Are looking for new players to join our squad now and for the new coming season. Training sessions are on a wednesday 5.30 - 6.30 at the college pitch opposite the Petroc College in Tiverton.  If anyone is interested please either pop down or you can contact either Tara Burridge on 07732675762. taraburridge@hotmail.co.uk or Callum McBrayne on 07595533383. callummcbrayne@hotmail.co.uk

Tiverton Town Girls under 14s looking for players to join there squad for the coming season training will be from 16th july on fridays at the College Pitch opposite Petroc College in Tiverton. 

If any girls are interested please contact Stuart Burridge  07833507254 or 01884 841137 burridgefootball@aol.com

Pinhoe Trojans under 9's are looking for a goal keeper and outfield players contact Marcus Blackmore 01392 466940 / 07865435644 or Smurf Coles 01392 679355 / 07816617020 email smurfsdolphin@blueyonder.co.uk. 

Also for Pinhoe Pirates under 9's players contact Mike Denning 07853227148.

So as all member clubs are aware, we have had expressions of interest by numerous U16's (current U15's) from the Juventus League (as well as others) wanting to join the Exeter & District Youth League  for the 2010/11 season, we have informed them they should  wait and see what happens with the Juventus League AGM this coming  Friday before they make an actual and educated decision about what will be best for their players/team/club.

As the Exeter & District League have always maintained if teams  wish to switch from the E & D Youth League  to any other league they will always have the Leagues blessing, equally if they wish to enter into the fold the warm welcome will be extended".

Twyford Spartans are looking for male players in all age groups from U7's to U16's, we also run teams for girls in U11's, U13's and U15's. 

Training nights are a Monday for the girls and either a Tues or Thurs for the boys.  If anyone would like to join then they can contact Paul A'Lee for more information on 07977041674.

Are looking for new players to join their squads for next season,  training to be held on saturday 12th June. Phone Paul Buckland for more details- 01395 512684.

For anybody who didn't manage to pick up a commemorative prrogramme at either Crediton or ECFC over the weekend, we have a few left and will be selling them at the Awards evening tomorrow night for £1 each. The names of some of the League players of the year are included in the programme but only the one we had at the time of printing.

If you are not attendng the awards ceremony tomorrow evening and wish to recieve a programme please send a cheque for £1 made out to  "Exeter & District Youth League" along with a A5 stamp addressed envelope to (please do not forget the SAE or you will not get the programme)

Russ Murch
League Secretary
24 Orchard Way
Cullompton
EX15 1EJ

Culm Sampford United Youth FC (CS UNITED for short) are interested in new players for the new season and new coaches. 

The club will be running U7/8/9/10/12/13/14 in the Exeter & District Youth League for 2010-2011. 

We welcome new coaches and Culm Sampford has a policy of paying the fees for our coaches who attend FA Level 1 and Level 2 courses, Devon or Somerset. 

If you are interested in playing for, or helping coach our excellent teams, then please contact Nick Miles on 01884-252270 or 07812-195029.

They will now be called and affiliated as Culm Sampford United Youth FC from 20010/2011. The name will become CS United in most reports etc and the pitches will be located for different age groups at Magelake Meadow in Uffculme and The Recreation Ground in Sampford Peverell.

The official launch of the new club will be at CS United's invitation-only tournament from Saturday 10^th July, Saturday 17^th July and Sunday 18^th July, at Magelake Meadow, Uffculme.

There is a new Committee and you can contact Nick Miles 01884-252270 or 07812-195029 for more information.

Tiverton Town Football Club are holding trials for their youth teams over the next few months. Players are welcome to attend trials regardless of their playing experience or background. If you are interested then please call the relevant person for your age group (2010/11 season) or visit their website for further details. Tiverton Town FC are a charter standard Development club with fully qualified coaches who all form part of the Semi Professional Club.

Under 18s - Russ Murch 07773 765527

Under 16s - Brian Sanderson 07834 770190

Under 15s - Colin Nation 07867 545552

Under 14s - Jason Rainey 07980 785342

Under 14 Girls - Stuart Burridge 07833 507254

Tiverton also provide training for younger age groups from 5 years up and details for this can be found at www.tivertontownyouth.co.uk

Come and join our friendly club,all our teams have quailiflyed coach's and train each week and play most saturdays,come and join us.

We are running a new team at Under 9's but also have spaces in all our teams.

UNDER 13'S - contact JOHN BRYANT on 07516357042
UNDER 11'S - contact JO TINK on 01392 214329
UNDER 9'S - contact ROGER on 272391
UNDER 8'S - contact JAMES MCCULLUM on 07810057903

The weekend saw some amazing games of football of the highest quality, played in the true spirit of the game. The results for all the finals are below, but winners and runners up alike every player that took part should be proud of their acheivement.

A huge thank you to all the managers, club officials, parents and those behind the scenes people who never get  a thanks they deserve, for making this weekend of football at two great venues something the league can look back on with a huge amount of pride. 

A quick message from Ottery Under 14's Management -  "Credit to Crediton U14's. great football from a very well diciplined team. We at Ottery couldn't ask for a better team to play on our last game of the season. Great sportsmanship, great supporters, great coaches with spot on values for kids football.

Wish you all the best for next season". Good luck Richard and Andy Ottery u14s  

Are looking for new players to join their existing and friendly team. (must be in year 6) 

We are holding an open training session on Saturday 22^nd May 2010 starting at 9.30am for 2 hours. If you are interested and would like to book a place please contact Ian Horne (Manager) - 07971025256 or e-mail swcbc@tiscali.co.uk

The Tiverton Town Tournament which is being held this weekend - 8^th and 9^th Supporting the Meningitis Trust, now has a place for another Under 8's 6-aside team. Unfortunately one of the teams who have entered at the U8's age group had to pull out at very short notice. 

THE Under 8's section of the tournament takes place on the Sunday morning and all players will get a participation medal and get to play a minimum of 5 games. 

It would be great to get another team in to fill the place, if you have a team you would like to enter, please let me know ASAP - IT WILL BE THE FIRST ONE TO REPLY THAT WILL BE GIVEN PREFERENCE

Anybody wishing to enter their team should contact Russ Murch 07773765527.

Whipton Youth are looking for a dedicated manager/coach to look after the U8's for the 2010/11 playing season.

They are also looking for additional players for their U11s as they move up to the 9v9 format for next season.
For more information please contact:

 Jamie Goode - 07971687112 / 01392 215732 / jamie@whiptonyouth.co.uk

Can all managers who have not already done so please let me have their player of the year nominations ASAP

UNDER 14'S
The race for the league title will go right to the last day of the season after Crediton won the battle of the top two when they beat league leaders Phoenix Club 6-0.
UNDER 13'S DIVISION ONE
With only one league defeat all season Tiverton Town are the first division champions.
UNDER 13'S DIVISION TWO
Well done to Culm Utd who are the second division champions after they beat Exwick 6-1.
UNDER 13'S DIVISION THREE
Alphington Tigers are the third division champions. While Topsham Town will finish runners up.
UNDER 12'S DIVISION ONE
Brixington Blues are division one champions. Runners up spot is still up for grabs, St Martins are in second spot but can still be caught by Honiton Town.
UNDER 12'S DIVISION TWO
Still everything to play for in the race for the division two title. Cullompton are top of the table but can still be over taken by Ottery who are in second spot and West Exe who are in third.
UNDER 11'S DIVISION ONE
Newton Abbot are the first division champions. The runners up spot is filled by Sidmouth Town.
UNDER 11'S DIVISION TWO
With two games each to play Culm and Cullompton are neck and neck at the top. Culm are top on goal difference and two wins should be enough to give them the title.
UNDER 10'S
Well done to Stoke Hill Celtic and West Exe youth for finishing as the top two teams in the progress chart.
UNDER 9'S
Congratulations to Exmouth Amateurs and Tiverton Whites who finished the top two teams in the progress chart. 

Due to FC Newton having to pull out of the competition at short notice today - The fixtures for the games tomorrow have been amended. Please check the U13s Plate web page.

The 1st Kick Off is at 9:30AM - CAN ALL MANAGERS MAKE SURE THEY ARE THERE IN PLENTY OF TIME TO REGISTER

The organisers of  the U13's Plate Competition on Sunday at Tedburn are in desperate need of another referee for the day. If there are any referees avaialable for Sunday can they please give Carole Johnsn a call ASAP on 07791892053

Tiverton Town Youth Development are seeking applications for Coaching staff and Managers for the Under 7's, Under 8's, Under 9's for the 2010/11 season 

Tiverton Town is proud of it's Charter Standard Status and as part of the development team you can expect great support from everybody,  All CRB and level one coaching courses are paid for by the club. There is a very friendly, family orientated feeling within the club and  real pasion for providing great training and facilities for all age groups. If you are interested, please contact Colin Nation the Youth Development Officer 07867 545552

Whipton Youth are looking for a goalkeeper and outfield players to join the club now to prepare for next season's under 10's. We are very close, family orientated club who encourage players of all abilities to come and join us and improve their footballing skills. Training takes place at Willowbrook School,  between 1800 - 1930 currently on a Thursday but will move to Friday's from 2nd July. 

If you are currently in Year 3 or Year 4 at school and are interested in joining our team please contact Chris or Kathy on 01392 469697 or 07769695084 for more information. Alternatively you can email aardvark008@hotmail.com  

Crediton Saints under 13 (2010/2011 season) need three poss four players to strengthen the squad. Definetly looking for at least two defensivly minded players. You will be coached by a Level 2 trained coach and another coach as well. If you are interested Phone Simon on 07530610947 or email on website There is a squad size limit so will be on a first come first serve basis and trials during the summer tournaments.

Crediton Saints are looking for a Manager/Coach for U10s next season. Anyone interested please contact Richard Townsend on 01363 775574.

West Exe are looking for an under 8 manager for next season. All enquiries to Sarah Short on 01392 435159 (evenings)

Over the coming days the minutes for last evening's meeting will be published, however the main points that arose were concerning the 2010/11 season and age groups. The League clarified that invitations for Clubs wishing to join at all age groups from U7 - U16 inclusive are now being accepted. 

The deadline for team registrations is Thursday 24th June 2010 - forms are available on the Football Forms page

Exmouth town eagle u 13`s (u14`s 2010/11) are currently looking for players ready for next season, we be training throughout the summer and doing various tournament, we are keen to get a goalkeeper but looking for players for all the other positions.

We train on Tuesday nights 6.30-8.00  so anyone interested in joining please email Jason@primary-sports.net or telephone 01392 461965 for more information on where we train etc.

Pinhoe Spartans under 10's are losing three players at the end of the season as they have progressed to the Exeter City FC Centre of Excellence.

We are delighted for them, and it means we are looking to recruit replacements for our Under 11 squad next season. Any boys who are interested in joining Spartans, feel free to check out our website at www.PSPSfootie.co.uk and if you like what you see, contact Ray Jones on 01392 669098 or 07941-336124

AC Heavitree and Inter Heavitree under10's are looking for new players to strengthen their squads for next seasons under11's leagues. Any boys aged 10 before 1st Sept 2010 / in year 5 currently, are welcome to come to our training sessions with a view to joining us for the summer tournaments and next season's under11's league.

We are a friendly and social club , coaches are CRB checked and FA qualified. Please contact Paul Kennedy on 07540091455 or email PAJOKEN66@yahoo.co.uk

UNDER 14S
Its very tight at the top with second place Crediton beating Sidmouth 7-1.Third place Ottery beat Kentisbeare 5-3. Bradninch scraped the 2 - 1 win against much improved Hemyock.

UNDER 13'S DIV 1
 Tiverton Town were held to a 1-1 draw by Sidbury, but the point was enough to assure Tiverton would be crowned Champions. Second place Heavitree beat West Exe Athletic 3-1.Okehampton won 2-0 at St Martins.

UNDER 13S DIV 2
Culm are seven points clear at the top after a 4-0 win against Crediton, but with Brixington's two games in hand it is going to bea very tight run-in for the title. Beacon Knights and Pinhoe drew 2-2.

UNDER 13S DIV 3
 Alphington are the new leaders of the division after a 6-2 win at Feniton.Topsham dropped to second place after a 2-1 home defeat by Sidmouth and with the two top teams on level points this is going to be another thrilling run-in. Other results saw Central beat Ottery 4-2, Cullompton won 2-1 at Seaton, while Tedburn beat FC Newton 6-1.

UNDER 12S DIV 1
Honiton moved into second place with a 5-3 win at Central, none of the other teams played today, but the desire for 2^nd place is heating up with the teams in 2nd - 5^th places all challenging.

UNDER 12S DIV 2
Hemyock beat Sidmouth Raiders 3-2. West Exe also beat Feniton by the same scoreline.
West Hill and Heavitree drew 3-3.

UNDER 11S DIV 1
 Well done to Thorverton who became the first team to beat  the Division 1 Champions Newton Abbot in the league with a very tight  3-2 Scoreline. Exwick are in third place after a 2-1 win at Twyford, Dawlish won 4-1 at Alphington, Crediton won 2-1 at St Martins and Pinhoe beat Central City 5-0.

UNDER 11S DIV 2
Culm won the battle of the top two when they beat Cullompton 3-1 and with Cullomptons game in hand they will be looking to draw things back level at the top with their next fixture. Third place West Hill closed the gap with a 3-0 win at Pinhoe, Heavitree beat Broadclyst 7-1 while Ottery beat Brixington Utd 7-2.

UNDER 10S
Dawlish won both their games. First they beat Crediton 3-1, then  Tedburn 1-0. St Martins also won both their games, they beat Crediton 1-0 and Tedburn 4-2. Hemyock beat Brixington Blues 2-1.West Hill also beat Brixington Blues 2-0.

UNDER 9S
Exwick closed the gap at the top of the progress chart with two good wins, first they beat Seaton 4-0 they then beat Honiton 12-0. Brixington Blues also won both their games, beating Seaton 2-0 and Honiton 1-0.West Exe Exiles are in fourth place after a good day. They beat Pinhoe Sharks 7-0 and Beacon Knights 9-0.

West Exe Rangers are in third place after a 4-1 win against Pinhoe Sharks and the same scoreline against Beacon Knights. West Hill drew 3-3 with Pinhoe Spartans, in their next game West Hill were beaten 3-1 by Whipton. Twyford Barca lost both their games against Central Utd 1-0 and Central City 7-1.Twyford Madrid beat Central Utd 6-0, but they lost 2-1 to Central City.

Central are looking for more players for our under 10's team for season 2010/2011, we are also looking for managers/coaches for various age groups. For more information please contact Nicky Brace, Central Secretary - 07900 436551 / 01392 493845

Managers are being very slow to get the nomination forms back to me, please remember the amount of work that goes into sorting out the nominations/ certificates etc .... I NEED THEM IN QUICKLY FROM ALL AGE GROUPS - Those of you who have already sent them in, thank you for your quick response. (Link to the form if needed is above the news section or click here)

Dawlish United Under 12s are looking for new players for the 2010-2011 strengthen their existing squad. Would anyone interested please contact the team manager/coach Darran Armitage on 01626 867159 or darran_armitage@btinternet.com.

Cullompton Under 10s are looking for  players to boost their squad for the 2010-11 season. Cullompton Rangers is a friendly, family orientated,  Chartered Standard club with fantastic new facilities. All coaches are FA qualified and CRB checked.

If you are entering year 6 and interested in join for next season and beyond please give Dom Clark a call for details. 01884 34996.

Countess Wear Dynamoes U13s for the 2010/2011 season require some new players.

Pre-season training is planned to start in mid-June at the 100 Club, Countess Wear. Anyone wishing to join our well run, family orientated club should contact John Bryant on 07516357042 or email johnbryant1@hotmail.com.

Stoke Hill Celtic under 10's are losing three players at the end of the season as they have progressed to the Exeter City Centre of Excellence.

Stoke Hill are now recruiting replacements for their Under 11 team next season. Any boys currently in year 5 at school who would like to join Stoke Hill, please contact David Evans on 01392 660794

West Exe Athletic Under 13's are looking for new players for next season if you are looking for a club please feel free to call manager Shaun McAndrews tel. 01392 679824 or 07920 090440

 Westexe youth u12 team are looking for  girl players wanted for next season. This would be ideal for any girls currently playing in the u10 and u11 section this season and who want to continue to play football.

For further details contact Nick Taylor on 07889345609 or email nicholas.taylor2@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk

If anybody is looking for a referee this weekend - Adam Saunders is available - Contact details are one the referees page.

We all want to win and being competitive is a great thing, but this Saturday just past saw a level of sportsmanship from Seaton Town U13s that is truly admirable. FC Newton have asked me to say a big thnk you to Seaton publicly for matching the number of players FC Newton had by playing the gme with 10 men. FC Newton actually went on to win the game and I personally salute the Seaton Town players and management for playing the game in the spirit that is so often missed.

With the end of the U8s this season, some teams are already starting to gear up for next season. Westexe are looking for a goalkeeper to play in the U9s for next season. If you are interested, please contact Brian Sheppey  07768712234 or Brian.Sheppey@wessexwater.co.uk

 Need some new players for next season as we will need a bigger squad for 9 a side,boys and girls welcome. Come and join our friendly club  -you must be 10 before 31 Aug - so if you want to join us -call Jo on 01392 214329.

St martins are looking for players who may wish to join their Under 12's team for next season.  The Under 12's Manager is Andrew Smith, you can contact him direct on 07801 365115

Pinhoe Lightning U14 (U15 season 2010/11 ) are looking for a goalkeeper for next season, please contact Des Furness on 07720118891 or des.f54@btinternet.com 

Unfortunately two teams have had to drop out of the U12s Plate Competition this Sunday, so the game durations and running order have been amended (again) to make sure it remains competitive for all those involved.

28th April - Stoke Hill U13s V Tivvy U13s 6.30pm KO now being played at Cullomptons Speed Meadow.

If there are any U11's, U12's, U13's or U14's teams that need a pitch and can play an evening kick-off on Wednesday 21st April let me know as I have a pitch available.

Below is amessage I was asked to publish on the web site and without hesitation, I think it is this sort of spirit that shows the great maturity and true footballing nature of the lads in our League.

" We would like to thank Jason Rainey and all at Tiverton Town for their help and concern shown to Ross Voaden following his injury which occurred at the last kick of the game during our recent encounter at Tiverton.

Tiverton Town handled the incident with the upmost care and competence.

The fact that the majority of the Tiverton players stayed with Ross until he was safely away in the ambulance showed the good spirit between the two teams and what youth football is all about.

Ross is recovering well from his injury and is hoping to be playing again within a few weeks." 

Regards 

Nelson Voaden
Coach Okehampton Argyle U13

UNDER 14'S
Crediton won 7-0 at Hemyock, while Ottery were 5-1 winners against Sidmouth.

UNDER 13'S DIV 1
Tiverton Town are top of the table after a 2-0 win at Heavitree. Sidbury are in second place after a 3-0 win against Stoke Hill. Third place Okehampton won 3-0 at Crediton. West Exe Athletic picked up their first league win of the season when they beat St Martins 2-1

UNDER 13'S DIV 2
Well done to Brixington who became the first team to beat Culm in the league this season when they beat the leaders 5-4. Also well done to Beacon Knights who won their first league game of the season when they beat Exwick 3-1. Crediton won 2-1 at Broadclyst.

UNDER 13'S DIV 3
League leaders Topsham were 6-0 winners against Seaton. Second place Alphington won 5-1 against Ottery. Central are in third place after two wins against Tedburn, 4-3. FC Newton and Feniton drew 4-4.

UNDER 12'S DIV 1
Brixington Blues march on at the top with a 7-0 victory over Pinhoe. Third and fourth place Honiton and St Martins drew 2-2. Alphington won a seven goal thriller 4-3 at Stoke Hill. Crediton won 6-0 at C W Dynamoes. Central beat Brixington Utd 2-0.

UNDER 12'S DIV 2
The top two both won again. Leaders Ottery won 10-0 against Culm. Second place Cullompton won 3-0 at Hemyock. The two Sidmouth sides had a mixed day. The Warriors won 6-3 at Bradninch, while the Raiders were beaten 2-1 at Heavitree.

UNDER 11'S DIV 1
Newton Abbot take over at the top after a 9-2 win against Crediton. Sidmouth drop to second place after losing 1-0 at Twyford. Third place Dawlish won 3-1 at Pinhoe. Alphington are in fourth place after a 2-0 against Exwick. Brixington Blues were 7-1 winners against Central City.

UNDER 11'S DIV 2
The top two both had good wins. First place Cullompton beat Central Utd 11-1, while Culm beat Broadclyst 9-1. Other results saw wins for West Hill who beat Brixington Utd 4-0. Pinhoe were 9-3 winners at Kentisbeare and Stoke Hill beat Heavitree 1-0.

UNDER 10'S
League leaders Stoke Hill Celtic had a mixed day. They beat St Martins 2-0 and then they were beaten by the same scoreline by Dawlish. Stoke Hill Rangers lost both their games against Dawlish and St Martins. Second place West Exe closed the gap at the top with two good wins against the two Pinhoe sides. First they beat the Pikes 4-1,and then the Spears 2-1. Pinhoe Spears got back to winning ways with a 2-1 win against Alphington. Alphington then drew 3-3 with Pinhoe Pikes. C W Dynamoes had a good day at Heavitree, in their first match which was against Inter Heavitree, Dynamoes took the lead when their goalkeeper Liam Western cleared the ball up field. The ball bounced twice before ending up in the Inter net. Tyler Davis made it 1-1 just before half time. The second half belonged to Countess Wear. A Reece Saunders hat trick and a Jake Charlton strike gave them a 5-1 victory. In their next game the Dynamoes beat AC Heavitree 6-0. The goals came from Reece Saunders(3) Jake Charlton (2) and Dan Cunningham (1). In their other game AC Heavitree were 2-0 winners against Whipton. ACs goals came from Jack Kennedy and Jack Hector. In a very close game Inter Heavitree beat Whipton 2-1 with the last kick of the match. Josh Herbert had given Inter the lead, Joe Charles equalized for Whipton. Tyler Davis wrapped up the points for Inter right at the end. Other results saw wins for Beacon Knights, Broadclyst, Sidmouth Warriors and Raiders, Twyford, Exmouth, and Brixington Blues.

UNDER 9'S
Only a few games in this section. Exmouth were double winners against Central Utd, 9-0 and Central City, 4-0.Brixington Blues beat Central Utd 2-1.But they were beaten 5-0 by Central City.

Can ALL HOME TEAM MANAGERS please ensure they contact the match official (referee), if you have a League appointed referee. With the large amount of postponements that have happened due to the weather some referees are not being informed by the hime team of cancellations etc. It is the Home teams responsibility to inform the referee if the game is ON or OFF as per the League handbook ruling. If you do not liaise with the official and they turn up to find the game is off, the home team will be liable for the officials charges.

The easiest way to make sure you keep them informed would be to make sure you get into the routine of calling them on the same evening you call the opposition to let them know all is well for the game (or not as the case may be).

A goal keeping roadshow at Cullompton rangers. It is being run by Kevin Miller on friday 9th april 10am till 3pm, cost is £10.

Places are filling up quite quickly so if interested please ring Dom Clarke on 07546561212 mobile or 01884 34996.

U7's - U15's for 2010/11
Following a League Management Committee meeting last night, we can confirm for the 2010/11 playing season the ED & Y League will be running the following age groups U7s - U15s inclusive.  Expressions of interest to participate in the 2010/11 season for all age groups are now invited and should be sent to the League Secretary.  All clubs who have already informed the League of their intentions need not respond again.

The exact format for the U7s is yet to be decided as it will depend on how many more teams (on top of those who have already expressed an interest) wish to participate. All those who are interetsed will be be informed of the proposed format upon application.

Under 11's for 2010/11
There will be no change in the team sizes for 2010/11 - the format will remain 9 v 9 for all teams in the Under 11's age group

ID Cards and ID Card Renewals
Following talks with the Devon FA, as per the instructions sent out to all clubs. You should return your ID card forms/changes DIRECTLY to Devon FA by the deadline they have set. The League Registrations Officer will only deal with League Registrations, Transfers and issuing of Emergency ID slips in the 2010/11 season. All other correspondence regarding the ID cards should now go directly to Devon FA.

Thankfully somebody has spoken up and let the Devon FA know of our intentions to allow double headers which were mutually agreed as a way of trying to help all the clubs fulfil their fixtures, which has been hugely disrupted by the weather we have had.

Devon County FA has contacted the League to say it is not legal to offer double-headers in the format described on the website. 

Double Headers if allowed mean you can play 2 games on the same day but must be 2 games played separately.

You cannot play one game for double points as this is outlawed by the FA and would result in your league and clubs being charged for breaking FA Rules and carries a very hard punishment. 

This is clearly not possible in youth football without infringing another FA rule. 

So where you have the home and away games remaining against an opposition both games will need to be played.

I realise that this may cause difficulties, but we have are hands tied, and if it is allowed to happen the League and your Clubs would receive hefty fines

Below are all the outstanding fixtures for all competitive age groups - these games MUST be re-arranged, due to some of the below fixtures not having been re-arranged in a timely manner have meant that the club involved have received fines. It is an unnecessary and time. issuing fines is something that is both un-neccasary and time consuming for the League to issue and monitor.

WE DO NOT WANT TO ISSUE FINES, but to ensure fairness for all involved it is sometimes necessary to do so.

We would remind all member clubs this League is run for your teams and to ensure your players get a quality footballing experience in a structured and well organised manner, so please ensure you do your bit to make sure we can facilitate this for you.

Except for last Saturday's postponements, the League Secretary must recieve dates for all the other fixtures  no later than 9th April. Any fixtures not re-arranged mutually by that date will be set in stone by the League AND FURTHER FINES WILL BE ISSUED.

To help you with this we have already introduced the double header option, which has been excercised by several managers already - please remember - it must be mutually agreed by both managers.

Exeter City Council have informed us they will be extending the pitch licenses which in turn has prompted the League to extend the season to include Saturday 8th May as a date which can be used if necessary for fixtures . HOWEVER, if you are trying to re-arrange a game for the date and the oppostion are unable to make it as they have previous arrangements then they will not be penalised, as all teams will have already assumed that they would be free by this date.

THE LIST OF GAMES TO BE RE-ARRANGED FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

Under  14s

U13 div 1

U13s div2

U13s div3

U12s div1 

U12s div 2

U11s div 1

U11s div 2

Yesterday, before the rains came in Culm United hosted the Under 10s Plate Day, it was a great success and I think all the teams had a great day as well as getting the chance to play more football.

A moment that stuck out though was seeing the Broadclyst Under 10s win their 1st game of the season in all competition. Hats off to those lads for the determination and team spirit they have shown throughout the League Season and at the Competition, they and their management team are a true credit to the League ... well done boys!!

We have been contacted by Keynsham Town who are trying to organise a couple of games with  local teams for the bank holiday weekend friday 30th April / Monday 3rd May for their Under 16's, If your club has an under sixteen age group perhaps you could pass this on for them to contact Helen from Keynsham directly. They are  hopefully looking to play on the Sat and Sun of that weekend.

If you are interested contact  Helen - 07929960547 email hynam66@fsmail.net

The Under 10 and Under 9 Plate Finalists who will be fighting it out at ECFC on the 16th May are now decided.

Under 10's will see Moors Stars V Sidmouth Warriors in thr final

Under 9's will see Whipton Youth V Pinhoe Spartans in the final

You can see full details on the relevent pages below 

http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/under10s/under10_plate.shtml  

http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/under9s/under9_plate.shtml

A huge thanks to the organisers from Culm and Okehampton who have done the league proud with their efforts today. Keep you eye out for the U11's, U12's and U13's Plate Competition results. They will all be played between now and the 2nd May

DON'T FORGET TO PUT YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD TONIGHT

For anybody worried about the weather - tomorrows Under 10's Plate competition is definitely ON tomorrow, all managers please make sure you are there in plenty of time to register.

Plenty of games survived the truly British weather this weekend

UNDER 13'S DIV 2 Culm are still unbeaten in the league after a 8-1 win at Pinhoe. Crediton are in fourth place after beating Exwick 4-3.The clash of the bottom two saw Broadclyst beat Beacon Knights 3-1.

UNDER 13'S DIV 3 Topsham carry on at the top with a 7-1 win against Central. Sidmouth won 4-3 at Feniton.

UNDER 12'S DIV 1 Only two games in this section. Alphington beat Central 4-2 and Stoke Hill beat Pinhoe 6-1.

UNDER 12'S DIV 2 Cullompton Rangers close the gap at the top with a 4-1 win at Feniton. Culm are in third place after a 2-0 win against Heavitree. West Hill won 4-2 at Sidmouth Warriors. Hemyock picked up their second win of the season with a 8-2 win against Bradninch.

UNDER 11'S DIV 1 The clash of the top two was won by Newton Abbot who beat Sidmouth 3-2. Dawlish are in third place after a 5-2 win at ST Martins. Alphington are fifth after beating Central City 6-1.Crediton were 14-1 winners at Brixington Blues.

UNDER 11'S DIV 1 Ottery move into third place with a 3-1 win at West Hill. Other results saw Broadclyst win 4-0 at Pinhoe and Heavitree win 8-1 at Kentisbeare.

UNDER 10'S  Stoke Hill Celtic carry on at the top with a 1-0 win against Brixington Blues. The Blues also lost by the same scoreline to Stoke Hill Rangers. Alphington Rockets are in third place after a mixed set of results. They beat Sidmouth Raiders 5-2 and were beaten 4-2 by Sidmouth Warriors. Pinhoe Spears are in fourth place after a 2-1 against Beacon Knights. Pinhoe Pikes also beat Beacon Knights by the same scoreline. Whipton beat Broadclyst 2-1.But they were beaten 2-0 by Cullompton Rangers. C W Dynamoes beat Cullompton 3-1.Hemyock drew 1-1 with Central City, they then beat Central Utd 2-0.

UNDER 9S Top of the table Tiverton Whites were beaten 3-2 by Alphington Lions. The Whites got back to winning ways with a 5-3 win against Okehampton. Tiverton Yellows had two good wins against Alphington 3-0 and Okehampton 2-0. The two West Exe sides are in second and third place in the table. Rangers lost 2-1 to Whipton, while the Exiles drew 0-0 with Whipton. Other results saw St  Martins and Dawlish both beat Honiton. While Seaton won both their games against Dawlish and St Martins.

Unfortunately due to the ridiculous British weather, we have yet again been forced to postpone another age groups Plate Day. The Under 13s Plate competition that was due to take place on Sunday 28th March at Tedburn St Mary has been postponed until Sunday 2nd May.

If you are in doubt or need any further info about the Plate Competion at any age group, please contact the organisers directly using the details below.

Under 13's Plate  -  Sunday 2nd May @ Tedburn St Mary
Carole Johnson -  Mobile: 01647 61517 - Tel: 07791892053  Email: caroleajohnson@tiscali.co.uk

Under 12's Plate   -  Sunday 4th April @ Cullomptons Speeds Meadow
Paul kirby - 01884 38002 / 07817423760 pazc@hotmail.co.uk

Under 11's Plate - Sunday 18th April @ Cullomptons Speeds Meadow
Paul kirby - 01884 38002 / 07817423760 pazc@hotmail.co.uk

Under 10's Plate  -   Sunday 28th March - @ Magelake - Home of Culm United
Nick Miles - 01884 252270 / 07812195029 nickmiles27@hotmail.co.uk

Under 9's Plate  -   Sunday 28th March - @ The home of Okehampton Argyle
Phil Squires - 01837 89382 / 07837030188 p.squires.building@virgin.net

Firstly apologies to all the teams involved for all the messing around, but hopefully you will understand it is not of our doing (unless the Chairman has been rain dancing again) the decision has had to be made to postpone the League Cup Semi Finals again for the U13s and U14s  

Coach Road is currently under water and they have already had to call off County Cup finals due to be held there this weekend, we are fairly confident the pitch will not be ready for Monday or Tuesday of next week as the weather is not due to get any better. The decision has been made to move the semi finals to the following dates. 

Under 13s to be played on Monday April 12^th - Same times and venue 

Under 14s to be played on Wednesday April 14^th - Same times and venue 

Again apologies for any inconvenience this causes... we will get those games played somehow.

In u13 Division 1 and u11 Division 2, each team will be permitted to play one-double header this season (ONE), so long as there are no reasonable objections from other teams in that division. Both teams will also need to be consenting. 

Teams will only be able to play double-headers where neither team has already met this season (for obvious reasons!). 

Basically the result of the double-header will count twice. The winner will get 6 points, whereas a draw will see both teams get a point. However, where one of the fixtures is a cup match, then the result will be the one achieved at the end of normal time and only 3 points will go to the winner. if it is a draw at the end of normal time a single point will be awarded to each team. 

This is an emergency measure designed to help teams with a serious backlog of matches, a better chance of playing them before the seasons end. THIS IS NOT A RULE THAT THE LEAGUE EXPECTS TO USE OFTEN THIS SEASON AND IT WILL NOT BECOME A HANDBOOK RULE FOR FUTURE SEASONS. THE LEAGUE'S DECISION IS FINAL. 

Teams wishing to play a double-header need to ensure that a pitch is available before approaching the League. The League may very well not approve all "double-header" requests, especially if the matches are already booked in. 

If teams from other age groups/divisions wish to investigate the chance to play a single double-header in order to ease fixtures congestion should email nickmiles27@hotmail.co.uk.

 The first double header this season proposed is: - 

U13 Div 1 Stoke Hill v West Exe Athletic                       Cup Semi-Final and League match

This match will be played as a double-header unless a justifiable reason not to do so is received by 5:30pm, Thursday, March 25^th.

A quick messge to all those taking part  from Phil Squires, your host for the day... Can all teams please arrive as early as possible  and head for the astro (All Weather Pitch Car Park) in order that the day can start on time and to make sure you have no problems with parking.

The club will also be selling Bacon Sandwhiches and hot and cold drinks on the day, so packed lunches don't need to be the order of the day.

UNDER 14'S  Kentisbeare close the gap at the top with a 4-2 win against Ottery. Sidmouth were 2-0 winners against Crediton whilst Phoenix Club were comfortable winners at Hemyock with a 3 - 19 scoreline

UNDER 13'S DIV1 Its very tight at the top of division one with the top three all winning.. First place Sidbury won 2-0 at West Exe, second place Heavitree won 9-0 at Crediton. While third place Tiverton beat Stoke Hill 4-3.

UNDER 13'S DIV2 Top of the table Culm beat West Exe Rangers 7-2.Twyford move into second place with a 5-1 win over Beacon Knights. Crediton and Exwick drew 2-2.

UNDER 13'S DIV3 Only one result in this section. This was a 6-0 win for Topsham against Feniton.

UNDER 12'S DIV1 Well done to C,W, Dynamoes who won their first league game of the season when they defeated Heavitree 3-2.Honiton are in third place after a 5-0 win against Brixington Utd. Stoke Hill are in fourth place after beating Crediton 8-0.ST Martins are in fifth place after a 9-0 win against Alphington. Central beat Pinhoe 6-2.

UNDER 12'S DIV2 West Exe Youth are in third place after a 5-0 win at Heavitree. Feniton were 10-0 winners against Bradninch.

UNDER 11'S DIV1 Sidmouth and Newton Abbot are both still unbeaten in the league. Sidmouth beat Thorverton 7-1. While Newton Abbot beat Twyford 3-2 .Exwick are in third place after a 11-2 win at Brixington Blues. Fourth place Dawlish were beaten 2-1 by Crediton. Alphington were 6-3 winners at St Martin's. Pinhoe beat Central 2-0.

UNDER 11'S DIV2 Top of the table Cullompton won 2-0 at Broadclyst. Heavitree beat Kentisbeare 3-2.

UNDER 10'S Stoke Hill Celtic are still top of the table. They beat Honiton 5-0.In their next game they were held to a 2-2 draw by Culm. Culm then beat Stoke Hill Rangers 1-0. In their other game Stoke Hill Rangers beat Honiton 2-1.Brixington Blues and Exmouth both won their games against A C Heavitree.

They both had to settle for a draw against Inter Heavitree. Beacon Knights and Whipton drew 2-2.In their next game Whipton beat Newton 5-0.ST Martins were 5-0 winners against Broadclyst. In their next game St Martins beat Cullompton 2-0.Cullompton were also beaten by Dawlish. Pinhoe Spears won both their games against the two Sidmouth sides. Pinhoe Pikes beat Sidmouth Warriors 3-1.They also drew 1-1 with Sidmouth Raiders.

UNDER 9'S  ST Martins beat Sidmouth Warriors 2-1.In their next game they were held to a 0-0 draw by Sidmouth Raiders. Dawlish were 3-1 winners against Sidmouth Warriors. Stoke Hill beat Culm 3-1.In their next game Stoke Hill beat Moors 2-0.Moors got back to winning ways with a 3-1 over Heavitree. Culm and Heavitree drew 0-0.

After a very tense game Thorverton made their way into the final after winning the game on penalty's as nothing else could split the teams. they will meet Newton Abbott 66 who eventually ran out 3 - 1 winners over Alphington Jets in another very exciting game that up til the last 5 minutes or so could have gone either way.

Congratulations to the finalists and well done to the beaten semi finalists who both played some tremendous football.

Exmouth Amateurs came out victorious in a closely contested game against Central City that saw them win by a 2 - 0 scoreline, Their opponents will be Tiverton Town Yellows who progressed to the Under 9's final with a 1 - 0 win which came by way of a penalty against Westexe Exiles.

West hill Wasps beat Stoke Hill 1 - 0 on Saturday, they will meet Alphington who eventually ran out 5 - 2 winners over Twyford Celtic.

Can all managers who play on coincil pitches please ensure that any fixtures listed on the web site as home games that are mid-week games are played on NON COUNCIL pitches, as it has been pointed out that the council have already made it clear, the Youth teams will not be permitted to play any mid week games on Council Pitches.

Under 10s Cup Semi Final

West Hill Wasps are the first team to qualify for the finals at ECFC on 16th May, as the beat Stoke Hill 1 - 0 at Exeter Arena 

UNDER 14S
Crediton moved level on points with second place Kentisbeare after they beat them 4-3.Ottery were 5-0 winners against Bradninch.

UNDER 13S DIVISION ONE Sidbury are top of the table after a 6-1 win at Crediton. Tiverton are in second spot after a 3-2 win at West Exe.

UNDER 13S DIVISION TWO Second place Twyford were beaten at home 5-1 by Crediton. Broadclyst and West Exe Rangers drew 1-1.

UNDER 13S DIVISION THREE Topsham stay top of the table after a 4-1 win over Ottery. Alphington are in second place after a 3-1 win against Central. Feniton won 6-4 at Sidmouth. Seaton won 3-0 at Cullompton. Tedburn move into 4^th with 5-2 win away to FC Newton

UNDER 12S DIVISION ONE Brixington Blues march on at the top with a 18-3 win at C W Dynamoes. Second place Heavitree Comets won 2-0 at Brixington Utd. Third place Honiton won 6-4 at Alphington.ST Martins won 8-0 at Pinhoe, while Crediton beat Central 5-4.

UNDER 12S DIVISION TWO Ottery stay top after a 6-1 at Hemyock. Second place Cullompton beat Bradninch 6-0.West Exe are in fourth place after a 1-0 win against Sidmouth Raiders. Fifth place Feniton beat West Hill 10-2. Heavitree Rockets were 3-1 winners at Sidmouth Warriors.

UNDER 11S DIVISION ONE Sidmouth are top after a 6-1 win at Alphington. Second place Newton Abbot won 2-1 at Thorverton. Dawlish are in third place after a 6-0 win at Central. Pinhoe beat Exwick 2-1.Twyford were 4-0 winners at Crediton.

UNDER 11S DIVISION TWO The top of the table clash saw second place Culm beat league leaders Cullompton 2-1.Third place Stoke Hill beat Ottery 5-1.Pinhoe won 2-1 at Central. Kentisbeare won 4-0 at Brixington Utd. Heavitree won 5-1 at Broadclyst

UNDER 10S Alphington closed the gap at the top with two good wins. First they beat Broadclyst 6-0.They followed this up with a 6-1 win against Cullompton. Other results saw Culm beat Crediton 2-1. Honiton were also winners against Crediton. Hemyock won both their games 1-0, against Dawlish and then St Martin's.

UNDER 9S Tiverton Whites are top of the table after a 3-0 win over Pinhoe.In their next game Tivvy drew 2-2 with Whipton. Exmouth are in fourth place after beating ST Martins 7-0 and Dawlish 5-0.Sidmouth Warriors are in fifth place after beating Moors youth and Culm,both 2-0.Sidmouth Raiders also beat Culm and Moors,3-0 and 2-0.Tiverton Yellows drew 0-0 with Pinhoe, but they were beaten 2-0 by Whipton. Seaton won both their games,1-0 against West Hill and 3-2 against Cullompton. Stoke Hill beat Pinhoe 4-0.They were also 7-0 winners against Beacon Knights.

ST Martins and Dawlish both won their games against Brixington Blues.West Hill won 6-3 against Honiton.Cullompton were also winners against Honiton by a 1-0 scoreline.Central City won their first match of the day with a 3-1 win against Alphington. Inaki Iriarte gave City the lead. Cameron Low soon made it 2-0.In the second half Inaki Iriarte made it 3-0. Sam Probert pulled one back for Alphington to make the final score 3-1 to Central. In their next match City beat Okehampton 5-1.

A inaki Iriarte hat trick and a goal each for Cameron Low and Oliver Cox gave City the points.The Okehampton goal came from Declan Grimshaw. Central Utd and Okehampton drew 1-1. United's goal was scored by Tyson Gelden. Okehampton scored through Josh Parson. In their next game United were beaten 2-1 by Alphington. Ethan Matthews gave Alphington the lead. Cameron Bastyan scored for United.but a Sam Probert goal won the game for Alphington (Action shots of the games played can be seen on the Under 9's photos section)

All the Plate Competition age groups and venues have now been fixed.

Under 13's Plate  -  Sunday 28th March @ Tedburn St Mary
Under 12's Plate   -  Sunday 4th April @ Cullomptons Speeds Meadow
Under 11's Plate - Sunday 18th April @ Cullomptons Speeds Meadow
Under 10's Plate  -   Sunday 28th March - @ Magelake - Home of Culm United
Under 9's Plate  -   Sunday 28th March - @ The home of Okehampton Argyle

The Under 12's Plate and Under 13's Plate finals will both be played at Creditions Lords Meadow on Saturday 15th May  

Full details of the teams, start times and rules are on the relevant pages in each age group on the website. A big thank you to all the Clubs hosting the Plate competition days this year, without you it would not happen.

It appears the Exeter City Council pitches will NOT be available for any mid-week games at all... It may be a case of teams who play on council pitches that have home games to re-arrange should discuss with the opposition fortunate enough to have their own pitch if the game can be played at theirs either mid-week or on a Sunday.

Clearly this is not ideal and I realise there will be crys of "losing home advantage", but hopefully all managers will be able ot see the sense. There should be enough mid-week spaces and Sundays available to make sure all out standing fixtures in the competitive age groups are fulfilled, we are trying to help several clubs get dates sorted at the moment, if you need asssitance please email the Sec and keep us up to date with how you are sorting things out.

UNDER 14S
Kentisbeare moved level at the top with Phoenix after they beat them 4-3.Crediton are in third place after a 2-0 win against Bradninch. Sidmouth are in fourth place after a 8-2 win over Hemyock.

UNDER 13S DIV 1
Okehampton moved into second place with a 5-2 win against West Exe Athletic. Stoke Hill are in third place after a 1-0 win at Crediton.

UNDER 13S DIV 2
Culm march on at the top with a 9-0 win against Broadclyst. Twyford are in second place after a 5-0 win over Brixington. Exwick and West Exe Rangers played out a great game. Exwick scored after two minutes with a Luke Meluish strike. Four minutes later Meluish made it 2-0. On twenty five minutes West Exe pulled a goal back through Jake Alford. Just before half-time Lewis Macakie made it 2-2. The second half was a even affair. Exwick stole the points with a Sam Andrews goal to make the final score 3-2.

UNDER 13S DIV 3
Topsham stay at the top after a 4-1 win at Tedburn. Alphington are in second place after a 4-0 win against FC Newton. Ottery are in third place after beating Sidmouth 3-2.Feniton and Cullompton drew 4-4.

UNDER 12S DIV 1
Brixington Blues won the battle of the top two with a 9-2 win over Heavitree Comets. Honiton are in third place after a 5-1 win against Pinhoe. Stoke Hill are in fourth place after a 6-0 win over CW Dynamoes. Brixington Utd and Alphington drew 3-3.

UNDER 12S DIV 2
Ottery stay top after a 6-0 win at Feniton. Second place Culm were beaten at home by West Exe Youth. Cullompton closed the gap in third place with a 11-3 win over West Hill. Heavitree and Hemyock drew 0-0. The clash of the two Sidmouth teams was won by the Warriors by an 8-2 scoreline.

UNDER 11S DIV 1
Top of the table Sidmouth won 10-1 at Brixington Blues. Second place Newton Abbot won 4-3 against Alphington. Exwick are in third place after a 8-1 win over Dawlish. Other results saw Twyford and Thorverton draw 2-2, while St Martins were 5-3 winners against Pinhoe.

UNDER 11S DIV 2
Cullompton are still unbeaten after a 3-0 win at Pinhoe. Ottery are in second place after a 13-1 win against Kentibeare. West Hill beat Stoke Hill 2-0.Heavitree and Central drew 4-4.There was also a draw for Brixington Utd and Broadclyst 0-0.

UNDER 10'S
Stoke Hill Celtic dropped their first points of the season when they drew 1-1 with Crediton. In their second game Celtic beat Tedburd 1-0. West Exe are in second place after a 10-1 win over Moors Comets and a 2-1 win against Moors Stars. Pinhoe Spears are in third place after two victories over Central Utd and City. Pinhoe Pikes also won their games against the two Central teams.

Dawlish lost 1-0 against CW Dynamoes, but they were 6-1 winners against Whipton. Whipton were also beaten by St Martins. In their other game St Martins drew 0-0 with CW Dynamoes. Brixington Blues beat Broadclyst 9-1.And they then drew 1-1 with Cullompton. Exmouth were also winners against Broadclyst 11-0.

UNDER 9'S
Tiverton Whites are top after a 4-1 win against Culm. They also beat Moors Youth 6-2.Tiverton yellows drew 1-1 with Moors, but were beaten 2-1 by Culm. West Exe Exiles had two good wins against Honiton 6-0 and Seaton 4-0.

UNDER 14`S
Phoenix held onto top spot with a 2-1 win over Ottery. Third place Crediton won 5-4 at Sidmouth.

UNDER13`S DIVISION 1
Tiverton Town moved into second place with a 4-2 win against St Martins.

UNDER 13`S DIVISION 3
The only game in this section saw Sidmouth and Central play out a 1-1 draw.

UNDER 12`S DIVISION 1
Brixington Blues moved eight points clear at the top with a 1-0 win against St Martins.

UNDER 12`S DIVISION 2
Second place Culm closed the gap at the top to two points with a 9-0 win at Bradninch.

UNDER 11`S DIVISION 1
Sidmouth stay top of the table after a 12-3 win at Pinhoe. Newton Abbot stay in second spot after winning 7-2 at Brixington. Dawlish are in third place after a 1-0 win at home to St Martins. Other results saw Alphington Jets beat Twyford 3-1.While Crediton were 1-0 winners at Thorverton.

UNDER 11`S DIVISION 2
Top of the table Cullompton Rangers beat Heavitree 2-1.Second place Culm were 9-1 winners against Pinhoe. Ottery also scored nine times as they beat Broadclyst 9-1.West Hill beat Kentisbeare 5-2.

UNDER 10
Top of the table Stoke Hill Celtic are still unbeaten after the latest round of games. Celtic had to be at their best to beat a very good Sidmouth Warriors team. A Joe Balkwan hat trick gave Celtic the points in a 3-1 win. The Warriors goal came from Ollie Jarrett. Celtic won their next game against Sidmouth Raiders 8-1.Their goals came from Freddie James (3),Dan Hodges (2),Tom Cox (1),John Morgan-Ross (1) and a own goal.

The Raiders goal came from Reuben Raffell. Sidmouth Raiders got back to winning ways with a 1-0 win against Stoke Hill Rangers. The Raiders goal came from Reuben Raffell. The last game of the day saw Sidmouth Warriors beat Stoke Hill Rangers 3-1. The Warriors goals came from Tom Woodruff (2) and Ben Gosse (1).The Rangers goal was scored by Jorden Samford.

UNDER 9
Twyford Madrid are still top of the table though they were held to a 1-1 draw by Okehampton. Tiverton Whites are in second place after a 7-0 win against Cullompton Rangers. The Whites also beat West Hill 2-1.Tiverton Yellows beat Cullompton Rangers 3-0, and West Hill 2-1.Okehampton were 9-0 winners against Twyford Barca.

We are in desperate need of a venue for the Under 9's and the Under 11's . Because of all the fantastic weather we have been having! All plate days will be held on Sundays. Ideally we would like the two age groups to be played on Sunday28th of March if possible. if there are any clubs who can help out please email Russ asa matter of urgency.

If we cannot find venues the players will not be able to have their Plate Competition.

For some time now, it seems that every Saturday I get a call questioning the eligibility of players from the Stoke Hill Under 12's side. Please let me put the record straight and let's hope that it will stop the constant enquries.

Stoke Hill Under 12s have a great squad of players and that squad was bolstered by  two talented lads that joined during the season. The league have been presented with documentary evidence to show the lads as being TOTALLY ELIGIBLE  to play for their team at that age group.

This message is not aimed at any one team or any individual, and I understand as much as the next person that when you play in a team sport, you want it to be a fair and level playing field, and everybody has a right to know that their oppositions players are eligible players.

If the players from the opposition have ID cards (or emergency slips in some cases), then they are eligible to play. so please make sure ID cards are checked in the correct manner prior to games starting and there should then be no need for further enquiries.

Leafield Athletic Under 15's a football team from Solihull we will be staying in Torquay on the weekend of 2nd to 4th of July 2010. In their own words "we are a friendly bunch,who would love the opportunity of playing in a competition/friendly in or around the area on the above dates".

Anybody who is interested or knows of a team they might be able to get a game against please contact Gerry Reidy keirichconstruction@hotmail.com who will be delighted to hear from you

We have heard that there are a number of home managers having difficulty re-arranging fixtures with reluctant opposition managers.

Rule 10 C I, ii, and iii are quite clear.

In the event of two dates being given by the host club/team, one will be backed by the League (with very few exceptions). 

Please find below the excerpt from the current handbook. 

10 (C) (i) If the away team have an available pitch that is playable the game is to be switched and played on the same date.

(ii) If neither pitch is playable league games will be re-scheduled mutually between the two managers for a future date. The home team manager should give two dates of choice. 

If neither date is acceptable the league Secretary should be informed and a date for the game to be played will be set by the League.

(iii) Where the league is forced to set a date for a league game; if either team are unable to play on that date the game will be declared void with the defaulting team being deducted a minimum of 1point - up to a maximum of 3 points. 

Please do what you can to get your games played. At the moment, there is no provision for double-headers or any other way of getting results decided without actually playing. 

Secondly, having warned clubs about unpaid fines before, it is disappointing to note that the League has a number still outstanding.

If your club receives a fine of, say, £5, there will be a surcharge of £10 if the original fine is not paid within the 14 days after the date of the fine. 

Rule 5 (H)  All fines and charges shall be paid within 14 days of the date of posting of the written notification. .

Clubs, Officials or individuals committing a breach of this Rule will be fined a further £10 or otherwise penalised at the discretion of the Management Committee. 

We need to be quite clear - if your club/team has not paid the first or second fine, the next, additional fine, is likely to be heavier still.

Furthermore, subject to the views of the League Committee, any club not paying the original fine within 14 days, or the additional fine, also runs the risk of having points deducted. 

Remember, by and large, this affects the competitive age groups only (i.e. u11 and above).

Remember also, that all clubs agreed to be bound by the Rules in the League handbook. 

This is your League, help us make it work for you!

Please ensure if you are looking to transfer players, ALL transfers must be complete by 1st March in the playing season as per RULE 8 (f) in the Qualification of Players section of the handbook

Transfers sent in after that date  will not be considered.

Ottery St Mary Youth Football Club are on the look out for new coaches for up and coming younger age groups.. we currently have 9 teams in leagues but as of next season we need coaches for u8's u10's and u11's.

We have great a infrastructure in place with youth football continuing into adult football, believe it or not we have a player signed who,s late sixties!! Ottery YFC pay for all coaching coarses if needed.

As the two plate days are currently scheduled to be played to a climax on the day, we have extended the times for the semi finals and the final to ensure there is a sufficient time in those games to find the footballing winners. We are still awaiting to hear dates for the Plate days, if they are in the near future and we are able to securea seperate venue, there is a likelihood the finals for those two age groupswill be moved to a day on their own.

Please bear with us whilst we endeavour to make this happen.

It is with great regret, we have ot report another loss at the U13s age group. Due to lack of players Exmouth Eagles have now officially withdrawn from the league.

All results for the game in which thye played have been expunged and fixtures removed from the fixture list, U13 division 1 managers, please check the fixtures list as you will no doubt finda gap or two now.

Before you read this - please bear in mind it is not something that is cast in stone, it is simply a possible scenario on how the outcome of the Championships in each age group are decided.

It is quite possible that there will be a number of unfulfilled fixtures by the end of the season.

In the interests of all those clubs who wanted competitive leagues with the outcome to include, Champions, Runners-Up, as well as promotions and relegations, in the event that there are unfulfilled fixtures at 6^th May 2010, then the League is considering a Pools Panel, where results for unfulfilled fixtures are determined by a panel. 

This does not mean that teams can simply cry off without good reason (Rule 10B for unfulfilled fixtures) but this has been an extraordinary year. 

This may well have to be cleared by Devon FA but we would value as many views and comments, together with solutions from all teams in the u11 to u14 age groups please.

Countess Wear Dynamoes are looking for an Assistant Manager to help CW Dynamoes U12s.
 
Must have Level 1 with the Child Protection and Emergency First Aid.
 
Training takes place at Exeter University's Rubber Crumb Pitch on a Wednesday night, 7-8.
 
Applicants can contact me on 07516357042 or email johnbryant1@hotmail.com

Huge apologies to all the maangers involved for my messing you around, the dates and times have now been reverted to what they were originally. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause, however it was a best intention thing that made me change things in the first place. IT WILL NOT CHANGE AGAIN - BUT PLEASE DO CHECK THE RELEVANT PAGES TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE DATES AND TIMES

Can all managers who will be involved in the Under 9, Under 10 and Under 12s League Cup Semi Finals please make sure they check the League Cup Finals pages as there dates have changed (Venue and times exactly the same).

Also can all Managers who's teams are featured in the Plate Competition at all ages makes sure they keep an eye on the Plate Competition pages as the dates and venues will be published shortly - All Plate days will be on Sundays. The finals for the U9s, U10s and U11s will be played at St James Park on the morning of the Cup finals. The U12s and U13s Plate Competition days will be played to a conclusion on the day of the Plate Competition.

UNDER 14S
The Phoenix club and Kentisbeare are neck and neck at the top of the table. Both teams were four goal winners this week. Phoenix beat Ottery  4-1. While Kentisbeare won 4-0 against Sidmouth. The other result in this section saw Bradninch win 3-1 against Hemyock.

 UNDER 13S DIV 1
St Martins moved into second place in division one with a great 5-2 win against leaders Heavitree Harriers, whilst Okehamptons re-arranged game with Stoke Hill ended in a 2 -2 draw. The only other game in this section was a 7-0 win for West Exe Athletic against Exmouth.  Congratulations to Sidbury who ran out  1 - 0 winners against Tiverton in the League Cup quarter final

UNDER 13S DIV 2
Culm Utd march on at the top with a 8-2 victory against Beacon Knights. Twyford moved into second place with a 5-2 win at Crediton.

UNDER 13S DIV 3
Only one result from this section. This was a 6-0 victory for Topsham against Feniton. This result puts Topsham nine points clear at the top of the table.

UNDER 12S DIV 1
 Heavitree Comets take over at the top of the table after a 8-1 win against CW Dynamoes. Honiton moved into third place after a 4-2 win at Pinhoe. Stoke Hill are in fourth place after winning 6-0 at Crediton. Alphington are in fith place after a 5-1 win at Central.

UNDER 12S DIV 2
Cullompton Rangers are in second place after a 8-0 win against Hemyock. There were mixed fortunes for the two Sidmouth sides. The Warriors won 4-1 against Feniton, while the Raiders lost 3-1 at home to West Hill.

UNDER 11S DIV 1
Sidmouth march on at the top of the table with a 1-0 win at Thorverton. Second place Newton Abbot 66 were 4-3 winners at Twyford. Other results in this section saw Crediton win 8-2 at Pinhoe and St Martins win 5-3 at home to Brixington Blues.

UNDER 11S DIV 2
 Cullompton Rangers stay on top of the table after a 4-1 win against bottom side Kentisbeare. Culm are in second place after beating Pinhoe 8-0. Stoke Hill are in third place after a 2-1 win against West Hill. Heavitree were 4-1 winners at Central.

UNDER 10S
Stoke Hill Celtic are still top of the chart after beating the two Twyford sides. Stoke Hill were 3-2 winners against Twyford Celtic and 2-0 winners against Twyford Rangers. Whipton had a mixed day losing 2-0 against Culm, but winning 1-0 against Honiton. Exmouth Amateurs beat Crediton 2-0. In their next game Exmouth drew 2-2 with Tedburn.

UNDER 9S
Exmouth are top of the chart after a good set of results this week. They beat Sidmouth Raiders 11-0 and Sidmouth Warriors 4-0. Sidmouth Warriors are in second place after getting back to winning ways with a 4-0 win against Brixington Blues. Sidmouth Raiders are in third place, their other game of the day saw them beat Brixington Blues 2-0. Tiverton Whites are in fourth place after beating West Exe Rangers 3-0 and West Exe Exiles 2-0. Tiverton Yellows had a good day beating West Exe Rangers 3-2 and drawing 1-1 with West Exe Exiles.

The two Central sides had a mixed day - City were 1-0 winners against St Martins and 2-0 winners against Dawlish. While Utd lost 2-0 to St Martins and 4-0 against Dawlish. Heavitree lost 1-0 against West Hill. They then drew 2-2 with Cullompton Rangers. Alphington lions had a good day. In their first game they beat Honiton 6-0.Alex Owens gave the lions the lead. Tom Prout and Sam Probert soon added to the lions tally. Alex Owens scored his second of the match. Ethan Matthews scored twice to make the final score 6-0 to Alphington. Honiton battled well but they could not find a way past Harry Wellaway and Ben Shear in the lions defence. In their next game Alphington beat Seaton 2-1.The lions goals came from Tom Prout and Ethan Matthews.

Countess wear Dynamoes under 10's are looking for players for this season to join our current team -in all postions,we train on Thursdays and play on saturday.Please contact JO Tink ON 01392 214329 if you would like to join our team.

Can all Club Secretaries please check the relevant page on the website to make sure their contact details are correct, and inform the League Secreatary of any errors that need rectifying. The same request also applies to each of the team Managers.

UNDER 14`S  Well done to Hemyock who picked up their first point of the season with a 2-2 draw at Ottery. Sidmouth were 7-1 winners at Bradninch.

UNDER 13`S DIVISION 1 Heavitree Harriers went to the top of the table with a 3-1 win at Okehampton.

UNDER 13`S DIVISION 2 West Exe Rangers moved into second spot with a 6-0 win at Pinhoe. Exwick are in fourth spot after a 2-1 win against Broadclyst.

UNDER 13`S DIVISION 3 Alphington Tigers are in second place in division three after a 4-0 win against Sidmouth. Ottery moved into third place with a 3-2 win against Seaton.

UNDER 12`S DIVISION 1 Heavitree Comets missed the chance to go top of the table when they lost 3-1 to a very good Stoke Hill Cougars. Alphington and Pinhoe drew 2-2.

UNDER 11`S DIVISION 1 Newton Abbot 66 kept their title hopes on track with a 2-1 win at Dawlish. Other results saw Alphington beat Crediton 1-0, Thorverton won 7-0 at Brixington Blues and Twyford won 3-2 at Pinhoe.

UNDER11`S DIVISION 2 Stoke Hill moved into second spot with a 6-2 win against Broadclyst

UNDER 10`S  Pinhoe Spears are in fourth place after a mixed set of results. They beat Twyford Rangers 6-0,then they lost to Twyford Celtic 3-2. Pinhoe Pikes are in sixth place after a 2-1 win against Twyford Celtic and a 8-0 win against Twyford Rangers. Other results saw Crediton Saints beat Broadclyst 11-0. The Saints were then beaten 4-3 by Cullompton Rangers. Hemyock were beaten 2-1 by Inter Heavitree. In their next match Hemyock drew 2-2 with AC Heavitree. Tedburn won their game against Broadclyst 11-0.

UNDER 9`S The two Sidmouth sides are the top teams two in this section. But they did not have it all their own way in this weeks matches. The Warriors were beaten 2-0 by Central City. They got back to winning ways with a 2-0 win against Central Utd. The Raiders beat Central Utd 6-0 and  were held to a 1-1 draw by Central City. Right behind the Sidmouth teams in third place are West Exe Exiles. The Exiles beat West Hill 3-1 and Cullompton Rangers 3-0. West Exe Rangers were 2-1 winners against Cullompton Rangers and 3-2 winners against West Hill. Heavitree and St Martins drew 1-1. St Martins then beat Stoke Hill 2-1.Stoke Hill also lost 3-1 against Dawlish.

Inspections will be made tomorrow morning and managers should contact the Arena as per usual on the phone number they have after 9 am to get a definitive answer. Some are already in doubt, but none are definitely out of the equation yet, so make sure you do your praying for no rain before bed tonight.

Beacon Knights are looking for a new Goal Keeper and new players to bolster their younger squads. Training is on a Wednesday at St James High School from 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Please call Steve Rowland 01392 662630 for further details.

After discussions with Galvin Short, he has informed me that Exeter City Council pitches will have an extension and that teams will be able to play on the council pitches up to and including Saturday the 1st May - formal letters extending licenses will be going out to relevant member clubs in the coming days.

I have to report the sad news again, that we have lost another team - Feniton U11s due to lack of players. It is a real shame to lose another team because of the same reason as the other two teams we have lost this season, especially when some  teams have so many lads signed on! Over the coming days I will be sending out a newsletter to all club secreataries and managers with an idea the league have that may combat this for next season.

In the meantime can all U11 Division two managers please note that all results for games involving the Feniton U11s have been expunged and all future/re-arranged fixtures involving the team have been removed so you will now have some free dates that will need filling.

Due to losing 2 players from our squad we are currently looking for anyone who is interested in joining our team.  Please can anyone who is interested contact me Chris Sample on 07775 830191 or email chris.sample@me.com.

Under 14`s league cup quarter finals
Phoenix, Kentisbeare and Sidmouth are all through to the semi finals to join Bradninch after they won their quarter final ties. Phoenix were 8-5 winners against Ottery while Kentisbeare beat Crediton 4-2 and Sidmouth ran out 10 - 2 winners at Hemyock.

Under 13`s league cup quarter finals
Only one cup tie played in this section today between West Exe Rangers of Division 2 and Stoke Hill Spurs from Division 1. Stoke Hill ran out winners by 12 goals to 2.

Under 12`s league cup quarter finals
The all first division clash between Honiton Town and St Martins was only five minutes old when St Martins took the lead. A shot from Joe Boyne found its way into the home teams net. On seventeen minutes Boyne scored his second of the match to put his team in control of the game, but Honiton battled back and a good finish from Neil Paris made it 2-1. Straight from the re start Jamie Robinson restored the visitors two goal lead. With time running out in the first half another good finish from Neil Paris got his team right back in the game and made the half time score 3-2 to St Martins.

St Martins started the second half the stronger of the two teams and two goals from Sam Clarke put them in a good position. Honiton kept on battling but they could not stop Jamie Robinson from getting his second and St Martins sixth. This was a good cup tie played in snowy conditions. So it's St Martins who go through to the semi finals. In the other cup tie played today First division Alphington just edged out second division West Exe by a 7-6 scoreline.

Under 11`s league cup quarter finals
First division Alphington saw off the challenge of second division Cullompton by a 2-0 scoreline. Thorverton were 2-1 winners at Crediton. Newton Abbott beat Dawlish 5-1. Sidmouth had already reached the semi finals after playing their cup tie with Brixington Blues a couple of weeks ago, they won the tie 6-0.

Under 10`s league cup quarter finals
The clash of the top two in the league saw Alphington beat West Exe 5-1. Stoke Hill Celtic won 3-0 at Countess Wear. The match between Twyford Celtic and Tedburn Panthers ended 3-3 and went to a penalty shoot out. This was a close affair which Twyford won 3-2.

Under 9`s league cup quarter finals
There were mixed fortunes in the cup for the two Tiverton sides. The yellows won 3-0 against West Exe Rangers while the whites lost 6-0 against Exmouth Amateurs. In the other cup tie played today Central City beat Stoke Hill 2-1.

Tedburn St Mary 13's are looking for players to strengthen the squad. For more information about training times etc please call Carole Johnson - Mobile: 01647 61517 
Tel: 07791892053  Email: caroleajohnson@tiscali.co.uk

Honiton Town U/12s are seeking additional players to compliment their existing squad.  A strong emphasis is placed on player development, thus enabling players to maximise their potential.  Training takes place on Thursday evenings, under the guidance of our FA Level 2 Qualified Coach. 

For full details, please contact Nigel Doe on 07887 532779.

Exmouth Town Eagles are desperately seeking a couple of strikers and a goalkeeper for the rest of this season to help us to progress.

Anyone interested in coming along we train tuesdays 7.00-8.30 at Exmouth community college  or for more information call Jason on 01392 461965.

The Summer Tournaments page has been updated - There are 3 great tournaments at present listed - Dawlish, Tiverton and Newton St Cyres. It may seem early, but if you are thinking of entering any of those three you should get your forms in ASAP as places are limited in some of them and they are filling up fast. Click Here to visit the tournaments page and download your entry forms

All players must have played at least 3 COMPETITIVE games for their team to be eligible to play for their team on Saturday in the cup competition.  This means both league and cup games played previously count as competitive games.

The wording in the handbook may confuse some in to thinking it is only league games. Also please be reminded players can only play for one team in the cup/plate competitions - please see RULE 24 (D)(ii).

If you are in doubt of a players eligibility CHECK as result sheets will be scrutinised.

New date for the League meeting -  Dave Jeffery Room at Heavitree Social Football Club Tuesday 26th January 7.30pm kick off. The existing agenda will stand, any apologies please ensure you let the League Secretary know in plenty of time. The agenda is available for download if you wish to have a copy on the meetings page. With one adition that Dave Keast - Welfare Officer with Devon FA will be present to discuss amongst other things - the respect programme

UNDER 14`S
Kentisbeare are joint top after a 7-1 win against Bradninch.While Sidmouth were 2-1 winners at home to Ottery.
 
UNDER 13`S DIV ONE
The only game in this section saw St Martins move up to third place in the table after a 6-0 win against Exmouth.

UNDER 13`S DIV THREE
F.C. Newton are level on points with Sidmouth after they beat them 1-0. While Ottery won 8-7 at Feniton.

UNDER 12`S DIV ONE
Heavitree Comets closed the gap on league leaders Brixington Blues with a 4-2 win against Pinhoe. Honiton are in third place after a 9-2 win at C.W. Dynamoes. While Stoke Hill won 9-1 against Central.

UNDER 12`S DIV TWO
 Ottery are top of the table after a 8-6 win at West Hill.Heavitree were 5-3 winners at Bradninch.

UNDER 11`S DIV ONE
Newton Abbot had a good 10-1 win at home to Central.Dawlish were 3-1 winners at Twyford.The only other game in this section saw Alphington and Brixington Blues draw 2-2.

UNDER 10`S
West Exe are top of the progress chart after a 4-0 win against Inter Heavitree and a 0-0 draw with A.C.Heavitree. Alphington Rockets are in second spot after a 5-0 win against A.C.Heavitree. In their next game the Rockets beat Inter Heavitree 4-3. Pinhoe Spears are in fith place after a 3-2 win against Stoke Hill Rangers. Rangers won their next game against Pinhoe Pikes 4-1. West Hill had a good day with a 9-0 win against Broadclyst followed by a 4-0 win against Cullompton Rangers. Rangers were also beaten by Hemyock by a 3-1 scorline. St Martins had a mixed day beating Honiton 5-2 and losing 2-0 against Culm. Tedburn beat Whipton 4-1. Crediton also beat Whipton by 3 goals to 1.

Latest update from the Council:

The following pitches are closed for play for the weekend;

Cowick
Bettysmead
Exwick/Flowerpot
Bromhams

The following pitches are still playable at the moment but are subject to an 8am inspection;

KGV 1, 3, 4 & mini pitches
Hamlin 5 & mini pitches

Hamlin 2, 3 and 4 are closed -  that includes for training

KGV 2, 5, and 6 are closed -  -  that includes for training

Wonford 1
Grace Road 1 & 2

It is with a very heavy heart that I have to report that Beacon Knights Under 12s team have had no alternative to pull out of the league. they have been struggling for some time to get new players in and the number of players has not risen making it almost impossible at times for them to field a team. Having spoken with Steven Rowland the club chairman this morning, he gave the official confirmation that for this season they would have to withdraw. I am sure those of you who have had any dealing with Steve and Karly will agree that it is a great loss after the great support they have shown the league over past seasons. the decision will not effect any of the other Beacon Knights teams, who all remain strong and competitive in the respective age groups/divisions.

All results that have previously been recorded for teams who have played Beacon Knights U12s in the league have been expunged and U12 managers in division 1 should check the fixtures list as all futue fixtures have also been removed.

Hopefully we will see them back again next season. The league offer their thanks to Karly Pearce for all her hard work and determination in keeping the lads together and wish her every success in whatever road she decides to take next.

It is with great regret that the Whipton Youth U8s will not be able to fulfil any further fixtures during the 2009/10 season. They have struggled on for some time but on have 5 regular players at present. They are hoping to have new faces in the near future and the league wish them every success in getting a team back together. 

In the meantime if there are any clubs with U8s who would be looking to play friendlies on  a Sunday ( and could perhaps loan the Whipton lads a couple of players on the day then please contact Jamie (jamie@whiptonyouth.co.uk ) as the lads that are still there are desperate to play some football. 

With teams that this effects in terms of matchday venues, please liaise between yourselves and inform the League Secretary of new venue so as the fixtures list can be updated accordingly.

Can all U12, U13 and U14 Managers please ensure they check the referees appointments pages as we have now updated the fixtures with the new appointments.

UNDER 13`S DIV1
 Sidbury stay in second place after being held to a 3-3 draw by St Martins.

UNDER 13`S DIV2
 Culm Utd moved five points clear at the top after they beat second place Twyford Spartans 3-2.

UNDER 12`S DIV1
 Brixington Blues march on at the top after a 5-1 win against Honiton Town. Heavitree Comets stay in second place after a 8-2 win against Central.

UNDER 12`S DIV2
 The only game in this section saw Bradninch beat Sidmouth Raiders 4-1.

 UNDER 11`S DIV1
 Sidmouth Town are eight points clear at the top after a 6-2 win at St Martins, while Thorverton beat Dawlish 2-1.

 UNDER 11`S DIV2
 Cullompton Rangers are in second place after a 2-1 win against Stoke Hill. Central won 9-5 against Kentisbeare.

 UNDER 9`S
 Sidmouth Raiders and Sidmouth Warriors both took the chance to move up the progress chart with two wins each. Raiders beat Pinhoe 4-0 and Beacon Knights 3-1.While the Warriors beat Pinhoe 1-0.They followed this up with a 3-0 win against Beacon Knights.

Much to the relief of some managers, it has been decided that there is to bea further extension to the season end date for the Exeter and District Youth League. Games can now be played up to and including Thursday 6th May 2010 . this will be the final day on which any league games can permissably be played.

Managers who play on council pitches, please be aware that this will not mean the council will automatically extend their deadline. If you are going to have difficulty with pitch allocation then contact the League Secretary as soon as possible (this is not dates - it is actual pitch) in order that possible other venues can be explored.

Postponements - Clearly there has been extrodinarily bad weather which has caused a huge amount of games to be postponed, unless you want your club to be fined, please ensure that you get re-arranged dates to the League Secretary within 7 days of postponement as per league rules.

It has been confirmed by Galvin Short from Exeter City Council that all Exeter City Pitches are closed this weekend (Saturday 16th January) due to waterlogging.

Beacon Knights are looking for Under 12 players to join their squad. Training is every Wednesday at Exeter Arena from 6.00pm to 7.00pm. If you are interested please could you contact Steve on his mobile 07989513864 or email him at steve.rowland28@blueyonder.co.uk.

Countess Wear Dynamoes new Under 12's manager John Bryant is looking to bolster his playing sqaud. If you are eligable for U12s, and you are looking for regular football, CW Dynamoes need players.

we train Wednesdays 7-8 at Exeter Uni's rubber crumb pitch

 If you are interested then contact John on his mobile 07516357042 or email him at  johnbryant1@hotmail.com 

Massive apologies to al involved. due to the weather and the fear of even worse weather to come, tonights meeting has been postponed until Tuesday January 26th, same place same time.

Once again on behalf of all the committee, apologies for any inconvenience this causes anybody

Agenda for Tuesday's meeting can be found on the following link: http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/meetings/D01-Oct-EDYL-12th-Jan2010-Meeting-Agenda)-01.pdf 

Please ensure you print a copy to bring with you to the meeting.

Can all managers make sure that they send in the proper form for match postponements. It is very much appreciated that you call/text email in order that we can be as eficient as possible. But as I am sure you can understand with so many postponements, unless I have the correct form it is possible that the re-arranged fixture may slip through the net and your club will end up being fined - which we do not want to happen.

Message from the Council officials...

All facilities are closed this weekend……….. that includes car parks at playing fields

DO NOT ASSUME THE LEAGUE SECREATARY, REFEREES OR YOUR OPPOSITION MANAGER KNOWS YOUR GAME IS OFF - make sure your contact them - you must still send/email the official notification of postponement and inform all those that it will effect that the game is off.

Saturday Games
With the cold weather we are having it is inevitable that games will be called off on Saturday. Can ALL MANAGERS please make sure thye let the opposition, referees and league officials know as early as possible prior to the kick Off time if games are off. many of you will no doubt be able to tell on Friday if the pitch is definitely going to be unplayble, so if you can  let the opposition know then it will prevent them from having to travel unnecessarily in what could be treacherous conditions on Saturday morning.

The league will be asking the council if they can make their decisions for the pitch avaialability known to us on Friday in order that we can publish on the web site to try and keep everybody informed. 

League Meeting Tuesday 12th Jan 7.30pm
The mid season League meeting will be held at the Flybe Suite (ECFC) on Tuesday of next week, all clubs should have a representative at the meeting. If there are any items you wish to be considered to go on the agenda please ensure you email them to the League Secretary by Friday of this week. The agenda for the meeting will then be downloadable on Sunday evening from the web site.

UNDER 12`S DIV1 Brixington Blues moved five points clear at the top after a 19-0 win against C.W.Dynamoes.

UNDER 12`S DIV2
Cullompton Rangers are top of Division Two after a 6-0 win at Bradninch.

UNDER 11`S DIV1
Sidmouth Town are still top of the table after beating Alphington Jets 5-0. Exwick stay in third place after a 4-0 victory at Dawlish.

If any teams are in need of a referee for their game tomorrow, please contact  the appointments Officer as we have one available for tomorrow (Sat 2nd Jan)

There still appears to be a little confusion with matchday results sheets!! Can all Under 9's and Under 10's Managers please ensure that the scoresheets are sent to the Age Rep for the relevant age group .... Not Carole Johnson.

Some club secretaries will have received fines for some of their club teams at various age groups for varying misdemeanours.... A quick reminder to you all, if fines are not paid within the time-frame as laid out in the hand-book your club is like ly to be further fined for late payment of fines. Please ensure your paperwork house keeping is in order!!

With the bad weather and the likelihood of it not getting any better for a while we have put a link on the football forms page to some guidelines for referees and club officials that will hopefully help to ascertain if a pitch is fit to play on  http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/2010-forms/Pitch-Inspections-Guidelines.pdf . Please remember they are guidelines to help, not hard fast rules and an element of common sense should always prevail.

I have just had a quick update from the council regards the Exeter City Council pitches for tomorrow.... As the snow has not materialised, and the frost has been minimal, pitches are currently playable tomorrow. the usual morning inspections by the groundsmen will take place as would be expected just in case.

Over the last couple of weeks we have had game(s) not fulfilled due to managers informing the opposition they do not have enough players to start the game. The League WILL NOT accept this as a reason for cancellation.  If you are playing 11-a-side football and you have 8 or more players available then you MUST start the game, if you have less than 8 then you MUST inform the League Secretary without delay in order that appropriate measures can be taken and the opposition can attempt to re-arrange another fixture.

UNDER 13`S DIV 1
Only one game in this section.This was a 5-1 victory for Okehampton Argyle against Crediton Saints. UNDER 13`S

UNDER 13`S  DIV 2
Culm Utd are top of the table after a 4-0 win against Brixington. The only other game played in this section was a 1-0 win for Broadclyst at Crediton.

UNDER 13`S DIV 3
Topsham Town are top of division three after a 2-0 win at Seaton. Tedburn are in second spot after winning 4-2 at Central Falcons.

UNDER 12`S DIV 1
Brixington Utd 1 Central 4.After a even start it was Central who took control of the game with two goals in a minute from Tom Mcshane. The first a chip over the keeper that went in off the bar.This was followed with a cool finish into the far corner.

The second half was very much the same as the first.It even had two more goals from Tom Mcshane.Brixington pulled one back through George Mears.

Brixington Blues are still top of the table after a 6-0 win at Pinhoe. St Martins had a good 7-2 win at Honiton. Alphington and Stoke Hill Cougars shared the points in a 5-5 draw.

UNDER 12`S DIV 2
West Exe moved to the top of the table with a 10-6 win against West Hill. Heavitree Rockets won 5-0 at Sidmouth Raiders, whilst Sidmouth Warriors had a 5 - 2 win over Bradninch. 

UNDER 11`S DIV 1
Sidmouth Town are top of the table after a 9-0 win against Twyford. Newton Abbot are in second place after a 4-1 victory against Crediton Saints. Exwick are in third place after beating Alphington Jets 2-1.Brixington Blues had a good 3-2 win at Central City.

UNDER 11`S DIV 2
Cullompton Rangers moved into second place with a 2-1 win against Central Utd. While Heavitree beat Stoke Hill 7-3.

UNDER 10`S
Moors Stars are top of the progress chart after a 12-1 win against Twyford Rangers, but they were beaten 2-1 by Twyford Celtic. Moors Comets were 7-1 winners against Twyford Rangers. Stoke Hill Celtic are in second place after a 7-0 win against Central City.

West Exe are in third place after a 2-1 win against C.W.Dynamoes. They then beat Whipton Youth 9-0. C.W.Dynamoes lost their next game 6-2 against Alphington Rockets. The Rockets also beat Whipton Youth 3-1.A.C. Heavitree beat Sidmouth Raiders 2-1.In their next game they drew 0-0 with Sidmouth Warriors. Cullompton Rangers were beaten 2-1 by Pinhoe Pikes. They were also beaten 2-0 by Pinhoe Spears.

Hopefully all club officials will have already recieved the news below, if not apologies, it can only be becasue you have not let me have the correct email address :)

Extension to the Season 
It was agreed at the Management Committee Meeting on Sunday 6^th December that the season would be extended by a further week.  Therefore the last league games of the season should be played on or before the 24^th April 2010.  The League actively encourages managers where ever possible to play mid-week or Sunday games to ensure that they fulfil all of their fixtures. 

Plate Competition
Some of you may already have seen that the majority of teams who will be involved in the Plate Competitions have been posted in the relevant sections on the website.  The exact format and dates for each of the age groups has yet to be finalised.  However, we are looking for member clubs who would be prepared to host the Plate days this season.  It is usually an all day event and a great opportunity for the host clubs.  Anybody who wishes to put their club forward please email Russ with the club details and age group you would like to be considered for.  

Outstanding Fixture Rearrangements
With the dreadful weather we have been having it was inevitable that there would be numerous postponements in all age groups.  The League rule is that where a game is postponed the League Secretary should be informed either by email or post on the official form within 7 days with a new date for the postponed fixture.  If you check the website, on the postponements section, you will see there are a large number of games that do not have a rearranged fixture date.  It was decided at the Management Committee Meeting a period of grace would be given up to and including Saturday 19^th December by which time the League Secretary must have been informed of a new date for all fixtures by the home team managers.  The appropriate fine will be handed for each fixture that has not been rearranged by this time.  Please note this is not an instruction that the games must be played on the new date, it is simply to make sure a date has been thought of.  

Team Sheets
There have been a number of incidents where team sheets have not been submitted.  You are reminded that is the HOME TEAM manager's responsibility to obtain the away team's sheet and post both to Carole Johnson within 4 days of the match being played (including Sundays).  Failure to send in the results sheets will mean the home team manager will be fined for both counts of failing to send in the results sheets.  So please make sure at the end of the game, if you are the home team manager, you obtain the sheet from the opposition.  This rule has been in place since the beginning of the season; it is now December and ignorance is no longer a defence.  

With all team sheets, please ensure they are filled in correctly and that your writing is legible.  Common faults at present are: 

• Missing team names
• Missing dates
• Failing to tick the box that indicates ID cards have been checked
• Failing to award marks for referees 

All of the above, if not completed in future, will be finable offences. 

Ineligible Players
Whilst going through the process of administering the ID cards, it has come to the attention of the Registrations Officer that there may be a large number of players who are not officially registered with the League.  Over the coming weeks Carole will be checking this and any team found to have played ineligible players will be dealt with accordingly.  If you are the manager of a team and you have any concern as to whether any of your players may not be registered you should, in the first instance, check with your club secretary who should have details of all players registered with your club.  If they do not have this information then it is the manager's responsibility to investigate further by contacting the League Registrations Officer via email ONLY with regards to any of their players' registrations.  

Devon FA ID Cards
Just a quick note to remind all managers and club officials that the Devon FA will only send ID cards to the club secretary.  

Correspondence
There has been a complaint from the Registrations Officer that a large amount of letters addressed to her do not have sufficient postage.  Fortunately, so far she has had a very good relationship with the postman (J).  He has informed her though that the Post Office will insist on charges being made for insufficient postage.  If your letter (team sheet, transfer form, registration form) is sent and there is not sufficient postage the Registrations Officer will no longer accept the letter and you may find yourself in a tricky situation, so please ensure you check before you post.  Likewise, if you require a receipt for transfer fees, or any other form of information returned, make sure you include a stamped addressed envelope with your correspondence.  

League Meeting 
There will be a League Meeting on Tuesday 12^th January at the FlyBe Suite, St James Park, Exeter.  Time to be confirmed.  If you have any items you wish to add to the agenda please ensure they reach the League Secretary at least 7 days prior to the meeting.  It is expected that all clubs have representation at the meeting. 

UNDER 14's  Just the one game in this section. Kentisbeare were 5 - 2 winners at Sidmouth.

UNDER 12`S DIV1 -  Brixington Blues moved back to the top of the table after a 6-0 win against Crediton Saints.

UNDER 12`S DIV2 -  Hemyock ran out 8 - 4 winners in their away game to Bradninch

UNDER 11`S DIV1 Alphington Jets got their home game with St Martins under way on a very heavy pitch. Both teams played some good football. It was the Jets who took the lead on sixteen minutes. A corner from Daniel Prout was finished off by Charlie Ewart. Ten minutes later Charlie Ewart got his second of the match. This was followed a minute later with Charlie Cann making it 3-0 to Alphington. Both teams had chances to score but the half ended with no more goals being scored. St Martins battled well, but any hopes they had were dashed by Ollie Johnson who netted twice to put the home side 5-0 up. St Martins had a good chance to score when they were awarded a penalty. But a great save from Jack Bunclark in the Alphington goal kept them out. So Alphington ran out winners by five goals to nil, Alphington Lions would like to thank their new team sponsor Exeter West Lions.

The only other game played in this section saw Dawlish beat Crediton 2-1.

UNDER 11`S DIV2 West Hill Wasps moved four points clear at the top after a 6-2 win at Kentisbeare.

UNDER 9'S Pinhoe Spartans won their opening game of the day against Alphington 3-0. The Spartans goals came from Lewis Hawkins 2, and Joe Cockram 1.Whipton Youth beat Okehampton 4-1.Whiptons goals came from Joel Curran 1,Lewis Wilson 2, and Beckham Pyatt 1.The Okehampton goal was scored by Mo Taylor.

Other results saw Tiverton Whites beat Dawlish 2-1.In their next game the whites beat St Martins 2-0. St Martins got back to winning ways with a 3-1 win against Tiverton Yellows. The yellows also lost their next game. This time they were beaten 3-0 by Dawlish. Sidmouth Raiders beat Twyford Barca 2-1.But they had to settle for a 2-2 draw in their other game against Twyford Madrid. Madrid then beat Sidmouth Warriors 4-0. The warriors pick up the points in their other game when they beat Twyford Barca 2-1.

Please be advised that ALL FIXTURES DUE TO BE PLAYED ON SATURDAY MORNING 5th December on ALL EXETER CITY COUNCIL PITCHES are to be re-arranged as the council have deemed all pitches unplayable

Can all managers please ensure thate either email or post the re-arrangement forms (even if you phone/text the League Secretary),  once you know your games are postponed.

With the inclement weather we have been experiencing and more potentially expected, can you all please make sure you are aware of and understand the rule below that refers to switching vvenues if the oppositions pitch is available. This is a league rule

(C) Where a league/cup game is due to be played and the pitch is deemed unplayable on the day of the game the home team must notify the opposition and the League Secretary as soon as possible but no later than 1 - 1.5 hours prior to kick-off.

(C) (i) If the away team have an available pitch that is playable the game is to be switched and played on the same date.

(ii) If neither pitch is playable league games will be re-scheduled mutually between the two managers for a future date. The home team manager should give two dates of choice.

If neither date is acceptable the league Secretary should be informed and a date for the game to be played will be set by the League.

(iii) Where the league is forced to set a date for a league game; if either team are unable to play on that date the game will be declared void with the defaulting team being deducted a minimum of 1point - up to a maximum of 3 points.

(iv) Where a cup game is postponed and there is no pitch available either at the home venue or the oppositions ground the cup game will be played on the following Saturday, or the following Saturday and so on until the fixture is fulfilled. Any league game due to be played on that date between the two teams (and their opposition) will be rescheduled by mutual agreement between the two managers, if the managers are unable to agree a new date the league will set the date. C(iii) will apply.

The draw has been made (a big thank you to all the maangers and supporters who turned up, especially all the lads who got their hand in the bag). Check out your age groups Cup Competition pages, There are some cracking games in prospect and I fully anticpate that all the games will be close and good luck to all the lads.

Don't forget tomorrow night 7.30PM we will be making the draw for January 30th Quarter Final games at the Keepers Cottage near Kentisbeare. It doesn't take long, but it's nice to make the draw in public and the small crowd we had there for the 2nd round draw made it worthwhile. So if you are at a loose end pop along and find out who you have in the next round.

A quick summary of the games we knew about at the time of going to press

UNDER 13`S DIV1 Sidbury Utd 5 Crediton Saints 2 Crediton took the lead in this game when James Eginton scored his 100th goal for the Saints.Sidbury soon leveled the score through Ben Kidson.Zac Matin then scored twice to put Sidbury 3-1 up at half time.In the second half James Langmead pulled one back for the Saints.But goals from Todd Lewendon and Zac Matin completed the scoring.

UNDER 13`S DIV1 Alphington Tigers are top of Division Three after a 4-2 victory at Sidmouth, whilst Central's reversed and re-arranged fixture against Seaton saw Central run out 6 -1 winners

UNDER 12`S DIV1 Honiton Town moved to the top of the table with a 7-3 win against Brixington Utd. Heavitree Comets moved into second place after winning 4-2 against Central.Pinhoe Warriors beat Beacon Knights 2-1.

In the under 12`s cup Alphington beat Bradninch 16-0.

UNDER 11`S DIV1 Sidmouth Town are top of the table after a 5-2 win against Brixington Blues.In the under 11`s cup Crediton beat St Martins 4-1.

UNDER 10`S Only two games played in this section at the time of going to press.Alphington Rockets beat Dawlish 7-1.And then they drew 3-3 with St Martins.

UNDER 9`S Cullompton Rangers beat Okehampton 3-1.And then they drew 4-4 with Alphington Lions. Honiton Sharks lost both their games against the two Sidmouth sides.Warriors 6-0, and Raiders 4-0.Pinhoe Spartans beat Moors youth 5-1, and Culm 2-0.Sidmouth Warriors beat Seaton 2-0.While Okehampton beat West Hill Wasps 2-1.

A quick  reminder to all coaches. Please make sure to put the date, the team names and age group especially 8's 9's and 10's on your matchday forms.

Exmouth town eagles are currently looking for players to help boast there squad for this season. We are desperately seeking a couple strikers but also require players for other positions to help be team grow.

We train on a Tuesday night at Exmouth community college Astroturf 7.00-8.30 if anyone is interested please come and introduce yourself and we will make you welcome. If you require more information please contact Jason on 01392 461965.

Tedburn Panthers Under 10's are looking for an Assistant coach, any enquiries please contact Carole Johnson - Mobile: 01647 61517  Tel: 07791892053  Email: caroleajohnson@tiscali.co.uk

UNDER 14S DIVISION The Phoenix Club are top of the table after a 7-1 victory against Crediton. Sidmouth also scored seven times with no reply in their win over Bradninch.

UNDER 13`S CUP 2ND ROUND Second division Twyford Spartans were the giant killers in the under 13`s cup when they pulled off a 2-1 win at first division Okehampton Argyle. Sidbury won 4-0 at home to Crediton Youth. West Exe Athletic won 8-0 at Exmouth.  While Tiverton Town beat Pinhoe Panthers 14-3.

UNDER 12`S CUP 2ND ROUND Second division West Exe got their cup tie with first division Heavitree Comets under way. After only five minutes they found themelves behind when Jonathan Kirk put the Comets in the lead. Heavitree had most of the early play but as the game went on West Exe got more in the game, they got the goal they were looking for when a long range shot from Keelan Stafford-Campbell skidded in the mud and found its way past the Comets keeper to make the half time score 1-1.

With the first attack of the second half West Exe took the lead when Jordan Brooks found the net. Louis Phillips soon got the Comets back on level terms with a good finish. But straight from the re start West Exe were awarded a free kick. Up stepped Ross Bonner to put West Exe 3-2 up. Heavitree threw everything they had at West Exe but they could not find a way past the West Exe defence. So it was West Exe who go into the draw for the next round.

In the other cup ties played St Martins won 11-0 at Hemyock. Honiton beat Brixington Utd 6-1. Brixington Blues were 6-2 winners against Culm. Ottery who are unbeaten in the league were knocked out of the cup by Sidmouth Warriors who beat them 2-1. Cullompton Rangers beat Heavitree Rockets 8-0. Beacon Knights were 4-2 winners at Central.

UNDER 11`S CUP 2ND ROUND Only three games played today in the under 11`s cup. Brixington Blues won 11-2 at Pinhoe. Sidmouth were 5-1 winners at Culm. Twyford and Dawlish drew 3-3 after extra time. So it went to penalties which Dawlish won 4-3.

UNDER 10`S CUP 2ND ROUND In a close game St Martins beat Brixington Blues 2-1 (AET). West Exe Youth were 3-2 winners at Honiton. Stoke Hill Celtic beat Sidmouth Raiders 6-0. And C W Dynamoes won 7-0 at Central.

UNDER 9S CUP 2ND ROUND West Exe Rangers beat Twyford Barca 16-0 to reach the next round of the cup. Dawlish beat Sidmouth Warriors 2-0.West Exe Exiles had to wait until extra time before beating Sidmouth Raiders 1-0. Okehampton and Tiverton Whites drew 1-1.Tivvy won the match 2-1 on penalties. Exmouth were 1-0 winners against Twyford Madrid. Tiverton Yellows won 2-1 at Cullompton.

Heavitree Youth are pleased to advise that we have set up an Under 7 side and are training on Saturday mornings (10am-11.30am) at Ladysmith Junior School.

We would be pleased to increase our squad size in rediness for next season when we plan to join the Exeter & Distrct Football league at Under 8 level. If your son or daughter would like to join our team and improve their footballing skills please Contact Rob Smith (under 7 Lead coach) on 01392 477911 or robjsmith@yahoo.com for more information - or come down to Ladysmith school on a Saturday and seek Rob out.

Eagle eyed amongst you will already have noticed the new calendar feature we have included beside the date on each page (click the link). It was intiially so as everybody would know when Paul the League Photographer was available, however it seemed a sensible idea to extend it so as we can keep you up to date with any other events, meetings, tournaments etc at a glance. 

If you have any events you think will be of intereest to other member clubs please let us know and if appropriate we will include them in the calendar. 

There have been a few enquiries regarding ball sizes for age groups as some managers are a tad confused, quite simply Under 8's is size 3 all other age groups is size 4 as shown in the handbook extract below

RULE 10 (H) which is also re-emphasised as LAW 2: The Ball in the mini Soccer rules 

 Ball sizes for age groups 

Size 3 football for Under 8's
Size 4 football for under 9's, U10's, U11's, U12's,U13's & U14's

I would like to take this opportunity to THANK all of those coaches, managers and secretaries who have completed, complied with and ensured paperwork is correctly filled in.

We currently as a league have over 3,100 players registered with the league and as you can imagine this generates a huge amount of paperwork. We believe that all club officials have now had long enough a period of grace to ensure they understand how to fill in the required paperwork, so please read the points below that refer to some issues that have/do or may arise that will no longer be overlooked.

A few helpful tips

• If you are in doubt about paperwork and how to fill it in please ask a League Officer who will gladly help you to understand the process.
• Make sure forms are readable and filled in with all relevant details
• Do not assume ignorance is a defence

1. All Team/Result Sheets must be filled out correctly, with date, age group, division, correct score and teams played, ALL fan numbers, in the event on a temporary state Temp, tick who played and also sign and tick to state that ID cards were checked. Failure to comply will result in a fine. These MUST be with me by Wednesday of each week.

2. Player Registration Forms, every player must have completed and signed one of these unless they were on the Player Re-Registration Forms that were sent out to all clubs.

Due to the lack of information being put on these sheets by SOME people, eg No Club Name, No Team, No age, there have been a few youth players who have been delayed in playing for their team. This is not acceptable, any future forms completed in this way will not be processed and the defaulting club will recieve a fine.

I am spending large amounts of time being the detective, a little time to double check info that you send me would be gratefully appreciated. Thank You.

3. Transfer forms, these need to be completed by both the existing club and the new club and submitted with the relevant transfer fee, this has to be received by me and play sanctioned by me, before that player is able to play for their new team.

4. ID Cards the bulk of these have now been processed. New cards are sent direct to your Club Secretaries, so if you are missing a card, please check with them first. No one should be playing now without either the card or an Emergency form.

No further Emergency forms will be issued unless I am in receipt of the Photo and Player Registration form, or it is a card in progress due to a problem.

5. Any player who is found to be on a team sheet that has either not got an ID Card, or Emergency Form, or not completed a signed player Registration form, will result in a fine and possible points deduction. PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR TEAMS OR PLAYERS IN THIS POSITION.

Carole Johnson - League Registration Officer

With the devastation of todays fixtures only one game survived the weather. All 2nd round cup games unless otherwise organised with the League will be played next Saturday 21st November. League games scheduled for that Saturday will need to be re-arranged by mutual agreement between managers. Please ensure that the correct paperwork is sent to the Sec when you re-arrange these games.

In the event that the games are not played next week, the game will roll-on to the next week until the cup games are fulfilled.

Alphington Jets Under 11's are looking for a game next Saturday 21st November. Any division 1 sides not involved in a cup game looking to play a re-arranged game please call Bunny on 07711154300.

Pinhoe Spartans under 11s are looking for new players.contact Gary on 01392 681272, or turn up for training thursday nights Exeter School 6pm till 7pm.

One last reminder to hopefully stop the phone falling off the hook.  bearing in mind the likelihood of waterlogged pitches RULE 10 (c)(i) applies, which states - "If the away team have an available pitch that is playable the game is to be switched and played on the same date" .

Can all clubs who play on Council pitches that are not Exeter City Run pitches also please ensure they check as early as possible to make sure the pitches are available.

All  Exeter City Council pitches are closed this weekend (Saturday 14th November). That includes for training! Please ensure if you are a home manager on a council pitch that you inform all the necessary people and submit your re-arranged fixture form (not just an email or a phone call) ASAP.

As per the last message regarding psotponements. If you have an appointed referee, PLEASE remeber it is the home team managers responsibility to inform the ref if the game is on/off. If you fail to inform an appointed Referee that a game is postponed and they turn up... Expect to be paying the referees fee!!

No doubt we will have some cancellations of Cup games this weekend due to the weather that is expected over the coming days. if you have to postpone your cup game this weekend, as per the way it runs with Devon county cup games you should aim to re-arrange for the next Saturday (21st November).

For some this will mean that league games due to be played on that day will have to be re-arranged. PLEASE  can all managers who are re-arranging games ensure they send/email the League Secretary the correct form for this (not just an email or a phone call). it will help to prevent any confusion.

One other reminder regarding cup games, YOU MAY NOT POSTPONE YOUR SATURDAY GAMES IF YOU ARE PLAYING IN A COUNTY CUP GAME ON THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY. This is a DFA ruling that applies to all rounds of the Devon County Cup.

The draw for the Quarter Finals of the League Cup will be made on 29th November Sunday evening 7.30PM at the Keeper Cottage. All are welcome to attend.

Under 13`s Devon County Cup 2nd Round
Congratulations to Sidbury and Crediton Saints who both progressed to the third round of the County cup. Sidbury were 4-1 winners against Old Suttonians of Plymouth.While Crediton Saints pulled off a great result by beating previously unbeaten North Devon league leaders Bideford Blues. . Brixington Blues were knocked out of the cup by Chaddlewood Minors. The Plymouth side won by six goals to one. Exmouth Eagles were also knocked out of the cup after losing 7-1 against Broadmeadow Youth.

Okehampton Argyle ,Tiverton Town and Crediton Saints are also still in the cup.They are all due to play next weekend.

In the under 14`s County cup the Exeter & District League`s only representertive left in the cup the Phoenix Club were knocked out by Newton Abott 66 by five goals to two.

Please can all managers that are involved in the League Cup 2nd round this coming weekend make sure that if they were due to be involved in league games they make the opposition managers that they would have been playing in league games aware (if you have not already done so) that the games need to be re-arranged as the Cup games take precedence of all league games.

UNDER 14`S Only one game played in this section today.A 3-2 win for Ottery against Sidmouth put them on top of the table.

UNDER 13`S DIV1: Due to the rain only one game played in Division One.  This was a 12-0 victory for Heavitree Harriers at home to Exmouth Eagles. This result puts the Harriers on top of the table.

UNDER 13`S DIV 2: Culm Utd are in second place after a 5-2 victory at Broadclyst. Crediton were 2-0 winners at Pinhoe. West Exe Rangers and Exwick played out a 7-7 draw.

UNDER 13`S DIV3: Only one game played in Division Three. This was a 11-2 victory for Sidmouth against Ottery. This result puts Sidmouth top of the table.

UNDER 12`S DIV1: Honiton Town are in second place in the table after a 6-4 win against Alphington. Heavitree Comets were held to a 0-0 draw by Brixington Utd. St Martins are in fourth place after a 8-1 win against Pinhoe. Stoke Hill Cougars are in fifth place after beating Beacon Knights 11-1. Crediton Saints had a good win at Central where they won 12-2.

UNDER 12`S DIV2: Ottery are top of Division Two after beating Hemyock 6-1. Feniton won 4-2 at West Hill. While Heavitree and Sidmouth drew 0-0.

UNDER 11`S DIV1: Newton Abbot 66 are the new leaders of the division after a 8-1 victory against Brixington Blues. The only other game played was a 7-0 victory for Exwick against Central.

UNDER 11`S DIV2: Ottery are top of the table after a 3-1 win against Broadclyst. Cullompton Rangers are in second place after a thriller against Heavitree. Rangers stormed into a 3-0 lead with goals from Sam Rawlings 2, and Owen Barton 1. The game looked over. But a great free kick from Sam Harvey pulled one back for the home team. This was soon followed by Josh Jays making it 3-2. A brilliant fight back was complete when Guy Wilmott made it 3-3.All this happened in the first half. The second half was just as good with both teams going all out for the winner. With time running out Leon Holmes let go with a great shot which flew into the net to give Cullompton the points. In the other game played in Division Two Brixington Utd won 4-2 at home to Central Utd.

UNDER 10 DIVISION: Moors Stars are top of the table after a 3-1 win against AC Heavitree. They followed this up with a 3-2 win against Inter Heavitree. CW Dynamoes are in second place after a 6-0 win against Sidmouth Raiders, but they had to settle for a point when Sidmouth Warriors held them to a 1-1 draw. Other results saw Moors Comets beat AC Heavitree 4-1. In their next game the Comets were beaten 1-0 by Inter Heavitree. Cullompton beat Central Utd 5-3. While Central City beat Cullompton 3-1. Culm Utd beat Hemyock 4-3. Pinhoe Spears beat Dawlish 1-0. In their next game Dawlish beat Pinhoe Pikes 5-1. Honiton were 3-0 winners against Hemyock. St Martins were beaten 3-0 by Pinhoe Spears. St Martins then beat Pinhoe Pikes 2-1. Sidmouth Warriors won 3-2 at Whipton.

UNDER 9`S DIVISION: Exmouth Amateurs are still top of the table after a 5-1 victory over Stoke Hill. Twyford Madrid are in second place after a 3-1 victory against Pinhoe Sharks. Tiverton Whites are in third place after a 3-1 victory against Sidmouth Raiders. In their next game the whites were beaten 3-2 by Sidmouth Warriors. Tiverton Yellows are in fourth place after beating Sidmouth Raiders 2-1. In their next game they were held to a 1-1 draw by Sidmouth Warriors. Other results saw Stoke Hill beat Brixington Blues 5-0. The Blues were then beaten 3-1 by Heavitree. Central City and Seaton drew 0-0.City then beat Honiton 12-0. Seaton were 4-0 winners against Central Utd. United then beat Honiton 1-0.Culm won both their games. First a 1-0 win against West Hill and then a 3-2 win against Cullompton. West Hill beat Moors Youth 1-0. In their next game Moors beat Cullompton 1-0. Twyford Barca were beaten 1-0 by Pinhoe Sharks.

Hemyock Under 12 are on the look out for a new goalkeeper as ours has had to retire with a bad back. Please contact Nick Allen if interested. 01823 680520.

Stoke Hill Rangers U10's are currently looking for 2 players, preferably a left footed defender and a utility player that could possibly occasionally cover the Goal keeper position if needed.
 
Please call Steve Bowen (Manager) 07807 548669

Just a couple of things to report in what will hopefully be a quick email (so you may read it all). Last evening , Tuesday 3rd November at the League Mangement committee meeting, the subject of league cup games and how many games players should have to play in order to be eligible. it was agreed that RULE 24 (D)(i) would be amended with immediate effect.

RULE 24 (D)(i)

The new ruling will be that all players MUST have played 3 competitive league games for their team at the Quarter final stages. Prior to the quarter final stages all other existing rules of player eligibility will remain in place, namely  that the player is registered with the team and is not cup tied by having played for another team in the cup or plate competition during the playing season and they are registered with the team prior to the 1st of March in the playing season.

Rememberance Sunday 8th November

As a mark of respect to mark the occassion which will carry great significance for some, the League are requesting that all players and officials involved in games this saturday observe a minutes silence prior to the Kick Off.

Under 13's Div 1 Only one game played in this section to report on so far. This was a 14-1 victory for Tiverton Town against Exmouth eagles.

Under 12's Div 1 Crediton Saints got the game underway against St Martins wearing their new kit which was kindly sponsored by Anthony Sully. In a first half of not too many chances the best effort fell to St Martins. But their striker hit his shot onto the crossbar. No goals in the first half. The second half was only a few minutes old when Paul Barnes chipped the ball over the St Martins keeper to put Crediton in front.

Ben Sully nearly got a second for Crediton but he was fouled by the woodwork. Crediton continued to attack and Paul Barnes soon struck again to make it 2-0. But St Martins who had played the whole game with only ten players pulled one back through Joe Crispin.

St Martins went all out looking for an equaliser. With time running out up popped Max Mitchell to score St Martins second goal. A draw was a fair result in this entertaining game. In the clash of the top two Brixington Blues beat Heavitree Comets 5-0.

Alphington are in fourth place after beating Brixington Utd 7-3. Beacon Knights beat central 3-2 and Stoke Hill Cougars won 8-2 at C.W.Dynamoes.

Under 12's Div 2 Cullompton rangers are top of the table after a 7-3 win at West Hill Wasps. Second place Ottery won 4-1 at Feniton. While Heavitree Rockets won 4-3 at Hemyock.

Under 11's Div 1 Sidmouth are top of the table after a 3-0 win against Dawlish. Newton Abbott are in second place after only drawing 3-3 with Pinhoe Spartans. Thorverton are in third place after winning 2-1 at Alphington. Fifth place Twyford won 5-4 against Brixington Blues. Other results saw St Martins beat Central 3-2 and Exwick beat Crediton 3-0.

Under 11's Div 2 Only two games in this section to report on so far. West Hill Wasps went to the top of the table after beating Broadclyst 6-0. In the other game Cullompton Rangers beat Brixington Utd 4-1.

The one reamining 1st round league cup game saw Brixington beat Dawlish 2 - 1 in the Under 10's to book their place in the 2nd round against St Martins

UNDER 13`S  Div 1
Heavitree Harriers are top of Division One by two points after beating West Exe Athletic 5-2.Second place Sidbury won 12-0 at Exmouth Eagles. In the only other game played in Division One Crediton Saints beat St Martins 4-0.

UNDER 13`S  Div 2
Brixington are top of the table after beating Pinhoe Panthers 4-2.With a few games called off today the only other game in this section was a 3-2 victory for Crediton Youth at home to Beacon Knights.

 UNDER 13`S  Div 3
Alphington Tigers went into today's game against Topsham Town knowing a win would mean they would leap-frog their opponents into second place in the table. This promised to be a very entertaining game of football.

Topsham kicked off and with the first real attack of the game they took the lead. A great cross was finished off by Aidan Richards to put the visitors one up. Alphington looked stunned but they soon found their feet and took the game to Topsham. After a lot of good pressure from the home side they got the goal they were looking for. It was a brilliant long range shot from Nathan May.

Alphington had most of the play for the rest of the half but there were no more in the first half.The second half was even with both teams having chances to score. The Topsham keeper pulled off some great saves but was finally beaten from the penalty spot. Nathan May slotted the penalty away to put his side 2-1 in front, just a minute later a great team move down the wing followed by a great cross which found Dan Smith who scored Alphingtons third. To their credit Topsham battled on and pulled one back through Alex Buckingham. Time was not on their side and the final score was Alphington Tigers 3 Topsham Town 2.Tedburn are still top of the table despite losing 9-2 against Sidmouth. Feniton had a good day beating Seaton 10-2 and FC Newton ran out 5 - 4 winners away to Central

UNDER 12`S DIV 1
Stoke Hill Cougars became the first team to beat Brixington Blues this season with a 6-3 victory over the Blues. Heavitree Comets moved level on points at the top of the table with a game in hand after a 6-2 win against Alphington. Honiton Town are in third place despite drawing 4-4 with Crediton Saints. Pinhoe Warriors won 6-3 at Brixington Utd while Central beat C.W. Dynamoes 5-4.

UNDER 12`S DIV  2
Culm Eagles are top of the table after beating Sidmouth Warriors 4-2.Feniton won 4-1 at Heavitree Rockets. Sidmouth Raiders beat Hemyock 3-0.

UNDER 11`S DIV 1
Newton Abbot 66 moved level on points with league leaders Sidmouth after they beat Dawlish 6-4.ST Martins and Exwick drew 4-4.Thorverton beat Brixington Blues 4-3.

UNDER 11`S DIV 2
Culm Falcon`s 11-0 victory at Brixington Utd put them on top of the table on goal difference from Heavitree who won 4-2 at Pinhoe. West Hill Wasps are in third place after a 6-0 win against Central Utd. Stoke Hill won 5-2 at Broadclyst. Kentisbeare won 8-3 at Feniton.

UNDER 10`S
Stoke Hill Celtic are top of the progress chart after a 7-0 victory against Newton Knights and a 5-2 win against Beacon Knights. The other Stoke Hill side Rangers beat Newton Knights 6-1 but they were beaten 1-0 in their next game by Beacon Knights.

West Exe Youth are in second place after wins against Honiton 9-2 and Culm Utd 4-2. Moors Stars are in third place after wins against Cullompton 1-0 and Broadclyst 11-0. Exmouth Amateurs are in fith place after beating Pinhoe Pikes 2-1 and Pinhoe Spears 3-2.Other results saw Alphington beat Culm 3-1. C.W.Dynamoes beat the two Central sides 2-1 and 11-1. Crediton Saints beat Hemyock 2-1. Hemyock then drew 3-3 with Tedburn.

Moors Comets had good wins against Broadclyst 6-0 and Cullompton 2-1. Pinhoe Pikes beat Brixington Blues 7-0. This was followed by Pinhoe Spears beating the Blues 4-0. Sidmouth Raiders lost both their games, against St Martins 4-1 and Dawlish 8-0. Sidmouth Warriors lost 2-1 to Dawlish.In their next game the Warriors beat St Martins 4-0.

UNDER 9`S
Exmouth Amateurs are top of the progress chart after a 2-0 win against Pinhoe Spartans. Twyford Mardrid are in second place after beating Honiton Sharks 9-0 and Seaton 3-0.

West Exe Exiles are in third place after drawing 2-2 with Moors Youth and beating Culm 3-2. Other results saw Beacon Knights and Alphington draw 3-3.Sidmouth, Raiders and Warriors both won against Heavitree.Honiton Sharks beat Twyford Barca 1-0.Okehampton beat Pinhoe Sharks 5-2. Seaton beat Twyford Barca 7-0. Stoke Hill beat Sidmouth Raiders 5-4. Culm won 3-2 against West Exe Rangers. Whipton Youth won 2-0 against Brixington Blues.

Just  quick note to remind managers - if you have an appointed  referee you must contact them at least 24 hours before your game to either confirm the game is on or off.

If for any reason you have to postpone a game after contacting them, you MUST contact them to let them know. if you do not phone the referee and they turn up the referee will still expect their match fee!!

The draw for the second round of the League Cup U9's, U10's, U11's, U12's and U13's took place this evening at the Keepers Cottage Inn, many thanks to all those who turned up and the lads for helping ot make the draw.

All games are to be played on Saturday 14th November 2009, home team managers that have  league games scheduled for that date should contact the opposition managers as soon as possible to re-arange the league fixture.

UNDER 13`S CUP 1st ROUND   No cup shocks in the 1st round of the under 13`s cup. The nearest to a shock was St.Martins needing penalties to beat Sidmouth. Tiverton Town were the highest scorers of the day beating FC Newton 14-0. West Exe Rangers also won well beating Cullompton Rangers 13-3.

In the two all Third Division clashes there were wins for Central Falcons at Seaton,and for Feniton at home to Ottery. First Division Okehampton won 9-1 at Third Division Alphington. An all First Division clash between Sidbury and Crediton saw the home side win 4-1. Tedburn of the Third Division were beaten at home by Brixington of the Second Division.The final two games involved teams from the Second Division. Pinhoe Panthers beat Culm Utd 5-2 and Twyford beat Beacon Knights 7-0.

UNDER 12`S CUP 1st ROUND Well done to Bradninch of the Second Division who won 8-4 (AET) at First Division CW Dynamoes. Cullompton Rangers of the Second Division won 10-3 away to First Division Pinhoe. In the clash of the two Sidmouth teams the winners were the Warriors by a 2-1 scoreline. Central beat West Hill Wasps 8-1. There was also wins for St Martins, Honiton Town and Alphington.

UNDER 11`S CUP 1st ROUND Culm Falcons of the Second Division won 9-2 at First Division Central City. All other results went by the form book with wins for Crediton Saints, Cullompton Rangers, Exwick, Ottery, Brixington Blues and Dawlish.

UNDER 10`S CUP 1st ROUND It was a very close and entertaining cup tie between C,W,Dynamoes and Sidmouth.It was a real end to end cup tie with Kade Hayman giving Sidmouth a half time lead. Lewis Matthews pulled a goal back for the Dynamoes. The game looked like it would go to extra time but up popped Jake Charlton to put the Dynamoes 2-1 up.

This was followed by Lewis Matthews getting his second and his teams third goal to book their place in the next round. In the other cup tie played at this venue West Exe beat Whipton 7-0. The score would have been much greater but for some fine saves by Brandon in the Whipton goal. The West Exe scorers were Dylon Halford 4,Jacob Thomas,Cody Ware and Frankie Sheppard with one each. In the other cup ties St.Martins beat Cullompton Rangers 3-0. Alphington Rockets won 6-2 at Culm. Sidmouth Raiders won 3-1 at home to Stoke Hill Rangers. Beacon Knights beat Central 5-0. Honiton were the highest scorers beating Broadclyst 18-0. Crediton saints won 4-3 at Heavitree, West Hill Wasps won 3-2 at Pinhoe. Tedburn Panthers beat Pinhoe Spears 4-0 and Stoke Hill Celtic beat Hemyock 6-1.

UNDER 9`S CUP 1st ROUND Alphington Lions and Moors youth drew 2-2. But the lions went through in a penalty shoot out. Tiverton Yellows beat Central 5-0. Sidmouth Raiders won 2-1 at Whipton, West Exe Exiles won 9-0 at Pinhoe. Tiverton Whites beat West Hill Wasps 4-1. Stoke Hill won by the same scoreline at Brixington Blues. Sidmouth Warriors beat Honiton Sharks 5-1. And Dawlish won at ST Martins 6-1.

Almost all the results are in for the 1st round in all age groups. Just a few missing - so if you area manager looming at this can you make sure the result of your game is shown in the Cup Results page of your age group. If it isn't please get them in ASAP as the draw for the 2nd round will be made on Sunday evening.

Black /Dark Coloured kits

As some of you will be aware the issue of kits clashing with referees has been brought up and the initial reaction was that as it was an FA  rule then it should be adhered to with immediate effect in order that clubs and the league did not fall foul of the FA. This was clearly going to put some clubs in a very difficult position as they will have purchased black or dark coloured kits with money coming from sponsors and deals and it could have a huge impact on the players. After liaising with the Devon FA a compromise has been reached in order that no teams should feel an impact with the rule.

Teams who currently have black/dark kits may continue to wear them for this season and through next season if their sponsorship deals have been set up for 2009 through to 2011. As of the start of the 2011-2012 season no black/dak kits will be allowed. Any new teams entering the league for next season will not be permitted to wear black or dark kits

During this transitional period where a Referee is unhappy with colour of a certain kit, in that it clashes with the Referee, an alternative solution would be for the team to wear bibs; this would then override the FA ruling on shirt numbers, so alternatively, a bib should be provided for the match day referee. All bibs are to be provided and and made available on matchdays by the team wearing the black kit.

League Cup Round 1 - Saturday 17th Oct 2009

Due to the logistics of some teams in certain age groups not having played 3 games by this weekend Rule 24 (D)(i) in the league Handbook will be relaxed and will not come into play until the next round.

Under 9s Cup Competition

Managers are reminded that all players in the cup/plate competitions have to have reached the age of 8 years on or before the31st August 2009. Please do not run the risk of being expelled from the competition by playing inelligible players.

League Cup 2nd Round Draw

The draw for the 2nd round will take place at the Keepers Cottage Inn ( Cullompton - Honiton Road off the M5 at Cullompton Junction). The draw will be made at 8:PM on Sunday evening  18th october 2009. It is not a formal gathering and anybody is welcome to attend to esnure the draw is carried out fairly.

League Photographer

I am delighted to announce they league now have their very own official matchday photographer. Some of you will already had emails of introduction and visits from Paul Gray who has taken on this role. Paul is doing a great job of adding another reason as to why the Exeter & District Youth League has grown so much in it's reputation of providing football to Devon's youth players and listeningto the other things they want to see from us like the matchday reports, scores updated immediately and being kept informed. If you would like Paul to report on your match and take photos he can be contacted on 07790546913 or by email on matchreport@live.co.uk . Paul will always contact  both managers before games to make sure they are both OK with him being present and is fully CRB checked and carries ID with him in case there are any concerns.

Player Eligibility for 1st Round Cup games:
To clarify as some managers missed the email sent out some weeks back. Rule 24 (D)(i) has been relaxed for the 1st round of all cup competitions as the logistics for some age groups mean they would possibly not have acheived 3 competitive game by this weekend.

Under 9s:
Players who are participating in the Under 9's Cup competition must have acheived the age of 8 years on or before the 31st Aug 2009. NO PLAYERS WHO ARE UNDER 8 YEARS  OF AGE AT THAT DATE ARE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY.

2nd Round Draw: The second round of the cup will be drawn at the Keepers Cottage (Dulford) on Sunday evening at 8PM. All are welcome to attend.

With immediate effect Nick Miles the League's Development Officer has taken on the role of Disciplinary Officer. Nick was voted into the postion by the Management Committee at a meeting held on Tuesday 13th October 2009.

It has become clear that as the league continues to grow and we now have in excess of 3,000 players it has become a necessity that the rules, regulations and guidelines set out by the FA and the League are adhered to and as a league we will ensure that they are policed more effectively to ensure that all clubs are playing on the proverbial "level playing field".

Just a quick reminder for all of the teams that use Council run facilities, frustrating as you may find it the changing rooms at all Council run facilities will not be open for your players until 30 minutes prior ot the usual Kick-Off time of 10.30. Please do not question this with keyholders when they turn up if you are early. They are doing the job and the licenses you all have clearly indicate it will be 30 minutes prior to KO. Also PLEASE do remember to communicate with the Council as early as is possible if you cancel a game that is due to be played on one of their pitches. 

I have had several enquries regarding goal kicks and back passes In the age groups U8's, U9's and U10's.

To clarify, the rules are as follows: 

All goal kicks should be taken from the floor anywhere within the penalty area. Right on the line of the front of the box is usual. 

Opponents must remain outside the penalty area at least 4.5 (5 yards) from where the kick is taken until the ball is in play. Law 16 applies. 

The goal keeper cannot pick up the ball from a back pass, Law 12 applies.

Please tell all your friends so we can put this one to bed :)

UNDER 9'S In the under nine section there were wins for Brixington Blues, Central City, Stoke Hill and Heavitree. Culm beat Okehampton and Alphington. West Exe Exiles beat Dawlish. Exmouth Amateurs won both their games. Also double winners were Seaton Town. Sidmouth Raiders beat Whipton 5-3. They were then beaten 4-2 by Pinhoe. Sidmouth Warriors beat Whipton 3-1. They were then held to a 0-0 draw by Pinhoe. West Exe Rangers and Exiles both won against St.Martins. Tiverton Whites beat Twyford Barca and Twyford Madrid. Tiverton Yellows beat Twyford Barca but were held to a draw by Madrid.

UNDER 10'S Moors Comets got off to a great start against Whipton Youth when Casper Hewitt gave them the lead. Dylan Barnes soon equalised for Whipton. Oscar Barriball then put Whipton 2-1 in front. This was soon followed with Dylan Barnes getting his second and his teams third. Moors Comets battled well and early in the second half Matthew Parsons pulled a goal back for the Comets. Whipton just done enough to hold on for the win by a 3-2 score line.

In their next game Whipton were up against unbeaten Moors Stars. After a close first half Moors took control of the second half and went on to win 6-2. C.W.Dynamoes came very close to being the first team to beat Moors Stars this season. They took the lead through George Coombes. But a Matthew Smith goal gave Moors a share of the points. In their next game Dynamoes beat Moors Comets 10-0. In the other games Hemyock beat Beacon Knights 2-1. West Exe beat Crediton Saints 4-2.Thet followed this with a 5-1 win against Tedburn.

Alphington beat Crediton 6-2. In their game Alphington drew 2-2 with Tedburn. Exmouth Amateurs won 9-1 against Sidmouth Raiders. In their next match Exmouth were beaten 5-2 by Sidmouth Warriors. Pinhoe Pikes and Pinhoe Spears both recorded wins against Honiton. Hemyock beat Newton Knights 3-2. St .Martins and Central City drew 3-3.In their second match St.Martins beat Central Utd 3-2.

UNDER 12'S DIV 1 Brixington Blues stay top of the table after they beat Central 15-2. Heavitree Comets are in second place after a 5-2 win against Stoke Hill Cougars. Honiton are in third place after a 5-2 win at Beacon Knights. Other results in this section saw Crediton win at home to Brixington Utd 11-2. And Pinhoe beat Alphington 5-4.

UNDER 12;S DIV 2 West Exe Youth won 6-3 at Sidmouth to go top of the table just above Cullompton Rangers who were 5-3 winners at home to Heavitree Rockets. Ottery are in third place after a 4-1 home win against Bradninch. Culm Eagles are in fourth place after winning 4-0 at Hemyock. Feniton moved into fifth place with a 8-0 win against Sidmouth.

UNDER 13'S DIV 1 Stoke Hill Spurs are top of division one after a 13-1 victory against Exmouth Eagles. The only other game played in division one saw Heavitree Harriers beat Okehampton 5-3

UNDER 13'S DIV 2 Only one result in at the time of printing. This was a 3-2 victory for West Exe Rangers at home to Pinhoe Panthers.

UNDER 13'S DIV 3 Tedburn are top of the table after a 5-2 win at Cullompton Rangers. Topsham are second thanks to a 2-1 against F.C.Newton. Seaton got their first win of the season with a 4-2 victory over Ottery.

UNDER 14'S Crediton are top of the table after beating second place Kentisbeare 7-1.Ottery are in fourth place after they beat Bradninch 11-2. A twenty one (21) goal thriller at Sidmouth saw the Phoenix club get the first away win of the season in the U14's Division with a 14 - 7 win over hosts Sidmouth

Tedburn Under 13's are looking for players in all positions to bolster the team. Any players interested should contact Carole -   07791892053   caroleajohnson@tiscali.co.uk .

Our beloved Referees Appointments Officer, Julie has been doing a great job... So good in fact she has more referees than appointments this Saturday. :) If you need a ref for you game this Saturday then Brian Reeby is available, please contact him direct on 01884 38167.

Exmouth Town Eagles U13`s are  currently looking for players for all positions especially a goalkeeper. Anyone interested come along Tuesday nights at Exmouth Community College astro turf 7.00pm and ask for Jason or for more information contact Jason on 01392 461965.

UNDER 11`S DIV 1 Sidmouth Town made it three wins out of three with a 7-1 victory at Central City.The only other game played in division one was a 4-1 victory for Alphington Jets against Pinhoe Spartans.

UNDER 11`S DIV 2 Broadclyst are top of the table after a 6-5 victory at home to Kentisbeare. Heavitree are in second place after beating Feniton 7-1.

UNDER 10`S Stoke Hill Celtic are top of the progress chart after beating AC Heavitree 5-0 and Inter Heavitree 1-0. AC Heavitree beat Stoke Hill Rangers 4-1. Rangers got back to winning ways with a 1-0 victory against Inter Heavitree.

UNDER 12S DIV 1 Heavitree Comets got their game against Pinhoe Warriors under way.After a even first ten minutes the Comets started to get on top and were having more of the attacking play. With fourteen minutes gone Heavitree made the break through. A good move was finished off by William Gregory.

Ten minutes later and Gregory popped up to get his second of the game. Pinhoe battled well, but they could not find a way past a strong Heavitree defence. With no more goals in the first half Pinhoe started the second half looking to get the goal that would get them back in the game. But just like the first half they could not find a way past the Heavitree defence.

As the half went on Heavitree started to have more chances.And the third goal soon came. This time it was finished off by Jonathan Kirk.

Pinhoe continued to try and find a way through the visitors defence.But this left them short at the back and Jonathan Kirk stole in to get his second and Heavitree`s fourth. Pinhoe played their part in what was a good game of football from both teams.Final score Pinhoe Warriors 0 Heavitree Comets 4.

The top of the table clash between St.Martins and Brixington Blues ended in a 2-1 victory for the Blues. Highest scorers in this section were Beacon Knights who beat Brixington United 8-1. Honiton Town were 5-0 winners at home to C.W.Dynamoes. Alphington also scored five times.But it was a lot closer game as they edged home by a 5-4 scoreline against Crediton Saints. Central and Stoke Hill Cougars played out a 3-3 draw.

UNDER 12S DIV 2 West Exe Youth are top of division two on goal difference after a 5-1 win against Hemyock. Second place Cullompton Rangers won 5-3 at Sidmouth. Ottery won 11-1 at home to West Hill Wasps. Heavitree Rockets beat Bradninch 9-2. While Culm Eagles won 5-3 against Feniton.

UNDER 14 In the only game played in this section Sidmouth notched up their first win of the season with a 5-0 win against Hemyock.

UNDER 13'S DIV 1 Tiverton Town are second in the table after a 5-0 victory at Crediton Saints.The only other game in division one saw Sidbury beat West Exe Athletic 7-1.

UNDER 13'S DIV 3 There were no games played in division two and only one played in division three. This saw Central Falcons pick up their first win of the season with a 4-1 win against Feniton.

A big pat on the back to all Managers - all the reults for this mornings games have been submitted and the web site updated by 2.30PM. The first set of results coming from Culm United U12's for the 2nd week running (Helen you need to get a life :)).

1: Exchanging of ID Cards prior to the game start - this is not an option, it is a requirement of the Devon FA rules. Should a manager not be able produce cards for the whole team or an individual, they simply cannot play.

Please read http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/league_information/id-cards.html  it explains the process and the svere financial penalties as well as point deductions you could face.

2: Submitting of the results sheets to Carole Johnson, for all competitive age groups, U10s, U9s and U8s should email/post them ot their respective age group rep.

3: If you have an appointed Referee (Home team manager) , you should contact them at least 24 hours prior to kick off to inform them either way if the game is on or off.

4: if your team is involved in the Devon County Cup, you are NOT permitted to postpone a Saturday game before the cup game if it is on the following Sunday, this is a DEvon FA rule.

5: Registration forms, transfer forms and emergency registration forms - if they are not filled in correctly and legible, please do not expect the registations officer to process them. At last count we are up to almost 3,000 players, it is a mammoth task for one volunteer individual to administrate all of those players, so if you can all take  a little more care and time filling in forms the process will be much easier and more efficient for everybody.

6: Postponement of games - It is not an acceptable reason to postpone a game if you have an insufficient amount of players.  As a league we endeavour to accommodate most requests for fixture changes, however it may be the case in some instances that we simply will not allow the dates to be changed. it may also be the case if you are looking to postpone a fixture the league may well ask for evidence to support your reasons.

7: All players in competitive age groups (Under 11's and above) playing  football MUST have numbered shirts as per FA rules for identification.

8: Equally NO player under the age of 18  (youth football) should be wearing a shirt that has their name on it. This is in line with child welfare rulings, if you are in any doubt about this, please liaise with your club welfare officer.

UNDER 9 Stoke Hill started off with a good win against Twyford Barca.Stoke Hill struck twelve times.The goals came from Harry Taylor 3,Conner McAndrews 2,Ethan Flanagan 3,Jamie Green 2,and one each for Tristian Howe and Cody Barnett.

In their second match things were a lot harder for Stoke Hil as they went up against Twyford Madrid.In a very close and good game of football Twyford won by the only goal of the game scored by Ryan Morgan.Twyford Madrid won their second game 8-1 against Heavitree. Madrids goals came from Callum Sewell 3, Ryan Morgan 2 and one each for Billy Olgivy, Nick Goldsbough and James Onley-Gregson. Heavitree`s goal was scored by Jaden Webb.

Heavitree found their scoring boots in their second match when they beat Twyford Barca 7-0.Heavitree`s scorers were Jack Blatchford 4, Jaden Webb 2,and Kristian Katunski 1.

In the other games Alphington Lions and Dawlish drew 0-0. St.Martins beat Alphington. Cullompton Rangers drew 2-2 with Sidmouth Warriors.And were beaten 7-0 by Sidmouth Raiders. Okehampton beat Dawlish 5-1 and then lost 2-1 to Sf.Martins.

Moors Youth and Culm were winners against Pinhoe Sharks. Pinhoe Spartans beat Central Utd 5-0 and then lost 3-1 to Central City. Tiverton whites won both their games.Tiverton yellows also won both their games. Exmouth Amateurs beat West Exe Exiles and West Exe Rangers. Rangers then beat Brixington Blues 3-2. West Hill Wasps were beaten by Sidmouth Raiders but they were 1-0 winners against Sidmouth Warriors. Whipton won both their games against Central City and Central Utd.

DIVISION 1 Sidmouth Town are top of the table on goal difference after beating St.Martins 8-0. Crediton Saints were also high scorers when they beat Brixington Blues 7-0. Newton Abbot 66 beat Exwick 5-4. Thorverton beat Dawlish 2-1 and Twyford won at home to Central city 4-3.

DIVISION 2 Ottery are two points clear at the top after winning 8-1 at Pinhoe. Heavitree won 6-1 at Brixington Utd. Central Utd won 3-2 against Kentisbeare. Cullompton Rangers and West Hill Wasps also picked up three points. Broadclyst and Feniton had to settle for a point each after drawing 1-1.

DIVISION 1 Brixington Blues kept top spot after a 4-0 win against Honiton Town. St.Martins are right on their tails after a 13-1 win at Stoke Hill. The two other games in this division ended in draws with Crediton Saints and Pinhoe Warriors drawing 2-2, while C.W.Dynamoes and Brixington Utd drew 4-4. 

DIVISION 2 Sidmouth Raiders are top of division two after a 3-2 win against Bradninch. Cullompton Rangers moved into second place after beating Culm Eagles by the same score line. There were also wins for West Exe Youth, Heavitree Rockets and Sidmouth Warriors.

Tiverton Town Under 9s are looking for extra players to strengthen their squad.

If you were aged 8 on 1st September 09 and will be aged 9 by the 31st August 10 then you qualify for this age group. If you are interested then please phone Jason Gale on 07896 684714.

DIVISION 1 ST. Martins are top of division one after a 8-1 win against Exmouth Eagles. Stoke Hill Spurs were 9-0 winners at West Exe Athletic. Tiverton Town beat Heavitree Harriers 5-4. The other game in this division finished in a 2-2 draw between Okehampton Argyle and Sidbury.

DIVISION 2 Twyford Spartans made it two wins out of two with a 7-1 win against Broadclyst. It was also two out of two for Culm Utd who were 5-1 victors against Pinhoe Panthers. Brixington beat Crediton 6-1.While West Exe Rangers won 4-1 at Beacon Knights.

DIVISION 3 Feniton and Tedburn both scored eleven goals away from home.Feniton were 11-1 winners at Ottery. Tedburn won 11-2 at Seaton.F.C. Newton lost 2 -1 to Sidmouth and Alphington Tigers moved into second place in the table with a 6-0 win against Cullompton Rangers.

West Exe Athletic under 13's who play in div 1 are looking for midfielders to join their team , contact manager Shaun Mc Andrews on 01392 679824

This is something that has already caused an issue this season in the competitive age groups and should be addressed by all managers as soon as is possible.

According to FA rules all teams playing in competitive football should have numbered shirts in accordance with 7.1 of the Standard code of rules.  There are teams at U11's and U12's who may not have numbered shirts and this should be addressed as soon as possible. U13's and above will I am sure all be wearing numbered shirts but if not they too must addres this as soon as possible.

A quick reminder to all team managers, if you are playing on Council pitches, and for any reason you have to postpone games - MAKE SURE YOU INFORM THE COUNCIL WITH PLENTY OF TIME , it's a quick phone call and keeps everybody in the loop so time and resources are not wasted, but more importantly for the teams, they don't lose the pitches as may be the case if the council are not informed.

ID CARDS
We are stil recieving a large amount of emails regarding the ID Cards/Emergency slips with managers panicing about players not being able to play this weekend. 

If you have a player who is not in receipt of their ID card they must have the temporary/emergency slip in it's absence. As previously mentioned all of the League Officers can sign the slips and in an attempt to make it easier for managers both Russ and Julie Logan will be available at their work places during the day as well as evenings to sign forms.

Julie is based during the day at Pynes Hill in Exeter - please call her prior to arriving on 07970 473775

Russ is based during the day at Dulford Business Park - nr Cullompton - probably best to call him prior to arriving on 01884 266767

U8's, U9's and U10's Matchday Results forms
It was brought to our attention that perhaps in an effort to be a tad more environmentally friendly we could produce the non-competitive age groups matchday results sheets ina word doc format that can be filled in after the game and then emailed ( rather than posted to the age reps), as ever we have listened and taken on board what has been asked. 

The word document version can be found at http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/2010-forms/EYL-non-competitive-results-formV2.doc or if you would rather have the PDF version to fill in by hand and post it is also on the football forms page of the web site.

details of the age reps email addresses etc are actually on the forms so hopefully you will all find it a much easier task to complete.

As you will all be aware, this weekend will see the start of the ID Card regime kick in fully and it will be the case that if ID cards or emergency slips are not available then the player(s) will not be able to play.  Please bear in mind it is not the leagues intention that any player should be side-lined because of now card and there is still a huge backlog of forms and ID cards to be dealt with, to keep you all in the picture below is a statement composed by Carole and myself regarding the situation.

There are over 2,600 players in the league at present, up til 2 weeks before the season was due to start the Registrations Officer was in receipt of less than 300 registrations, which has meant a huge glut of forms, emails, telephone calls and personal visits have had to be dealt with by the Registrations Officer in an extremely short amount of time, this is compounded by the fact once Carole has processed the forms they then have ot go to Devon FA for final processing, Devon FA are under the cosh as they have 6 youth leagues to look after all in a similar situation.

The upshot of this is that the ID cards are still going to be some time in coming, however all League Officers have the power to sign the temporary (emergency) registration forms and the period they cover will be extended from 14 days to 28 days from the date of signing. We all need to understand that Carole is doing a fantastic job but is under cionstant pressure with people contacting her constantly asking questions about the ID cards. carole has said that if there are any issues with applications she will contact the clubs involved, she cannot continue to keep answering queries and process the forms at the same time as it is very time consuming and every time she hasto take a phone call or answer an email is time that could be spent processing forms. I have been asked by carole to express her sincere apologies if this in any way appears to be a snub or give the impression she does not care.... she cares very much about the work she is doing and is continuing to make progress in conjunction with the DFA.

So what we would ask is that, if you have ID cards that are being processed and have not heard from Carole, please assume everything is being dealt with, she will contact you if there is an issue.

if you are concenred your ID cards will not be with you by this coming Saturday, please seek out one of the other League Officers who will happily sign your emergency slips so as NO PLAYER will need to miss any football. As I mentioned earlier the emergency forms will cover you player for 28 days, which will hopefully see the end of the backlog.

Yours in Sport

Russ Murch
League Sec

From the feedback of the 1st two weeks we have been hearing that the matchday report sheets that need to be filled in for all Competitive Age groups (U11's , U12's , u13's and U14's) has been causing a few problems with the layout and the stress it has been causing prior ot games getting it all filled in. 

To elliviate the stress and make life easier for all the back room staff we have reformatted the forms which are now available as a PDF document that you can print off and fill in by hand http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/2010-forms/EYL-competitive-results-formV2.pdf 

Alternatively we have produced a word document version that you can fill in on your PC with most details prior to the game http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/2010-forms/EYL-competitive-results-formV2.doc

 There is little difference other than you have more space and each form will only hold the information for that particular team. Two very important points to remember with using the forms in this way:

1: each team must get the referee to sign their forms prior to them giving an assessment mark

2: It is the responsibility of the HOME TEAM manager to collect both forms and send them in to the Registrations Officer after the game in the same way as they will have been currently doing with the one form.

Hopefully this will make things simpler for all involved and allow the managers ot concentrate on working with the players pre-match.

UNDER 14`s - Kentisbeare made it two wins out of two so far this season with a 14-1 win against Hemyock. The other game played in this division saw Crediton Youth beat Ottery St Mary 10-0. 

UNDER 13`S DIV 1 Stoke Hill Spurs got their season under way at home to Okehampton Argyle. After an even start the visitors started to get on top and went close on several occasions. They had to wait untill the last minute of the first half before they took the lead. A good move was finished off by Ross Voaden to make the half time score 1-0 to Okehampton.

The second half saw more pressure from Okehampton and a great chip over the Stoke Hill keeper by Ross Voaden got his and his teams second goal.Stoke Hill tried very hard to get back in the game but as they pushed forward looking for the goal that would put them back in the game they were caught out at the back and Ollie Crimmins found a way in and made the score 3-0. Stoke Hill still went looking for a goal but they could not find a way past a strong Okehampton defence.

Heavitree Harriers were the highest scorers in the division as they put seven goals past Sidbury. But Sidbury played their part in what must have been a great game as they scored five goals of their own.

Crediton Saints are top of the table after beating Exmouth Eagles 6-2.St Martins were 2-1 winners against West Exe Athletic.

UNDER 13`S DIV 2 Twyford Spartans got off to a great start with a 4-2 win against Exwick Youth.Culm Utd also scored four as they beat Beacon Knights 4-3.Pinhoe Panthers beat Broadclyst 3-2. While West Exe Rangers and Crediton Youth played out a 2-2 draw.

UNDER 13`S DIV 3 FC Newton kicked off their season with a 7-1 victory at Cullompton Rangers. Alphington Tigers also won 7-1 away from home when thet beat Seaton Youth. Topsham Town won 3-1 at Sidmouth. Ottery were the only home side to win when they beat Central Falcons 4-3.

UNDER 12`S DIV1 Result of the day was Brixington Blues 24-0 win against Brixington Utd. St Martins also had a good day beating Central 10-1. Alphington also picked up three points after beating C W Dynamoes 7-3. Honiton Town beat Stoke Hill Cougars 5-2. Heavitree Comets won 3-0 at Crediton Saints.

UNDER 12`S DIV 2 Ottery are the early leaders in division two after beating Heavitree Rockets 8-0. Culm Utd are in second place thanks to a 7-0 victory against Bradninch.Feniton were 3-2 winners at Sidmouth Warriors.While Sidmouth Raiders were 4-1 winners at West Hill. West Exe Youth and Cullompton Rangers drew 4-4.

UNDER 11`S DIV 2 There was only one game played in the under elevens section. This was a 3-2 home win for Feniton against Brixington Utd.

UNDER 10`S In the under tens section AC Heavitree won their opening two games beating Newton Knights and Beacon Knights 4-0 and 2-0 respectively. Alphington Rockets were also double winners as they beat West Hill Wasps and Hemyock.Inter Heavitree were 6-1 winners against Newton Knights. In their next match Inter were beaten 2-1 by Beacon Knights. Moors Comets lost their first two games of the season against St Martins and then Dawlish.

Moors Stars faired a little better when they beat St. Martins 3-2 and Dawlish 3-0.Pinhoe Pikes beat Tedburn Panthers 5-1. They followed this up with a 2-1 win against Crediton Saints. Pinhoe Spears beat Tedburn 2-1, and Crediton Saints 3-0.Sidmouth Raiders lost their first match 4-1 against Culm Utd .In their next match the Raiders beat Honiton 4-1.Sidmouth Warriors beat Honiton 3-2.They then lost by the same score line to Culm Utd.

Stoke Hill Celtic had a good day beating Broadclyst 14-0 and Cullompton Rangers 7-1. Stoke Hill Rangers beat Broadclyst in their first match and were beaten in their second match by Cullompton Rangers. Twyford Celtic and CW Dynamoes drew 3-3.CW Dynamoes then beat Twyford Rangers.West Exe Youth won both their games beating Hemyock 2-1 and West Hill Wasps 5-1.

UNDER 9`S  Stoke Hill started off with a 7-0 victory against Honiton Sharks .In their next match they drew 2-2 with Seaton Town. Heavitree won their first game of the day against Honiton Sharks.But they were beaten 3-0 by Seaton in their second game.

UNDER 14 DIVISION  The new under 14 division got under way with top honours going to Bradninch who beat Hemyock 14-1. In the other two games played Kentisbeare just saw off Sidmouth by three goals to two,and Ottery st Mary beat the Phoenix club 7-1.

UNDER 11 DIVISION 1 Thorverton were the highest scorers of the day.A 5-1 win over Central City puts them at the top of the league on the opening day of the season.

Dawlish occupy second place after beating Alphington Jets 4-0.Sidmouth Town who were showing off their new kit which was kindly sponsored by Exeter Medical were 3-0 winners against Crediton Saints.

In the other two games in division one Brixington Blues were 5-3 winners at Pinhoe Spartans.While Exwick came back from three goals down to earn a 3-3 draw against Twyford.

UNDER 11 DIVISION 2  Plenty of goals as Broadclyst won 3-1 at Central United.Culm Falcons were the highest scorers in division two as they beat Stoke Hill 8-1.In the other games played in this division Ottery St Martins won 6-4 at Heavitree whilst West Hill and Pinhoe drw 4 - 4.

West Exe Exiles got their season under way with a 2-0 win against Sidmoth Warriors.The exiles scored twice in the first half and could have scored more but for some great saves from the Sidmouth keeper.

The second half was end to end action as the Warriors gave their all to get the goal that would put them back in the game.Both keepers pulled off some great saves to make the final score 2-0 to the exiles.

The second game of the day saw a seven goal thriller as West Exe Rangers edged out Sidmouth Raiders by 4-3. Rangers next match was against Sidmouth Warriors.

This was another game with a few goals and plenty of action.This time Rangers were 3-2 winners.The final game of the day saw West Exe Exiles beat Sidmouth Raiders by three goals to one.All four teams played really well and were a pleasure to watch.

Elsewhere Central city won both their games. They started with a 3-0 win against West Hill Wasps. They followed it up with a 6-0 win against Cullompton Rangers. West Hill got back to winning ways with a 4-1 victory against Central United. Cullompton Rangers who also lost their opening game picked up three points in their next game with a win against Central United.

Exmouth Amateurs won both their games against Okehampton and Alphington respectively.

Tiverton Whites were also double winners as they first beat Pinhoe Sharks and then Beacon Knights.Tiverton Yellows won both their games against the Knights and sharks aswell.

Congratulations to Pinhoe Under 11s for being the first to ring in with their results at 11.53 am.

We have been in talks with the Devon FA regarding the ID card backlog. It has been agreed that an amnesty will be in place up to and including the 19th September 2009.

This does not mean that you should stop the process of obtaining ID Cards or Emergency Forms as it may still take some time for the backlog to be processed.

PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE AS CONFIRMATION THAT YOUR TEAM/PLAYERS WILL NOT BE PENALISED IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO SHOW ID CARDS UP TO AND INCLUDIONG THE WEEKEND 19TH SEPTEMBER 2009.  AFTER THAT TIME ALL MANAGERS MUST PRODUCE ID CARDS OR EMERGENCY FORMS FOR PLAYERS - THE RULE AT THIS TME IS QUITE CLEAR - NO CARD - NO PLAY.

A quick update regarding ID Cards:

The Devon FA have a huge backlog of cards to process in part due to the fact that they have 6 league to deal with and in part due to a great deal of people leaving things ot the last minute.

The DFA have agreed that Emergency ID Card Forms can be signed by ALL Exeter and District League Officers for teams in our League. If you have one signed for another league, you still need one for the Exeter & District Youth League.

To alleviate pressure on Managers, league Officers and the DFA we have also been given permission ot extend the 14 day period on the forms to 28 days, which will in turn help everybody concerned until such time as the official ID Cards are produced and distributed.

Hopefully the fact that all League Officers can sign these forms will mena that nonbody will be without at least an Emergency form slip for their games.

THE ONLY RULES  THAT OUR UNDER-11 FOOTBALL DOES NOT IMPLEMENT IS THE OFF SIDE LAW, SO EVERY OTHER RULE APPLICABLE TO YOUTH IN THE FA RULE HANDBOOK APPLIES TO OUR UNDER-11 GAMES

We would like to especially point out that this includes how a goal keeper distributes the ball. The correct procedure according to the FA ruling is that once it has gone out of play behind the goal line. The Goal Keeper (or a player from the defending team) should take a goal kick with the ball on the ground. The only time a Goal Keeper can kick the ball out from hands is when the ball has not gone out of play. 

Likewise back passes to the goal keeper are not permissible.

The Back Pass defined: The goalkeeper is prohibited from intentionally handling the ball when a team-mate uses his/her feet to intentionally pass them the ball, or from intentionally handling the ball when receiving directly from a throw-in.

The goalkeeper is still permitted to use his feet and other body parts to redirect the ball. Conversely, if an outfield player passes the ball back using any part of the body besides the feet, the keeper may pick up the ball. An unintentional pass or touch is not considered an offence.

the above will be added to the handbook changes that will be on-line for download and included in the next edition of the printed handbook

We are aware that there will be a number of players without player ID's for this coming Saturday, we are working very hard behind the scenes with the Devon FA to get them all sorted ASAP.

IF YOU HAVE A PLAYER WITHOUT AN ID CARD AND YOU WISH TO INCLUDE THAT PLAYER IN YOUR TEAM TO PLAY - YOU MUST HAVE AN EMERGENCY ID FORM COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY AN OFFICER OF THE LEAGUE

Carole or Russ will happily sign the forms for you. You will have to have them prior to Saturday kick-off so please check the League Officers page for address details for either Carole or Myself.

A full statement will be released with regard to the ID Cards prior to the weekend. Please do not attempt to dupe anybody with playing illegal players or falsifying registration forms, if you are found out it will almost certainly mean your whole club will lose it's Affiliation (not just your team)

Training is currently at Minster Park, Exminster on Thursday evenings between 6.30-8pm. All new players would be welcome. Should you require more details please contact Ian Lake on 07595 733819

Kentisbeare under 11 are loooking for more players to join there team. Anybody interested please ring Dave Bunker on 01884 277143.

Pinhoe Spartans Under 11's (League 1) and Pinhoe Gladiators Under 11's (League 2) are looking for extra players for the coming season, due to age restrictions we have unfortunately lost a number of players.

We train every Thursday 6pm to 7pm on the Astro Pitch @ Exeter School - opposite RD&E in Barrack Road. If you would like to join our friendly teams, please come along or telephone Gary (Spartans) 01392 681272 or Andy (Gladiators) 07866 107579.

If anyone is looking for a ref for pre-season friendlies, available on any day of the week please contact Jason on 01392 461965.

Newton St Cyres Under 8's & Under 10's are in desperate need of more players. 

All positions need bolstering, so if you have a lad or are a parent of a lad looking to join a team  please give Graham Stone 01392 851334 or Steve Harris 01392 841818 a call. They train on Saturday mornings when they are not playing and play at Newton St Cyres in between Crediton and Exeter.

Please can people please refrain from ringing Carole with regards to the ID cards.

She is getting so many photo calls and emails it is impossible to get anything done overnight. It's a pity that so man have left things so late!  A batch of ID cards went out to secretaries in the last couple of days. If they haven't received their cards by Tuesday, an emergency form will have to be issued. The sheer volume of emails that are being received just querying various things is just adding to the amount of work that has to be done. Please be patient as Carole is working as quickly as possible to get everything doen.

Handbooks:
It was hoped that all clubs would have at least one represntative at the pre-season meeting, however it has come to light that some did not. The minutes for the meeting can be found on the web site under meetings. Some managers will not have their handbook so they will need get one from myself which can be done in one of three ways.

1: Send me a large enough stamped addressed envelope so I can post the handbook(s) back to you - Clearly stating which teams you are getting them for.

2: Call at my house and collect them (after 4pm each working day)

24 Orchard Way
Cullompton
EX15 1EJ

3: Call at my work address during normal working hours 8am - 5.30pm to pick them up.

RPM Solutions (UK) Limited
1a Dulford Business Park,
Broad Road, Cullompton,
EX15 2DY

Goal Sizes:
The question was posed can Under 13's play with 21'x7' goals as well as 24'x7' . The answer under the recommendation/guidance of the FA is YES they can, if they have that size goal available. The majority of Under 13's will be playing with 24'x7' goals as they will have to play on full size senior pitches which are quite often also council pitches where the goals are already in place. So to summarise U13's can play with either 21'x7' or 24'x7' goals

Re-arranging Games:
There are teams who share pitches and where these teams have a home-fixtures-clash, then they will be allowed to rearrange if/where necessary. Please ensure you liaise with the opposing manager to mutually agree new dates, fill in the re-arranged fixture sheet and let the League Secretary have it as soon as is possible ( one game = one re-arranged fixture form please). Where there are gaps of 2 weeks or more between competitive games, then the League actively encourage and would expect teams to work to bring games forward, where possible.

Player Registrations/Transfers:
Can all managers please ensure that all registration/transfer queries are sent to Carole (Registrations Officer) as she is much better equipped to answer your questions quickly and accurately.

Pinhoe Warriors Under 12's are in need of 3 to 4 players to boost their squad.
Please contact Ian Gresham (daytime)0797 997 6064 (evenings) 01392 210168.

The Warriors train on a Thursday evening between 7 @ 8 PM at Exeter School and their matches are Played at Clyst Vale High School.

Countess Wear Dynamoes u10's are looking for 2-3 players to boost our current squad,

We train mid week and play or train on Saturdays,come and join our friendly team. Contact Jo on 01392 214329 also we have a u8,s and u12's team looking for players so give me a ring to join in!

The League Cup fixtures are now on the web site ( in the relevant age groups). More news and the details of the pre-season meeting wil follow in the next day or two.

Newton St Cyres Under 8's & Under 10's are in desperate need of more players. 

All positions need bolstering, so if you have a lad or are a parent of a lad looking to join a team  please give Graham Stone 01392 851334 or Steve Harris 01392 841818 a call. They train on Saturday mornings when they are not playing and play at Newton St Cyres in between Crediton and Exeter.

Just in case there are any stragglers I have missed off of the emails that are being sent out. Please don't forget the Pre-Season meeting this Tuesday evening 25th Aug 2009 - 7pm KO at the Flybe Suite, ST James Park - Home of Exeter City Football Club

Exwick Under 13's are currently seeking a new goalkeeper for the forthcoming season. Anyone instrested should contact Neil Baker on 01392 270434 or 07795 286969. Training is on Wednesday nights at 6.30pm at Flowerpot Playing fields.

Wednesday night's 6-7.15 pm at St Martin's Football Club Exminster. We are looking to add 2-3 more to our squad in particular a Goalkeeper.  

Ring Neil on 07867550017 for more information or email nellwhitt@sky.com.

Hi All, just in case some of you are wondering what has been happening with teams appearing and disappearing in Div 1 and Div 2, let me explain :).

Sadly for the league Westexe had to pull out several weeks back, Feniton had a team who wanted to join in the 2nd division, whoever we were not in a position to place them there as it would have caused an inbalance in numbers so they were placed into division 1.

Following this over the last few days we were asked by Twyford if their U11s could enter the league as they had logisitical difficulties playing in the Sunday league they were involved with. After discussiion with the Feniton Secreatary and the 2nd division managers it was agreed that Feniton would drop down into the 2nd division making it an even 12 teams and Twyford would replace them in division 1 so that also remained with the 12 teams.

The only difference in terms of fixtures is that the teams in division two now have 2 extra games each instead of one team having to sit out on match weekends as there were an odd number.

Hopefully this will further add to the competition and it means another team do not have to fall by the wayside as they have nowhere to play football.

I was informed last evening by the Manager of Whipton Under 13's that they would be pulling out of the league with immediate effect as they have insufficient numbers to make up an 11 a side team.  This is a great shame especially when there are teams who have in excess of 20 lads signed up, some of whom may well be on the bench or not featuring very often at all in  league games.

Regarding the fixtures - the divisional splits will remain as they are but any games that would have been played against Whipton U13's will be removed from the fixture list. In the unlikely event another team asks to be entered into the league that situation would be reviewed.

All club secretaries should now be in receipt of the team registration sheets that I have sent out. Please could you get these signed by the players and parents and return asap.

For those that have got individual player registration forms fill in, this is fine, if you wish to submit these rather than the team sheet. Transfer forms must be completed with a Player registration form and submitting the relevant fee of £5 also.

If you wish to have stamped and signed confirmation and receipt of your Player registrations, you must supply a SAE. Id Card submission also need to be sent to myself (please allow 2 weeks for these).

I must stress that EVERY PLAYER, MUST BE RE-REGISTERED THIS SEASON AND HAVE A CURRENT ID CARD FOR THE START OF THE SEASON.

Team sheets will be checked and any team found to be playing a player that has not been registered will result in that team being deducted points and possibly receive a fine. Please do not put your players in this position. 

ID Cards will be checked this season. If anyone needs any help or guidance on what paperwork they need to complete, either email or telephone:
01647 61517 - 07791892053 - caroleajohnson@tiscali.co.uk . Please do not leave everything to the last minute, if you need help ask NOW!!!

Culm United under 13s return to training from Thursday, August 20^th on Magelake, from 5:15 until 7pm. New players are welcome. Bring boots, shin pads and drink for the first session. Any questions or new enquiries, please call Nick on 07812-195029 or email n.miles@btconnect.com.

HYFC Comets & Rockets Under 12's are back in training on each Thursday through August 6pm to 7:45pm at Friends Provident, Clyst St Mary.

We would like to welcome the current squads back from last season and invite any old or new players to join us at these training sessions as we look to strengthen our teams.

Westexe Athletic Under 13s playing in the first division are now looking for new players for the forthcoming season anyone interested please contact Shaun McAndrews on 01392 679824.

The pre-seson meeting date has now been set - Tuesday 25th August - 7:PM at the Flybe Suite ECFC. It is important that each club is represented as we will be handing out the 2009/10 hand/rule books and drawing the teams for the cup competition. We are also hoping to have Simon Hayward from the Exeter CoE giveing a short presentation.

Countess Wear Dynamoes have started pre season training and are desperatly looking for new players in the following age groups - U8's U10 and U12's.

Please phone Roger for more details on 07801318888 or after 5pm on 01392 272391

Hemyock Under 12's ( last season's under 11's) commence training at 10:30am Saturday 15th August at Longmead Hemyock. Existing and new players welcome to a friendly, local club.

Alphington Under 11's ( last season's under 10's) commence training on Monday 10th August at Alpphingtonn Sports Club. Existing and new players welcome to a friendly, local club.

Training is every Monday 5.45 - 7.00pm. If interested please call David Bunclark (Bunny) on 07711154300 or Exeter 273303

Central U11s are looking for some new players. If you would like to join this club which has recently become a charter standard club then please contact either Chris Roome (Central City manager) on 01392

272283 or Richard Mold (Central Utd manager) on 01392 278518 (e mail adresses on website).

Crediton Saints under 12 looking for players for coming season. Due to going upto 11 aside we are in need of a couple more players just to strenthen the team. Any position is needed Phone SImon Fowler on 01363776789

Whipton youth u13`s are desperately seeking players to enable them play in the league next season. Whipton youth only have 9 players so we are in desperate need of some fresh blood to make it possible to play 11 a side football.. anyone interested in joining whipton come along Thursday 6.00 at willowbrook school or contact Jason on 01392 461965 for more information or email Jason@whiptoyouth.co.uk

Alphington Under 13's will be starting pre-season training on Wednesday August 5th at 6pm. All existing and new players welcome. For further details please contact either Kev May 01392 670117 or Tony Towl 01392 207242

Just a quickie with this one as it has been brought up by a club manager

Goal sizes for age groups are as follows:

Under 11’s -  16’ x 7’ (not the small Sambas)

Under 12’s – 24’ x 8’ or 21’ x 7’

Under 13’s and above 24’ x 8’

 After discussions with Simon Hayward the Head of Exeter City's Centre of Excellence regarding who should and who should not be playing in the Exeter & District Youth League and after all the confusion of last year with "match day & training squad" players it was agreed a more clearly defined ruling was required. 

It was agreed that 

1. For the 2009/10 playing season, players who are with Exeter City and who play football for a club team at U8's, U9's or U10's in the Exeter & District Youth League should be allowed to continue to play for both teams.
   
2. For the 2009/10 playing season, players who are with Exeter City and who play football at U11's or above (competitively) will NOT be allowed to play within the Exeter & District Youth League.  

I will be discussing the same arrangement with the other local teams (Plymouth, Torquay & Yeovil) in order that we can ensure there is no confusion over who can or cannot play. 

Simon is hoping to attend our pre-season meeting (provisionally booked for the 25^th Aug) where he will be giving a short presentation and taking questions from the floor.

It is with regret that I have to report Westexe under 11's have had to pull out of the League due to insufficient numbers. If there are any clubs who have an U11's currently not playing anywhere, please  contact me without delay as it would be great if we could fill the space.

A quick note from Julie to all U12, U13 & u14 Managers  - "Unless I hear otherwise I will assume teams have Not got referees and will try to appoint to majority of fixtures. So far I have only  heard from Culm, Honiton , FC Newton , Stokehill, Twyford , West Exe, Sidmouth  and Sidbury. Please contact me ASAP to let me know one way or the other if you require an aofficial to be appointed for your games."

Julie's details are as follows: 01404 549801 / 07970 473775 or email julie.logan5@tiscali.co.uk

Firstly a warm welcome to all the new managers to the league and will not have recieved any of my rambling emails previously and an equally warm welcome back to those who have been subjected to them from last season.  We are still some 7 weeks away from the first games of the season, but there is lots of news and information already.

I will try to be as brief as possible, hopefully you all know me well enough by now though to realise that if you need more information you can email me and I will get back to you as quickly as possible.

Fixtures for the 2009/20 Season
All the fixtures are now on the web site, I realise some of the dates will not fit with everybody, it is a very difficult job to balance all individual team requirements. If you have a problem with any of the dates please liaise with the managers from the opposition to check if you can reverse/amend the dates. Please ensure any changes that are decided are emailed to me by the 21st August 2009 - After that date all fixtures will be deemed as set.

Pre-season Meeting
We have provisonally booked Tuesday 25th August at the Flybe Suite for the pre-season meeting ( I will confirm ASAP). We will be issuing hnad/rule books to all managers at the meeting, there will also be a represntative from Exeter City FC there to give a brief presentation. It would be great to see all managers at the meeting, however if you are not able to make it can you please inform your club secretary that a member of the club needs to attend in order that they can pick up any required paperwork and the hand/rule books. We will also be making the draw for the 1st round of the cup competition (you know you won't want to miss out on that)!!

Matchday Results Sheets
Some of you may have already seen the new results sheets that MUST be completed and submitted to the Registrations Officer as per the instructions. In order to try and make the process of filling these out easier for managers, a downloadable version will be available which can be filled in electronically prior to the game. 

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE If you decide to fill your form in in this way you will only be able to do so for home games - the away team will need to fill the form in manually on the day, as the Registrations Officer will require ONE COPY ONLY

Matchday Referees for Competitive games
Julie the referees appointments officer will endeavour to arrange referees for all matchdays in the Under 12's , U13's and U14's age groups. It is very important that if you have a referee to cover you home games that you let Julie know without delay.

Age Reps
We are in need of an Age Rep for the Under 14's and the Under 9's. The role itself is not one that will take up a huge amount of time. Age Reps act as the first point of contact if any managers have issues within their group. Htorically age reps have also helped to arrange venues for Plate Competition days, as well as helping on the day with the Cup Finals. Although it may not take a great deal of your time, this is an extremely important role which we would encourage whoever takes on the role to be as proactive as possible.

Rep Sides
We are currently looking at the feasibility of having Representative sides for the competitive age groups, more information on this will follow shortly

Academy & Centre of Excellence Players
There will be some changes to how player eligibility is worked out for the coming season, we are aiming to simplify which players are/are not eligible to play in the League. I will issue full details in the coming weeks ( so please don't email me with queries until after you have recieved the news).

FA Charter Status
Some of you may already be aware, for those of you who are not, the League will be beginning the process this season of obtaining FA Chartered status, this will be spearheaded by Nigel Doe our FA Charter Co-ordinator.

There will be a lot more exciting news to come in the coming weeks, but I am sure I have taken enough of your time already

Tiverton Town U13's are looking for a goalkeeper - Anybody who is interested should contact the Manager Jason Rainey 07980785342.

Under 10's and Under 13 Players wanted for Tedburn St Mary, friendly local club.
Contact Carole Johnson 07791892053.

The U11's, U12's and U13' s Divisions have now been worked out - U11's will have two divisions , under 12's have two divisions and the U13's have 3 divisions.  I understand that not everybody will be happy with the splits, number s of teams in each division, amount of games they play or not moving up or down as they should have done.

However the process has been a lengthy one, it has not been easy and a great deal of thought and consideration has been put in to arrive where we have and with everything considered ( the players being our main consideration) hopefully there will not be too many managers who feel hard done by and for those that do, plese bear in mind we have tried our damnedest to make sure everything was carried out in as fair a way as possible.

Cup dates have been finalised as follows:

1st Round Cup - Sat October 17th 2009
2nd Round Cup - Sat November 14th 2009
Quarter Finals Cup - Sat 30th January 2010
Semi Finals Cup - Weeks commencing 15th & 22nd March 2010 (more detail to follow)
Cup/Plate Finals Days - Weekend of the 1st/2nd May 2010 (more detail to follow)

Please be patient regarding the fixtures as I will endeavour to take into account all requests for non match days that have been recieved (please do not send any further requests as I will not include them in my calculations).

Topsham Town U'13 Pre season training is starting on Thursday 23rd July. 7.15 = 8.45pm at Topsham Town FC.

Any new players welcome. if you require any further information please contact James on 07966392216 / 01392 498368 Well done to the boys for winning the Honiton tournament on Sunday.

We now have the final numbers for all the age groups, and with 166 teams giving their support, loyalty and trust to the Exeter & District Youth League, it is now down to the hard working committee to prove the few that have said we won't be able to run the league successfully or efficiently that they are very much mistaken!!

The breakdown of teams entered is as follows:

U14's = 7  , U13's =30, U12's = 22, U11's = 24, U10's = 32, U9's = 26, U8's = 25

As Secretary of this league I am absolutely delighted with the support we are being shown by managers from all the age groups and in particular the older age groups and I am very much looking forward to once again working with you all and no doubt we will be "chewing the cud" at many a pitchside throughout the 2009/10 season.

Tomorrow evening (Wednesday) will see us making a start on the fixtures for all age groups and finalising the Divisional splits, as we have had suh a fantastic response it may well be that some original thinking of division sizes may be reviewed, but we will keep everybody informed.  A week or so ago I did mention that all of last years results etc would be put into archive, apologies I have been very slack and allowed work committments to get in the way of me working on the league :). I will be back on the case as of this evening.

As well as the fixtures etc that you will all be eagerly waiting, we are also working behind the scenes on a very exciting plan to begin the introduction of representative teams across the age groups for the youngsters within our league... more info on this and some other exciting plans will follow shortly.

Shortly I will be putting the hand/rule book together for the coming season and with it going out to all the clubs and referees i thought it may well be an advertising opportunity some of you with businesses would like to take advantage of.

It will be an A5 booklet like last year, prices for adverts are as follows:

Half a page £25 (mono)

Full page £45 (mono) 

There are two opportunities for full page colour adverts on the inside of the front cover and the inside of the back cover cost for either will be £75 (only two available so if you want to book it let me know ASAP, first come first served basis). Anybody interested should contact myself via email (russ@exeteryouthleague.co.uk ) and I will give you further details.

I would like to thank everyone for their enquires and thank the clubs that offered my son training/trials such as West Exe under 13's, but unfortunately for all Joe has verbally agreed to sign for another club.  Again thanks for all your help with this matter.
David Forster.

Now we know the teams that will be contesting the Exeter and District Youth league for the 2009/10 season we will be updating the web site. over the coming week all the 2008/09 results,tables and news will be moving into archived areas and the new teams in their respective divisions will be updated so you at least know who  you will be playing (fixtures is next on the agenda).

Whipton youth u13`s  are currently looking for players in all positions  to be able to compete in the league next season.

Whipton youth is a chartered standard club and will be in division one this coming season so anyone interested in joining us please come along Thursday 6.00 at Willowbrook school, Exeter  or contact Jason on 01392 461965.

Beacon Knights Under 13's 2009/2010 are looking for new players to play in their side. Anyone interested should contact manager Billy Rouse on 07826520457 or come along to training on Fridays at Bettysmead from 6-7.30pm.

Central U8's are looking to recruit new players. Please contact Nicky Brace 01392 493845 / 07900436551 or Tim Clotworthy on 07766 826693.

 Brixington Utd  U12's are  looking for players for next season, players in all positions are welcome. Any players interested should contact Adam Miller on 07875245872.

West Hill Wasps have three girls  leaving and this will obviously leave the u12's boys (as they will be next season) short of players.  Enquiries from players who are looking to join an Under 12s team for next season would be very welcome.  Any enquiries should be to the manager Chris Wardale - chriswardale@btinternet.com

Joe Forster will be  playing under 13's as a goalkeeper for 2009/10 season and is looking fora team to join. Joe has  played for St martins and Brixington Blues and most recently West Hill Wasps. Joe is currently a goalkeeper with the Devon FA academy at Ottery St Mary and has also been coached by Mike Barret as part of the Devon Elite academy. Any managers looking to recruit please contact Joe's father David on 07549008602 or Email davidforster2@sky.com

First of all thank you to all those who attended the AGM on Tuesday, it was a great turn out and shows how well we are supported. In the coming days the minutes of the AGM will be released. I thought in the interim it would be useful for some managers to know the following points.

• THE DEADLINE FOR TEAM REGISTRATIONS AT ALL AGES IS TUESDAY 30TH JUNE
  
• The 2009/10 season will begin on 12th Sept 2009 with the planned end date being 17th April 2010.
  
• The vote was taken with regard to Under 11's playing sizes - It was voted that the team sizes would remain 9 v 9 for the 2009/10 season.
  
• Two new committee members were voted in, so a big welcome to Nigel Doe (Honiton) - who will be our FA Charter Status Co-Ordinator and Nick Miles (Culm) who has come onboard as our Development Officer.  The committee are very pleased that these two figures have come on board as we are absolutely sure they will add further to the already extremely dedicated band of volunteers.

A great deal else was discussed and will be minuted and available shortly.

Here's looking forward to a great 2009/10 season. Over the next 10 - 12 days I will only be available via email as a quick break is needed :)

St Martins are looking for players for next season's under 13 side. They will be playing in Division 1 and have fantastic facilities including their own ground and clubhouse.

Players in all positions would be welcome. Therefore, if you are 13 before 31st August 2010 their manager Ian Lake would love to hear from you. You can contact Ian on 07595 733819

With one eye on next years season, West Exe Rangers would like to hear from players eligible to play at U13's for season 09/10. West Exe Youth FC is a charter standard club.

For next seasons U13's, the Rangers would welcome contact from parents/players from all areas on the pitch. Please contact Neil on 07870 397218, even if it is just to register your interest at this stage.

Pre-season training will commence on the Cowick Barton Fields starting on July 2nd 2009, and every Thursday thereafter until September. Feel free to pop down, or call me first just to make contact Thanks Neil.

Dynamoes are having an open day for their new under 8's team for 09/10 season on Sat 27th June at 10.30 at the 100 club in Wear Barton Road, Countess Wear, EX2 7EH.

Due to the last weekends bad weather  the Twyford Tournament had to be postponed. Because of this some age groups now have a few vacancies.

Rescheduled dates are:

Saturday 4th July 2009 -  U9,U11,U13, U15 and girls U10 & U12

Sunday 5th July 2009 - U8,U10,U12, U14 7 U16.
 
Sunday 12th July 2009 - U15 & U16

AGENDA 

• 1. Apologies for Absence. 
• 2. Minutes of AGM held 2nd June 2008. 
• 3. Matters Arising. 
• 4. Receive & Adopt Annual Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts. 
• 5. Reaffirm the Constitution of the League. 
• 6. Election of Officers. 
• 7. Alteration of Club Rules (of which notice has been given). 
• 8. Any other business (of which notice has been given, nothing else will be discussed).

AOB items recieved:

1. It is the intention of the league that as of the start of this playing season (2009/10) the Under 11's will play 7 V 7, this will replace the current format of 9 v 9. the Under 12's age group will continue this season to play 11 v 11 and competitive, however from the start of the 2010/11 season Under 12''s will play 9 v 9.  the reasons behind this are so as we fall into line with the Devon FA guidelines, it will also ensure that the age groups moving up to Under 11's will not have to split.
   
2. Size of divisions for the Under 12s in the 2009/10 Season.
   
3.  Council pitches - the rules and communication
   
4. Goal sizes for u12s  for 2009/10 seson - should they be full size or the size currently used by u11s.
   
5. All other items recieved have been included within the rule updates.

last years minutes can be located at:
http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/THE%202008%20ANNUAL%20GENERAL%20MEETING%20MINUTES.pdf

The 2009/10 Rules can be located at:
http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/2010-forms/EDYL-RuleBook-2009-10.pdf

Stoke Hill Juniors are looking for U8 and U11 managers for next season. Interested then contact Oliver Pollard - opollard@blueyonder.co.uk

Frys Juniors awho play in the Hanham Minor League, Bristol are looking to bring their Under 8's (next seasons under 9,s) side on tour to Exeter on the 22nd and 23rd August.

They have a strong squad with a number of accademy players so we would be quite happy to play next seasons under 10's if no Under 9's for next season are avaialable. Brett Boyce the manager can be contacted via email at boycey45@blueyonder.co.uk.

Just a gentle reminder when you are putting your teams together for the coming season, the FA ruling for squad sizes is that all teams that are in the 7 V 7 bracket can only have a maximum of 14 players (rule is double the team size). 11 a-side teams have no restriction. There will be a proposal put forward at the AGM for maximum size of squads for 9 V 9. It has come to light via the ID cards that some clubs are not abiding by the squad size rule, as it is an FA ruling you must do so. Please check and if you have any queries please contact the registrations officer - Carole Johnson.

In case you have not noticed, we are now carrying tournament reports - you can view them by using the link to your left hand side or go to http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/league_information/reports.shtml . If you have a tournament report you want published send it in and we will add it ASAP.

Well, the season is now officially finished and it is time to start looking towards the 2009/10 season already. Some of you have been having difficulty downloading or locating the team registration form for the 09/10 season. Please do not try to use old forms as they will be rejected.

Team Registrations

To get to the form go to http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/2010-forms/D04-(EYL-Regisration-form-09)-01.pdf , if you are still having trouble then email russ@exeteryouthleague.co.uk and I will email it to you.

THESE FORMS SHOULD BE SENT IN WITH PAYMENT AND SAE WITHOUT DELAY

We have been asked by several managers about registration forms for the players, the new forms will be released sometime during this coming week.

Please do not use the old forms, also players that are registered with a team already that are moving up an age group - their registrations will be carried through under the ID card scheme.

There will no doubt be a few issues pre-season with registrations as the ID card system has thrown up that some teams have too many  players registered for their squads - A further email about maximum numbers under FA rulings will be sent out later in the week.

League AGM;

The AGM will be held on Tuesday 16th June - 7.30 Kick Off at the Flybe Suite (Exeter City).

ALL MEMBER CLUBS SHOULD HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE AT THE MEETING.  There will be several issues to vote upon, as you are all aware only 1 vote per club is permissable and a system for voting to ensure fairness will be in place on the evening.

An agenda and the draft new hand/rule book will be distributed via email prior ot the meeting in order that all are able to see the planned changes for next season.

If any club wishes to add a valid point for consideration to the agenda please ensure you email myself League Secretary) with your points at least 7 days prior to the meeting, any points sent after this will not be included.

Any clubs who will not be sending a representative should email nofification of this at least 3 days prior ot the meeting to myself with a vlaid explanation as to why no representative will be attending.

Lots of people have been emailing in to say thanks for what we have done this season and how much they are looking forward to the 2009/10 season. I won't embarass the people with names but thought it would be nice to share some of the thoughts with you all via the web site.

"I would like to thank you and all at the EYL for doing such an excellent job running the league. We have entered several leagues now and this is by far the best organised and superior league that we have had the pleasure to play in."

"a huge thank you to you Stephen and the team at EYL for a brilliantly administered season!

I know it takes a lot of hard work but the boys certainly benefit and we all appreciate it.

We were very fortunate with the weather as the rain held off with just a few showers so nobody got too wet or uncomfortable. The day was a great success for Youth Football with some great performances by all the teams. The attitude and behaviour of all the players and management deserves a big mention as it made for an easy day for all our referees and organisers, who I think everybody would agree did a great job on the day.

A huge thanks also, to everybody at Barley Park who helped to make the event run so smoothly.

To mark the day the league produced a wonderful, full colour commemorative programme which features colour photos of all bar two of the teams that featured in the finals day games.

We still have a few programmes remaining, so if you were not there (or if you forgot to pick one up) and would like me to send you a copy, please send an A5 sized stamped addressed envelope to Russ Murch, 24 Orchard Way, Cullompton, EX15 1EJ and I will send it by return of post. 

The results for the day are below: 

Under 9's
Cup Final Results: Westexe 1 - 0 (AET) Twyford Celtic
Plate Final Results: Dawlish 1 - 1 West Hill Wasps (title shared) 

Under 10's
Cup Final Results: Moors Youth 0 - 1 Sidmouth Warriors
Plate Final Results: Kentisbeare Colts 1 - 1 (AET) Central City (title shared) 

Under 11's
Cup Final Results: St Martins 3 - 0 Twyford Spartans
Plate Final Results: Hemyock 0 - 2 Beacon Knights 

Under 12's
Cup Final Results: Whipton 0 - 8 Tiverton
Plate Final Results: Pinhoe Panthers 3 - 5 Okehampton Argyle 

Under 13s
Cup Final Results: St Martins 1- 2 Ipplepen
Plate Final Results: Brixington Blues 3 - 2 Crediton Youth 

Countess Wear Dynamoes are looking for new players to join their teams next season.

I thought I would publish the below email I received this morning as it typifies exactly why I am involved with youth football and why the teams in our league are all worthy champions in their own right. Long may this attitude continue :)

"We played our final game of the season at Ottery St Mary on Saturday. From early in the season my players have set a target of 100 goals in the league so I spoke to Matt the Ottery manager prior to the game and told him that if we got a second goal, the celebrations may be a bit over-the-top as it was a landmark. When the second goal came our players did a bit of a pile-on. And when they got to their feet the Ottery players applauded them which I found to be a very sporting gesture. I talked to the Ottery boys before the match and they are a happy lot and enjoyed the whole match. A quick comment too for Dale the ref. Even though there was not a bad challenge I the match, I could tell that he is an excellent referee and could do with some plaudits."

Paul Merriam - Twyford U12s Manager

Finals Day - 16th May @ Barley Park

Please find below the timings which are now fixed for the Finals day on the 16th - The Eagle Eyed amongst you will realise that there are now no times for league winners or runners up for U9's or U10's. Putting them in was an oversight by myself. As the Under 9's and Under 10's are deemed to be non-competitive age groups there are no Winners or Runners up trophies for these age groups.

9: AM Gates open at Barley Park 

9.45:AM Kick Off of Under 9's Cup Final
9.45:AM Kick Off of Under 9's Plate  

10.30:AM Presentation of Trophies for the Under 9's Plate & Cup Winners

11.10:AM Kick Off of Under 10's Cup Final 
11:10:AM Kick Off of Under 10's Plate on  

11.50:AM Presentation of Trophies for the Under 10's

12:30:PM Kick Off of Under 11's Cup Final on 
12:30:PM Kick Off of Under 11's Plate on  

1:40:PM Presentation of Trophies for the Under 11's
1:55:PM Presentation of Trophies for the Under 11s League Winners & Runners Up 

2:20:PM Kick Off of Under 12's Cup Final 
2:20:PM Kick Off of Under 12's Plate  

3:35:PM Presentation of Trophies for the Under 12's
3:50:PM Presentation of Trophies for the Under 11s League Winners & Runners Up 

4:15:PM Kick Off of Under 13's
4:15:PM Kick Off of Under 13's Plate  

5.30:PM Presentation of Trophies for the Under 13's
5:45:PM Presentation of Trophies for the Under 13s League Winners & Runners Up

Under 13's Goalkeeper Wanted St Martins Under 13's (U14's next season) are on the lookout for a new goalkeeper, anybody interested please contact Rob Ankers on 01392 670510 or 07747120220 to arrange a trial.

Are seeking to attract additional players, to compliment their existing squad. Within, a safe and structured environment, a high emphasis is placed on player development and child welfare, under the guidance of our FA qualified coaches. 

Honiton Town are a FA Charter Standard Club.  Training takes place throughout the summer months on Thursday evenings, starting at 6.30pm.

If you are interested or would like to find out more, please contact Nigel on:
Home:   01404 - 47486 Mobile:  07887 - 532779 Email:  njjldoe@aol.com

The list below shows the teams managers have not sent in nominations as yet!

Stoke Hill U8s - We offer level 1 coaching training and mentoring consistent with a Charter Standard Football Club.

Training takes place Wednesday evenings 6-7pm, League games are played on Saturdays, kick off 10.30.

Please contact Paul Howe, U8 manager (2008/09 season) Email: paul.howe@axa-sunlife.co.uk Tel: 01392 466134 or mob 07977 918097

The league presentation Evening will be held at Exeter City's Flybe Suite on Friday 8th May. We are very excited to have  Ex-Exeter City player Steve Flack and another Exeter City legend (to be named) who will be handing out the awards on the evening.

The running order is as follows:
6.30 - Under 8's :: 7.00 - Under 9's :: 7.30 - Under 10's :: 8.00 - Under 11's :: 8.30 - Under 12's :: 9.00 - Under 13's .

If any new Clubs are looking to join the League for next season, don't forget to submit DFA Affiliation Forms by May 1st 2009.  If you need forms please email Russ at  russ@exeteryouthleague.co.uk with your address details and he will send you the forms.

I have double checked with Exeter City's Centre of Excellence regarding players being signed on and the answer that clears up any confusion which has been given by Kay Goss is that if anyone has signed recently it will be for 2009/10 season, so therefore they are still eligible to play for the remainder of this season.

So the list of players that was previously released (I double checked that as well) is the definitive list of players who are not eligible to play.

Following last evenings meeting at the Flybe Suite where it was discussed that our intentions were to run the additional U14's age group and introduce the girls section, there is a new registration form that every team wishing to enter the League for next season must complete and return to the Secretary by the 19th June 2009.

You can get the form by visiting the football forms section or click on the link below to download it http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/2010-forms/D04-(EYL-Regisration-form-09)-01.pdf 

We have also been requested to issue the individual players registration forms, there will be changes to that particular form from last years as well. I am hopeful that by the weekend we will have that form ready. 

A request from the secretary

Please DO NOT USE ANY OLD FORMS. the new ones that are being produced for distribution are the only forms we will accept.

I would like ot say a huge thank you on behalf of the league to Kev Gillham and his helpers who ran the U12's Plate day last Sunday, it was  shame that some teams had to pull out including the host team. I received an email from one of the team involved on the day which I thought everybody should see as I think it indicates why our league is such a great league with the comeradre and team spirit shown by all the teams and managers that typifies why I personally am involved in Youth football.

"Just like to say a big thankyou and well done to Mr Kevin Gillham and his team for organising the under 12's plate competition held on Sunday 19th April at Newton St Cyres. It was an enjoyable day for both players and parents. Congratulations to Pinhoe Panthers and Okehampton Argyle for qualifying and wish both teams all the best for the final. "
Martin Matthews Heavitree Harriers U12's

Stoke Hill Spurs are looking for new players next season (Division 1 U13) especially a goalkeeper, training takes place Wednesday evening 6-7pm, League games are played 0n Saturdays, kick off 10.30.

Please contact Neil Major: 07791925983 or Dean Chudley: 07789273509

The CLIC Sargent charity for children suffering with Cancer has launched an initiative to raise funds for the charity.  

Pinhoe Gladiators and Spartans Under 10s have arranged with Exeter City Football Club, to hold a Penalty competition during half time of the City v Wycombe Wanders match on Bank Holiday Monday 13^th April.

Pinhoe Spartans YFC are very grateful to Exeter City, for allowing us the privilege of using St James Park and helping us, to raise money for this very worthy cause. Therefore any donations to CLIC Sargent would be appreciated.

We hope all the City fans, especially on the Blackthorn Big Bank, on Bank Holiday Monday will cheer the boys during the penalty shoot-out and help make this occasion memorable for them.

Please visit the website - www.clicsargent.org.uk/Getinvolved/KickforChildrenwithCancer

Just a quick note to let everybody know - The League Secretary will be away on football business next week (Monday - Friday). If you have reports or scores, email them in as normal but please be patient as updates may not happen until Saturday 11th.

There will be a League meeting on the 21st of April - 7PM start at the Flybe Centre (St James Park, Exeter). All member clubs will be expected to have a representative at the meeting. The league will be issuing their statement of intent regarding age groups and girls section for the 2009/10 season.

All clubs (member clubs or not) are welcome to attend the meeting if they have an interest in joining/rejoining the Exeter and District Youth League for next season at any age group or in the Girls section that we hope to launch.  A full detailed email will go out over the weekend regarding more detailed issues that will be discussed at the meeting. if you are not currently part of the League and wish to be included in the email distribution group please email russ@exeteryouthleague.co.uk with your Club name, name and email address.

Culm United under 11's will be in need of a goalkeeper for the next season as the current keeper will be moving away. Contact details are 01884 841346 or kyells@aol.com for enquiries.

The deadline for all Registrations and Transfers for the 2008/09 season is today 31st of March 2009.

Any registrations/transfers recieved after today will not be processed. If you have not sent them in already it will be too late unless hand delivered to the Registrations Officer today.

We have been asked by several managers who have teams playing in the Cup Competition Semi Finals if the leage will be providing neutral referees.

The answer is Yes the league will find the neutral referees in order to ensure impartial refereeing. It will be the responsibility of the side listed as the home side to pay the referees fees (if applicable), unless a mutual agreement is made between the two teams that the cost of the referee can be shared.

Whipton youth are looking for player in yr 4 of school to join there under 9`s squad we are currently playing friendlies and looking to enter a few local tournaments and training will continue through the summer.

We are desperately searching for a goalkeeper and all other positions are available to for more info contact tracy dodd on 01392 461965 or come along to willowbrook school on Summer Lane, Exeter 6.30 on a Thursday.

Carole Johnson (Registrations Officer) has received a number of registation forms which she cannot process because the coaches/manageers have not put the team or club name on them, if they do not contact her before the 31st March the registrations will not go through, some have not even put on the age group!!

Please double check all your forms before sending them in, Carole is working very hard trying tp process all registration forms/issues and it makes it very difficult if she has to keep contacting coaches to check details that should already be checked.

Also a reminder the 31st March is the deadline for all Registrations and Transfers for the 2008/09 season.

The award evening for the Mangers player of the year is to be held on Friday evening the 8th May at Exeter City's Flybe Suite (timings to be confirmed).  I have been asked by several managers if they should put forward their lads from the UNDER 8s . The simple answer is YES.

Although we are bound by the FA ruling that  the age group should be seen as non-competitive, as a league we strongly believe that reward and merit should be given wherever possible so yes Under 8s get an award the same as all other age groups as they deserve to be recognised as equals

MANAGERS IF YOU HAVE NOT GOT THE FORM - PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK
http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/D03-(EYL-player-nomination-form)-01.pdf

All forms should be completed,signed and returned to Russ Murch no later than 24th April - postal details are on the league officers page.

"As coach at Central Spitfires I would just like to thank yesterdays opponents Hemyock, who played with fantastic spirit and enthusiasm. Our team had a very similar season last year and we know all to well how demoralising a long run without a win can be but everyone associated with Hemyock Football Club should be very proud of their Under 13's team's efforts and sportsmanship, they're a credit to the league". 

Martyn Woods
Central Spitfires Under 13's 

Crediton Saints Under 11 are looking for 2/3 more players from any areas of the pitch especially Goalkeeper. If you are interested please phone. Simon Fowler 01363 776789 07530610947.

With the above in mind, please do remember rule 3a A player MUST be registered before March 1 in the relevant playing season and have played TWO Exeter & District Youth League competitive matches to be eligible to then play for that team in the Cup or Plate Competitions.

also no further registrations will be accepted for players after 31st March for the current playing season.

CW Dynamoes are hoping to start an Under 8's team next season (2009/10) and if there are any 6 or 7 year olds who may be interested please in joining us please contact James on 07810057903.

This years' Cup Finals day and Plate Finals day will be held at Tedburn St Mary's Ground - Barley Park - on Saturday 16th May 2009.  Further details to be released as soon as we know more. One thing we will are looking for are volunteer referees for the day, so if you are a qualified ref not doing anything on that day we would really appreciate your help - Contact Russ if you can help. 

Please can all current cup holders makes sure all perpetual League cups/trophies should be cleaned and returned to the League Chairman on or before the April meeting (to be held the 2nd week of April, exact date to be confirmed). 

It is that time of year when we need all team managers to start thinking about nominating their player of the season for the 2008/09 season in readiness for the awards night (date to be confirmed), but nominations are to be sent to Russ (address details are on the web site) by the 24th April LATEST.

http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/D03-(EYL-player-nomination-form)-01.doc 

The form above should be completed by the team manager and sent to League Secretary Russ Murch, 24 Orchard Way, Cullompton EX15 1EJ.

There appears to be an element of confusion regarding the announcement that the Exeter and District Youth League intend to offer Girls football for U11s - U16s for the 2009/10 season.

As you are aware a communication was sent out inviting clubs to express their interest in joining the League.  It has been seen by some that the communication was an attempt to coerce teams into joining the Exeter & District Youth League via what would be termed an  "Illegal Approach". 

There was never any intention to "poach" any teams away from any league; the fact of the matter is that the League Secretary went about extending invites incorrectly as he was unaware of the correct protocol in these matters.  The intention is to encourage clubs to form new teams in order that they could enter the Exeter & District League, with this in mind we would remind all teams that they should respect and abide by the rulings of the League they are currently in (if applicable).  If any confusion was caused to any teams then our apologies are extended fully and unreservedly.

Invitations of interest would be very welcome from any clubs who are looking to form a NEW girls team in the U11s - U16s age groups for the 2009/10 playing season.

Please send details of new teams and contact details to russ@exeteryouthleague.co.uk so we can ascertain the feasibility of providing girls football to compliment our very successful and polpular boys leagues.

There are still a number of fixtures in all age groups that have not been re-arranged, this is just a quick reminder that the very last games of the 2008/09 season must be played on or before the Saturday 9th May 2009.  No league games are to be played after this date. After that date once results are in for all age groups, the league table positions at the point will determine who the champions and runners up are.

If Managers are having difficulties re-arranging fixtures, please consider the options of playing on Sundays or mid week if you don't use Council pitches. It may also be an idea to think about  swapping venues if at all possible.

Should it be the case that managers cannot mutually agree a date then they should contact Russ without delay in order that the League can attempt to resolve a date.

Does anybody know the results of the below games, they are the only results we currently have that are outstanding so it would be great to get everything right back up to date. If you know the scores please email russ@exeteryouthleague.co.uk

A quick note from the organsiers of the Plate Competition day next Saturday 21st March. The venue is Speeds Meadow. All teams should arrive and ensure the organisers are aware of their attendance by 9.45AM or 9.30 AM if playing in the opening games. Food will be available all morning plus teas and coffees + the bar will be open, there will be doing a prize draw. Also that there will be a parking marshall directing traffic.

With one eye on next years season, West Exe Rangers would like to hear from players eligible to play at U13's for season 09/10. West Exe Youth FC is a charter standard club.

For next seasons U13's, the Rangers would welcome contact from parents/players from all areas on the pitch. Please contact Neil on 07870 397218, even if it is just to register your interest at this stage.

St Martins Under 13's are on the lookout for a new goalkeeper, anybody interested please contact Rob Ankers on 01392 670510 or 07747120220 to arrange a trial.

All the Plate competion dates are now set, with the Under 10s & Under 13s completing their rounds last week. This weekend the Under 9s will be playing at Countess Wears home venue, Saturday the 21st will see the Under 11s at Cullomptons Speeds Meadow and the final plate competion for the Under 12s will be held on Sunday 19th April at Newton St Cyres.

Cup & Plate Final Day Staurday May 16th 2009

This years Cup and Plate finals will be combined and played at Tedburn St Mary's Barley Park. It will be a great day at a fantastic venue. With the last league games being played on May 9th the finals day will see the culmination of over 2,100 lads, managers and clubs hard work over the season come to an end.

A further announcement will be made over the coming days regarding some important dates for club officials, namely the date for the Leagues April meeting where we will be issuing a statement of intent for next season, the presentation evening date - Nomination forms will be going out via email in the next couple of days and the date for the AGM.

Kentisbeare would like to thank Heavitree club officials at the Plate Competition on Saturday for the assistance they gave when one of their players took a very bad gash to the knee and needed hospital treatment.  Ian Oldfield in particular took control of the situation to give immediate first aid. Many thanks and best wishes to Heavitree for their assistance.

Steve Farrant Kentisbeare Colts Under 13s Manager

We now know the Semi Finalists for the Under 10s and Under 13s League Cup Competition.

Moors Youth will face West Exe Youth  & Sidmouth Warriors will face Thorverton in the U10's on 25th April.

In the Under 13s age Group West Exe Athletic will meet St Martins and Broadclyst will face Ipplepen on the 4th April

We have our first finalists with Brixington Blues & Crediton Youth winning through in the Under 13s age group, Kentisbeare Colts will face Central City in the Under 10's Plate final.

On behalf of the league I would like to say a massive thank you to everybody involved in both of todays competitions.   Special thanks to Norman Minto who organised and ran the Under 13's event out at Friends Provident.  Thanks to Heavitree Youth for providing the pitches and the two young referees who stepped in at very late notice.

More thanks must be given to Dave Bunclarke from Alphington who organised the Under 10s plate competion today. A big thank you to Alphington Football Club for the facilities and refreshments. In Bunny's words " This was an excellent competition played in a great spirit by all 11 teams. Special thanks to Carol Bentley, Lisa Webber, Jo Rooke and Deborah Vanstone for their help. Also thanks to Steve Hart and Steve Webber".

Next week sees the Under 9s Plate competition which will be managed by Jo Tink and hosted at Countess Wear Dynamoes home venue. Jo has asked we mention the following - Can all managers in the Under 9s Plate ring on Friday  13th March in the evening to check if grounds are playable as rain is forecast this week  after 8pm please on 01392 214329.

ID Cards 

Well as you will know by now Aunty Carole in Registrations Corner has been a very busy bee with the registrations and I for one think she has done a fantastic job so far, there is a way to go yet to get everything ship shape but you will all hopefully be aware the Devon FA have given us a little bit of breathing space to mop up the stragglers.

Due to the fact that some teams or players may be without their ID Cards on the launch night, the DEVON FA have agreed to extend the date that ID Cards become compulsory to the 21 MARCH 2009.  BY THIS DATE ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THEIR ID CARDS.

From THIS date if you do not have a player's card NO PLAY. Outstanding photos and details would need to be submitted to Carole Johnson by the 13th March in order for the cards to be printed and returned to that club. 

We have also made sure that you can register players and they can play whilst awaiting their ID card to arrive. In order to do this you will need to use the EMERGENCY REGISTRATION form which you can download at

http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/EmergencyRegistrationForm.pdf . 

You Must make sure when you fill in the form it is sent to Carole along with a photo of the player either on a CD or via email.

ID Cards - Questions & Answers

We have had a great deal of people asking us questions about how ID Cards should be presented on matchdays and what happens if they are not. We have put together an information sheet which can be downloaded at:

http://www.exeteryouthleague.co.uk/downloads/D03-(EYL-ID-answers-form)-01.pdf 

If you cannot find the answer to your question on the sheet, please email Carole and she will hopefully be able to help you.

A Statement regarding Council Pitches from Galvin Short @ Exeter City Council: "Although I desperately try to avoid becoming too bogged down with checking fixture lists and the administration of some issues I have become aware of many matches being postponed when pitches are available.

A prime example was the week, the 14^th, and it is apparent that there are very few fixtures this coming Saturday. Pitches were cut, where required, last week and all were marked out this week but twenty pitches booked via Full Licences have not been used over the last two fixture dates. A blanket free Saturday from time to time would actually work but we do need to be notified.

We had already put a halt on Juventus evening fixtures as last season eight out of twelve bookings were no shows. With the ratio of available pitches against games not being played, as it currently stands, I am afraid we will not be able to entertain evening fixtures for the Friendly League either.

The number of cancellations due to weather and ground conditions are actually on a par with previous years and at the moment we are still looking at the season closing on the 12^th April, as per the Licence Agreements. If there is any need to extend this date Clubs and Leagues really do need to let us know so that we can look at relocating where appropriate as well as rolling out the closure and post season maintenance programme accordingly. "

Following this statement, I have been in contact with Galvin and he has re-emphasised that ALL MANAGERS who play on council pitches MUST inform the council if they are not going to be playing on the pitch ( for any reason), in accordance with Ruling 4Xi of the license you will have.

It's Not All Bad News

After discussion with Galvin it has been agreed that council pitch availability will be extended to 25th April (inclusive), this is something we are extremely grateful for as it will hopefully allow some of the teams who play on council pitches a little bit of breathing space. Please, Please do not abuse the generosity and do remember you must inform the Council if you are not going to use the pitch you have booked.

Match Day Results/Score Sheets (A request from Carole)

Could all managers when sending in their weekly results sheets ensure they circle there relevant age group, division they are playing in and to tick which players have played and put the goal scorers on there.

Cup/Plate Day Finals 

We now have the date and venue for the Cup/Plate Finals, more details to follow later this coming week but keep Saturday 16th May free in your diary

Awards

The Charter Standard Club Awards 2009, are now looking for nominations for this year, Categories are Charter Standard Club, Charter Adult Club, Charter Standard Development Club, Charter Standard Community Club, Charter Standard Club Coach, Charter Standard Club Administrator. Nominations have to be in by the 27th April 2009 and must be returned to County FA. County Winners to be announced at the end of May and Regional Winners to be announced at the end of July. If anyone would like any further information, please Contact Annie Watts at Devon FA - 01626 325914

Also the Volunteer Football Workforce Awards 2008-09 are now upon us. As the season draws to a close its time to think about how we can say thank you to all the volunteers who keep football going every week, up and down the country. The football association has produced a certificate and new for this year a FA volunteer pin badge for clubs and league volunteers which your club or league can present to your volunteers as one way to recognise their contribution to the game.

Information relating to this is also available from Annie Watts at Devon FA - 01626 325914  You can also nominate a Young Volunteer(under 18 at start of season) and an Under 25 as part of the FA McDonald's V Progamme.

Further News

We will be releasing a statement regarding age groups and girls football in the Exeter & District  Youth league for the 2009/10 season later next week so watch this space.

If your club has any news they would like all our other member clubs to know about, just email it to russ@exeteryouthleague.co.uk and it will be added to the next news letter

Just a quick note to all Under 13s and Under 10s Managers whose teams are in the Plate Competition this coming Saturday 7th March.  Please make sure you check the times and familiarise yourselves with the rules for the day, please try not to be late arriving as it will make the running of the event more difficult for the Host clubs, but most of all lets make sure all the lads enjoy their games and let everybody leave the day witha smile.

A statement about date and venue for the Cup/Plate finals day will be released in the coming few days.

I have had a phone call this afternoon from the Manager of  Weston Super Mare Under 12's.

They are looking to see if any U12 or U13s team would like a friendly this coming weekend. I think they are happy to either host or travel for the game. Playing Weston .... You'll almost be internationals :) . Anyhow if anybody is interested please contact their club secretary Jane Walsh 01934 424036 or janewalsh1@btinternet.com . if anybody does take them up on the offer, please do try and get some photos for the league web site and a match report.

An email to all managers/secretaries will be sent out over the weekend with more news, in the meantime please take the time to read the following news.

The ID CARD LAUNCH is being held at the Flybe Suite at Exeter City on Tuesday 24th February, along with the Mid Devon League launch. Cards can be collected between the times of 6.00pm-8.00pm.  There only needs to be ONE representative from each club to collect the cards.  However, if more people wish to attend that is absolutely fine.  At 8pm there will be an Exeter & District Youth League meeting, so please could a representative from all teams attend.

PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Due to the amount of teams and players that the League now has, and also taking into account the amount of administration involved in co-ordinating all this information for our teams, NOT all ID CARDS will be available at the launch. One of the main reasons why this League has been difficult to co-ordinate, is that there are a number of players who also play in other leagues.  This has caused us a few problems.  I will contact, prior to the launch, any team whose ID Cards will not be available for collection on that night. 

Due to the fact that some teams or players may be without their ID Cards on the launch night, the DEVON FA have agreed to extend the date that ID Cards become compulsory to the 21 MARCH 2009.  BY THIS DATE ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THERE ID CARDS.

From THIS date if you do not have a player's card NO PLAY. Outstanding photos and details would need to be submitted to Carole Johnson by the 13th March in order for the cards to be printed and returned to that club. 

All you need to do is Email name, address and date of birth of the player, along with the photo to Carole Johnson.

CLARIFICATION - ID Cards last for 2 years.  However, it has been agreed with the DEVON FA that, due to the delay on our launch, the Exeter & District Youth League ID Cards will be renewable in FEBRUARY 2011. If a player joins the League in FEBRUARY 2010 then they would only pay £2.00.

On the launch night you will have the opportunity to check your cards.  There will probably be some problems or issues with cards, so please see Carole Johnson and she will ensure any problems are sorted out. I would like to ask for all Clubs, Coaches and Secretaries to support us where possible. This has been a mammoth task for a number of individuals and your support would be gratefully received.

FINALLY I would like to say a very sincere THANK YOU to all the coaches and secretaries that have supported us throughout the launch.

THANK YOU - CAROLE JOHNSON

A Statement regarding Council Pitches: "Although I desperately try to avoid becoming too bogged down with checking fixture lists and the administration of some issues I have become aware of many matches being postponed when pitches are available.

A prime example was last week, the 14^th, and it is apparent that there are very few fixtures this coming Saturday. Pitches were cut, where required, last week and all were marked out this week but twenty pitches booked via Full Licences have not been used over the last two fixture dates. A blanket free Saturday from time to time would actually work but we do need to be notified.

We had already put a halt on Juventus evening fixtures as last season eight out of twelve bookings were no shows. With the ratio of available pitches against games not being played, as it currently stands, I am afraid we will not be able to entertain evening fixtures for the Friendly League either.

The number of cancellations due to weather and ground conditions are actually on a par with previous years and at the moment we are still looking at the season closing on the 12^th April, as per the Licence Agreements. If there is any need to extend this date Clubs and Leagues really do need to let us know so that we can look at relocating where appropriate as well as rolling out the closure and post season maintenance programme accordingly. "

Following this statement, please can all those clubs who use council pitches make sure that they liaise with the Council regarding required dates etc.

Stoke Hill Spurs u-12 are looking for a ref this Saturday 21st Playing at hamlin Lane Kick Off 10.30  Please contact Dean Chudley Tel: 07789273509 if you are able to help

What a relief it was to see some clear sky and get an almost full set of fixtures played this weekend. I am sure all the lads were chomping at the bit to get a game played.

There were  a couple of cup games which we have recieved no results for or communication of postponement. If you are one of those teams please contact Russ without delay to let him know the situation.

I have a couple of things to report and to make all managers/coaches/secretaries aware of:

Double Header Games 

There are sometimes occassions where teams wish to double up cup games with league games,  to avoid any confusion about whether the game counts as a result for both the cup game and the league the decision has been made that unless written confirmation is recieved via email or post from both managers to indicate they are both happy that it is to double up then it will remain that two seperate fixtures should be set.

Results on Matchdays

There is still a very small problem with some managers not phoning/texting/emailing in resultsafter games have been played. Please do not think that if you are the losing side you should not communicate the score. It is the HOME TEAM Manager's responsibility to inform us of the result as soon after the match has finished as is possible. It takes less then 1 minute to text in a result for each manager, which is not ( I hope) too much additional work.

Plate Competitions

We now have the venue for the Under 13s plate fixed, we will have news on the Under 9s & Under 11s tomorrow but would still very much like to hear from clubs if they are able to host the day for the Under 10s or Under 12s. Please bear in mind a minimum of two pitches would be required and it will probably run from 10:AM until 1:30 - 2:00PM (ish), depending on the age group. So if you can help please do get in touch.

Management Committee Members

As you are no doubt aware we are looking to expand the size of the league for next season and with that comes additional work for the management committee, we will hopefully be announcing in the coming days news of two new faces who will be taking on key roles in the management framework.

We are  looking for two people who have the enthusiasm and drive of the current members to take on the role of Referees Appointment Officer and Fund Raiser/Grant Applications Officer for next season.

If you feel you are the right person to take on either of what will be extremely important roles then drop an emails to Russ - russ@exeteryouthleague.co.uk

Snow Snow and more flipping Snow

The fixture list for tomorrow (Saturday 7th Feb) is looking like it will be completely decimated wit hthe heavy snow that we have had. All Exeter Council pitches have already been declared unplayable, but PLEASE all managers make sure your email/text us and tell us of your games postponement.

The Cup Games due to be played tomorrow

It is unlikely that any games will be played tomorrow in the cup competition. If your team was due to play in a cup game fixture tomorrow, can you please re-arrange (AND INFORM US) your game so they are played next Saturday .... So all cup games due to be played on the 7th of Feb should now be played on the 14th Feb

This will obviosuly cause fyrther back logs with the league games, but all cup games will take precedence over league games.

The Plate Competition

Early next week we will release the dates/venues and details of the Plate competion for all age groups, please bear in mind that this will no doubt cause even further back logs with the league games as it will take up yet another Saturday , there is little we can do about that and hope that we get your support and understanding in this matter.

In response to the anonymous email that was recieved last evening stating 'You have mentioned Plymouth and Exeter City players, but no mention of Yeovil' . There is  good reason for that. Neither Yeovil or Torquay have responded to the comminications sent to them asking about their policies regarding youth players. If you want me or the committee to reply to your communications please do put a name to your query, we don't bite and remember .... it's good to talk :).

Just a quick note, in case you have not already noticed, on the tournament page the Summer (I use that word loosely) tournaments are started to be advertised. So far we have details and entry forms for Honiton, Tiverton, Twyford and Exeter City tournaments.

I strongly recommend you think about entering as soon as possible as they are all very popular tournaments. If you area tournament organiser, email the details to us and we will make sure it is advertised on the web site.

At last we have the definitive list of players from both Exeter City & Plymouth Argyle who should not be playing for any other club. If a player is named on the list they ARE NOT TO PLAY FOR ANY OTHER CLUB. The rule is as simple as that.

There are players at age 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 on the list which can be downloaded by clicking here .

This ruling may not be popular with some managers, however this will hopefully stop all the speculation about who can and who can't play and will hopefully ensure that the matter does not keep cropping up.

IF THE NAME IS ON THE LIST THE PLAYER CANNOT PLAY.   Should any player who's name is on the list be listed on a matchday sheet as played they will be deemed to be an ineligible player and appropriate action will be taken as the management committee sees fit, furthermore the club to whom they are signed  whether it be Exeter City or Plymouth Argyle will be informed of the fact so they can deal with the situation as they deem fit. IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT CHECK THE LIST . The list will be updated for the 2009/10 season.

Tomorrow (31st Jan) Cully U12s are due to play Tedburn U12s in their re-arranged ( for the 5th time) cup game. Both pitches are under water. Are there any clubs out there in between the two teams who would have a pitch available tomorrow that they could use. I realise the weather is bad but it might just be that somebody can help out. If anybody has a pitch available can they please contact Carole Johnson urgently - carolejohnson@tiscali.co.uk - 0164761517 / 07791892053

If you are an Under 12's Manager in Division 1 can you please check the web site to check if your league game clashes with a game where the team is still in the Cup Competition, if there is a clash with your team please ensure you liaise with the opposition Manager to re-arrange the league game. Cup games take precedence over league games.

HOME TEAM MANAGERS ----- THERE ARE STILL A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAMES YOU HAVE NOT RESCHEDULED WITH YOUR OPPOSITION - PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DO SO  BEFORE THE END OF JANUARY DEADLINE

We have now separated the postponement section into divisions to make it even easier for you to check if you need to let us know about games that need re-scheduling.

If we do not recieve new dates for the missing entries by the 30th  January the league will consider what actions to take, but it may include awarding the points to the opposition or voiding the game.

You can download the form we would like all HOME TEAM managers to submit for each game that they have had to postpone.  You submit the form (for each game) within 7 days of postponing the game with a new date mutually agreed with the opposition (the fixture does not have to be within 7 days just the notification of the new date).
 
If you are not sure of how to fill in the form or need clarification please do not hesitate in contacting either Steve Birley or Russ Murch

The form is available on the Forms Download page

It seems one or two clubs are still not clear as to this situation. (originally posted 15/09/2008)

Any youngster who is part of the Exeter City , Torquay United, Plymouth Argyle or Yeovil Town, Centre of Excellence MATCHDAY SQUADS CANNOT PLAY in our League. 

This is a rule made, neither by those afore mentioend Clubs or ourselves, but by the Football League ,and if youngsters are played then it is in breach of Football League rules. We now have a list of the players involved. Teams are still 'asking' about a certain player and clearly there remains confusion.

Further to this in the October management meeting it was agreed that from the weekend - October 18th 2008 - teams playing in our League could only play a MAXIMUM of TWO Players who are linked to an Centre of Excellence as a TRAINING PLAYER.

Clubs are reminded that they MUST NOT play the Centre  of Excellence matchday squad players, infact it's a pointless exercise registering them to play in the League. This applies to Under 10, 11, 12 and 13 year age groups. 

We now have a full list of players who are registered with the centre of Excellence teams and the Registrations Officer is currently going through all of them to ensure that there are no players registered who should not be.

We are guided by rules from the FA and will not be seen to break those rules, so please be aware if any teams have played ineligible players, the league will penalise them!!

The League Management meeting last Thursday (January 15) took the decision to begin realigning the overall management of the League to streamline certain responsibilities and hopefully then be able to deliver better lines of communication to the member clubs.

John Penkethman continues as Chairman and Lynda Penkethman continues in the role of Treasurer.

Russell Murch has assumed the role of Secretary with immediate effect with former Secretary Steve Birley moving to the role of Press Officer.

It was also felt within the interests of the league to combine the duties of the fixture officer with those of general secretary and, given that Russ Murch already does both the webmaster and now secretarial duties it makes sense for him to also look after all the fixtures.

Owing to the introduction of ID cards the league registrations officer, Carole Johnson will assume responsibility for all the age group registrations from under-8 through to under-13.

The County FA have been extremely helpful in the introduction to various procedures that allow for the ID card system to be rolled out effectively and as such the management committee felt that it made sense for the registrations officer to assume total control of all the age group registrations.

All age groups are now asked to submit to Carole everything they have appertaining to the registration of players.

The roles of age group representatives is to be both retained and indeed, redefined, in as much as their posts are seen as even more important as the first line of communication from the age group divisions through to the Management Committee.

It is intended that the League Management Committee will now meet ever month and additional people will hopefully be recruited to help with other areas of the effective running of the league as it looks to further expand.

We would particular like to hear from anybody interested in the available post of Referee Appointment officer.

 "John Penkethman says: "Given the issues that arose following the introduction of an under-13 age group last season I am keen to avert similar this year. It is very apparent to me that there is support for the idea of retaining this seasons under-13 sides to formulate a competition for them in the 2009/10 season but I am keen to stress that at this stage we, as a Management Committee, are merely going to be asking the question of the member clubs - do you want to stay with us? (a separate address will be sent on this subject) If there is a resounding 'yes' to this then we will proceed.

It is clear that the advent of ID cards is going to cause a few headaches in certain areas but whilst there's not universal support for the concept the fact is it is a requirement of the FA and in the coming weeks we will roll out the scheme across our clubs and all I would  ask of our clubs on the matter of ID cards is that they ensure that Carole Johnson, the registration officer, does have all the individual player details for every side contesting the various age groups.

I welcome Russ to the seat of Secretary and thank Steve for his work. We face a busy time ahead and I have no doubt the weather will continue to play havoc with attempts to get matches played, but I am sure the great spirit that is evident through the league, will see us through."

League Management Committee - Sunday January 18^th 2009

As of today Saturday 17th of January 2009 Crediton Saints who played in the Under 13's Division one have withdrawn from the League. They have valiantly endeavoured to continue but have decided to call it a day as they were constantly struggling to get enough players for every game. There are a number of players who will be looking to find places in another team and to aide them the league have decided that any transfer fees will be waivered for these players.

Under 13's managers who may be looking for players are asked in the first instance to contact either Richard Townsend 01363 775574 / 07900144592 richard.townsend5@btinternet.com  or Danny Mitchell 0183783638 / 07766817352 dannymitchell10@hotmail.com

All the results for games already played against the Saints have been expunged from the tables. Managers who had re-arranged games or fixtures that were due to be played should ensure they check fixtures section as they will no doubt find gaps where games were due to be played.   

Russ Murch is to take over the role of secretary of the Exeter & District League with immediate effect following the news that Stephen Birley is to stand down. Health issues are behind Birley stepping down, although rather than stepping away he is in fact stepping sideways and will remain involved with the management committee.

He explained saying: "I have another operation to come at some stage this year and that will involve a lengthy spell of recuperation and we are moving into a critical time with the league as it continues to evolve. We are approaching the closing stages of another season in which we have been providing more football than ever before and there are plans in the pipeline to explore the advent of further age groups, dependent of course on the feelings of the member clubs. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in the hot seat but I cannot think of anybody better suited to the role than the guy who is now going to take it on. In my humble opinion what he has done vis-à-vis the match cancellation forms is testimony to his footballing administration and I am ultra confident that with Russell in the admin seat the league will grow and grow. I will remain involved in the management of the league.

What I see in that Management group are like minded, hard working people committed to providing and indeed delivering football to all abilities throughout the age groups."

The switch of Secretary was agreed at the January Management meeting, held at The Exeter Arms on Thursday (January 15) when it was also agreed that the management committee will be restructured, a full statement to that effect will be released over the coming weekend (January 17/18).

If you need a Referee for a weekend game Adam Rogers isnow back at Exeter Uni following the Christmas break, please contact him direct on 07792173119 if you need a ref at the weekends/mid week

A big pat on the back to all those Managers who have now made sure we have all the rescheduled dates for the cup games sorted.

Please don't rest on your laurels though, if you have league games to re-schedule make sure we have the dates before 31st January.

As we have said they do not have to be played just re-scheduled or the league will take what it feels is appropriate action against the home teams for not getting the fixture dates sorted.

Today we have been reprimanded by the Football Association with regard to the publication of results for 'Non Competitive Games' and, as the only way we have been doing it to date is by carrying the results of our member clubs playing at Under-8, sadly it means that we can no longer do this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clearly we have to abide by all FA rulings and it will be a shame for the youngsters who put their hearts in to the game and the scribes who write the reports for the youngsters to see, but rules are rules!!!

Due to administrative difficulties the initial launch date has had to be put back until early February.

Details of the venue and times to be confirmed shortly.

Could any teams that currently have not provided photo's for their players please forward to Carole Johnson (contact details on the League Officers Page) WITHOUT DELAY, as these need to be processed and returned to her NOW.

All teams should have received information relating to this from Devon FA.  Anyone who requires any further information, please contact Carole WITHOUR DELAY.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Could you all please take a look and make sure we have the correct details (Name, Email & Tel Numbers) for you if you are a Club Secretary or a Team Manager.

If you can email us any changes ASAP that would be much appreciated as we have had several reports of incorrect contact details which results in difficulties for managers who are trying to organise games etc.

Many thanks in advance for your co-operation.

League Secretary Steve Birley says: "It is disappointing to see that as we approach the turn of the year we do have a number of CUP MATCHES still outstanding, although in some cases the games may have been played and the webmaster not advised. If anybody reading this is aware of the outcome of any of the matches would they please advise the webmaster. It is important as we need to begin to plan the Plate Competitions across the various age groups."

The outstanding games are:

Good News ... Due to the fact many of the youngsters will have more time on their hands now the christmas break is on us and they have no games (they may even get art kits from Santa) we have decided to extend the deadline until Wednesday 31st December to give even more players a chance of winning the great prize for helping us to design the new league logo. So get drawing :)

The bad weather of late has brung to the fore the issue of Council Pitches. When a council deems a surface unplayable - and it is generally done 'across the board - that has to be the end of it, the League cannot condone clubs trying to over-ride decisions made by the Council.

On the occassions that this may happen it is the HOME TEAM Manager who should inform the opposition and the League Officers as soon as possible that the game has been called off.

please can you remind all under 9 teams to send me their team sheets after each match[home or away] as this is a League Rule. THANKS Jo

CULM UNITED FALCONS (Under 10s) are keen to hear from any like minded side who have an excess of player numbers and would be embrace the idea of coming together for some Under-10 'B team' round robin matches in the New Year.

Culm would be happy to stage the 'meets' (or ndeed travel to wherever ),  which would involve FOUR sides all attending on the same Saturday Morning to play matches between each other on a couple of pitches.

The idea being to provide football for those who generally DO NOT get a full mornings football when their club side are playing - it is an ideal opportunity for clubs who have players they would like to provide football for, to do just that.

If anybody is interested in this concept then PLEASE get in touch with Paul Hawkins at Culm United Falcons via the contacts listings on the Under-10s page.

As most of you will be aware the weather from earlier in the week has meant there were very few games played today with the Under 13s division one being the hardest hit with a total wash out.

Hopefully the weather will start picking up and some of the games that have been postponed will get slotted in. For all the postponement news make sure you visit the Postponements page, if your team have games on there that don't have re-arranged dates shown let us know the new dates ASAP so we can keep the page updated and keep everybody informed.

Yet again the subject of "lack of respect" for referees has come to the forefront with several incidents being reported to the League Comittee from games played this weekend just gone.  Managers, players, parents and spectators reading this article, please take note - Disrepect  and abuse of officials whether they be club officials or apponted officials WILL NOT BE TOLERATED in this League.

The people that stand in the middle or run the line for the games that involve all our lads do so to ensure our youngsters can play football, the equation is simple, if the abuse continues the referees will walk away.  We all get carried away at times and with the passion that football kicks up things can easily get out of hand, but remember as adults and fellow fans of football our actions are seen by the Seniors of tomorrow (Our children). If you are unhappy with an officals performance or feel there were moments in the game that did not seem correct, use some common sense and a bit of decency - talk to the officials after the game, if you are a parent or supporter express your frustrations to your team manager and if they are unhappy then there is a procedure to follow where they can use the incident report form to inform the League committee so as we can investigate and where necessary take action agianst the offending party (s).

As a final note, some of you may not be aware of the Respect Rulling that has been implemented by the FA this season. This has been put in place to protect against incidents like those we have had reported and a copy of the guidelines can be downloaded by visiting  the  FOOTBALL FORMS page of the web site. The very important parts are contained on pages 20 - 25  The 4 steps to RESPECT

1. Codes of Conduct
2. Designated Spectators Area
3. Captain taking Responsibility
4. Referee managing the game 

This is not a subject we wish to continually go over, this is simply common courtesy for others, please be assured ALL reports of abuse and disrepect will be investigated and guilty parties will be dealt with accordingly.

St Martins U13's are looking for a couple of players to strengthen their squad. Players are asked to contact Rob Ankers 01392 670510

Quick note about the logo competition. Make sure all entries are in by 19th December ( or they won't be included). For full details of the competition CLICK HERE . The prize will be a great day for the winners WHOLE TEAM so make sure you put pencil to paper as quickly as possible. If you want to take a look at what you can expect visit http://www.skirmishlasergamesexeter.com/laser-games.html .

Also don't forgt the forum - It is there for everybody  - players especially, so if your team mates or players are not registered on the forum tell them to sign up now and start posting.

West Exe under 10's are looking for friendly matches as they don't have a game now until the 10th January 2009 . Anyone interested please contact Simon Cutting on 07801 945178 or cuttings@btinternet.com

It has been brought to our attention that there are still a minority of clubs who, perhaps understandably given this is their first experience of competitive football, are unclear as to some of the rules -

THE ONLY RULE THAT OUR UNDER-11 FOOTBALL DOES NOT IMPLEMENT IS THE OFF SIDE LAW, SO EVERY OTHER RULE APPLICABLE TO YOUTH IN THE FA RULE HANDBOOK APPLIES TO OUR UNDER-11 GAMES.

We would like to especially point out that this includes how a goal keeper distributes the ball. The correct procedure according to the FA ruling is that once it has gone out of play behind the goal line. The Goal Keeper (or a player from the defending team) should take a goal kick with the ball on the ground. The only time a Goal Keeper can kick the ball out from hands is when the ball has not gone out of play.

In the fullness of time the Secretary will post any points that are noteworthy to you all, but just a couple of things that came up at the meeting last night. Firstly it was brought to our attention that some team managers do not have handbooks for this season - the handbook can be downloaded and printed (if you want to help save the trees just print the important bits) by CLICKING HERE 

If you are not sure how to download the handbook then please contact John Penkethman (Chairman) - contact details are on the league officers page and he will sort out about getting a copy to you.

The second item that came up was that the league currently has no logo, so it was agreed that we will hold a competition for the Exeter Youth League youngsters to design a logo for the league, the design that is chosen will be professionally reproduced and used as the leagues offical logo. Full details will appear on the forum later today.

Central City & United are playing this Saturday at King George V. Thorverton have had to pull out of the matchday and they will only have one team to play against (Exwick). If  there are any Under 10s teams who do not havea game this weekend and would like a friendly against the Central lads give Chris Roome a call on 01392 272283 

Tivvy Town Under 12s are looking for new players to add to their ranks. if you are interested give Jason Rainey a call on 07980 785342.

The weather has laid claim to a lot of games this morning already, so if you are going to watch any games, before you set off on any journeys make sure you take a look at the postponements page to check the game has not been called off.

Stoke Hill Spurs U12 are looking for a goalkeeper, Training takes place at Exeter University, Wednesday Evening 6-7 pm, Matches takes place Saturday 10.30 kick off, Interested then contact; Neil Major: 07791925985 Dean Chudley: 07789273509

Stoke Hill Juniors U10's are looking for players anyone interested please contact Gary Abrahams on 01392 204852 / 07504 976052 or Ollie Pollard on 01392 209318 / 07931 202321

I was lucky enough to referee probably the best cup game of the day between Lymstone Eagles and Stoke Hill.

I would like to thank both teams and supporters for the way they conducted themselves on and off the pitch.  It was truly a enjoyable game to ref and also to watch and had to come down to penalties to seperate the teams. 

Well done Stoke Hill and Lymstone for an enjoyable game of football. 

Jason Hawkins

By popular request we have now added a forum to the web site. So you can share your views and talk about football to it comes out of your ears. if you want to post messages on the forum you will need to register. you can get there by clicking on the link to the left of this message or CLICK HERE . Have fun :)

"Our home pitch at King's School in Ottery St Mary is currently out of action following this week's storm and flooding. Unfortunately, a landslide from an adjacent farmer's field has deposited a large amount of stones, mud, sand and silt over more than half the pitch. We will be in touch with King's on Monday to find out if the pitch can be repaired before next Sat (when we are at home in the Cup to West Exe Rangers) but it looks like quite a big job.

I will of course look for alternative venues and we may need to call on some of our neighbouring clubs to help us out a bit if the pitch cannot be restored quickly." Keith Mansfield

Hi My son who is goalkeeper is looking for a club. He is in the Under 12s age group and is also training with the Devon Elite. If anybody is interested please could they call Dave or Lynda Forster on 01395 274009.

Th Under 10's Cup games for both Pinhoe teams have been postponed until the 15th November as the weather dictates that their pitches will be unplayable.

Good luck to all the teams who start their quest in the cup competitions on Saturday morning.

Please check the Postponements page for all rescheduled games that have been postponed our were clashing with cup games. Keep an eye on that page throughout the season as there will no doubt be other more games added to the list with teams progressing in the County Cup competition and inclement weather.

The Draw has been made for the Devon County Under 13 cup which sees a number of our sides involved – TWO HAVE BEEN DRAWN TOGETHER – with West Exe Youth facing Buckland Athletic on November 9^th.

The full draw is:  

• West Exe Youth F.C.  v Buckland Athletic Youth F.C
• Chaddlewood Miners Youth F.C.v Manstow Youth F.C.
• Torridgeside Youth F.C. v  North Molton Sports Club Youth F.C.
• Plymouth YMCA Youth F.C. v  Ipplepen Athletic Youth F.C.
• Newton Abbot 66 Youth F.C. v Brixington Blues Youth F.C. (Home Win – walkover)
• Watts Blake & Bearne Youth F.C. v  Pinhoe Spartans Youth F.C.
• Plymouth Kolts Junior F.C. v  Elm United Youth F.C.
• Colyton Youth F.C. v   Exmouth Amateur Youth F.C.
• Tamarside Junior F.C. v Lifton Youth F.C.
• Tamerton Foliot Youth F.C. v Lympstone Youth F.C.
• Tavistock Town Youth F.C. v Tamarside Kings F.C.
• Activate Youth F.C.   v  Plymstock United Colts F.C
• Paignton Pilgrims F.C.  v  AFC Plympton Youth
• Tiverton Town Youth F.C. v  Ivybridge Town Juniors F.C.
• Totnes & Dartington SC Youth F.C. v Honiton Town Youth F.C.
• Broadmeadow ST Youth F.C. v  Elburton Villa Junior F.C.

OUR SIDES ARE REMINDED THAT THE LEAGUE SUPPORTS & ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNTY COMPETITIONS - JUST LIAISE WITH THE FIXTURE SECRETARY TO ENSURE LEAGUE MATCHES GET RE-ARRANGED SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLAY TWICE IN A WEEKEND.

This afternoon I recieved an email which I thought should be posted here on the web site, I have not altered it all as I felt the message that was being put across was best reflected witth the actual wording ....

"I don't know if you're the man to talk to, but if you get an opportunity is it possible for you to emphasize on the website the need for coaches not to question decisions by the referee at under 9 level (or any level for that matter) during the game. The Referees are invariably volunteers who read the game as they see it and will inevitably make some mistakes either way, but to complain during the match sets a dreadful example to the players and spoils what is meant to be a fun game for young lads. Clearly I haven't mentioned any names, and I'm not going to because the situation was dealt with and hands shook, but a timely reminder wouldn't go amiss."

thank you to the sender who shall remain anonymous

The Exeter & District Youth League is NON COMPETITIVE in the Under 9 section with regard to the fortnighly matchdays and that means that the only age restriction that applies is the 'no player can play in a game where there is an age difference of TWO YEARS', and so youngsters otherwise qualified for the Under 8 football CAN PLAY in our non competitive section. HOWEVER the Under 9's also run, as a seperate entity - the Under 9 Knockout Cup, and this competition is subject to all the age laws issued by the Football Association with regard to young players taking part.

Chairman John Penkthman wishes to make it clear that as far as he is concerned the Under 9 fortnightly matchdays are very much 'FRIENDLY FOOTBALL' and as such nothing, that the competing teams have been doing previously need change! - what he would remind all clubs is that when the Knockout Cup comes round they must be vigilant with regard to what age the players are, for then, they are entering the world of competitive football.

League Secretary says: "Hopefully this will now put peoples minds at rest. As far as the E&DYL is concerned NOTHING needs to change from how we have always been administering things - Fornightly games are NON COMPETITIVE and Cup matches most certainly ARE COMPETITIVE. It's business 'as usual' for our Under 9 footballers."

just a gentle reminder about getting results to the web master and making sure you send in your matchday sheets. The vast majority of home team managers have embraced this new regime and take it on board to make sure the phone, text or email results in straight after games have finished. I m not going to name anybody, but some managers are not sending in the scores after games have finished and it adds a huge amount of time to the amount of adminstration having to chase up results. So PLEASE can all home team managers of the competitive age groups ( and the younger ones if they wish) do their best to help us provide a first rate service to the youngsters.

Whipton youth U12`s are currently looking for a couple of players especially a centre back and goal keeper but also need in need for other positions if anyone is interested please contact Jason on 01392 461965. 

Whipton Youth are also looking to start an under 10`s age group for next season so they are looking for players from 9 downwards for our under 9`s,8`s,7`s and 6`s so anyone in year 4 and below and interested in playing football please contact Jason on 01392461965.

OCTOBER HALF TERM ACTIVITIES WITH ECFC
Exeter City FC's Football in the Community department are out and about this October half term delivering their popular ‘Soccer Roadshows'. The fully UEFA qualified team which includes numerous ex-professional footballers will be coaching basic skills, holding fun competitions and running lots of small sided tournaments throughout the week.

The ECFC coaches will be in:

• Feniton (Feniton Football Club) on 27^th& 28^th October
• Exmouth (Exmouth Community College) & Sidmouth (St Johns School) on 29^th& 30^th October
• Colyton (Colyton Football Club), Lyme Regis (Woodroffe School) on 31^st October.

All courses run from 10am - 3pm and are open to boys and girls of all abilities aged between 5 and 14 years .So why not come along and support your local professional football club!!

For more details of a course in your area or to book on please call the

community hotline on 01392 255611 or email jamie.vittles@exetercityfc.co.uk

Crediton Saints Under 11 are in need of a friendly for Oct 18th Let Simon know Phone 01363 776789

The first MANAGEMENT MEETING of the new season was held on Monday night and as a result there are THREE SIGNIFICANT matters that need to be reported.

1. Cancellation of matches is something we have to live with BUT it is important that AS MUCH NOTICE AS POSSIBLE is given to the opposition. In the past week we have had a cancellation within SEVEN days and another within TWENTY FOUR HOURS and the Management meeting decided it appropriate to hand down fines for BOTH situations - full details will be released in the next couple of days.

2. The situation vis-a-vis Centre of Excellence players allows for what is thought to be a grey area in as much as those in Matchday Squads are NOT allowed to play in other football and the Management have decided that from this coming weekend - October 18th - teams playing in our League can only play a MAXIMUM of TWO Players who are linked to an Centre of Excellence as a TRAINING PLAYER.

3. Clubs must understand that ALL TRANSFERS are subjected to FA rules and they are very clear on the matter of giving seven days notice of approach and indeed not being able to take more than one player from a club within a certain period of time - teams who have not operated within that rule will be reprimanded and quite likely be fined and/or have points gained whilst playing 'ineligible' players deducted!

Finally to some ,the above may seem rather harsh, but what has come to the fore is the need for everybody to tighten up on their administration, things like ensuring your match result sheet is with the results officer are IMPORTANT and failure to observe the rule will lead to a fine. The Management Commitee will now be sitting every sixth Monday evening at which all manner of relevant issues will be dealt with.

Alphington under 11's would be happy to play friendlies with any team in this age group when they do not have a fixture. The pitch at Alphington is not always available due to other age group committmenets, but we are more than happy to travel for a game. If you want a friendly please contact Russell Cram on 01392 498417 or by email at rcram@talktalk.net. (We are available this weekend 11th October)

It is VERY disappointing to report that we have had TWO matches called off for tomorrow's matchday (October 4th) - one was called off last Monday but the 2nd was a cry off on the eve of the match - early evening too and it is perhaps an opportune time to remind clubs that when a game is called off there are 'other' issues. Some clubs have to pay to book pitches, other clubs may have arranged for Referee's. In the case of the two 'cancelled' matches this weekend BOTH had officially appointed Referee's and as such two Refs are now WITHOUT a a game and understandably off to Referee in another league with the very real possibility that we may lose their exceptional, and invaluable services. Could all teams please think hard about the consequences before calling games off.

Barely a month into the season and the 'call off's in the league during the week BEFORE the matchday', has risen to FIVE from Under 10s to Under 13s and it really is now an issue that the Management team are going to have to address, and that may mean some unpopular decisions being made.

The Secretary humbly APOLOGISES for leading people up the footbal pitch path (yes, I know that should be garden path - but football 'tis our game) - THE PLAYING TIMES FOR OUR UNDER 11/12 AND 13 as per the LEAGUE HANDBOOK states 35 minutes EACH WAY and until further notice, given that we are driven by our rule book, that is the time we shall play too HOWEVER as the FA Rule's state a different time to that we shall raise this issue and announce any changes, following next weeks Management Meeting.

We have a Referee available for Saturday Morning - Exeter baed Pete Lynch is available and has transport - frst come first served folks.

For the eagle eyed amongst you it will have come to your attention that the results, progress chart and statistics sections of the Under 8s has disappeared. I am sure there are a great deal of managers, players and parents who feel the draconian approach of not publishing these details is unnecessary, however it is an FA ruling, so must be adhered to.

Please do keep sending in the matchday reports for the youngsters as I am aware how many of the young lads and lasses enjoy reading about the games they have featured in

We have a new Referee available to us from this weekend (October 4) - it is ADAM ROGERS who is qualified and has been officiating in the Birmingham League. His email contact is ar294@exeter.ac.uk  and his mobile contact is 07792173119

Our Registrations Officer has been in touch with the County FA to clarify some important matters: -

Transfers
Once a player has signed for a team, then no other team can sign the player unless they have given 7 days notice of approach, during those 7 days they must not contact the player. They must then sign the player within the next 21 days (28 days in total) You can only approach one player per club every 28 days therefore it would take a club all season to sign all of the players thus avoiding teams being left with no players. This rule is regardless if the player has played or not played and will also need to complete a transfer form if the teams are both in the same league. There is no need to comply with this rule if clubs play on different days.

The above rule applies to both adult and youth football

Playing times for Under 11's and Under 12's are 30 minutes to be played in two halves

Playing times for under 8's, 9's, and 10's are as follows

Under 8`s   - 20 mins each way
Under 9`s   - 20 mins each way
Under 10`s  - 20 or 25 mins each way

All ages groups from Under 16`s downwards MUST have rolling subs

Thanks very much must go to Carole Johnson for taking the time to get these matters discussed with the County FA and hopefully they will help bring clarity for those clubs concerned about any of the issues raised. It is IMPORTANT that, as a League we are 'seen to be doing things' by the book and clubs are advised that regular Management Meetings are set to be scheduled at which various misdemeanours will be raised and, where appropriate, action considered against clubs not complying, so PLEASE make sure that you conduct your club affairs BY THE BOOK. (League Secretary Steve Birley)

WITH REGARD TO THE ABOVE, THE LEAGUE THAT WE PLAY IN IS CURRENTLY OPERATING TIMES OF - UNDER 8, 9 AND 10 FOOTBALL OF 15 MINS EACH WAY SO AS TO PROVIDE A MAXIMUM OF ONE HOUR OF FOOTBALL ON A SATURDAY MATCHDAY. THE UNDER 11S PLAY 30 MINS EACH WAY - AGAIN ONE HOUR, AND THE UNDER 12S AND UNDER 13S PLAY 35MINS EACH WAY - A TOTAL MATCH TIME OF ONE HOUR AND TEN MINUTES.

Great news for the Under 10 Competiton as Crediton Saints have now got so many boys at the weekly training sessions that they are able to return to the original idea of fielding TWO sides and so at Under 10 level we now no longer have an odd number of games and this cuts out the need for the 'odd teams' to play each other when they were meeting Crediton Saints. The fixtures wil be altered to show Saints A and B as playing in that particular age group as a pairing. Also news that we may well have a new Under 9 team coming in, again to put an end to the Countess Wear being alone, situation. We hope to reveal the name of the new Under 9 side in the coming days. Ofcourse, at this stage of the season 'new teams' will not be able to play in the respective Cup competitons but they are a very welcome addition to our matchday numbers.

The FA rule book for 2008/09, with regard to Under 11 football states - "For 9v9 matches follow the SAME rules as per 11v11 with the exception of pitch size, goal size, and playing times. Size of pitch - 80m x 50m, Goal Size - 16' x 7', playing time - a MAXIMUM  of 35 minutes each way. It has been raised by some Managers/Coaches that the boys have been playing 15 mins each way and to go to 35 is a HUGE leap, so it makes sense for Coaches to AGREE with the match official to play to an agreed time scale. The law book states MAXIMUM 35 minutes and that, by definition, allows for Coaches to agree to play less if all parties are happy - over to Coaches and Managers.

CAN YOU HELP ?????? Tedburn St Mary are in desperate need of two or three new players to be able to continue as an Under 12 side in the league this year. Despite previous appeals no players have yet come forward and this is now very much a 'last chance saloon' call - If there are a couple of  youngsters who are not going to get a regular game elsewhere then do get in contact with Tedburn St Mary Under 12's (use the contacts via the Under 12 pages). It is a fact that unless some new blood comes forward then Tedburn will have to resign for this season and that would be a great shame - especially if there are clubs out there who do have a number of players who are not going to be getting regular under 12 football. Come on everybody/anybody, lets help keep Tedburn St Mary going.

Plymouth Argyle have forwarded us their list of Centre of Excellence players - there are 108 across the age bands and if there are teams who would wish to check out names with the Registration Officer for any of the age groups, then please feel free to do so BY EMAIL ONLY PLEASE. We are hoping to get the same information from Exeter City, Torquay United and Yeovil Town so that we can, once and for all, ensure that everybody playing within the league is doing so correctly and we are not condoning the breaking of any rules !

This years Under 10 age group is clearly running with one eye on next year when the squad numbers increase to embrace 9 v 9 football. With that in mind a number of sides are increasing their numbers already but without additional teams clearly cannot offer the sort of playing time they would like to give youngsters. Some progressive clubs, Central, Alphington, Crediton Saints, Culm United Falcons, to name but four, are already looking to find games for 'other sides' - indeed Central could probably almost field a third team !!!!! What is clear is that there is demand for football for these youngsters and so we are going to set up a list of clubs who do have 'extra' sides and who would welcome matches either between our current matchdays, or perhaps 'after' the regular matchday meetings. Any under 10 side who feel they can field an 'extra' side are asked to contact the Secretary (by email please) and then he can begin to formulate a series of matches for these teams or at the very least put the sides in touch with each other. Football for the masses - that is what we are all about !!!!!!!!

Thorverton under-10s are looking for a couple more players to compliment the squad they have at the village team. Any youngsters interested in joining a very friendly club can pop along to their Saturday Morning sessions which run from 10.30am (but not, obviously when the team is playing) - check out the Under 10 fixtures and then,when there are no matches you can find the Thors Under 10's training at their pitch

Heavitree Rockets who play in Division Two of the Under 11 League are VERY HAPPY to be contacted with regard to a friendly game against any of the sides in Division Three of the Under 11 League - the one where we now have a reduced number of competing sides. Darren of the Heavitree Club says: " We would always try to play against these teams on the weekend they do not already have commitments. Please ask managers to contact myself or Robin as per handbook. They may enjoy playing some different teams and where no points are at stake" - SO THERE YOU ARE UNDER 11 DIV 3 SIDES - THERE'S A GAME FOR YOU AS AND WHEN.

For the technically minded amongst you we have now added a page with the SatNav postcodes for all clubs home venues. It has been added ot the navigation on the left. However if you are not able to see it you can get to the page by CLICKING HERE

This past week the Secretary has received 'complaints' from FOUR different teams about other teams 'taking' their players. Some reading this will feel that that is very much 'part and parcel of the nature of our beloved sport', but I cannot help thinking that sometimes coaches/managers, may be taking a very short term view of things. It has become apparent that, after the ruling that Centre of Excellence players cannot play for their local 'teams' there has been much activity whereby clubs have sought to replace players by 'encouraging' players at other cubs to join them. Three particular cases this past week have concerned a Coach, or Coaches, chaperoning the players to get them to 'sign for them' and not the club they have been with to such an effect that there are a number of sides who are now struggling to field teams and as such it could mean, in the longer term, that we actualy lose teams owing to them not having sufficient players when some other clubs have as many as 19 and 20 boys signed to play for them. I make this point now in the hope that where clubs have excessive numbers signed on they refrain from continuing to seek to take players from elsewhere for the longer term effect will be we shall have fewer clubs and therefore less football for the youngsters, and one of the reasons I am personally involved in this is to help provide/offer football - 'across the playing divide' - and not simply for those who are the best at playing the game! - League Secetary, Steve Birley.

The BBC Breakfast show was this morning carrying the news of the FA rule that leave youngsters who are NOT at least EIGHT YEARS OF AGE ON OR BEFORE August 31st UNABLE to play in ANY game that either has a score recorded/published or is indeed a knockout Cup tie. Sadly, this ruling does mean that there a number of players in our  younger age groups who CANNOT PLAY IN THE UNDER NINE KO CUP ROUNDS THIS SEASON. There may well be clubs who think this rule is unfair and indeed look to continue playing the youngsters, but be warned. The League cannot, as an affiliated member of the FA, be seen to condone, in any way, the breaking of FA rules and teams are advised to be very wary of this AGE RULE. The FA Handbook season 2008-09 , and in particular page 519 MINI SOCER qualification of players refers. For those unfamiliar with the wording it is: To play in a KO Cup game or a game where points are awarded, or results collected, a player must have acheived the age of EIGHT on or before August 31.

Clearly this means that some youngsters who did play last year, cannot this year, but again we must underline, this is FA RULE. It also needs pointing out that in order to comply with FA rule, to play in the Leagues Under 8 matches a player must be under the age of EIGHT as at August 31st, but must also aged AT LEAST SIX YEARS OLD on August 31 2008.

We have been advised that Newton Town are NOT playing in the Under 11 Division Three this season and so all of their fixtures will be removed from the fixtures page. Clearly this makes for even fewer games for the Under 11 Division Three teams which now number seven and therefore it's just a twelve game season for the clubs in terms of their League fixtures. There are plans to offer 'further' games to be factored into the schedule and the Secretary will discuss this with other members of the Management team as clearly a dozen game season leaves far too many Saturdays when the boys and girls involved with these sides are not getting a game.

We have now added a new page to the web site that will show all postponed games that we are notified of, so if you are concerned your game may be off, it will be worth checking the page.  Remember we can only let others know if you let us know first :). If you cannot see the link (on the lefthand side of this page) CLICK HERE

Crediton Saints under11's Are still looking for 2-3 more players to join there squad. Regular games a definite. We train on Sat mornings at QE lower school. If any managers out there know they have to many in there Squad please throw some my way. Phone 01363 776789 or 07530610947 or Email s.fowler@hotmail.co.uk

Alphas Under 13s are looking for new players to boost the squad for this season. if you are interested training is at Alphington sports club on Wednesday's starting at 5pm the man to contact is Steve Fairchild under13s_manager@alphington-afc.co.uk or call 07802220656

The new league handbook is now finished and will be despatched to all clubs over the next week. Secretary Steve Birley will endeavour to hand deliver as many as possible and some will go by post. Thanks to the generosity of the sponsor the handbook (which looks magnificent) has NOT COST THE LEAGUE A SINGLE PENNY - and that means RUSS MURCH has once again worked the oracle - nice one Russ, and thankyou.

Not getting a game and want to play ? In the under-12 age group? Then TEDBURN ST MARY would love to hear from you - get in touch via the contact details for the Team on the Under 12 Division Three, they are a smashing bunch of people out there and would live to welcome some new faces.

Pete Lynch has been appointed to officiate the Under 13s Division One game between Brixington Blues and Ipplepen.

Central City and Utd  teams are due to play Alphington and West Exe on Saturday week (Sept 27th). West Exe cannot make it and Chris Roome is interested in hearing from any other U10s team who were short of a game on that day and could get along to Alphington to make up the 4. If so can they contact Chris on 01392 272283 .

It was a little concerning to see a number of massive score lines in the under 10 age group and it is perhaps an opportune time now to remind all coaches that mini soccer, as such, is very much about encouraging the youngsters - across the football divide - to enjoy their Saturday morning and it is hard to see how a losing side can get anything but humiliation out of a huge hiding. Yes, this is a thorny subject in as much as there are those who would say what winning is everything, but there is also a school of thought that we can ill afford to disenchant youngsters to the game. I would ask that wherever possible, Coaches of teams who are clearly much, much stronger, than the opposition, use practises designed to avoid humiliating score lines. - Secretary Steve Birley

League Secretary Steve Birley says: "I would like to salute the new website, and indeed RUSSELL MURCH who is the brains behind it. To be able to hit the site on Saturday night and see a bang up to date set of results was FANTASTIC - and I am sure everyone will agree that it takes our League to a new level in terms of the way we present ourself. So on behalf of the League - THANKYOU RUSSELL."

A big well done and a big thank you to all the Managers who have sent in via either text, phone call or email the match results for saturdays game. We  have now had all results from every game played yesterday, which is fantastic as it means we can keep everything up to date.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR MATCH REPORT FORMS POSTED OFF TO NORMAN MINTO BEFORE WEDNESDAY.

Also a big thank you to everybody for sending in match reports and photos for the galleries, it really does make all the hard work worthwhile for me.

Russ Murch

The League now has a 'link' to Manchester United! At the recent Legends Dinner staged by Exeter City Football Club to complete a fabulous St James Park day that included a game between Exeter City Legends and the Legends side from the Premiership & European Champions, Peter davenport has taken on the role of League President whilst David May will now take on the role of Honourary Vice Chairman. This move follows discussions between League Chairman John Penkethman and the Manchester United pair at the Gala Dinner held at the Thistle Hotel. Peter Davenport is a regular visitor to these parts and was delighted to assume the role and it certainly opens up various exciting opportunities for end of season awards and such like. Chairman John Penkethman says: "I spoke with most of the United lads and they were really interested in what we are doing for the youth game in the City and David (May) and Peter (Davenport) both declared an interest to become involved in some capacity so it's great to have such interest and indeed involvement in the League."

JO has requested that all registation forms and team forms are submitted by wednesday 17th Sept so there is time to do them before the kick-off on the 20th. all forms should be sent and returned before the season starts-any problems please ring Jo Tink ASAP on 01392 214329

There is a need to build a 'set  in concrete' list of WHICH CLUBS HAVE A SELF APPOINTED REFEREE  and which Clubs DO NOT. The Referee's list on the website now shows an increasing number of Officials happy to be involved. This is very encouraging BUT WE DO NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE GIVE THEM GAMES - towards this end if every club competing in the Under 11/12/13 age groups could email, at some stage, the Secretary (stephenbirley@aol.com),simply stating TEAM .......WE HAVE / HAVE NOT a self appointed official, it will allow a list to be compiled and subsequently, published. There is no doubt that when it comes to CUP matches we are going to need a full quota of Referee's. With regard to tomorrow's opening day Pete Lynch has been appointed to the Under 13 Division Two Central Scorpions verses West Exe game. As of Friday evening (7pm) we still have Referee's without appointments.

Good Luck to ALL sides across our six age groups as we kick off yet another campaign. PLEASE remember the Football Association RESPECT campaign. Winning is of course the objective, especially in the competitive age groups but let's not also lose sight of the real reason we are running youth football - for the enjoyment of the masses in that they learn to play the game the right way, in the right spirit and within the right environment. Coaches, Parents, Administrators and of course the players themselves, all have a duty to the game to ensure that we do have a succesful, and enjoyable season, across the board. GOOD LUCK ONE AND ALL. - Chairman John Penkethman.

Now that we are all set for the BIG KICK OFF, its a good time to lay down what we hope will become second nature with regard to cancellations / rearrangements. Cancellations need to be submitted to Fixture Officer Norman Minto as son as they are known. Let's not clog his phone line up - e-mails will suffice. Norman will then issue a new date and that information will be relayed to the clubs and the webmaster. Our fixtures are all interlinked into a results service and so it is very important that we keep the webmaster (Russell Murch) up to speed with al cancellation/rearrangements.

The Under-12 Division One game on Saturday scheduled for Magelake, Uffculme where Culm United were to meet West Hill, has been called off owing to a waterlogged Magelake.

Lots of people are getting very anxious abkout the registering of players and the system. We do now have a REGISTRATION OFFICER - Carole Johnson (Tedburn St Mary), and she has been receiving a regular flow of registrations from U8, U11, 12 and 13. Clearly the respective age group Reps are also receiving similar and it is the long term intention for ALL registrations to be held by Carole. For this to happen it does need the U11, 12 and 13 age group Reps, at some stage, to move their documentation across to Carole. In the meantime, as long as teams have submitted their registrations to either the Age Group Rep, or to Carole, then they are all clear to proceed with matches. The Secretary reports that he too has receieved a number of forms from clubs and these too are being forwarded to Carole.  Clearly, until the change over to ONE central store for the registrations we will have the odd 'problem' - but with sufficient goodwill from all concerned, we'll get it as it should be - THANKS FOR ALL YOUR UNDERSTANDING WITH THIS.

Ian Fowlis has advised of his immediate resignation as Secretary of Newton Knights (Newton St Cyres) - could anybody wishing to deal with matters go straight to relevant team coach until such time as new appointment is advised.

It was very frustrating to see in certain local Papers this past week the title Sainsbury's Friendly League. We are now the EXETER & DISTRICT YOUTH LEAGUE sponsored by Red Post and we would ask ALL our clubs subdmitting reports to the local papers, be that the Echo, The Exmouth Journal, the Tiverton Gazette, Crediton Courier or indeed whatever Paper you feed your reports could you all please look to include at the top of the report EXETER & DISTRICT YOUTH LEAGUE sponsored by Red Post. - Many thanks - Secretary.

WITH the new season almost upon us teams will see that the Referee's list is now available on the website. It's not all been plain sailing as Steve Birley points out when he says: "A massive (if understandable) problem has been the rise in clubs 'going out' and securing the services of a regular Referee to cover their own home games. What this has meant is that we have effectively 'lost' the services of some exceptional and extremly reliable officials BUT the good news is that we are getting more and more Referees coming on board. The list we have published gives clear guideines as to which Referee is covering whom and indeed if the Referee does not have a team listed then they are available. In general clubs are going to have to SELF APPOINT - and it does seem a number of clubs have been able to cover their games from within their clubs. We do have some Referee's spare, and there are a couple of Exeter University lads available from early October. If teams DO NEED HELP with apointments please feel free to contact me BY EMAIL ONLY (the phone is simply to busy otherwise !), and I will endeavour to do what I can."

Alphas young Under 8's no longer havea pairing for match days, so much the same as Beacon Knights, on matchdays when sides play Alphington, they are to complete the fixture by playing each other as the middle game 3. the fixtures list has been updated and no dates changed, so hopefully it will have little affect othr than one game less on Saturday mornings.

The Devon County FA have advised that a number of our member clubs have not, as yet, submitted photographs for players for the purpose of the new ID card scheme.

If your club is one of the missing number then it is imperative that you do get this sorted without delay.

Mark Buley is the person at the County FA dealing with this matter he is contactable at mark.buley@devonfa.com and if you need to make a direct call to his Department - 01626 323561.

All Under 13’s team’s need to be registered before their matches which start this weekend. As of yet the majority haven’t done so. As they are the only one’s to start this weekend it is now becoming urgent.

Don't forget, with the new web site each division has its own photo gallery - If you want to see your footballing  youngsters ( or indeed if they want to look at themselves) use or online form to upload your team photos by clicking HERE make sure you let us know the age group and team name so we can gt them in the right section. 

With team registrations now flooding into the respective age group Reps it has come to our attention that one or two (and it is very much a minority), are not working with the ruling that players who are attached to the Exeter City Football Club matchday squads (NOT THE TRAINING SQUADS) - are NOT allowed to play any other football and we, as a League, cannot be seen to condone their registration. We must stress THIS IS NOT DRIVEN BY EXETER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB, it is a ruling handed down by the Football governing rulers and is designed to protect the youngsters from being 'over played'. To avoid any problems that may arise on this we are to contact City and see if we can get from them a list of the players who are governed by this ruling - and it is perhaps also worth mentioning that what we are REALLY ABOUT is the provision of football for the masses - not just the more talented players and as such, especially when clubs are signing 30 plus youngsters, the fact that one cannot play simply means that somebody else CAN play. Please would all concerned address this issue.

Carole Johnson has very kindly offered to oversee BOTH the vacant age group Rep positions of under-8 and under-12 and as such she has now been included into the League Officers details page.

With regard to the Registrations of players for under-8. The Secretary (Steve Birley) has processed West Exe Youth, Culm United Lions, Tiverton Town, Sidmouth Town (2 teams), Twyford Spartans (2 teams) and in the under 12 - Tospham Town. All those mentioned teams are up to speed with player regsitrations for the season and the Secretary will be passing this information to Carole both as under 8 rep and the competitive football Registrations Officer for as you will be aware, the intention is, over the course of time, to have the Registrations for all competiitve age groups, held by Carole.

STOP PRESS..... to earlier posting. Central (under 8's) and a couple of  additions to Twyford Spartans (U8), received today (5.9.08)

St Martins Under 13's are looking for 1 or 2 new players for the coming season. Anybody interested please contact Rob Ankers on 07747120220 to find out details and arrange a trial.

Crediton saints still looking for a couple more players regular games as long as training attended. If you are interested Phone Simon Fowler on 01363776789 or Mob 07530610947 email s.fowler@hotmail.co.uk Alternatively turn up to train Sat mornings at QE Lower School crediton.

The  Under 11 are also looking for a friendly on September 6th.Contact Simon on 01363 776789

There appears to be some confusion about the REGISTRATION/TRANSFER OF PLAYERS across the age groups. The Football Association requires that players are registered for their teams for each season and so in the Under-11, Under-12 and Under13 Divisions each layer needs to be signed on for THIS COMING SEASON with their team. Understandably this will result in added work for a lot of people and so, although this needs to be COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE – the September 1st date is herewith RELAXED. Teams have until September 12th to complete the full registration of their players for the coming season.

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In the MINI SOCCER age groups players need to be registered for ONE PARTICULAR TEAM for the purpose of playing in one of the Cup Competitions, be that Under-9 or Under-10. (There is NO under 8 age group CUP anymore) – as such, with completely friendly football the registration of players is simply a paper exercise but none the less an important one as it allows team administrators to ‘get into gear’ ready for the following season when they should simply have all the necessary documentation ready simply to re-sign/counter sign for the new season.

The Month of JUNE is the ‘freedom’ Month, this means that all players registered during this month are NOT subjected to the TRANSFER FEE (£5), however any transfer of players from one Club to another outside of the month of JUNE IS SUBJECT to the £5 fee, to be paid, to the age group Rep, prior to that youngster playing for the side.

Handbooks are to be produced, but they will be a ‘watered down’ version to those we have had in the past and will contain just the League Rules and all the relevant contacts. They should be ready for general circulation by the end of September. Fixtures will NOT be in the handbook, they are of course available for download from this website.

The updated Secretary List, as we have it, is now on CLUB SECRETARIES page. Please check to make sure your club & contact details are correct, or indeed if there are details missing please  email us  to let us no ASAP and we will amend the details as quickly as possible

Thorverton (Under-10s), are seeking two or three new players join their friendly, and successful, squad who play out of the village Football Club in Mid Devon. The Thors train every Saturday Morning between 10.15am and midday and they would welcome a couple of additional players to help give their squad a much needed numerical boost. Any one interested is asked to turn up at the Village Football Ground with boots, shin pads and a drink on any Saturday morning – a warm welcome, from a very friendly bunch of people, awaits.

Any Under 13 players out there in East Devon who fancy joining a side for the coming campaign? Brixington Blues Coach Simon Denny was hard hit by the 'No Academy lads can play' ruling and is now searching for new blood. He is having another TRIAL on Monday August 11th - call him for more details on 07730221136

Check out your age group on the web site, all the teams for all divisions are now up to date, so you can see who your team will be playing this season (under the table tab in each division). It is great to see so many new names and I am sure it will be a very exciting season for all involved.

Crediton Saints are looking for a coach for the U7s & U8s age group. We do not currently have a league team in these age groups but lots of younger players keen to train on a saturday morning. Anyone interested should contact club secretary, Richard Townsend on 01363 775574.

The point we are making about the Centre of Excellence youngsters is that, as things stand, it is the Under 10 age group and above who are affected by the policy of not playing for other teams.

At present this DOES NOT APPLY to any youngsters attending the Exeter City Academy at Under 9 and indeed Under 8 (although of course we DO ONLY meet to play 'friendly football' at Under 8 level!) So rest easy all parents with youngsters at the Academy of the two younger ages, as things currently stand the youngsters CAN still play in the League and that will remain until we, as a League, are told otherwise.

Calling all Referee’s – WE DON’T HALF NEED YOU!! Here at the Exeter & District League we are happy to help our Match Officials to purchase their kit for the new campaign and if there are officials out there who could indeed take charge of Saturday morning games for us then we would ask you to contact the Secretary via e-mail (stephenbirley@aol.com).

We have been approached by a number of member clubs regarding the ‘can they or can’t they’ play with regard to the youngsters signed with the Exeter City Academy. The simple fact is that NO YOUNGSTER WHO IS WITH THE EXETER CITY ACADEMY PLAYING SQUADS can play for any other side, and that means ALL OUR TEAMS in the Exeter & District Youth League.

This is not something the Grecians have determined, it is a directive from the Football League and so we would ask ALL OUR MEMBER SIDES to refrain from ‘signing on’ such players as it will only cause potential for disputes as to ‘can he/can’t he play’ and we would ask all our clubs to observe this ruling.

Yes it means that some of our more competitive sides are going to be significantly ‘weaker’ but does this not also mean plenty more opportunities for others to ‘step up to the plate’. We as a League, do not want to be seen to condone ‘bad practice’ and so, we cannot accept registrations of players who are with a Football Academy and therefore disallowed from playing ‘other football’.

Newton St Cyres are staging a Football Fun & Trials Day on August 2^nd at their very pleasant Newton St Cyres Football club headquarters – so if you have yet to find yourself a team why not get along to St Cyres to see what they can offer – the youth section look forward to making you very welcome for the Fun Day / Trials which run from 10am to 2pm.

Brixington Blues are to hold trials for their Under-13 team to compete in the Exeter & District Youth League this coming season. The Blues were one of the hardest hit lsides when Exeter City made the decision to stop Academy players playing with other sides but Blues Coach Simon Denny is determined to carry on and is looking for a new batch of players.

 “I am a great believer that football should be for the ‘masses’ and whilst I am very disappointed to lose the players that have had to stay with the City Academy, the fact is there is now a real opportunity for more youngsters to come along and get involved.”

The initial ‘trial’ will be held on Monday July 28 at Langstone Drive playing fields, Brixington Drive, in Exmouth and anyone who wants more information is asked to contact Simon on 07730221136.

There is a 'vacancy' for another Under 10 team following the withdrawal of one of the CREDITON SAINTS sides. Saints have been forced to reduce their entered teams from one to two after losing a number of players to the Exeter City Academy and a couple of others have gone back a year to play in their correct age group so its ONE side from Saints at Under 10 - anybody out there fancy making the number up to allow us to have FIFTEEN pairs instead of 14 pairs and one side playing on their own ?

If so then get in touch with the Secretary at stephenbirley@aol.com

All clubs are reminded that the advent of ID cards is HERE and ALL MEMBER clubs do need to be very pro-active in their efforts to have all their players photographed and the forms filled in to ensure that their teams are 'ID card' ready for the new campaign. Secretary Steve Birley says: "I have been advised by the people dealing with the whole system of introducing ID cards across the Devon County that we, as a League are trailing in the wake of other Leagues and so I do urge all teams to please ensure that they are on top of this one. Whether we like the concept or not, the simple unavoidable fact is that it is HERE TO STAY and we need to embrace the concept with all we have." Any teams that have not yet got the ball rolling are asked to get a move on - PLEASE!!!

Great news from West Exe where the clubs Under-11 side WILL compete this coming season following the appointment of JOHN HOPE as Manager. League Secretary Steve Birley says: "It's fabulous news and I would like to commend everybody at West Exe for the way they have refused to let that age group team not slip by the way. Its fantastic that a new chap has been found to run it and that they are now 'green for go', congratulations to all concerned at the club."

Secretary Steve Birley says: " The League is delighted to announce that it is re branding itself as THE EXETER & DISTRICT YOUTH LEAGUE sponsored by RedPost Media Solutions.

The decision to drop the 'Friendly' name  from the Title comes in response to a number of the member clubs feeling that whilst the word 'Friendly' remains very much the buzzword for the Leagues Under 8, 9 and 10 year age groups, the fact is that with the addition this coming season of an Under 13 League it was fitting that the League be placed onto a more professional fitting. The fact that local company RedPost Media Solutions have become involved also speaks volumes for the new branding. We are absolutely thrilled that we can link up with Russ Murch, Shaun Forsyth and the RedPost team in what I personally see as a wonderful partnership, one that can only take the League one way, further forward. Russ's team are responsible for the new look League web site which has already received much praise and there is no doubt that the multi functioning operation of the RedPost Media Solutions supplied web site makes life for the League Officers a lot more comfortable than it has been in the past!

These are exciting and progressive times for the League and I welcome the link to RedPost Media Solutions, long may our association continue."

The Devon FA are very keen to move on with the introduction of ID cards for ALL players. This is MANDATORY for the coming season and so we would ask that the respective age group reps prepare to send the County FA their lists of all the youngsters playing in each age group. Idealy the FA would like to get this information via spreadsheet.

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