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The Royal Marines Football Association (RMFA), also known as the Royal Marines FA, is the
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for
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in the Royal Marines.


History

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Inter Services Championships

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Inter Regional Competition

The Inter Regional Competition – formerly called the Royal Navy Inter Command Competition – is an annual competition for the Inter Regional Cup.


Tunney Cup

The Royal Marines Annual Football Competition began in 1928, following the presentation of a challenge cup – the USMC Challenge Trophy – to the Corps of Royal Marines, from the
United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...
(USMC), in the hope that the cup would be competed for by RM association football teams. The Royal Marines named the cup the "Tunney Cup," in honour of the presenter, US Navy Captain J.J. "Gene" Tunney, a former US Marine and former world heavyweight boxing champion.


Wall of Fame

The Royal Marines Football Association (RMFA)
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was established in 1968.


See also

* Royal Marines A.F.C. *https://www.royalmarinesfootball.com/ *
Royal Marines Museum The Royal Marines Museum is a museum on the history of the Royal Marines from their beginnings in 1664 through to the present day. A registered charity, it is also a designated service museum under the terms of the National Heritage Act 1 ...
*
Royal Navy Football Association The Royal Navy Football Association, also simply known as the Royal Navy FA, is the governing body of football for the Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English an ...
* Army Football Association * Royal Air Force Football Association\


References


External links

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