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1. The Competition shall be called
the "Leeds United Millennium Trophy Competition" |
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| CONTROL |
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2. The Council of the Leeds &
District Football Association, through its Youth Committee,
shall have the entire control and management of the
Competition. Any questions relating to the interpretation of
the Rules of the Competition shall be referred to the Youth
Committee. |
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| CLUBS TO COMPETE |
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3. Clubs affiliated to the West
Riding County Football Association will be allowed to apply
for entry; the Youth Committee shall have the power to refuse
any Club or team entry into the Competition. |
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| ENTRANCE FEE |
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4. The Youth Committee shall decide
annually the administration fee to be paid by each team, which
must be paid to the Competition Secretary before the 1st
August in each season. |
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| QUALIFICATION OF
PLAYERS |
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5. A player shall be eligible to
play in the Competition if under the age of thirteen on the
31st August in the current season. No player-underwritten
contract including Trainee players shall be eligible to
compete. A player shall not be eligible to play for more than
one Club or team in the Competition. Each individual player
must have been a recognised playing member of the Club for
which he competes at least seven days prior to the date fixed
for the game, but no player may become qualified after the 1st
March of the current season. A playing member is one who has
played for the Club in the current season or who has been
registered with the League seven days before the date fixed
for the round. A player who has been suspended may play in
postponed ties after the period of suspension has expired. |
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A Club may at its discretion use
roll-on, roll-off substitute players from the three substitute
players nominated to the Referee, except to replace player(s)
who have been suspended from the game by the Referee. A
substitution can only be made when play has been stopped for
any reason and the Referee has given permission. The
substitute players shall be nominated to the Referee before
the commencement of the game, their full names must also be
included on the match Result Sheet. |
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A substitute who is not used is
entitled to play for another Club or team in the same season,
subject to the provisions stated elsewhere in this Rule.
Before every game, a responsible Official of each club or team
shall inspect the Identity Cards of their opponents. Failure
to present Identity Cards before the game will render such
players ineligible to play. The Youth Committee shall have
power to impose a fine not exceeding £50 and suspend or expel
from the Competition any player, Club or team that violates
this Rule. |
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| THE DRAW |
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6. The Clubs or teams in all rounds
shall be drawn in pairs and the game shall be played on the
ground of the first drawn Club or team, except in the
Semi-Finals and Final Tie, when the game(s) shall be played on
a neutral ground(s). These pairs shall compete, and the
winners shall be drawn and compete in the same manner, and
this procedure shall be continued to the end of the
Competition, when the winning Club or team shall hold the
Trophy for one season. All games before the quarter final draw
may be played on a zoned basis. The ties shall be drawn, the
dates fixed, and the matches played as the Committee may
determine. The Competition Secretary shall within 14 days of
the draw notify each Club or team the name of their opponents,
the date on which the match is to be played and the time of
the kick off. All Clubs or teams must acknowledge in writing
receipt of the draw by the stipulated date, all Clubs or teams
in default shall be fined £10. All games will be played on
the District Conference weekend, unless otherwise stated. |
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| MISCONDUCT |
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7. A Club or team failing to play in
any tie without showing sufficient cause may be adjudged
guilty of serious misconduct. The Youth Committee shall have
the power to expel, suspend, fine or otherwise punish any Club
or team, its members, officials or players, found to be guilty
of a breach of the Competition Rules. All fines must be paid
to the Competition Secretary within fourteen days of notice or
they will be doubled. |
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| GROUNDS |
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8. The dimensions and marking out of
the field of play shall be in accordance with the regulations
of the Laws of the Game. The field of play must be kept clear
of spectators and goal nets, which are fully secured, must be
provided. The home Club or team shall be responsible for the
observance of this Rule and where adequate arrangements are
not made, they shall be liable to a fine of £10 and to
disqualification from the Competition. The home Club or team
must provide at least two footballs fit for play or be liable
to a fine of £10. |
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| DIRECTIONS AND CLUB
COLOURS |
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9. The home Club or team shall send
in writing, at least five days before the date of the match,
travelling directions to their opponents and match officials
and also confirm their full colours. Where the colours of the
teams are similar the visiting team shall change, in the Semi-
Finals and the Final Tie, where the colours clash both teams
must change. Goalkeepers must wear colours, which distinguish
them from the other players, and they will not be permitted to
wear black or dark blue jerseys. The backs of shirts must be
numbered 2-11 with substitutes numbered 12-17, players of each
team must all wear the same coloured stockings and these must
be a different colour to their opponents. A fine of £10 shall
be imposed for each breach of this Rule. |
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| DURATION OF MATCH |
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10. The duration of each match shall
be 60 minutes played in two equal halves; the half time
interval shall be 10 minutes and can only be altered with the
consent of the Referee. When a match has resulted in a draw
extra time of fifteen minutes must be played which must be in
equal halves of seven and a half minutes each way. If the
scores remain level at the end of extra time, the game shall
be decided by the taking of penalty kicks from the penalty
mark, in accordance with the International Board decisions
until a winner is decided. |
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The Youth Committee shall have power
to deal with any unfinished match as it deems fit, according
to the circumstances. |
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| REFEREES AND ASSISTANT
REFEREES |
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11. Referees will be appointed to
all matches by the Committee and where the Referee fails to
appear, or is unable to continue with his duties, both clubs
or teams must agree in writing to a replacement Referee who
shall be regarded as the Official Referee. Subject to the
annual approval of the West Riding County F.A., Assistant
Referees will be appointed to matches when the Committee deem
it necessary. The match fee for Referees shall be £15 plus
travelling expenses of 20 pence per mile. Each club or team
must provide a club Linesman whose duties in all matches shall
be in accordance with the Laws of the Game. Neutral Assistant
Referees shall be paid £6 and be entitled to travelling
expenses of 20 pence per mile; in postponed games the Referee
and Neutral Assistant Referees shall be paid half their fee
plus their travelling expenses. The home team is responsible
for the payment of all match officials fees and expenses, and
these must be paid to the Referee and Assistant Referees after
the match in their dressing room. |
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| LATE STARTS |
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12. Teams not on the ground within
30 minutes after the time fixed for starting, shall forfeit
the match unless they submit a satisfactory written
explanation to the Competition Secretary within two days of
the date fixed for the match (Sundays not included). Teams
responsible for late starts shall be fined £5 for a period
not exceeding ten minutes and £1 per minute thereafter |
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| NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS |
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13. The Secretary of each club shall
send by first class post the match result on the result sheet
supplied, which must be fully completed including the full
names of the players and substitutes who played in the match,
to the Competition Secretary, to be received within two days
of the match (Sundays not included). Both Club Secretaries
must telephone the result of the match to the Competition
Secretary within three hours of the completion of the match.
The match Referee shall send notice of the match result,
together with a report on any irregularities that may have
taken place. |
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| PRIZES |
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14. The Association shall present
suitable prizes to the players and the Team Managers ii the
Final Tie. When a player is sent from the field of play for
misconduct, the prize to which he is entitled may be withheld. |
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| PROTESTS |
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15. Protests relating to any of the
Competition Rules must be lodged by the protesting club with
the Competition Secretary within three days (Sundays not
included) of the date of the playing of the match from which
the protest arises accompanied by a deposit of £20 which
shall be forfeited if the Committee |
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considers the protest trivial or
groundless. Protests shall be in writing, and sent to the
Competition Secretary by registered letter or recorded
delivery, and a the same time a copy shall be sent by recorded
delivery or registered letter to the Club whom the protest is
made. |
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| APPEALS AGAINST
DECISIONS |
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16. An appeal against a decision of
the Committee shall be made in accordance with the Rules of
the West Riding County Football Association. |
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| GUARANTEE TO RETURN THE
TROPHY |
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17. The winning Club shall complete
and return the official form to the Competition Secretary,
with the names, addresses and signatures of three responsible
members of the club. These members will guarantee the return
of the Trophy to the Competition Secretary, in good order, by
the 1st Thursday in February of the following season. Or in
default, they shall all be jointly liable for the full cost of
a replacement trophy, or pay for the full repair of the
Trophy. |
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| OTHER MATTERS |
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18. The Committee shall have power
to deal with any other matter relating to the Competition not
provided for in these Rules. The Committee shall be guided by
the Rules of the West Riding County F.A. and the Leeds &
District F.A. when making such decisions. |
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