Girls Under 16 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. Girls shall have completed their 14th year but not their 16th year on or before the 1st September that season. (i.e. girls from Years 10 and 11).
4. If a team fields an illegible (e.g. from Years 7, 8 or 9, 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 40 minutes duration.
6. A size 5 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 U16 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	Cardinal Hume Catholic School	7:0	Woodham Academy
2	Castle View Enterprise Academy	2:1	Durham Johnston
3	Carmel College	1:2	Whitburn C of E Academy
SECOND ROUND by Saturday 7 November 2026
A	Easington Academy	v	Whickham
B	English Martyr's Catholic Academy	v	St Joseph's Catholic Academy
C	Hermitage Academy	v	Cardinal Hume Catholic School
D	St Bede's Catholic School, Lanchester	v	St Bede's RC, Peterlee
E	Hetton Academy	v	Castle View Enterprise Academy
F	Kepier Academy	v	Hummersknott Academy
G	Manor Community Academy	v	Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
H	Whitburn C of E Academy	v	High Tunstall College of Science
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

Competition Secretary: Jonny Lee

School: North Durham Academy        Email: j.lee@ndacademy.co.uk

Roll of Honour

Season	Winners	Runners-up
1996-97	English Martyrs RC, Hartlepool	Durham Johnston
1997-98	Monkwearmouth	English Martyrs RC, Hartlepool
1998-99	Monkwearmouth	English Martyrs RC, Hartlepool
1999-00	Shared: Durham Johnston School and English Martyrs RC, Hartlepool
2000-01	Durham Johnston School	Monkwearmouth
2001-02	Harton	Biddick, Washington
2002-03	Springfield, Jarrow	Durham Johnston School
2003-04	Framwellgate Moor	Shildon Sunnydale
2004-05	Framwellgate Moor	Hebburn
2005-06	Shildon Sunnydale	Kingsmeadow
2006-07	Whitburn CE	Biddick School Sports College
2007-08	Biddick School Sports College, Washington	St John's RC, Bishop Auckland
2008-09	Durham Johnston School	St John's RC, Bishop Auckland
2009-10	Biddick School Sports College	Stanley School of Technology
2010-11	Heworth Grange Comprehensive	Durham Johnston School
2011-12	English Martyrs RC, Hartlepool	Framwellgate School
2012-13	Framwellgate School	Hurworth School, Darlington
2013-14	St Leonard's RC, Durham	Academy at Shotton Hall, Peterlee
2014-15	Academy at Shotton Hall, Peterlee	Durham Johnston School
2015-16	St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn	St Leonard's RC, Durham
2016-17	St Bede's RC, Lanchester	St John's RC, Bishop Auckland
2017-18	Consett Academy	Belmont Community School
2018-19	St Bede's RC, Lanchester	Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
2019-20	St Bede's RC, Lanchester	Durham Johnston School
2020-21	No competition due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
2021-22	Easington Academy	Parkside Academy, Willington
2022-23	Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead	St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn
2023-24	St Bede's RC, Peterlee	Cardinal Hume Catholic Academy, Gateshead
2024-25	St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn	Cardinal Hume Catholic Academy, Gateshead.
2025-26	Whickham, Gateshead	Carmel College, Darlington

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