SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE (WESSEX) RULES
9. PLAYERS' AGENTS 
9.1 A Players’ Agent cannot have an involvement in any Club in an official capacity (as defined by the Board) nor may he hold office with the Competition.
9.2 All Clubs must comply with The FA Regulations concerning Players’ Agents. 
 
10. FINANCIAL RECORDS 

10.1 All Clubs shall keep their accounting records for recording the fact and nature of all receipts and payments so as to disclose with reasonable accuracy, at any time, the financial position including the assets and liabilities of the Club.

10.2 The home Club shall retain all gate receipts. Where a match is declared all ticket the Away [visiting] Club shall be entitled to 10% of the total number of tickets available or a minimum of 600, whichever is the greater, subject to any stipulation by the relevant safety authority affecting these figures.
Clubs must ensure that all gate receipts are fully and properly recorded and accounted for in the accounting records of the club.
Clubs should have a system in operation for home games that enables them to accurately report on the following;
A record of all tickets sold in advance
A reconciliation of cash received by category of entrant through each turnstile
The number of entrants through each turnstile
A schedule of the numbers admitted to parts of the stadium that do not pass through a turnstile
A list of complimentary tickets authorised
This documentation should be reconciled to the overall takings and declared attendance for each home game.

10.3 For Competition league matches only, the travelling expenses of match officials shall be pooled, each Club rendering on the match report details of all payments made. The Company shall, at the conclusion of the season, divide the total cost of officials in each division by the total number of Clubs in that division and where the total payment made by the Club is less than the equal share of the pool, the Club shall pay the difference within 14 days of the date of posting of the written notification to the Club. Where the sum paid by the Club is more than the equal share of the pool, the Club will be reimbursed from the pool of monies received from all the other Clubs.

10.4 In the event of a transfer of a player where a consideration is agreed, the consideration can only be paid between the two clubs (the transferor and transferee clubs).
The full name of each contracting club should be stated in the transfer agreement. The full consideration involved must be recorded in the accounting records of both clubs.

10.5 This rule does not apply to the Wessex Football League


10.6 All loans extended to a Club must be documented in full in the accounting records of the Club.
Documentation supporting each loan must be retained and should include the following information:
The value of the loan
The length of the loan
The interest rate charged, and whether this is fixed or variable
Repayment terms
The full names of the individual or corporate body extending the loan
The terms in the event of a default on the loan
The document should be signed by two directors, Officers or Executive Committee Members who are independent of the party extending the loan. 

 
11. FOOTBALL CREDITORS 
Where a Club defaults in making any payments to any Football Creditor, the Club shall be subject to such penalty as the Board of Directors may decide. 
 
12. RESULT/REPORT FORMS 
Each Club shall submit the fully completed copy of the appropriate match result form by first class post to the Appointing Authority and the Competition in an envelop showing the postmark within three(3) days of the match. Clubs may also use the email or fax option where the card should reach the Appointing Authority within two (2) days of the match. When a Club considers that the Referee has discharged his duties incompetently and awards a mark of 49 or less, a detailed report must be sent to the Appointing Authority within three days of the match by first class post. Clubs in default of any provision of the Rule will be subject to a fine for each offence in accordance with the Fines Tariff.
 
13. CHAMPION, RELEGATION 

13.1 Three points will be awarded for a win at home or away and one point for a drawn match at home or away.

13.2 At the end of the Playing Season of each competition a table will be compiled showing the playing record of each Club in each division of the Competition.
The position of each Club in the table so complied shall be determined in order with the Club being awarded the highest number of points being first and the Club being awarded the second highest number of points being placed second and so on. In the event of two or more clubs being awarded the same number of points the highest placed Club shall be decided as follows:

13.2.1 Goal difference – The goals scored against by each Club shall be deducted from the goals scored by that Club and the largest difference shall be placed the highest.

13.2.2 In the event of the goal difference being equal the highest placed Club shall be the Club which has scored the most goals;

13.2.3 In the event that two or more Clubs have the same goal difference and have scored the same number of goals then the highest placed Club shall be the Club which has won the most matches.

13.2.4 In the event of the two Clubs still being equal the Club which has the better playing record against the other Club in their head to head Competition matches during the Season will be the highest placed Club.

13.2.5 If the records of two or more Clubs are still equal and it is necessary for any reason to determine the position of each then the Clubs concerned shall play off a deciding match or matches on a neutral ground or grounds with the net gate money after deducting the usual matches expenses being divided equally between the two completing Clubs.

13.3 Promotion, relegation and lateral movement of Clubs shall be in accordance with the principles established by the Leagues Committee of The FA.

13.4.1 At the end of the season (subject to the National Pyramid Arrangements), the Champion Club of the Premier Division may, if it so desires, be put forward for Promotion to Step 4 and its place may be taken by a Club relegated from Step 4.

13.4.2 If the 1st placed Club does not apply for Promotion it will pass to the 2nd placed Club but no further.

13.4.3 At the end of the season the bottom two (2) placed Clubs in the Premier Division shall be relegated and be replaced by the Champions and runners up of Division One (1) provided they meet the required grading as per the National Ground Grading Document. At the end of the season the bottom two (2) placed Clubs in Division One (1) shall be relegated and replaced by two (2) Clubs from Step 7 provided they meet the National Ground Grading Document, or may be considered for re-election.

13.4.4 Promotion and Relegation within the Combination Divisions. At the end of the season the bottom two (2) placed Clubs in Combination 1 shall be relegated and be replaced by the Champions and runners up of Division Two. The bottom two (2) Clubs in Combination 2 shall seek re-election.

13.4.5 Notwithstanding any of the provisions above, the Board shall be empowered to maintain the numerical strength of the League(s) if for any reason they should be depleted.

13.4.6 Any club promoted to the Premier Division shall meet the full Grading requirement

13.4.7 All Clubs shall meet the Grading and time schedule set out in the Criteria Document issued by the Football Association.

13.5 If no Clubs are eligible or wish promotion, the number of Clubs to be relegated will be reduced.

13.6 In the event of a Club, not being placed in a relegation position at the end of the season, wishing to resign from the Competition at the end of the season, or having been removed from membership under the Articles the number of Clubs to be relegated shall be reduced accordingly.

13.7 In the event of a Club opting to be relegated or being removed from membership under the Articles such Club or Clubs will replace the Club or Clubs otherwise due for relegation.

13.8 If any Club ceases to operate between the annual general meeting of the Company and the commencement of the following Playing Season, no adjustments to the number of Clubs participating in the Competition will be made. The remaining Clubs will participate in the Competition for that season.

13.9 A Club which for any reason ceases to operate at any time during the Playing Season may have its playing record expunged, and any monies due to them from the Company shall be forfeited. From the date of the withdrawal no further payment shall become due to them. From the date of the withdrawal, that Club shall cease to be a member of the Company.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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