Staffordshire County Football Association Annual Handbook 2017 / 2018 1 Staffordshire County Football Association Annual Handbook 2017 / 2018 2 Staffordshire County Football Association Annual Handbook 2017 / 2018 Staffordshire Football Association Limited. (Established 1877) Incorporating the Staffordshire County Youth Football Association and the Walsall & District Football Association Dyson Court, Staffordshire Technology Park, Beaconside, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0LQ Telephone: 01785 256994 Fax: 01785 279837 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.staffordshirefa.com Staffordshire FA County Handbook 2017 / 2018 Registered in England: Registration Number: 3799658 3 Staffordshire County Football Association Annual Handbook 2017 / 2018 Contents Staff Contacts ................................................................................................................. 7 Members of Council ........................................................................................................ 8 Meetings of Council ...................................................................................................... 10 Annual General Meeting ............................................................................................... 10 Board of Directors......................................................................................................... 10 Committees .................................................................................................................. 11 Affiliated Leagues ......................................................................................................... 13 Affiliated Small-Sided Competitions ............................................................................... 13 Affiliated Cup Competitions ........................................................................................... 14 Affiliated Charity Competitions ...................................................................................... 14 Officers of The Association / Long Service Awards ........................................................ 14 Conference Dates 2017 / 2018...................................................................................... 18 Standing Orders ........................................................................................................... 25 Articles of The Association ............................................................................................ 28 Membership Rules........................................................................................................ 51 Subscriptions................................................................................................................ 56 Honours List Season 2016 / 2017 ................................................................................. 57 Competition Rules ........................................................................................................ 58 Referees .................................................................................................................... 172 Discipline Regulations ................................................................................................ 201 Matches against Foreign Clubs ................................................................................... 255 Charity Fund .............................................................................................................. 257 Regulations for the Sanction & Control of Competitions ............................................... 271 Goalpost Safety Guidelines ......................................................................................... 289 Goal Post and Pitch Sizes ........................................................................................... 291 Guidance Notes on Line Marking of Football Pitches ................................................... 295 4 Staffordshire County Football Association Annual Handbook 2017 / 2018 Safeguarding .............................................................................................................. 298 Equality and Safeguarding in Football .......................................................................... 313 RESPECT .................................................................................................................. 315 Useful Addresses ........................................................................................................ 320 Office Hours The Office is open to receive telephone calls and visitors between the following hours: Monday – Thursday: 9:00am – 5:00pm Friday: 9:00am – 4:00pm Outside of these hours a Telephone Answering Machine is in operation. 5 Staffordshire County Football Association Annual Handbook 2017 / 2018 6 Staffordshire County Football Association Annual Handbook 2017 / 2018 Staff Contacts Chief Executive Officer Adam Evans [email protected] Office 01785 256994 Head of Strategy & Investment Kevin Staples Participation Hub [email protected] Team Lead Members Support Hub Football Development Officer (Adult) Team Lead Gareth Thomas Members Support (Discipline) [email protected] Vicky Collins Ext. 207 [email protected] Ext. 203 Football Development Officer (Youth & Workforce) Members Support (Finance) Daniel Hickinbottom Joanne Adams [email protected] [email protected] Ext. 209 Ext. 200 Football Development Officer Safeguarding & Education Officer (Disability) Jan Scott Gemma Turner [email protected] [email protected] Ext.205 Ext. 208 County Communications Officer Football Development Officer Michelle Fatcher (Inclusion) [email protected] Bethan Woolley Ext. 213 [email protected] Ext. 215 Football Administrator Lynn Barber Referee Development Officer [email protected] Matthew Jones Ext. 224 [email protected] Ext. 211 Accountants Workforce Co-Ordinator Dains LLP Sare Michael 01782 262121 [email protected] Ext. 212 7 Staffordshire County Football Association Annual Handbook 2017 / 2018 Members of Council PRESIDENT D.M. Bathurst Esq. CHAIRMAN M. Stokes Esq. VICE CHAIRMAN R. Tooth Esq. LIFE MEMBERS B.G. Shenton (44) 5 Cranbrook Close, Trentham, Stoke on Trent 01782 659225 ST4 8PN R.M. Street (44) Camelot, Wade Lane, Hill Ridware, Rugeley 01543 490590 WS15 3RE LIFE VICE PRESIDENTS B. J. Adshead (21) 53 Warren Road, Burntwood, Staffordshire, 01543 682001 WS7 4SY D.M. Bathurst (50) 36 Spring Court, Birmingham Road, 01922 648380 Walsall, WS1 2NS M.J. Cooper (37) 55 Victoria Terrace, Stafford, ST16 3HB 01785 601725 J.C.W. Deans (36) 10 Splash Lane, Hednesford, WS12 2NE 01543 877229 E.F. Evans (33) 4 Kingsfield Road, Basford, Stoke on Trent, 01782 637808 ST4 6DY R.H. Jenkinson (36) 5 Ganton Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 01922 710870 3XQ G. Leadley (47) 85 Louise Street, Burslem, Stoke on Trent, 01782 814847 ST6 1AY W.K. Martin (30) 5 Crossdale Avenue, Baddeley Green, 01782 542517 Stoke on Trent, ST27JB D.E. Ramsbottom (31) 8 Swinfen Broun Road, Lichfield, WS13 01543 252396 7AP P. Savage (35) Wyndene House, 61/63 High Street, 01538 266265 Ipstones, ST10 2LU T. Simms (46) c/o Staffordshire Football Association Limited G. Singh (23) 19 Springvale Rise, Parkside, Stafford, 01785 602548 ST16 1TE D.L. Stanton (54) The Haven, Little Hay, Lichfield, WS14 01543 480940 0QB J.E. Wells (23) 258 Bradbury Lane, Hednesford, WS12 01543 871128 4EP 8 Staffordshire County Football Association Annual Handbook 2017 / 2018 REPRESENTATIVES M. Barnard (3) Mid Staffs Junior League 28 Knowle Road, Stafford, ST17 0DN 01785 661999 J.F. Cotton (18) Elected Club Representative 293 Weston Road, Weston Coyney, Stoke on Trent, ST3 6HA 01782 333445 Mrs B. Degg (1) Uttoxeter & District Sunday League 34 Mellor Drive, Uttoxeter, ST14 7AL 07816 068454 I. Evans Leek Town FC 29 Church Meadow, Ipstones, Stoke-On-Trent, ST10 2LS 07970 090350 C. Garlick Port Vale FC Vale Park, Hamil Road, Burslem, Stoke on Trent, ST6 1AW 01782 655800 A.J. Grocott (9) Lichfield & Walsall District League 5 Rectory Lane, Armitage, Rugeley, WS15 4AN 01543 307555 Mrs. W. Hancock (7) Potteries Junior Youth League 142 Wilson Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 4QF 01782 658613 P. Heafield Staffordshire County Referees Association 61 New Road, Burntwood, WS7 0BX 07837 652097 D. Hodgkiss (1) Bilston Partnership Youth League 18 Raymond Gardens, Wednesfield, WV11 3JH 07791 386329 S.J. Holland (6) City Traders League 1 Booth Street, Chesterton, Newcastle under Lyme, ST5 7PX 07749 059694 Mrs. M. Hollingshead (1) Lichfield & District Recreational League 10 Croxley Drive, Hednesford, Staffordshire, WS12 2GU 01543 425821 J. Houston (1) Cannock Chase Sunday League 13 Hardie Avenue, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1NU 01889 585658 J. Lilburne Stafford & District Sunday League 5 Sayers Road, Stafford, ST16 1QD 07805 355331 A. Martin (1) Staffordshire County Girls & Womens League 7 Kempson Road, Penkridge, Staffordshire, ST19 5BG 07944 387386 D. Mole Walsall FC Banks’s Stadium, Bescot Crescent, Walsall, WS1 4SA 01922 622791 L.G. Morris (2) Sentinel Football Competitions 292 Princes Road, Penkhull, Stoke on Trent, ST4 7JP 07879 466523 R. Mullin (3) Stafford Rangers FC 3 Gillingham Crescent, Castlefields, Stafford, ST16 1AN 01785 602430 A. Penn Stoke City FC Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-On-Trent, ST4 4EG 01782 367598 C. Redfern (1) Walsall Junior Youth League 26 Highfield Way, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8XF