NOMENCLATURE AND CONSTITUTION
1. (A) This Competition shall be designated the Croydon Sunday Football League and shall consist of not more than 90 Clubs who shall be Full Member Clubs.
All such Member Clubs must be affiliated to an affiliated County Football Association and their names and particulars shall be returned annually by the appointed date on the Form "D" to the Surrey County Football Association Ltd. The area covered by the Competition Membership shall have grounds or headquarters within a ten-mile radius of Croydon Town Hall.
This Competition shall apply annually for sanction to the Surrey County Football Association Ltd and the constituent teams of Member Clubs may be grouped in divisions, each not exceeding twelve in number.
Member Clubs shall not enter any of their teams playing in the Competition in any other Competitions (with the exception of F.A. and County F.A. Competitions) except with the written consent of the Management Committee of the Competition.
(B) At the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting called for the purpose, a majority of the delegates present shall have power to decide or adjust the compilation of the divisions at their discretion. When necessary this Rule shall take precedence over Rule 12.
APPLICATIONS ANNUAL FEE AND GOODWILL FEE
2. (A) Applications by Clubs for admission to this Competition or the entry of an additional team(s) must be made in writing to the Secretary and must be accompanied by a Goodwill Fee of £50 per team, which shall be returned in the event on non-election.
At the discretion of a majority of the accredited voting members present application, of which due notice has been given, may be received at the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting. The Goodwill Fee shall apply.
When Rule 12(B) is applied and a team seeks a transfer or is compulsorily transferred to another division no Fee shall be payable.
(B) The Annual Subscription shall be £110 per Team payable on or before the 1st April in each year.
(C) A Club shall not participate in this Competition until the Annual Subscription and Goodwill Fee have been paid.
(D) Clubs must advise annually to the Secretary in writing by 1st July of its Surrey / Kent / London County Football Association affiliation number for the forthcoming Season, failing which they shall be fined £20. Clubs must advise the Secretary in writing, or on the prescribed form, of details of its Headquarters, Officers and any other information required by the Competition.
(E) All payments to the Competition to be made by cheque drawn on the Clubs Banking Account, signed by two signatories and made payable to 'The Croydon Sunday Football League'. Any Club presenting a cheque with insufficient funds in their account to meet the cheque, an administration charge of £10 will be imposed.
OFFICERS
3. (A) The Officers of the Competition shall be the President, Vice-Presidents, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and other officers as nominated, to be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting. (N.B. Auditors are not Officers).
(B) The Competition shall nominate Four Trustees, who shall be the President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer, whose duties will include advice on Financial Recommendations.
(C) Should the Clubs in membership in the Competition decide that the Competition should disband, the Trustees will be responsible to carry out the following procedures. To receive all outstanding monies due to the Competition, recover all League assets, fixtures and fittings. Freeze all financial transactions and consult League opinion for professional advice. If upon winding up or dissolution of the Competition, there remains after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, any property whatsoever remaining shall not be paid or to be distributed among the Members of the Competition, but subject to any special reservations shall be distributed or donated to another Sunday Football League operating in the London Borough of Croydon. Should no such organisation exist, the monies and assets shall be held in trust to benefit Sunday Football in the London Borough of Croydon.
MANAGEMENT, NOMINATION, ELECTION
4. A) The Competition shall be governed in accordance with the Rules and regulations of the Football Association by a Management Committee comprised of the Officers and other members who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting.
(B) Retiring Officers shall be eligible to become candidates for re-election without nomination. All other candidates for election as Officers or Members of the Management Committee shall be nominated to the Secretary in writing, signed by the Secretaries of two Member Clubs, not later than lst April in each year. Names of the candidates for election shall be circulated with the Notice of the Annual General Meeting. In the event of there being no nomination in accordance with the foregoing for any office, nominations may be received at the Annual General Meeting.
(C) The Management Committee shall meet every second Tuesday in the month to deal with business as it arises.
(D) Except where otherwise mentioned all communications shall be addressed to the Secretary who shall conduct the correspondence of the Competition and keep a record of its proceedings.
POWERS OF MANAGEMENT
5. (A) The Management Committee may appoint such other sub-committees as they may consider necessary and may delegate such of their powers, as they deem necessary to such committees. The decisions of all such committees shall be reported to the Management Committee for ratification.
(B) Subject to the permission of the Surrey County Football Association Ltd having been obtained the Management Committee may order a match or matches to be played each season, the proceeds to be devoted to the funds of the Competition and, if necessary, may call upon each Club including any Club which may have withdrawn during the season) to contribute equally such sums as may be necessary to meet any deficiency at the end of the season. (See Rule 6(e)).
(C) Each Member of the Management Committee shall have the right to attend and vote at all Management Committee Meetings and have one vote thereat, but no Member shall be allowed to vote on any matters directly appertaining to such Member or to the Club so represented. (This shall apply to the procedure of any sub-committee).
In the event of the voting being equal on any matter, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.(D) The Management Committee shall have powers to apply, act upon and enforce the Rules of the Competition and shall also have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the Competition, including any not provided for in the Rules. Except where these Rules provide for the imposition of a set penalty any Club,
Official or Player alleged to be in breach of a Competition Rule must be formally charged in writing and given the opportunity to present their case before the Management Committee. All breaches of the Laws of the Game, Rules and Regulations of the Football Association shall be dealt with in accordance with F.A. Rules.
(E) All decisions of the Management Committee shall be binding subject to the right of appeal to the Board of Appeal in accordance with Rule 16.
Decisions of the Management Committee must be notified in writing to those concerned within 14 days. The decisions will be included in the minutes of the meeting and/or by letter if deemed urgent.
(F) Five Members of the Management Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the Management Committee and Three Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by any sub-committee of the Competition.
(G) The Management Committee, as it may deem necessary, shall have power to fill in an acting capacity, any vacancies that may occur amongst their number.
(H) A Club having failed to comply with an order or instruction of the Management Committee, or failing to satisfactorily attend to the business and/or the correspondence of the Competition shall be liable to be fined or otherwise penalised at the discretion of the Management Committee.
(I) All fines and charges shall be paid within 14 days of the date of posting of the written notification.
Clubs, Officials or individuals committing a breach of this Rule will incur such penalties as the Management Committee may impose.
(J) A Member of the Management Committee appointed by the Competition to attend a meeting or match may have any expenses incurred refunded by the Competition.
(K) The Management Committee shall have power to fill any vacancy that may occur in the membership of the Competition between the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting called to decide the constitution and the commencement of the Competition season.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
6. (A) The Annual General Meeting shall be held not later than 30th June in each year. At this meeting the following business shall be transacted.
(1). To receive and confirm the Minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting and to consider any business arising there from.
(2) Adoption of Standing Orders
(3) To receive and adopt the Annual Report. Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts.
(4) Election of Clubs to fill vacancies (as recommended by the Management Committee).
(5) Constitution of the Competition for the ensuing season.
(6) Election of Officers and Management Committee.
(7) Appointment of Auditors.
(8) Formation of Divisions
(9) Alteration of Rules, if any (of which notice has been given).
(10) Fix the date for the commencement and conclusion of playing season.
(11) Other business of which due notice shall have been given and accepted as being relevant to an Annual General Meeting.
(B) A copy of the duly Audited Balance Sheet, Statement of Accounts and Agenda shall be forwarded to each Club at least fourteen days prior to the meeting and to the Surrey County Football Association Ltd.
(C) A signed copy of the duly audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts shall be sent to the Surrey County Football Association Ltd within fourteen days of its adoption by the Annual General Meeting.
(D) Each Member Club shall be empowered to send two delegates to an Annual General Meeting. Each Club shall be entitled to one vote only. Not less than fourteen days notice shall be given of any Meeting.
(E) Clubs who have withdrawn their Membership of the Competition during the season being concluded or who are not continuing Membership shall be entitled to attend but shall vote only on matters relating to the season being concluded.
(F) All voting shall be conducted by a show of voting cards unless a ballot be demanded by at least one third of the delegates qualified to vote or the Chairman so decides.
(G) No Individual shall be entitled to vote on behalf of more than one Member Club.
(H) Any continuing Member Club failing to be represented at the Annual General Meeting shall be fined £50.
(I) Officers and Management Committee Members shall be entitled to attend and vote at an Annual General Meeting.
AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED
7. The Chairman and the Secretary of each Club shall complete and sign the following agreement which shall be deposited with the Competition together with the Application for Membership for the coming season, or upon indicating that the Club intends to complete.
"We A..............................of....................................(Chairman and B).....................................of................................(Secretary) of the................................Football Club" have been provided with a copy of the Rules and Regulations of the Croydon Sunday Football League and do hereby agree for and on behalf of the said Club to, if elected or accepted into Membership, to conform to those Rules and Regulations and to accept, abide by and implement the decisions of the Management Committee of the Competition subject to the right of appeal in accordance with Rule 16.Any alteration of the Chairman and / or Secretary on the above Agreement must be notified to the Surrey / Kent / London County Football Association(s) to which the Club is affiliated and to the Secretary of the League.
(Note: The Spaces above are intended for the inclusion of the signatures and addresses of officers and members)
QUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS
8. (A) Contract Players, as defined in Football Association Rules, are not permitted in this Competition.
(B) A registered playing member of a Club is one who, being in all other respects eligible has completed a Registration Form supplied by the League for the relevant season, giving the players full name, full address, players signature and date of birth. Form to be witnessed by the Club Secretary and returned to the League Registration Secretary 7 days prior to playing and whose completed registration counterfoil has been received by the Club prior to playing. Clubs must notify the League Registration Secretary of any changes of address of players registered with the League.
(C) No Club may make or offer remuneration of cash or kind to any player competing in this competition.
(D) For Clubs with more than one team, only two players from a team in a higher division of the League who have played six or more games can play for a team in a lower division under any circumstances.
(E) A player having taken part in matches for any club affiliated to any County Football Association shall not be allowed to join, be transferred to, or sign for a Club in the Competition without first proving to the officials of the intended Club that the player has discharged all reasonable financial liabilities to the previous Club or Clubs, and a Club official may not accept such player's signature without first ascertaining whether such claims have been discharged to the satisfaction of the Club, or Clubs, for which the player last played.
(F) Registration forms shall be obtained from the Registrations Secretary free of any charge.
(G) The Management Committee shall decide all registration disputes.
In the event of a player signing a registration form or having a registration submitted for more than one Club priority of registration shall decide for which Club the player shall be registered. The Registration Secretary shall notify the Club last applying to register the player of the fact of the previous registration.(H) It shall be deemed misconduct for a player to: -
(1) Play for more than one Club in the Competition in the same season without first being transferred.
(2) Having signed for one Club in the Competition, sign for another Club in the Competition in that season except for the purpose of a transfer.
(3) Submit a signed registration form for registration that the player had wilfully neglected to accurately or fully complete
(J) (1) The Management Committee shall have power to accept the registration of any player. The Management Committee shall have power to refuse, cancel or suspend the registration of any player or may fine any player at their discretion proved guilty of registration irregularities. (Subject to Rule 16).(2) The Management Committee shall have power to refuse or cancel the registration of any player found guilty of undesirable conduct and to disqualify the player in question from participating in all games in the Competition. (Subject to Rule 16).
(Note: Action under Clause (2) shall not be taken against a player for misconduct on the field of play until the matter has been dealt with by the appropriate Association, and then only in cases of the player bringing the Competition into disrepute).(K) Subject to the Football Association Rules dealing with players without a written contract when a player desires a transfer, the Club the player wishes to transfer to shall submit a transfer form to the Registrations Secretary accompanied by a fee of £10. Such transfer shall be referred by the Registrations Secretary to the Club for which the player is registered. Should this Club object to the transfer it should state its objections in writing to the Registrations Secretary and to the player concerned within seven days of receipt of the transfer form. Upon receipt of the Club's consent or upon its failure to give written objection within seven days, the Registrations Secretary may, on behalf of the Management Committee, transfer the player who shall be deemed eligible to play for the new Club from such date or seven days after receipt of such transfer.
(L) A player may not be registered for a Club nor transferred to another Club in the Competition after l5th February except by special permission of the Management Committee.
(M) A Club shall keep a list of players it registers and a record of the games in which they have played, and shall produce such records upon demand by the Management Committee.
(N) A register containing the names of all players registered for each Club, with the date of registration, shall be kept by the Registrations Secretary and shall be open to the inspection of any duly appointed Member Club representative at all Management Committee meetings or at other times mutually arranged.
(O) A player shall not be eligible to play for a team in any special championships, promotion or relegation-deciding match (as specified in Rule12(A)) unless the player has played four games for that team in this Competition in the current season.
(P) (1) Any team playing an unregistered player or otherwise ineligible player or players shall have the points gained in that match deducted from its total and may be fined £50 per player at the discretion of the Management Committee.
(2) In addition the team may have deducted from its total at the discretion of the Management Committee and may be dealt with in any further manner, which is thought to be fit.(3) The Management Committee in exceptional circumstances may, at its discretion award any points deducted from a club under this rule to the opponents in the match in question, subject to the match not being ordered to be replayed.
(Q) Prior to lst September each season, a Club shall have deposited with the League Registrations Secretary a minimum of 15 completed registration forms for each of the Club's teams in the League. Clubs in default shall be fined £10 per team. Additional registration forms can be submitted to the League Registrations Secretary at any time during the season subject to clause L.
(R) All registration forms submitted to the League Registrations Secretary must be accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope.
CLUB COLOURS, CLUB NAME
9. (A) Every Club must register the colour of its shirts and shorts with the Secretary by 1st April who shall decide as to their suitability.
Goalkeepers must wear colours, which distinguish them from other players and the Referee.
No player, including the goalkeeper, shall be permitted to wear black or very dark shirts.
Any team not being able to play in its normal colours as registered with the Competition shall notify the colours in which they will play to its opponents at least eight days before the match.If, in the opinion of the Referee, two clubs have the same or similar colours, the home team shall make the change. Any team not having a change of colours or delaying the kick-off by not having a change shall be fined £10.
The Secretary of the Competition may request shirts to be submitted if complaints are received as to lack of distinguishing colours, and the Management Committee may refuse to permit any shirts or shorts as they think fit. Shirts must be numbered 1-12 / 14-15.
(B) Any club wishing to change its name and / or colours must seek permission from its affiliated County Association and from the Management Committee.
TIMES OF KICK-OFF, POSTPONEMENTS. SUBSTITUTES
10. (A) The Annual General Meeting shall determine the commencing and concluding dates for the ensuing season, which shall be in accordance with Football Association Rules. No club shall be compelled to play after the concluding date. Original fixtures arranged by the Match Secretaries must not be arranged for a date later than seven days preceding the concluding date determined by the Annual General Meeting.
(B) All matches shall be played in accordance with the Laws of the Game as determined by the International Association Board.
Clubs must take all responsible precautions to keep their grounds in a playable condition. All matches shall be played on pitches deemed suitable by the Management Committee. If through any fault of the Home team a match has to be replayed, the Management Committee shall have power to order the venue to be changed.
The Management Committee shall have power to decide whether a pitch and/or facilities are suitable for matches in the Competition and to order the Club concerned to play its fixtures on another ground.
All matches shall have duration of 90 minutes unless a shorter time (not less than 60 minutes) is mutually arranged by the two captains in consultation with the referee prior to the commencement of the match, and in any event shall be of equal halves.
The times of Kick-off shall be fixed by the A.G.M. or the Management Committee. Any Club failing to commence at the appointed time shall be fined a sum not exceeding £15 or be dealt with as the Management Committee may determine. The following sliding scale will be applied:
1-10 minutes £5, 11-20 minutes £10, 21-30 minutes £15.All morning matches shall kick-off at l0.30am except those matches on private grounds or on grounds not under the jurisdiction of the London Borough of Croydon. Afternoon matches shall kick-off not later than 2.OOpm.
Teams playing on pitches under the jurisdiction of the London Borough of Croydon must adhere to any instructions issued by that authority.No Club may arrange any match during the season without having obtained permission from the League (This includes overseas matches at any time between the period of September until 1st May)
After any team failing to be ready to kick-off by 30 minutes after the appointed time shall be deemed to be absent and will be dealt with by the Management Committee accordingly. Referees must order matches to commence at the appointed time and shall report all late starts to the League.
Referees must inform teams if they are to be reported for a Late kick-off
The Home team must provide at least two footballs fit for play and the referee shall make a report to the League if the footballs are unsuitable. Failure to provide suitable footballs a fine of £5 will be imposed. Goal Nets must be used. Failure to provide goal nets, a fine of £10 will be imposed. Corner Posts and Flags must be provided. Failure to comply a fine of £5 will be imposed.
(C) Except by permission of the Management Committee all matches must be played on the dates originally fixed but priority shall be given to the Football Association and all relevant County Association Cup Competitions. All other matches must be considered secondary. Clubs may mutually agree to bring forward a match with the consent of the Match Secretary.
(D) The Secretary of the Home Club must give notice in writing of full particulars of the location of, and access to, the ground and time of kick-off to the match officials and the secretary of the opposing Club at least eight clear days prior to the playing of the match. Clubs must use the appropriate forms 'A' and 'C' issued by the League. When it is not possible to carry out this directive due to inclement weather causing late postponements and re-arrangement of fixtures, clubs are to make special arrangements to communicate with their opponents and officials concerned.
Any Club failing to comply with this Rule shall be liable to a fine of £10.
(E) Every Club shall play its best available qualified team or teams in all matches in the Competition.
(Note: The intention of this Rule is not to interfere with normal team selection by Clubs, but to prevent Clubs deliberately fielding a weakened team in order to unreasonably reserve players for another game or to boost the strength of another or lower team. It is NOT intended that Clubs MUST field higher team players in lower teams when the higher team has no engagement. If, in the opinion of the Management Committee, the substance or spirit of the Rule is obviously being disregarded, the Club or Clubs concerned may be called to account for its/their actions and shall be subject to such decisions as the Management Committee may determine, despite the fact that Rule 8 has not been infringed).
In the event of a Club playing in any match with less than eleven players they shall be fined £10 for each missing player. A minimum of eight players will constitute a team for a Competition match.
(F) Home and away matches shall be played. In the event of a Club failing to keep its engagement the Management Committee shall have the power to inflict a fine (minimum £20) deduct points from the defaulting Club, award the points to the opponents, order the Club to pay expenses incurred by the opponents or otherwise deal with them except the award of goals. Not withstanding the foregoing home and away provision, the Management Committee shall have power to order the match to be played on a neutral ground or on the opponent's ground if they are satisfied that such action is warranted by the circumstances.
Any Club with one or more teams in the Competition shall always fulfil its fixture, within the Competition, in the following order of precedence: - First Team, Reserve Team, A Team. Clubs in breach of this requirement shall be fined a sum of not exceeding £10 or otherwise dealt with by the Management Committee.
Notice of postponement of any match must be given without delay by the postponing Club (or notice of a Club being unable to fulfil any match must be given 48 hours prior to the match by the Club) to the Match Secretary, the Competition Referees Appointments Secretary, the Secretary of the opposing Club and the match officials. Any Club failing to comply shall be dealt with by the Management Committee who may inflict any penalty it may deem suitable.
In the event of a match not being played or abandoned owing to causes over which neither Club has control, it shall be played in its entirety on a date to be mutually agreed by the two Clubs and approved by the Management Committee, Failing such agreement and notification to the Match Secretary within seven days the Management Committee shall have power to order the match to be played on a named date or on or before a given date.
The Management Committee shall review all abandoned matches and in a case where it is to the advantage of the Competition and does no injustice to either Club, shall be empowered to order the score at the time of the abandonment to stand. In all cases where the Management Committee are satisfied that a match was abandoned owing to the conduct of one team or its Club member(s) they shall be empowered to award the points for the match to the opponents and/or take whatever action they may deem necessary. In cases where a match is abandoned owing to the conduct of both teams or their Club members, the Management Committee shall take such action, as they consider appropriate. Such action is subject to any disciplinary action taken by the appropriate County Association.
(G) A Club may at its discretion and in accordance with the Laws of the Game use three substitute players in any match in this Competition who may be selected from five players.
The referee shall be informed of the names of the substitutes not later than 15 minutes before the start of the match.
A player who has been selected, appointed or named as a substitute before the start of the match but does not actually play in the game shall not be considered to have been a player in that game within the meaning of Rule 8 of this Competition.
(H) The half time interval shall be of ten minutes duration, but it shall not exceed fifteen minutes. The half time interval may only be altered with the consent of the referee.
(J) Expenses of games played, as 'Double headers' shall be shared equally between both teams.
REPORTING RESULTS AND RESULT CARDS
11 (A) The Match Secretary must receive within five days of the date played, the result of each Competition match in the prescribed manner. This must include the forename(s) and surname of the team players (in block letters), registration numbers and also the referees name and referees markings required by Rule 13. Failure to do so will incur a fine of £5 and/or the Club being dealt with as the Management Committee decide.
(B) The Home Club / Team shall telephone the result of each match with the kick-off at 10.30am no later than 2pm to the Asst. Secretary. Matches with a kick-off no later than 12.30pm, no later than 4pm. Failure to telephone results will incur a fine of £10.
(C) The match result notification, correctly completed, shall be signed by a responsible member of the Club. The Management Committee shall have power to take such action, as they deem suitable against a Club, which submits an incomplete form or incorrect information.
DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP
12(A) Team rankings within the Competition will be decided by points with three points awarded for a win and one point for a drawn match. The teams gaining the highest number of points in their respective Divisions at the conclusion shall be adjudged the winners. Matches must not be played for double points.
In the event of two or more teams being equal on points team rankings will be decided by goal difference. In the event of two or more Clubs being equal on goal difference the Club scoring the most goals shall decide.
(B) Where possible automatic promotion and relegation shall be applied for the first two and last two teams in each Division.
Additional vacancies, caused by the retirement of a team or by the withdrawal of a Club from the Competition, shall be filled by election at the Annual General Meeting.
When a senior team is relegated to a lower Division of which its reserve team is a member, or entitled to be a member, such reserve team must accept relegation to, or retain its position in, the next lowest Division, and should the senior team be relegated to the lowest division, its reserve team automatically retires from the Competition.
Should either or both of the leading teams in any of the divisions have its senior team in any of the next higher division, promotion shall fall at the discretion of the Annual General Meeting, to the next highest team or teams in the division concerned.
(C) In the event of a team not completing 75 per cent of its fixtures for the season, all points obtained by or recorded against such defaulting team, shall be expunged from the League Table.
Where a team has completed 75 per cent of its fixtures, the points for any unplayed games shall be awarded to the defaulting teams opponents.
REFEREES
13 (A) Registered referees and assistant referees for all matches shall be appointed in a manner approved by the Management Committee and by the sanctioning Association(s).
(B) In the event of the non-appearance of the appointed referee or where no registered referee has been appointed, either Club may provide an alternative Registered Referee and this official must be accepted by both Clubs. The Clubs may both mutually agree upon a referee. A referee thus mutually agreed upon shall for that game have full powers, status and authority of a Registered Referee.
(C) The Management Committee may, if they consider it desirable, or upon application by the two competing Clubs, appoint Assistant Referees, if available, to any match. Where assistant Referees are not appointed each team shall provide a Club Assistant Referee. Failure to do so will result in a fine of £5 being imposed on the defaulting team.
(D) The appointed Referee shall have power to decide as to the fitness of the ground in all matches and the decision shall be final subject to either in the case of a ground of a local authority or the owners of a ground, the Representative of that body is the sole arbiter and whose decision must be accepted unless the ground is declared fit for play.
(E) Referees appointed under this Rule shall be paid an inclusive fee of £22. The fee must be paid by the Home team on the day of the match. In the event of the fee not being paid on the day of the game, the Home Club shall be fined £10 and may be further dealt with by the Management Committee. The fee must be offered to the Referee prior to kick-off When games are played as 'Double headers' referees shall be entitled to a fee of £30 shared equally between both Clubs.
(F) In the event of a match not being played because of circumstances over which the Clubs have no control, the Match Officials, if present, shall be entitled to expenses only. Where a match is not played owing to one club being in default, that club shall be ordered to pay the Officials, if they attend the ground, their full fee.
(G) A referee not keeping his engagement, and failing to give satisfactory explanation as to his non-appearance, may have his name removed from the list of Referees and the fact reported to the Association with which he is registered.
(H) Each club shall, in a manner prescribed from time to time by the Football Association, award marks to the Referee for each match and the name of the Referee and the marks awarded shall be submitted to the Competition on the prescribed Form provided. Clubs failing to comply with this Rule shall be liable to be fined or dealt with, as the Management Committee shall determine.
The League shall keep a record of the markings and, on the Form provided by the prescribed date each season, shall submit a summary to The Surrey County Football Association Ltd.
(J) The Referee shall submit a Result Card giving the result of the match, sportsmanship marks, time of kick-off and other details required to the League within three days of the match.
(K) Referees and Assistant Referees shall be supplied, each season, with a copy of the Competition Rules, free of charge.
CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP OR WITHDRAWAL OF A CLUB
14 (A) A Club shall not be allowed to withdraw any or all of its teams from the League after the Annual General Meeting. Any Club infringing this Rule shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £50 per team and shall be liable for its share of any call, which may be made under Rule 5(B).
(B) The Membership for the coming season having been decided at the Annual General Meeting shall have the right, irrespective of other provisions in this Rule, to refuse to permit a Club to withdraw its team(s) in order to join another Competition and may hold the Club to its engagements.
(C) In the event of a member Club, which is an un-incorporated association withdrawing, and/or disbanding it shall be immediately liable to discharge all its financial and other obligations to the Competition.
In the event that any such obligation remains undischarged after a period of twenty-one (21) days then such obligations shall be met by the then current Club Members, excluding those under the statutory school leaving age. Until a Member's pro rata obligation is discharged in full the Member shall not be allowed to participate in the Competition, which may apply to the Club's Parent County Association for a suspension order.
PROTESTS AND APPEALS
15 (A) (1) All questions of eligibility, qualifications of players or interpretations the Rules shall be referred to the Management Committee.
(11) Objections to the dimensions of the pitch, goals, flag posts or other facilities of the venue will not be entertained by the Management Committee unless a protest is lodged with the Referee before the commencement of the match. Any Club lodging such protest and not proceeding with it shall be deemed guilty of a breach of this Rule and shall be dealt with by the Management Committee.
(B) Except in cases where the Management Committee decide that there are special circumstances, protests and complaints (which must contain full particulars of the grounds upon which they are founded) must be lodged in duplicate with the Secretary within seven days (excluding Sundays) of the match or occurrence to which they refer. A protest or complaint shall not be withdrawn except by permission of the Management Committee. A Member of the Management Committee who is a member of any club involved shall not be present (except as a witness or representative of his Club) when such protest or complaint is being determined.
(C) Any dispute occurring between Clubs in the Competition shall be referred for determination by the Management Committee whose decision shall be binding upon all parties subject to Rule 16.
(D) No protest of whatever kind shall be considered by the Management Committee unless the complaining Club shall have deposited with the Secretary a sum of £10. This may be forfeited in whole or in part in the event of the complaining or protesting Club losing its case. The Competition shall have power to order the defaulting Club or the Club making a losing or frivolous protest or complaint to pay the expenses of the enquiry or to order that the costs to be shared by the parties.
(E) All parties to a protest or complaint must be afforded an opportunity to make a statement when the protest or complaint is being heard and must have received seven days notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the submission. When dealing with a protest or complaint the Management Committee shall take into consideration the possession by the protesting or complaining Club of any information, which, if properly used, might have avoided the protest or complaint.
BOARD OF APPEAL
16 Within 14 days of posting of written notification of any decision of the Management Committee or the Competition a Club, Official or Player against whom action is taken may appeal against such decision by lodging particulars with the Secretary of The Surrey County Football Association Ltd. including a fee of £10, for adjudication of a Board of Appeal. The grounds of appeal shall be in accordance with F.A. Rules. The Board of Appeal may order the appeal fee to be forfeited and shall decide by whom the costs of the appeal shall be borne. The decision of the Board of Appeal is final and binding on all parties concerned
EXCLUSION OF CLUBS. OR TEAMS MISCONDUCT, CLUBS. OFFICIALS, PLAYERS
17. (A) At the Annual General Meeting, or a Special General Meeting called for the purpose, Notice of Motion having been duly circulated on the Agenda, the accredited delegates present shall have the power to exclude any Club or Team from further membership upon a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast. Voting on this point shall be conducted by ballot.
(B) At the Annual General Meeting, or at any Special general Meeting called for the purpose, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 19, the accredited delegates present shall have the power to exclude from further participation in the Competition any Club whose conduct has, in their opinion, been undesirable upon a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast. Voting on this point shall be conducted by ballot. A Club whose conduct is the subject of the vote being taken shall be excluded from voting.
(C) Any official or member of a Club proved guilty of either misconduct, other than field offences, or of inducing or attempting to induce player or players of another Club in the Competition to join them shall be liable to expulsion or such penalty as a General Meeting or Management Committee may decide, and their Club shall also be liable to expulsion in accordance with the provisions of Clauses (A) and (B) of this Rule.
(D) Any Club or Team failing to complete seventy five per cent (75%) of its fixtures in any season shall (unless the conditions are beyond their control, or the accredited delegates present at the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting decide otherwise by a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast) be debarred from membership for the following season.
TROPHY: -LEGAL OWNERS.
CONDITIONS OF TAKING OVER AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED, AWARDS.18. (A) A Competition Cup or Trophy shall be vested in the Association sanctioning the Competition as Trustees. If a Competition be discontinued for any cause the Cup or Trophy shall be returned to the Donor, if the conditions attached to it so provide, or otherwise dealt with as the Association may decide. At the close of each Competition awards may be made to the Winners and runners-up if the funds of the Competition permit.
The following agreement shall be signed on behalf of the winners of the Cup or Trophy: -
"We A__________ and B_______________ the Chairman and Secretary of __________ FC, members of and representing the Club, having been declared winners of________________ Cup of Trophy, and it having been delivered to us by the Competition, do hereby on behalf of the Club jointly and severally agree to return the Cup or Trophy to the Competition Secretary on or before March. If the Cup or Trophy is lost or damaged whilst under our care we agree to refund the Competition the amount of its current value or the cost of its thorough repair".(B) Any Club losing or being deprived of membership of the League, irrespective or the reason must return all trophies held within seven days of termination of membership.
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS
19. Upon receiving a requisition signed by two-thirds of the Clubs in membership the Secretary shall call a Special General Meeting.
The Management Committee may call a Special General meeting at any time.
At least seven days notice shall be given of either meeting under this Rule, together with an agenda of the business to be transacted at such meeting. Each member Club shall be empowered to send two delegates to all Special general Meetings. Each Club shall be entitled to one vote only. Not less than seven days' notice shall be given of any meeting.
Any continuing Member Club failing to be represented at a Special General Meeting without satisfactory reason being given shall be fined £50.
Officers and Management Committee members shall be entitled to attend and vote at all Special General Meetings.
ALTERATION TO RULES
20. Alterations shall be made to these Rules only at the Annual General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting specially convened for the purpose called in accordance with Rule 19. Any alteration made during the playing season to the Rule relating to the qualification of players shall not take effect until the following season.
Notice of proposed alterations to be considered at the Annual General Meeting shall be submitted to the secretary by 31st March in each year. The proposals, together with any proposals by the Management Committee, shall be circulated to the Clubs by 2 lst April and any amendments thereto shall be submitted to the secretary by 7th May. The proposals and proposed amendments thereto shall be circulated to Clubs with the notice of the Annual General Meeting. A proposal to change a Rule shall be carried if seventy (70%) per cent (a majority) of those present and entitled to vote are in favour.
A copy of the proposed alteration to Rules to be considered at the Annual general Meeting or Special General Meeting shall be submitted to the sanctioning Football Association twenty-one days prior to the date of the meeting.
Any alterations or additions decided upon at any meeting shall not become operative until the approval of the Association issuing sanction shall have been obtained.
COUNTY CUPS AND OTHER OUTSIDE COMPETITORS
21. Clubs playing in County Cup Competitions and other outside competitions must inform the League Match Secretaries of any drawn, abandoned or cancelled games on the day of the match and also the result of the game. For failure to comply a fine off £lO will be imposed.
CLUB CONSTITUTION
22 All Clubs will nominate a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer and at least two other committee members to govern the Club. Names to be sent to the League.
A copy of the Club Balance Sheet to be sent to the League General Secretary, Every member of the Club to be handed a copy of the Club's Constitution, with a copy sent to the League General Secretary.
Club Constitutions will include a clause that the Club accepts responsibility for player's discipline and behaviour and where a County Association takes disciplinary action, including recorded cautions for dissent, the Club will take appropriate action.
FINES
23 Not withstanding the fines mentioned in the Rules the Management Committee may vary or increase these fines, where it considers irregularities warrant such action. Fines not paid within fourteen days of notification will result in Clubs fixtures being cancelled with loss of points to opponents in accordance with Rule 10(F).
SPECIAL AWARDS
24 A Cup will be awarded to the team adjudged to have the best record of sportsmanship throughout the season, based on sportsmanship marks and code of conduct points. A list of marks will be published for each team at the conclusion of each season.
Sportsmanship merits may, at the discretion of the Management Committee be Awarded to other teams whose sporting records deserve recognition.
The Management Committee may award a Secretaries Trophy to the most efficient Club Secretary.
The Management Committee may make long service awards to Committee Members who have served the League for ten consecutive years.
The Management Committee may make other awards at their discretion.
Other Activities: The Management Committee may at its discretion arrange Representative Matches and a Six a Side Competition and other functions as may be beneficial to the League.
CODE OF CONDUCT
25 The League shall maintain a record of all transgressions of these rules by each team together with details of all field misdemeanours by each team and its members. Penalty points will be given to each team for such transgressions and misdemeanours based on the severity of the offence and in accordance with the Appendix to these rules. The Appendix shall be deemed to be part of these Rules.
Any team reaching:
(a) 50 in any one season will be fined £50 and warned as to their future Conduct.
(b) 70 points in any one season will appear before the Management Committee and may be fined a further £20 or dealt with by the Management Committee, as they deem appropriate.
(c) 100 points will appear before the Management Committee and may be fined a further £30 and/or given further punishment including suspension, as considered appropriate by the Management Committee and will not be recommended for acceptance for the following season.
(d) Any team exceeding 70 points in two consecutive seasons will not be recommended for membership in the following season.RULES BINDING ON CLUBS
26 Each Member Club shall be deemed to have given its assent to the foregoing Rules and agree to abide by the decisions of the Management Committee subject to Rule 16. Each member Club must abide by any issued Football Association Code of Conduct (see Appendix)
FINANCE
27 (A) The Management Committee shall determine with which bank or other financial institution the funds of the Competition will be lodged.
(B) All expenditure in excess of £1000 shall be approved by the Management Committee. Cheques to be signed by at least two Offices nominated by the Management Committee.
(C) The financial year of the Competition will end on 30th April.
(D) The books, or a certified balance sheet, of the Competition shall be prepared and shall be audited annually by some suitable person(s) who shall be appointed at the Annual General Meeting.
BENEVOLENT FUND
28 Clubs accepted into the Competition agree to be members of the Croydon Sunday Football League Benevolent Fund.
LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON PITCHES
29 Clubs hiring pitches "Block Booking" through the League from the London Borough of Croydon on a permit principle.
(A) The cost will be advised to the Clubs at the A.G.M. for the next season or as soon as possible after the League have been advised by the London Borough of Croydon.
(B) At the Special A.G.M. Clubs will be advised of the allocation
(C) Any Club/Team withdrawing from the League after the Special A.G.M. will be required to pay the full cost of the "Block Booking"
(D) The total cost must be paid in full before the 1st September or in 2 installments on the 1st September & the 1st November each season.
(E) Permits issued on a "Casual" basis must be booked only with the Pitch Allocation Secretary and paid for in advance.
RULES OF THE CROYDON SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION
Apart from the following amendments and additions, the Rules of the Croydon Sunday Football League shall be the Rules of this Competition.
1. The Competition shall be called the Croydon Sunday Football League Challenge Cup Competition, and shall be competed for by all Clubs in membership with the Croydon Sunday Football League. The Competitions divided into:
Senior Challenge Cup- Teams in the Premier and First Divisions.
Intermediate Challenge Cup- Teams in the Second and Third Divisions.
Junior Challenge Cup- Teams in the Fourth and Fifth Divisions.
2. Kick-off times to be 30 minutes earlier than for times given in the League matches (excepting finals).
3. The Management Committee of the Croydon Sunday Football League shall be the Management Committee of this Competition.
4. Each section of the Competition (Rule 1) will be deemed to be autonomous and therefore no player is permitted to play in another section, which is lower in status than the one in which he has played. A player having played in the Junior Section may play in the Intermediate or Senior Sections. A player having played in the intermediate Section may play in the Senior Competition. A player shall not in the same season play for more than one competing Club in each section. A substitute, who is not used, is entitled to play for another Club in the same section. (Subject to Rule 8 re transfers).
5. The Management Committee shall make a draw for the various rounds and shall fix the dates on which all ties shall be played. Postponed matches to be played the following Sunday. Where a Club is engaged in a County Cup Competition, then the tie will take place on the next available Sunday. Teams concerned in postponed games, or those engaged in County Cup Competitions must notify their League opponents and League Match Secretary by telephone of their inability to fulfil the match commitment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in a fine of £10 being imposed.
6. The Competition to be played on the Cup Tie Principle. If after 90 minutes the scores are equal, extra time to be played of 30 minutes. If the scores are still equal after this period, the match to be decided on kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with Football Association Law.
7. Expenses of ties to be shared based on the cost of a pitch from the London Borough of Croydon Parks Department.
8. The Home team will telephone the result of the League Cup tie on the day of the match to the Asst. Secretary by 200pm for ties with am kick-off and 5.00 pm for ties with pm kick-oft A fine of £10 will be imposed for late or failure to telephone results. Result Card must be received in accordance with League Rule 11(B).
9. The Management Committee shall award trophies to the Winners and Runners-up of each section. Any profit arising from the Competition shall be allocated to the League funds.
10. A player who has not played in four or more Croydon Sunday League Competition matches by lst February in the current season shall not be eligible to play in League Cup Semi-Final or Final ties.
11. Any team that is knocked out of the above competitions in the first round may compete in the Les Warne Memorial Cup. Rules for this Competition are as mentioned above.
CROYDON SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE BENEVOLENT FUND RULES
Constitution
The fund shall be known as the Croydon Sunday Football League Benevolent Fund
Each Club in membership with the Croydon Sunday Football League will be a member of the Fund and be bound by the rules and conditions of the Fund.
At the end of each financial year a sum not exceeding 5 per cent of the total income shall be transferred to Capital Account.
Accounts shall be made up to 30th April each year and submitted to members at the Annual General Meeting of the League.
Objects
To provide cash payments for Registered players rendered unable to follow their normal employment.
Benefits
Benefits will only be paid to players registered with the Croydon Sunday Football League for injuries suffered in matches organised or sanctioned by the League.
All claims will be assessed on merit, such claims will be awarded on merits of each individual claim and payment will be made for any one claim to a maximum of £120
Croydon Sunday Football League-Code of Conduct Appendix to Rule 25
Points Value 1. Found guilty by County causing Match to be abandoned 25 2. Having a player suspended for assaulting Match Official 30 3. Player sent off 15 4. Player cautioned 5 5. Non attendance at Annual General Meeting 10 6. Late submission of Registrations-per team 5 7. Playing ineligible players 20 8. No change of colours 5 9. No goal nets 5 10. No corner post flags 5 11. No first aid kit 5 12. Sub standard match ball or failure to supply match ball 5 13.Late Kick-off
1-10 minutes
11-20 minutes
21-30 minutes
5
10
1515.Failure to fulfil fixture 20 16.Late receipt or no result card 5 17.Incomplete or incorrect result card 5 18.Failure to telephone results by 2.00 pm or 5.00 pm 5 19.Failure to supply assistant referee 10 20.Failure to pay referee on day of the match 10 21.Late return of trophy 10 22.Failure to notify League of County Cup Result 5 23.Failure to notify League & opponents of inability to fulfil League fixture due to County Cup tie 5 24.Failure to telephone League Cup result 5
SUMMARY OF FINES
Fines 1. Insufficient funds Rule 2(E) £10 2. Non attendance at Annual General Meeting Rule 6(H) £50 3.Late submission of registrations Rule 8(Q) per team £10 4.Playing ineligible players Rule 8(J) £50 5. No change of colours Rule 9(A) £5 6. No goal nets Rule 10(B) £10 7.No corner posts or flags Rule 10(B) £5 8.Late kick-off Rule 10(B) £5
£10
£159.Late or no match details to opponents/Referee Rule10(D) £10 10.Failure to fulfil fixture Rule 10(F) £20 11.Late or non-receipt of result card Rule 11(A) £5 12.Incomplete or incorrect result card Rule 11(C) £5 13. Failure to telephone results Rule 11(B) £10 14.Failure to supply assistant referee Rule 13(C) £5 15.Failure to pay referee on day of match Rule 13(E) £10 16.Withdrawal from the League after A.G.M. Rule 14(A) £50 17. Late return of trophy Rule 18(A) £20 18.Failure to notify League of County Cup result Rule 21 £10 19.Failure to notify League & opponents of inability to fulfil
League fixture due to County Cup tie Rule 5 (Cup Rules)£10 20.Failure to telephone League Cup result Rule 8 (Cup Rules) £10