Surrey Schools Football Association crest Surrey Schools FA Est. 1922

The Surrey Schools Football Association

Est. 1922 — a not-for-profit run by volunteers from the teaching profession and the wider community, affiliated to the English Schools FA. We oversee the development of schools football across Surrey and the historic county.

Who we are

The Surrey Schools FA (SSFA) is an extension of the English Schools FA (ESFA) and oversees the development of schools football in Surrey. Our role includes supporting the organisation and delivery of schools competitions, as well as providing a platform for regional and county representative teams to play fixtures.

By affiliating to the SSFA, schools and their pupils have access to almost 20 county competitions, with opportunities for boys and girls aged 9–18, and the chance to represent the county in national tournaments such as the PlayStation Schools’ Cup.

Schools football is a real pathway: former schools players from this area include Harvey Elliott (now Liverpool FC) and England youth international Ryan Sessegnon, who won the ESFA PlayStation Schools’ Cup in 2014 and 2015 with Coombe Boys’ School.

Committees

  • Main Committee — Chairman, Secretary & Treasurer
  • Finance Committee — Chairman & Treasurer
  • Disciplinary Committee — Chairman & Secretary

Officers & committee

The association is run entirely by volunteers — see how to get involved.

Child welfare & safeguarding

The safety and well-being of every participant in schools football comes first.

We strive to ensure that children involved in football are protected and happy while representing Surrey Schools FA at both county and district level, and we follow ESFA guidance to create a safe environment for our young players.

Welfare team

Dawn Cooper (Welfare Officer) & Adam Gunn — welfare@surreyschoolsfa.co.uk. The welfare team can answer any queries and help address any issues.

You can also contact the ESFA Child Welfare Officer directly: Martin Duffield, 07852 276416, martin.duffield@schoolsfa.com. The ESFA child welfare policy documents set out the guidance we follow.

Sponsorship & supporters

Help us offer more opportunities to more pupils across Surrey.

Sponsorship keeps a volunteer-run association growing — from county team kit to pitch time for trials and training. Packages, other ways to support us, and the sponsors who already do are all on the sponsorship page.

Constitution

The rules of the association, reproduced as adopted. Contact the secretary for the authoritative copy.

Read the constitution (23 rules)

Documents

The association's governing and season documents.

Contact us

Use the address that matches your enquiry; anything else goes to the general inbox.