ESFA News
ESFA National Cup Draws: Season 2010-2011
The English Schools’ FA National Cup draws for Season 2010-2011 have now been made and can be viewed at www.esfa.co.uk/competitions
More teams have entered 11-a-side ESFA National Competitions at the secondary age group than ever before, with the boys’ entries increasing from 4133 last season to 4638 this season. The number of girls’ teams has also increased from 1292 last season to 1329 this season.
The breakdown of entries for each competition is shown below:
Boys’ tournaments
|
U12 Danone Nations Cup |
656 |
|
U13 Schools’ Cup |
822 |
|
U14 Premier League Cup |
863 |
|
U15 Schools’ Cup |
789 |
|
U16 Schools’ Cup |
762 |
|
U18 Schools’ Trophy |
590 |
|
U18 Colleges’ Trophy |
156 |
Girls’ tournaments
|
U13 Schools’ Cup |
409 |
|
U15 Schools’ Cup |
415 |
|
U16 Schools’ Cup |
303 |
|
U18 Schools’ Trophy |
130 |
|
U16 Colleges’ Trophy |
72 |
The ESFA National Competition Department will email all teachers in charge of participating school teams during the first couple of days of the new school year with instructions on how to submit fixture details and results, etc.
ESFA Handbooks have been printed and are being despatched to teachers in charge of teams this week. If you have any queries regarding ESFA National Competitions, please email darren.alcock@schoolsfa.com
August 2010 News
11th :: Smalling and Moses start for England U21s
Chris Smalling and Victor Moses were both included in Stuart Pearce’s starting eleven last night in a match which saw England Under 21s run out comfortable 2-0 winners against Uzbekistan Under 21s at Ashton Gate.
10th :: Chris Smalling talks to TheFA.com
Chris Smalling continues to make great strides in the professional game since his involvement with the England and Kent Under 18 Schoolboys just two years’ ago.
09th :: Meet the new Chairman: Mike Coyne
Mike Coyne now lives and works in the West Country but his roots are firmly in the Midlands.
02nd :: Where are they now: Aaron Martin
Aaron was an England Under 18 Schoolboy International during the 2007-2008 season, earning five caps against Australia, Northern Ireland, Wales, Republic of Ireland and an appearance at Wembley Stadium, against Scotland, in front of 20,000 spectators.
