Durham County Schools FA

Joicey Cup

Competition Secretary

County Cup Rules

Roll of Honour

The Joicey Cup (or "Lord Joicey Challenge Cup" to give it its full title), dates back to the season 1920-21, when it was originally an Under 15s League Cup in the old Lambton and Hetton Schools Football Association.

From the 1961-62 season it became a County Cup at Under 14 Level (Year 9), before changing to a Year 8 County Cup competition from season 1999-2000. As a charity cup competition it has always made an annual donation to the "Save the Children Fund".

Special Rules

1. Players shall not have completed their 13th year on or before the 1st September that season.
2. All games shall be of two periods, each of 30 minutes duration.
3. A size 4 ball to be used.
4. In all rounds, if the scores are equal, extra time of 7 minutes each way must be played. If scores are still equal, then the tie must be decided by penalties.
5. Rules for penalties:
   1. Each side to take 5 penalties, in the same goalmouth, by different players.
   2. Penalties to be taken alternately.
   3. In the event of a tie --- the above to be repeated by the same players until a result is obtained.

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. Any results not received within 48 hours will lead to the elimination of the team concerned.

FIRST ROUND by 7 October 2023
1	Hummersknot Academy	0-5	Manor Community Academy
2	St Leonard's Catholic School	1-4	St Joseph's Catholic Academy
3	Hebburn	3-6	Monkwearmouth Academy
4	Harton Academy	w-o	Dene Academy
5	Dyke House Sports and Technology College	5-2	Wellfield Community School
6	Thorp Academy	0-3	Whickham
7	Kepier Academy	w-o	Framwellgate
8	Durham Johnston	1-3	Carmel College
9	Castle View Enterprise Academy	2-2 (9-10pens)	St John's RC
10	King James I Academy	0-10	Hurworth
11	Whitburn C of E Academy	1-2	Academy at Shotton Hall
12	English Martyrs Catholic School	1-8	Southmoor Acaddemy
13	St Bede's RC, Peterlee	5-4	Consett Academy
14	Washington Academy	1-4	Cardinal Hume Catholic School
15	Park View	1-1 (4-3pens)	Easington Academy
16	Mortimer Academy	5-1	High Tunstall Colleg of Science
SECOND ROUND by 2 December 2023
A	Academy at Shotton Hall	v	Monkwearmouth Academy
B	Kepier Academy	w-o	Harton Academy
C	Whickham	v	Mortimer Academy
D	Park View	v	Carmel College
E	Dyke House Sports and Technology College	v	Hurworth
F	St John's RC	v	Manor Community Academy
G	St Bede's RC, Peterlee	v	St Joseph's Catholic Academy
H	Southmoor Academy	0-11	Cardinal Hume Catholiic School
QUARTER FINALS by 10 February 2024
Q1	F	v	D
Q2	E	v	C
Q3	A	v	Kepier Academy
Q4	Cardinal Hume Catholic School	v	G
SEMI-FINALS by 9 March 2024
SA	Q2	v	Q1
SB	Q3	v	Q4
FINAL - to be arranged
	SA	v	SB

Competition Secretary: WD Carr

Email: davecarr14@googlemail.com

Roll of Honour

Season	Winners	Runners-up
1961-62	Washington Grammar	West Hartlepool Technical Day School
1962-63	Washington Grammar
1963-64	Shield Row
1964-65	Technical, West Hartlepool
1965-66	Ryhope Grammar
1966-67	Greencroft
1967-68	South Shields GTS
1968-69	Bede Hall, Billingham
1969-70	Hebburn Clegwell
1970-71	Hebburn Clegwell
1971-72	St Thomas Acquinas RC, Sunderland
1972-73	Shared: Hebburn Clegwell and Spennymoor
1973-74	Longfield, Darlington	Easington Colliery
1974-75	St Bede's RC, Peterlee	Hummersknott, Darlington
1975-76	Seaham Northlea	Hebburn Clegwell
1976-77	St Aidan's RC, Sunderland	Hebburn
1977-78	Tanfield	Lord Lawson
1978-79	Shared: Broadway and Tanfield
1979-80	Framwellgate Moor	Tanfield
1980-81	Ferryhill	Sedgefield
1981-82	Hylton Red House	St Wilfrid's RC, South Shields
1982-83	Hebburn	St Aidan's RC, Sunderland
1983-84	Easington	Bede, Sunderland
1984-85	Easington	Brinkburn
1985-86	Framwellgate Moor	High Tunstall, Hartlepool
1986-87	Springfield	Thornhill
1987-88	St Aidan's RC, Sunderland	English Martyrs RC, Hartlepool
1988-89	Monkwearmouth	Hermitage, Chester-le-Street
1989-90	Southmoor	Whickham
1990-91	Framwellgate Moor	St Aidan's RC, Sunderland
1991-92	Heworth Grange	Houghton Kepier
1992-93	Southmoor	St Aidan's RC, Sunderland
1993-94	Boldon	Hylton Red House
1994-95	Easington	St Robert of Newminster RC, Washington
1995-96	St Wilfrid's RC, South Shields	St Bede's RC, Peterlee
1996-97	Monkwearmouth	St Bede's RC, Lanchester
1997-98	St Joseph's RC, Hebburn	St Bede's RC, Peterlee
1998-99	Hebburn	Harton
1999-00	Houghton Kepier	Springfield
2000-01	Houghton Kepier	St Aidan's RC, Sunderland
2001-02	Joseph Swan, Gateshead	English Martyrs RC, Hartlepool
2002-03	St Thomas More RC, Blaydon	Farringdon
2003-04	Southmoor, Sunderland	Monkwearmouth
2004-05	St Aidan's RC, Sunderland	High Tunstall, Hartlepool
2005-06	Thornhill, Sunderland	High Tunstall, Hartlepool
2006-07	Hebburn	Farringdon
2007-08	Park View, Chester-le-Street	St Robert of Newminster RC, Washington
2008-09	Southmoor	St Aidan's RC, Sunderland
2009-10	Lord Lawson of Beamish, Birtley	St Joseph's RC, Hebburn
2010-11	English Martyrs RC, Hartlepool	Ryton
2011-12	St Leonard's RC, Durham	St Joseph's RC, Hebburn
2012-13	St Thomas More RC, Blaydon	English Martyrs RC, Hartlepool
2013-14	St Bede's RC, Peterlee	St Robert of Newminster RC, Washington
2014-15	St Wilfrid's College, South Shields	Carmel College, Darlington
2015-16	Whitburn CE Academy	Framwellgate
2016-17	Cardinal Hume RC, Gateshead	Durham Johnston
2017-18	Cardinal Hume RC, Gateshead	High Tunstall College of Science
2018-19	Castle View Enterprise Academy, Sunderland	St John's RC, Bishop Auckland
2019-20	Final unable to be played due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic thus Mortimer Community College, South Shields and Hebburn share the trophy.
2020-21	No competition due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
2021-22	St Bede's RC, Peterlee	Carmel College, Darlington
2022-23	St Joseph's Catholic Academy	Park View

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