Manchester Football Association

The Manchester Football Association (also known as the Manchester FA) is the governing body for association football in the centre of the city of Manchester, England. They are responsible for the governance and development of football at all levels in the area.

Administration
The administrative area covered by the Manchester FA and Lancashire County FA overlaps Cheshire FA, Derbyshire FA, and Liverpool County FA. According to the Memorandum on Areas and Overlapping of Associations the Manchester FA covers the area 12 miles from Manchester Town Hall.

The Manchester FA administration headquarters was located at the Platt Lane Complex until 2018, and was then moved to the Manchester Tennis and Football Centre in the Etihad Campus in May of that year.

Men's Saturday leagues

 * Manchester Football League
 * Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League
 * Manchester Saturday Morning League (1989)
 * Wigan and District League

Other leagues

 * Greater Manchester Ability Counts Football League (2003)
 * Greater Manchester Police League (1975)
 * Greater Manchester Veterans League (2001)
 * ISS League (Wednesdays) (2004)
 * Manchester Jewish Soccer League (1948)
 * South Manchester and Cheshire Christian League

Men's Sunday leagues

 * Cheshire and Manchester Sunday League (1971)
 * Eccles Sunday League (1969)
 * Hyde & District Sunday League (1968)
 * Manchester Accountants Sunday League
 * Manchester Amateur Sunday League (1947)
 * Middleton and District Sunday League (1959)
 * Oldham Sunday Football League (1970)
 * Stockport and Cheadle Sunday League
 * Tameside Sunday League (1965)

Ladies and girls leagues

 * Greater Manchester Women's Football League
 * Cheshire and Manchester Women's League
 * North Manchester Girls League (2000)
 * South Manchester Girls League (2003)

Youth leagues

 * Bury and Radcliffe Junior League
 * City of Salford Soccer League
 * East Manchester Junior League (1970)
 * Manchester Youth and Mini Soccer League (1982)
 * North Bury Junior League (1973)
 * Stockport Metro Junior League
 * Tameside and District Junior League (1970)
 * Timperley Junior League

Small sided leagues

 * Manchester College Small Sided League
 * Manchester FA Business League Summer 6’s
 * Manchester Futsal League
 * Manchester Women's Small Sided League
 * Salford Small Sided Veterans League

Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues
A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Manchester FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues including:


 * Ashton and District League
 * Ashton and District Sunday League (formed in 1959 and disbanded in 2010)
 * Blackley Amateur Sunday League
 * Bury Amateur League
 * Eccles and District Amateur League
 * Manchester Amateur League
 * Manchester and District Alliance
 * Oldham Amateur League
 * Reddish and District Junior League (now known as the East Manchester Junior League)
 * Rochdale Alliance (disbanded in 2017)
 * Rusholme Sunday League
 * Salford Sunday League
 * South Manchester and Wythenshawe League

Affiliated Member Clubs
Among the notable clubs that are affiliated to the Manchester FA are:

• Abbey Hey

• Ashton United

• Chadderton

• Curzon Ashton

• F.C. United of Manchester

• Flixton

• Glossop North End

• Hyde United

• Irlam

• Maine Road

• Mossley

• New Mills

• Oldham Athletic

• Oldham Boro

• Prestwich Heys

• Reddish North End

• Rochdale

• Trafford

• Wythenshawe Amateurs

Clubs in the Premier League and The Football League that located in the Manchester area include: • Bolton Wanderers

• Manchester City

• Manchester United

• Salford City

• Wigan Athletic

Other clubs that are affiliated to the Manchester FA include:

• Atherton Town

• Avenue FC

• AVRO

• Beechfield United

• Breightmet United

• Bury Amateurs

• Chapel Town

• Dean Youth & Ladies

• Dukinfield Town

• East Manchester

• Elton Vale

• Fives Athletic

• GM Police 'D' Division

• Heywood St. James

• Hindsford

• Hollinwood

• Leigh Athletic

• Manchester Gregorians

• Manchester Maccabi

• Manchester Utd Supporters

• Monton Amateurs

• Old Altrinchamians

• Old Stretfordians

• Pennington

• Rochdale Sacred Heart

• Royton Town

• Salford Victoria

• Springhead

• Stand Athletic

• Standians

• Stockport Georgians

• Stretford Victoria

• Urmston Meadowside

• Walshaw Sports

• West Didsbury & Chorlton

• Whitworth Valley

• Wilmslow Albion

• Wythenshawe Town

County Cup Competitions
The Manchester FA run the following Cup Competitions:

• Manchester Senior Cup

• Manchester Premier Cup

• Manchester Challenge Trophy

• Manchester Amateur Cup

• Manchester Amateur Sunday Cup

• Manchester Sunday Shield

• Charter Standard Adult (Men's) Cup Competition

• Manchester Youth U11 (9 v 9) Cup

• Manchester Youth U11 Cup

• Manchester Youth U12 Cup

• Manchester Youth U13 Cup

• Manchester Youth U14 Cup

• Manchester Youth U15 Cup

• Manchester Youth U16 Cup

• Manchester Youth U18 Cup

• Girls & Women's OPEN AGE County Cup

• Girls & Women's U12 County Cup

• Girls & Women's U14 County Cup

• Girls & Women's U16 County Cup

List of Manchester Challenge Shield Winners
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List of Manchester Intermediate Challenge Cup Winners
(Formerly Manchester Challenge Shield)

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List of Manchester Premier Challenge Cup Winners
(Formerly Manchester Intermediate Challenge Cup)

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List of Manchester Junior Cup Winners
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List of Manchester Challenge Trophy Winners
(Formerly Manchester Junior Cup)

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List of Manchester Amateur Cup Winners
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Board of directors

 * J Green
 * D Owen (Chair)
 * J McLellan-Grant (Vice Chair)
 * J Craven
 * C Bridgford
 * C Brindley (INED)
 * A Lawler (INED)
 * D Treasure (INED)
 * P Kay (INED)
 * D O'Donoghue (INED)

Key Officials

 * Colin Bridgford (Chief Executive)
 * Daniel Green (Head of Participation & Development)
 * Richard Cooper (Head of Business Services & Regulations)
 * Lee Folkard (Participation Manager)
 * Linda Meehan (Financial Controller)