RULES FOR KNOCK-OUT COMPETITIONS; LEAGUE CUP, MAYORS CUP, REFEREES CUP, MEMORIAL CUP

APPENDIX A

1 (a) These Cup Competitions are subsidiary to the Wycombe & South Bucks Minor Football League and
shall be confined to Clubs who are Full Members of the League.
(b)(i) The administration of the Cup Competitions shall be vested in the League Management
Committee who shall have powers to deal with any matters for which no specific provision is made in
these Cup Competition Rules.
(ii) In the event of additional knock-out Cup Competitions being organised within the Wycombe &
South Bucks Minor League, each Team in membership shall, by age group or specified Divisions, be
automatically entered, whether there is a fee or not, unless a request is made in writing not to enter. The
Management Committee shall have the power to alter the format of these additional cup competitions if
the number competing so justifies.
2 (a) All matches shall be played in accordance with the Rules of the League in so far as they are
relevant.
(b) All matches shall be played on a knockout one (1) leg basis throughout the Competitions including
the Final.
(c)In the event of the scores being level at full time, extra time of twenty (20) minutes, ten (10)
minutes each half, shall be played. Under 18, extra time of thirty (30) minutes, fifteen (15) minutes
each half, extra time shall be played. Should the match remain undecided after the period of extra
time, the winners shall be decided by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with the
International Board Procedures contained within the Laws of the Game.
(d) All matches shall be played to a conclusion and except where the Referee so decides, the failure to
finish a match to a conclusion shall result in both Teams being removed from the Competition and
subject to a fine not exceeding £25.00.
(e) In the event of any match being postponed or abandoned, the match shall be re-scheduled fourteen
(14) days later. Any subsequent postponements shall be rescheduled seven (7) days later unless it is
beneficial to the Competition until the match is concluded.
(f) Any player registered with a Team shall be eligible to compete in any round of a League Cup,
Referees' Cup, Mayor's Cup or Dick Hopkins Memorial Cup Competition into which that Team has
been entered. A player not registered with his Club by midnight four (4) weeks prior, shall not be
eligible to compete in a semi-final or final match, subject to transfer and registration deadline, Rule
8(J).
3 (a) Any player registered with a Team in the Wycombe & South Bucks Minor League shall be eligible
to compete in any round of these subsidiary Cup Competitions into which that Team has entered.
(b) No player shall play for more than one (1) Team in these Competitions, irrespective of age group.
Once a player has played for any Team in any Wycombe & South Bucks Minor League subsidiary
Cup, he shall remain registered to that Team for the remainder of the season in that particular Cup
Competition in all age groups. (Subject to League Rule 8 (J))
(c) A Team playing a player who has not been registered or is otherwise ineligible, shall be fined a
sum not exceeding £25.00 and shall be removed from the Competition.
4 A Team may at its discretion and in accordance with League Rule 10(G) use five (5) substitutes who
may be selected from five (5) players.
5 League Cup. The Entry Fee for this Competition is included in the League Annual Subscription. This
shall be competed for at each age group of the Wycombe & South Bucks Minor Football League.
Teams from First Division Clubs shall be exempt until 1/8 final stage (last sixteen (16)).
Mayor’s Cup. The Entry Fee for this Competition shall be £10.00 per Team with the Fee being
donated to a charity of the Management Committee’s choice and shall be matched by the Competition.
The Mayor’s Cup shall be competed for by Teams in the Under – 12 age group.
First Division Clubs shall NOT qualify for this Competition.
R eferee’s Cup. The Entry Fee for this Competition shall be £10.00 per Team with the Fee being
donated to a charity of the Management Committee’s choice and shall be matched by the
Competition.
The Referee’s Cup shall be competed for by Teams in the Under – 15 age group.
First Division Clubs shall NOT qualify for this Competition.
Dick Hopkins Memorial Cup. The Entry Fee for this Competition is included in the League Annual
Subscription. The Dick Hopkins Memorial Cup shall be competed for by Teams in the Under – 13 age
group.
First Division Clubs shall NOT qualify for this Competition.
6 When conducting the draw for these subsidiary Cups, the first drawn of each pair shall be considered
as the HOME Team inclusive of the Semi-Finals.
7 Match Officials appointed shall be entitled to charge match fees as in League Rule 13 (E) and shall be
shared equally between the Home and Away Teams. The Home Team shall be responsible for
payments to Officials. Failure to do so shall incur a fine not exceeding £10.00.
8 (a)The Management Committee shall present a total of sixteen (16) medals, plaques or other suitable
mementoes to the players of the Winners and Runners-Up in the Cup Competitions organised by the
League.
(b) Only players (or named substitutes) who played in the Final match shall be entitled to an award.
(c) A player sent off in the Final match shall have his medal withheld and it shall be the responsibility
of his Club to appeal to the League Management Committee for it to be awarded.
9 Teams contesting the Semi-Final shall submit to the Registration Secretary, a list of players from
whom their Team shall be selected, together with the Team colours by no later than seven (7) days
prior to the match. Teams contesting a Final shall submit details fourteen (14) days prior to the match.