Norfolk County Football Association
The Norfolk County Football Association is the governing body for football in the county of Norfolk, England.
History and Organisation
Norfolk County Football Association was founded in 1881 and has been administering football in the County, at both grass roots and professional level, for over 120 years.For most of this time the work has been carried out on an honorary basis, however funding support from The Football Association led to the association becoming administered by a full-time secretariat in 1996.
On 24 August 1999 the association became a limited company, again at the behest of The Football Association. Since then The FA has taken a far greater interest in County Associations, working in partnership to provide increased sums of money to support new initiatives and staffing.
Since becoming a limited company, the structure of the association has changed significantly. The council oversees the implementation of policy through its committee structure in ‘football’ matters, including in the areas of Competitions, Discipline and Referees. The Board of Directors has responsibility for Financial and Commercial matters, whilst the staff at County Headquarters is responsible for implementing the decisions made by the two groups.
The association acquired the leasehold of a purpose built football facility in Bowthorpe, Norwich in 2009 – the site becoming known as the Norfolk County FA Football Development Centre, or 'the FDC'. The Centre is a hub of both regulated and recreational activity for the football community of Norwich and Norfolk.
The work of the County Football Association is underpinned by an army of volunteers involved within the County's member leagues and clubs. Without their contribution, it would be impossible to organise and run football on the scale it is enjoyed in Norfolk today.
Football Development
Norfolk County FA’s Football Development team works towards improving every aspect of the grassroots game. Their day to day involvement includes:- Developing and assisting local clubs towards the achievement of Charter Standard awards
- Developing volunteers through a wide variety of coach, medical and refereeing courses
- Developing facilities by working in conjunction with funding bodies such as The Football Foundation
- Developing football amongst children through involvement with schools and education programmes
Affiliated Leagues
Men's Saturday Leagues
- Anglian Combination**
- Central and South Norfolk League**
- Great Yarmouth and District League
- North East Norfolk League
- North West Norfolk League
Other Leagues
**
Men's Sunday Leagues
*
Small Sided Leagues
- County 5IVES
- Mundial
- Soccersixes.net
Youth Leagues
- Norfolk Combined Youth Football League
*
Ladies and Girls Leagues
Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues
- Aldred League '
- Catton and District League '
- Comrades League '
- Dereham and District League '
- East Anglian League '
- Great Yarmouth Borough League
- Norfolk and Suffolk League '
- Norfolk Youth Football Combination League '
- North East Norfolk Youth League '
- Norwich and District Saturday League '
- Norwich and South Norfolk District League '
- South Norfolk League
- South Norfolk Youth League '
- Thetford and District Sunday Football League '
- Thetford and District Youth League
- Waveney Youth League
Affiliated Member Clubs
- Cromer Town
- Dereham Town
- Diss Town
- Downham Town
- Fakenham Town
- Great Yarmouth Town
- Gorleston
- Gothic
- King's Lynn
- King's Lynn Town
- Norwich CEYMS
- Norwich City
- Norwich United
- Sheringham
- Swaffham Town
- Thetford Town
- Watton United
- Wroxham
- Wymondham Town
County Cup Competitions
- Norfolk Senior Cup
- Norfolk Junior Cup
- Norfolk Primary Cup
- Norfolk Sunday Senior Cup
- Norfolk Sunday Intermediate Cup
- Norfolk Sunday Junior Cup
- John Savage Cup
- Stuary Dracup Cup
- Norfolk Veterans Cup
- Norfolk Women's Cup
List of recent Norfolk County Cup Winners
Season | Norfolk Senior Cup Winners | Norfolk Junior Cup Winners | Norfolk Primary Cup Winners |
2004–05 | Diss Town | East Harling | |
2005–06 | Dereham Town | Caister United | Dereham Posties |
2006–07 | Dereham Town | Norwich United Reserves | Dereham Posties |
2007–08 | Wroxham | Horsford United | Lynn Docklands |
2008–09 | King's Lynn Reserves | Norwich St Johns | Docking Rangers |
2009–10 | Mattishall | West Lynn Sports & Social Club | Old Hunstanton |
2010–11 | Dereham Town | UEA | Hopton |
2011–12 | Gorleston | Reffley Royals | Haven Bridge United |
2012–13 | Norwich City U21 | Catfield | Scarning United |
2013–14 | Gorleston | Catfield | One Love United |
2014–15 | Wroxham | Castle Acre Swifts | Tavern Old Boys |
2015–16 | Dereham Town | Mundford | Tavern Old Boys |
2016-17 | Kings Lynn Town |
Sources
Directors & Officials
Board of Directors
- Michael Banham
- Paul Ballard
- Ben Casey
- Roger Howlett
- Richard King
- John Turner
- Ray Venemore
- Gavin Lemmon
Key Officials
- Gavin Lemmon
- Matt Carpenter
- Ian Grange
- Rebecca Burton