Under 13 Plate

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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).

The entries to the U13 Plate Competition are the losing schools from Rounds 1 and 2 of the U13 Girls County Cup.

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 Saturday 14 February 2026
1	Thorp Academy	v	Mortimer Community College
2	Bishop Barrington	v	Whickham
3	Easington Academy	v	Castle View Enterprise Academy
4	Hermitage Academy	v	English Martyrs Catholic School or Hetton Academy
SECOND ROUND by Saturday 7 March 2026
A	1	v	St Bede's Catholic School, Lanchester
B	St Robert of Newminster	v	Consett Academy
C	High Tunstall College of Science	v	2
D	Framwellgate	v	Woodham Academy
E	St Bede's RC, Peterlee	v	3
F	Cardinal Hume Catholic School	v	The Academy at Shotton Hall
G	4	v	St John's Catholic School
H	Oxclose Community Academy	v	Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
QUARTER FINAL by Saturday 21 March 2026
Q1	A	v	B
Q2	C	v	D
Q3	E	v	F
Q4	G	v	H
SEMI-FINAL by SATURDAY 4 April 2026
SA	Q1	v	Q2
SB	Q3	v	Q4
FINAL - To be arranged
	SA	v	SB

competition Secretary: Sarah Hutchieson

School: Framwellgate              Email: Hutchieson.s@framdurham.com

Roll of Honour

Season	Winners	Runners-up
2023-24	Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead	Carmel College, Darlington
2024-25	Kepier Academy, Houghton-le-Spring	Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead

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