# Masters Football

Masters Football was a six-a-side indoor football competition in the United Kingdom, where players over the age of 35 were chosen by the Masters Football Selection Committee to represent a senior club for which they played. Regional heats were held, and the winners of each progressed forward to a national competition. Events were contested over the course of a single evening (usually on Saturdays or Sundays), with games played in two halves of eight minutes each. The pitch was 60 m (200 ft) by 30 m (98 ft) (the size of an international ice hockey rink), and there was no offside rule.
The competition ran from 2000 to 2011, live on the UK subscription channel Sky Sports. In 2022, online streaming platform 360 Sports TV announced they would be reviving the competition.

## National Masters
### Honours

| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Grand Final venue | Golden Boot winner(s) |
| 2000 | Nottingham Forest | Rangers | National Ice Centre (Nottingham) | Ally McCoist (Rangers) |
| 2001 | Liverpool | Bradford City | PopWorld W.S.M | John Taylor (Bradford City) |
| 2002 | Liverpool | Newcastle United | Newcastle | Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United) |
| 2003 | Manchester City | Rangers | Telewest Arena, Newcastle | Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United) |
| 2004 | Chelsea | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield | John Durnin (Liverpool) |
| 2005 | Leicester City | Chelsea | M.E.N. Arena (Manchester) | Paul Moran (Tottenham Hotspur) |
| 2006 | Rangers | Chelsea | National Indoor Arena (Birmingham) | John Durnin (Liverpool) |
| 2007 | Leicester City | Wolverhampton Wanderers | M.E.N. Arena (Manchester) | Owen Coyle (Motherwell) |
| 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester City | LG Arena (Birmingham) | Craig Hignett (Middlesbrough) |
| 2009 | Tranmere Rovers | Bolton Wanderers | Echo Arena Liverpool (Liverpool) | Carbone / Goodman / Hignett |
| 2010 | Birmingham City | Tranmere Rovers | LG Arena (Birmingham) | Graham Stuart (Everton) |
| 2011 | Rangers | Leeds United | M.E.N. Arena (Manchester) | Darren Huckerby (Leeds United) |

### Venues used

| Venue | Location |
| Braehead Arena | Renfrew |
| Echo Arena Liverpool | Liverpool |
| LG Arena | Birmingham |
| M.E.N. Arena | Manchester |
| Metro Radio Arena | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| National Ice Centre | Nottingham |
| National Indoor Arena | Birmingham |
| Odyssey Arena | Belfast |
| Planet Ice Arena | Milton Keynes |
| Sheffield Arena | Sheffield |
| SkyDome Arena | Coventry |
| Wales National Ice Rink | Cardiff |
| Wembley Arena | London |

### Referees

Two referees are chosen to officiate in each event, from the following list. They are all FA-endorsed except John Underhill, who is an SFA referee.
* David Elleray
* Dermot Gallagher
* Peter Jones
* Steve Lodge
* Kevin Lynch
* Uriah Rennie
* John R. Underhill
* Jeff Winter

## Home Nations
### Champions

| Year | Champion |
| 1999 | Wales Masters |
| 2000 | Wales Masters |
| 2001 | All-Ireland Masters |
| 2002 | not held |
| 2003 | Wales Masters |
| 2004 | England Masters |
| 2005 | not held |
| 2006 | not held |
| 2007 | All-Ireland Masters |
| 2008 | not held |
| 2009 | All-Ireland Masters |

## European Masters Cup
### Champions

| Year | Champion |
| 2005 | Rangers |

## International Masters Cup
### Champions

| Year | Champion |
| 2006 | Holland Masters |

## Malaysia Masters Cup
### Champions

| Year | Champion |
| 2008 | Liverpool |
| 2009 | Manchester United |