# County football association

The county football associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England and the Crown dependencies. County FAs exist to govern all aspects of football in England. They are responsible for administering club and player registration as well as promoting development amongst those bodies and referees.
There are currently 50 county FAs. Most county FAs align roughly along historic county boundaries, although some cover more than one county, and some of the major cities, particularly those with a strong football tradition, have their own FAs. The Sheffield FA was the first to be created, in 1867. Additionally, the three branches of the British Armed Forces, as well as the Amateur Football Alliance, which has a strong presence in the south-east of England, are listed as having their own County FAs not corresponding to geography.
County football associations host 'county cups' – knockout cup competitions held at a sub-regional level, which are open to affiliated members of the county FA. Typically, county FAs will host cup competitions at the following levels: senior, intermediate, junior, women's, veterans, senior Sunday football, intermediate Sunday football and junior Sunday football.

## List of county FAs

| Association | Area | Founded | Main county cup |
| Amateur Football Alliance | | 1907 | AFA Senior Cup |
| Army | | 1888 | Army FA Challenge Cup |
| Bedfordshire | Bedfordshire | 1894 | Bedfordshire Senior Cup |
| Berks & Bucks | Berkshire Buckinghamshire | 1878 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup |
| Birmingham | Black Country Warwickshire | 1875 | Birmingham Senior Cup |
| Cambridgeshire | Cambridgeshire | 1884 | Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup |
| Cheshire | Cheshire | 1878 | Cheshire Senior Cup |
| Cornwall | Cornwall | 1889 | Cornwall Senior Cup |
| Cumberland | Cumberland | 1885 | Cumberland Senior Cup |
| Derbyshire | Derbyshire | 1883 | Derbyshire Senior Cup |
| Devon | Devon | 1887 | Devon Senior Cup |
| Dorset | Dorset | 1887 | Dorset Senior Cup |
| Durham | County Durham | 1883 | Durham Challenge Cup |
| Essex | Essex | 1882 | Essex Senior Cup |
| Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire | 1886 | Gloucestershire Senior Cup |
| Guernsey | Guernsey | 1893 | Guernsey FA Cup |
| Hampshire | Hampshire | 1887 | Hampshire Senior Cup |
| Herefordshire | Herefordshire | 1893 | Herefordshire Senior Cup |
| Hertfordshire | Hertfordshire | 1885 | Herts Senior Cup |
| Huntingdonshire | Huntingdonshire | 1894 | Huntingdonshire Senior Cup |
| Isle of Man | Isle of Man | 1890 | Isle of Man FA Cup |
| Jersey | Jersey | 1905 | Le Riche Cup |
| Kent | Kent | 1881 | Kent Senior Cup |
| Lancashire | Lancashire | 1878 | Lancashire Senior Cup |
| Leicestershire & Rutland | Leicestershire Rutland | 1887 | Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup |
| Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire | 1881 | Lincolnshire Senior Cup |
| Liverpool | Merseyside | 1882 | Liverpool Senior Cup |
| London | London | 1882 | London Senior Cup |
| Manchester | Greater Manchester | 1884 | Manchester Senior Cup |
| Middlesex | Middlesex | 1883 | Middlesex Senior Cup |
| Norfolk | Norfolk | 1881 | Norfolk Senior Cup |
| Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire | 1887 | Northamptonshire Senior Cup |
| Northumberland | Northumberland | 1882 | Northumberland Senior Cup |
| Nottinghamshire | Nottinghamshire | 1882 | Nottinghamshire Senior Cup |
| Oxfordshire | Oxfordshire | 1884 | Oxfordshire Senior Cup |
| Royal Air Force | | 1920 | RAF Challenge Cup |
| Royal Navy | | 1904 | Royal Navy Cup |
| Shropshire | Shropshire | 1877 | Shropshire Senior Cup |
| Somerset | Somerset | 1885 | Somerset Premier Cup |
| Staffordshire | Staffordshire | 1877 | Staffordshire Senior Cup |
| Suffolk | Suffolk | 1885 | Suffolk Senior Cup |
| Surrey | Surrey | 1882 | Surrey Senior Cup |
| Sussex | Sussex | 1882 | Sussex Senior Challenge Cup |
| Westmorland | Westmorland | 1897 | Westmorland Senior Challenge Cup |
| Wiltshire | Wiltshire | 1884 | Wiltshire County FA Senior Cup |
| Worcestershire | Worcestershire | 1893 | Worcestershire Senior Cup |
| East Riding | East Riding of Yorkshire | 1902 | East Riding Senior Cup |
| North Riding | North Riding of Yorkshire | 1881 | North Riding Senior Cup |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire | South Yorkshire | 1867 | Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup |
| West Riding | West Yorkshire | 1896 | West Riding County Cup |

## Other FAs with equivalent status

There are an additional five recognised bodies that have representation on the FA Council on the same level as County FAs.
| Association | Founded |
| Cambridge University | 1856 |
| English Schools | 1904 |
| Independent Schools | 1960s |
| Oxford University | 1872 |
| Women's Football Conference | 1983 |