Girls Under 13 County Cup

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This is a 9v9 competition

Competition Secretary

County Cup Rules

Roll of Honour

Special Rules

1. The competition will be played according to the FA Laws for 9 v 9 Football.
2. Each school will select a squad of 14 players, 9 of whom will form the team, the other 5 being substitutes.
3. Players shall have completed their 11th year but not their 13th year on or before the 1st September that season. (i.e. girls from Years 7 and 8).
4. If a team fields an illegible (e.g. from Years 6, 9, 10 or 11, or from another school) player, that team will be ejected from the competition from where they played that illegible player. If that was found to be a round further back in the competition than when the information came to light, then any previous games will need to be replayed so that a team was not beaten by a team playing an illegible player.
5. All games shall be of two periods, each of 30 minutes duration.
6. A size 4 ball to be used.
7. In the event of a tie ending in a draw the result will be decided by penalties (taken in accordance with the recommendations of FIFA and published in the Laws of the Game).

To enter the U13 Girls County Cup a representative of the school/college/academy MUST attend the Girls' Committee AGM.

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.

The losing team in the first and second rounds will enter the new Plate competition.

FIRST ROUND by Saturday 11 October 2025
1	Carmel Colege	10 v 0	Castle Veiw Enterprise Academy
2	Durham Johnston	w/o	Mortimer Community College
3	Cardinal Hume Catholic School	3 v 6	English Martyr's Catholic School
4	Easington Academy	1 v 5	Parkside Academy
5	Oxclose Community Academy	v	St Bedes RC, Peterlee
6	Consett Academy	2 - 8	Manor Community Academy
7	Hetton Academy	3 v 0	High Tunstall College of Science
8	Whickham	1 v 2	Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
9	Framwellgate	0 v 3	St John's Catholic School
10	Woodham Academy	0 v 3	St Bede's Catholic School, Lanchester
11	Hermitage Academy	6 v 0	The Academy at Shotton Hall
12	Thorp Academy	v	St Robert of Newminster
SECOND ROUND by Saturday 7 November 2025
A	Bishop Barington Academy	v	Carmel Colege
B	Monkwearmouth Academy	v	5
C	12	v	St Joseph's Catholic Academy
D	Hermitage Academy	v	Whitburn C of E Academey
E	English Martyr's Catholic School	v	Hetton Academy
F	Manor Community Academy	v	St Bede's Catholic School, Lanchester
G	St John's Catholic School	v	Parkside Academy
H	Durham Johnston	v	Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
QUARTER FINAL by Saturday 7 March 2026
Q1	Carmel College or Castle View Enterprise Academy l	v	B
Q2	C	v	D
Q3	E	v	F
Q4	G	v	H
SEMI-FINAL by SATURDAY 28 March 2026
SA	Q1	v	Q2
SB	Q3	v	Q4
FINAL - To be arranged
	SA	v	SB

Competition Secretary: Venetia Bradley

School: St Bede's Catholic School, Lanchester      Email: vbradley@stb.bwcet.com

Roll of Honour

Season	Winners	Runners-up
2002-03	Park View, Chester-le-Street	Durham Johnston School
2003-04	Park View, Chester-le-Street	Durham Johnston School
2004-05	St Bede's RC, Lanchester	Greencroft
2005-06	Durham Johnston School	St John's RC, Bishop Auckland
2006-07	Greencroft	Carmel RC, Darlington
2007-08	Durham Johnston School	St John's RC, Bishop Auckland
2008-09	Durham Johnston School	Whitburn CE
2009-10	Durham Johnston School	Dene Community School of Technology
2010-11	Shotton Hall School	Biddick School Sports College
2011-12	Houghton Kepier Sports College	Biddick School Sports College
2012-13	Kepier School	The Academy at Shotton Hall
2013-14	St Leonard's RC, Durham	Biddick Academy, Washington
2014-15	Biddick Academy, Washington	St Robert of Newminster RC, Washington
2015-16	Durham Johnston School	St Bede's RC, Peterlee
2016-17	St Bede's RC, Lanchester	Cardinal Hume RC, Gateshead
2017-18	Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead	St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn
2018-19	Kingsmeadow Community School, Gateshead	Parkside Academy, Willington
2019-20	Final unable to be played due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic thus Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead and Durham Johnston School share the trophy
2020-21	No competition due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
2021-22	St Bede's RC, Peterlee	High Tunstall College of Science, Hartlepool
2022-23	St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn	Woodham Academy
2023-24	St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn	Kepier Academy, Houghton-le-Spring
2024-25	St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn	Carmel College, Darlington

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