Manchester Football Association

Manchester Football Association
HeadquartersHouse of Sport Manchester
Gate 13
Rowsley Street
The Etihad Campus
LocationManchester, Greater Manchester, M11 3FF
Colin Bridgford
Websitewww.manchesterfa.com

The Manchester Football Association (also known as the Manchester FA) was established in 1885 and is the governing body for association football in the centre of the city of Manchester, England. They are responsible for the governance and development of football at all levels in the area.

Administration

The administrative area covered by the Manchester FA and Lancashire County FA overlaps Cheshire FA, Derbyshire FA, and Liverpool County FA. According to the Memorandum on Areas and Overlapping of Associations the Manchester FA covers the area 12 miles from Manchester Town Hall.

The Manchester FA administration headquarters was located at the Platt Lane Complex until 2018, and was then moved to the Manchester Tennis and Football Centre in the Etihad Campus in May of that year.[citation needed]

Affiliated leagues

Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues

A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Manchester FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues including:

Affiliated Member Clubs

Among the notable clubs that are affiliated to the Manchester FA are:

Clubs in the Premier League and The Football League that are located in the Manchester area include:

Other clubs that are affiliated to the Manchester FA include:

County Cup Competitions

The Manchester FA run the following Cup Competitions:

List of Manchester Challenge Shield Winners

Source

List of Manchester Intermediate Challenge Cup Winners

(Formerly Manchester Challenge Shield)

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List of Manchester Premier Challenge Cup Winners

(Formerly Manchester Intermediate Challenge Cup)

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List of Manchester Junior Cup Winners

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List of Manchester Challenge Trophy Winners

(Formerly Manchester Junior Cup)

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List of Manchester Amateur Cup Winners

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Directors & Officials

References

  1. ↑ Manchester Football Association. "What we do". manchesterfa.com. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

    The Manchester Football Association is the guardian of our national game in Greater Manchester.

    In 2000 the inaugural Player of the Century was awarded to AFC Stanley goalkeeper Richard Taylor

  2. ↑ "FA – Memorandum on Areas and Overlapping of Associations" (PDF). FA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Manchester FA". Manchester FA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Manchester FA – Get into Football – Leagues". Manchester FA. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Manchester FA – Fixtures & Results – County Cups". Manchester FA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Handbook and Directory of Members 2010-2011" (PDF). Manchester Football Association. 2010. pp. 131–132. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Manchester Football Association – Handbook and Directory of Members 2010–2011 Cup Competition Winners" (PDF). Manchester FA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "The Football Archives - The Manchester Amateur Cup Final 1907-08". thefootballarchives.com. 28 March 1908. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Manchester FA – About Us – Contacts". Manchester Football Association. Retrieved 8 June 2011.