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The Westmorland County Football Association, is the governing body of football in the ancient county of Westmorland, England.

History
The Westmorland County Football Associated was formed after a meeting between seven clubs in the local area in December 1897. Predating this, there was the first county championship which saw Kendal beat Appleby 1-0 after a 1-1 draw in the previous match. The county originally had no offices and held its general meetings in Windermere. At the time, there to be affliated with The Football Association, counties had to have a minimum of fifty teams. As Kendal only had seven, they gained their affiliation by joining with Lancashire. The county cups continued and the first league was formed in 1907. 1910 saw the first annual general meeting being held in Kendal where it was decided that there should be four leagues formed, however this was eventually cut to three leagues, with the winners of each league playing for the county championship. In 1919, there is evidence that the number of leagues increased to four which is the same as the present day. Due to the effect of the first world war, teams were asked to supply an under 16's team in order to help supply players to the main adult teams.