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1.NAME: The club shall be called Old Manorians F.C. (the Club)

2.COLOURS: The colours of the club shall be Royal Blue shirts, White shorts and Royal Blue socks.

3.OBJECTS: The objects of the Club shall be to arrange association football matches and social activities for its members.

4.RULES AND REGULATIONS

a.The Club shall have the status of an Affiliated Member Club of the Football Association by virtue of its affiliation to The Amateur Football Alliance. The Rules and Regulations of The Football Association Limited and any League or Competition to which the Club is affiliated, for the time being shall be deemed to be incorporated into the Club Rules.

b.The Club will also abide by The Football Association's Child Protection Policies and Procedures, Codes of Conduct and the Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Policy.

5.CLUB MEMBERSHIP

a.The members of the Club from time to time shall be those persons listed in the register of members (the Membership Register) which shall be maintained by the Club Secretary.

b.Any person who wishes to be a member must apply on the Membership Application Form and deliver it to the Club. Election to membership shall be at the sole discretion of the Club Committee. Membership shall become effective upon an applicant's name being entered in the Membership Register.

c.All members of the club agree to abide by The Club’s Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure.

d.In the event of a member's resignation or expulsion, his or her name shall be removed from the Membership Register.

e.The Football Association and Parent Association shall be given access to the Membership Register on demand.

6.MATCH FEE’S and FINES

a.A Match fee shall be payable on each occasion the member plays association football for the club. Fees shall not be repayable.

b.The Match Fee payable is £7 adults. £4 students/unemployed.

c.The full match fee is payable when the member plays the whole match. Substitutes and those substituted share the fee proportional to the time spent on the pitch.

d.Members with outstanding match fees will not be selected to play for any of the teams until all outstanding monies have been received, unless a payment arrangement has been agreed by the committee

e.The Club Committee shall have the authority to levy further fees and fines from the members as are reasonably necessary to fulfil the objects of the Club.

7.RESIGNATION AND EXPULSION

a.A member shall cease to be a member of the Club if, and from the date on which, he/she gives notice to the Club Committee of their resignation. A member who has overdue fees or fines more than 2 months in arrears shall be deemed to have resigned.

b.The Club Committee shall have the power to expel a member when, in their opinion, it would not be in the interests of the Club for them to remain a member. There shall be no appeal procedures.

c.A member who resigns or is expelled shall not be entitled to claim any, or a share of any, of the Club Property.

8.CLUB COMMITTEE

a.The Club Committee shall consist of the following Club Officers: Chairman, Vice Chairman Treasurer, Hon. Secretary, Fixtures Secretary and Club Captain to be elected at the Annual General Meeting.

b.Each Club Officer and Club Committee Member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the next Annual General Meeting unless otherwise resolved at a Special General Meeting. One person may hold no more than two positions of Club Officer at any time. The Club Committee shall be responsible for the management of all the affairs of the Club. Decisions of the Club Committee shall be made by a simple majority of those attending the Club Committee meeting. The Chairman of the Club Committee meeting shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie. Meetings of the Club Committee shall be chaired by the Chairman or in their absence the Vice Chairman. The quorum for the transaction of business of the Club Committee shall be four.

c.Decisions of the Club Committee meetings shall be entered into the Minute Book of the Club to be maintained by the Hon. Secretary.

d.Any member of the Club Committee may call a meeting of the Club Committee by giving not less than 7 days notice to all members of the Club Committee. The Club Committee shall hold not less than four meetings a year.

e.An outgoing Club Officer may be re-elected. A member proposed by one and seconded by another of the remaining Club Committee members and approved by a simple majority of the remaining Club Committee members shall fill any vacancy on the Club Committee, which arises between Annual General Meetings.

f.Save as provided for in the Rules and Regulations of the Football Association and The Amateur Football Alliance the Club Committee shall have the power to decide all questions and disputes arising in respect of any issue concerning the Club Rules.

9.ANNUAL AND SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

a.An Annual General Meeting (AGM) shall be held in June each year to:

i.receive a report of the activities of the Club over the previous year

ii.receive a report of the Club's finances over the previous year

iii.elect the Club President and any new Life Vice Presidents

iv.elect the members of the Club Committee

v.elect the members of the Playing Committee

vi.Consider any other business.

Retiring officers shall be eligible for re-election without nomination

Nominations for election of new Club Officers shall be made in writing by the proposer and seconder, both of whom must be current members of the Club, to the Club Secretary not less than 21 days before the AGM.

Where no nomination is received prior to the AGM then nominations may be taken from the floor.

The Committee may nominate a President and Life Vice Presidents for election at the AGM. The President shall resign each year but will be eligible for re-election.

Notice of any resolution to be proposed at the AGM shall be given in writing to the Club Secretary not less than 21 days before the Meeting.

There will be no alteration to the Constitution or Club Rules except at a general meeting.

b.The Committee may call a Special General Meeting (SGM) at any time. It shall be called within 21 days of the receipt by the Hon. Secretary of a requisition in writing, signed by not less than five members, stating the purposes for which the Meeting is required and the resolutions proposed. Business at an SGM may be any business that may be transacted at an AGM.

c.The Hon. Secretary shall send to each member at their last known address written notice of the date of a General Meeting together with the resolutions to be proposed at least 14 days before the Meeting.

d.The quorum for a General Meeting shall be three per team

e.The Chairman, or in their absence a member selected by the Club Committee, shall take the chair. Each member present shall have one vote and a simple majority shall pass resolutions. In the event of an equality of votes the Chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote.

f.The Hon Secretary, or in their absence a member of the Club Committee, shall enter Minutes of General Meetings into the Minute Book of the Club.

10.CLUB TEAMS

a.At the AGM, the Club Committee shall propose for election a Club member to be responsible for each of the Club's football teams.

b.The elected members shall be responsible for managing the affairs of the team. The elected members shall present to the Club Committee at its last meeting prior to an AGM a written report on the activities of the team.

c.The Club Captain will meet with all captains every Saturday evening during the season, to select the following weeks players. Each team shall elect a Vice-Captain after it’s 4th competitive game of the season.

d.The Club Captain shall ensure that there is movement of players between the teams so that the better players are in the higher teams. (Captains & Vice Captains excepted) We run one club not six teams.

e.All Captains shall abide by the notes for Team Captains as defined in the Amateur Football Combination handbook.

f.Captains cannot call up replacements from lower teams after 7:30pm on Thursday.

11.CLUB FINANCES

a.A bank account shall be opened and maintained in the name of the Club (the Club Account). Designated account signatories shall be the Club Chairman, the Hon. Secretary and the Treasurer. No sum shall be drawn from the Club Account except by cheque signed by two of the three designated signatories. All monies payable to the Club shall be received by the Treasurer and deposited in the Club Account.

b.The income and assets of the Club (the Club Property) shall be applied only in furtherance of the objects of the Club.

c.The Club Committee shall have power to authorise the payment of remuneration and expenses to any member of the Club and to any other person or persons for services rendered to the Club.

d.The Club shall prepare an annual Financial Statement in such form as shall be published by The Football Association from time to time.

e.A Hon. Auditor will be appointed by the committee each year to audit the Club’s finances before presentation at the AGM

12.COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE

In the event that any member feels that he or she has suffered discrimination in any way, or that the Club Policies, Rules or Code of Conduct have been broken, should follow the procedures below.

a. They should report the matter to the Club Secretary or another member of the Committee. Your report should include:

i.Details of what, when, and where the occurrence took place.

ii.Any witness statement and names.

iii.Names of any others who have been treated in a similar way.

iv.Details of any former complaints made about the incident, date, when and to whom made.

v.A preference for a solution to the incident.

b. The Club's Committee will sit for any hearings that are requested.

c. The Club's Committee will have the power to:

i.Warn as to future conduct

ii.Suspend from membership

iii.Remove from membership any person found to have broken the Club's Policies or Codes of Conduct

13.DISSOLUTION

a.A resolution to dissolve the Club shall only be proposed at a General Meeting and shall be carried by a majority of at least three-quarters of the members present.

b.The dissolution shall take effect from the date of the resolution and the members of the Club Committee shall be responsible for the winding up of the assets and liabilities of the Club.

c.Any surplus assets remaining after the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Club shall be transferred to the Amateur Football Combination who shall determine how the assets shall be utilised for the benefit of the game. Alternatively, such assets may be disposed of in such other manner, as the members of the Club with the consent of the Amateur Football Combination shall determine.