Joining the London Legal League

The London Legal League is an 11-a-side league.

Any club wishing to join the London Legal League should initially contact the league secretary, Danny McConnell. PO Box 605, Bromley, Kent, BR2 0YQ. Tel: 07932 626 716. You can register your interest at any stage during the season, and at the end of the season we will contact all potential applicant clubs to gauge their interest for the following season.

The league season runs from September to March. New clubs will normally be elected at the AGM in late June. The league is currently restricted to 30 clubs, so new clubs may only join if a vacancy occurs. As a guideline, over the past few years on average there have been one or two vacancies per season. New clubs join the league playing in Division 3. All clubs can expect to play 20-25 games during the season (depending upon progress in cups!).

Full membership of the league is restricted to:- 

1. A firm of solicitors

2. Two firms of solicitors

3. The staff of a legal department of a local government, commercial, industrial or other organisation - the work of which department is in the charge of a practising solicitor or solicitors.

4. The members of one of the four Inns of Court.

Associate membership of the league may be granted by the League Council to any club outside the definitions above who are affiliated to the AFA and are considered appropriate for associate membership of the league, for example a club representing three or more firms of solicitors.

For 2007-08 league fees are £1750.00. These are "all inclusive", and includes the costs of all pitch permits, which are booked and arranged by League Officers. In addition clubs should budget for payment of referees and linesmen (these are also booked and arranged by the league, but are paid by clubs on the day, typically £35 per game) and of course kit and footballs.

The 2008-09 season begins on Monday 8th September 2008.

Matches are all played on astroturf, with games kicking off between 6.30pm and 8.30pm with a spread of games between Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. 

The pitches we currently used are based in Battersea (Monday 6.45pm and 8.20pm), the indoor Beckham Academy at North Greenwich (Thursday, 7pm and 8.30pm), Leyton (Tuesday 8.00pm), Walthamstow (Monday 7pm and 8.30pm, Wednesday 7pm), Mile End (Tuesday 7pm and Wednesday 8.30pm) and Wapping (Monday 8.30pm and Wednesday 8.30pm).

Clubs can expect to play one or two games in each "booking slot", so the popular and less popular slots are shared around.