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| Fixtures in the Amateur Football Combination This
is a guide to fixtures in the AFC. Clubs are recommended to read rule
10 (dealing with fixtures and so forth) carefully. If
you are unsure about anything regarding fixtures please contact one of your
League Match Secretaries.
Fixtures
Committee Fixtures
in the AFC are controlled by a number of League Match Secretaries, who along with
certain other officers form the Fixtures Committee. The League Match
Secretaries are responsible for the day to day management of their divisions,
but the fixtures committee meets regularly to discuss any problems which might
arise. When
a club has any issue or problem regarding fixtures the first point of contact
should be the appropriate League Match Secretary. If a club is unhappy with
the decision of a League Match Secretary, or is unable to contact a League Match Secretary, then the club concerned should contact
the Chairman of the Fixtures Committee.
League
Match Secretaries Click
here for the various League Match Secretaries (LMS), and the divisions
for which they are responsible.
Appointment
of Fixtures Fixtures in the AFC are appointed by these League Match Secretaries. A list of fixtures for each week will normally be sent out to all clubs, league officers and referees 10-14 days in advance of the games being due. These will be posted or emailed out (if possible, please provide us with an email address as this is quicker and cheaper) as well as being published on the league website. If
club officers or referees wish to
receive fixtures by email rather than by post please contact Danny
McConnell telling me who you are and
which club you are from (or if you're a referee).
Cup Fixtures The AFC does not run Cup Competitions, but we do include the listings of Cup Games on our Fixtures bulletin. As a general rule of thumb, cup fixtures take "precedence" over league games - if a cup competition want to give you a fixture on a Saturday, the AFC has to allow you to play that Cup fixture rather than a league game. County Cup games (AFA Cups, Surrey FA Cups, etc) have precedence over cups like the London Old Boys Cups, Old Boys Cups, LFFA Cups and so forth. General ly this is all sorted out by the League Match Secretaries before fixtures are published, but if you have any problems or concerns please contact the appropriate League Match Secretary.
Confirming
Fixtures Clubs
are reminded that details of fixtures should be confirmed to the opposition and
match officials at least five days before the game is due to be played.
Adjustments
to Fixtures All
clubs should be aware that fixtures may need to be adjusted in the week
following the publication of the fixtures list, for example to take account for
postponed cup games and so forth. If there are adjustments to fixtures these
will normally be communicated to you directly by the appropriate League
Match Secretary. Normally the League Match Secretary will be able to tell
you of any changes by the Monday preceding the date games are due to be played.
Referees The
AFC’s Referees Secretary will appoint referees for as many AFC, London Old Boys Cup
and London Financial Football Association Cup fixtures as possible. Referee appointments will also be
shown on the fixtures’ list sent out to clubs. Where a referee is appointed to
a game the club concerned must accept that appointment. Where no referee is
appointed to a game the club concerned should assume that the AFC will be unable
to provide a referee, and the responsibility for providing a referee passes to
the Home club. It is possible that at a later stage the AFC might provide a
referee, but clubs should assume this will not happen. Clubs
are reminded that referees for AFA and other County Cup Competitions are
appointed by those competitions, and are not covered by the Amateur Football
Combination. Referees for the London Old Boys and London Financial Football
Association Cups will be covered by the AFC.
Referee
Adjustments In
the week prior to games, it is likely a number of adjustments to referees will
be necessary. Whilst occasionally this may mean more referees becoming
available, it is more likely that referees will be lost to county cup games and
so forth. These adjustments will be made by the Assistant Referees’
Secretaries. Clubs
should not be contacting the Referees Secretary regarding adjustments to referee
appointments, but should contact the Assistant Referees Secretaries. When a club is
not allocated a referee for a home game and arranges a referee themselves the
club should inform the Assistant Referees Secretary that they have covered that game and no longer
require a referee. If a club really is struggling to cover a game with a
referee, please let the Assistant Referees Secretary know so if they do get a spare referee they can
re-allocate the referee quickly.
The
Fixture Sheet The
fixture sheet issued should list ALL fixtures involving AFC clubs, including
those in outside cup competitions. Clubs are reminded that AFA Cups, County
Cups, the London Old Boys Cups, the London Financial Football Association Cups and so forth are not controlled by the AFC, and
any queries should be directed to those competitions. Spare - If a side is shown as “Spare” on the fixtures list this means that at the time of publication the League Match Secretary has been unable to assign that side a fixture. Clubs should be aware that this might change closer to the time, and each League Match Secretary has the right to assign a fixture to any “spare” side up until the Monday preceding the date games are due. Free
- If a side
is shown as “Free” then this indicates that under rule 10 the
club has requested no fixture for that side on a given weekend, and this request
has been granted. Such sides will not normally be allocated a fixture at late
notice. Cups/AFA/LOB/LFFA/etc - a number of sides will be shown on the sheet as "AFA", or "LOB", or various other codes to show they're in a cup competition that week. You can quickly cross reference with the part of the list showing cup fixtures to check which.
Cancellations Clubs
are reminded that if a fixture is cancelled, then they need to immediately
notify the opposition, the match officials and the Assistant
Referees’ Secretary (who may well be able to reassign the referee to another
match). The home club should also inform the appropriate League Match
Secretary not later than 9pm on the same day (even if the match concerned is a
Cup Match, as this will possibly affect the following week’s fixtures). Clubs
are reminded that if a Club has to cancel a fixture because of shortage of
players such cancellation must be notified to its opponents no later than 7pm on
the day preceding the fixture
Results
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