About
The Royal Navy Football Association was was founded in 1904 and was registered as a charity in its current legal form on 17 December 2015. The Charity was previously an unincorporated association but changed its legal form to a Charity Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
Our goal is to grow participation, promote diversity and regulate the game for everyone to enjoy.
mIssion statement
To develop grassroots football in the Royal Navy, ensuring opportunities of participation exist for everyone without discrimination
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The object of the CIO is to promote the physical efficiency of members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines through the provision of administrative and financial support and facilities to enable past and present members of all ranks of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and their dependents to participate in sport.on, whilst promoting Defence Diplomacy and International Relations worldwide.
Gavin Howe - Chairman
Captain (Rtd) John Lavery MVO Royal Navy
Lieutenant Commander (Rtd) Stephen Vasey Royal Navy
Mr David McGarel
Mrs Elizabeth Smith
Mrs Heather O'Connell
CEO Mr Stephen Johnson
Chair Captain John Gordon RN
Vice Chair Commander Andrew Plenty RN
Head of Business Captain Phil Milburn
Royal Marines
Shailer RM
FAA
Marston
Eastern Region
Western Region
Northern Region
Head of Navy Sport
Chair
Vice Chair
CEO
Head of Marketing and Sponsorship
Head of Business
Chair of Referees
Head of Representative Football
Football Development Manager
Commodore M R B Wallace
Captain L A Bird MVO Royal Navy
Captain P N M Davies Royal Navy
Captain G D B Robinson Royal Navy
Captain D M Tall OBE Royal Navy
Captain J Lavery MVO Royal Navy
Commander J Renwick Royal Navy
Lieutenant Commander P J W Danks Royal Navy
Lieutenant Commander R S Duke Royal Navy
Lieutenant Commander H Millington Royal Navy
Lieutenant Commander S G Vasey Royal Navy
Captain D Vanderpump Royal Navy
Lieutenant Commander S Enever
Rules and Regulations
FA Rules and Regulations ensure fair play in the grassroots game, both on and off the pitch. Find information about the following areas here.
- Laws of the Game
- Discipline
- Safeguarding & Welfare
- Inclusion
