The Middlesex Football Association is an organisation that regulates and promotes

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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 county in southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbour ...

History

The Middlesex F.A. was founded in 1883 by

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, 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

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, 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.Middlesex FA , About Us , History
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Geography

The Middlesex F.A. covers the historic extent of Middlesex and the entirety of the boroughs of

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and Barnet. This area overlaps with the scope of the

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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 o ...

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

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, such as Ashford Town (Middlesex) who are affiliated to Middlesex and Surrey, and Potters Bar Town 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 Orie ...

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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