Durham County Schools FA

U13 AF Hardy Trophy

Competition Secretary

County Cup Rules

Roll of Honour

This competition, which began in 1986, is for U13 Inter-association teams and is organised by Sunderland SFA.

Special Rules

1. Players shall not have completed their 13th year on or before 1st Sept that season.
2. Unless otherwise agreed games shall be two periods, each of 30 minutes duration.
3. A size 4 ball to be used.
4. Any number of substitutes shall be allowed at all times and in any position. A substituted player may return to the game.

PLEASE NOTE - Only pupils in Year 7 and Year 8 are allowed to play in this competition

Could the winning team please inform the Competition Secretary with the result within 48 hours of the game ending.

FIRST ROUND by Sat 25 Nov 2023
1	Darlington	v	Bye
2	Middlesbrough	1-5	Newcastle
3	East Durham	v	Gateshead
4	South Northumberland	v	Sunderland
5	Hartlepool	v	Bye
6	Stockton	4-4 EN 5-4 pens	East Northumberland
7	Redcar & Cleveland	v	Bye
8	Bishop Auckland	2-4	Chester-le-St, Washington & Derwentside
QUARTER FINAL by Sat 20 Jan 2024
Q1	Darlington	v	Newcastle
Q2	3	v	4
Q3	Hartlepool	v	East Northumberland
Q4	Redcar & Cleveland	v	Chester-le-St, Washington & Derwentside
SEMI FINAL by Sat 3 Mar 2024
SA	Q1	v	Q2
SB	Q3	v	Q4
FINAL to be arranged
	SA	v	SB

Competition Secretary: R Atherton

Email: Robert.Atherton@VenerableBede.co.uk

Roll of Honour

Season	Winners	Runners-up
1986-87	Hartlepool SFA	Durham SFA
1987-88	Sunderland SFA	Bishop Auckland SFA
1988-89	Shared: Newcastle SFA and Sunderland SFA
1989-90	Shared: Sunderland SFA and Langbaurgh SFA
1990-91	Langbaurgh SFA	Gateshead SFA
1991-92	Chester-le-Street SFA	Sunderland SFA
1992-93	Sunderland SFA	Hartlepool SFA
1993-94	Sunderland SFA	Middlesbrough SFA
1994-95	Langbaurgh SFA	Middlesbrough SFA
1995-96	Langbaurgh SFA	Middlesbrough SFA
1996-97	Redcar & Cleveland SFA	Darlington SFA
1997-98	Chester-le-Street SFA	Newcastle SFA
1998-99	Sunderland SFA	Redcar & Cleveland SFA
1999-00	Sunderland SFA	East Durham SFA
2000-01	Shared: Stockton SFA and Chester-le-Street & Washington SFA
2001-02	Bishop Auckland SFA	Sunderland SFA
2002-03	Newcastle SFA	North Tyneside SFA
2003-04	Bishop Auckland SFA	Sunderland SFA
2004-05	North Tyneside SFA	South Tyneside SFA
2005-06	Chester-le-Street & Washington SFA	Gateshead SFA
2006-07	Shared: Bishop Auckland SFA and Newcastle SFA
2007-08	Shared: Chester-le-Street SFA and Newcastle SFA
2008-09	Gateshead SFA	Newcastle SFA
2009-10	Gateshead SFA	Hartlepool SFA
2010-11	Newcastle SFA	Darlington SFA
2011-12	Chester-le-Street & Washington SFA	South Tyneside SFA
2012-13	Bishop Auckland SFA	Sunderland SFA
2013-14	Sunderland SFA	Ch-le-Street, Washington & Derwentside SFA
2014-15	Sunderland SFA	Bishop Auckland SFA
2015-16	Sunderland SFA	Bishop Auckland SFA
2016-17	Bishop Auckland SFA	Newcastle SFA
2017-18	East Northumberland SFA	Middlesbrough SFA
2018-19	Ch-le-Street, Washington & Derwentside SFA	Bishop Auckland SFA
2019-20	Competition not completed due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
2020-21	No competition due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
2021-22	East Durham SFA	Ch-le-Street, Washington & Derwentside SFA
2022-23	East Durham SFA	Stockton SFA

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