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FA SUNDAY CUP |
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Play
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in
the FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup
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If you’ve
ever dreamt about following in the footsteps of
Liverpool stars such as Steven Gerrard and Jamie
Carragher and playing at Anfield in front of the famous
Kop, then make sure your grassroots club are signed up
for the 2008-2009 FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup. |
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Football Association have confirmed that
Liverpool’s world famous stadium will be hosting
the final for a seventh consecutive season and
last April saw Durham’s Hetton Lyons Cricket
Club pick up the trophy, for their second time and
scooping over £4,500 overall in prize money with
a 3-2 win over Coundon Conservative, the 2007
winners also from Durham. |
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The competition
enables players from Sunday League teams who are not
under written contract to pit their abilities against
sides from across the country and this season The FA
will be providing £60,000 to assist clubs meet
match and travel expenses, throughout the entire
competition. |
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Hetton Lyons secretary, David
Leitch, praised his side’s mental strength and paid
tribute to them for appearing in their second final in
the last three seasons, by saying: “It's been an
absolutely fantastic experience winning here at Anfield
again. We had to dig deep after going behind twice but I
am absolutely delighted. It was memorable the first time
around but perhaps this is even better because of the
way we did it coming from behind like that and getting a
late win.”
Many former Football League players have taken part
in the Sunday Cup with former Chelsea and
England
striker, Kerry Dixon, playing for
St Joseph
's in both the 1998 and 1999 Finals.
Peter Clayton
, Chairman of The FA Sunday Cup Committee, has seen the
competition grow during his 35 years of involvement in
Sunday football. After serving time as secretary of a
club that competed in the Sunday Cup and refereeing in
the competition, Peter is always keen for more clubs to
take up the challenge: "The Sunday Cup is unique in
that it offers players from Sunday Leagues the
opportunity to play in a national knock-out competition
with a final at one of the most famous football grounds
in the world.
"This season we have, again, increased the
financial support, which makes up a prize fund to go
towards helping clubs with the cost of staging matches
and taking part. We have also slightly relaxed the entry
criteria to encourage more clubs to take part. The
growth of the competition has led to an increased level
of media interest in the competition. For a team entry
fee of just £40, the competition provides players with
an opportunity to showcase their talents and have a
once-in-a-lifetime football experience that they will
never forget."
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you think your local club have got what it takes
to knock Hetton Lyons Cricket Club off their FA
Carlsberg Sunday Cup perch, then click the link on
the right to download the competition’s
guidelines and application form. |
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For further information on
entering a team, please contact:
Chris Darnell: 020 7745 4617 - chris.darnell@thefa.com
Scott
Bolton
: 020 7745 4583 – scott.bolton@thefa.com
The deadline date for entries is
August 1, 2008
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