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NORTHUMBERLAND SCHOOLS' FA
ESFA U16 Inter County Champions 1997, 1999
ESFA U18 Inter County Champions 1987, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2009
WELCOME to the Northumberland Schools' FA website. You should be able to find out all you need to know about schools' football in the county here. If you have any comments or queries CONTACT US
Sponsors of the Blake Cup
Sponsors of the County U16 girls team
L and M PLANT HIRE & GROUNDWORKS
Sponsors of the County U16 boys team
APOLOGIES!!!
Your webmaster has been out of the country for 5 weeks - hence the delay in updating this website... things should now improve!
RESULT: Northern Counties SFA U18 Trophy Semi-final
Saturday 21st April 2018
Lancashire 1 Northumberland 3
Northumberland will host Merseyside in the final on a date to be announced
NSFA COUNTY CUP FINALS
The Cup Final season is upon us...
All finals (unless otherwise indicated) are at Newcastle University's Longbenton Sports Ground, NE12 8AE
RESULTS - TUESDAY, 24th APRIL 2018
U14 Morgan Cup, 5.30 ko
Cramlington 0 Whitley Bay 5
U16 Diball Cup, 6.00 ko
Gosforth 1 Ponteland 4
FIXTURES - WEDNESDAY, 25th APRIL 2018
U19 Division Two play off, 5.00 ko
Northumberland C of E Academy v Prudhoe
U19 Subsidiary Cup, 5.30 ko
Kenton v Cramlington
U19 Chronicle Cup, 6.00 ko
Monkseaton v Heaton Manor
FIXTURES - THURSDAY, 26th APRIL 2018
Under 13 Dawson Cup, 5.00 ko
St Mary's v Newminster
Under 15 Blake Cup, 5.30 ko
(sponsored by The Education Network)
Whitley Bay or Walker v John Spence or Cramlington
FIXTURE- WEDNESDAY, 2nd MAY 2018
Under 11 Laidler Cup, 5.00 ko
at ASTLEY HIGH SCHOOL, Seaton Delaval, NE25 0BP
Highfield v Northumberland C of E Academy
FIXTURE - FRIDAY, 4th MAY 2018
Wilks U12 Cup, 5.00 ko
Ovingham v St Thomas More
RESULT: ESFA U16 girls Inter County Trophy, Semi-final
Northumberland 1 Lancashire 3
Thursday 15th March 2018
at Newcastle University Longbenton Sports Ground
RESULT : ESFA Inter County Trophy, Quarter Final
Derbyshire CSFA U16 girls v Northumberland U16 girls
Saturday 10th February 2018 Kick off 2.30 p.m.
Derbyshire U16 girls 5 NSFA U16 girls 7
A thrilling game and a wonderful result. Derbyshire are the reigning national champions and, with this win, Northumberland reached the semi-finals of the national trophy for the first time in their history (full report in News section below). Northumberland will be at home in the semi-final to the winner of the Lancashire/Staffordshire tie, being played next week. The match will take place in early March.
A happy NSFA U16 girls team after their stunning victory!!
NORTHUMBERLAND WINNERS ESFA U11 Sevens resized.jpg)
Newcastle SFA U11s - winners of the Northumberland Finals of the ESFA Danone U11 Sevens for District Teams - pictured with NSFA Chairman, Neil Pont
WINNERS
ESFA Running Imp U12 5-a-sides
Northumberland Finals Wednesday 17th January 2018
Girls: Heaton Manor
Boys: St Thomas More
These two schools will now represent Northumberland at the North East area finals on 7th February at the Soccarena, Durham
SUPPORT for PE in SCHOOLS from The FA
Ryan Davies – Regional PE & Coaching in Education Coordinator (North East)
See the FA Physical Education page to learn more...
CONGRATULATIONS
To JACK BUTLER (KEVI, Morpeth) for his selection in the ESFA England U18s squad for this season's international matches.
ESFA will play home matches against Republic of Ireland at Luton Town FC on Friday 16 March and Scotland at York City FC on Friday 23 March. Away matches are against Wales on 29 March and Northern Ireland on 6 April.
SMALL SCHOOLS WINNERS
Newcastle School for Boys retained their title as winners of the Northumberland Finals of the ESFA Danone U11 Sevens for Small Schools. They will represent Northumberland at the North of England Finals later in the season.
Another CLEAN SWEEP in CUMBRIA
Saturday 6th January 2018 - all 3 teams played at Sheepmount, Carlisle. Kick off 10.30.
Cumbria U16 girls 0 NSFA U16 girls 17 (seventeen)
(see report in News section below)
Cumbria U16 boys 0 NSFA U16 boys 4
Cumbria U18s 1 NSFA U18s 2
CLEAN SWEEP versus DURHAM
Played Wednesday 20th December 2017 at Longbenton and at Cochrane Park
NSFA U16 boys 4 Durham U16 boys 3
NSFA U16 girls 4 Durham U16 girls 2
(see match report in News section below)
NSFA U18s 2 Durham 1
Northumberland retain the Derek Watson Memorial Trophy which is competed for by the U18 teams)
Go to www.northerncountiessfa.org.uk to see league tables
Northumberland Schools' FA Under 16 Girls, 2017-18
Northumberland Schools' FA Under 16 boys 2017-18
Northumberland Schools' FA Under 18s, 2017-18
ESFA DANONE U11 SEVENS - Northumberland Finals
School Teams
Gosforth Junior High School U11s - winners, Northumberland Final
Danone U11 School Teams 7s 2017-18
At the end of the group stages, Battle Hill finished top of their group on goal difference from Gosforth Junior HS while in the other group Chantry were top on goal difference from Bailey Green.
In the semi-finals, Gosforth played Chantry and it proved to be a tight tussle with Gosforth going one up before Chantry scored a late equaliser to take the game into penalties - Gosforth coming out on top 2-1. The other semi final was just as tight with Bailey Green defeating Battle Hill 1-0.
The Final was a closely fought affair with Gosforth finally overcoming Bailey Green 1-0.Gosforth Junior High School will represent Northumberland in the North Regional competition later in the season.
Danone U11 Girls' 7s 2017-18
Despite the downpour which lasted throughout the tournament, the competition was played in a tremendous spirit.
In the semi finals, Ponteland played St Teresa’s, the latter performing a heroic rearguard action to take the game into penalties - Ponteland coming out top 2-1. In the other semi Ovingham put on a tremendous display to defeat Valley Gardens 5-0.
In the final Ovingham couldn’t repeat the form they showed in the semi final and went down 2-0 to Ponteland. This means that for the second year running Ponteland girls will represent Northumberland in the North Regional competition, hoping to repeat their success of last season by making it to the National final in May.
'COUNTY' or 'DISTRICT' ??
We often get queries from parents about how their child can go to a trial for a 'County' team. These queries are often about younger players. Please note that County teams are for U16 and U18 players only.
Younger players can represent their District - which District this is depends where the school is located.
This website does NOT carry information about District affairs - however you can find the details for each District's officers here.
COUNTY TEAM MANAGERS - 2017/18
The Executive Committee of the Northumberland Schools' FA is pleased to announce the following appointments for the forthcoming season:
Under 16 boys' team manager: Kevin Hodgson
Under 16 girls' team manager: Michael Third
Steve Swinyard will continue as U18 team manager.
SAFEGUARDING
If you have any concerns regrding the Safeguarding of young people in football, please do not hesitate to contact our Child Welfare Officer, Steve Swinyard
The FA has commissioned a dedicated NSPCC free helpline for adults who were victims of sexual abuse in childhood within the football industry.
Staffed by independent, experienced NSPCC professionals, the helpline will offer support and guidance for adults who were victims of childhood sexual abuse within the game at all levels from grassroots to Premier League and is a safe space for any further whistleblowing.
The helpline is available 24 hours a day on 0800 023 2642.
Trained staff will offer support, advice and guidance, and will refer cases on to the police or other agencies as appropriate, such as if a child is in immediate danger.
Referrals of concerns about recent and non-recent incidents in schools’ football should continue to be made to ESFA National Welfare Officer Sarah DaCosta sarah.dacosta@schoolsfa.com tel 07960500723 or directly to The FA’s safeguarding team via safeguarding@thefa.com
The Northumberland Schools' FA Welfare Officer is:
Steve Swinyard.
His contact details are:
steveswinyard@gmail.com
07919182836
NEWS section
New document published by The FA and ESFA - September 2013