The Middlesex Football Association is an organisation that regulates and promotes
football
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, aiming to increase the quantity and quality of participation in the historic area of
Middlesex
Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ...
.
History
The Middlesex F.A. was founded in 1883 by
the Football Association
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the ...
.
Nicholas Lane Jackson
Nicholas Lane Jackson, known as N. L. Jackson and "Pa" Jackson, (1 November 1849 – 26 October 1937) was an English sports administrator and author.
Early life
Jackson was born in Hackney, London in 1849 to his father, also named Nicholas ...
, who had helped found
the Corinthians in 1882, organised the founding of the association, and became its first chairman. The association left the Football Association in 1907 to join the
Amateur Football Association
The Amateur Football Alliance is a county football association in England. It is unusual among county FAs in not serving a particular geographical area. It was founded in 1906 as the Amateur Football Defence Council, was briefly known as the Ama ...
, but it soon returned.
It moved to its current headquarters at Roxborough Road in
Harrow in 1975.
It did not employ any full-time staff until 1992.
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Geography
The Middlesex F.A. covers the historic extent of Middlesex and the entirety of the boroughs of Richmond upon Thames
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () in southwest London forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London ...
and Barnet
Barnet may refer to:
People
*Barnet (surname)
* Barnet (given name)
Places United Kingdom
*Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below.
*East Barnet, a district of the borough below; an ...
. This area overlaps with the scope of the London Football Association
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, the Surrey County Football Association
The Surrey County Football Association was founded in 1877 and affiliated to The Football Association in 1882, at the same time as a County Senior Cup competition, the Surrey Senior Cup, was established. The organisation administers all levels ...
and Hertfordshire County Football Association
The Hertfordshire County Football Association, also simply known as ''Hertfordshire FA'', is the governing body of football in the county of Hertfordshire, England. The Hertfordshire FA was founded accidentally in 1885 after the existing teams (th ...
. This means that many clubs are eligible for affiliation with more than one 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 ...
, such as Ashford Town (Middlesex) who are affiliated to Middlesex and Surrey, and Potters Bar Town
Potters Bar Town Football Club is an English football club based in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England. They were formed in 1960 as Mount Grace Old Scholars, and, after dropping 'Old Scholars' from the name in 1984, changed to their present na ...
who are affiliated to Middlesex and Hertfordshire.
Cups
The Middlesex F.A. organises the following cup competitions:
*MFA Senior Challenge Cup, more usually called the Middlesex Senior Cup
The Middlesex Senior Cup is the most prestigious football cup competition in the historic county of Middlesex, England. The competition is run mainly for non-League clubs in the region, although league clubs have been known to enter the compe ...
*MFA Senior Charity Cup, more usually called the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
The Middlesex Senior Charity Cup is a knock-out system football competition that has been running since 1901. It was presented in 1901 by C.S. Goldmann, Esq. and was first played for in the 1901–02 season, the first winners being Clapton Orien ...
or simply Middlesex Charity Cup
*MFA Ladies Senior Cup
*MFA Ladies Junior Cup
*MFA Premier Cup
*MFA Intermediate Cup
*MFA Junior Cup
*MFA Junior Trophy
*MFA Junior Trophy
*MFA Midweek Cup
*MFA Sunday Premier Cup
*MFA Sunday Intermediate Cup
*MFA Sunday Intermediate Cup
*MFA Sunday Junior Cup
*MFA Sunday Junior Cup
*MFA Sunday Junior Trophy
*MFA Sunday Junior Trophy
*MFA Senior Youth Cup
*MFA Youth Under 18 Cup
*MFA Youth Under 16 Cup
*MFA Youth Under 16 Girls Cup
*MFA Youth Under 15 Cup
*MFA Youth Under 15 Girls Cup
*MFA Youth Under 14 Cup
*MFA Youth Under 14 Cup
*MFA Youth Under 14 Girls Cup
*MFA Youth Under 13 Cup
*MFA Youth Under 13 Cup
*MFA Youth Under 13 Girls Cup
*MFA Youth Under 12 Cup
*MFA Youth Under 11 Cup
References
External links
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Harrow Council
Middlesex County Football Association photos
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County football associations
1883 establishments in England
Football in London
Sports organizations established in 1883
Sport in Middlesex