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2022/23 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
2022/23 Edition
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Section 1 - Contacts
5.4MB (PDF)
Section 2 - County Cup Rules
313.3KB (PDF)
Section 3 - Club and Competition Directory - Men - Senior Status
1.2MB (PDF)
Section 4 - Club Directory - Men - Regional Feeder League Status
636.3KB (PDF)
Section 5 - Club Directory - Men - Junior Status
6.9MB (PDF)
Section 6 - Club and Competition Directory - Youth
4.7MB (PDF)
Section 7 - Club and Competition Directory - Women and Girls
2.2MB (PDF)
Section 8 - Referee Directory
5.4MB (PDF)
Section 9 - Referee Regulations
213.9KB (PDF)
Section 10 - Local Referee Regulations and Appointment Secretaries
871.7KB (PDF)
Section 11 - Disability Football Referee Pathways
187.5KB (PDF)
Section 12 - Articles of the Association
4.4MB (PDF)
Section 13 - Affiliation Fees 2022-23
128.2KB (PDF)
Section 14 - Benevolent Fund
499.4KB (PDF)
Section 15 - Sanction and Control of Competitions
86.4KB (PDF)
Section 16 - Rules of the Football Association
663.6KB (PDF)
Section 17 - Approach of Players Without Written Contract
81.1KB (PDF)
Section 18 - Disciplinary Commissions and Appeal Boards
414.6KB (PDF)
Section 19 - Memorandum of Field Offences
828.5KB (PDF)
Section 20 - FA Disciplinary Regulations - Tables
93.6KB (PDF)
Section 21 - Debt Recovery
61.7KB (PDF)
Section 22 - Disciplinary Procedures for Personal Hearings Dealt With by Affiliated Associations
136.3KB (PDF)
Section 23 - Safeguarding Children Guidance in the Disciplinary Process
387.8KB (PDF)
Section 24 - Appeal Regulations
260.5KB (PDF)
Section 25 - Small-Sided Football
250.7KB (PDF)
Section 26 - Disciplinary Sanction Guidelines
89.9KB (PDF)
Section 27 - Flexible Football
74.8KB (PDF)
Section 28 - FA Codes of Conduct
134.8KB (PDF)
Section 29 - Essex County Schools FA
326KB (PDF)
Section 30 - Essex Referees Association
1.7MB (PDF)
Section 31 - FA Equality Policy
40.3KB (PDF)
Section 32 - Goalpost Safety
53.7KB (PDF)
Section 33 - Goalpost and Pitch Sizes and Line Marking
63.9KB (PDF)
Section 34 - Safeguarding Children Policy
759.8KB (PDF)
Section 35 - Safeguarding Children Regulations
113.4KB (PDF)
Section 36 - Adults at Risk Policy
324.4KB (PDF)
Section 37 - Adults at Risk Regulations
110.2KB (PDF)
Section 38 - Kit and Advertising
564KB (PDF)
Section 39 - Useful Addresses
115.2KB (PDF)