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The county football associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England and the Crown dependencies. County FAs exist to govern all aspects of football in England. They are responsible for administering club and player registration as well as promoting development amongst those bodies and referees.

There are currently 50 county FAs. Most county FAs align roughly along historic county boundaries, although some cover more than one county, and some of the major cities, particularly those with a strong football tradition, have their own FAs.[1] The Sheffield FA was the first to be created, in 1867. Additionally, the three branches of the British Armed Forces, as well as the Amateur Football Alliance, which has a strong presence in the south-east of England, are listed as having their own County FAs not corresponding to geography.[2][3]

County football associations host 'county cups' – knockout cup competitions held at a sub-regional level, which are open to affiliated members of the county FA. Typically, county FAs will host cup competitions at the following levels: senior, intermediate, junior, women's, veterans, senior Sunday football, intermediate Sunday football and junior Sunday football.

List of county FAs

Association[2]AreaFoundedMain county cup
Amateur Football AllianceNo1907[4]AFA Senior Cup
ArmyNo1888[5]Army FA Challenge Cup
BedfordshireBedfordshire1894[6]Bedfordshire Senior Cup
Berks & BucksBerkshireBuckinghamshire1878[7]Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
BirminghamBlack Country(within 30 miles of Stevenson Place, Birmingham)Warwickshire1875[8]Birmingham Senior Cup
CambridgeshireCambridgeshire1884[9]Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup
CheshireCheshire1878[10]Cheshire Senior Cup
CornwallCornwall1889[11]Cornwall Senior Cup
CumberlandCumberland1885[12]Cumberland Senior Cup
DerbyshireDerbyshire1883[13]Derbyshire Senior Cup
DevonDevon1887[14]Devon St Lukes Cup
DorsetDorset1887[15]Dorset Senior Cup
DurhamCounty Durham1883[16]Durham Challenge Cup
EssexEssex1882[17]Essex Senior Cup
GloucestershireGloucestershire1886[18]Gloucestershire Senior Cup
GuernseyGuernsey1893[19]Guernsey FA Cup
HampshireHampshire1887[20]Hampshire Senior Cup
HerefordshireHerefordshire1893[21]Herefordshire Senior Cup
HertfordshireHertfordshire1885[22]Herts Senior Cup
HuntingdonshireHuntingdonshire1894[23]Huntingdonshire Senior Cup
Isle of ManIsle of Man1890[24]Isle of Man FA Cup
JerseyJersey1905[25]Le Riche Cup
KentKent1881[26]Kent Senior Cup
LancashireLancashire1878[27]Lancashire Senior Cup
Leicestershire & RutlandLeicestershireRutland1887[28]Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup
LincolnshireLincolnshire1881[29]Lincolnshire Senior Cup
LiverpoolMerseyside18 mile radius / 8 miles on the Wirral from Liverpool Town Hall1882[30]Liverpool Senior Cup
LondonGreater London(within 12 miles of Charing Cross)1882[31]London Senior Cup
ManchesterGreater Manchester(within 12 miles of Manchester Town Hall in historic Lancashire)1884[32]Manchester Senior Cup
MiddlesexMiddlesex1883[33]Middlesex Senior Cup
NorfolkNorfolk1881[34]Norfolk Senior Cup
NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire1887[35]Northamptonshire Senior Cup
NorthumberlandNorthumberland1882[36]Northumberland Senior Cup
NottinghamshireNottinghamshire1882[37]Nottinghamshire Senior Cup
OxfordshireOxfordshire1884[38]Oxfordshire Senior Cup
Royal Air ForceNo1920[39]RAF Challenge Cup
Royal NavyNo1904[40]Royal Navy Cup
ShropshireShropshire1877[41]Shropshire Senior Cup
SomersetSomerset1885[42]Somerset Premier Cup
StaffordshireStaffordshire1877[43]Staffordshire Senior Cup
SuffolkSuffolk1885[44]Suffolk Senior Cup
SurreySurrey1882[45]Surrey Senior Cup
SussexSussex1882[46]Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
WestmorlandWestmorland1897[47]Westmorland Senior Challenge Cup
WiltshireWiltshire1884[48]Wiltshire County FA Senior Cup
WorcestershireWorcestershire1893[49]Worcestershire Senior Cup
East RidingEast Riding of Yorkshire1902[50]East Riding Senior Cup
North RidingNorth Riding of Yorkshire1881[51]North Riding Senior Cup
Sheffield and Hallamshire20 mile radius from Sheffield Cathedral1867[52]Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup
West RidingWest Riding of Yorkshire(except within 20 miles of Sheffield Cathedral)1896[53]West Riding County Cup

Other FAs with equivalent status

There are an additional five recognised bodies that have representation on the FA Council on the same level as County FAs.[3]

Association[3]Founded
Cambridge University1856[54]
English Schools1904[55]
Independent Schools1960s[56]
Oxford University1872[57]
Women's Football Conference1983[58]

See also

References

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  2. 12The Football Association. "County FAs". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. 123"The FA Handbook 2022/2023". thefa.com. 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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  31. ↑"History". www.londonfa.com. 30 January 1923. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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  33. ↑"History". www.middlesexfa.com. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  34. ↑"History". www.norfolkfa.com. 24 August 1999. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  35. ↑"Football Association, Regional". The Straw Plaiters – Victorian History of Luton Town Football Club. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  36. ↑"History". www.northumberlandfa.com. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  37. ↑"About". www.nottinghamshirefa.com. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  38. ↑"The website for the Oxfordshire FA". www.oxfordshirefa.com. 9 September 1999. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  39. ↑"About". www.royalairforcefa.com. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  40. ↑"History". www.royalnavyfa.com. 13 January 1904. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  41. ↑"The website for the Shropshire Football Association". www.shropshirefa.com. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  42. ↑"History". www.somersetfa.com. 7 December 1940. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  43. ↑"Our History". www.staffordshirefa.com. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  44. ↑"History". www.suffolkfa.com. 20 March 1935. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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  49. ↑"History". www.worcestershirefa.com. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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  52. ↑"Changing Lives Through Football - About us". www.sheffieldfa.com. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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  54. ↑Knapton, Sarah (30 July 2020). "How Sheffield lost their position as world's oldest club". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  55. ↑"History". English Schools' Football Association. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  56. ↑"5. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FA AND ISFA". Independent Schools Football Association. 27 August 1953. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  57. ↑"History". OUAFC. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  58. ↑The Football Association. "History of women's football". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 8 May 2023.