Downloads, Links, Courses & FAQs

All up to date fees and fines are in the latest rules. See download links for this season's NEHYL rules.

You can find a list in the NEHYL Rules Match Summary on the Information page.

Referees are able to send players to the Sin Bin for dissent from Season 2019/20. 

Under 7 through to Under 17/18 play on Saturdays

Girls play on Sundays 

Kick off times should be between 9.30am & 1.00pm for Saturday matches and between 12.00pm & 2.30pm for Sunday.

Kick off times must be agreed with the away team in advance and not in the week of the game. Also, consider the distance that your opposition need to travel when allocating early or late kick off times.

The home team manager/club secretary must contact the opposing team manager and allocated referee at least FIVE DAYS before the game with: kick off time, location, access to the ground and your team colours. This is not deemed to have been done until confirmation has been received.

Yes, all matches require a team sheet with named QFA completed and exchanged and retained for future reference. The template can be found in the downloads section above. An approved player squad list downloaded weekly is also required from The FA's Club Portal.

• Greet opposing team & manager and show them dressing room facilities, warm up area etc.
• If appointed, greet referee show him/her dressing room facilities & pay fees (before the game).
• Check Pitch, pitch markings, goal nets, Assistant Referees flags and corner flags, (a spare whistle is also a good idea).
• Provide at least two correctly sized footballs fit for play. (Don't forget ball pump).
• Check that YOUR players' equipment is not dangerous - Referees will also check the studs.
• Exchange team sheets at least 10 minutes prior to kick off (download from Information page on website).
• An identity parade will be held to allow for the identity of the players to be confirmed by the managers. This will use the Squad List printed from the the player registration system. If a player does not appear on the squad list/and or the exchange team sheet, that player may not participate in the match.
• Only coaches or managers who are included on the Player's Photo Squad List are allowed to stand with the teams during the match.
• Don't forget drinks and oranges for your team
• It is the responsibility of both teams to ensure that a Respect Handshake takes place prior to the game

Each club shall provide for its team a clearly marked first aid kit containing the following basic items:

• A supply of adhesive dressings;
• A selection of clean bandages;
• Suitable dressing material to cover lacerations etc;
• A supply of fresh, clean water and an eye wash facility;
• A suitable mouth to mouth resuscitation aid.
• The home team MUST ensure that there is a qualified and League registered First Aider (QFA) present.
• QFA numbers are obtainable from treasurer@nehyl.org.uk

• 5 v 5 - Up to five rolling substitutes maybe named and used – all players must play at 50% of the match
• 7 v 7 - Up to seven rolling substitutes maybe named and used – all players must play at 50% of the match
• 9 v 9 - Up to 5 rolling substitutes maybe named and used
• 11 v 11 - Up to 5 rolling substitutes maybe named and used

All specifications for pitches, ball and goals can be found in the NEHYL rules and rules summary. Click the link above in the Downloads section for the latest rules.

In recognition of the difficulties that clubs have, where multiple teams use the same pitches, the league has adopted a policy from this season where divisional secretaries will publish a minimum of one month’s fixtures in advance.

These fixtures will be listed on The FA's Full Time website. 

Click the link below to login to FullTime where you will then be able to select the relevant team from the dropdown and click 'Fixture Wizard'.

The NEHYL Referee Secretary aims to allocate referees to as many fixtures as possible. Further information can be found by clicking the link below. 

Yes, the NEHYL Referee Secretary will need to know to allocate referees to the correct venue. Otherwise, the clubs default location is assumed. Use the Fixture Venue Update Form to send this information to the Referee Secretary.

Divisional Secretaries must be informed of any known future postponements due to lack of players (e.g. school activities) at least 2 weeks in advance of the fixture. Read the full policy.

Team officials can now update their own records in FullTime to ensure they receive a text to report results.

• The  Team Manager and/or the team’s admin contact must have their mobile number registered on Whole Game System which feeds to FullTime.
• On match days , the Team Manager and/or the team’s admin contact will receive an SMS from FA FullTime requesting the result to be submitted by an SMS – this must be done as soon as possible after the match finishes. Note - some DivSecs may also require additional notification of the result to them personally
• A correctly completed match result card must be received by the league by no later than five days following the date of the match. The link to the MRC can be found under the Match Admin menu.

MRCs are required for all games that are arranged by the NEHYL and need to be received within five days of the game being played. You may not get a confirmation email if you entered your email address incorrectly. Find out more about MRCs below.

If you have any issues with the Online MRC or cannot access it 48 hours after your fixture, please email NEHYL to inform them you are having issues.

Reply to the Full Time SMS with ‘A-A’ and not the score when the match was abandoned. An MRC will also be required. As with the SMS, please put A in both the score fields and also enter ‘Match Abandoned” and the amount of the game that was played in the additional comments box.

All dates can be found on the Information section under 'Deadlines & Meetings'

Festival Competitions are held for the Under 8 to Under 11 age groups. This season we have two different Festival formats – Festival Cup Competition and Festival Divisional Competition – that were agreed at the League AGM. Click the link to understand the key differences between the two formats.