Documents for Member Teams

Player Registration Instructions

THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED WHEN REGISTERING A PLAYER ON THE LEAGUE WEB SITE:

1)      LOG ON TO THE WEB SITE

2)      SELECT “PLAYERS” FROM THE LEFT HAND SIDE MENU

3)      SELECT CREATE PLAYER

4)      FULLY COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION FORM.

a)       USE THE PLAYERS FULL NAMES INCLUDING MIDDLE NAMES IF ANY.

b)      IF THE PLAYER DOES NOT HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS ENTER AN APPROPRIATE EMAIL ADDRESS. IF THIS IS THE CASE ENSURE THAT THE PLAYER EXAMINES THE COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM AFTER THE REGISTRATION. (SEE NOTE 9)

NOTE:

IF THE CLUB SECRETARY’S EMAIL ADDRESS IS USED FOR A PLAYER REGISTRATION THIS WILL RESULT IN THE SECRETARIES LOG IN PASSWORD BEING CHANGED TO THE PLAYERS IF THE PLAYER LOGS ON TO THE WEB SITE, THEREFORE THE PLAYER’S EMAIL ADDRESS MUST BE USED OR AN EMAIL ADDRESS DIFFERENT TO THAT OF THE CLUB SECRETARY.

c)       WHEN ENTERING “DoB” ENSURE THAT THE FORMAT USED IS DD/MM/YYYY

E.G. 29/10/1951

5)      IF THE PLAYER IS REGISTERED FOR OTHER TEAMS, NOT MEMBERS OF THE NORTHERN   

FOOTBALL ALLIANCE LEAGUE, PLAYING ON A SATURDAY, ENTER FULL DETAILS IN THE APPROPRIATE SECTION.

6)      IF THE PLAYER WAS NOT BORN IN ENGLAND ENTER DETAILS IN THE NOTES SECTION.

a)       DOES THE PLAYER HAVE A UK PASSPORT

b)      WHEN DID THE PLAYER ARRIVE IN ENGLAND

c)       HAS HE PLAYED FOR OTHER TEAMS IN ENGLAND IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THIS REGISTRATION.

d)      HAS THE PLAYER GOT AN INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER CERTIFICATE, IF REQUIRED.

THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PLAYERS WHICH WERE BORN IN ENGLAND BUT HAVE LAST PLAYED FOOTBALL OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY. OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY INCLUDES WALES, SCOTLAND, AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

7)      IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE PASSWORD SECTION, THIS WILL INITIALLY BE CREATED BY THE WEB SITE BUT THE PLAYER WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO CHANGE IT TO A MEMORABLE PASSWORD WHEN HE FIRSTS LOGS IN TO THE SITE.

8)      WHEN THE REGISTRATION FORM IS FULLY AND CORRECTLY COMPLETED SELECT THE CREATE NEW BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

9)      THE CLUB SECRETARY WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMING THE REGISTRATION AND THE PLAYER’S NAME WILL APPEAR ON THE LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS FOR THAT CLUB. IF THE PLAYER HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED BY ANOTHER CLUB WHICH ARE MEMBERS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTBALL ALLIANCE LEAGUE THE CLUB SECRETARY WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL STATING THAT THE PLAYER’S REGISTRATION HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED AND THE PLAYER’S NAME WILL NOT APPEAR ON THE LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS FOR THAT CLUB.

10)  THE PLAYER WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL, WHICH MAY GO TO HIS JUNK/SLAM FOLDER, AND HE SHOULD USE THE USERNAME AND PASSWORD TO LOG ON TO THE SITE AND CHECK THE DETAILS OF HIS REGISTRATION. THE PLAYER MUST IMMEDIATELY REPORT TO THE COMPETITION IF HE HAS NOT GIVEN PERMISSION FOR THE TEAM TO REGISTER HIM AS A PLAYER.

11)  THE PLAYERS REGISTRATION MUST BE RECORDED ON THE FA WHOLE GAME SYSTEM WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE REGISTRATION ON THE LEAGUE WEB SITE AND PRIOR TO PLAYING IN AN FA COMPETITION. EG NORTHUMBERLAND FA AND DURHAM FA COUNTY CUP MATCHES.

NOTES

CLUBS REGISTERING A PLAYER PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED TO A CLUB NOT IN MEMBERSHIP OF THE NORTHERN FOOTBALL ALLIANCE LEAGUE BUT PLAYING ON A SATURDAY MUST FIRST, PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION, CONTACT THE PLAYER’S CURRENT CLUB AND OBTAIN PERMISSION TO SPEAK TO THE PLAYER AND SUBSEQUENTLY REGISTER THE PLAYER. THE PLAYER’S CURRENT CLUB MAY REQUEST 7 DAYS NOTICE OF APPROACH.

A PLAYER IS LEGIBLE TO PLAY IN A MATCH UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE NORTHERN FOOTBALL ALLIANCE LEAGUE AS FOLLOWS:

A FULLY COMPLETED PLAYER REGISTRATION FORM IS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE KO OF THE FIRST MATCH IN WHICH THE PLAYER TAKES PART.THE REGISTRATION WILL IMMDEDIATELY APPEAR ON THE TEAMS LIST OF PLAYERS ON THE LEAGUE WEB SITE.THE TEAM SECRETARY AND PLAYER WILL RECEIVE CONFIRMATION EMAILS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY IMMEDIATELY.

NOTE: ALL PLAYER REGISTRATIONS ARE DATE AND TIME STAMPED BY THE LEAGUE WEB SITE.

Player Transfer Instructions

NOTE: TRANSFERS CAN ONLY BE PROCESSED FROM 1ST JULY TO 31ST MARCH.

THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED WHEN A CLUB WISHES TO TRANSFER IN A PLAYER FROM ANOTHER CLUB IN MEMBERSHIP OF THE NORTHERN FOOTBALL ALLIANCE LEAGUE:

TEAM WISHING TO MAKE AN APPROACH FOR A PLAYER

  1. LOG ON TO THE WEB SITE

  2. SELECT TRANSFERS

  3. SELECT PENDING APPROACHES

  4. SELECT APPROACH A CLUB SCROLL TO BOTTOM OF PAGE AND SELECT CREATE NEW.

  5. CHOOSE THE PLAYER FROM THE LIST OR SEARCH FOR THE PLAYER BY ENTERING HIS NAME IN THE SEARCH BOX, THEN CLICK SELECT. PLAYER DETAILS APPEAR AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.

EMAILS FROM THE WEB SITE WILL BE SENT TO BOTH CLUBS AND THE PLAYER

TEAM RECEIVING AN APPROACH

MUST RESPOND TO THE APPROACH WITHIN 7 DAYS  WHETHER TO ACCEPT OR WAIVE.

                   (IF THE APPROACHED TEAM DOES NOT RESPOND WITHIN 7 DAYS THE APPROACHING TEAM

                   CAN INTIATE THE TRANSFER.)

  1. LOG ON TO THE WEB SITE

  2. SELECT TRANSFERS

  3. SELECT APPROACHES REQUIRING ATTENTION THEN VIEW THE APPROACH.

A)     SELECT APPROVE APPROACH – TRANSFER CAN BE INITIATED IN 7 DAYS

B)     SELECT WAIVE APPROACH – TRANSFER CAN BE INITIATED IMMEDIATELY

EMAILS FROM THE WEB SITE WILL BE SENT TO BOTH CLUBS AND THE PLAYER

TEAM WHICH HAS MADE THE APPROACH 

  1. LOG ON TO THE WEB SITE

  2. SELECT TRANSFERS

  3. SELECT PENDING APPROACHES

  4. VIEW APPROPRIATE APPROACH

  5. SELECT CREATE TRANSFER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

NOTE: IF APPROACH IS APPROVED CREATE TRANSFER OPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 7 DAYS AFTER THE APPROACH HAS BEEN MADE OR IMMEDIATELY IF THE APPROACH HAS BEEN WAIVED.

EMAILS FROM THE WEB SITE WILL BE SENT TO BOTH TEAMS AND THE PLAYER

TEAM RECEIVING INITIATED TRANSFER (TARGET CLUB)

              MUST RESPOND WITHIN 3 DAYS TO THE INITIATED TRANSFER. IF THE TEAM DOES NOT 

              RESPOND WITHIN 3 DAYS THE COMPETITION CAN, UPON REQUEST FROM THE TEAM

             WHICH INITIATED THE TRANSFER AND THE PLAYER, PROCESS THE TRANSFER

             IMMEDIATELY.

  1. LOG ON TO THE WEB SITE

  2. SELECT TRANSFERS

  3. SELECT OUTGOING TRANSFERS

  4. SELECT:

A)     APPROVE – TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY PROCESSED

B)     REJECT

NOTE: A TRANSFER CAN ONLY BE REJECTED IF:

(i)                 THE PLAYER HAS CHANGED HIS MIND

(ii)               THE PLAYER OWES HIS PRESENT TEAM FOOTBALL RELATED MONEY OR EQUIPMENT.

NOTE:

A TEAM CANNOT REJECT A NOTICE OF APPROACH. THE OPTIONS ARE TO ACCEPT, THE CLUB MAKING THE APPROACH THEN HAS 28 DAYS IN WHICH TO TRANSFER THE PLAYER AND MAY NOT APPROACH THE SAME CLUB AGAIN FOR ANOTHER PLAYER UNTIL 28 DAYS AFTER A PREVIOUS APPROACH. A TEAM CANNOT MAKE 2 APPROACHES FOR THE SAME PLAYER FROM THE SAME TEAM IN

ONE SEASON, OR WAIVE, THE TEAM MAKING THE APPROACH THEN CAN INITIATE THE TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY AND CAN APPROACH THE SAME TEAM FOR ANOTHER PLAYER IMMEDIATELY. THE TRANSFER OF A PLAYER MUST BE RECORDED ON THE FA WHOLE GAME SYSTEM.  THE PLAYER’S PREVIOUS TEAM MUST DELETE AND DETACH THE PLAYER’S NAME FROM THEIR SCHEDULE OF PLAYERS AND THE PLAYERS NEW CLUB MUST ADD THE PLAYERS NAME TO THEIR SCHEDULE OF PLAYERS. THIS MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING WHEN THE TRANSFER WAS ACCEPTED AND PROCESSED ON THE LEAGUE WEB SITE.

FA Rule C

Non-Contract Players

Unless otherwise stated, Rules C88 to C96 apply to Participants in the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid. However, the provisions of these Rules shall apply to Approaching Clubs at any level of the game.

C88 Subject to Rule C89, a Club wishing to approach a Non-Contract Player (the “Approaching Club”) registered with one or more Clubs must give to the club secretary of each such Club seven days’ written notice of its intention to approach the Non-Contract Player (the “Approach Notice”).

C89 An Approach Notice must be given by:

C89.1 a Saturday Club only to other Saturday Clubs;

C89.2 a Sunday Club only to other Sunday Clubs; and C89.3 a midweek Club only to other midweek Clubs.

C90 A Club that receives an Approach Notice must ensure that the Non-Contract Player has received and is aware of the Approach Notice.

C91 The Approaching Club must send the Approach Notice:

C91.1 by first-class post to the registered address;

C91.2 by email to the club secretary or chairperson, of the Club(s) that the Non-Contract Player is registered with.

C92 An Approaching Club:

C92.1 may only register the relevant Player after seven days have elapsed since sending the Approach Notice (i.e. no earlier than the eighth day);

C92.2 must register the relevant Player no later than 28 days following the sending of the Approach Notice.

Guidance For the purposes of calculating the relevant time limits, the day on which the Approach Notice is sent shall be day zero.

C93 An Approaching Club must not:

C93.1 approach the same Non-Contract Player at the same Club more than once per season;

C93.2 having sent an Approach Notice to a Club, approach another Non-Contract Player at the same Club until 28 days have elapsed since sending the Approach Notice; 

C93.3 subject to Rule C94, approach more than one Non-Contract Player at a Club at the same time.

C94 An Approaching Club is permitted to simultaneously approach up to two Non-Contract Players in each age group at a Club provided that those Non-Contract Players are both invited to trial at an Academy or a PGA.

C95 If a Non-Contract Player approaches a Club, that Club shall give the Club(s) for which the Non-Contract Player is currently registered seven days’ written notice that the approach has been made before registering the NonContract Player (in accordance Rules C88 to C92).

C96 Where a Club is found by The Association and/or an Affiliated Association to have acted in breach of Rules C88 to C95, its registration of the Non-Contract Player may be cancelled and the Club may be subject to such other penalty as The Association or relevant Affiliated Association deems appropriate.

 

This entry was posted on October 6, 2024

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