Girls Under 14 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 12th year but not their 14th year on or before the 1st September that season. (i.e. girls from Years 8 and 9).
4. If a team fields an illegible (e.g. from Years 7, 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 5 ball to be used. (ESFA Rule change from season 26-27)
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 U14 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 cometition.

FIRST ROUND by Saturday 10 October 2026
1	Thorp Academy	w/o	Consett Academy Academy
2	The Academy at Shotton Hall	6:3	St Robert of Newminster Catholic School
3	Whitburn C of E Academy	v	Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
4	Castle View Enterprise Academy	0:6	Whickham
5	Mortimer Community College	20th Oct	Carmel College
6	St Bede's RC, Peterlee	1:0	English Martyr's Catholic School
7	Hermitage Academy	0:7	St John's Catholic School
8	Hetton Academy	5:3	High Tunstall College of Science
9	Hurworth	v	St Bede's Catholic School, Lanchester
10	Easington Academy	16th Oct	Cardinal Hume Catholic School
SECOND ROUND by Saturday 7 November 2026
A	Thorp Academy	v	The Academy at Shotton Hall
B	3	v	Whickham
C	5	v	Durham Johnston
D	St Bede's RC, Peterlee	v	St Joseph's Catholic Academy
E	St John's Catholic School	v	Framwellgate
F	Hetton Academy	v	Kepier Academy
G	9	v	Monkwearmouth Academy
H	10	v	Manor Community Academy
QUARTER FINAL by Saturday 27 February 2027
Q1	A	v	B
Q2	C	v	D
Q3	E	v	F
Q4	G	v	H
SEMI-FINAL by Saturday 13 March 2027
SA	Q1	v	Q2
SB	Q3	v	Q4
FINAL - To be arranged
	SA	v

SB

Acting Competition Secretary: Phil Dodd

School: Consett Academy                   Email: PDodd@consettacademy.org.uk

Roll of Honour

Season	Winners	Runners-up
1997-98	Durham Johnston School	English Martyrs RC, Hartlepool
1998-99	Shared: Durham Johnston School and Monkwearmouth
1999-00	Durham Johnston School	Hebburn
2000-01	Durham Johnston School	Springfield, Jarrow
2001-02	Durham Johnston School	Pennywell, Sunderland
2002-03	Framwellgate Moor	Durham Johnston School
2003-04	Park View, Chester-le-Street	Shildon Sunnydale
2004-05	Whitburn CE	Park View, Chester-le-Street
2005-06	Biddick, Washington	St John's RC, Bishop Auckland
2006-07	Houghton Kepier	Durham Johnston School
2007-08	Durham Johnston School	Houghton Kepier
2008-09	Durham Johnston School	St Joseph's RC, Hebburn
2009-10	Durham Johnston School	Hurworth, Darlington
2010-11	Framwellgate School	Houghton Kepier Sports College
2011-12	The Academy at Shotton Hall, Peterlee	St John's RC, Bishop Auckland
2012-13	Kepier, Houghton	St Aidan's CE Academy, Darlington
2013-14	The Academy at Shotton Hall, Peterlee	St Joseph's RC, Hebburn
2014-15	St Leonard's RC, Durham	Biddick Academy, Washington
2015-16	Biddick Academy, Washington	Kepier, Houghton-le-Spring
2016-17	North Durham Academy, Stanley	St Bede's RC, Peterlee
2017-18	St Bede's RC, Lanchester	Durham Johnston School
2018-19	Longfield Academy, Darlington	St Bede's RC, Lanchester
2019-20	Final unable to be played due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic thus St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn and Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead share the trophy.
2020-21	No competition due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
2021-22	St Bede's RC, Peterlee	St John's RC, Bishop Auckland
2022-23	St Bede's RC, Peterlee	St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn
2023-24	St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn	English Martyrs Catholic School, Hartlepool
2024-25	Whickham School, Gateshead	Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
2025-26	St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn	Whickham School, Gateshead

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