The Manchester Football Association (also known as the Manchester FA) is the governing body for association football in the centre of the city of Manchester, England. They are responsible for the governance and development of football at all levels in the area.
Administration
The administrative area covered by the Manchester FA and Lancashire County FA overlaps Cheshire FA, Derbyshire FA, and Liverpool County FA. According to the Memorandum on Areas and Overlapping of Associations the Manchester FA covers the area 12 miles from Manchester Town Hall.
The Manchester FA administration headquarters was located at the Platt Lane Complex until 2018, and was then moved to the Manchester Tennis and Football Centre in the Etihad Campus in May of that year.
Affiliated leagues
Men's Saturday leagues
Other leagues
- Greater Manchester Ability Counts Football League (2003)
- Greater Manchester Police League (1975)
- Greater Manchester Veterans League (2001)
- ISS League (Wednesdays) (2004)
- Manchester Jewish Soccer League (1948)
- South Manchester and Cheshire Christian League
Men's Sunday leagues
- Cheshire and Manchester Sunday League (1971)
- Eccles Sunday League (1969)
- Hyde & District Sunday League (1968)
- Manchester Accountants Sunday League
- Manchester Amateur Sunday League (1947)
- Middleton and District Sunday League (1959)
- Oldham Sunday Football League (1970)
- Stockport and Cheadle Sunday League
- Tameside Sunday League (1965)
Ladies and girls leagues
Youth leagues
- Bury and Radcliffe Junior League
- City of Salford Soccer League
- East Manchester Junior League (1970)
- Manchester Youth and Mini Soccer League (1982)
- North Bury Junior League (1973)
- Stockport Metro Junior League
- Tameside and District Junior League (1970)
- Timperley Junior League
Small sided leagues
- Manchester College Small Sided League
- Manchester FA Business League Summer 6's
- Manchester Futsal League
- Manchester Women's Small Sided League
- Salford Small Sided Veterans League
Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues
A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Manchester FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues including:
- Ashton and District League
- Ashton and District Sunday League (formed in 1959 and disbanded in 2010)
- Blackley Amateur Sunday League
- Bury Amateur League
- Eccles and District Amateur League
- Manchester Amateur League
- Manchester and District Alliance
- Oldham Amateur League
- Reddish and District Junior League (now known as the East Manchester Junior League)
- Rochdale Alliance (disbanded in 2017)
- Rusholme Sunday League
- Salford Sunday League
- South Manchester and Wythenshawe League
Affiliated Member Clubs
Among the notable clubs that are affiliated to the Manchester FA are:
Clubs in the Premier League and The Football League that are located in the Manchester area include:
Other clubs that are affiliated to the Manchester FA include:
County Cup Competitions
The Manchester FA run the following Cup Competitions:
List of Manchester Challenge Shield Winners
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List of Manchester Intermediate Challenge Cup Winners
(Formerly Manchester Challenge Shield)
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List of Manchester Premier Challenge Cup Winners
(Formerly Manchester Intermediate Challenge Cup)
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List of Manchester Junior Cup Winners
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List of Manchester Challenge Trophy Winners
(Formerly Manchester Junior Cup)
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List of Manchester Amateur Cup Winners
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Directors & Officials
Board of directors
- J Green
- D Owen (Chair)
- J McLellan-Grant (Vice Chair)
- J Craven
- C Bridgford
- C Brindley (INED)
- A Lawler (INED)
- D Treasure (INED)
- P Kay (INED)
- D O'Donoghue (INED)
Key Officials
- Colin Bridgford (Chief Executive)
- Daniel Green (Head of Participation & Development)
- Richard Cooper (Head of Business Services & Regulations)
- Lee Folkard (Participation Manager)
- Linda Meehan (Financial Controller)
References
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