The CUP AND PLATE draw was made on Wednesday evening using the “Spin the Wheel “ app, in accordance with Rule 24 B.

Group stages consist of 2×2 groups of 5 teams, in a round robin, starting on 22^nd October, leading to semi-finals for top 2 teams of each group, and 2 finals for the winners of the semi- finals. (Rule 24 A).

SDFL Challenge Cup Group A

Coleview Purples

Nalgo

Shield & Dagger

Redhouse

North Swindon

SDFL Challenge Cup Group B

Nationwide

Poulton

Blunsdon Development

Cricklade Firsts

Lower Stratton

GT/DR Plate Group A

Purton Development

Ramsbury

Spectrum

Stratton Juniors Development

Bassett Bulldogs

GT/DR Plate Group B

Highworth Development

Moredon

Down Ampney

Cricklade Reserves

Chiseldon

All the Cup Fixtures are up on Full Time.

A timely reminder of the rules for group matches.

        To be eligible to play in group matches a player

  (i) Must be registered for the competing club in the Swindon & District Football League.

(ii) Must have been registered at least 72 hours prior to the original date fixed for the round.

        iii) Must not have played for another club in any other Cup Competition controlled by the Swindon and District Football League during the current season.

(iv) Must not have played in any Competition (Cup or League) SENIOR to this (other than a County FA Junior Cup Competition), after the start of the current season, prior to playing in any game in the Competition. .For clarity, a player can play for a senior club BEFORE the SDFL season starts.

Please Note: Wiltshire Premier League & Hellenic are the main local senior competitions. Hellenic Division 2 teams are equivalent to SDFL.

Clubs should advise players about eligibility for cup matches as soon as they sign on. The League will remind signatories to exclusions on registration forms.

(v) To have played a game, players must have taken part in a match. Being named as substitute and not having played, does not count.

5 substitutes can be named on the team sheet and used.

Duration of matches in group games

Played for 90 minutes and result will stand. At end of group stages qualification for semi-finals will be determined on points first, then goal difference, and if still level a play- off will be requested by the Cup Committee. Any play off will be played on a neutral ground with all costs shared

Match costs

The cost of staging each tie up to the Final will be borne equally by both competing Clubs.

ENGLAND FOOTBALL ACCREDITED CLUBS

 England Football Accredited is the new framework for League and Club accreditation, and replaces The FA Charter Standard.

A Chartered Standard Club will automatically be transitioned on to the new England Football framework.

Accreditation is a clear signal to your community that you value the importance of being sustainable and built to last off the pitch. 50 % of our teams have already gained this recognition.

If you are interested at all please let me know as I am working with the County FA to get information needed to apply, and will try and help you any way that I can?

SAFEGUARDING INITIATIVES (for information only)

For those of you running or involved with young children Leagues and Clubs, the Wiltshire County FA are lending its full support to Play Safe – to raise awareness of the importance of safeguarding in football.

Here is the link to Play Safe – https://www.wiltshirefa.com/news/2022/sep/22/were-backing-play-safe

      Here is the link to their Welfare Officers event on Monday – https://www.wiltshirefa.com/news/2022/sep/05/play-safe-welfare-officer-event

      Silent Support Weekend – Play your part in a weekend of football that’ll leave you speechless. The County FA are asking all youth leagues and their clubs to join in on the 5^th and 6^th November.