North Riding County Football Association

The North Riding County Football Association, also known as the North Riding FA, is the football governing body for the North Riding of Yorkshire. Its headquarters are located in the town of Stokesley, 7 miles (11 km) south of Middlesbrough, England.

For a football league in the area, see North Riding Football League.
See also: West Riding FA, East Riding Football Association, and Sheffield & Hallamshire FA
North Riding County Football Association
AbbreviationNorth Riding FA
Formation1881
PurposeFootball association
HeadquartersStokesley, Yorkshire
Location
Coordinates54.468783°N 1.17923°W / 54.468783; -1.17923
Steven Wade
WebsiteOfficial website

Affiliated members pay a fee commensurate with the level of competition they play in. Affiliated members benefit from access to support and guidance on such areas as health and safety and access to finance or grants. The County FA is directly responsible for the governance of County Cup competitions.[1]

Membership

Clubs located within the geographical area of the old North Riding of Yorkshire boundaries are eligible for affiliation to the Association, including those participating at the higher levels of the Football League System in England. Clubs who enter teams into Saturday and Sunday competitions are required to have a separate affiliation for each. The Association consists of two District Associations and six Saturday and Sunday leagues covering the old North Riding of Yorkshire, as well as eight Junior leagues and three Women & Girls leagues.[2]

Governing council membership of the County FA is allocated between five geographic divisions, proportion of councillors in each is determined by the relative size of each division. The divisions are Whitby to Redcar with 3 members; Grangetown to Thornaby with 4 members; Northallerton and Dales with 2 members; Scarborough & District Association with 1 member and the York & District Association with 2 members.[3]

Affiliated leagues

Saturday leagues

The Saturday leagues are listed below with the relevant level in the English football league system shown in brackets where applicable. Each of the leagues run their own cup competitions.[2]

Sunday leagues
  • Langbaurgh Sunday League - 3 Divisions
  • Redcar Sunday League - 2 Divisions
  • York Sunday Morning League - 4 Divisions
  • Scarborough and District Sunday League - 3 Divisions
  • Teesborough Football League - 2 Divisions
  • Black Sheep Brewery Hambleton Football Combination - 3 Divisions
  • Claro Sunday League
  • Stockton Sunday League

Youth leagues
  • York & District Youth Football League
  • Teesside Junior Football Alliance
  • Wensleydale Junior Football League
  • Cleveland Youth Football League
  • Scarborough & District Minor League
  • Harrogate & District Junior League
  • YMSV York Minor League
  • Hambleton & Richmondshire Junior Football League

Women's and girls' leagues
  • North Riding Women's Football League
  • Tees Valley Girls League
  • City of York Girls Football League
  • Harrogate & District Junior Girls League
  • North Riding & Tees Valley Girls League

Other leagues
  • Play Football York - for 5, 6 & 7-a-side teams

County FA competitions

All affiliated clubs of the County FA are required by Rule 18 of the Membership Rules to enter at least one of the County FA Cup competitions. There is a financial penalty if an exemption is applied for by any affiliated member.[4]

North Riding Senior Cup
Main article: North Riding Senior Cup

Any team that has entered a Football Association competition such as the Challenge Cup, F.A. Trophy or F.A. Vase must enter the Senior Cup. The Senior Cup was first competed for in 1881 as the Cleveland Cup mostly by clubs from the Middlesbrough area. The first winners were Middlesbrough, who were also the first winners of the competition in 1902 when it was renamed to the current one. Middlesbrough have won the competition fifty four times, which is the most by any team, their last success being in 2017–18. The current holders are Scarborough Athletic F.C. who defeated South Park Rangers 4-1.[5]

Adult
  • North Riding Saturday Cup - current holders are Richmond Town who won the 2023 competition by defeating Yarm & Eaglescliffe 6-5 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in regulation play.[6]
  • North Riding Sunday Cup - current holders are Belle Vue Rovers who won the 2023 competition by defeating British Steel Club 2-0.[7]
  • North Riding Saturday Challenge Cup - current holders are Edgehill who won the 2023 competition by defeating T.I.B.S 3-1.[8]
  • North Riding Sunday Challenge Cup - current holders are Fox Covert FC who won the 2023 competition by defeating Trafalgar 5-3.[9]
  • North Riding Women's Senior Cup - current holders are Middlesbrough who won the 2023 competition by defeating Redcar Town Ladies 3-2.[10]

Junior Cup competitions
  • Junior Cup - U11 - current holders are Boro Rangers. who won the 2015 final defeating Grangetown Boys Club 3–1.[11] There has been no competition since this one.
  • Junior Cup - U12 - current holders are Boro Rangers U12 Reds who won the 2023 Final defeating Boro Rangers U12 Inter 2-1.[12]
  • Junior Cup - U13 - current holders are Thornaby Town U13 who won the 2023 competition by defeating Boro Rangers U13 3-1.[13]
  • Junior Cup - U14 - current holders are Boro Rangers U14 Whites who won the 2023 final defeating York City U14 3–2.[14]
  • Junior Cup - U15 - current holders are Boro Rangers U15 Whites who won the 2023 competition by defeating Boro Rangers U15 Reds 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.[15]
  • Junior Cup - U16 - current holders are Boro Rangers U16 Reds who won the 2023 Final defeating T.I.B.S U16 Blues 4–1.[16]
  • Junior Cup - U19 - current holders are Grangetown Boys Club U17 who won the 2023 competition by defeating Guisborough Town U18 1-0.[17]
  • Junior Girls Cup - U12 - current holders are Boro Rangers Girls U12 Blues who won the 2023 competition by defeating Boro Rangers Girls U12 Reds 6-0.[18]
  • Junior Girls Cup - U14 - current holders are York Railway Institute Girls U14 who won the 2023 competition by defeating Northallerton Town U14 Girls 6-0.[19]
  • Junior Girls Cup - U16 - current holders are Boro Rangers U16 Girls who won the 2021 competition by defeating Guisborough Town Juniors U15 Girls 5–0.[20]

References
  1. "About us". North Riding County Football Association. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  2. "North Riding FA Affiliated leagues". Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. North Riding County FA Handbook 2012-13. North Riding County FA Ltd. 2012. p. 44. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  4. North Riding County FA Handbook 2012-13. North Riding County FA Ltd. 2012. p. 47. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  5. "South Park Rangers". www.scarboroughathletic.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. "Saturday County Cup Final". twitter.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. "Teesside Sports". twitter.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. Association, The Football. "Results". www.northridingfa.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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  11. "Junior Under 11 Cup Winners". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  12. Association, The Football. "Results". www.northridingfa.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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  14. Association, The Football. "Results". www.northridingfa.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  15. Association, The Football. "Results". www.northridingfa.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  16. Association, The Football. "Results". www.northridingfa.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  17. Association, The Football. "Results". www.northridingfa.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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  20. "County Cup Finals". Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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