The Cheshire Football Association, also simply known as Cheshire FA, is the
governing body
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of
football in the county of
Cheshire,
England
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. They are responsible for the governance and development of football at all levels in the county.
About
The Cheshire Football Association is the not-for-profit governing body for all football in Cheshire and is responsible for the governance, organisation, education and development of grassroots football.
Cheshire FA works in conjunction with the National Football Association and is an enterprising and dynamic SME based in the heart of the county.
They have approximately 3500 teams playing various formats of affiliated football with over 60,000 weekly participants. The game is supported by over 1,000 referees and upwards of 10,000 volunteers running the game.
Cheshire FA works towards a strategic framework that looks to inwardly invest into key aspects of the game. Over £24 million has been invested into facilities supporting the local football infrastructure and over £4 million into revenue projects.
In 2000 the association became incorporated and seven Directors were appointed with responsibility for business and financial matters, leaving the traditionally elected Council, through a number of Standing Committees, to retain full responsibility for all football-related activities.
On 30 October 2003, Cheshire FA Headquarters & Football Development Centre was opened by the Chairman of The Football Association. A year later Cheshire FA Celebrated its 125th Anniversary and were presented with an address from the FA to record its appreciation of the outstanding services to the game rendered by the officers and members.
Following on from the European Learning Difficulties European Championships in 2008 Cheshire FA was formally recognised by the UEFA grassroots programme for the legacy work that was undertaken for and beyond the championships.
Currently, Cheshire FA employees a professional team of 24 staff.
In May 2018 the association announced plans for a £70m development near Northwich, modelled on
St George's Park National Football Centre. The facility would include two FIFA-standard pitches with a 1000-seat stadium,
3G pitches, six grass pitches, full medical facilities and a hotel/spa.
District Associations
Cheshire FA has a sub County structure of nine District Football Associations who play an integral part in governing and developing Football.
The nine District Associations are as follows:
*Altrincham and District Association
*Chester and District Association
*Crewe and District Association
*Macclesfield and District Association
*Mid Cheshire District Association
*Runcorn and District Association
*Stalybridge and Hyde District Association
*Stockport and District Association
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Wirral District Association
Affiliated Member Clubs
Among the notable clubs that are (or have been) affiliated to Cheshire FA are:
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1874 Northwich
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Alsager Town
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Altrincham
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Barnton
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Cammell Laird
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Cheadle Town
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Chester City (now defunct)
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Chester FC
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The club was founded in 2010 following the liquidation of Chester City. In its inaugural season it competed ...
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Congleton Town
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Crewe Alexandra
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Ellesmere Port Town
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Heswall
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Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974 it was part of the administr ...
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Hyde United
Hyde United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. Formed in 1919, they were renamed Hyde F.C. between 2010 and 2015 as part of a sponsorship deal with Manchester City.[Knutsford
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Middlewich Town
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Nantwich Town
Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed ''The Dabbers'', a reference to the town's tanning industry. They currently compete in and pla ...
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New Brighton (now defunct)
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Northwich Victoria
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Runcorn Halton (now defunct)
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Runcorn Linnets
Runcorn Linnets F.C. are an English football club based in Runcorn, Cheshire. The club currently plays in the , and is a full member of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club is run by a trust which is a registered society under t ...
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Runcorn Town
Runcorn Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. After spending most of their years in the West Cheshire League, they were elected to the North West Counties League in 2010 and are currentl ...
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Sandbach United
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Stalybridge Celtic
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Stockport County
Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport Co ...
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Stockport Town
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Witton Albion
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Woodley Sports (now defunct)
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Tranmere Rovers
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Vauxhall Motors
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Warrington Town
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Winsford United
The Cheshire FA currently organises nine County Cup competitions. Holders are:
Source
List of Cheshire Senior Cup Winners
Sources
Directors and officials
Board of Directors
*D. D. Edmunds (Chairman)
*T. G. Harrop (Vice Chairman)
*P. Cullen
*D. W. Mansfield
*M. J. Pomfret
*P. Ferneyhough
*S. Humphreys
*C. Garlick
*K. Rickett
External links
Cheshire FA's official website@Cheshire_FA - Twitter AccountCheshire FA's Facebook page
References
{{County Football Association
County football associations
Football in Cheshire
Sports organizations established in 1878