The Derbyshire County Football Association, simply known as the Derbyshire FA, is the

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in the county of

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. The Derbyshire FA runs a number of cups at different levels for teams all across Derbyshire.

Affiliated leagues

Men's Saturday

*Midlands Regional Alliance (1911) *Derby Church League *Hope Valley Amateur League (1907) *Matlock and District League

Ladies and girls

Derbyshire Girls & Ladies League (2003)

Men's Sunday

*Alfreton and District Sunday League *Chesterfield and District Sunday League (1966) *Derby City League - Sunday Morning *Derby Taverners Sunday League (1963) *Long Eaton Sunday League (1970)

Small sided

*Match Night - Chesterfield Mondays *Power Leagues *Soccer Sixes - Chesterfield

Youth

*Derby City League - Saturday Youth *Derby City League - Sunday Morning Youth *Derby Mini-Soccer Lge (2005) *Derwent Valley Junior League (1970) *Rowsley and District Youth League

Other

Disbanded or amalgamated leagues

Leagues that were affiliated to the Derbyshire FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues include: *Long Eaton and District Church League

Affiliated member clubs

Among the notable clubs that are affiliated to the Derbyshire FA are: *

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alf ...

* Ashbourne F.C. *

Belper Town Belper Town Football Club is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Christchurch Meadow. The club are nicknamed the "Nailers" due to the town's nail-making industry. History The club ...

* Belper United * Borrowash Victoria *

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the High Peak, Derbyshire, Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Alston, Cumbria also claims this, but lacks a regu ...

*Chapel Town * Chesterfield *

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

Glapwell Glapwell is a rural village and civil parish on the A617 road in the Bolsover District of north-east Derbyshire, The village is at the top of a steep hill at an elevation of 176m, on the western edge of the Southern Magnesian Limestone, overloo ...

Glossop North End Glossop North End Association Football Club is a football club in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, which competes in the . The club was founded in February 1886. Between 1899 and 1992 the club was officially known as Glossop. Their current home gr ...

* Graham Street Prims * Gresley Rovers * Heanor Town * Holbrook Sports * Ilkeston Town * Long Eaton United *

Matlock Town Matlock Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was esta ...

Mickleover Mickleover is a village in the unitary authority of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It is west of Derby, northeast of Burton upon Trent, southeast of Ashbourne and northeast of Uttoxeter. History The earliest recorded mention of Mickleov ...

New Mills New Mills is a small town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England, south-east of Stockport and from Manchester at the confluence of the River Goyt and River Sett, Sett. It is close to the border with Cheshire and above the Torrs, a ...

Pinxton Pinxton is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire on the western boundary of Nottinghamshire, England, just south of the Pinxton Interchange at Junction 28 of the M1 motorway where the A38 road meets the M1. Pinxton is part of the Bolsover D ...

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

* Staveley Miners Welfare

County Cups

External links

Derbyshire FA's official website
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