County football association

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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.

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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 Alliance Dark Red x.svg1907 [4] AFA Senior Cup
Army Dark Red x.svg1888 [5] Army FA Challenge Cup
Bedfordshire Bedfordshire County Flag.svg  Bedfordshire 1894 [6] Bedfordshire Senior Cup
Berks & Bucks Flag of Berkshire.svg  Berkshire
FlagOfBuckinghamshire.PNG  Buckinghamshire 		1878 [7] Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
Birmingham Black Country Flag.svg  Black Country
Flag of Warwickshire.svg  Warwickshire 		1875 [8] Birmingham Senior Cup
Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire Flag.svg  Cambridgeshire 1884 [9] Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup
Cheshire Flag of Cheshire.svg  Cheshire 1878 [10] Cheshire Senior Cup
Cornwall Flag of Cornwall.svg  Cornwall 1889 [11] Cornwall Senior Cup
Cumberland Flag of Cumberland, United Kingdom.svg  Cumberland 1885 [12] Cumberland Senior Cup
Derbyshire Derbyshire flag.svg  Derbyshire 1883 [13] Derbyshire Senior Cup
Devon Flag of Devon.svg  Devon 1887 [14] Devon Senior Cup
Dorset Flag of Dorset.svg  Dorset 1887 [15] Dorset Senior Cup
Durham Flag of County Durham.svg  County Durham 1883 [16] Durham Challenge Cup
Essex Flag of Essex.svg  Essex 1882 [17] Essex Senior Cup
Gloucestershire Severn Cross.svg  Gloucestershire 1886 [18] Gloucestershire Senior Cup
Guernsey Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 1893 [19] Guernsey FA Cup
Hampshire County Flag of Hampshire.svg  Hampshire 1887 [20] Hampshire Senior Cup
Herefordshire County Flag Of Herefordshire.svg  Herefordshire 1893 [21] Herefordshire Senior Cup
Hertfordshire FlagOfHertfordshire.PNG  Hertfordshire 1885 [22] Herts Senior Cup
Huntingdonshire Flag of Huntingdonshire.svg  Huntingdonshire 1894 [23] Huntingdonshire Senior Cup
Isle of Man Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 1890 [24] Isle of Man FA Cup
Jersey Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 1905 [25] Le Riche Cup
Kent FlagOfKent.svg  Kent 1881 [26] Kent Senior Cup
Lancashire Flag of Lancashire.svg  Lancashire 1878 [27] Lancashire Senior Cup
Leicestershire & Rutland Flag of Leicestershire.svg  Leicestershire
Rutland County Flag.svg  Rutland 		1887 [28] Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup
Lincolnshire Lincolnshire flag.svg  Lincolnshire 1881 [29] Lincolnshire Senior Cup
Liverpool County Flag of Merseyside.svg  Merseyside 1882 [30] Liverpool Senior Cup
London Flag of Greater London.svg London 1882 [31] London Senior Cup
Manchester County Flag of Greater Manchester.svg  Greater Manchester 1884 [32] Manchester Senior Cup
Middlesex Flag of Middlesex.png  Middlesex 1883 [33] Middlesex Senior Cup
Norfolk Flag of Norfolk.svg  Norfolk 1881 [34] Norfolk Senior Cup
Northamptonshire Flag of Northamptonshire.svg  Northamptonshire 1887 [35] Northamptonshire Senior Cup
Northumberland Flag of Northumberland.svg  Northumberland 1882 [36] Northumberland Senior Cup
Nottinghamshire County Flag of Nottinghamshire.svg  Nottinghamshire 1882 [37] Nottinghamshire Senior Cup
Oxfordshire County Flag of Oxfordshire.svg  Oxfordshire 1884 [38] Oxfordshire Senior Cup
Royal Air Force Dark Red x.svg1920 [39] RAF Challenge Cup
Royal Navy Dark Red x.svg1904 [40] Royal Navy Cup
Shropshire Flag of Shropshire.svg  Shropshire 1877 [41] Shropshire Senior Cup
Somerset Somerset Flag.svg  Somerset 1885 [42] Somerset Premier Cup
Staffordshire Staffordshire Flag.svg  Staffordshire 1877 [43] Staffordshire Senior Cup
Suffolk County Flag of Suffolk.svg  Suffolk 1885 [44] Suffolk Senior Cup
Surrey Flag of Surrey.svg  Surrey 1882 [45] Surrey Senior Cup
Sussex Flag of Sussex.svg  Sussex 1882 [46] Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
Westmorland Flag of Westmorland.svg  Westmorland 1897 [47] Westmorland Senior Challenge Cup
Wiltshire County Flag of Wiltshire.svg  Wiltshire 1884 [48] Wiltshire County FA Senior Cup
Worcestershire Worcestershire flag.svg  Worcestershire 1893 [49] Worcestershire Senior Cup
East Riding Flag of the East Riding of Yorkshire.svg  East Riding of Yorkshire 1902 [50] East Riding Senior Cup
North Riding Flag of North Riding of Yorkshire.svg  North Riding of Yorkshire 1881 [51] North Riding Senior Cup
Sheffield and Hallamshire FlagOfSouthYorkshire.svg  South Yorkshire 1867 [52] Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup
West Riding Unofficial Flag of West Yorkshire.svg  West Yorkshire 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 University 1856 [54]
English Schools 1904 [55]
Independent Schools 1960s [56]
Oxford University 1872 [57]
Women's Football Conference 1983 [58]

See also

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