THE new junior football campaign kicks off this weekend.

Youngsters at under-8 through to U12s level will play their opening games in the York & Ryedale Mitchell Sports League tomorrow, while the York F1 Racing Minor League starts for the U13 to U16 age groups.

The 12-team York & District FA U19s League also gets under way tomorrow, while there are fixtures today in the City of York Girls’ League.

The draws have been made for the early rounds of the York FA junior cup competitions, sponsored by Construction Marine Ltd, York Motorsports Village and Pavers Shoes.


York FA Cup draws

Sunday, September 14 York

FA U12s Junior Cup (sponsored by Construction Marine Ltd)

Preliminary round: Brayton v Tadcaster Mag Reds (11am), Fulford Lions v Heworth (11am).

York FA U11s Junior Cup Preliminary round: (all 10.30am) York RI v Rawcliffe, Rawcliffe Tigers v Poppleton Stripes, Pickering v Hamilton Panthers Blues, Strensall Tigers Silvers v Osbaldwick.

Sunday, September 28

York FA Under-19s Cup (sponsored by York Motorsports Village)

Round 1: (all 2pm) Wilberfoss Mavericks v Stillington, Wigginton v Acomb Ath, York Cubs v Copmanthorpe, Rawcliffe v York RI, Dringhouses v Haxby Town.

York FA Senior Minor (U16s) Cup (sponsored by Pavers Shoes)

Round 1: (all 2pm) Rufforth v York RI, Poppleton Tigers v Poppleton Panthers, Tockwith v Tadcaster Albion.

York FA Intermediate (Senior) U15 Minor Cup (sponsored by York Motorsports Village)

Round 1: Rufforth v Bishopthorpe White Rose (2pm), Elmpark v Easingwold Town (2pm).

York FA Intermediate (Junior) U14s Minor Cup (sponsored by Construction Marine Ltd)

Round 1: (all 2pm) Osbaldwick v Poppleton Panthers, Tadcaster Albion v Brooklyn, Copmanthorpe v Huntington, Tadcaster Mag v Rufforth, Haxby Town v Rawcliffe, Strensall Tigers v Poppleton Tigers, Pickering v Easingwold, Wigginton v Woodthorpe, Hamilton Panthers v Stamford Bridge, Heworth v Fulford.

York FA Junior Minor (U13s) Cup (sponsored by Pavers Shoes)

Round 1: (all 2pm) Pocklington v Hamilton Panthers, Tadcaster Mag Blues v Old Malton St Mary’s Whites, Easingwold v Haxby Town, Old Malton St Mary’s Blues v Wigginton, Copmanthorpe v Thorpe, Fulford v Tockwith, Rawciffe v Tadcaster Mag Red, Strensall Tigers v Poppleton Panthers.

York FA U12s Junior Cup (sponsored by Construction Marine Ltd)

Round 1: (all 11am) Brayton or Tadcaster Mag Reds v Fulford Lions or Heworth, Haxby Town v Bishopthorpe WR, Wigginton v Old Malton St Mary’s, Pocklington v York RI Cosmos, Brooklyn v Poppleton Tigers, Carr Vikings v Tockwith, Elmpark v Strensall Tigers, York Cubs v Tadcaster Mag Blues, Rawcliffe Warriors v York RI Galaxy, Fulford Tigers v Stamford Bridge, Huntington v Easingwold Harriers, Pickering v Tadcaster Albion, Rufforth Gliders v Copmanthorpe, Hamilton Panthers v Easingwold Hawks, Dringhouses v Dunnington, Poppleton Panthers v Rawcliffe Tigers.

York FA U11s Junior Cup

Round 1: (all 10.30am) York RI or Rawcliffe v Rawcliffe Tigers or Poppleton Stripes, Pickering or Hamilton Panthers Blues v Strensall Tigers Silvers or Osbaldwick, Strensall Tigers Yellows v Tockwith, Stamford Bridge v Poppleton Blacks, Woodthorpe v Heworth, Hamilton Panthers Yellows v Haxby Town Harriers, Bishopthorpe WR v Wigginton Whites, Haxby Town Hawks v Easingwold, Bishopthorpe WR Purple v Rawcliffe Warriors, Dunnington v Brooklyn Lions, Copmanthorpe v Wilberfoss Mavericks, Fulford Ebors v Carr Vikings, Copmanthorpe Whites v Old Malton St Mary’s, Thorpe v Fulford Vikings, Brooklyn Tigers v Heworth Lions, Wigginton Greens v Tadcaster Albion.