The Bedfordshire Football Association, also simply known as ''Bedfordshire FA'', is the governing body of football in the county of

Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. Founded in 1894, the Bedfordshire FA run a number of cups at different levels for teams across

History and Organisation

The Bedfordshire Football Association was founded in 1894 when an invitation was sent from Mr. G.H. Barford of the Luton Town club to all clubs in the county to attend a meeting at the Cowper Arms Coffee Tavern in

Luton Luton () is a town and unitary authority with borough status, in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 census, the Luton built-up area subdivision had a population of 211,228 and its built-up area, including the adjacent towns of Dunstable a ...

. On 18 January 1894 the ‘Luton News’ newspaper reported that the meeting was attended by "a good muster of young men representing the junior clubs and others interested in the welfare of football" who were in favour of a County Football Association being formed. One month later the association was officially formed and the first annual general meeting was held on 30 August of the same year, electing Mr G.H. Barford as the association's first president. The Bedfordshire Football Association has been in existence for over 100 years and nowadays can claim a membership of over 300 clubs in

. The association has its own headquarters at Century House,

Dunstable Dunstable ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, east of the Chiltern Hills, north of London. There are several steep chalk escarpments, most noticeable when approaching Dunstable from the ...

. The Bedfordshire FA recognises that football development and improved governance of the game, including administration improvements, are essential in order that everyone who wants to can become involved in football.

Affiliated leagues

Men's Saturday Leagues

Spartan South Midlands League The Spartan South Midlands Football League is an English football league covering Hertfordshire, northwest Greater London, central Buckinghamshire and southern Bedfordshire. It is a feeder to the Southern Football League or the Isthmian League, ...

** * Bedfordshire County League** ''Footnote: **Part of the English football league system.''

Small Sided Leagues

*AGP Leagues – Bedfordshire FA *Bedford 6 a side League (Leisure Leagues) *Luton (Mundial) *Soccer PM League – Bedford

Men's Sunday Leagues

Bedford and District Sunday League

North Home Counties Sunday League

Leighton and District Sunday League
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Ladies and Girls Leagues

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire County Girls and Women's League

Youth Leagues

Chiltern Youth LeagueBedfordshire Youth Saturday League

Bedfordshire Mini Soccer LeagueChiltern Junior SevensMid Beds Mini League

Dunstable and District Lower Schools League

Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues

A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Bedfordshire County FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues including: *Bedford and District League *Biggleswade and District League *Dunstable and District Youth League ''(amalgamated with the Luton and District Youth League to become the Chiltern Youth League)'' *Leighton and District League *Luton and District League *Luton and District Youth League ''(amalgamated with the Dunstable and District Youth League to become the Chiltern Youth League)'' *Luton Sunday League *South Beds Saturday League ''(now known as th
Bedfordshire Youth Saturday League
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Affiliated Member Clubs

Among the notable clubs that are affiliated to the Bedfordshire County FA are: *

AFC Dunstable AFC Dunstable are a football club based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. The club are members of Division One Central of the Southern League, and are affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association. They play at Creasey Park. H ...

* AFC Kempston Rovers * Ampthill Town *

Arlesey Town Arlesey Town Football Club is a football club based in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the and play at Hitchin Road. History The club was established ...

* Barton Rovers *

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

* Bedford Town *

Biggleswade Town Biggleswade Town Football Club is a football club based in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Langford Road. History The club were established in 1874 as Biggleswade, later becoming known as ...

* Biggleswade United * Brache Sparta Community *

Caddington Caddington () is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is between the Luton/Dunstable urban area (to the north), and Hertfordshire (to the south). The western border of the parish is Watlin ...

* Cranfield United * Crawley Green Sports * Dunstable Town * Kent Athletic * Langford *

Leighton Town Leighton Town Football Club are an English football club located in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. They were established in 1885. The club plays home games at Bell Close and currently play in the . History Early history Leighton Town F.C. wa ...

* Luton Old Boys *

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

* Marston Shelton Rovers * Potton United * Shefford Town & Campton *

Stotfold Stotfold is a small town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. Stotfold is thought to have gained its name from the northern drovers breaking their journey south at this point on the A1 Great North Road and penning their horses (stot ...

* The 61 FC (Luton) *

Totternhoe Totternhoe is a village and civil parish in the Manshead hundred of the county of Bedfordshire, England. Overview Totternhoe is an ancient village in southern Bedfordshire, near Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard. Totternhoe Knolls has been a for ...

* Wootton Blue Cross

County Cup Competitions

The Bedfordshire County FA run the following Cup Competitions: * Bedfordshire Premier Cup * Bedfordshire Senior Challenge Cup * Bedfordshire Senior Trophy *Bedfordshire Intermediate Challenge Cup *Bedfordshire Junior Challenge Cup *Bedfordshire Sunday Cup *Bedfordshire Sunday Junior Cup *Bedfordshire Sunday Lower Junior Cup *Bedfordshire Sunday Centenary Cup *Bedfordshire Inter-League Centenary Cup *Bedfordshire Women's County Cup *Bedfordshire Under 18 Floodlit Challenge Cup *Bedfordshire Under 18 Youth Challenge Cup *Bedfordshire Under 16 Youth Challenge Cup *Bedfordshire Under 15 Youth Challenge Cup *Bedfordshire Under 14 Youth Challenge Cup *Bedfordshire Tesco Under 13 Youth Challenge Cup *Bedfordshire Under 12 Youth Challenge Cup *Bedfordshire Senior Girls Development Cup *Bedfordshire Junior Girls Development Cup *Bedfordshire Girls Challenge Cup *Bedfordshire Junior Challenge Trophy Source

List of recent Bedfordshire County Cup Winners

Source

2010–11 County Cup Winners

Source

External links

Bedfordshire FA's official website

References

{{County Football Association County football associations Football in Bedfordshire Organizations established in 1894