bob Nesbitt Crawford Wilson Challenge Cup Committee Keith Boyd Stephen Henderson David Martin Mervyn Martin Colin McCullough Colin McKendry 8 Intermediate Cup Committee Alistair Gray Mervyn Martin Colin McCullough Jerry Stewart Crawford Wilson 2 Vacancies Junior and Youth Cup Committee Dessie Bradley Sam Dennison Robert Doherty Wayne Glenn John Hamilton Jim Jess Maurice Johnston Davy King Brian Larkin Norman Livingston Enda Love Jnr. 1 NW Vacancy 2 NE Vacancy Women’s Challenge Cup Roy Cathcart Committee Trevor Hogg Elaine Junk Cheryl Lamont Neil Morrow Referees Committee Frankie Hiles Leslie Irvine Steven Keenan* Paul Larkin David Malcolm Basil Marshall David Martin David Redfern Michael Ross *Independent Member 9 LIFE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION Marshall Beattie Derek Bowles John Brown Leslie Caul David Chick Mervyn Connor Sean Cox Robert Cupples Brian Dunlop Isaac Gilkinson Sam Hanna George Henderson Robert Jameson Dessie Keenan Raymond Loughrey Fred Magee Roy Marshall Trevor McCann Hugh McCartan John McCrossan Jim McDowell William McElroy Sam McFrederick Jim McGrory William McIlroy Allen McKinstry Morton McKnight James McLaughlin Brian Montgomery Jackie Morrison Maura Muldoon Terry Pateman Eddie Pepper Adrian Teer Jim Weir 10 IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Memorandum of Association 11 THE COMPANIES ACTS 1908-1917 COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF THE IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED 1. The name of the Association is “THE IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED”. 2. The Registered Office of the Association will be in Northern Ireland. 3. The objects for which the Association is established are: (1) To acquire and take over the properties and liabilities, and to eff ectuate and carry into execution the powers, obligations, duties, and general objects of the present Irish Football Association. (2) To promote, foster, and develop, in all its branches, the game of Association football, and to take all such steps as may be deemed necessary or advisable for preventing infringements of the rules of the game, or other improper methods or practices in the game, and for protecting it from abuses. (3) To make adopt, vary, and publish rules, regulations, bye-laws, and conditions for the regulation of the said game or otherwise, and to take all such steps as shall be deemed necessary or advisable, for enforcing such rules, regulations, bye-laws and conditions. (4) To promote, provide for, regulate, and manage in all or any of the required details or arrangements including any arrangements for the benefit of associations or clubs, football competitions, contests, and matches, international or otherwise in Northern Ireland or elsewhere, and to do or provide for all or any such matters and things as may be considered necessary for or ancillary to the comfort, conduct, conveyance, convenience, or benefit of players and of the public, or of any other persons concerned or engaged in such competitions, contests, or matches. (5) To accept, take over, or otherwise acquire all such cups, shields, and other prizes as may be approved by the Association, and to provide for the proper custody, insurance, protection exhibition, awarding, distribution, or loan of or other dealings with all or any of the same. (6) To provide for, make, and vary all such rules, regulations, and bye-laws as to amateur and professional players as the Association may from time to time determine. (7) To provide by rules, regulations, and bye-laws, or otherwise, for deciding and settling all differences that may arise between football associations, clubs, or players, or any persons who are members of, or are employed or engaged by, any such associations or clubs, or any other persons in reference to due compliance with the laws of the game, or the rules, regulations or bye-laws of the Association, or to contracts or to 12 any other matter of dispute or difference arising between such associations, clubs, or persons, or any of them, and whether