The FA People's Cup

Success in numbers for FA People's Cup first round weekend

Monday 25 Jan 2016
The FA People's Cup took place across the weekend
The FA People’s Cup took place over the weekend with 4,352 teams and more than 35,000 players taking part in over 2000 hours of football.

With the first round occurring at 120 different football centres across England, starting on Friday afternoon through until Sunday, there was no shortage of action.

The FA People's Cup

Second Round: 27-28 February 2016
Categories: Adult Male, Adult Female, U16 Boys, U16 Girls, U14 Boys, U14 Girls, Male Veterans, Female Veterans, Walking Football (Over 50s & mixed), Disability

And the teams who were successful over the three days of action will progress to play in the semi-finals weekend on 27-28 February.

Semi-final victors will then compete in the finals in March, with the hope of winning tickets to The Emirates FA Cup Final at Wembley.

There were so many inspiring stories that emerged throughout the weekend, from the team made up of African students in Portsmouth, the Shakespearean rapper who helped turn his life around through football, how Jan found Walking Football after a bad injury and Marcus, who gathered a team together at the very last minute.

And the games, across ten different categories, were given the full BBC Sport FA Cup treatment, with live online text coverage on Saturday and Sunday.

You will be able to watch a special highlights programme featuring the best of the first round action and stories on the red button on Saturday 30 January at 1pm straight after Football Focus.

The People’s Cup also proved a big hit on social media with players and teams posting photos and videos of their experiences and results. 

You can find more by searching #PeoplesCup on social media or see the @FA timeline from the weekend below.


By FA Staff