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2020/21 Information, Guidance and Regulations
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Contact details, competition dates and statistics can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by clubs, referees, leagues and volunteers via the 2020/21 Essex County FA Handbook, which is available below.
Essential information such as rules and regulations can be easily accessed within the PDF sections, plus details on the Essex Referees Association and the Essex County Schools FA.
essex county fa handbook
2020/21 Edition
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Section 1 - Contacts
3.9MB (PDF)
Section 2 - County Cup Rules
7.8MB (PDF)
Section 3 - Club and Competition Directory - Men - Senior Status
1.3MB (PDF)
Section 4 - Club Directory - Men - Step Seven Status
587.3KB (PDF)
Section 5 - Club Directory - Men - Junior Status 2
9.1MB (PDF)
Section 6 - Club and Competition Directory - Youth
5.7MB (PDF)
Section 7 - Club and Competition Directory - Women and Girls
2.3MB (PDF)
Section 8 - Referee Directory
11.4MB (PDF)
Section 9 - Referee Regulations
3.8MB (PDF)
Section 10 - Local Referee Regulations and Appointment Secretaries
946.2KB (PDF)
Section 11 - Disability Football Referee Pathways
187.5KB (PDF)
Section 12 - Articles of the Association
4.7MB (PDF)
Section 13 - Rules of the Association
163.2KB (PDF)
Section 14 - Affiliation Fees 2020-21
282.9KB (PDF)
Section 15 - Benevolent Fund
500.1KB (PDF)
Section 16 - Sanction and Control of Competitions
35.2KB (PDF)
Section 17 - Rules of the Football Association
163.1KB (PDF)
Section 18 - Approach of Players Without Written Contract
27.5KB (PDF)
Section 19 - Disciplinary Commissions and Appeal Boards
59.7KB (PDF)
Section 20 - Memorandum of Field Offences
107.9KB (PDF)
Section 21 - FA Disciplinary Regulations - Tables 7-8
30.9KB (PDF)
Section 22 - Debt Recovery
25.3KB (PDF)
Section 23 - Disciplinary Procedures for Personal Hearings Dealt With by Affiliated Associations
28.9KB (PDF)
Section 24 - Safeguarding Children Guidance in the Disciplinary Process
386.9KB (PDF)
Section 25 - Appeal Regulations
36.6KB (PDF)
Section 26 - Small-Sided Football
40.2KB (PDF)
Section 27 - Disciplinary Sanction Guidelines
48.4KB (PDF)
Section 28 - Flexible Football
29.8KB (PDF)
Section 29 - FA Codes of Conduct
35KB (PDF)
Section 30 - Essex County Schools FA
1.2MB (PDF)
Section 31 - Essex Referees Association
1.7MB (PDF)
Section 32 - FA Equality Policy
16.6KB (PDF)
Section 33 - Goalpost Safety
21KB (PDF)
Section 34 - Goalpost and Pitch Sizes and Line Marking
22.2KB (PDF)
Section 35 - Safeguarding Children Policy and Regulations
785.3KB (PDF)
Section 36 - Safeguarding Children Regulations
56KB (PDF)
Section 37 - Adults at Risk Policy
249KB (PDF)
Section 38 - Adults at Risk Regulations
55.9KB (PDF)
Section 39 - Kit and Advertising
364.1KB (PDF)
Section 40 - Useful Addresses
115.2KB (PDF)
essex county schools fa handbook
2019/20 Edition
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Section 1 - Officers of the Association
361.1KB (PDF)
Section 2 - Chairman Foreword
376.9KB (PDF)
Section 3 - Honorary Secretary Report
631.3KB (PDF)
Section 4 - Individual Schools Competitions
777.8KB (PDF)
Section 5 - County Team Manager Reports
2.6MB (PDF)
Section 6 - Competition Rules
1005.1KB (PDF)
Section 7 - Affiliated District Associations
564KB (PDF)
Section 8 - Competing Schools and Colleges
3.3MB (PDF)
Section 9 - Competition Draws
3.2MB (PDF)
Section 10 - List of Referees 2019-20
2.2MB (PDF)
Section 11 - Roll of Honour
2.5MB (PDF)
Section 12 - Essex County FA Football Development Team
399KB (PDF)
Section 13 - Constitution and Codes of Conduct
634.4KB (PDF)