The
@Sidley_OUAS
Smile Mile is back for 2018 this month after a successful 2017 launch!
Register yourself for the Smile Mile today 👉
Help raise money for a great charity!
I am delighted to hear that ‘Organised, outdoor sport’ can resume from 29th March. We await the playing guidelines from The FA to see exactly what affect this may have on our leagues, clubs, teams, players, parents and spectators. As soon as we know, you’ll know. Mike, CEO
We are delighted to announce that Club Affiliation & League Sanction fees for season 2020/21 will be FREE for all Clubs & Leagues in Cheshire!
Find out more 👉
Cheshire FA are delighted to announce 3 mid season L5 - L4 promotions from our County FA CORE group.
Congratulations and good luck to Liam Ashcroft, Bertie Gent and Georgia Lyons!
The abuse of match officials is NEVER ok, & will never be tolerated. Seeing experienced & valued match officials walk away from the game due to the abuse they’ve received should worry us all, collectively. Without match officials, there is no game. We must all stamp it out.
Today we presented Rod Pimlott with his outstanding contribution award!
Rod has refereed for over 30 years whilst donating all of his match fees to local cancer charities raising over £50,000! 👏🏻
#CheshireGrassrootsHeroes
GOOD LUCK ED🤝
After an incredibly successful 5 years at
@Cheshire_FA
, today we say farewell to our Referee Development Officer, Ed Duckworth.
We're proud that Ed has been appointed to the role of
@FA
National Referee Manager.
We wish Ed the very best of luck in his new role🤝
Tonight we presented
@Sidley_OUAS
with a cheque of £5,000 with funds raised from last years awards!
Tonight from the auction & raffle alone we have raised £2,500!
#CheshireGrassrootsHeroes
The latest government announcements provide no detail on grassroots football and therefore we await the full implications from the DCMS and The FA. We’ll communicate this to you as soon as we have it. Mike, CEO
REFEREES | Congratulations to Cheshire FA's very own Anthony Taylor, who has been selected to officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Everyone at Cheshire FA would like to wish Anthony & his team, along with his Premier League colleague Michael Oliver, the best of luck!
SENIOR CUP WINNERS 🏆 | Congratulations to
@StockportCounty
who were crowned Cheshire FA Senior Cup winners tonight with a 5-0 win over Vauxhall Motors
Well done to all Match Officials & Volunteers involved 👏
PROUD | We're incredibly proud of our CEO, Steve Smithies who has been named on the annual
@FootieBlackList
; recognising Steve's contributions as an influential game-changer within football.
Congratulations to Steve, from all of the football community across Cheshire
#FBL2021
👏
Today we say goodbye to our Football Development Manager,
@Shieldsy_D
We all want to thank Danielle for her fantastic work in supporting grassroots football in Cheshire and wish her all the best for her new role with
@LFCFoundation
Good luck Danielle 👏
Parents/carers - are you struggling to print your homework for your children? On 6/1/21 and 7/1/21 between 9-10am, we will print up to 10 pages per pupil (b&w, MS Word or PDF only) free of charge from our Northwich HQ (CW8 4BG).
As we look forward to helping our leagues & clubs to restart the game, the welfare of our players, club and league officials, match officials and spectators will drive our decision making. As always, we are one footballing family. Let’s get the game going, together. Mike, CEO.
CHESHIRE FA SUNDAY CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS 🏆
Congratulations to
@FcLancelyn
who lifted the Sunday Challenge Cup today following a Penalty Shootout victory over
@dockafc
in what was a great game 🏆
Well done to both sides & our match officials 👏
#CCFACountyCups
🏆 SENIOR CUP FINAL
Congratulations to our 2024 WINNERS
@hydeunited
A fantastic result tonight to secure a famous Senior Cup win here at Wilton Albion. Congratulations on the victory! 🤝🏆
Well done to both teams & our match officials 👏
#CREHYD
CHESHIRE FA AWARDS EVENING 🏆
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣
Grassroots Project of the Year:
👏 Jim Green &
@ChesterFC
An incredible project that is - KGV Chester; spearheaded by the fantastic Jim Green, the club are now making a huge impact in their community 🙌
📸
#ChangingLivesThroughFootball
#REFEREE
| If you're involved or watching a grassroots game - please remember that any referee wearing a yellow armband is under 18 - and subject to safeguarding legislation.
Abuse has no place in our game at any level, especially towards children.
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It's more important than ever that parents/guardians, coaches, players, managers & officials understand their responsibility to ensure that grassroots football in Cheshire remains ON.
#HandsFaceSpace
We must minimise spectators. Please do your bit to keep the game ON. Mike CEO.
WINNERS | 🏆🙌
Congratulations to
@MerseyRoyal1st
who lifted the Association of Northern Counties trophy last night following a 4-0 victory over AFC Sefton 👏
Well done on bringing the trophy back to Cheshire 🏆⚽️
@MerseyRoyal1st
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@WestCheshireLge
WELCOME |
#Cheshire
FA is delighted to announce the appointment of Nigel Freelove as our new
#Referee
Development Officer.
Nigel officially joins in January and we hope you'll join us in providing a warm welcome.
➡️
CHESHIRE FA U18 GIRLS CUP 🏆
👏 Huge congratulations to
@CFCWomens
who secured the U18 Girls Cup tonight with a fantastic performance against
@GlenavonBelles
A big well done to both sides and our match officials for a great game 👏🤝
#CCFACountyCups
I’m calling on all players, managers, coaches, parents and spectators to consider the impact of their actions before they happen. Refereeing can be a lonely place, and we must make the game enjoyable for all. Please make our game safe for everyone. Mike, CEO.
We will continue to work with our National and Local partners to provide further info and clarity to all our Clubs, Teams and Leagues ASAP following the PM’s announcements this evening. Well will contact you directly via email as soon as we have the info you need. Mike, CEO.
Well done to
@TranmereRovers
on reaching the playoffs of the
@TheNationalLge
Least get another club back into The Football League! 👏🏻
Good luck in the playoffs!
Finally, the 2019 Coach of the Year award for Cheshire is awarded to... Danny Massey from
@CreweFC
🙌
A huge well done to Danny for his tireless and continued work towards bettering grassroots football in the local area! 🏆
@CCFACoaches
Hearing accounts of referees being ‘threatened, pushed, hit and called every name under the sun’ is deeply concerning. Cheshire FA will seek to administer the harshest possible sanctions against any offences of this nature.
The
@Sidley_OUAS
Smile Mile is back for 2018 in May after a successful 2017 launch!
Register yourself for the Smile Mile today 👉
Help raise money for a great charity!
WELCOME, RYAN! 👋
We're delighted to welcome Ryan Bostock to Cheshire FA today, as he starts his new role as our Referee Development Officer✅
Ryan joins us with a wealth of Refereeing experience as an FA Referee Developer & Level 4 Referee. We wish you the best of luck Ryan!👏
CHESHIRE FA AMATEUR CUP WINNERS 🏆
Congratulations to
@MerseyRoyal1st
who were tonight crowned the winners of the Amateur Cup following a 2-0 win over
@bcfc1922
in an excellent game of football 🏆
Well done to both sides & our match officials 👏
#CCFACountyCups
RAMADAN | We were proud tonight to host an evening to celebrate Ramadan with our friends & partners,
@NujumSports
, led by
@ebsrahman
&
@FA
’s Butch Fazal 🤝
Guests learned about Ramadan & the importance of supporting Muslim players. Thank you to all who joined us
#RamadanMubarak
The
@Sidley_OUAS
Smile Mile is back for 2018 in May after a successful 2017 launch!
Register yourself for the Smile Mile today 👉
Help raise money for a great charity!
NO REF, NO GAME | We're gently reminding our
#grassroots
community of the need to
#respect
our
#referees
.
Over 30% of our officials are U18 - and we have a dedicated panel across
#Cheshire
.
Mistakes may be made - that's not a reason to abuse.
No ref = no game. Thank you.
VETERANS CUP 🏆
An interview with the Gaffer 🎙️
We caught up with
@HootonFc
’s County Cup Winning Manager following tonight’s game; a proud night for the entire club 👏
Well done and congratulations to all involved 🏆
This is disgusting. Our clubs are working so hard to keep football being played, and vandalism likes this undermines all the great work. I’m so disappointed to see this. Mike, CEO.
COME ON THE LIONESSES 👏🏴
We are SUPER excited about the start of the
@WEURO2022
this week as
@Lionesses
face Austria.
🏆CHANCE TO WIN! Throughout the tournament, we want you to send us your photos & videos, with prizes for the best ones we receive!
#WEUROS2022
#Lionesses
We are all heartbroken to announce the very sad news that our beloved Nev has passed away. A driving force at WAJFC and although he will be greatly missed we will make sure he and everything he believed in & stood for isn’t forgotten ⚽️💚⚽️💙
#ripnevi
#NeverForgotten
Everyone at CCFA is devastated to hear of the loss of Tony Mitchell. We would like to offer our sincere condolences to Tony's family, friends and everyone at
@Over3JFC
. He will be sadly missed and made such a positive contribution to grassroots football in Winsford and beyond.
Bringing joy to children through the beautiful game! 😃
Our Grassroots Coach of the Year for Youth Teams is Tony Mitchell, who manages Winsford Over 3 JFC/Disability from
@Cheshire_FA
.
#GrassrootsHeroes
We’re delighted to hear from the PM today that football restart 2.0 will soon be with us. As usual, we need further guidance on what that means for different local authority areas, of which there are 8 in Cheshire FA’s boundary, and exactly how football can restart. Mike, CEO
📢 Outdoor Grassroots Football to Resume 📢
The
@FA
has issued guidelines for the return of outdoor grassroots football 👇
All guidance has been sent to all Cheshire based clubs.
CONGRATULATIONS DAN 🤝
We are delighted to announce that Dan Landstrom has been appointed as our new Football Development Manager. Dan will take over from Danielle Shields, who leaves us for
@LFCFoundation
in the coming weeks.
We wish Dan the best of luck in his new role 👏
COME ON! We're delighted to say that both
@ChesterFC
and
@crewealexfc
have both been successful in getting an FA licence to host a Girls' Emerging Talent Centre!
For more information on the centres and the programme ⬇️
#LetGirlsPlay
#WEURO2022
Yesterday we visited
@CreweFC
to present Danny Massey with his
@FA
&
@McDonaldsUKNews
Coach of the Year award for Cheshire!
Well done Danny, and thanks for having us! 👏⚽️
Cheshire FA is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
We join the nation in mourning, and our condolences are with the Royal Family.
ROARING ON THE LIONESSES 🏴🦁
Our Football Development Officers, Steph Knott and Chris Barrow, were at Wembley on Sunday cheering on the Lionesses! What a result! 🤩👏
Send us your celebratory photos! 📸
#Lionesses
#WEURO2022
GRASSROOTS PROJECT OF THE YEAR | Our next award is for our Grassroots Project of the Year - another tough decision to make.
The winner is...
@ChesterFC
's KCV Project!
With a highly commended mention to
@WeAreTheRakers
' Bladefree project 👏👏👏
#GrassrootsHeroes
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY | Cheshire FA are lucky to have some very special game-changers in our Women and Girls football arena.
We are proud to shine a light on one of our special volunteers:
⭐️ KATH BURGESS 💫
Read more about Kath 👉
#RESPECT
| We're gently reminding our
#grassroots
community of the need to respect our
#referees
.
Over 30% of our officials are U18 - and we have a dedicated panel across
#Cheshire
.
Mistakes may be made - that's not a reason to abuse.
No ref = no game. Thank you.
Finally, we would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone across Cheshire that helps to continue to drive forward female participation in this great County 👏
U18 REFS | If you're involved/watching a grassroots game - please remember that any referee wearing a yellow armband is under 18 - and subject to safeguarding legislation.
Abuse has no place in our game at any level, especially towards children.
➡️
FA Coach Mentors from Cheshire have been on a two day Development Conference to help in their continued support of grassroots coaches & clubs. Two of our clubs in the programme
@Hartford_FC
& Tarvin FC were invited.
THANK YOU, NIGEL!
On Friday, we said farewell to our Referee Development Officer,
@nfreelove
.
⭐️We would like to thank Nigel for his hard work & commitment to our Referees during his time at Cheshire FA; and we wish you the best of luck for the future Nige!🤝
Today we had the pleasure of a visit from
@FA
Chairman Greg Clarke!
Greg chose us as his last County visit before Christmas 🎄
He came to meet the team and hear about the great work that is happening across grassroots football in Cheshire!
Thanks for the visit 👍⚽️
In the light of local lockdown provisions put in place yesterday evening all
@Manchester_FA
@LancashireFA
@Cheshire_FA
clubs are asked to continue to follow the FA Guidance issued on the 18th July 2020 unless otherwise instructed.
WOMEN’S WALKING FOOTBALL FESTIVAL 🏆🤝
A brilliant day had by everyone involved today; great to see so many players and volunteers! ⚽️
Thank you to everyone who took part. We hope you enjoyed it 👏
#walkingfootball
#ChangingLivesThroughFootball
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