2022-2023 Season
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NOTICE
International Clearance Form now available in News section below
Handbooks etc

For the 2022-2023 Main Handbook click here.

For the 2022-2023 Match Day Handbook click here .

For the INTERNATIONAL CLEARANCE FOR AMATEUR PLAYERS     click here.


Telephoning in Results
All results should be phoned or texted to the number below by 17.15 hrs on Saturdays.
 
The information we require is
  1. Division or Cup Competition then
  2. Home Team & Score then
  3. then Away Team & Score

If it's an external competition and the home team is from outside the league
you must telephone in the result especially if it's a COUNTY CUP, if the match is postponed you must phone and tell the Results line!

 

 


For evening games results should be phoned in straight after the match

07867 682822

 


2018 NOTICE

It's the home team's responsibility to confirm the fixture with the away team and the referees 


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Referees' Match Fees

 

Double headers are paid as follows the referees receives £30-00 per game so AWAY team also pays him, 

Officials appointed by the league should receive
Referee: £50-00 Assistant Referee: £40-00
see Rule 23 (E) in the league Handbook

Guide to Marking Referees

Guide To Marking Referees

The mark awarded by a club must be based on the referee's overall performance, It is most important that the mark is awarded fairly and not based upon isolated incidents or previous games. The referee's performance should be determined by the table below which should act as a guide for the overall mark which should fall within the mark range for each standard of performance.

91-100
The referee was extremely accurate in decision making and very successfully controlled the game using management and communication skills to create an environment of fair play, adding real value to the game.

81-90
The referee was very accurate in decision making and successfully controlled the game using management and communication skills to create an environment of fair play.

71 - 80
The referee was accurate in decision making and controlled the game well, communicating with the players, making a positive contribution towards fair play.

61-70
The referee was reasonably accurate in decision making, controlled the game quite well and communicated with players, establishing a reasonable degree of fair play.

51-60
The referee had some shortcomings in the level of accuracy of decision making and control, with only limited success in communicating with the players resulting in variable fair play.

50 and below
The referee had significant shortcomings in the level of accuracy of decision making and control with poor communication with the players which resulted in low levels of fair play

Notes

Using a scale of up to 100 allows greater flexibility for clubs to distinguish between different refereeing performances more accurately.

A mark within each mark range can be given to reflect the referee's performance e.g. a mark of 79 indicates a somewhat better performance than a mark of 71.

A mark between 71 and 80 represents the standard of refereeing expected.

When a mark of 50 or less is awarded, an explanation must be provided to the League or Competition by completing the appropriate box on the marking form. It must include comments which could help improve the referee's future performances. Even where a referee has significant shortcomings there will have been some positive aspects which should be given credit; extremely low marks (below 20) should be very rare.

How to Decide on the referee's Mark

The following questions focus on the key areas of a referee's performance. They are intended as an "aide memoire", are not necessarily comprehensive and need not be answered individually. It is, however, worth considering them before committing yourself to a mark for the referee.

CONTROL AND DECISION MAKING

- How well did the referee control the game?
- Were the players' actions recognized correctly?
- Were the Laws applied correctly?
- Were all incidents dealt with efficiently/effectively?
- Were all the appropriate sanctions applied correctly?
- Was the referee always within reasonable distance of incidents?
- Was the referee well positioned to make critical decisions, especially in and around the penalty area?
- Did the referee understand the players' positional intentions and keep out of the way accordingly?
- Did the referee demonstrate alertness and concentration throughout the game?
- Did the referee apply the use of the advantage to suit the mood and temperature of the game?
- Was the referee aware of the players' attitude to advantage?
- Did the referee use the assistants effectively?
- Did the officials work as a team, and did the referee lead and manage them to the benefit of the game?

COMMUNICATION AND PLAYER MANAGEMENT

- How well did the referee communicate with the players during the game?
- Did the referee's level of involvement/profile suit this particular game?
- Did the referee understand the players' problems on the day ? e.g. difficult ground/weather conditions?
- Did the referee respond to the changing pattern of play/mood of players'
- Did the referee demonstrate empathy for the game, allowing it to develop in accordance with the tempo of the game?
- Was the referee pro-active in controlling of the game?
- Was the referee's authority asserted firmly without being officious
- Was the referee confident and quick thinking?
- Did the referee appear unflustered and unhurried when making critical decisions?
- Did the referee permit undue questioning of decisions?
- Did the referee deal effectively with players crowding around after decisions/incidents?
- Was effective player management in evidence?
- Was the referee's body language confident and open at all times?
- Did the pace of the game, the crowd or player pressure affect the referee negatively?

Final Thoughts

- Always try to be objective when marking. You may not obtain the most objective view by marking immediately after the game.
- Judge the performance over the whole game. Don?t be too influenced by one particular incident.
- Don't mark the referee down unfairly because your team was unlucky and lost the game or some disciplinary action was taken against your players.


LEAGUE HANDBOOK and League Rules

Please click on the blue and red MCFL badge in the heading to go to the MCFL website.
You can download the latest league rules and other documents from there.


Please click here to download your club's page for the league handbook.

Please fill in your details where shown in red in sections A, w, b, c, d, e, f, g, h and j. When completed, save the new document and send it as an email attachment to the league secretary.DONT FORGET TO TYPE IN YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS ON THE FORMS


County F.A. Addresses for Referees & Clubs

Amateur FA (AFA)
Unit 3,7 Wenlock Road, London N1 7SL
Tel: 020 8733 2613
Email



 

Berks & Bucks County FA
County Office
15a London Street
Faringdon, Oxon SN7 8AG
Tel: Office= 01367 242505 Fax= 01367 242158
Email



ESSEX COUNTY FA
The County Office
Sprinfield Lyons Approach
Springfield
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 5LB
Tel: 01245 465271
Email



Hertfordshire County FA
County Ground
Baldock Road
Letchworth
Herts
SG6 2EN
Tel: Office= 01462 677622 Fax= 01462 677624
Email


London County FA
11 Hurlington Business Park
Sulivan Road
Fulham
London
SW6 3DU
Tel: 020 7610 8360
Email

Middlesex County FA
39 Roxborough Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 1NS
Tel: Office= 020 8515 1919 Fax= 020 8515 1910
Email


Surrey County FA
County Office
Connaught House
36 Bridge Street
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT22 8BZ
Tel: 01372 373543
Fax: 01372 361310
Email