This weekend sees the Semi-finals of the SDFL 2024 Challenge Cup and the Don Rogers/George Thomas Plate Competitions.

SDFL Challenge Cup Semi-Finals

Cup	09/03/24	Poulton		VS		Purton FC Development
Cup	09/03/24	Redhouse FC		VS		Coleview FC

Don Rogers / George Thomas Plate Semi-Finales

Cup	09/03/24	Nalgo Sports Club FC First		VS		Ramsbury (Sat) First Team
Cup	09/03/24	Nationwide		VS		Bassett Bulldogs FC First

As a gentle reminder, please remember the following ask from the league:

Pre-Match Day

Home club, please contact your referee before Thursday’s deadline, to confirm match location and kick off time, and fees. (referee and assistants)

Match day

Pay your referee and their assistants, and hand over team sheets 20 minutes before kick-off.

Semi – Final Rules, including player eligibility.

• Must be registered for the club in the Swindon & District Football League.
• Must have been registered at least 72 hours prior to the original date fixed for the round.
• Must not have played for another club in any other Cup Competition controlled by the
• Swindon and District Football League during the current season.
• 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. [Wiltshire Divisions One & Hellenic Division 2 teams are equivalent to SDFL].
• To have played a game, players must have taken part in a match.
• Being named as substitute and not having played, does not count.

Semi-Final eligibility. 

Subject to the above conditions a player may compete from the Semi-finals onwards as long as he was registered before 31st December.

Taken part in at least 4 Swindon and District Cup or League games for the club during the season.

Determining The Result

In the event of a draw, extra time and penalties will be utilized to determine the winner.