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Joining the Amateur Football Combination

We welcome new members to the Amateur Football Combination, whether it be new clubs, new referees (already qualified, or those interested in qualifying and joining the league) or simply new players looking for a club. We believe the Amateur Football Combination is the biggest football league in Europe, with over ninety clubs and more than three hundred sides playing Saturday afternoons from September through to May, although some clubs run Veterans and Youth sides playing on Sundays.

New Referees New referees are welcome to apply to join the league panel at any time - regardless of your age or standard, we are confident we can find the level of game to suit you. Please check out the Referees Section of the website for more details.
New Players New players should contact local clubs directly. Check out the Club Details page to look for local clubs (the regions in which they play are shown, and the Clubs Map page may also help, where you may also find details of club websites) and then contact the clubs direct via their pages.
New Clubs

New clubs should note that there is a formal procedure for application to join the league. Applications from Clubs wishing to join the Amateur Football Combination must be informally submitted to John Maskell (Tel: Chairman of the Amenities Committee by 31st December, and then formally submitted to the League Secretary by 31st March for inclusion in the constitution for the following season.

This period between 31st December and 31st March gives the Amenities Committee time to vet the application, check ground facilities, check on Disciplinary Records and so forth. The following information will be required:

1. The applicant Club will submit a list of results for fixtures played in the current season.

2. The Club will submit its Rules and Disciplinary Code, together with its accounts for the current season.

3. The applicant should give an estimate of the number of playing members in the Club.

4. The Club will provide details of its proposed ground and hospitality venue.

5. Applicants will need to be proposed and seconded by two Full Member Clubs from the League.

If accepted into the League, the Club will be required to affiliate to the Amateur Football Alliance, for which you will also need a proposer and seconder. If the League�s Executive Committee recommends your application, you will be required to attend the League Annual General Meeting, which normally takes place on the last Friday in June. New clubs are elected to the League at the AGM and are placed on "probation", and normally confirmed as full members after one year playing league football.

Prospective new clubs should read carefully the AFC Competition Rules and in particular note rule 2b, which requires applications for membership to be submitted before 31st March preceding the next season. Applications for membership submitted after this time will not be considered. Formal applications from new clubs (not new players or referees) should be made to John Monk, secretary of the League.

Associate Membership

Associate Membership is targeted at new clubs who are wishing to join the Amateur Football Combination in a season or two, and may be of particular interest to Youth Clubs who are looking to expand into Adult football. Normally such clubs are asked to "play a season of friendlies" prior to joining the league, and Associate Membership has been introduced to help new clubs to organise these friendlies.

Associate Membership allows a club to have its details published on the website and receive the weekly bulletin, in order to arrange friendly games, but does not allow the club to play league football, nor have any voting rights within the league. Click here for more details about Associate Membership.

Transferring Clubs

It should be made clear that Associate Membership is not a prerequisite of applying to join the AFC, and is not expected to be suitable for all clubs. Existing adult clubs playing in other leagues are unlikely to need or wish to apply for Associate Membership and play a season of friendlies. As long as they make their applications by the deadlines shown above their applications will be considered in the normal way.

 
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