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Added 20/06/2008 - The FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup
If you’ve ever dreamt about following in the footsteps of such stars as Steven Gerrard, Kenny Dalglish and Kevin Keegan by playing at Anfield in front of the famous Kop, then make sure your club is signed up for the 2008-2009 FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup.
The FA has confirmed that Liverpool’s world famous stadium will be hosting the final for a seventh consecutive season. Last April saw Durham’s Hetton Lyons Cricket Club pick up the trophy for the second time and scoop over £4,500 in prize money, with a 3-2 win over Coundon Conservative, the 2007 winners - also from Durham.
The competition enables players from Sunday League teams, who are not under written contract, to pit their abilities against sides from across the country - and this season, The FA will be providing a fund of £60,000 to assist clubs in meeting their match and travel expenses throughout the entire competition.
Many former Football League players have taken part in the Sunday Cup - with former Chelsea and England striker, Kerry Dixon, playing for St Joseph's in both the 1998 and 1999 finals.
Peter Clayton, Chairman of The FA Sunday Cup Committee, has seen the competition grow during his 35 years of involvement in Sunday football. After serving time as secretary of a club that competed in the Sunday Cup and then refereeing in the competition, Peter is always keen for more clubs to take up the challenge: "The Sunday Cup is unique in that it offers players from Sunday League teams the opportunity to play in a national knock-out competition with a final at one of the most famous football grounds in the world.
"This season we have, again, increased the financial support, which makes up a prize fund to go towards helping clubs with the cost of staging matches and taking part. We have also slightly relaxed the entry criteria to encourage more clubs to take part. The growth of the competition has led to an increased level of media interest in the competition. For a team entry fee of just £40, the competition provides players with an opportunity to showcase their talents and have a once-in-a-lifetime football experience that they will never forget."
So, if you think your club has got what it takes to knock Hetton Lyons Cricket Club off their FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup perch, then click on Related Links on the right.
For further information on entering a team, please contact: competitions@TheFA.com
The deadline date for entries is August 1, 2008.
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Added 05/06/2008 - Radcliffe Olympic Ladies FC
Radcliffe Olympic Ladies FC will again be holding their annual tournament at the Bingham Road Playing Fields, Radcliffe-on-Trent - this year over the weekend of 19 and 20 July.
Saturday 19 July will be the club’s Girls’ Day, with entries for under 12s (incorporating under 11s), under 14s (incorporating under 13s) and under 16s (incorporating under 15s).
The under 12s will play six-a-side while the under 14s and under 16s will play five-a-side, with entry costing just £20 per team.
Sunday 20 July will be Ladies Day, which will be five-a-side and £25 per team to enter.
For more details on how to enter, either go to the club’s website: www.radcliffeolympicladies.co.uk or contact Ian Marlow, telephone: 07932 047 333 or email: imarlow@sky.com