THIS IS A 9-a-side knock-out tournament open to all primary schools in the borough with three or more forms of entry. We are grateful to Finesse Sports for their sponsorship of this season’s competition.
Holders: Monteagle Primary School
Group Stage – by 19/3/26 (top two in each group progress)
Group A
- Roding
- Rose Lane
- William Ford
- Eastbury Primary
- Manor Junior
- Sydney Russell
Group B
- Beam
- William Bellamy
- Richard Alibon
- Manor Primary
- Grafton
Group C
- James Cambell
- Valence
- Hunters Hall
- John Perry
- Rush Green
Group D
- Monteagle
- Gascoigne
- Ripple
- Thames View
- Southwood
- Northbury
Home/Away: 1v6, 2v5, 3v4, 4v2, 5v1, 3v6, 4v5, 5v3, 6v2, 3v1, 5v6, 6v4, 1v2, 1v4, 2v3
Rules
- U12 – Y6 Only
- A size 4 football should be used.
- Each half to be thirty minutes long.
- As the first round is played on a mini-league basis, extra time and penalties should not be played.
- Group standings will be decided as follows: 1) Points 2) Result between the two teams. If the teams are still tied, the position shall be shared.
- All F.A. laws apply, including CRB/Safeguarding requirements.
- Unlimited substitutes permitted. Rolling subs to be allowed.
- Teachers to referee. Alternatively, a qualified referee may take charge but they must have been CRB checked. Parents without appropriate qualifications are not permitted to referee according to ESFA rules.
- It is the responsibility of BOTH schools to arrange games. Please try and do this by email so that if a school is being difficult, there is a written record which can be used to adjudicate matches that aren’t played.
- Players need shin guards.
