County football association

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Associations">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Handbook 2022">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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<ref name="Associations"/>	Area	Founded	Main county cup
Amateur Football Alliance	Template:Na	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	AFA Senior Cup
Army	Template:Na	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Army FA Challenge Cup
Bedfordshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Bedfordshire Senior Cup
Berks & Bucks	Template:Flag Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
Birmingham	Template:Flag Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Birmingham Senior Cup
Cambridgeshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup
Cheshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Cheshire Senior Cup
Cornwall	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Cornwall Senior Cup
Cumberland	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Cumberland Senior Cup
Derbyshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Derbyshire Senior Cup
Devon	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Devon St Lukes Cup
Dorset	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Dorset Senior Cup
Durham	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Durham Challenge Cup
Essex	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Essex Senior Cup
Gloucestershire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Gloucestershire Senior Cup
Guernsey	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Guernsey FA Cup
Hampshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Hampshire Senior Cup
Herefordshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Herefordshire Senior Cup
Hertfordshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Herts Senior Cup
Huntingdonshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Huntingdonshire Senior Cup
Isle of Man	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Isle of Man FA Cup
Jersey	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Le Riche Cup
Kent	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Kent Senior Cup
Lancashire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Lancashire Senior Cup
Leicestershire & Rutland	Template:Flag Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup
Lincolnshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Lincolnshire Senior Cup
Liverpool	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Liverpool Senior Cup
London	Template:Flagicon London	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	London Senior Cup
Manchester	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Manchester Senior Cup
Middlesex	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Middlesex Senior Cup
Norfolk	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Norfolk Senior Cup
Northamptonshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Northamptonshire Senior Cup
Northumberland	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Northumberland Senior Cup
Nottinghamshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Nottinghamshire Senior Cup
Oxfordshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Oxfordshire Senior Cup
Royal Air Force	Template:Na	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	RAF Challenge Cup
Royal Navy	Template:Na	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Royal Navy Cup
Shropshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Shropshire Senior Cup
Somerset	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Somerset Premier Cup
Staffordshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Staffordshire Senior Cup
Suffolk	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Suffolk Senior Cup
Surrey	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Surrey Senior Cup
Sussex	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
Westmorland	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Westmorland Senior Challenge Cup
Wiltshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Wiltshire County FA Senior Cup
Worcestershire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Worcestershire Senior Cup
East Riding	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	East Riding Senior Cup
North Riding	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	North Riding Senior Cup
Sheffield and Hallamshire	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup
West Riding	Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	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.<ref name="Handbook 2022"/>

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Women's Football Conference	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• English football league system
• The Football Association
• The FA Council

External links

• The County FAs at The FA official website
• County FA contact details
• County Football Associations, page 5, Premier League (archived 11 June 2014).