Northamptonshire Football Association

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

Organisation

The purpose of the Northamptonshire FA is to lead the successful development of football within the county and to increase the participation, quality and enjoyment of football.

The Northamptonshire FA's strategy sets out the vision, key priorities and targets for investment into grassroots football from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2012. The strategy contributes to the delivery of The FA's National Game Strategy over a four-year period.

The Northamptonshire FA football development team provide support and guidance to aid development in the game, whatever an organisation or person's role may be. Whereas the football governance team are involved in the day to day running of key areas such as the administration of clubs, leagues and referees along with the running of the discipline process, county competitions and the representative teams.

Affiliated Leagues

Men's Saturday Leagues

*United Counties League**
* Peterborough and District League**
* Northamptonshire Combination Football League**
*Northampton Town Football League**

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

Men's Sunday Leagues

*Daventry & District Sunday League
Kettering Area Sunday LeagueNorthants Sunday CombinationNorthants Sunday Conference
*Peterborough & District Sunday League]
Peterborough Sunday Morning LeagueRushden & District Sunday League

Ladies and Girls Leagues

Northamptonshire Women's and Girls' Football League

Youth Leagues

Countywide U18 Football LeagueKettering Weetabix Youth LeagueNorthampton & District Youth AllianceNorthants Senior Youth LeaguePeterborough & District Junior AlliancePeterborough & District Youth League
*Peterborough Mini-Soccer Conference League

Other Leagues

Northamptonshire Disability League

Small Sided Leagues

*Champion Soccer
*Football Mundial
*Ladies Leagues
*Robert Windle Tournaments

Futsal Leagues

Northamptonshire FA Youth Futsal League

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Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues

A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Northamptonshire FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues including:

*Central Northants Combination ''(in 1991 became the Northamptonshire Combination League)''
*Central Village League ''(merged with the Mid Northants League in 1953 to become the Northamptonshire Combination League)''
*East Northants League ''(later known as the Rushden & District League)''
*Kettering Amateur League ''(became the East Midlands Alliance)''
*Mid Northants League ''(merged with the Central Village League in 1953 to become the Northamptonshire Combination League)''
*Northamptonshire League ''(abbreviated Northants League and eventually became the United Counties League)''
*Rushden & District League ''(previously known as the East Northants League)''
*South East Northants League

Affiliated Member Clubs

Among the notable clubs that are (or were at one time) affiliated to the Northamptonshire FA are:

Other member clubs include:

County Cup Competitions

The Northamptonshire FA run the following Cup Competitions:

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Northamptonshire Cup

The Northamptonshire Cup (known as The Maunsell Cup) is a county cup competition involving senior teams affiliated to the Northamptonshire Football Association.

Northamptonshire Senior Cup

The Northamptonshire Senior Cup (renamed The Hillier Senior Cup in 1981) is a county cup competition involving senior teams affiliated to the Northamptonshire Football Association.

List of Northamptonshire Junior Cup Winners

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List of Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners

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List of Northamptonshire Area Cup Winners

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References

External links

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{{County Football Association

County football associations
Football in Northamptonshire