CAMDEN SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE HANDBOOK FOR SEASON Website: Affiliated to the London Football Association.

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1 CAMDEN SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE HANDBOOK FOR SEASON Website: Affiliated to the London Football Association.

2 TO ALL CLUB AND TEAM OFFICIALS: Welcome, everybody, to season I hope the coming year brings you both enjoyment and success. Club Officials are strongly advised to make themselves familiar with all the League and Cup Rules, particularly as there have been significant changes to the Football Association s Standard Code of Rules which we are obliged to incorporate. In any event it is obviously to your advantage to know not only how the League runs but also exactly what is expected from you. Please also familiarise yourselves and your players with the Laws of the game. Invaluable information is contained in the Referees Chart, which publication is available from The Football Association. The League Officers who make up the CSFL Management Committee are listed at the front of this handbook. Please contact the relevant Officer should you have any queries; if you are unclear to whom you should address your query please contact the General Secretary. Unless absolutely vital, avoid phoning any Officer between 9.00 p.m. and 9.00 a.m. All correspondence for the attention of the Management Committee must be written by the Club Secretary and be addressed to the League s General Secretary, Mike Flack. Your letters are treated in confidence and are dealt with at the next Committee meeting, the dates of which appear towards the front of the handbook. The Club Secretary will always receive a written response. We recommend that you always request, and retain, a receipt for any payments you make to the League Treasurer. Once again your attention is specifically drawn to League Rule 8 (C) (iii) and you are reminded that on match days you must have in your possession a mobile device with internet access. This will enable the checking of photographic IDs by your opposing Club Secretary, match Referee, and/or League Official, and, as always, we would far rather welcome your co-operation than raise a fine for a breach of rule. Your Club's attendance at Council Meetings is always far more appreciated than is the fine for your absence. We accept that not everyone can attend every meeting but if you are personally unable to attend it is your responsibility to arrange a deputy, and to subsequently check with either the General Secretary or another League Officer in case there are urgent messages specifically for you. May I take this opportunity on behalf of the League Officers to again wish all Clubs a successful and thoroughly enjoyable season. Harry Yennaris, Chairman

3 LEAGUE OFFICERS: Hon. Life President: FRED BIRCH Vice Presidents: RICHARD CAYLOR, NIDEL COPPERWHEAT, DAVID RICHBELL Chairman: HARRY YENNARIS Vice Chairman: RICHARD CAYLOR General Secretary: MICHAEL FLACK Minutes Secretary: VACANT Treasurer: SIMON HOWARD Registrations Secretary: STEVEN WALSH Fixtures Secretary: KEN KNIGHTLEY Referees Secretary: RICHARD CAYLOR Referees Marks: (before 9.00 p.m. on the day of the match) Social Media Secretary: NATHAN BONNAR AND JAMES SHEEN Results Secretary: PAUL FERGUSON Results (before 9.00 p.m. on the day of the match) Fines Secretary: NIGEL COPPERWHEAT Technical Advisor: SAL SYED Division One Rep: Division Two Rep: NATHAN BONNAR, The Auld Shillelagh FC PATRICK REIHILL, St. Peters FC

4 Dates of League Council Meeting are as follows: 04 August January September AGM (Part Two) 02 February 06 October 02 March 03 November 06 April 01 December 04 May 01 June AGM (Part One) Dates of League Management Committee are as follows: 25 August January September 23 February 27 October 30 March 24 November 27 April 25 May 29 June

5 DEFINITIONS 1. (A) In these Rules: Affiliated Association means an Association accorded the status of an affiliated Association under the Rules of The FA. AGM shall mean the annual general meeting held in accordance with the constitution of the Competition. Deposit means a sum of money deposited with the Competition as part of the requirements of membership of the Competition. Club means a Club for the time being in membership of the Competition and Team means a side from a Club especially where a Club provides more than one Team in a division in accordance with the Rules. Competition means the Camden Sunday Football League. Competition Match means any match played or to be played under the jurisdiction of the Competition. Secretary means such person or persons appointed or elected to carry out the administration of the Competition. Contract Player means any Player (other than a Player on a Scholarship) who is eligible to play under a written contract of employment with a Club. Fees Tariff means a list of fees approved by the Clubs at a general meeting to be levied by the Management Committee for any matters for which fees are payable under the Rules. Fines Tariff means a list of fines approved by the Clubs at a general meeting to be levied by the Management Committee for any breach of the Rules. Ground means the ground on which the Club s team(s) plays its Competition Matches. Management Committee means in the case of this Competition, which is an unincorporated association, the management committee elected to manage the running of the Competition. Match Officials means the referee, the assistant referees and any fourth official appointed to a Competition Match. Non Contract Player means any Player (other than a Player on a Scholarship) who is eligible to play for a Club but has not entered into a written contract of employment. Officer means an individual who is appointed or elected to a position in a Club or Competition which requires that individual to make day to day decisions. Player means any Contract Player, Non Contract Player or other Player who plays or who is eligible to play for a Club. Playing Season means the period between the date on which the first competitive fixture in the Competition is played each year until the date on which the last competitive fixture in the Competition is played.

6 Rules means these rules under which the Competition is administered. Sanctioning Authority means the London Football Association Limited. Scholarship means a Scholarship as set out in Rule C 3 (a) (i) of the Rules of The FA. Team Sheet means a form provided by the Competition on which the names of the Players taking part in a Competition match are listed. The FA means The Football Association Limited. written or in writing means the representation or reproduction of words or symbols or other information in a visible form by any method or combination of methods, whether sent or supplied in electronic form or otherwise. NOMENCLATURE AND CONSTITUTION 2. (A) This Competition shall be designated the Camden Sunday Football League, hereinafter referred to as the CSFL, and shall consist of not more than fifty Clubs approved by the sanctioning authority. (B) 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 London Football Association. This Competition shall apply annually for sanction to the London Football Association and the constituent teams of Member Clubs may be grouped in divisions, each not exceeding 12 in number. (C) This Competition shall only permit one team from a Club to participate in the same division unless there is no viable alternative because of logistical issues and/or reasons linked to participation and geographical boundaries. This Competition will obtain the prior approval of the sanctioning Association in the event of a division comprising of more than one team from the same Club. This Competition will ensure that, where permission is given, teams from a Club operating in the same division are run as separate entities with no interchange of players other than via transfers of registration in accordance with Competition Rules. (D) Inclusivity and Non-discrimination: (i) This Competition and each Member Club must be committed to promoting inclusivity and to eliminating all forms of discrimination (ii) Any alleged breach of the Equality Act 2010 legislation must be referred to the appropriate Sanctioning Authority for investigation. (E) Clubs must comply with the provisions of any initiatives of The FA which are adopted by the Competition including but not limited to, Charter Standard and RESPECT programmes. (F) 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.

7 (G) At an 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. ENTRY FEE, SUBSCRIPTION, DEPOSIT 3. (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 no later than the May Council meeting and must be accompanied by an Entry Fee of per team which shall be returned in the event of non-election. Applications received after this date will be considered only at the discretion of the Management Committee, and for Clubs previously in membership will be subject to a fine of 20. At the discretion of a majority of the accredited voting members present applications, of which due notice has been given, may be received at an Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting. The Entry Fee shall apply. When rule 12(B) is applied and a team seeks a transfer or is compulsorily transferred to another division no Entry Fee shall be payable. (B) The Annual Subscription shall be per Team payable on or before the first Thursday in September of each year. (C) In the event of any issue concerning the membership of any Club with the Competition the Management Committee may require a Deposit to be paid by or on behalf of the Club on such terms and for such period as it may in its entire discretion think fit. (D) Each Club shall within twenty eight days of election pay a Deposit of , which shall be returnable to Clubs on leaving the Competition provided they have fulfilled their fixtures and complied with all orders of the Management Committee. (E) A Club shall not participate in this Competition until the Entry Fee, Annual Subscription and Deposit have been paid. (F) Clubs must advise annually to the Secretary in writing by the first Thursday in August its County Football Association affiliation number for the forthcoming Season, failing which they may be fined up to 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. (G) At each Council Meeting there will be held a Draw, the winning Team to either receive or be credited with Only Clubs in attendance at the meeting may participate. MANAGEMENT, NOMINATION, ELECTION 4. The Officers of the Competition shall be the President, Vice-Presidents, Chairman, Vice- Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Minutes Secretary, Registrations Secretary (and Assistant),

8 Fixtures Secretary, Referees Secretary (and Assistant), Press Secretary, Fines Secretary, and Results Secretary, to be elected annually at an Annual General Meeting. Any Officer elected in a non-honorary capacity shall not be entitled to vote at any League meeting. (A) The Competition shall be governed in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association by a Council comprised of the Officers of the League and a representative from each Club. The League Council shall appoint and delegate all of its powers to a Management Committee consisting of all Officers of the League as set out in rule 3, plus one delegate from each Division of the League, all of whom shall be elected at an Annual General Meeting. (B) Retiring Officers shall be eligible to become candidates for re-election. The Secretaries of two Member Clubs present at the Annual General Meetings shall nominate all candidates for election as Officers or Members of the Management Committee. (C) Council meetings shall be held on the first Thursday of every month (July excepted), commencing at 8.00 p.m. No other notice of Council meetings will be given. Any Club failing to be represented at a Council or Special General meeting shall be fined for the first absence, for the second consecutive absence, and for the third consecutive absence, whereupon the offending Club will be suspended from all matches within the Competition until such time as the Club appears before the Management Committee. Fines will not be waived simply because a Club conveys apologies for absence. (D) The Management Committee shall meet on the first and the last Thursday of each month (July excepted) to deal with business as it arises. On receiving a requisition signed by two-thirds of the Members of the Management Committee the Secretary shall convene a meeting of the Committee. (E) 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. (F) All communications received from Clubs must be conducted through their nominated Officers. POWERS OF MANAGEMENT 5 (A) The Management Committee may appoint sub-committees and delegate such of their powers as they deem necessary. The decisions of all sub-committees shall be reported to the Management Committee for ratification. The Management Committee shall have power to deal only with matters within the Competition and not for any matters of misconduct that are under the jurisdiction of the Football Association or an affiliated Association. (B) Subject to the permission of the London Football Association having been obtained the Management Committee may order a match or matches to be played each season, the

9 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 also rule 14 (B). (C) Each Honorary Member of the Management Committee shall have the right to attend and vote at all Council and 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 or where there may be a conflict of interest. This shall also apply to the procedure of any sub-committee. Any Officer elected in a nonhonorary capacity shall not be entitled to vote at any League meeting. 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. Any action by the Competition must be taken within 28 days of the Competition being notified. With the exception of rules 4C, 5(I), 6(H), 10 (A), 11, and 19, for all breaches of rule a formal written charge must be issued. The respondent shall be given seven days from the date of notice to reply to the charge and be given the opportunity to: (i) Accept or deny the charge. (ii) Submit in writing a case of mitigation, or (iii) Put 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 by the appropriate Association. (E) All decisions of the Management Committee shall be binding subject to the right of appeal to a Board of Appeal in accordance with rule 16. Decisions of the Management Committee must be notified in writing to those concerned within ten days. (F) More than fifty percent (50%) of its Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by the Management Committee or any sub-committee thereof. 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 a sum not exceeding 20 or otherwise penalised at the discretion of the Management Committee. (I) All fines and charges shall be paid within 21 days of the date of posting of the written notification. Any Club failing to do so will be fined a maximum of 50. Further failure to pay

10 the fine, including the additional sum, within 14 days will result in fixtures being withdrawn until such time as the outstanding payments are settled. (J) The Management Committee shall have the power to fill any vacancy that may occur in the membership of the Competition between an Annual General or Special General Meeting called to decide the constitution and the commencement of the Competition season. (K) The business of the Competition, as determined by the Management Committee, may be transacted by electronic mail or facsimile. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 6. (A) The Annual General Meeting shall be held in two parts, the first part no later than the first Thursday in June, and part two not later than the first Thursday in September in each year. No other notice of Annual General Meetings will be given. At these meetings the following business shall be transacted provided that at least 50% of the Members are present and entitled to vote: - Part One: i) To receive and confirm the Minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting (Part One). (ii) To consider any business arising therefrom. (iii) Election of Clubs to fill vacancies (as recommended by the Management Committee). (iv) Constitution of the Competition for ensuing season. (v) Election of Officers and Management Committee (except Treasurer). (vi) Election of Divisional Representatives. (vii) Alteration of rules, if any (of which notice has been given). (viii) Fix the date for the commencement of the season and kick off times applicable to the Competitions. (ix) Other business of which due notice shall have been given and accepted as being relevant to an Annual General Meeting. Part Two: (i) To receive and confirm the Minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting (Part Two). (ii) To consider any business arising therefrom. (iii) To receive and adopt the Annual Report, Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts. (iv) Election of Treasurer. (v) Appointment of Auditors. (vi) Any other business relevant to an Annual General Meeting. (B) A copy of the duly audited Balance Sheet/Statement of Accounts shall be forwarded to each Club at least fourteen days prior to the Part Two meeting, and to the London Football Association, together with any proposed change of Rules.

11 (C) A signed copy of the duly audited Balance Sheet/Statement of Accounts shall be sent to the London Football Association within fourteen days of its adoption by the Annual General Meeting. (D) Each Full Member Club shall be empowered to send two delegates to an Annual General Meeting. Each Club shall be entitled to one vote only. 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. This provision will not apply to Clubs expelled in accordance with rule 17. (F) All voting shall be conducted by a show of hands unless a ballot be demanded by at least 50% 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 Full Member Club. (H) Any continuing Member Club failing to be represented at an Annual General Meeting without satisfactory reason being given shall be fined (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 which is an unincorporated association and two Directors of each Club which is an incorporated entity 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 compete. 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 CSFL Competition and do hereby agree for and on behalf of the said Club, 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 to the posts of the Chairman and /or Secretary on the above Agreement must be notified to the London County Football Association and to the Secretary of the Competition. QUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS 8. (A) (i) Contract players are not permitted in this Competition with the exception of those Players who are registered under Contract with the same Club who have a team operating at Steps 1 to 6 of the National League System.

12 It is the responsibility of each Club to ensure that any player signing a registration form for that Club has, where necessary, the required International Transfer Certificate. Clearance is required for any player aged 10 and over crossing borders including Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. (ii) Each Club must have at least 14 players registered 3 days before the the start of each playing season. (B) A registered playing member of a Club is one whose Secretary has correctly completed the Competition registration form (excel spread sheet), and who has been registered with the Registrations Secretary three days prior to playing, and whose Secretary has fully completed the registration process including photographic ID (see (C) below). Teams failing to register a minimum of fourteen players by the first Thursday in September shall be fined 10. (C) (i) When registering as per (B) above, Club Secretaries are required to simultaneously submit to the Registrations Secretary a Jpeg image (no greater than 20 kb) of each individual player. (ii) Individual Jpeg player images for the forthcoming season must be with the Registrations Secretary no later than two weeks prior to the first Thursday in September. (iii) On match days Club Secretaries are required to have in their possession a mobile device giving access to the League website via the internet. Prior to kick off, and either in the changing room or on the field of play, in all matches, the registration photographic IDs of all participating players are to be checked by the opposing Club Secretary or a representative of the opposing Club, and shown to the Referee. In the event that a Club fails to produce photographic IDs the opposing Club Secretary or a representative of the opposing Club is required to ask the match Official to record this fact on his/her Result Card. Photographic IDs must also be produced if and when requested by an opposing Club Secretary, Match, or League Official. (iv) Clubs found to be in breach of this rule (C), either in part or in whole, will be dealt with by the Management Committee at its discretion and may be fined a sum not exceeding (v) All appeals questioning a player or players identity according to the photographic IDs must be made immediately on the day and at the match venue to the Match Official or any League Official in attendance. Any such appeal must be accompanied by photographic evidence. No appeal made more than 24 hours after the match will be entertained. (D) A player having taken part in matches for any Club affiliated to any County Football Association shall not be allowed to join or be transferred to 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 registration without first ascertaining whether such claims have been discharged to the satisfaction of the Club, or Clubs, for which the player last played. In the event that a Player could be required to pay a proportion of a debt due under The FA Football Debt Recovery System then, whether or not the debt has been referred to the relevant County FA, the Competition must not affect the player s registration in any way or refuse to register a transfer due to that debt being outstanding. The Competition cannot refuse to register a Player for an unpaid non-footballing debt.

13 (E) Clubs are entitled to register twenty players free of charge. Additional players may be registered on payment of 3.00 per player. (F) The Management Committee shall decide all registration disputes. In the event of a player having a registration submitted for more than one Club, priority of registration shall decide for which Club the player shall be registered. The Registrations Secretary shall notify the Club last applying to register the player of the fact of the previous registration. (G) It shall be deemed a breach of Rule for a player to: - (i) Play for more than one Club in the Competition in the same season without first being transferred. (ii) Having registered for one Club in the Competition, registered for another Club in the Competition in that season except for the purpose of a transfer. (iii) Submit a registration and photographic ID that the Club official had wilfully neglected to accurately or fully complete. Any Club in breach will be fined 10 for each offence. (H) (i) The Management Committee shall have power to accept the registration of any player, subject to the provisions of clauses (ii) and (iii) below. (ii) The Management Committee shall have power to refuse, cancel or suspend the registration of any player or may fine any player at their discretion who has been charged and found guilty of registration irregularities, subject to Rule 16. (iii) The Management Committee shall have power to make application to refuse or cancel the registration of any player charged and found guilty of undesirable conduct (subject to Rule 16) subject to the right of appeal to the Football Association or the relevant County Football Association. Undesirable conduct shall mean an incident of repeated proven misconduct, which may deter a participant from being involved in this Competition. Application should be made to the parent County of the Club the player is registered or intending to be registered with. (iv) For a player who has previously had a registration removed in accordance with clause (iii) but has a registration accepted at the expiry of exclusion will be considered to be under a probationary period of 12 months. Whilst under a probationary period, should the player commit a further act of proven misconduct under the jurisdiction of the Competition (excluding standard dismissals), the Competition would be empowered to consider a further charge of bringing the Competition into disrepute. (Note: Action under Clause (iii) shall not be taken against a player for misconduct until the matter has been dealt with by the appropriate Association, and then only in cases of the player bringing the Competition into disrepute and will in any case be subject to an Appeal to the Football Association. All decisions must include the period of restriction. For the purpose of this rule, bringing the Competition into disrepute can only be considered where the player has received in excess of 112 days suspension, or 10 matches in match based discipline, in a period of two years or less from the date of the first offence for any team playing in this Competition). (I) Subject to FA Rule C2(a) 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 request

14 to the Registrations Secretary accompanied by a fee of 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 three days of receipt of the transfer request. 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 three days after receipt of such transfer, subject to his compliance with the provisions of rules 8 (B) and (C). In the event of an objection to a transfer the matter shall be referred to the Management Committee for a decision. (J) A player may not be newly registered for a Club or transferred to another Club in the Competition after 31 March of the current season. In the event of a Club disbanding after 31 March, the Management Committee may, at its discretion, grant permission for a player(s) to register for another Club(s). (K) A Club shall keep a list of the 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. (L) 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. Registrations are valid for one season only. The Registrations Secretary shall keep a back up copy of all registration excel spread sheets and photographic I.D s on a (multiple) electronic mass storage device provided by the League. In the event of a player without a written contract changing his status to that of a contract player with the same Club, another Club in the Competition, or with a Club in another Competition, his registration as a player without a written contract will automatically be cancelled and declared void unless the Club conforms to the exception detailed in Rule 9 (A).. In order to play in the League again, either for his original Club or another Club, it will be necessary for him to be re-registered as required by this rule. (M) Any Club found to have played an ineligible Player in a match or matches shall have any points gained from that match or matches deducted from its record, up to a maximum of 12 points, and have levied upon it a fine. The Management Committee may also order that such match or matches be replayed on such terms as are decided by the Management Committee which may also levy penalty points against the Club in default. The Management Committee may vary this decision in respect of the points gained only in circumstances where the ineligibility is due to the failure to obtain an International Transfer Certificate or where the ineligibility is related to the Player s status. In exceptional circumstances the Management Committee may, at its discretion, award the points available in the match in question to the opponents, subject to the match not being ordered to be replayed.

15 (N) Photographic IDs will be valid for a maximum period of three years, after which a replacement photograph will be required. CLUB COLOURS. CLUB NAME 9. (A) Every Club must register the colour of its shirts, shorts, and socks, with the Secretary by the A.G.M. Part One, who shall decide as to their suitability. Goalkeepers must wear colours that distinguish them from other players and the Referee. No player, including the goalkeeper, shall be permitted to wear black or very dark shirts, e.g. navy. It is recommended that for the avoidance of any doubt Clubs check with the Management Committee prior to purchasing new kit. 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 four days before the match. If, in the opinion of the referee, two Clubs have the same or similar colours, the away 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 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. (B) Any Club wishing to change its name and/or colours must seek permission from its affiliated County Association and from the Management Committee. PLAYING SEASON. CONDITIONS OF PLAY. TIMES OF KICK-OFF. POSTPONEMENTS. SUBSTITUTES. 10. (A) The Annual General Meeting (Part One) shall determine the commencing and concluding dates for the ensuing season, in accordance with Football Association Rules. No Club shall be compelled to play after the concluding date. All fixtures shall be arranged by the Fixtures Secretary, who has authority to re-arrange any fixture and/or postponed matches at his discretion; Clubs concerned shall be entitled to forty-eight hours notice. It is the responsibility of the Club Secretary to regularly check the League website ( in case of fixture changes. (B) All matches shall be played in accordance with the Laws of the Game as determined by the International Football Association Board. 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.

16 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. Football Turf pitches (3G) are allowed in this Competition providing they meet the required performance standards and are listed on the FA s Register of Football Turf pitches. For clubs playing at Step 7 and below a pitch must be tested (by a FIFA accredited test institute) every three years and the results passed to the FA. The FA will give a decision on the suitability for use and add the pitch to the Register. The home Club is also responsible for advising participants of footwear requirements when confirming match arrangements in accordance with Rule 10(D). All matches shall have a duration of 90 minutes unless a shorter time (not less than sixty 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. Two matches involving the same two teams can be played on the same day providing the total playing time is not more than 120 minutes. The times of kick-off shall be fixed at the AGM (Part One). Any Club failing to commence at the appointed time shall be fined a sum not exceeding 5.00 or be otherwise dealt with as the Management Committee may determine. Teams failing to appear on the field of play within fifteen minutes of the stipulated kick-off time, or who are otherwise not ready to kick-off within that time scale, shall be deemed absent (see (F) below). In the event of a double header, should the first match not have commenced by the stated kick-off time, only one game of 90 minutes shall be played. The defaulting team(s) will be fined 5.00, and the Management Committee will adjudicate on the game not played. Referees must order matches to commence at the appointed time (10.30 a.m., unless otherwise notified) and must report all late starts to the Competition. The home team must provide at least two footballs fit for play, said footballs to be presented to the Referee in the Officials changing room at least fifteen minutes before the scheduled kick-off time. In default, or if the footballs are unsuitable, the Referee shall make a report to the Competition and the offending Club will be fined the sum of Goal nets and corner flags will be used in all CSFL fixtures, and it shall be the responsibility of the home team to install same. The absence of either goal nets and/or corner flags (not less than five feet in height) will result in the offending Club being fined the sum of 5.00 on each account. Clubs must use the changing rooms provided at all venues; offending Clubs will be fined the sum of (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 parent County Association Cup Competitions. All other matches must be considered secondary. CSFL match order of precedence is as follows: Challenge Cup, Senior/Junior Cup, Bill Price Cup, League fixtures, Presidents Cup. Clubs may mutually agree to bring forward a match with the consent of the Fixtures Secretary.

17 In the case of a revised fixture date, the Competition must give the Clubs 5 clear days notice of the match, unless otherwise mutually agreed. (D) The Secretary of the home Club must give notice of the location of, and access to, the ground, and time of kick-off, to the Secretary of the opposing Club to be received no later than five clear days prior to the playing of the match. The away Club shall acknowledge receipt of such particulars. In addition, the Secretary of the home Club shall give full notice of the fixture to the match official no later than 9.00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the game. Any Club failing to comply with this rule shall be liable to a fine of 5.00 on each count, and/or appear before the Management Committee. (E) Every Club shall play its best available qualified team or teams in all matches in the Competition. Clubs having more than one Team in the Competition must give first priority to senior side commitments, unless the Management Committee has waived this stipulation. In the event of a Club starting any match with less than eleven players they shall be fined 5.00 for each missing player for the first offence. In the event of a second such offence in the same season the fine shall be 10 per missing player, and for a third such offence in the same season the fine shall be 15 per missing player. Only for the purpose of commencing a Competition game, a minimum of eight players will constitute a team. (F) (i) Home and away matches shall be played, on dates advised by the Fixtures Secretary. In the event of a Club failing to keep its engagement the Management Committee shall have power to inflict a fine, deduct points from the defaulting Club, award the points from the match in question to the opponents, order the defaulting Club to pay any expenses incurred by the opponents, or otherwise deal with them except the award of goals. Having received notice of the dates for the commencement and conclusion of the playing season as per rule 6 (A) (viii), Clubs are obliged to be available to play every Sunday with the exception of the Christmas break (dates to be advised by the Fixtures Secretary at the November Council meeting) and Easter Day. (ii) (iii) Clubs requiring a fixture to be re-arranged must give a minimum of twenty eight days notice, in writing, to the Fixtures Secretary, whose decision shall be final. If the Fixtures Secretary deems it impractical to re-schedule such a game, the offending Club will be considered unable to fulfil the fixture and will be dealt with by the Management committee under the provisions of sub-section (iii) below. Notice of a Club being unable to fulfil any fixture must be given 72 hours prior to the match by the Club to the Fixtures Secretary, the Referees Secretary, the Secretary of the opposing Club and the match official(s). In the event of a Club failing to fulfil any fixture the Management Committee shall have power to inflict a fine, award the tie and/or points to the opponents, order the defaulting Club to pay any expenses incurred by the opponents or otherwise deal with them, except the award of goals. Clubs wishing to claim under this rule must notify the Secretary, in writing, within 7 days of the fixture, failing which the matter will be dealt with by the Management Committee at its sole discretion. The Management Committee shall have power to order a match to be re-scheduled only if they are satisfied that such action is warranted by the circumstances.

18 (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) A Club not fulfilling a fixture due to the alleged illness or injury of players will be required to produce medical evidence to the satisfaction of the Management Committee. In the event of a match not being played or abandoned owing to causes over which neither Club has control, it may be played in its entirety on a date to be specified by the Fixtures Secretary. The Management Committee shall review all matches abandoned in cases where it is consequent upon the conduct of either or both teams. Where it is to the advantage of the Competition and does no injustice to either Club, the Management Committee 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. In cases where a match has been abandoned owing to the conduct of both teams or their Club members, the Management Committee shall rule all points for the match as void. No fine(s) can be applied by the Management Committee for an abandoned match. Any Club with more than one team in the Competition shall always fulfil its fixtures, within the Competition, in the following order of precedence: - First Team ( A ), Reserve Team ( B ), C Team, etc. The Management Committee shall deal with clubs in breach of this requirement. The Management Committee shall review any match that has taken place where either or both teams were under a suspension imposed upon them by the Association or Affiliated Association. In each case the team that was under suspension would be dealt with in the same manner as if they had participated with ineligible players in accordance with rule 8 (M) above. Where both teams were under suspension the game must be declared null and void. The Management Committee, who may inflict any penalty it may deem suitable, shall deal with a Club failing to comply with any aspect of this rule. (G) A Club may at its discretion and in accordance with the Laws of the Game use 3 substitute players in any match in this Competition, who may be selected from 5 players. The Referee must be informed of the names of the substitutes before the start of the match. and a Player not so named may not take part in that 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 a maximum of ten minutes duration; with the agreement of both Clubs and the Referee the time may be shortened. (I) The participating Clubs taking part in the fixture shall identify a team captain designated with a captain s armband who has responsibility to offer support in the management of the on-field discipline of his team mates.

19 (J) Each team must have at pitch-side a fully equipped medical kit, which is to be shown to the match Official on the field of play and prior to kick off. The Management Committee may fine defaulting Teams up to (K) Each Club must share all match expenses on the day of the game. The Management Committee may deal with defaulting Clubs at its discretion. (L) All Clubs must have Public Liability Insurance cover of at least 10 million, as per rule 22. Each Club must present to the Management Committee by the first Thursday in September the original copy of their Public Liability Insurance Certificate for the coming season. No Club will be permitted to participate in the Competition until such time as they have met this requirement, and offending Clubs will be fined the sum of 10. With effect from the season all Clubs must be members of a Players personal accident scheme which meets the minimum criteria set by the sanctioning Association; see also rule 22. REPORTING RESULTS 11. Result cards, in the form of an message sent to the Results Secretary at the designated address results@camdensundayleague.com must be submitted by each Club Secretary no later than 9.00 p.m. on the day of the match. This shall also apply when no play takes place. County Cup results are to be submitted in exactly the same format and timescale. Defaulting clubs will be fined the sum of 10. DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP 12. (A) Team rankings within the Competition will be decided by points with three points to be 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, and the teams gaining the second highest number of points shall be adjudged the runners-up. Matches must not be played for double points. In circumstances where two or more teams are equal on points team rankings shall be determined by goal difference where the goals scored against by each team shall be deducted from the goals scored by that team and the largest positive difference shall be placed the highest. In the event of the goal difference being equal the highest placed team shall be the team which has scored the most goals. In the event that two or more teams have the same goal difference and have scored the same number of goals then the highest placed team shall be the team which has won the most matches. In the event of the two teams still being equal the team which has the better playing record against the other team in their head to head Competition matches during the Season will be the highest placed team. If the records of two or more teams are still equal and it is necessary for any reason to determine the position of each then the teams affected shall play a deciding match or matches as determined by the Management Committee.

20 (B) 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 lower Division; and should the senior team be relegated to the lowest Division its reserve team automatically retires from the Competition. This rule may be over-ridden by the Management Committee at its discretion. Should either or both of the leading teams in any of the Divisions have its senior team in the next higher Division, promotion shall fall, at the discretion of the Management Committee, to the next highest team or teams in the Division concerned. (C) In the event of a team not completing 75% of its fixtures for the season all points obtained by or recorded against such defaulting team shall be expunged from the Competition table. In the case of a team completing 75% or more of the fixtures before withdrawal, the Management Committee shall award the match points (but no goals) to all that team s outstanding opponents. (D) In the event of a Division being depleted, and at the Management Committee s discretion, extra fixtures may be played between the remaining teams. REFEREES 13. (A) Registered Referees for all matches shall be appointed in a manner approved by the Management Committee and by the sanctioning Association. (B) In the event of the non-appearance of the appointed Referee the Clubs must agree upon a Referee. An individual thus agreed upon shall, for that game, have the full powers, status and authority of a registered Referee. Individuals under the age of 16 must not participate either as a Referee or Assistant Referee in any open age competition. No game may be postponed as a direct consequence of the non-appearance or non-availability of a registered referee; any such incident shall be dealt with by the Management Committee. (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. (D) The appointed Referee shall have power to decide as to the fitness of the ground in all matches the decision shall be final, subject to, either in the case of a Local Authority ground, or the owners of a ground, the Representative of that body is the sole arbiter whose decision must be accepted. (E) Subject to any limits/provisions laid down by the sanctioning Association, Match Officials appointed under this rule shall be paid an all inclusive match fee of (for Referees) or (for Assistant Referees). The Referees fee for a double-header shall be The Home Club shall pay the Officials their fees at least fifteen minutes before kickoff and in the Officials changing room, failing which the defaulting Club shall be fined (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 claim (from the home Club) travel expenses of Where a match is not played owing to one Club being in de-