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2021/22 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 2021/22 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
2021/22 Edition
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Section 1 - Contacts and Information
3.5MB (PDF)
Section 2 - County Cup Rules
8MB (PDF)
Section 3 - Club and Competition Directory - Men - Senior Status
1.3MB (PDF)
Section 4 - Club Directory - Men - Regional Feeder League Status
726.6KB (PDF)
Section 5 - Club Directory - Men - Junior Status
8.1MB (PDF)
Section 6 - Club and Competition Directory - Youth
5.1MB (PDF)
Section 7 - Club and Competition Directory - Women and Girls
2.2MB (PDF)
Section 8 - Referee Directory
8.2MB (PDF)
Section 9 - Referee Regulations
93.2KB (PDF)
Section 10 - Local Referee Regulations and Appointment Secretaries
953.5KB (PDF)
Section 11 - Disability Football Referee Pathways
187.5KB (PDF)
Section 12 - Articles of the Association
4.4MB (PDF)
Section 13 - Affiliation Fees 2021-22
323KB (PDF)
Section 14 - Benevolent Fund
497.1KB (PDF)
Section 15 - Sanction and Control of Competitions
35.2KB (PDF)
Section 16 - Rules of the Football Association
165.9KB (PDF)
Section 17 - Approach of Players Without Written Contract
25.6KB (PDF)
Section 18 - Disciplinary Commissions and Appeal Boards
60.3KB (PDF)
Section 19 - Memorandum of Field Offences
111.9KB (PDF)
Section 20 - FA Disciplinary Regulations - Tables
30KB (PDF)
Section 21 - Debt Recovery
25.2KB (PDF)
Section 22 - Disciplinary Procedures for Personal Hearings Dealt With by Affiliated Associations
28.8KB (PDF)
Section 23 - Safeguarding Children Guidance in the Disciplinary Process
386.7KB (PDF)
Section 24 - Appeal Regulations
36.6KB (PDF)
Section 25 - Small-Sided Football
40.1KB (PDF)
Section 26 - Disciplinary Sanction Guidelines
188.2KB (PDF)
Section 27 - Flexible Football
29.7KB (PDF)
Section 28 - FA Codes of Conduct
35KB (PDF)
Section 29 - Essex County Schools FA
1.2MB (PDF)
Section 30 - Essex Referees Association
1.8MB (PDF)
Section 31 - FA Equality Policy
16.6KB (PDF)
Section 32 - Goalpost Safety
20.9KB (PDF)
Section 33 - Goalpost and Pitch Sizes and Line Marking
22.1KB (PDF)
Section 34 - Safeguarding Children Policy
755.2KB (PDF)
Section 35 - Safeguarding Children Regulations
54.1KB (PDF)
Section 36 - Adults at Risk Policy
324.4KB (PDF)
Section 37 - Adults at Risk Regulations
54.9KB (PDF)
Section 38 - Kit and Advertising
367KB (PDF)
Section 39 - Useful Addresses
115.2KB (PDF)