The FA People's Cup

John Bishop urges teams to 'Sign up for The FA People's Cup'

Wednesday 06 Jan 2016
Comedian John Bishop backs The FA People's Cup

John Bishop showed off his skills whilst urging amateur footballers across the country to sign up for The FA People's Cup 2016.

The popular comedian and Liverpool fan was away as a Sport Relief ambassador in Africa when he attempted to deliver his message and play keepy-up at the same time as you can see below.

The FA People's Cup

First Round: 22-24 January 2016
Categories: Adult Male, Adult Female, U16 Boys, U16 Girls, U14 Boys, U14 Girls, Male Veterans, Female Veterans, Walking Football (Over 50s & mixed), Disability
Click here to find a local heat and register

And Bishop wants to see more teams and players sign up for FREE to enter, with 10 different categories open to all teams and players, who can also choose to donate to Sport Relief when signing up.

Over 16,000 people have already signed up to play in the second-ever People’s Cup since it was launched last November.

The aim is to eclipse the 30,000 players who competed in the inaugural competition earlier this year in order to boost participation among new and lapsed players. 

So if you fancy taking a stab at your own Cup glory, whilst also supporting Sport Relief along the way, do yourself proud, tell your friends, get them involved and donate. 

The first round will be taking place between 22–24 January and ahead of that weekend, there will be a series of squad-building events around the country, enabling individuals without existing teams to sign up, meet potential team-mates ahead of the games and talk tactics. These events will happen the weekend before in order to give individuals the time to meet new team-mates.

In total, there are ten categories in the competition: Adult Male, Adult Female, U16 Boys, U16 Girls, U14 Boys, U14 Girls, Male Veterans, Female Veterans, Walking Football (Over 50s & mixed) and Disability.

For full details on The FA People’s Cup and to enter, click here.

Sport Relief is back from Friday 18 – Sunday 20 March 2016 and there are more ways than ever for you to take part, change lives and feel proud. Find out more information about Sport Relief by clicking here.


By FA Staff