Back to Leagues page

League dates 2008-9:  EWL:  Sept 20 - Oct 25, Nov 8 - Dec 6, Jan 10 - 14 Feb, Feb 28 - Mar 28.       EML: Sept 27 - Dec 6, Jan 17 - Mar 28

Mens League: All clubs must enter their number of teams for entry by the end of May at the latest. Use the link on the left to do this.

Pay league fees:  Invoices for league fees will be issued to all Club CLO's in August. Payment must be made before the start of the League season.

Ensure that your club information page is up to date: To see the information on your club that is currently in the league database, use the ClubSearch facility via the link in the top navigation bar. You must update this information by the end of June every season. If the information requires no changes, you must still enter the update system to confirm that you have checked all the details. Click here to update your club details. Your club password will be needed.

Check the changes in the league rules: The full rules for are available as a printable, downloadable rtf document. You should at the very least this year look at the revisions in the rules on overseas players in premier divisions and on increased bans following multiple yellow cards.  See the full rules.    

Note your League Managers for the new season:  Ensure that your captains are aware of the details of the Managers responsible for the divisions in which they will be playing. Send contact details for your Captains (tel & email) to your League Managers before the season - or pay a £20 fine.  See the current officer list.

Print off teamsheets ready for the season: Distribute these to your captains and make sure tha they understand the rules and deadlines with regard to reporting results and sending in teamsheets. New Captains especially!   Download league forms.

Register all your EML Premier A and EWL Premier players with your League Manager:  Teams must register all players who will participate in these divisions. No more than ONE overseas players can be registered IN TOTAL throughout the season. You must use the league registration form, and send in your initial squad registration before the season starts.   Download league forms.

EHL clubs must register 10 starred players.   this rule is currently under review and may be changed at the AGM

Provide details of ALL home game venues and start times: Home clubs must put details of match venues and times on this website by the start of the season for all games up to Christmas, and by Nov 30th for all games after Christmas.   Go to venue uploads. Your club password will be needed.

Umpires:  Check and update your list of Level 1 and Probationer Level 1 umpires in the database on this website.  If you fail to do this and an umpire not registered with the League umpires a league match, the match will be awarded to the opposition.  You must have twice as many qualified umpires as you have league teams.
 All umpires for East League matches should be members of a County HUA - consider having your Club pay their fees en bloc as a gesture of thanks to the umpires.  

Note: the "start of the season" applicable to several of these rules is the earliest East League Saturday in the EWL or the EML, as appropriate.
Note:  the "usual club password" is the one that your club has had since the ClubSearch facility was introduced some seasons ago.  If you have lost it, ask the Webmaster for help (though that he will not be best pleased if you are one of those clubs that ask for this every season).

There are of course other requirements to be fulfilled during the course of the season. Check the League Rules to see these additional tasks.   Whilst this all may seem onerous, the rules are designed to ease the work of the unpaid volunteers who run the three East Leagues, and also and importantly to ensure fair competition at all levels of play.