1938-39

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ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
Rule
3.
—A club shall not withdraw its Membership or Associate
Membership from an affiliated Association without the consent of
this Association.
Rule
23.
—Clubs and players under the jurisdiction of this Associa-
tion, or an affiliated Association, shall not play with or against any
club which is not a member of this Association or some other
recognised Association.
Rule
24..
—Clubs and players shall not compete in any match .or
competition the proceeds of which are not devoted to a recognised
Football Club or Football Association or some other object approved
by this or by an affiliated Association. Six-a-side and similar
irregular competitions at which gate money is taken are forbidden,
unless the consent of the affiliated Association concerned has been
obtained. Where two affiliated Associations cover the same
area, the permission must be obtained from the senior Association.
A player (except under provisions of Rule
29)
is not entitled
to take the proceeds of a benefit match until he has been
registered as a professional.
Rule
25.—
Matches shall not be played on Sundays. A person
who takes part in Sunday football in the United Kingdom shall
not be recognised by this Association.
Rule z6.—A playing season commences on the last Saturday in
August in one year and ends on the first Saturday in May of the
following year. The remainder of the year shall be known as the
close season. Matches six-a-side, or other irregular competitions,
are prohibited during the close season, with the following excep-
tions and conditions : Army, Navy and Royal Air Force teams
and teams of the Auxiliary Forces may play in competitions in
the close season whilst in camp, and professional players may take
part therein. The competitions shall be strictly confined to the
units concerned and gate money must not be taken.
Rule z8.—Clubs shall not play matches with scratch teams, etc.
Rule
29.
—A player competing for any money prize in a football
contest shall be a professional.
Rule 33.—A player, whilst serving
in
any branch of His Majesty's
Forces, shall not be registered as a professional player. A soldier,
sailor or airman whose discharge is obtained by purchase shall not
be entitled to be registered as a professional player until the ex-
piration of twelve months from the date of his discharge,
and
he shall not be allowed to
play
as
an amateur during that
period unless he has obtained the permission of this
Association.
`Rule 38.
—(3)
No Club nor any person shall attempt to
induce any player of a Club of any branch of His Majesty's
Forces to play for another Club during the current season
without at least fourteen days' notice—in the case of the
Army to the Officer Commanding the unit, in the case of
the Royal Air Force to his Commanding Officer, and in the
case of the Royal Navy direct to the Honorary Secretary of
* Also
vide
Rule 98, Scottish F.A. ; Rule 44, Irish F.A. ; Rule 26 (b) (3). ; Welsh
F.A. to the same effect.