SOUTHERN VETERANS FOOTBALL LEAGUE

HANDBOOK 2008-2009 www.svfl.net

OUR MISSION STATEMENT The Southern Veterans Football League is committed to providing non-discriminatory football for all qualifying participants, regardless of race, parental or marital status, religion, sexual orientation, disability or any other criteria not specifically related to potential skills and ability. The Southern Veterans Football League is also committed to fostering sportsmanship, fellowship, competitiveness and enjoyment of Association Football. Our desire is to encourage all participating players, coaches, and supporters of our Clubs to want to return to our competition for the next season. The Southern Veterans Football League is committed to compliance of the regulations governing sanctioned competitions of The Football Association, The London Football Association, and The Kent Football Association.

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List of Competition Officials Season 2008 – 2009 President:

Alan Hart 26 Church Road Erith, Kent DA8 1PE

Vice President:

Peter Amos 0208 691 3024 66 Cranbrook Road Deptford, London SE8 4EJ [email protected]

Vice President:

Keith Foster 10 Jay Gardens Walden Avenue Chislehurst Kent BR7 6TU [email protected]

0208 289 8342 07983907462

Vice President:

Brian Huxley, 42 Hartridge Farm Estate, Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent ME15 0JR

01622 721613 07903 411844

Vice President:

Tai Odukoya 183 Ardgowan Road Catford London SE6 1UZ [email protected]

0208 698 0379

Chairman:

Chris Tapping 56 Wolfe Crescent Charlton London SE7 8TR [email protected]

0208 305 2698

Vice Chairman:

Paul Russell 42 Glenesk Road Eltham London SE9 1QC [email protected]

0208 265 4290 07931 368561

General Secretary: Asst. Referees Secretary

Junior Hamilton 0208 691 7094 25 Hazeldon Road 07961 385177 Crofton Park, London SE4 2DD [email protected] 3

01322 463512

Treasurer:

Referees Secretary:

Shaun Couling 13 Hill Close Chislehurst Kent BR7 6HZ [email protected]

0208 249 9837 07951 717768

George Quarry 07956245370 19 Trenholme Terrace Penge, London SE20 8PW [email protected]

Registration Secretary: Fixtures Secretary:

John Forbes 0208 320 8783 40 Rutherglen Road 07786 076600 Abbey Wood London SE2 0XU [email protected]

Disciplinary Committee Chair:

Tony Wheeler 0208 308 1371 Dower House Cottage 07867 548681 Rectory Lane Sidcup DA14 5BP [email protected]

Press Officer:

Dave Rudlin 34A Bellot Street Greenwich London SE10 0AQ [email protected]

07879 640124

Committee Member:

Tony McAlpine 125 Hever Road, West Kingsdown, Kent TN15 6HD [email protected]

01474 855656 07973 539081

Committee Member:

Tony Green 11 Tillingbourne Green Orpington, Kent, BR5 2EX

01689 603813 07921319070

Honorary Auditor:

Tom Courtney 34 The Mead West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0BB

0208 776 1008 07956 566191

[email protected]

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Committee & Full Council Meeting Dates: Season 2008-2009 Committee Meeting: Full Council Meeting: Committee Meeting: Committee Meeting: Committee Meeting: Committee Meeting: Committee Meeting: Full Council Meeting: Committee Meeting: Committee Meeting: A. G. M.

Tuesday 21-08-2008 Wednesday 17-09-2008 Tuesday 09-10-2008 Tuesday 11-11-2008 Tuesday 12-12-2008 Tuesday 11-01-2009 Tuesday 10-02-2009 Tuesday 17-02-2009 Tuesday 10-03-2009 Tuesday 07-04-2009 Tuesday 09-06-2009

(All Officials) (All Officials and all Clubs) (All Officials) (All Officials) (All Officials) (All Officials) (All Officials) (All Officials and all Clubs) (All Officials) (All Officials) (All Officials and all Clubs)

Emergency Committee meetings may be called should the need arise. Emergency Full Council or Special General Meetings may be called should the need arise. Unless otherwise informed, all Committee meetings will be held on the second Tuesday in each month, as and when called upon and start at 8:00pm, and will be held at: LONG LANE JFC, DURSLEY ROAD, KIDBROOKE LONDON SE3 8PB

0208 856 1051

All Clubs must note that a Sub-Committee Secretary might require their attendance at dates not shown above. All League & Club Officials, and others who are advised, are required to attend the relevant meetings as listed, and those who cannot attend must notify the League Secretary in advance. Committee Meeting Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Apologies for Absence Minutes of Last Meeting Matters Arising from the Minutes Secretarys Report Fixture Secretarys Report Registrations Secretarys Report Referees Secretarys Report Treasurers Report Press Officers Report 10. Any Other Business

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Disciplinary Committee Meeting Dates: Season 2008-2009 Unless otherwise informed, all Disciplinary meetings will be held on the third Tuesday in each month, as and when called upon and start at 8:00pm, and will be held at: LONG LANE JFC, DURSLEY ROAD, KIDBROOKE LONDON SE3 8PB

0208 856 1051

All Clubs should note that the Joint Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee may require their attendance at dates not necessarily shown above. Joint Chairman and 4 Co-opted Club Representatives are required to attend the relevant meetings as advised by the League Secretary. Those who cannot attend must notify the League Secretary in advance. Regulations and Procedures relating to Disciplinary Committee matters are published elsewhere.

Constituent Divisions 2008-2009 Saturday Section 1st. Division (9 Clubs) 2nd. Division (10 Clubs) 3rd. Division (9 Clubs) 4th. Division (9 Clubs) Sunday Section No League Competition Super Vets No League Competition

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First Division Bow Street Runners ‘A’ (LFA) Contact: John Forbes, 40 Rutherglen Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 0XU 0208 320 8783 [email protected] Red shirts & red shorts 07786 076600 Ground: Met Police Sports Club, The Warren, Croydon Road, Hayes, Kent. BR2 7AL 0208 462 1266

Eltham Town C.C. (LFA)

(formerly Claremont Campion Costin ‘A’)

Contact: Paul Russell, 42 Glenesk Road, Eltham, London SE9 1QC red/black shirts & blue/white shorts [email protected] Ground: The Oaks, Starbuck Close, Eltham, London SE9

Edenstone:

0208 265 4290 07727067378 0208 850 0695

(KFA)

Contact: Dino Jones, 26 Bonnington Tower, Turpington Lane, Bromley, Kent BR4 0BB 0208 857 2061 [email protected] red/white shirts & white shorts 07872 349163 Ground: Sydenham Sports, Cricket Lane, Kent House Lane, Beckenham, Kent BR3 0208 778 8421

Long Lane:

(LFA)

Contact: Tony Wheeler, Dower House Cottage, Rectory Lane, Sidcup, DA14 5BP [email protected] Ground: Kidbrooke Playing Fields, Dursley Road, Blackheath, London SE3 8PB

New Convoys: (LFA)

0208 308 1371 07867 548681 0208 856 1051

(formerly Baldon Sports)

Contact: Kate Murphy, 87 Capstone Road,, Bromley, Kent BR1 5NA 0208 697 1739 07910 827876 Red Shirts Black Shorts 07891 974760 Ground: Chislehurst Sports & Social, Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5EL 07957 648072

Reginald Vets: (LFA) Contact: Michael Cummings, 46 Hopton Road, Streatham, London SW16 2QE [email protected] red shirts & shorts Ground: Bridge Leisure, Kangley Bridge Road, Lower Sydenham, London SE26

Sporting Santos:

(LFA)

Contact: Junior Hamilton, 25 Hazeldon Road, Crofton Park, London SE4 2DD [email protected] Ground: Ten Em Bee Sports, 120a Old Bromley Road, Downham, Bromley, Kent

Sydenham Sports (LFA)

07956 913262 07889 969767 0208 778 7158

0208 691 7094 07961 385177 0208 313 9510

(formerly Catford Strollers)

Contact: Tom Courtney, 34 The Mead, West Wickham, Kent BR4 0BB 0208 776 1008 light blue shirts & dark blue shorts 07956 566191 [email protected] Ground: Sydenham Sports, Cricket Lane, Kent House Lane, Beckenham, Kent BR31LF 0208 778 8421

Waterloo Sports: (LFA) Contact: Nick Ahern, 77 Douglas Buildings. Marshalsea Road, London SE1 1EL red/black shirts & black shorts [email protected] Ground: Sydenham Girls High School, Worsley Bridge Rd, Sydenham, London SE26

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07940 937473 07931530180 07949554625

Second Division Blythe Hill Wanderers: (LFA) Contact: Pat McDonagh, 28 Farnaby Road, Shortlands, Bromley BR1 4BJ [email protected] Ground: Bellingham Leisure, Randlesdown Road, Bellingham, London SE6 3BT

Borough United FC Vets: (KFA)

Contact: Gus Johnson, 35 Green Walk, Crayford, Kent DA1 4JP

Light blue/white stripe shirts & black shorts Ground: Mayplace, Perry Street, Crayford, Kent DA1 4SH

0208460 5356 07970 501933 0208 697 0043

01322 527084 0775 3632272 07951949138 01322 526159

New Eltham Town Vets: (LFA)

(formerly Seven Acres) Contact: Mathew O’Shea, 80 Holborne Road, Kidbrooke, London SE3 8HP [email protected] Ground: Eltham Town (The Oaks), Starbuck Close, Eltham, London SE9

Petts Wood:

0208 319 0675 07739 432366 0208 850 0695

(LFA)

Contact: Tony McAlpine, 125 Hever Road, West Kingsdown, Kent TN15 6HD9

01474 855656

[email protected]

sky blue shirts & white shorts

07973 539081

Rutland Vets:

(LFA)

Ground: Baldon Sports, Eltham Palace Road, Eltham, London SE9

Contact: Dave King, 15 Gunnell Close, Sydenham, London SE26 6XQ

[email protected]

black/white stripes & white shorts

Ground: Catford Exiles, Worsley Bridge Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1RL

St. Nicholas:

0208 850 4387

0208 776 8251 07958027114 07742 878395

(LFA)

Contact: Dave Rudlin, 34A Bellot Street, Greenwich, London SE10 0AQ

[email protected]

sky blue shirts and shorts

Ground: FKG Sports, Eltham Road, Lee Green, London SE12 8ES

07879 640124 0208 852 6622

Selvets: (LFA) Contact: Chris Brown, 7 Hayes Hill Road, Hayes, Bromley, Kent BR2 7HH [email protected] dark blue shirts, shorts & socks Ground: STC, Ivor Grove, New Eltham, London SE9

0208 462 4096 07789030305 0208 850 2057

Tanber: (LFA) Contact: Barry Nixon, 85 Elibank Road, Eltham, London, SE9 1QJ Yellow shirts & black shorts Ground: Baldon Sports, Eltham Palace Road, Eltham, London SE9

Ten-Em-Bee:

(LFA)

Contact: Frank Stanislaus, 134 Shroffold Road, Downham, Bromley, Kent BR1 5NJ [email protected] black/yellow shirt & black shorts Ground: Ten Em Bee Sports, 120a Old Bromley Road, Downham, Bromley, Kent

Tudor Sports:

0208 859 3345 07946 455060 0208 850 4387

0208 697 2549 07710 261027 0208 313 9510

(LFA)

Contact: David Taylor, 9 Gunnell Close, Sydenham, London SE26 6XQ black/white shirt & black shorts Ground: FKG Sports, Eltham Road, Lee Green, London SE12 8ES

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0208 776 7615 07960 943173 0208 852 6622

Third Division Bickley Town:

(KFA)

Contact: Steve Nash, 12 Nettlefield, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9DU black shirts & black shorts [email protected] Ground: GOALS, Copers Cope Road Beckenham, Kent BR3 1NZ

Drummond Athletic:

01233 643542 07801 586064 0208 650 0222

(LFA)

Contact: Mark Jenkins, 57 Danson Crescent, Welling, Kent DA16 2AL 0203 223 0006 [email protected] sky/navy blue shirts & navy blue shorts 0207 860 2655 07809549616 Ground: Kidbrooke Playing Fields, Dursley Road, Blackheath, London SE3 8PB 0208 856 1051

Eltham Town: (LFA: ) Contact: Steve Lucas, 310 Wickham Lane, Abbey Wood, London SE2 0NY blue/white stripes black shorts [email protected] Ground: Eltham Town (The Oaks), Starbuck Close, Eltham, London SE9

0208 855 9579 07921 319070 0208 850 0695

Glaxo Wellcome: (KFA) Contact: Peter Hyland, 5 Highland Road, Aldershot, Hampshire GU12 4SD [email protected] Ground: Acacia Hall, High Street, Dartford, Kent DA1 1DJ

Halls:

07739 174621 01322 392001

(KFA)

Contact: Garry Jay, Greenslade School House, Erindale, Plumstead, SE18 2QQ [email protected] yellow shirts & royal blue shorts Ground: Bexley Park Sports Club, Calvert Drive, Bexley, Kent DA2 7GU

Old Addeyans

0208 317 0258 07874028499 01322 527923

(AFA)

Contact: James Pollard, 80A Albermarle Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 5HT 0208 460 1205 [email protected] Blue shirts black shorts 07958 408850 0208 305 0008 Ground: Samuel Montague Youth Centre, 128 Broad Walk, Kidbrooke, SE3 8ND 0208 856 1126

Over Hill: (LFA) Contact: Mark Wootten, 32 Archery Road, Eltham, London SE9 1HD [email protected] yellow shirts & blue shorts Ground: STC, Ivor Grove, New Eltham, London SE9

0208 331 2620 07941 618113 0208 850 2057

Rotherhithe (St. Georges) Vets: (LFA) Contact: Derek Drysdale, 40 Earlswood Street, Greenwich, London SE10 9ES [email protected] Ground: Crofton Albion Sports & Social Club, Weigall Road, Lee, London SE12

0208 305 2136 07979 531835 0208 856 8385

Stella Athletic: (KFA) Contact: Paul Coleman, 7 Walsingham Park, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5QL [email protected] blue shirts & white shorts Ground: Goals Beckenham, Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3

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0208 467 8639 07710 600066 0208 650 1106

Fourth Division Bow Street Runners ‘B’

(LFA)

Contact: Waine Hetherington 0208 325 2669 [email protected] red shirts & red shorts 07985 201189 Ground: Met Police Sports Club, The Warren, Croydon Road, Hayes, Kent. BR2 7AL 0208 462 1266

Claremont Campion Costin

(LFA)

Contact: John Davis, 38 Camilla Road, Rotherhithe, London SE16 3NL 0207 231 3908 red shirts & red shorts 07973 731550 07875 371808 Ground: FKG Sports, Eltham Road, Lee, London SE12 8ES 0208 852 6622

Club Langley (LFA) Contact: Conrad Taylor, 158 Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 1B2 green/black shirts & black shorts [email protected] Ground: Langley Park Sports, 2 Hawksbrook Lane, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3SR

0207 641 1907 07958 704712 0208 650 2406

Eltham Palace (LFA) Contact: Tom Sackville, 98 Burnt Ash Road, Lee, London SE12 8PU 0208 318 5563 blue shirts & navy blue shorts 07803 925686 07962 163246 [email protected] Ground: The Beaverwood Club, Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 6HF 0208 300 1385

Longlands:

(KFA)

Contact: Mark Newell, 145 Kimberley Avenue, Nunhead, London SE15 3XD [email protected] orange shirts & black shorts Ground: The Oaks, Starbuck Close, Footscray Road, Eltham, London SE9 2TD

Meridian FC Vets:

0207 732 5071 07941 589639 0208 850 0695

(KFA)

Contact: Lee Woodcock, 42 Hurst Road, Erith DA8 3EN [email protected] yellow shirts & blue shorts Ground: Mayplace, Perry Street, Crayford, Kent DA1 4SH

01322 350862 07747 499331 01322 526159

Phoenix Sports (LFA) Contact: Tony Highsted, 10 The Green, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 5DW [email protected] green shirts & black shorts Ground: Mayplace, Perry Street, Crayford, Kent DA1 4SH

0208 303 0238 07885 578803 01322 526159

Warren Athletic: (LFA) Contact: Nick White, 36 Ernest Grove, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3JF [email protected] blue & white hoops blue shorts Ground: Langley Park Sports, Hawksbrook Lane, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3SR

Westerham:

0208 658 3072 07849 922009 0208 650 2406

(KFA)

Contact: Michael Dunmore, 5 Spring Gardens, Biggin Hill, Kent TN16 3PN 01959 574470 black/red shirts & black shorts 07799710973 [email protected] th Ground: King George 5 .P.Flds. Costells Meadow, Quebec Avenue, Westerham, Kent 01959 561106

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List of Clubs - Season 2008 – 2009

Sunday Section

First Division Harley United

(LFA)

Contact: Donna Doncaster, 15 Cottingham Road, Penge, London, SE20 7PU Ground: FKG Sports, Eltham Road, Lee Green, London SE12 8ES

0208 776 7986 07713244451 0208 852 6622

Lynwood Rangers: (LFA) Contact: Tony McDonald, 49 Dixon Road, Eltham, London SE9 6RE Ground: Mottingham YMCA, Grove Park Road, Mottingham, London SE9

0208 319 0588 07956 832841 0208 857 7484

Old Bromleians: (AFA) Contact: Kirk Stoneham, 5 New Farm Avenue, Bromley, Kent BR2 0TX

0208 290 1997 07769 711022 Ground: Scrubbs Farm Sports, Lower Gravel Road, Bromley Common, Kent BR2 8LL 0208 462 5068

St. Josephs:

(KFA)

Contact: Dave Robinson, Arran, Larks Field, Hartley, Kent DA3 7EH

07753 804445

Ground: Beaverwood Sports & Leisure, Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 6HF 0208 300 1385

List of Clubs - Season 2008 – 2009

SuperVets Section

Over 45 Years of Age ‘Super Vets’ Teams – please contact SVFL Secretary for Details of activity this season. For a full listing of our activities visit: www.svfl.net

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RULES OF THE COMPETITION 1. NOMENCLATURES AND CONSTITUTION (A) This Competition shall be designated the Southern Veterans Football League and shall consist of not more than 50 Clubs who shall be Full Member Clubs. All such Member Clubs must be affiliated to an affiliated County Football Association and their names and particulars shall be returned annually by the appointed date on the Form 'D' to the County Football Association. (B) The area covered by the Southern Veterans Football League membership shall be as decided by the Management Committee of the Competition. This Competition shall apply, annually, for sanction to the London Football Association and to the Kent Football Association, and the constituent teams of Member clubs may be grouped in 4 Saturday divisions, not exceeding 10 in number, and 1 Sunday Division, not exceeding 10 in number. (C) Member Clubs shall not enter any of their teams playing in the Competition in any other Competitions (with the exception of F.A. and County F.A. Competitions) except with the consent of the Management Committee of the Competition. At the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting called for the purpose, a majority of the delegates present shall have power to decide or adjust the compilation of the divisions at their discretion. When necessary this Rule shall take precedence over Rule 12.

2. ENTRY FEE, SUBSCRIPTION, DEPOSIT (A) Applications by Clubs for admission to this Competition or applications for the entry of an additional team(s) from a Member Club, must be made in writing to the Secretary and must be accompanied by an entry fee of £75 per team, which shall be returned in the event of non-election. (B) Each team must complete in full, a league entry form which must be returned to the competition secretary by the 30th May each year accompanied by the entry fee (see 2(a) above and a signed agreement as per Rule 7 below. (County affiliation numbers may be forwarded by phone or other means but no later than the last day in June each year) (C) A team withdrawing from the competition after being elected shall forfeit the league entry fee. (D) The Membership for the coming season having been decided at the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting, and not later than 31st. July, the Competition shall have the right, irrespective of other provisions in these Rules, to refuse a Club membership of the Competition.

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3. OFFICERS The Officers of the Competition shall be the President, Vice-Presidents, Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Registration Secretary, Referees Secretary, Fixtures Secretary, Press Secretary and Minutes Secretary to be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.

4. MANAGEMENT, NOMINATION, ELECTION (A) The Competition shall be governed in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Football Association by a Management Committee comprised of the Officers and Members who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. (B) Retiring Officers shall be eligible to become candidates for re-election without nomination. All other candidates for election as Officers or Members of the Management Committee shall be nominated to the Secretary in writing, signed by the Secretaries of two Member Clubs, not later than the last day of the month of May in each year. Names of the candidates for election shall be circulated with the notice of the Annual General Meeting. In the event of there being no nomination in accordance with the foregoing for any office, nominations may be received at the Annual General Meeting (C) The Management Committee shall meet monthly or as often as is necessary to deal with business as it arises. On receiving a requisition signed by two-thirds of the Members of the Management Committee the Secretary shall convene a meeting of the Committee. (D) Except where otherwise mentioned all communications shall be addressed to the Secretary who shall conduct the correspondence of the Competition and keep a record of its proceedings. (E) All communications received from Clubs must be conducted through their nominated Officers.

5. POWERS OF MANAGEMENT (A) The Management Committee may appoint such other sub-committees as they may consider necessary and may delegate such of their powers, as they deem necessary, to such committees. The decisions of all such committees shall be reported to the Management Committee for ratification. (B) Subject to the permission of the County Football Association having been obtained, the Management Committee may order a match or matches to be played each season, the proceeds of which may be devoted to the funds of the Competition and, if necessary, may call upon each Club (including any Club which may have withdrawn during the season) to contribute equally such sums as may be necessary to meet any deficiency at the end of the season. (See Rule 6(e)). (C) Each Member of the Management Committee shall have the right to attend and vote at all Management Committee Meetings and have one vote thereat, but no Member shall be allowed to vote on any matters directly appertaining to such Member or to the Club so represented. (This shall apply to the procedure of any sub-committee).

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In the event of the voting being equal on any matter, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. (D) The Management Committee shall have powers to apply, act upon, and enforce the Rules of the Competition and shall also have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the Competition, including any not provided for in the Rules. Except where these Rules provide for the imposition of a set penalty, any Club, Official or Player alleged to be in breach of a Competition Rule must be formally charged in writing and given the opportunity to present their case before the Management Committee. All breaches of the Laws of the Game, Rules and Regulations of The Football Association shall be dealt with in accordance with F.A. Rules. (E) All decisions of the Management Committee shall be binding subject to the right of appeal to the Board of Appeal in accordance with Rule 16. Decisions of the Management Committee must be notified in writing to those concerned within 5 days. (F) A total of 4 Members of the Management Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the Management Committee and 3 Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by any sub-committee of the Competition. (G) The Management Committee, as it may deem necessary, shall have power to fill in an acting capacity, any vacancies that may occur amongst their number. (H) A Club having failed to comply with an order or instruction of the Management Committee, or failing to satisfactorily attend to the business and/or the correspondence of the Competition shall be liable to be fined £10 or otherwise penalised at the discretion of the Management Committee. (I) All fines and charges shall be paid within 14 days of the date of posting of the written notification. Clubs, Officials, or individuals committing a breach of this Rule will incur such penalties as the Management Committee may impose. (J) A member of the Management Committee appointed by the Competition to attend a meeting or match may have any expenses incurred refunded by the Competition. (K) The Management Committee shall have the power to fill any vacancy that may occur in the membership of the Competition between the AGM or SGM called to decide the constitution and the commencement of the Competition season.

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6. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (A) The Annual General Meeting shall be held not later than the first Sunday in August in each year. At this meeting the following business shall be transacted provided that at least 6 Members are present and entitled to vote: -

(i)

To receive and confirm the Minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting.

(ii)

To consider any business arising therefrom.

(iii)

To receive and adopt the Annual Report, Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts.

(iv)

Election of Clubs to fill vacancies (as recommended by the Management Committee).

(iv)

Constitution of the Competition for ensuing season.

(v)

Election of Officers and Management Committee.

(vii)

Appointment of Auditors.

(vi)

Alteration of Rules, if any (of which notice has been given).

(ix)

Fix the date for the commencement and conclusion of playing season.

(x)

Any Other Business, of which due notice shall have been given and accepted as being relevant to an Annual General Meeting.

(B) A copy of the duly audited Balance Sheet, Statement of Accounts and Agenda shall be forwarded to each Club at least fourteen days prior to the meeting, and to the relevant County Football Associations. (C) A signed copy of the duly audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts shall be sent to the County Football Association(s) within fourteen days of its adoption by the Annual General Meeting. (D) Each Full Member Club shall be empowered to send two delegates to an Annual General Meeting. Each Club shall be entitled to one vote only. Not less than 7 days' notice shall be given of any Meeting. (E) Associate Member Clubs may be represented at an Annual General Meeting in the proportion of one representative for each six or part of six Associate Member Clubs and such representatives shall exercise the powers and rights of Full Members at such meetings. (F) Clubs who have withdrawn their Membership of the Competition during the season being concluded or who are not continuing Membership shall be entitled to attend but shall vote only on matters relating to the season being concluded. (G) All voting shall be conducted by a show of hands unless a ballot is demanded by at least three quarters of the delegates that are qualified to vote or unless the Chairman so decides. (H) No individual shall be entitled to vote on behalf of more than one Full Member Club unless the individual is also appointed to vote as a representative of a group of Associate Member Clubs. (I) Any continuing Member Club failing to be represented at the Annual General Meeting without satisfactory reason being given may be fined £20. (J) Officers and Management Committee members shall be entitled to attend and vote at an Annual General Meeting.

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7. AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED The Chairman and the Secretary of each Club shall complete and sign the following agreement which shall be deposited with the Competition together with the Application for Membership for the coming season, or upon indicating that the Club intends to compete before 30th May each year. 'We, (A) ___________________ Of ________________ (Chairman) (B) _______________________ Of__________________(Secretary) Of _______________________Football Club Dated____________ Have been provided with a copy of the Rules and Regulations of The Southern Veterans Football League Competition. We do hereby agree for and on behalf of the said Football Club, if elected into Membership, to conform to those Rules and Regulations and to implement the decisions of the Management Committee, subject to the of appeal in accordance with Rule 16. We also agree that any alteration of the Chairman and /or Secretary shown on the above Agreement must be notified to the County Football Association(s) to which the Club is an affiliate and to the Secretary of the Competition. (Note: - The spaces above are intended for the inclusion of the signatures and addresses of officers and members).

8. QUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS (A) The Southern Veterans Football League provides competitive matches for older players. (1) All Players must have attained thirty-five years of age on or before the day of the match in which they intend to participate. (2) Players participating in League or Cup Competitions that require a higher age limit must have attained the minimum age on or before the day of the match in which they intend to participate. (B) Contract players, as defined in Football Association Rules, are not permitted in this Competition. (C) A registered playing member of a Club is one who, being in all other respects eligible has: (1) Signed a fully and correctly completed Competition registration form in ink, countersigned by an Officer of the Club, and who has been registered with the Southern Veterans Football League and whose completed registration counterfoil has been received by the Club prior to playing. (2) Signed a fully and correctly completed Competition registration form (in ink) on a match day prior to playing, countersigned by an Officer of the Club and witnessed by an Officer of the opposing Club, and submitted to the Registrations Secretary within two days (Sundays excluded) subsequent to the match. A maximum of four players registered prior to the match will be permitted. The player shall not again play until the Club is in possession of the completed counterfoil.

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(3) All Players shall notify their Club Secretary of any change of detail relevant to their Competition Registration form. Such changes must be notified to the Registration Secretary immediately. Players participating in a match who fail to give notice of change of details may be suspended by the Competition. (4) The players Identity Photograph must be in the possession of the Registrations Secretary no later than 10 days from the date of the match. Competition Registration forms and Identity Photographs may also be submitted to the Registrations Secretary by electronic means at least prior to the player playing. (5) All Clubs shall be required, by the Management Committee, to re-register all of their players at the beginning of the fourth season of the Clubs participation in the Competition. This shall apply on each successive fourth season. (D) A player is not eligible to play in this Competition who receives any form or payment for playing, other than expenses as per Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of Article 2 of the FIFA Regulations Governing the Status and Transfer of Players. (E) Clubs upon election must sign a declaration that they will conform to the said clauses and players of such Clubs are required to sign a declaration upon Registration that they are eligible under, and will abide by, the FIFA clauses, which are as follows: (1) Players who have never received any remuneration other than for the actual expenses incurred during the course of their participation in or for any activity connected with association football shall be regarded as amateur. (2) Travel and hotel expenses incurred through involvement in a match and the costs of a player's equipment, insurance and training may be reimbursed without jeopardising a player's amateur status. (3) Any player who has ever received remuneration in excess of the amount stated under clause 2 in respect of participation in or an activity connected with association football shall be regarded as non-amateur unless he has reacquired amateur status under the terms of Act. 25. (E) A team shall not include any player who has taken part in any senior competition matches during the current season unless a period of 30 days has elapsed since they played. For the purpose of this Competition, a ‘senior competition’ is to be a competition registered as an Intermediate or Senior competition with a County Football Association or the Football Association. (F) A player having taken part in matches for any Club affiliated to any County Football Association shall not be allowed to join, be transferred to, or sign for a Club in the Competition without first proving to the officials of the intended Club that the player has discharged all reasonable financial liabilities to the previous Club or Clubs. Further, a Club official may not accept such player's signature without first ascertaining whether such claims have been discharged to the satisfaction of the Club, or Clubs, for which the player last played. (G) Registration forms shall be obtained from the Registration Secretary. (H) In the event of a player signing a registration form or having a registration submitted for more than one Club priority of registration shall decide for which Club the player shall be registered. The Registrations Secretary shall notify the Club last applying to register the player of the fact of the previous registration. The Management Committee shall decide all registration disputes.

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(I) It shall be deemed misconduct for a player to: (1) Play for more than one Club in the Competition in the same season without first being transferred. (2) Having signed for one Club in the Competition, sign for another Club in the Competition in that season except for the purpose of a transfer. (3) Submit a signed registration form that the player had wilfully neglected to accurately or fully complete. Also: The Management Committee shall have the power to accept the registration of any player. The Management Committee shall have power to refuse, cancel or suspend the registration of any player or may fine any player at their discretion proved guilty of registration irregularities. -Subject to Rule 16. The Management Committee shall have power to refuse or cancel the registration of any player found guilty of undesirable conduct and to disqualify the player in question from participating in all games in the Competition - Subject to Rule 16. (Note: Action under Clause (2) shall not be taken against a player for misconduct on the field of play until the matter has been dealt with by the appropriate Association, and then only in cases of the player bringing the Competition into disrepute.)

(K) Subject to The Football Association Rules dealing with players without a written contract, when a player desires a transfer, the Club the player wishes to transfer to shall submit a transfer form to the Registrations Secretary.

(1) Such transfer shall be referred by the (Registrations) Secretary to the Club for which the player is registered. Should this Club object to the transfer it should state its objections in writing to the (Registrations) Secretary and to the player concerned within seven days of receipt of the transfer form. (2) Upon receipt of the Club's consent, or upon its failure to give written objection within seven days, the Registration Secretary may, on behalf of the Management Committee, transfer the player. (3) The player shall be deemed eligible to play for the new Club from such date or two (2) days after receipt of such transfer. In the event of an objection to a transfer the matter shall be referred to the Management Committee for a decision. (L) A player may not be registered for a Club nor transferred to another Club within The Southern Veterans Football League Competition after the first day in March, except by special permission of the Management Committee. (M) A Club shall keep a list of the players it registers and a record of the games in which they have played, and shall produce such records upon demand by the Management Committee. (N) A register containing the names of all players registered for each Club, with the date of registration, shall be kept by the (Registrations) Secretary and shall be open to the inspection of any duly appointed Member Club representative at all Management Committee meetings or at other times mutually arranged. (O) A player shall not be eligible to play for a team in any special championship, promotion or relegation-deciding match (as specified in Rule 12(A)) unless the player has played 3 games for that team in this Competition in the current season. (P) A player who has played for a team in higher Division of the Competition on six times or more shall not in that season be eligible to play in a lower Division except by permission of the Management Committee. Any team playing an unregistered or otherwise ineligible player or players shall: (1) Have the points gained in the match deducted from its total and may be fined and / or otherwise dealt with at the discretion of the Management Committee. (2) In addition the team may / shall have three points deducted from its total at the discretion of the Management Committee and may be dealt with in any further manner which is thought to be fit. (3) The Management Committee in exceptional circumstances may, at its discretion, award any points deducted from a Club under this Rule to the opponents in the match in question, subject to the match not being ordered to be replayed.

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9. CLUB COLOURS & CLUB NAME (A) Every Club must register the colour of its shirts and shorts with the Fixtures Secretary by the first day in July, who shall decide as to their suitability. Goalkeepers must wear colours that distinguish them from other players and the referee. No player, including the goalkeeper, shall be permitted to wear black or very dark shirts. Any team not being able to play in its normal colours as registered with the Competition shall notify the colours in which they intend to play to its opponents at least 3 days before the match. If, in the opinion of the match referee, the two competing teams have the same or similar colours, the home team shall make the change. Any home team not having a change of colours or any team delaying the kick-off by not having a kit shall be fined £10. (B) The Secretary of the Competition may request colours to be submitted if complaints are received as to lack of distinguishing colours, and the Management Committee may refuse to permit any shirts or shorts as they think fit. Any Club wishing to change its name and / or colours must seek permission from its affiliated County Association and from the Management Committee.

10. PLAYING SEASON, CONDITIONS OF PLAY, TIMES OF KICK-OFF, POSTPONEMENTS and SUBSTITUTES. (A) The Annual General Meeting shall determine the commencing and concluding dates for the ensuing season, which shall be in accordance with Football Association Rules. No Club shall be compelled to play after the concluding date. (1) Original fixtures having been arranged by the Fixtures Secretary, or at a meeting specially convened for that purpose, must be completed no later than 5 days after the arranged date and must not be arranged to be played later than seven days before the concluding date of the competition. (2) If mutually agreed between the Clubs involved, a revised list of the fixtures so agreed must be forwarded to the Fixtures Secretary within seven days of the agreement. The Registrations Secretary may then approve fixtures so re-arranged. Fixtures will be deemed to be accepted unless the Fixtures Secretary receives objections within fourteen days of their issue. (3) Any Club failing to be represented at a fixture or otherwise infringing this Rule shall be liable for a fine of £20 and the Management Committee or the Fixtures Secretary shall arrange that Club's fixtures. (B) All matches shall be played in accordance with the Laws of the Game as determined by the International Football Association Board. Clubs must take all reasonable precautions to keep their grounds in a playable condition. (1) All matches shall be played on pitches deemed suitable by the Management Committee.

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(2) If through any fault of the home team a match has to be replayed, the Management Committee shall have power to order the venue to be changed. (3) Goal nets must be used. (4) The Management Committee shall have power to decide whether a pitch and / or facilities are suitable for matches in the Competition and to order the Club concerned to play its fixtures on another ground. (5) All matches shall have duration of 90 minutes unless a shorter time (not less than 35 minutes each half) is mutually arranged by the two captains in consultation with the referee prior to the commencement of the match, and in any event shall be of equal halves. (6) The A.G.M. or the Management Committee shall fix the times of kick-off. Any Club failing to commence at the appointed time may be fined a sum not exceeding £20 or be otherwise dealt with as the Management Committee may determine. Afternoon Kick-off Times No Later Than: Morning Kick-off Times No Later Than:

August, September and October: November, December and January: February, March, April and May: All Season:

2:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 11:30 pm

(7) Referees must order matches to commence at the appointed time and must report all late starts to the Competition. The home team must provide at least two footballs that are fit for play and the referee shall make a report to the Competition if the footballs are unsuitable. (C) Except by permission of the Management Committee all matches must be played on the dates originally fixed, but priority shall be given to The Football Association and all relevant County Association Cup Competitions. All other matches must be considered secondary. Clubs may mutually agree to bring forward a match with the consent of the Fixtures Secretary. The Secretary of the home Club must give notice in writing of full particulars of the location of, and access to, the ground and time of kick-off to the march officials to the Secretary of the opposing Club at least 5 clear days prior to the playing of the match. Any Club failing to comply with this Rule shall be liable to a fine of £10. (D) Every Club shall play its best available qualified team or teams in all matches in the Competition. (Note: The intention of this Rule is not to interfere with normal team selection by Clubs, but to prevent Clubs deliberately fielding a weakened team in order to unreasonably preserve players for another game or boost the strength of another or lower team. It is not intended that Clubs MUST field higher team players in lower teams when the higher team has no engagement. If, in the opinion of the Management Committee, the substance or the spirit of the Rule is obviously being disregarded, the Club or Clubs concerned may be called to account for its/their actions and shall be subject to such decisions as the Management Committee may determine, despite the fact that Rule 8 has not been infringed.) (E) In the event of a Club playing in any match with less than 10 players they may be fined £5 for each missing player. A minimum of 8 players will constitute a team for starting a Competition match.

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(F) Home and away matches shall be played. In the event of a Club failing to keep its engagement the Management Committee shall have power to inflict a fine, deduct points from the defaulting Club, award the points to the opponents, order the defaulting Club to pay any expenses incurred by the opponents and match officials or otherwise deal with them except the award of goals. Not withstanding the foregoing home and away provision, the Management Committee shall have power to order a match to be played on a neutral ground or on the opponent's ground if they are satisfied that such action is warranted by the circumstances. Any Club with more than one team in the Competition shall always fulfil its fixture, within the Competition, in the following order of precedence: - First Team; Reserve Team, and ‘A’ Team. Clubs in breach of this requirement shall be fined a sum not exceeding £20 or otherwise dealt with by the Management Committee. Notice of postponement of any match must be given without delay by the postponing Club (or notice of a Club being unable to fulfil any match) must be given at least 72 hours prior to the match by the Club) to the Competition Fixtures Secretary, the Competition Referees Secretary, the Secretary of the opposing Club and the match officials. The Management Committee, who may inflict any penalty it may deem suitable, shall deal with any Club failing to comply. In the event of a match not being played or abandoned owing to causes over which neither Club has control, it shall be played in its entirety on a date to be mutually agreed by the two Clubs and approved by the Management Committee. Failing such agreement and notification to the Fixtures Secretary within 3 days, the Management Committee shall have power to order the match to be played on a named date or on or before a given date. Providing gate money is taken and retained the visiting Club shall receive their actual standard class rail or bus fares or the equivalent for 15 Persons, or car allowance at 20p per mile for transporting four (4) persons, or hire charge of a coach (receipt to be submitted). The residue (if any) to be equally divided between the two Clubs after deducting the cost of advertising, printing, posting, police and match officials charges. The home Club shall take the whole of the proceeds of the second match. The Management Committee shall review all abandoned matches and in a case where it is to the advantage of the Competition and does no injustice to either Club, shall be empowered to order the score at the time of the abandonment to stand. In all cases where the Management Committee is satisfied that a match was abandoned owing to the conduct of one team or its Club member(s) they shall be empowered to award the points for the match to the opponents and/or take what other action they may deem necessary. In cases where a match is abandoned owing to the conduct of both teams and/or their Club Member(s), the Management Committee shall take such action, as they consider appropriate. Such action is subject to any disciplinary action taken by the appropriate County Association.

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(G) A Club may at its discretion (and in accordance with the Laws of Association Football) use up to and including 6 substitute players in any match in this Competition. All such substitute players must be selected from up to 7 substitute players whose names have been notified to the referee before the start of the match. In accordance with FIFA dispensations, substitutes will be allowed to 'roll on' and 'roll off', provided that the substitutions are made with the permission of the match referee and conducted as per the requirements of the Laws of Association Football. (H) A player who has been selected, appointed or named as a substitute before the start of the match but does not actually play in the game shall not be considered to have been a player in that game within the meaning of Rule 8 of this Competition. (I) The half time interval shall be a minimum of 10 minutes duration, but it shall not exceed fifteen minutes. The half time interval may only be altered with the consent of the referee and the agreement of both Clubs.

11. REPORTING RESULTS (A) The Registration Secretary must receive within 5 days of the date of a fixture being played, a match result notification for each Competition match, from both participating teams. This must include the forename(s) and surname of the team players (in block letters), written dates of birth, players signatures and also the Referee markings required by Rule 13, or any other information required by the Competition. Failure to do so will incur a fine of £5 and/or the Club being dealt with as the Management Committee decides. (B) The home club shall telephone the result of the match to the Fixtures Secretary no later than 7 p.m. on the day of the match. Clubs failing to do so will be fined £10. (C) A Club participating in an external Cup Competition shall telephone the result of the match to the Fixtures Secretary by no later than 7 p.m. on the day of the match. Clubs failing to do so may be fined £10. (D) A match result notification sheet, when provided by the Competition, shall be completed and signed by a responsible member of the Club and forwarded to the Registration Secretary. Clubs failing to do so may be fined £10. The Management Committee shall have power to take such action, as they deem suitable, against a Club that submits incomplete, incorrect or grossly late information.

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12. DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP (A) Team rankings within the Competition will be decided by points with 3 points to be awarded for a win and 1 point for a drawn match. The teams gaining the highest number of points in their respective Divisions at the conclusion shall be adjudged the winners. Matches must not be played for double points. In the event of two or more teams having equal points totals in the same division, rankings may be decided in any one or more of the following ways: (1) Goal difference (2) Goals scored (3) Deciding matches played under conditions determined by the Management Committee. (B) Where applicable, automatic promotion and relegation shall be applied for the first two and last two teams in each Division except as provided for hereunder, subject to the provisions of Rule 1 (b). This rule shall not apply to any division created specifically for teams consisting of players qualifying for ‘vintage’ status (normally over the age of forty-five years) or created specifically for teams to qualify for entry to this Competition. (1) Should one or more teams withdraw from any one Division after the fixtures have commenced an equal number of teams to those withdrawing in that Division shall not be automatically relegated. (2) Vacancies, as occurring after the conclusion of the season, may be filled by any of the following ways: (i) Retention of otherwise relegated team(s) (ii) Additional promotion of the next ranked team(s] from the Division below (iii) Election of new teams (3) The last team in the lowest Division shall retire, but be eligible for re-election, except as below, and be subject to the conditions of paragraph B.2 (1) above. (4) When a senior team is relegated to a lower Division of which its reserve team is a member, or entitled to be a member, such reserve team must accept relegation to, or retain its position in, the next lowest Division, and should the senior team be relegated to the lowest Division its reserve team automatically retires from the Competition. (5) Should either or both of the leading teams in any of the Divisions have its senior team in the next higher Division, promotion shall fall, at the discretion of the General Meeting, to the next highest team or teams in the Division concerned. (C) In the event of a team not completing three quarters of its fixtures for the season all points obtained by or recorded against such defaulting team shall be expunged from the Competition table. (D) In the event that a Southern Veterans Football League Club, after end of the season, wishes to resign from the Competition, or is excluded by the Management Committee, the Management Committee shall decide if any Club will be relegated at the end of the season.

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13. REFEREES (A) Registered Referees (and where applicable Assistant Referees) shall be appointed for all matches in a manner approved by the Management Committee and by the sanctioning Football Association(s). (B) In the event of the non-appearance of the appointed Referee the appointed senior Assistant Referee shall take charge and a substitute Assistant Referee appointed by the competing Teams. In cases where there are no officially appointed Assistant Referees, the Clubs must agree upon a Referee. A Referee thus agreed upon shall, for that game, have the full powers, status and authority of an appointed registered Referee. (C) The Management Committee may, if they consider it desirable, or upon application by the two competing Clubs, appoint Assistant Referees, if available, to any match. Where the Management Committee does not appoint Assistant Referees, each Team shall provide a Club Assistant Referee. Failure to do so will result in a fine of £5 being imposed on the defaulting Team. (D) The appointed Referee shall have power to decide as to the fitness of the ground in all matches and the Referees decision shall be final. (The Referees decision shall be subject to the decision of representative of the owners of the ground, who is the sole arbiter and whose decision to not play must be accepted). (E) Match Officials appointed under this Rule shall be paid a match fee, and be entitled to charge the standard class public transport expenses or private car expenses of 20p per mile (and any other permitted expenses actually incurred) up to and including the following maximums: Referee appointed by the Management Committee or Clubs £35.00 (including expenses) Assistant Referees appointed by Management Committee £17.50 (including expenses) N.B. The entire foregoing Rule 13 (E) is subject to any limits laid down by the London Football Association and the Kent Football Association. The Home Club shall pay the Officials their fees and expenses before the match. (F) In the event of a match not being played because of circumstances over which the Clubs have no control, the Match Officials, if present, shall be entitled to half fee plus travelling expenses. Where a match is not played owing to one Club being in default, that Club shall be ordered to pay the Officials, if they attend the ground, their full fee and expenses. (G) A Referee not keeping his engagement, and failing to give a satisfactory explanation as to his nonappearance, may have his name removed from the list of Referees and the fact reported to the Association with which he is registered. (H) Each Club shall, in a manner that has been prescribed from time to time by The Football Association, award marks to the Referee for each match, and the marks awarded shall be submitted to the Competition on the Form provided. Clubs failing to comply with this Rule shall be liable to be fined or dealt with, as the Management Committee shall determine.

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(I) The Competition shall keep a record of the markings and, on the Form provided by the prescribed date each season, shall submit a summary to the relevant County Association. (J) The Referee shall submit a report Form, supplied by the Competition, giving the result of the match, the number of players in each team and the time of kick-off to the (Registration) Secretary within two days of the match. (K) Referees and Assistant Referees shall be supplied, each Season, with a copy of the Competition Rules free of charge.

14. CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP OR WITHDRAWAL OF A CLUB (A) All Clubs wishing to gain or continue membership of the Competition for the following Season must confirm their intention to do so, in writing, to the Secretary within 14 days of receipt of the invitation from the Competition. (B) A Club shall not be allowed to withdraw any or all of its teams from the Competition after the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting arrangement of fixtures for the following Season. Any Club infringing this Rule shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £20 per team and shall also be liable for its share of any call that may be made under Rule 5(B). (C) The Membership for the coming season having been decided at the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting, and not later than 30th. July, the Competition shall have the right, irrespective of other provisions in this Rule, to refuse to permit a Club to withdraw its team(s) in order to join another Competition and may hold the Club to its engagements (D) In the event of a Member Club, which is an un-incorporated association, withdrawing and/or disbanding it shall be immediately liable to discharge all its financial and other obligations to the Competition. In the event that any such obligation remains undischarged after a period of twenty-one (21) days then the then current Club Members shall meet such obligation. Until a Member's pro rata obligation is discharged in full the Member shall not be allowed to participate in the Competition, which may apply to the Club's Parent County Association for a suspension order.

15. PROTESTS AND APPEALS (A) All questions of eligibility, qualifications of players or interpretations of the Rules shall be referred to the Management Committee. (B) Objections relevant to the dimensions of the pitch, goals, flag posts or other facilities of the venue will not be entertained by the Management Committee unless a protest is lodged with the Referee before the commencement of the match. Any Club lodging such protest and not proceeding with it shall be deemed guilty of a breach of this Rule and shall be dealt with by the Management Committee.

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Except in cases where the Management Committee decides that there are special circumstances, protests and complaints (which must contain full particulars of the grounds upon which they are founded) must be lodged in duplicate with the Secretary within 7 days (excluding Sundays) of the match or occurrence. The Meeting held for the purpose hearing complaints and protests must be held earlier than the Annual General Meeting. A protest or complaint shall not be withdrawn except by permission of the Management Committee. A Member of the Management Committee who is a member of any Club involved shall not be present (except as a witness or representative of his Club) when such protest or complaint is being determined. The Management Committee, whose decision shall be binding upon all parties, (subject to Rule 16) shall refer any dispute occurring between Clubs in the Competition for determination. The Management Committee shall consider no protest of whatever kind unless the complaining Club shall have deposited with the Secretary a sum of £10. This may be forfeited in whole or in part in the event of the complaining or protesting Club losing its case. The Competition shall have power to order the defaulting Club or the Club making a losing or frivolous protest or complaint to pay the expenses of the enquiry or to order that the costs to be shared by the parties. All parties to a protest or complaint must be afforded an opportunity to make a statement when the protest or complaint is being heard and must have received 7 days notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the submission being made in support of the protest or complaint. When dealing with a protest or complaint the Management Committee shall take into consideration the possession by the protesting or complaining Club of any information that, if properly used, might have avoided the protest or complaint.

16. BOARD OF APPEAL (A) Any Club, Official or Player, against whom the Management Committee has taken action, may appeal against such decision(s) by lodging a written notification of appeal. The Secretary of the Southern Veterans Football League must receive the written Notification of Appeal within 14 days of the Clubs, Officials or Players receipt of the Notification of Action from the Southern Veterans Football League. The Club, Official or Player must duplicate all Notifications of Appeal to his County Football Association (B) The grounds of appeal shall be in accordance with FA Rules. (C) The Notification of Appeal must include a fee of £10, which the Board of Appeal may order to be forfeited. (D) The Board of Appeal shall decide by whom the costs of the appeal shall be borne. (E) The decision of the Board of Appeal is final and binding on all parties concerned.

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17. EXCLUSION OF CLUBS OR TEAMS, MISCONDUCT OF CLUBS, OFFICIALS, PLAYERS (A) At the Annual General Meeting, or Special General Meeting called for the purpose (Notice of Motion having been duly circulated on the Agenda) the accredited delegates present shall have the power to exclude any Club or Team from further membership upon a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast. Voting on this point shall be conducted by ballot. (B) The accredited delegates present at the Annual General Meeting (or at a Special General Meeting called for the purpose and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 19) shall have the power to exclude from further participation in the Competition, any Club whose conduct has, in their opinion, been undesirable. Voting on the matter shall be conducted by a ballot with a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast required to action the expulsion. A Club whose conduct is the subject of the vote being taken shall be excluded from voting. (C) Any Official or Member of a Club proven guilty of misconduct (other than field offences covered by the Laws of Association Football), or of inducing or attempting to induce a player or players of another Club in the Competition to join them, shall be liable to expulsion or other penalty as a General Meeting or the Management Committee may decide. The Club shall also be liable to expulsion in accordance with the provisions of Clauses (A) and (B) of this Rule. (D) Any Club or Team failing to complete its fixtures in any season shall be debarred from membership the following season, unless the conditions are beyond their control, or the accredited delegates present at the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting decide otherwise by a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast. 18. TROPHY: - LEGAL OWNERS, CONDITIONS OF TAKING OVER, AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED. AWARDS A Competition Cup or Trophy shall be vested in the County Football Association sanctioning the Competition as Trustees. If a Competition were discontinued for any cause, the Cup or Trophy shall be returned to the Donor, if the conditions attached to it so provide, or otherwise dealt with as the County Football Association may decide. At the close of each Competition awards may be made to the winners and runners-up if the funds of the Competition permit. The following agreement shall be signed on behalf of the winners of the Cup or Trophy: 'We, (A) and (B) , the Chairman and Secretary of (C) FC, being members of and representing the Club, having been declared winners of the (D) Cup or Trophy, and it having been delivered to us by the Competition, do hereby on behalf of the Club jointly and severally agree to return the Cup or Trophy to the Competition Secretary on or before the last day of March. If the Cup or Trophy is lost or damaged whilst under our care we agree to refund to the Competition the amount of its current value or the cost of its thorough repair.'

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19. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS (A) Upon receiving a requisition signed by two-thirds of the Clubs in membership the Secretary shall call a Special General Meeting. (B) The Management Committee may call a Special General Meeting at any time. (C) At least 7 days notice shall be given of any Special General Meeting called under this Rule, together with an agenda of the business to be transacted at such meeting. Each Full Member Club shall be empowered to send two delegates to all Special General Meetings. Each Club shall be entitled to one vote only. (D) Associate Member Clubs may be represented at all Special General Meetings in the proportion of one representative for each six or part of six Associate Member Clubs and such representatives shall exercise the powers and rights of Full Members at such meetings. (E) Any continuing Member Club failing to be represented at a Special General Meeting without satisfactory reason being given may be fined. (F) Officers and Management Committee members shall be entitled to attend and vote at all Special General Meetings. 20. ALTERATION TO RULES Alterations shall be made to these Rules only at the Annual General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting specially convened for the purpose called in accordance with Rule 19. Any alteration made during the playing season to the Rule relating to the qualification of players shall not take effect until the following season. Notice of proposed alterations to be considered at the Annual General Meeting shall be submitted to the Secretary at least 30 days prior to the meeting at which they are to be discussed. The proposed alterations, together with any proposals by the Management Committee, shall be circulated to the Clubs at least 14 days prior to the meeting and any amendments thereto shall be submitted to the Secretary at least 7 days prior to the meeting. The proposals and proposed amendments thereto shall be circulated to Clubs with the notice of the Annual General Meeting. A proposal to change a Rule shall be carried if a two-thirds majority of delegates present and entitled to vote are in favour. A copy of the proposed alterations to Rules to be considered at the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting shall be submitted to the sanctioning Football Association 14 days prior to the date of the meeting. Any alterations or additions decided upon at any meeting shall not become operative until the approval of the Association issuing sanction shall have been obtained.

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21. RULES BINDING ON CLUBS (A) Each Member Club shall be deemed to have given its assent to the foregoing Rules and agreed to abide by the decisions of the Management Committee subject to Rule 16. (B) Each Member Club must abide by any issued Football Association Code of Conduct.

22. FINANCE (A) Management Committee shall determine with which bank or other financial institution the funds of the Competition will be lodged and shall approve all expenditure in excess of £40 (B) Cheques shall be signed by at least two Officers nominated by the Management Committee. (C) The financial year of the Competition will end on the last Day of May. (D) The account books, or a certified balance sheet, of the Competition shall be prepared and shall be audited annually by suitable person(s) who shall be appointed at the Annual General Meeting.

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THE SOUTHERN VETERANS FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP THE SOUTHERN VETERANS FOOTBALL LEAGUE SENIOR CUP THE SOUTHERN VETERANS FOOTBALL LEAGUE JUNIOR CUP THE SOUTHERN VETERANS FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUNDAY CHALLENGE CUP 1.

Competition Rules The Rules of Southern Veterans Football League Cup competitions will be identical to The Southern Veterans Football League, except as those listed below:

(a)

The Challenge Cup is open to entry for all Member Clubs, Saturday Section, and other Clubs specifically invited by the Southern Veterans Football League Management Committee, with no entrance fees being payable by Member Clubs. Invited Clubs shall pay £20 to enter the Challenge Cup.

(b)

The Senior Cup is solely for Member Clubs constituted in Divisions 1 & 2 Saturday Section, with no entrance fees being payable.

(c)

The Junior Cup is solely for Member Clubs constituted in Divisions 3 & 4 Saturday Section, with no entrance fees being payable.

(d)

The Sunday Challenge Cup is open to entry for all Member Clubs, Sunday Section, and other Clubs specifically invited by the Southern Veterans Football League Management Committee, with no entrance fees being payable by Member Clubs. Invited Clubs shall pay £20 to enter the Sunday Challenge Cup.

(e)

A Player shall not be permitted to take part in any tie once having taken part in that Cup Competition for any other Club.

(f)

A Player shall not be permitted to take part in either a semi-final or final tie, without having first played for the relevant team on at least 2 occasions in the current season and prior to the semi-final tie.

(g)

Any Club playing an ineligible player shall be struck out of the competition and the Tie awarded to their opponents.

(f)

Any Club being struck out of the competition who had already lost the Tie will be fined £20.

(g)

The Management Committee shall make the draws for the various rounds, fix the dates for ties to be played, times of kick off, and the Ground at which the final tie shall be played.

(h)

In the Semi-Final ties, the team deemed to be the home team shall be responsible for provision of the Ground and other facilities.

(i)

In all ties of the Competition (excepting the final tie) the ground expenses and Match Officials Fees are to be shared by both teams, with the home team being responsible for the delivery of the Fees to the Match Officials.

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(j)

A Player shall not be permitted to take part in either a semi-final or final tie, without having first played for the relevant team on at least 2 occasions in the current season and prior to the semi-final tie.

(k)

Emergency Registrations shall not be permitted in any rounds of the Southern Veterans Football League Cup competitions unless by specific permission of the Management Committee.

(l)

Immediately prior to, during or after any Tie, the Management Committee may require teams participating to provide players and substitute players full names, signatures and dates of birth, onto pro-forma documents provided by the Southern Veterans Football League.

(m)

In all Ties, in the event of a draw at the end of normal time, extra time will be played. If the scores are drawn after extra-time has been played, a penalty competition will be held to decide the result of the Tie.

(n)

Kick-off Times Afternoon Kick-off Times No Later Than: August, September and October: November, December and January: February, March, April and May: Morning Kick-off Times No Later Than: August, September and October: November, December and January: February, March, April and May:

2:00 pm 1:45 pm 2:00 pm 10:30 pm 10:30 pm 10:30 pm

(o) A team of Match Officials will be appointed for Cup Finals and where specifically requested in writing by participating Clubs in other rounds.

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FINES Here is a brief list of some of the Fines that the SVFL Committee can currently level at Member Clubs in breach of Regulations - should it be necessary. The breaches for which Fines are levied against Member Clubs interfere and aggravate the smooth running of your Competition. We do not particularly want your money and would much prefer that Member Clubs adhere to all Regulations as laid out in this Handbook. Not advising County Registration Number by 1st July

(Rule 2f) £10

Non receipt of completed Application Forms by 1st July

(Rule 2f) £10

Not attending to League business

(Rule 5h) £10

Absent from Annual General Meeting

(Rule 6I) £20

Playing unregistered/ineligible player

(Rule 10f) £10 & Loss of points

Missing signature/DoB/registration number (per entry)

(Rule 11a) £5

Not awarding Marks to Referee

(Rule 11a) £5

Not telephoning result by 7pm

(Rule 11b) £10

Fielding fewer than 10 players (amount per player)

(Rule 10f) £5

Late notification to Referee/Opponents (