Whenever a Referee cautions or dismisses a player from the Field of Play or is reporting other forms of misconduct, he shall prepare a report of the incident or incidents. This report must be submitted within 2 days of the match (Sundays and Bank Holidays not included), either by email or sent by first class mail addressed to the Disciplinary Secretary of the appropriate County FA.
All such reports shall be made on the relevant report form ensuring all details on the form are completed in full with special attention being paid to the correct spelling of a players name and the full tile of the league and the teams (i.e. 1st, Reserves, U18, U17 etc).
There are only 2 types of forms to be used, these are the Multi-caution and the Standard Misconduct report and they are available via the link in "related documents" or from the County FA office. The forms in PDF format are suitable for downloading and sending by post whist the Excel versions are to be used for submission by email. The forms are to be used as follows:
The Multi-Caution Form
Referees are only be required to submit one copy of the form to the appropriate County Association paying particular attention to details of the fixture, the player(s) cautioned and the code for the offence that has been committed, i.e. C1 to C7. In the event that the players cautioned are from competing teams affiliated to different County FA's then 1 copy should be sent to each County Discipline Secretary. Additionally please note the following;
• A Multi Caution Match Report Form is to be used for cautions only.
• Players receiving two cautions in a game must be reported on a Standard Misconduct Report Form and not on a Multi Caution Match Report Form.
• Players sent off or other reports of misconduct need to be reported individually on a Standard Misconduct Report Form not on a Multi-Caution form
Standard Misconduct Report Forms
This form should be used for all sending offs and for reporting all forms of misconduct involving team officials, spectators or another case of misconduct that needs to be reported. One form should be raised for each individual named.
It is crucial that the details entered in the text area of the form are clear, concise and accurate. Where offensive, abusive or insulting language is used then the exact words used are to be reported.
Neutral Assistant Referees shall, where the referee has dismissed a player from the Field of Play or is reporting other forms of misconduct prepare and submit a report in a similar fashion as the match referee.
In all cases copies of reports submitted by match officials should be kept as reference should the County FA required clarification.
Submitting Reports
Reports submitted by post for players playing in teams affiliated to Oxfordshire FA should be sent to:
Discipline Secretary
Unit 3, Witan Park,
Avenue 2, Station Lane
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX28 4FH
An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent within 7 days of recept.
Reports submitted by email for players playing in teams affiliated to Oxfordshire FA should be submitted to discipline@oxfordshirefa.com (for other County FA's substitute the County for Oxfordshire).
NB. The County to which each team is affiliated can be in the handbook of the competition concerned.
For more detailed information download the FA Guide to Misconduct Report Writing in related links or contact the RDO by clicking here