The McDonalds Worcester and District Football League are now accepting applications for the 2020/21 season!

COVID-19 UPDATE APRIL 2020 - Given the current situation, the league annual subscription fee will be significantly cheaper for the season 2020/21 season.  The exact details are still under review by the management committee 

If you're interested in joining a great league for the 2020/21 campaign, then please complete the online application form here.

Nb. We now use Google forms for applications so there is no need to download and fill out the word/pdf document you may already have – this can be completed quite easily using a smart phone.  The application captures the details of your key club committee members and further details, such as your pitch and kit colours, will be collected on successful acceptance into the league.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Wayne Hanson
League Secreatry

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So how much does it cost? –

The following is a guide and based on the 2019/20 season and subject to change.

County FA

Before you can play football, you need to affiliate with a County FA.  For us that’s the Worcestershire FA, although our two Colwall sides are affiliated to the Herefordshire FA.  Affiliation is an annual event and usually needs to be completed by the end of June each year.

Last season the County FA affiliation fee, with the minimum mandatory player insurance was £147

Worcester League Fees

New clubs are required to deposit £100 – this will be kept by the league until you withdraw.  This is a one-off deposit and doesn’t need to be paid annually for future seasons.

League fees are formed of 3 parts.  The club/team annual subscription, league insurance and the club monthly draw fee (8 draws with 1 prize of £40, and 3 prizes of £30 each month).

• Club/Team annual subscription:  £65*
• League insurance:                           £9
• Club monthly draw:                        £60

*Since the FA introduced mandatory player insurance, the league has given something back and the past three season it has been £50 cash back against the annual subscription.  Therefore, the club cost for entering one team last season was £84.

Preseason is a busy and often expensive period; therefore, the Worcester League doesn’t collect fees until the end of September after a full month of fixtures.  Furthermore, the fees can be paid in two instalments to spread the cost.  New club deposits require paying by August.

Pitches

It’s the club’s reasonability to provide a suitable venue for fixtures, however the Worcester League help with club requiring a Worcester City Council pitch.  Pitch fees vary.  More details regarding Worcester Council Pitches can be found here.  

Referees

It’s the responsibility of the home team to pay the match day referee.  The referee fee is currently £25 plus mileage at 35p per mile up to a maximum of £10.00. Please note that this does vary for other external competitions, such as the WFA County Cup.

Useful Links

Setting up a club?

Running a club?

Worcester League Rules

Information for club secretaries  

Please contact the league secretary for further details.

Originally posted in January 2020

Tonights club delegates meeting has been postponed due to the current flooding and road closures.

A new date will be scheduled in ASP

Wayne Hanson

How to make payments to the league

Please DO NOT send cash in the post

Payment Options:

Cheques:
These should be made payable to: Worcester and District Football League - Please send to the league treasurers Steve Harness, whose contact details can be in the League Officers Directory

Annual league fees can be paid in two instalments.  The first installment is due at the end of September and the second at the end of November.  Clubs with three or more teams can make at third installment at the end of January.

Please contact the league treasurer to setup.

Potential players should contact the clubs via the Club Directory unless specified otherwise below. You can also find clubs looking for player at the Worcestershire FA Player Recruitment page

https://www.facebook.com/worleague/

New Club Application Form

New Club Application Form

Whole Game Sytsem Registration Guide

Registration Detail Collection Form

SMS Reporting Guide

FT Team Sheet Guidance

Transfer Form

Transfer Form

Nursing Cup Match Report Form

WCC Pitch Hire Agreement

Thank you to all those who took the time to participate in this survey.

A total of 15 questions were asked and 324 responses were received from 53 teams.

The results of the survey will be analysed and discussed at our next Management Committee meeting. Any agreed recommendations for the future, will be notified to you all in due course.

Click here to see the results

Due to the bad weather, it has been decided to postpone all the Worcester League matches this Sunday, 4 March.

It is with deep sadness and heavy heart, that we have to inform you, that Brian Poyner, long serving Secretary of Arrow F.C. and a member of the League Management Committee, died suddenly this morning. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time. Would all teams participating in matches tomorrow morning, please observe a minute's silence in Brian's memory.

In view of the grim weather forecast, we have decided to postpone the whole Worcester League programme tomorrow morning (Sunday 10 December). When making this decision, we took into account the difficulties that a lot of players may encounter in travelling across the West Midlands.