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  The League

The League was founded in 1995 with a single Division of 8 teams and in 2001 had increased to 18 teams. There was an U21 Division for a brief period. There was  a County decision to move the U21 teams to a Gloucestershire League that was contracting. Unfortunately that league continued to contract then ceased to exist. 

Our League is affiliated to both the Gloucestershire FA and Somerset FA.

FACILITIES

The pitch must be of reasonable quality and size suitable for Under 18 football. Changing rooms with showers must be available.

Cost to cover

Administration and Handbooks

The costs to enter the League for season:

Membership per TEAM £20.00

Annual TEAM Subscription of £50.00

 Two League Match Balls total £52.00 

Additional balls cost of £26 each.

Entry into the League Cup and Plate is Free 

A Guarantee Fee of £75.00 is held by the League and is returned upon successful completion of the season.

Registration of Players

25 players can be registered at any one time. Once that number has been reached, players should be de-registered if they are not getting a game.

Identity Cards

Photographic proof of identity of players is required to be made available by the team manager upon a request from: League; Team; or Match Official. 

Web-Sites

Fixtures, results and League tables can be accessed from the Full-Time Website http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?league=74525

Our own current affairs website is Bristol U18 Football Combination and can be found at www.bristolu18soccer.com 

Additional Information

The Division

The optimum number of teams for a division is 10. This allows for study-leave, language exchanges, and exam dates.

Fixtures

All fixtures are set by the League. If a team has an educational or footballing activity, the League Fixture Sec. should be informed for that date to be kept clear. Two fixtures can be rescheduled without penalty. Other occasions will be judged on their merit. Permission would not be unreasonably withheld.

• Transfer of Players

Via the Whole Game System. The original club must agree the transfer before the League will process it.

  Competitions

The teams will be divided into Divisions not exceeding 13 (preferably 10). Teams are usually located in and around Somerset, Bristol, Banes or South Gloucestershire. League Cup and Plate Competitions are played. The Plate competition is restricted to Teams who have been knocked out in the first round of the Cup or Divisions 3 and 4. This is decided at the AGM

 These Competitions are open to all teams in the League. A third Competition, a Subsidiary Shield Competition, can be introduced for teams who complete their fixtures early. Teams have an option to enter it or not.

League Cup and Plate Competitions are played. The Plate competition is restricted to Teams who have been knocked out in the first round of the Cup. These Competitions are open to all teams in the League. 

A third Competition, a Subsidiary Shield Competition, can be introduced for teams who complete their fixtures early. Teams have an option to enter it or not. 

Fixtures

All fixtures are normally played on Sundays with a KO at 2.00. With the permission of Management this could be varied if mutually agreed by both teams. Permission would not be unreasonably withheld. Where a Team has a problem playing in the afternoon, with the agreement of all the Teams within the Division, the League would normally allow that team to play its home games in the morning.

Discipline

The conduct within the League is like that required at all other Youth levels. 

Teams are signed up to Respect.
We are constantly striving to improve conduct and to this end we expect to universally participate in any FA scheme to encourage better discipline.

Our own current affairs website is Bristol U18 Football Combination and can be found at www.bristolu18soccer.com 

Results

Results are submitted by replying to the SMS from Full-Time

Web-Sites

Fixtures, results and League tables can be accessed from our Full-Time Web site http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?league=74525

  RESPECT Directives, for Players and Officials, from spectators is non-negotiable

11 players are named to start

5 players are named as Subs

All must be notified to referee before the commencement of the game.

Subs are Roll-on Roll-off Subs

 Alterations to Fixtures are automatically notified to both teams via the Full-Time email facility. A reminder email is automatically generated at 18.00 each Thursday. This email contains complete Teams and Referee contact details.

The Match

Two League Match-balls are supplied. Additional footballs can be supplied at a cost of £19.00 each. Three Match Sheets should obtained from Full-Time: For the Referee; for the Opposition Manager;  The Final Copy is Retained for entry into the Full-Time.

Ten minutes after Kick-off an SMS is sent to both teams via Full-Time.

Results

Results are submitted using Full-Time SMS or the Pitchside App

A brief summary of the game is requested for use by the local press.

Match and Player Stats

These must be entered into Full-Time by Midnight on the following Tuesday.

Discipline

We believe that the conduct within the League is like that required at all other Youth levels. All teams are signed up to Respect. We are constantly striving to improve conduct and to this end we expect to take part in any FA pilot scheme to encourage better discipline both on and off the field of play.

Referees

Due to hard work and personal relationships by the committee, we enjoy the availability of referees probably giving us a 95% coverage of matches. Whenever possible the League will appoint a referee, however some games will have to be played with a Club referee in charge. No assistant referees are appointed, and clubs are expected to have a competent club person available to carry out this task.

A club appointed Referee must be entered into Full-Time using the Match Sheet Route.

Fixtures

All fixtures are normally played on Sundays with a KO at 2.00. With the permission of Management this could be varied if mutually agreed by both teams. Permission would not be unreasonably withheld. Where a Team has a problem playing in the afternoon, with the agreement of all the Teams within the Division, the League would normally allow that team to play its home games in the morning.

Registration of Players

The number of players that you can have registered at any one time is 25. Once that number has been reached players will have to be de-registered before any more could be signed on.

Identity Cards

Photographic proof of identity of players is required to be made available by the manager upon a request from a League, Team, or Match Official. 

Discipline

The conduct within the League is like that required at all other Youth levels. 

Teams are signed up to Respect. We are constantly striving to improve conduct and to this end we expect to universally participate in any FA scheme to encourage better discipline.

Our own current affairs website is Bristol U18 Football Combination and can be found at www.bristolu18soccer.com 

Results

Results are submitted by replying to the SMS from Full-Time

Match and Player Stats

These must be entered into Full-Time by Midnight on the following Tuesday.

Transfer of Players

This is done using the Whole Game System. The original club must agree the transfer before the League will process it.