Headington Youth FC Club Rules
1. NAME
The Club shall be called Headington Youth FC
2. OBJECTS
The objects of the club shall be to provide facilities, promote the game of Association Football, to arrange
matches and social activities for its members, and community participation in the same.
3. STATUS OF RULES
These Rules (the “Club Rules”) form a binding agreement between each member of the Club.
4. RULES AND REGULATIONS
(a) The members of the Club shall so exercise their rights, powers and duties and shall, where appropriate,
use their best endeavours to ensure that others conduct themselves so that the business and affairs of
the Club are carried out in accordance with the Rules and Regulation of The Football Association Limited
(“The FA”), County Football Association to which the Club is affiliated (“Parent County Association”) and
Competitions in which the Club participates, for the time being in force.
(b) No alteration to the Club Rules shall be effective without written approval by the Parent County
Association. The FA and the Parent County Association reserve the right to approve any proposed changes
to the Club Rules.
(c) The Club will also abide by The FA’s Safeguarding Children Policies and Procedures, Codes of Conduct
and the Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Policy as shall be in place from time to time.
5. CLUB MEMBERSHIP
(a) The members of the Club from time to time shall be those persons listed in the register of members (the
“Membership Register”) which shall be maintained by the Club Secretary.
(b) Any person who wishes to be a member must apply on the Membership Application Form and deliver it to
the Club. Election to membership shall be at the discretion of the Club Committee and granted in accordance
with the anti-discrimination and equality policies which are in place from time to time. An appeal against
refusal may be made to the Club Committee in accordance with the Complaints Procedure in place from time
to time. Membership shall become effective upon an applicant’s name being entered in the Membership
Register.
(c) In the event of a member’s resignation or expulsion, his or her name shall be removed from the
Membership Register.
(d) The FA and Parent County Association shall be given access to the Membership Register on demand.
6. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE
(a) An annual fee payable by each member shall be determined from time to time by the Club Committee
and set at a level that will not pose a significant obstacle to community participation. Any fee shall be
payable on a successful application for membership and annually by each member. Fees shall not
be repayable.
(b) The Club Committee shall have the authority to levy further subscriptions from the members as are
reasonably necessary to fulfil the objects of the Club.
7. RESIGNATION AND EXPULSION
(a) A member shall cease to be a member of the Club if, and from the date on which, he/she gives notice
to the Club Committee of his / her resignation. A member whose annual membership fee or further
subscription is more than two (2) months in arrears shall be deemed to have resigned.
(b) The Club Committee shall have the power to expel a member when, in its opinion, it would not be in the
interests of the club for them to remain a member. An appeal against such a decision may be made to the
Club Committee in accordance with the Complaints Procedure in force from time to time.
(c) A member who resigns or is expelled shall not be entitled to claim any, or any share of, any, of the income
and assets of the Club (the “Club Property”).
8. CLUB COMMITTEE
(a) The Club Committee shall consist of the following Club Officers: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson,
Treasurer, Secretary, Minutes Secretary and up to five (5) other members, all elected at an Annual General
Meeting (“AGM”).
(b) Each Club Officer and Club Committee Member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the
next AGM unless otherwise resolved at an Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”). One person may hold
no more than two (2) positions of Club Officer at any time. The Club Committee shall be responsible for
the management of all the affairs of the Club. Decisions of the Club Committee shall be made by a simple
majority of those attending the Club Committee meeting. The Chairperson of the Club Committee meeting
shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie. Meetings of the Club Committee shall be chaired by the
or in their absence the
The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Club Committee shall be three (3).
(c) Decisions of the Club Committee shall be entered into the Minute Book of the Club to be maintained by
the Club Secretary.
(d) Any member of the Club Committee may call a meeting of the Club Committee by giving not less than
seven days’ notice to all members of the Club Committee. The Club Committee shall hold not less than four
(4) meetings per year.
(e) An outgoing member of the Club Committee may be re-elected. Any vacancy on the Club Committee
which arises between AGMs shall be filled by a member proposed by one (1) and seconded by another
one (1) of the remaining Club Committee members and approved by simple majority of the remaining Club
Committee members.
(f) Save as provided for in the Rules and Regulations of The FA, the Parent County Association and any
applicable Competition, the Club Committee shall have the power to decide all questions and disputes
arising in respect of any issue concerning the Club Rules.
(g) The position of a Club Officer shall be vacated if such a person is subject to a decision of The FA
that such person be suspended from holding office or from taking part in any football activity relating
to the administration or management of a football club.
9. ANNUAL AND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS
(a) An AGM shall be held in each year to:
(i) receive a report of the activities of the Club over the previous year;
(ii) receive a report of the Club’s finances over the previous year;
(iii) elect members of the Club Committee; and
(iv) consider any other business.
(b) Nominations for election of members as Club Officers or as members of the Club Committee shall be
made in writing by the proposer and seconder, both of whom must be existing members of the Club, to the
Club Secretary not less than 21 days before the AGM. Notice of any resolution to be proposed at the AGM
shall be given in writing to the Club Secretary not less than 21 days before the Meeting.
(c) An EGM may be called at any time by the Club Committee and shall be called within 21 days of the
receipt by the Club Secretary of a requisition in writing, signed by not less than five members, stating the
purposes for which the Meeting is required and the resolutions proposed. Business at an EGM may be any
business that may be transacted at an AGM.
(d) The Secretary shall send to each member at their last known address written notice of the date of a
General Meeting (whether an AGM or an EGM) together with the resolutions to be proposed at least 14
days before the meeting.
(e) The quorum for a General Meeting shall be
(f) The Chairperson, or in their absence a member selected by the Club Committee, shall take the chair.
Each member present shall have one vote and resolutions shall be passed by a simple majority. In the
event of an equality of votes, the Chairperson of the Meeting shall have a casting vote.
(g) The Club Secretary, or in their absence a member of the Club Committee, shall enter the Minutes of
General Meetings into the Minute Book of the Club.
10. CLUB TEAMS
At its first meeting following each AGM , the Club Committee shall appoint a Club member to be responsible
for each of the Club’s football teams. The appointed members shall be responsible for managing the affairs
of the team. The appointed members shall present to the Club Committee at its last meeting prior to an
AGM a written report of the activities of the team.
11. CLUB FINANCES
(a) A bank account shall be opened and maintained in the name of the Club (the “Club Account”).
Designated account signatories shall be the Club Chairperson, the Club Secretary and the Club Treasurer.
No sum shall be drawn from the Club Account except by cheque signed by two of the three designated
signatories. All monies payable to the Club shall be received by the Treasurer and deposited in the Club
Account.
(b) The Club Property shall be applied only in furtherance of the objects of the Club. The distribution of
profits or proceedings arising from the sale of Club Property to members is prohibited.
(c) The Club Committee shall have the power to authorise the payment of remuneration and expenses to
any member of the Club (although a Club shall not remunerate a member for playing) and to any other
person or persons for services rendered to the Club.
(d) The Club may provide sporting and related social facilities, sporting equipment, coaching, courses,
insurance cover, medical treatment, away match expenses, post-match refreshments and other ordinary
benefits of Community Amateur Sports Clubs as provided for in the Finance Act 2002.
(e) The Club may also in connection with the sports purposes of the Club:
(i) sell and supply food, drink and related sports clothing and equipment;
(ii) employ members (although not for playing) and remunerate them for providing goods and services,
on fair terms set by the Club Committee without the person concerned being present;
(iii) pay for reasonable hospitality for visiting teams and guests; and
(iv) indemnify the Club Committee and members acting properly in the course of the running of the Club
against any liability incurred in the proper running of the Club (but only to the extent of its assets).
(f) The Club shall keep accounting records for recording the fact and nature of all payments and receipts
so as to disclose, with reasonable accuracy, at any time, the financial position, including the assets and
liabilities of the Club. The Club must retain its accounting records for a minimum of six (6) years.
(g) The Club shall prepare an annual “Financial Statement” in such format as shall be available from The
FA from time to time. The Financial Statement shall be verified by an independent, appropriately qualified
accountant and shall be approved by members at a General Meeting. A copy of any Financial Statement
shall, on demand, be forwarded to The FA.
(h) The Club Property, other than the Club Account, shall be vested in not less than two (2) and not more
than four (4) custodians, one of whom shall be the Treasurer (the “Custodians”), who shall deal with the
Club Property as directed by decisions of the Club Committee, and entry in the Minute Book shall be
conclusive evidence of such a decision.
(i) The Custodians shall be appointed by the Club in a General Meeting and shall hold office until death or
resignation unless removed by a resolution passed at a General Meeting.
(j) On their removal or resignation, a Custodian shall execute a Conveyance in such form as is published by
The FA from time to time to a newly elected Custodian or the existing Custodians as directed by the Club
Committee. The Club shall, on request, make a copy of any Conveyance available to The FA. On the death
of a Custodian, any Club Property vested in them shall vest automatically in the surviving Custodians. If
there is only one surviving Custodian, an EGM shall be convened as soon as possible to appoint another
Custodian.
(k) The Custodians shall be entitled to an indemnity out of the Club Property for all expenses and other
liabilities reasonably incurred by them in carrying out their duties.
12. DISSOLUTION
(a) A resolution to dissolve the Club shall only be proposed at a General Meeting and shall be carried by the
majority of at least three-quarters of the members present.
(b) The dissolution shall take effect from the date of the resolution and the members of the Club
Committee shall be responsible for the winding up of the assets and liabilities of the Club.
(c) Any surplus assets remaining after the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Club shall be
transferred to another Club, a Competition, the Parent County Association or The FA for use by them
related to community sports.
The Club shall be called Headington Youth FC
2. OBJECTS
The objects of the club shall be to provide facilities, promote the game of Association Football, to arrange
matches and social activities for its members, and community participation in the same.
3. STATUS OF RULES
These Rules (the “Club Rules”) form a binding agreement between each member of the Club.
4. RULES AND REGULATIONS
(a) The members of the Club shall so exercise their rights, powers and duties and shall, where appropriate,
use their best endeavours to ensure that others conduct themselves so that the business and affairs of
the Club are carried out in accordance with the Rules and Regulation of The Football Association Limited
(“The FA”), County Football Association to which the Club is affiliated (“Parent County Association”) and
Competitions in which the Club participates, for the time being in force.
(b) No alteration to the Club Rules shall be effective without written approval by the Parent County
Association. The FA and the Parent County Association reserve the right to approve any proposed changes
to the Club Rules.
(c) The Club will also abide by The FA’s Safeguarding Children Policies and Procedures, Codes of Conduct
and the Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Policy as shall be in place from time to time.
5. CLUB MEMBERSHIP
(a) The members of the Club from time to time shall be those persons listed in the register of members (the
“Membership Register”) which shall be maintained by the Club Secretary.
(b) Any person who wishes to be a member must apply on the Membership Application Form and deliver it to
the Club. Election to membership shall be at the discretion of the Club Committee and granted in accordance
with the anti-discrimination and equality policies which are in place from time to time. An appeal against
refusal may be made to the Club Committee in accordance with the Complaints Procedure in place from time
to time. Membership shall become effective upon an applicant’s name being entered in the Membership
Register.
(c) In the event of a member’s resignation or expulsion, his or her name shall be removed from the
Membership Register.
(d) The FA and Parent County Association shall be given access to the Membership Register on demand.
6. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE
(a) An annual fee payable by each member shall be determined from time to time by the Club Committee
and set at a level that will not pose a significant obstacle to community participation. Any fee shall be
payable on a successful application for membership and annually by each member. Fees shall not
be repayable.
(b) The Club Committee shall have the authority to levy further subscriptions from the members as are
reasonably necessary to fulfil the objects of the Club.
7. RESIGNATION AND EXPULSION
(a) A member shall cease to be a member of the Club if, and from the date on which, he/she gives notice
to the Club Committee of his / her resignation. A member whose annual membership fee or further
subscription is more than two (2) months in arrears shall be deemed to have resigned.
(b) The Club Committee shall have the power to expel a member when, in its opinion, it would not be in the
interests of the club for them to remain a member. An appeal against such a decision may be made to the
Club Committee in accordance with the Complaints Procedure in force from time to time.
(c) A member who resigns or is expelled shall not be entitled to claim any, or any share of, any, of the income
and assets of the Club (the “Club Property”).
8. CLUB COMMITTEE
(a) The Club Committee shall consist of the following Club Officers: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson,
Treasurer, Secretary, Minutes Secretary and up to five (5) other members, all elected at an Annual General
Meeting (“AGM”).
(b) Each Club Officer and Club Committee Member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the
next AGM unless otherwise resolved at an Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”). One person may hold
no more than two (2) positions of Club Officer at any time. The Club Committee shall be responsible for
the management of all the affairs of the Club. Decisions of the Club Committee shall be made by a simple
majority of those attending the Club Committee meeting. The Chairperson of the Club Committee meeting
shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie. Meetings of the Club Committee shall be chaired by the
or in their absence the
The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Club Committee shall be three (3).
(c) Decisions of the Club Committee shall be entered into the Minute Book of the Club to be maintained by
the Club Secretary.
(d) Any member of the Club Committee may call a meeting of the Club Committee by giving not less than
seven days’ notice to all members of the Club Committee. The Club Committee shall hold not less than four
(4) meetings per year.
(e) An outgoing member of the Club Committee may be re-elected. Any vacancy on the Club Committee
which arises between AGMs shall be filled by a member proposed by one (1) and seconded by another
one (1) of the remaining Club Committee members and approved by simple majority of the remaining Club
Committee members.
(f) Save as provided for in the Rules and Regulations of The FA, the Parent County Association and any
applicable Competition, the Club Committee shall have the power to decide all questions and disputes
arising in respect of any issue concerning the Club Rules.
(g) The position of a Club Officer shall be vacated if such a person is subject to a decision of The FA
that such person be suspended from holding office or from taking part in any football activity relating
to the administration or management of a football club.
9. ANNUAL AND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS
(a) An AGM shall be held in each year to:
(i) receive a report of the activities of the Club over the previous year;
(ii) receive a report of the Club’s finances over the previous year;
(iii) elect members of the Club Committee; and
(iv) consider any other business.
(b) Nominations for election of members as Club Officers or as members of the Club Committee shall be
made in writing by the proposer and seconder, both of whom must be existing members of the Club, to the
Club Secretary not less than 21 days before the AGM. Notice of any resolution to be proposed at the AGM
shall be given in writing to the Club Secretary not less than 21 days before the Meeting.
(c) An EGM may be called at any time by the Club Committee and shall be called within 21 days of the
receipt by the Club Secretary of a requisition in writing, signed by not less than five members, stating the
purposes for which the Meeting is required and the resolutions proposed. Business at an EGM may be any
business that may be transacted at an AGM.
(d) The Secretary shall send to each member at their last known address written notice of the date of a
General Meeting (whether an AGM or an EGM) together with the resolutions to be proposed at least 14
days before the meeting.
(e) The quorum for a General Meeting shall be
(f) The Chairperson, or in their absence a member selected by the Club Committee, shall take the chair.
Each member present shall have one vote and resolutions shall be passed by a simple majority. In the
event of an equality of votes, the Chairperson of the Meeting shall have a casting vote.
(g) The Club Secretary, or in their absence a member of the Club Committee, shall enter the Minutes of
General Meetings into the Minute Book of the Club.
10. CLUB TEAMS
At its first meeting following each AGM , the Club Committee shall appoint a Club member to be responsible
for each of the Club’s football teams. The appointed members shall be responsible for managing the affairs
of the team. The appointed members shall present to the Club Committee at its last meeting prior to an
AGM a written report of the activities of the team.
11. CLUB FINANCES
(a) A bank account shall be opened and maintained in the name of the Club (the “Club Account”).
Designated account signatories shall be the Club Chairperson, the Club Secretary and the Club Treasurer.
No sum shall be drawn from the Club Account except by cheque signed by two of the three designated
signatories. All monies payable to the Club shall be received by the Treasurer and deposited in the Club
Account.
(b) The Club Property shall be applied only in furtherance of the objects of the Club. The distribution of
profits or proceedings arising from the sale of Club Property to members is prohibited.
(c) The Club Committee shall have the power to authorise the payment of remuneration and expenses to
any member of the Club (although a Club shall not remunerate a member for playing) and to any other
person or persons for services rendered to the Club.
(d) The Club may provide sporting and related social facilities, sporting equipment, coaching, courses,
insurance cover, medical treatment, away match expenses, post-match refreshments and other ordinary
benefits of Community Amateur Sports Clubs as provided for in the Finance Act 2002.
(e) The Club may also in connection with the sports purposes of the Club:
(i) sell and supply food, drink and related sports clothing and equipment;
(ii) employ members (although not for playing) and remunerate them for providing goods and services,
on fair terms set by the Club Committee without the person concerned being present;
(iii) pay for reasonable hospitality for visiting teams and guests; and
(iv) indemnify the Club Committee and members acting properly in the course of the running of the Club
against any liability incurred in the proper running of the Club (but only to the extent of its assets).
(f) The Club shall keep accounting records for recording the fact and nature of all payments and receipts
so as to disclose, with reasonable accuracy, at any time, the financial position, including the assets and
liabilities of the Club. The Club must retain its accounting records for a minimum of six (6) years.
(g) The Club shall prepare an annual “Financial Statement” in such format as shall be available from The
FA from time to time. The Financial Statement shall be verified by an independent, appropriately qualified
accountant and shall be approved by members at a General Meeting. A copy of any Financial Statement
shall, on demand, be forwarded to The FA.
(h) The Club Property, other than the Club Account, shall be vested in not less than two (2) and not more
than four (4) custodians, one of whom shall be the Treasurer (the “Custodians”), who shall deal with the
Club Property as directed by decisions of the Club Committee, and entry in the Minute Book shall be
conclusive evidence of such a decision.
(i) The Custodians shall be appointed by the Club in a General Meeting and shall hold office until death or
resignation unless removed by a resolution passed at a General Meeting.
(j) On their removal or resignation, a Custodian shall execute a Conveyance in such form as is published by
The FA from time to time to a newly elected Custodian or the existing Custodians as directed by the Club
Committee. The Club shall, on request, make a copy of any Conveyance available to The FA. On the death
of a Custodian, any Club Property vested in them shall vest automatically in the surviving Custodians. If
there is only one surviving Custodian, an EGM shall be convened as soon as possible to appoint another
Custodian.
(k) The Custodians shall be entitled to an indemnity out of the Club Property for all expenses and other
liabilities reasonably incurred by them in carrying out their duties.
12. DISSOLUTION
(a) A resolution to dissolve the Club shall only be proposed at a General Meeting and shall be carried by the
majority of at least three-quarters of the members present.
(b) The dissolution shall take effect from the date of the resolution and the members of the Club
Committee shall be responsible for the winding up of the assets and liabilities of the Club.
(c) Any surplus assets remaining after the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Club shall be
transferred to another Club, a Competition, the Parent County Association or The FA for use by them
related to community sports.