DRAFT MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
HELD AT THE BEACON INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, STAFFORD
ON SATURDAY 25 JUNE 2011

The meeting opened at 11.00 am with M Coyne in the Chair.  In attendance were 11 elected and 1 co-opted Member of Council, plus P Clayton, FA Representative, J Read, Chief Executive, M Ashton (Lancaster & Co), 14 Life Members and 1Ex Council Member, P Jordan MBE and N Giannasi (Honorary Auditors), and representatives of Member associations.  The full list of those present is attached to the Minutes as Appendix I.

The Chairman opened the meeting by showing a DVD and welcoming delegates to Stafford.

A Minutes silence was observed by the Meeting in honour of those colleagues who had passed away during the previous season.

1. NOTICE OF THE MEETING
The Chief Executive read the Notice of the Meeting.

2. STANDING ORDERS
The Vice-Chairman, J Appleby, moved the adoption of Standing Orders as printed on the Agenda paper.  Seconded by G Reynolds (Life Member).

D Gent (Newbury PSFA) submitted a proposal to amend a motion which was refused as it had not been submitted in accordance with standing orders.

3. APOLOGIES
The Chief Executive announced apologies received prior to the Meeting and other apologies were taken from the floor.  A full list of these apologies can be found in Appendix II. 

4. THE APPOINTMENT OF SCRUTINEERS
P Smith MBE (Life Member), R Eccles (Life Member & Northamptonshire CSFA), D Willacy (Life Member) and H Roberts (Mid Cheshire SFA)

5. MINUTES OF THE 2009 AGM
The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held at The Beacon International Centre, Stafford on 19 June 2010, having been circulated to all affiliated Associations the Vice Chairman moved ‘That the Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting be confirmed and signed.’ 

This was seconded by G Reynolds and agreed by the Meeting

6. MATTERS ARISING
M Fretter (Vale of White Horse PSFA) reminded Council of the high costs involved in taking part in the National Final of a competition.  It was agreed that Council would review these costs.

R Eccles (Life Member & Northamptonshire CSFA) asked about the situation regarding Long Service lunches.  Council confirmed that the award lunches had been reinstated, but invitations would not be back-dated.

D Gent (Newbury PSFA) asked if Council had considered an increase in the U11 festivals grant as requested at last year’s AGM.  Referring to the Jersey festival, he said £500 did not go very far.  M Coyne confirmed that as an incentive, grants had been given to all new Associations attending festivals, but Council would review grants again when discussing next season’s budgets.
 
M Berry (Life Member) was of the opinion that more support from Council was needed for the Durham and North Tyneside festivals. N Pont (Council Member) responded that Council Members did attend whenever it was possible, and he had himself attended and refereed at the North Tyneside festival every day.

G Wainwright (Durham CSFA) speaking as the organiser of the Durham festival, said the Association was very disappointed that the usual ESFA festival grant of £2,000 had been reduced to £500 this year.  M Coyne (Chairman) responded that in an attempt to be fair, all the ESFA festivals had received a £500 grant this season.  ESFA had also purchased T shirts and footballs for the festivals.

M Fretter (Vale of White Horse PSFA) was disappointed that there had been no statement issued regarding the ESFA Trustees releasing more reserves this year, and primary schools had again been asked to spend £60 on programmes when entering the finals.  He also asked why some teams had been allowed to wear their own kit, when ESFA kit had been provided by Prostar.  M Coyne (Chairman) explained that some contribution had to be made towards programme costs, and the ESFA had allowed individual school kits to be worn where they had been supplied by local sponsors.

D Palmer (Life Member) wished to thank B Shackley and the ESFA Review Group, which was initiated at the 2010 AGM, for the professional way in which the review was carried out and presented to membership.

7. ANNUAL REPORT
The Annual Report of the Council, having been circulated to all affiliated Associations, J Appleby (Council Member), on behalf of Council, moved ‘That this Annual Report be received and entered in the Minutes.’

J Appleby thanked Staff, Council and Trustees for their work throughout the season, before inviting comments from the Meeting on the Annual Report.

M Berry (Life Member) referring to General Rule 4 (f), asked how many competitions had been sanctioned in accordance with this rule.  J Read (Chief Executive) confirmed that the Premier League U11 and Girls U13 competitions were sanctioned every year, as they did not clash with any ESFA competitions. M Berry expressed disappointment that Membership had not been made aware of these sanctions.

G Reynolds (Life Member) asked if the ESFA had supported Schools Sports Partnerships, by lobbying Government regarding their recent loss of funding.  J Read confirmed that a meeting had been held with Government representatives at a Youth Sports Trust meeting held at Loughborough, but only 30% of the original SSP funding had been restored.

J Larter (Inner London CSFA) reminded the meeting that School Sports Partnerships monies were not ‘ring-fenced’ for sport.  The SSPs could allocate the money wherever they pleased.

R Eccles (Life Member and Northamptonshire CSFA) asked if it was mandatory for every Association to have a qualified Child Welfare Officer in place.  J Read (Chief Executive) confirmed that it was mandatory by law, unless an Association did not run any representative teams. According to a survey carried out by ESFA HQ earlier this year, 50% of CWO’s had no ‘FA CRB’ check in place and 75% had not attended the FA CWO workshops.  The FA had agreed to fund a part time CWO at ESFA HQ on a one-year contract basis, in order to rectify this situation. The ESFA must become 100% compliant by season 2012/13

M Webber (Dorset CSFA) asked if a CWO could cover more than one Association. J Read (Chief Executive) confirmed this would be possible, but was not recommended by the FA.

R Eccles (Life Member and Northamptonshire CSFA) asked if he could be the CWO for all Associations in his County.  M Coyne replied that technically, yes he could, but again this would not be recommended.

S Abson (Life Member and Leicestershire & Rutland CSFA) asked how many E20 (spectator related) discipline cases had been recorded this season. M Spinks (National Competitions Manager) confirmed two cases had been reported.   Discipline regulations had yet to be discussed, but Membership would receive guidance as quickly as possible.

D Willacy (Life Member) congratulated the ESFA Competitions department on the way the Finals were organised, and also the Dacorum SFA upon reaching the Trophy Final. Unfortunately this appeared to be the only final where the Match Officials had not been appointed locally. M Spinks (National Competitions Manager) explained that the Match Officials had been appointed by the County, and not by HQ, but this would be noted for next season.

M Fretter (Vale of White Horse PSFA) said his Association had sold tickets for the Primary Finals at Watford which should have been exchanged for match programmes on the day, but none were available, and had to be forwarded from HQ later.  P Harding (Council Member) explained that the programmes which had been provided had all sold out, so more had to be reproduced.  M Spinks (National Competitions Manager) also added apologies for any embarrassment caused, but due to photocopier problems at HQ not enough had been printed, and most of these had been given to Team Managers for distribution.

D Gent (Newbury PSFA) complimented the ESFA on the Annual Report which reads very well. However, it refers to constraints on manpower in the Competitions department, so perhaps this is cause to appoint more staff.  P Harding (Council Member) who explained that the ESFA was currently exploring the possibility of appointing a Marketing Manager, who could address these issues.

D Gent (Ex Council and Newbury PSFA) also complimented the ESFA on producing a regular e-zine which was sent to all Association Secretaries, but commented that this should be forwarded to Association Chairmen and Treasurers in order to reach a wider audience.  D Woollaston (Council Member) acknowledged these comments and confirmed that Council and Staff were working towards improved communications and raising the profile of the ESFA. More information was going into school mailings to encourage them to use the ESFA website. It was important for schools to be aware of the benefits of joining the ESFA. 

M Fretter (Vale of White Horse PSFA) queried whether child welfare regulations would allow some players to take part in 6 matches in one day, as had happened at the Primary Finals. P Rickard (Council Member) explained that the parents of these players had been consulted, and were in favour of them taking part in both competition finals on the same day.

M Timberlake (Lancashire CSFA) reported that the decision to allow parents to attend the dinner after the boys U18 Inter County final at Sheffield Wednesday (for £20 per head), had been a great success and he hoped it would continue. Howard Webb had been the Match Referee at this game and was excellent.  P Harding (Council Member) said this was something the ESFA would hope to continue with.

M Berry (Life Member) said he had recently attended an England v Scotland FA Victory Shield game at Morecambe, and was very disappointed to see that no mention of players’ schools was made in the match programme, only clubs. The FA Chairman presented many community awards but again, no mention of schools football. J Read (Chief Executive) said that he had previously needed to remind the FA about listing the schools in their match programmes, but would bring the matter to their attention again.

R Eccles (Life Member and Northamptonshire CSFA) asked if M Ives from the FA was giving a CAS presentation at this AGM.  P Clayton (Council Member) reported that M Ives was unable to attend due to other work commitments.

G Reynolds (Life Member) said he had been informed by the County LEA that in future; no more funding would be available for his Association. A meeting is being arranged with the local Council but, he fears that unless this funding is reinstated, the Association could not carry on.

J Appleby (Council Member) moved that the Annual Report be accepted into the Minutes.  This was agreed by the Meeting.

8. FINANCIAL REPORT
P Harding (Chairman of Trustees) presented the Financial Statement and moved the adoption of the Balance Sheet.

He thanked D Howard (Finance Officer) for the clarity of the financial reports issued to the ESFA Council and Auditors throughout the year.

Thanks were also extended to Lancasters (Auditors) and Honorary Auditors P Jordan and N Giannasi for their advice and support.

The ESFA Council had tried to increase travel grants this season, and also provide support for Counties to start their own websites.  T-shirts and footballs had been provided for Festivals and some new Associations also took up the option of a starting grant for attending festivals.

Council realise that Primary finals are expensive to organise, so have tried to assist as much as possible.

Unfortunately there were fewer competition entries, but two new sponsorships have been agreed, Tesco and Bottleit

The ESFA surplus is lower this season, but overall the finances are in good shape.

P Harding announced that G Smith was stepping down from his post as a Trustee and thanked him for all his hard work during the time he undertook this role.

In response to a request from M Berry (Life Member) for more information regarding the Tesco sponsorship, J Read (Chief Executive) informed the meeting that this was a new 3-year sponsorship deal for Primary Competitions and Yrs 3 & 4 festivals, and that Tesco were likely to be a very demanding sponsor requiring a great deal of time and attention from HQ.

M Shackleton (Greater Manchester SFA) said grant money was needed to prevent the loss of teams, as many were now entering the National competitions rather than local ones.

M Fretter (Vale of White Horse PSFA) asked about more support with travel expenses.  P Harding replied that Associations were supported where competitions were unsponsored, and also small schools were assisted.

S Abson (Leicestershire & Rutland CSFA) asked if Match Officials could be allowed to claim a match fee in future as well as the usual travel expenses.  The Trustees agreed to consider this request.

D Willacy (Life Member) asked where the County competitions would fit in with the Tesco sponsorship.  J Read (Chief Executive) confirmed that Tesco would contact their local store managers through their Community Support Officer.

J Tarr (Life Member & Field Officer) asked if the £80,000 sponsorship money from TESCO would all be put into primary football, or would some of it go towards administration costs at HQ.  P Harding confirmed that a small percentage would be spent on administration, which was normal procedure.

M Berry (Life Member) expressed the opinion that it was in the remit of the Chief Executive to market the ESFA and obtain sponsorship.

P Harding (Chairman of Trustees) proposed the Finance Report be accepted into the Minutes.  This was agreed by the Meeting.

Honorary Auditors Report
P Jordan MBE (Hon Auditor) presented the Auditors Report to the Meeting and highlighted the following points:

• The ESFA has once again achieved a surplus in income due to excellent management by the Trustees and Finance Officer
• Strict budgeting remains vital however, as income is diminishing

M Berry (Life Member) asked why the Chairman of Trustees no longer met with the Hon Auditors on their annual visit to HQ.  P Harding apologised, and explained that as he lived so far away from HQ it was easier for N Brown (Trustee and Council Member) to meet with them.

N Giannasi (Hon Auditor) proposed the ESFA make a grant of £250 to the Referees Benevolent fund and £250 to St John Ambulance.  This was agreed by the meeting.

9. REPORT FROM B SHACKLEY
At this point in the meeting B Shackley presented the report from the ESFA Review Group, initiated at the 2010 AGM.  The report had been circulated to Membership prior to the meeting for their consideration.

M Coyne (Chairman) and J Tarr (Life Member and Bassetlaw PSFA) thanked B Shackley and his team for the efficient and professional way in which the review had been undertaken and findings reported.

10. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND COUNCIL SEASON 2011/2012
(a) The Chief Executive declared the re-election of those Council Members, listed in Section 10(a) of the Order paper, unopposed.
(b) Council Members elected subject to re-nomination by their Area (General Rule 5e)
Area A N Pont
Area C J Appleby
(c) On behalf of Council, the Chief Executive will announce the results of elections in Areas B, D, F and G

In the absence of any nomination from Area F, S Inger has been co-opted onto Council to serve Area F

11. ELECTION OF HONORARY AUDITORS
The Chairman proposed P Jordan MBE (Solihull SFA) and N Giannasi (Merseyside CSFA).  This was agreed by the Meeting.

12. ELECTION OF PROFESSIONAL AUDITORS
Lancaster & Co (Wolverhampton) were re-appointed as the ESFA’s professional Auditors for season 2011-2012.  This was agreed by the Meeting.

13. ELECTION OF ESFA TRUSTEES
The Chairman proposed P Harding, N Brown and M Coyne to be elected as Trustees for season 2011-2012.  This was agreed by the Meeting.

14. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING ESFA GENERAL AND/OR COMPETITION RULES
The following notice from the FA was relayed to the Meeting:

At The Football Association Annual General Meeting on 25 May 2011, it was agreed to allow mixed football up to and including the age of 13 and, therefore, mandatory changes will be required to be applied to ESFA General and/or Competition Rules as appropriate.  These will be advised to Membership in due course.

15. GENERAL RULES

1 New General Rule 3(a) Membership – page 20
New rule (vii) (other rules renumbered accordingly)

(vii) Honorary Life Members
Honorary Life Membership of the Association may be conferred upon individuals, who are not members of a local or county association, who have served the Association with distinction and credit.  Such nominations will be sanctioned and approved by Council.

Rationale: to acknowledge outstanding service to the ESFA by those outside of membership
  
Proposed by: D Woollaston (Council Member Area G)
Seconded by: S Bottom (Council Member Area H)

AGREED by the Meeting

2 New General Rule 5 – Page 23
Delete existing rule 5 and replace with the following:

5. CONSTITUTION OF COUNCIL
(a) Size of Council
(i)  The Council of ESFA will be elected annually (see (g) below) and consist of 16 members, with 4 members representing each of the 4 Regions of membership, as defined by Council.
(ii)   If, at the time of election, there are insufficient nominations in any Region for it to fulfil its complement of Council Members, Council shall have the power, at the earliest opportunity, to fill the vacancy (in accordance with (b) below) until the time of the next annual election.
(iii)   In addition, Council shall have the power to elect annually to its membership, a representative of the Council of The Football Association.

(b) Eligibility of Council Members
Members of Council shall meet one of these following criteria:
(Note: The criteria are set out in order of precedence for election purposes so that a nominee that meets criterion 1 will always be elected before a nominee in criterion 2 and so on)

(i) Teachers in establishments affiliated to the ESFA in the Region which they serve or serving teachers resident in the Region.
(ii) Teachers who have retired from working in an educational capacity, in the Region in which they serve, for no more than 3 years or such retired teachers who are resident in the Region they serve.
(iii) Teachers who have been retired for more than 3 years and are resident in the Region they serve and are approved by Council.

(c) Chairman and Vice-Chairman
Council shall elect, in May, a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman, from the members of the Council, for the following academic year and shall announce these elections at the AGM in June.  A Council Member may not be elected as Chairman for more than 3 consecutive years and may not serve as Chairman again until 3 years after his last Chairmanship

(d) Officers of the Association
The Officers of the Association shall be
(i) The Chairman
(ii) The Vice-Chairman
(iii) The Chairman of Trustees (see (e) below)
(iv) The Chief Executive (see (f) below)

The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Chairman of Trustees shall together be empowered to act on behalf of the association in matters of urgency.

(e) Trustees
Three members of Council, who are not paid employees, will serve as Trustees and fulfil all the legal requirements of this office.  The Trustees shall elect their own Chairman. Trustees will be nominated by Council and offered for election at the Annual General Meeting.

(f) Staff
Council will have the power to appoint and employ a Chief Executive and other appropriate staff. The Chief Executive will serve on Council as a non-voting member

(g) Elections
(i)  On receiving formal notice that an elected member of the Council intends to retire, the Chief Executive shall notify membership and invite nominations for the vacancy by a date specified by Council
(ii) Nominations to oppose an elected Member of Council for the following season shall be sent to the Chief Executive by March 1st.  Membership will be advised by the Chief Executive that the sitting member is being opposed, and that any additional nominations will be accepted up to April 1st

(h) Disqualification
An individual who is retained in an advisory or paid capacity by a Football Club which employs contracted players shall be disqualified from membership of Council.

Rationale: The Association is having difficulty in filling the posts available on Council.  Current structures and workload may be blocking (a) the recruitment of new Council members and (b) the retention of those with the energy and motivation to continue serving the Association.  A new rule regarding structure of Council is sought to overcome these difficulties.
     
Proposed by:  N Pont (Council Member Area A)
Seconded by: S Inger (Council Member Area F)

AGREED by the Meeting

3 New General Rule 7 – Page 24
Delete existing rule 7 and replace with the following:

7. COUNCIL MEETING (Quorum, Committees, Powers)
For the transaction of business as at a Council Meeting, nine members shall form a quorum.  The Council may, appoint such Committees or Commissions …

Rationale: To avoid confusion with Rule 6(e) that already explains how vacancies may be filled.

Proposed by:  S Inger  (Council Member Area F)
Seconded by: P Rickard (Council Member Area C)

AGREED by the Meeting

4 New General Rule 13 – Page 29
Delete existing rule 13(b) and replace with the following:

(b) Nominations for Long Service Recognition by the ESFA to be submitted to the Chief Executive and then be examined by Council.  Nominees for Long Service Recognition Award should have given service to a District or County Schools Football Association or English Schools FA in order to gain an award.  Awards are made at four levels (i) ten year; (ii) twenty five year; (iii) forty year; (iv) fifty year

Rationale:  (i)  To recognise service to the ESFA
(ii) To recognise the longer period of service now being contributed to English Schools’ football

Proposed by:  S Inger  (Council Member Area F)
Seconded by:  A Johnston (Council Member Area A)

AGREED by the Meeting

16. COMPETITION RULES

1. Competition Rule 10

10. rename rule as “Players’ Attire”

Add new

10(d) Attire worn by players and staff at national finals must only reflect their school, college, association or county and not make reference to other football institutions.

Rationale: to ensure that national finals are clearly recognised as schools’ events

Proposed by: N Hopwood (Council Member Area D)
Seconded by: J Appleby (Council Member Area C)

AGREED by the Meeting

2. Competition Rule 13

Insert new Rule 13

13 Duration of matches
Under 11 and Under 12 – 30 minutes each half
Under 13 and Under 14 – 35 minutes each half
Under 15 and Under 16 – 40 minutes each half
Under 17 and older – 45 minutes each half

These timings are to relate to boys, girls and mixed football alike.  Secretaries of the competing teams and the Referee may mutually agree prior to a match commencing to reduce the duration of the match by 5 minutes each half.

Then re-number existing Competition Rules 13 to 17 to 14 to 18

Rationale: to bring ESFA competitions in line with the FA regulations for Youth Football

Proposed by: N Pont  (Council Member Area A
Seconded by: A Johnston (Council Member Area A)

AGREED by the Meeting

3. Competition Rule 14
Delete the existing rule and insert the following:

Matches are to be played on any day of the week with the exception of Sunday.  The Secretary of the home Association/School must give notice, in writing of full particulars of the location of, and access to, the ground and time of kick-off to the match officials and the Secretary of the opposing team at least seven clear days prior to the playing of the match.  The away Association/School should acknowledge receipt of said particulars.  In the case of emergency, matches must be played on any date ordered by Council.

(Rule 10(D) – Taken from the Standard Code of Rules for Youth Competitions Season 2011-12)
Issued by the FA in April, 2011

Rationale: With all competitions being designated as Saturday, this excludes a proportion of school pupils from participating within school football and fails to provide a pupil’s sense of belonging, loyalty and honour towards School/Association. This in turn can create conflict between adults/sporting organisations and not have the wellbeing of the child at the forefront.

Proposed by: Greater Manchester County Schools’ FA
Seconded by: Merseyside County Schools’ FA

NOT AGREED by the Meeting

4. competition Rule 15

Re word competition Rule 15 (b)
(b) 11-a-side Competitions
 
(i) For Individual Schools’ Competitions, in all National Rounds up to but not including the Quarter Finals, the visiting school pays its own travel costs.
(ii) Travelling expenses and accommodation costs, where approved in advance by Council, will be paid from the National Quarter-Finals onwards (and from Round 1 in Inter Association Trophies).  The visiting School/Association/County will complete an official Travel Claim Form on behalf of the official party as in Rule 15 below which shall be forwarded to the Council Member concerned within 7 days for certification and onward transmission to the ESFA.
(iii) All matches in Inter Association Trophies, and those from the National Quarter-Finals in the Inter County and Individual Schools competitions onwards, must take place on private, enclosed grounds at which a gate must be taken, except that Council may sanction the use of an unenclosed ground under exceptional circumstances.  The home School/Association/County must complete an official balance sheet, which must be forwarded to the Council Member concerned within 21 days.  The only charges to be set against the gate are light refreshments, ground costs (where appropriate), match officials expenses, printing, and postage (receipts required).
(iv) Share of Profits
Reference to a Final applies only when the match is hosted by one of the finalists.
• Individual Schools Quarter-Finals : 70% (home), 30% (visiting)
• Inter Association Trophies : Round 3 – Quarter Final : 70% (home), 30% (visiting)
• Individual Schools and Inter Association Trophies Semi-Final and Final : 30% (home), 20% (visiting), 50% (ESFA)
• Inter-County Quarter Finals, Semi-Final & Final : 50% (home), 50% (ESFA)

Rationale: 1. To amend rules that are no longer relevant and to show that rules are in place for both school and college competitions.
 2. To put in place identical regulations for all Inter Association Trophies
   
Proposed by: P Clayton (FA Representative)
Seconded by: N Brown (Council Member Area B)

AGREED by the Meeting

5. Competition Rule
ESFA UNDER 11 SMALL SIDED COMPETITIONS
Re word

1. NAME
ESFA U11 7-a-side Schools’ Cup for School Teams

2. ENTRIES
b)  To be eligible to enter the Small Schools’ Soccer Sevens, the affiliated school must have fewer than 100 pupils on Roll in Key Stage Two, and not more than 30 pupils in Year 6. Schools that qualify for the Small Schools’ Soccer Sevens may enter that competition OR the Schools’ Cup for School Teams – not both.

3. ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
c) These competitions are available to mixed teams. Note: The ESFA 7-a-side Schools’ Cup for Girls is a competition designed to enhance the development of girls’ football.

Rationale: To allow teams that represent their school to be of mixed gender while still retaining a competition that promotes girls’ football.

Proposed by:  N Pont  (Council Member Area A)
Seconded by: M Coyne (Council Member Area E)

      AGREED by the Meeting

17. FA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
At this point in the meeting a presentation on the ‘FA Youth Development Review’ was given by guest speaker, Nick Levett from the FA.

18. HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP
P Harding (Council Member, Area H) on behalf of Council moved:

‘That this Annual General Meeting desires to place on record its sincere appreciation of the services rendered to the Association by Ms L Hartwell (Head of Administration, ESFA HQ) and in accordance with the new General Rule 3(a)(vii) confers on her Life Membership of the English Schools’ Football Association.’

19. VOTE OF THANKS
P Harding (Council Member Area H), on behalf of Council moved a ‘Vote of Thanks’ to the Chief Executive and his Staff for making the arrangements for this Annual General Meeting.

20. PLACE OF NEXT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The next AGM of the ESFA will take place in Luton, on Saturday 23 June 2012

21. VOTE OF THANKS AND PRESENTATION TO THE CHAIRMAN
D Woollaston (Council Member Area G) moved on behalf of the Meeting:

‘This Annual General Meeting desires to place on record its sincere appreciation of the services rendered by Mr M Coyne as Chairman of today’s meeting and at various functions throughout the season.  The meeting further authorises Council to arrange for a suitable presentation to him as a souvenir of his year in office as Chairman of the English Schools’ Football Association.’

22. INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW CHAIRMAN
The Chairman introduced to the Meeting his successor, J Appleby who, in accord with General Rule 5(a), as the present Vice-Chairman, automatically becomes Chairman of the English Schools’ Football Association for season 2011-2012.