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Manchester Football Association

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Purpose
  
Football association

Chief Executive
  
Colin Bridgford

Location
  
Manchester M14 7UU

Website
  
manchesterfa.com

Headquarters
  
Academy Building Platt Lane Complex Yew Tree Road

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

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Administration

Manchester Football Association aims to establish safe and structured football opportunities for the benefit of all concerned irrespective of age, colour, gender and ability. The MFA provide the appropriate structures and systems to enable the association to manage, regulate and promote the game of football within the County. This also enables them to assist with the development of the game at all levels, ensuring they are able to increase the quality and levels of participation across a broad spectrum of players, officials, parents and supporters in the County.

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

Manchester FA has relocated their Administration Headquarters to the Platt Lane Complex. The offices were opened at their new Headquarters in 2014.

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)
  • 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:

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

    Other clubs that are affiliated to the Manchester FA include:

    County Cup Competitions

    The Manchester FA run the following Cup Competitions:

    List of Manchester Challenge Shield Winners

    Source

    List of Manchester Intermediate Challenge Cup Winners

    (Formerly Manchester Challenge Shield)

    Source

    List of Manchester Premier Challenge Cup Winners

    (Formerly Manchester Intermediate Challenge Cup)

    Source

    List of Manchester Junior Cup Winners

    Source

    List of Manchester Challenge Trophy Winners

    (Formerly Manchester Junior Cup)

    Source

    List of Manchester Amateur Cup Winners

    Source

    References

    Manchester Football Association Wikipedia