16. The entrance fees for the knock-out competitions shall be as follows:
All Cup Entry Fees Are £15

17. The season shall start on Saturday 15th August 2009 and shall end on 31st May 2010.

18. Registrations -
(a) It shall be the responsibility of each Club (unless otherwise authorised) to ensure that at least 10 days prior to the start of the season (S.O.No. 17 refers) that they have sufficient players (Minimum of 11) registered with League to fulfil the Clubs scheduled fixture(s)
(b) - It shall be the responsibility of each Club to ensure that no player partakes in any League or Cup games prior to the Club receiving the players registration receipt or the club having confirmed with the league Registration Secretary that the player/players are registered with the League. Failure to comply with either section of this SO, could leave the Club liable to disciplinary action.

19. It shall be the responsibility of each Club to ensure that it has an adequate supply of the League’s pre-printed literature.

20. Each Club shall donate £1 per open age team to the Benevolent Fund.

21. A fee of £5 will be charged for each player transfer approved by the Management Committee to be paid with application.

22. In semi-final ties and finals of Cup Competitions both competing teams shall provide a match ball which shall be presented to the Referee, 15 minutes before kick-off time.

23. A fee of £4.00 will be charged for each player registered with the League, this fee registers the player in the Benevolent Fund with benefits as described in Benevolent Fund Rule No.7. There shall be no charge for Youth and Minor Sections players. (No Benefit).

24. Additional minutes of meetings will be sent to Clubs by post on request, and charged accordingly.

25. All clubs entering (or having to enter) their County FA’s Cup Competitions must advise the Fixture Secretary on or before the 31/07/09

26. Results of all Saturdays and Sundays games including cup ties must be telephoned by the home teams to the appointed League Officer (as advised in the Management Committee minutes) before 6.00pm. on the day of the
matches. For night games results must be phoned to the appointed officer by 21.30 hrs on the day of the match.
Failure to comply will leave the club/s liable to disciplinary action.
In all Semi-Finals the team drawn at home shall RING THE RESULT OF THE GAME
TO THE FIXTURE SECRETARY BEFORE 17.30hrs.

27. Committee procedure - All propositions in Council or Management
Committee must have a seconder.

28. NON-FULFILMENT OF FIXTURE
If, for whatever reason a Club is unable to fulfil a fixture as scheduled, the Club may be liable to the following disciplinary action:
(a) A Fine not exceeding:-
Prior to day of the match Day of the match
Premier Division £40 £45 £50 £100
First Teams £35 £40£45 £100
Reserve Teams £30 £35£45 £100
Youth Divisions £30 £35£40£100

A club incurring three (3) none fulfillments of fixtures will be summoned to appear before the discipline committee

(b) Both clubs involved in a Non fulfilment of a fixture must ensure the fixture and Referees Appointment Secretaries are advised at once and the offending Club/s must advise the League Secretary (in writing) within three days of the scheduled game the reason for the non-fulfilment. Failure to comply could leave the Club Liable to disciplinary action.
NOTE: If the referee attends the ground then the offending Club will be liable to pay his full match fee (which MUST be paid by the Home Team and subsequently claimed from their opponents via the League Treasurer).
(c) The non-offending team may be awarded the points, if, in the Committee’s opinion, the non fulfilment of the fixture was not justified.

29. All teams must play in numbered shirts.

30. It shall be the responsibility of the home club to confirm with the referee and his assistants (If appointment is known) at least FIVE DAYS prior to the game.
(1) The match details
(2) Directions to the ground
(3) Kick off time
(4) During adverse weather conditions arrangements for an early inspection. Failure to comply with this Standing Order will leave the club/s liable for disciplinary action.
31 It shall be the responsibility of the Club Chairman & Secretary to ensure that no material is included on the Clubs ‘website’ that could be considered derogatory, abusive or likely to cause offence.
The D.C. will examine any such possible transactions top consider if the League has been “brought into disrepute.” Any Club considered to have done so will be summoned to appear before the D.C. to answer the charge. All Clubs must register (on the form provided by the League) their “website” with the League Secretary.

32. All Premier Division teams must when playing at home have their pitches completely roped or fenced off at an appropriate distance from the playing area. The roping or fencing should be adequately erected to ensure spectators are not able to encroach onto the pitch and should at least be the full length of both touchlines, and must not allow more than two non-playing persons to be inside the fenced or roped off area. Substitutes and Substituted players are classed as non-playing persons.

33. DISCIPLINE CODE: League Rule 8 (h) (iii) refers.

34 ANNUAL FEES AND INCIDENTALS

All of the above fees having been invoiced by the league Treasurer must be paid on or before 30.09.09 failure to do so will leave the club liable to having their fixtures suspended until such times as the account is settled .

Any fixtures suspended will be dealt with as a non fulfilment of fixture.

PROCEDURE FOR THE DECIDING OF GAMES BY THE TAKING OF PENALTIES
“When a team finishes the match with a greater number of players than their opponents, they shall reduce their numbers to equate with that of their opponents and inform the referee the name and number of each player excluded. The team captain has this responsibility, before the start of the kicks from the penalty mark, the referee shall ensure that only an equal number of players from each team remain within the centre circle and they shall take the kicks.”
(a) The Referee shall choose the goal at which all the kicks shall be taken.
(b) The referee tosses a coin and the team whose Captain wins the toss decides whether to take the first or second kick.
(c) Subject to the terms of paragraphs (*) both teams shall take five kicks. The kicks shall be taken alternatively.
* If, before both teams have taken five kicks, one team has scored the more goals than the other could, even if it were to complete its five kicks, the taking of kicks shall cease.
* If both teams have taken five kicks, both teams have scored the same number of goals, or have not scored any goals, the taking of kicks shall continue, in the same order, until such time as both have taken an equal number of kicks (not necessarily five more kicks), and one team has scored a goal more than the other).
(d) The team which scored the greater number of goals, whether the number of kicks taken in accordance with the terms of the foregoing paragraphs shall qualify for the next for the next round of the Competition, or shall be declared winner of the Competition as the case may be.
(e) With the exception referred to in the following paragraph, only the players who are on the field of play at the end of the match, which shall mean at the end of extra time, in so far as a match in which extra time is authorised is concerned, and any who having left the field temporarily with or without the Referee’s permission are not on the field of play at that time, shall take part in the taking of the kicks.
Provided that his team has not already made use of the maximum number of substitutes permitted by the rules of the competition under which the match was played, a goalkeeper who sustains an injury. During the taking of the kicks and who, because of the injury, is unable to continue as goalkeeper, may be replaced by a substitute.
(f) Each kick shall be taken by a different player, and not until all eligible players of any team, including the goalkeeper or the named substitute by whom he was replaced in terms of the previous paragraph as the case may be, have each taken a kick, may a player of the sane team take a second kick.
(g) Subject to the terms of a paragraph (e) any player who is eligible may change places with his goalkeeper at any time during the taking of the kicks.
(h) Other than the player taking the kick from the penalty mark, and the opposing goalkeeper, and all other players shall remain on the field, outside the penalty area and at least 10 yards from the penalty spot.
(i) Unless stated to the contrary in the foregoing paragraphs (a) to (h), the Laws of the Game, and the International Board Decisions relating thereto, shall, in so far as they can, apply to the taking of kicks.
(j) In the event of the light failing before the end of the taking of kicks from the penalty mark, the result shall be decided by the toss of a coin carried out by the Referee.

GUIDE LINES FOR CONFIRMATION OF SATURDAY FIXTURES
(First issued March 1982 and re-issued annually)

* The HOME CLUB shall before Tuesday contact their opponents regarding the game for the following Saturday.
* Any AWAY TEAM not having had any confirmation by such time may contact the League Secretary or other League Officers before 9.00p.m. on the Tuesday evening. The matter will then be considered as a late confirmation by the Management Committee at their meeting on the following evening (Wednesday).
* Failure by the AWAY TEAM to advise the League as suggested may leave both Clubs liable should the game not take place as arranged.
* The following must be arranged at confirmation time:
(1) Date of match (2) Kick off time
(3) Colours (4) Venue and changing rooms
(5) A telephone number where visiting teams can be contacted immediately prior to leaving on the Saturday, i.e. a team arranging to commence travel at 1.00pm. should have someone standing by a telephone from 12.30pm. to 12.45pm.
(6) Warning by the Away Team if there is a possibility of the ground not being available; if this is the case early contact should also be made with the Referee (See Guide Lines for ACTION regarding unfit or suspect grounds).
* It is the Home Teams responsibility to ensure their ground is fit for play (private or otherwise) bearing in mind the departure of their opponents.
* Many teams have travelled only to find that their games cancelled. Home Clubs have left opponents and Referees unattended at their grounds knowing that their game has been called off. This kind of thing will not be accepted, hence as and from this date the Management Committee will thoroughly investigate such happenings and take the appropriate action.
* Your attention is drawn in particular to LEAGUE RULE 10 (b, c, d, e, g).

ACTION REGARDING UNFIT OR SUSPECT GROUNDS
(1) It is the responsibility of the Home Team to ensure their ground (private or otherwise) is fit for play.
(2) Consideration must be given to the travel arrangements of the Away Team as agreed at confirmation time.
(3) Referees must also be considered and if there is any doubt about the ground being fit to play the match the Referee must be advised as soon as possible and arrangements made with him.
(a) an early inspection.
(b) a late contact point just prior to him travelling.
(4) Having found it necessary to have the ground inspected Clubs MUST:
(a) Advise the match referee and invite him to inspect the ground.
(b) Should the match referee agree that another local referee may inspect the ground, the Club MUST call in a referee on the
Warrington & District League Referees’ panel, who must not be associated in any way with the home club.
(5) If a referee says the ground is unfit - his signature should be obtained on a team sheet confirming the same.
(6) Referees who carry out these duties are entitled to expenses.
(7) If for any reason a Home Club finds out too late to stop opponents or Referee from travelling it is essential that Members/Officials of the Home Team are at the ground to meet them. If circumstances such as this do happen a full written explanation must be sent by both Home and Away Clubs to the League Secretary.

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