The Worcestershire County Football Association, also simply known as ''Worcestershire FA'', is the

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in the county of

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...

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. It was founded in 1879, under the auspices of the

Birmingham County Football Association Birmingham County Football Association, also simply known as ''Birmingham County FA'' or ''BCFA'', is a football governing body covering the historic county of Warwickshire (including Birmingham) and the Black Country region, England. The county ...

, but earned representation the

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Council in its own right in 1912. The Worcestershire FA runs a number of cups at different levels for teams all across Worcestershire, including competitions for senior men's teams, ladies teams, Sunday teams and junior competitions from Under-14 level to Under-18 level.

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* County football associations Football in Worcestershire 1879 establishments in England Sports organizations established in 1879 {{footy-org-stub