The ESFA small sided competition is played early in the season for a
particular reason. The English Schools Football Association is the
umbrella organisation which organises all competitions, both
secondary and junior, in the country. There are five national
primary competitions organised by ESFA as follows:
ESFA Under 11 Competition for Boys
ESFA Under 11 Competition for Girls
ESFA Under 11 Competition for Small Schools
ESFA Under 11 Competition for Association Teams
Our local competition has to be played early so that the winning
team will represent Chester-le-Street in a county regional final
and, hopefully, in the Durham county final. The winner of the Durham
county final will then play in the North of England finals and the
winner of that competition will play in the national final at
Wembley.
Teams who been successful in past years in the Chester-le-Street
Association are:
| 2005 |
Ouston |
North Regional
Final: Girls |
| 2006 |
Pelton
Community |
North Regional
Final: Boys |
| 2007 |
Birtley
St Josephs |
National Final:
Small Schools |
| 2008 |
Barley
Mow |
North Regional
Final: Small Schools |
|
Past
Chester-le-Street Winners of ESFA 7-a-Side |
| 1983-84 |
Cestria |
1984-85 |
Birtley
St Josephs |
1985-86 |
Birtley St Josephs |
| 1986-87 |
St
Cuthberts |
1987-88 |
St
Cuthberts |
1988-89 |
Birtley St Josephs |
| 1989-90 |
Red Rose |
1990-91 |
Roseberry |
1991-92 |
Roseberry |
| 1992-93 |
Lumley |
1993-94 |
Red Rose |
1994-95 |
Ouston |
| 1995-96 |
Red Rose |
1996-97 |
Ouston |
1997-98 |
Red Rose |
| 1998-99 |
Woodlea |
1999-00 |
C of E |
2000-01 |
Bullion Lane |
| 2001-02 |
Harlow
Green |
2002-03 |
Lumley |
2003-04 |
Red Rose |
| 2004-05 |
C of E |
2005-06 |
Pelton
Community |
2006-07 |
Woodlea |
| 2007-08 |
Red Rose |
2008-09 |
Woodlea |
2009-10 |
Hetton Lyons |
| 2010-11 |
St
Margarets |
2011-12 |
St
Margarets |
|
|
Thursday September 15th
|
ESFA 7 a Side 2011-12 |
|
|
|
Centre:
Red Rose |
Centre: Bullion Lane |
Centre:
Lumley |
| Cestria |
Bullion Lane |
Lumley |
| St
Cuthberts |
Birtley
St Josephs |
Pelton
Community |
| St
Margarets |
Belmont |
C of E |
| Red Rose |
St
Mary's |
Hetton
Lyons |
|
Winner of each group
+ the best runner up to final on Tuesday 20th September |
|
Final |
|
at Bullion Lane on
22.9.2011 |
|
Bullion Lane |
|
Cestria |
|
Hetton Lyons |
|
St Margarets |
|
ESFA Final |
|
Tues.
Sept 20th |
Position |
| St
Margarets |
1 |
| Cestria |
2 |
| Bullion
Lane |
3 |
| Hetton
Lyons |
4 |
|