Bedfordshire County Football Association

Governing body of association football in Bedfordshire, England

Dunstable
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Websitebedfordshirefa.com

The Bedfordshire Football Association, also simply known as Bedfordshire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Bedfordshire, England. Founded in 1894, the Bedfordshire FA run a number of cups at different levels for teams across Bedfordshire.

History and Organisation

The Bedfordshire Football Association was founded in 1894 when an invitation was sent from Mr. G.H. Barford of the Luton Town club to all clubs in the county to attend a meeting at the Cowper Arms Coffee Tavern in Luton.

On 18 January 1894 the ‘Luton News’ newspaper reported that the meeting was attended by "a good muster of young men representing the junior clubs and others interested in the welfare of football" who were in favour of a County Football Association being formed. One month later the association was officially formed and the first annual general meeting was held on 30 August of the same year, electing Mr G.H. Barford as the association's first president.

The Bedfordshire Football Association has been in existence for over 100 years and nowadays can claim a membership of over 300 clubs in Bedfordshire. The association has its own headquarters at Century House, Dunstable.

The Bedfordshire FA recognises that football development and improved governance of the game, including administration improvements, are essential in order that everyone who wants to can become involved in football.^[1]

Affiliated leagues

Men's Saturday Leagues

Footnote: **Part of the English football league system.

Small Sided Leagues

AGP Leagues – Bedfordshire FA
Bedford 6 a side League (Leisure Leagues)
Luton (Mundial)
Soccer PM League – Bedford

Men's Sunday Leagues

Bedford and District Sunday League
North Home Counties Sunday League
Leighton and District Sunday League

Ladies and Girls Leagues

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire County Girls and Women's League

Youth Leagues

Chiltern Youth League
Bedfordshire Youth Saturday League
Bedfordshire Mini Soccer League
Chiltern Junior Sevens
Mid Beds Mini League
Dunstable and District Lower Schools League^[2]

Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues

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

Bedford and District League
Biggleswade and District League
Dunstable and District Youth League (amalgamated with the Luton and District Youth League to become the Chiltern Youth League)
Leighton and District League
Luton and District League
Luton and District Youth League (amalgamated with the Dunstable and District Youth League to become the Chiltern Youth League)
Luton Sunday League
South Beds Saturday League (now known as the Bedfordshire Youth Saturday League)

Affiliated Member Clubs

Among the notable clubs that are affiliated to the Bedfordshire County FA are:

County Cup Competitions

The Bedfordshire County FA run the following Cup Competitions:

Bedfordshire Premier Cup
Bedfordshire Senior Challenge Cup
Bedfordshire Senior Trophy
Bedfordshire Intermediate Challenge Cup
Bedfordshire Junior Challenge Cup
Bedfordshire Sunday Cup
Bedfordshire Sunday Junior Cup
Bedfordshire Sunday Lower Junior Cup

Bedfordshire Sunday Centenary Cup
Bedfordshire Inter-League Centenary Cup
Bedfordshire Women's County Cup
Bedfordshire Under 18 Floodlit Challenge Cup
Bedfordshire Under 18 Youth Challenge Cup
Bedfordshire Under 16 Youth Challenge Cup
Bedfordshire Under 15 Youth Challenge Cup

Bedfordshire Under 14 Youth Challenge Cup
Bedfordshire Tesco Under 13 Youth Challenge Cup
Bedfordshire Under 12 Youth Challenge Cup
Bedfordshire Senior Girls Development Cup
Bedfordshire Junior Girls Development Cup
Bedfordshire Girls Challenge Cup
Bedfordshire Junior Challenge Trophy

Source^[3]

List of recent Bedfordshire County Cup Winners

Season	Bedfordshire Premier Cup	Bedfordshire Senior Challenge Cup	Bedfordshire Senior Trophy	Bedfordshire Intermediate Challenge Cup	Bedfordshire Junior Challenge Cup
2004–05		Bedford Town	Crawley Green	Leighton Town Reserves	Three Horseshoes (Renhold)
2005–06	Luton Town	Biggleswade United	Brache Sparta Community	Biggleswade United Reserves	Henlow
2006–07	Luton Town	Dunstable Town	AFC Dunstable	Bedford Town Reserves	Meltis Corinthians (Old Club)
2007–08	Dunstable Town	Stotfold	AFC Dunstable	Stotfold Reserves	Meltis Albion
2008–09	Luton Town	Dunstable Town	The 61 FC (Luton)	Dunstable Town Reserves	Great Barford
2009–10	Biggleswade Town	Arlesey Town	Crawley Green	Leighton Town Reserves	Potton Wanderers
2010–11	Luton Town	Arlesey Town	Totternhoe	AFC Dunstable Reserves	Lea Sports P.S.G.

Source^[4]

2010–11 County Cup Winners

Competition	2010–11 Holders
Bedfordshire Premier Cup	Luton Town
Bedfordshire Senior Cup	Arlesey Town
Bedfordshire Senior Trophy	Totternhoe
Bedfordshire Intermediate Challenge Cup	AFC Dunstable Reserves
Bedfordshire Junior Challenge Cup	Lea Sports P.S.G.
Bedfordshire Sunday Cup	Lawson Park Rangers
Bedfordshire Sunday Junior Cup	Broadwalk United
Bedfordshire Sunday Lower Junior Cup	St. Johns
Bedfordshire Sunday Centenary Cup	Shillington Pirates

Source^[5]

External links

Bedfordshire FA's official website

References

^ "Bedfordshire FA – About Us". Bedfordshire FA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
^ "Bedfordshire County FA – Fixtures & Results – Leagues". Bedfordshire County FA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
^ "Bedfordshire County FA – Fixtures & Results – County Cups". Bedfordshire County FA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
^ "Bedfordshire County FA – County Cups". Bedfordshire County FA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
^ "Bedfordshire County FA – Fixtures & Results – County Cups". Bedfordshire County FA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.