May 29, 2025 — Secretary Annual Report 2024/25
Fortunately, the weather was the best it has been for quite a number of seasons, which meant most teams were finished by April. The biggest disappointment for me this year was some people still think it is acceptable to play players who are underage. Clearly the £250 fine is not working as a deterrent. Hence, we will be asking Clubs to increase the penalties for playing under age players, which will include additional points deductions.
Apr 7, 2025 — Under Age Players
Sadly, some players and teams still think it is acceptable to play under age players. This season we have caught the following players:
Apr 4, 2025 — New Club Applications Season 2025/26
Applications for new Clubs wishing to join the League next season are open. The closing date for applications is Thursday 17th April 2025, with Committee members meeting with applicants on Thursday 24th April 2025.
Aug 15, 2024 — Registrations, Constitution, Updates
Please see details about Under Age Players, the Constitution, contacting League Officers and other updates
Oct 14, 2023 — Reminders Team Sheets and Under Age Players
TEAM SHEETS Players only have to sign team sheets and complete date of birth and post code if challenged by opponents. This means you can complete all the details of players you expect to turn up and give the sheets to the opponents and Referee as soon as they arrive. This avoids any fines. We know team sheets are something else for managers to do, however they have already quickly been able to clear up six cases of unregistered players playing in the League.
Oct 2, 2023 — Referee Fees Reminder
A reminder please that the Referee fees for this season are as follows: Essex Veterans League competition games £45 Essex FA Veterans County Cup/Trophy competitions (up to and including the Quarter Final) £50
Sep 16, 2023 — Fixture Cancellation Policy
For Saturday 16th September last season’s cancellation periods will apply. The rest of the season the following with apply unless weather means a change becomes applicable
Sep 16, 2023 — Team Sheets
All Clubs have been sent team sheets which are a mandatory League requirement for every fixture. Please note the following procedures:
Jul 27, 2023 — Constitution 2023/24
Please see below Constitution for the new season. This has probably been the hardest Constitution I have been involved in creating. With so many teams dropping out last season it left big gaps in the Constitution. Having listened to Clubs saying they wanted more teams in the Divisions you will see in the Over 35's we have dropped from nine to seven Divisions. I would not be surprised if we had teams drop out in the next month. You will see I have marked that some teams may transfer Divisions if we have drop outs before 2nd September.
Aug 7, 2022 — Constitution 2022/23
As advised at the AGM we delayed issuing a constitution until now. This was because historically we have issued the constitution a day before the AGM and then had multiple teams withdraw on the day of the AGM and again having teams withdraw when it came to registering players. This has been the case again this season. By delaying the constitution release we have been able to balance the Divisions better. The constitution for 2022/23 is as below
