The North West League Regulations have been updated for new season. The latest adult regulation and key extracts from the regulations can be found below.
Check the North West League Website for the latest versions of all documents:
For queries, contact the relevant NW League Secretary
Our teams are the following Grades: (2023/2024)
8.2 Movement of Players
8.2.1 Selection for Higher-Ranked Teams: Players can be selected for a higher-ranked team other than their Regular Team without restriction.
8.2.2 Selection for Lower-Ranked Teams:
8.2.2.1 Restrictions apply to selecting players for lower-ranked teams other than their Regular Team to prevent strengthening those teams.
8.2.2.2 Clubs must not “drop” players to strengthen a lower-ranked team for a critical or important match by providing them with players who normally complete at a higher level.
8.2.2.3 In this context, to “drop” a player refers to the act of temporarily transferring or reassigning a player from a higher-ranked team to a lower-ranked team, typically for a specific match.
8.2.3 Eligibility Summary: Table below summarises weekly player eligibility guideline
Grade
Movement UP
Movement DOWN
1
Unrestricted
Maximum 1 team
2
Unrestricted
Maximum 1 team
3
Unrestricted
Maximum 2 teams
4
Unrestricted
Maximum 2 teams
5
Unrestricted
Maximum 2 teams
8.2.4 Matchweek when a Higher-Ranked Team has no Fixture: In Matchweeks when a team has a League fixture but higher-ranked teams in their Club do not:
8.2.4.1 The team can only select players who have played at least 50% of their matches for that or a lower-ranked team.
8.2.4.2 Regulation 8.2.3 does not apply in such Matchweeks. A Selection Exemption Pass (SXP) must be granted in advance for a player to be selected from a higher-ranked team that does not have a fixture scheduled – refer to Regulation 8.5.
8.2.5 Matchweeks when a Team has more than one Fixture: In a Matchweek where a team has more than one fixture i.e. a team has both a League fixture and a rearranged fixture, e.g. on Saturday and Sunday for example:
8.2.5.1 For the rearranged match the team can only selected players who have played at least 50% of their matches for that or a lower-ranked team.
8.2.5.2 Regulation 8.2.3 does not apply in such a Matchweek. A Selection Exemption Pass must be approved in advance for a player to be selected from higher-ranked team.
8.2.6 Final Four matches:
8.2.6.1 During a team’s last four League matches all players must have played a minimum of 50% of their matches for that team, or a lower-ranked team, unless with an approved SXP.
8.2.6.2 SXP is required for any exception – refer to Regulation 8.
8.3 Doubling Up
8.3.1 Definition: Doubling up refers to a player participating in two Adult League fixtures within the same Matchweek (including EHL & Area League fixtures), one of which is for their Regular team. This includes when one fixture is scheduled on Saturday and another on the Sunday, for example, which might be due to the rearrangement of a postponed or abandoned game.
8.3.2 Conditions For Doubling Up:
There are also specific eligibility criteria for Outfield Players and GoalKeepers - see 8.4
7.4 Players who live partially away from home
7.4.1 Dual Registration: At Grade 3 and below, players living partially away from home (e.g., university students or individuals working away from home for significant periods) may register for more than one Club and play for either Club, but only one Club per Matchweek.
This is permitted only if the two Clubs are in different League Areas and the principles of Fair Selection are followed to reflect player ability.
Section 11 sets out the regulations in relation to Umpires and Match Officials.
The table below outlines the requirements for umpires at each Grade of competition.
The first port of call to discuss concerns or questions you may have in regards to fixtures, results, fielding a team, regulations and transfers is your Divisional Secretary for the relevant team.
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