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Masters football is a 6 a-side indoor football competition in the United Kingdom, where players over the age of 35 are chosen by the Masters Football Selection Committee to represent a senior club which they played for. Regional heats are held, and the winners of each go forward to a national finals competition. Events are contested over the course of a single evening, (usually on Saturdays or Sundays), with games played in two halves of eight minutes duration. The pitch is 60m by 30m, and there is no offside rule. Matches are televised live on the UK subscription channel Sky Sports. Carbrini Sportswear are the official kit supplier for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

Honours

Winners

Golden Boot Winners

Venues

Referees

Two referees are chosen to officiate in each event, from the following list. They are all FA-endorsed.

• Kevin Lynch
• Steve Lodge
• David Elleray
• Peter Jones
• Jeff Winter
• Dermot Gallagher
• Uriah Rennie

2009 National Masters

2008 National Masters

2007 National Masters

The 2007 Masters got underway on 3 June 2007 with the Northern Masters in Newcastle.

Results

Northern Masters

• 3 June - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

• Sunderland 3-1 Hartlepool United
• Middlesbrough 0-1 Newcastle United
• Middlesbrough 2-1 Sunderland
• Newcastle United 1-1 Hartlepool United
• Hartlepool United 0-2 Middlesbrough
• Newcastle United 3-1 Sunderland

FINAL - Newcastle United 3-1 Middlesbrough

Coventry Masters

• 9 June - Sky Dome, Coventry

• Liverpool 3-3 Leicester City
• Coventry City 2-3 Everton
• Everton 0-4 Leicester City
• Coventry City 2-4 Liverpool
• Liverpool 3-2 Everton
• Leicester City 4-4 Coventry City

FINAL - Liverpool 3-5 Leicester City

Midlands Masters

• 16 June - NIA, Birmingham

• West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Aston Villa
• Birmingham City 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Birmingham City 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
• Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Aston Villa
• West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Aston Villa 2-3 Birmingham City

FINAL - Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 Birmingham City

Yorkshire Masters

• 23 June - Sheffield Arena, Sheffield

• Rotherham United 4-2 Sheffield Wednesday
• Rotherham United 4-2 Sheffield United
• Rotherham United 1-2 Leeds United
• Sheffield United 3-2 Leeds United
• Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Leeds United
• Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 Sheffield United

FINAL - Rotherham United 1-3 Leeds United

North West Masters

• 30 June - MEN Arena, Manchester

• Manchester City 4-1 Bolton Wanderers
• Manchester United 2-1 Wigan Athletic
• Wigan Athletic 3-3 Manchester City
• Bolton Wanderers 3-3 Manchester United
• Bolton Wanderers 1-5 Wigan Athletic
• Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City

FINAL - Manchester United 2-1 Wigan Athletic

Central Masters

• 7 July - Nottingham Arena, Nottingham

• Nottingham Forest 3-3 Derby County
• Stoke City 0-1 Notts County
• Nottingham Forest 4-2 Stoke City
• Derby County 2-3 Notts County
• Derby County 2-1 Stoke City
• Notts County 1-2 Nottingham Forest

FINAL - Notts County 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Nottingham Forest win 4-2 on penalties)

Scottish Masters

• 14 July - Braehead Arena, Glasgow

• Motherwell 3-2 Rangers
• Celtic 1-1 St Mirren
• St Mirren 0-2 Motherwell
• Rangers 2-5 Celtic
• Motherwell 4-4 Celtic
• Rangers 3-4 St Mirren

FINAL - Motherwell 5-1 Celtic

London Masters

• 21 July - Wembley Arena, London

• Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
• Arsenal 1-2 West Ham United
• West Ham United 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur
• Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea
• Chelsea 4-3 West Ham United
• Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Arsenal

FINAL - Chelsea 4-4 Tottenham Hotspur (Chelsea win 3-1 on penalties)

Grand Final

• 9 September - MEN Arena, Manchester
  • FINALISTS: Chelsea, Leeds United, Leicester City, Manchester United, Motherwell, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers

2006 National Masters

At each venue, each team played each other once in the group stage, which was followed by the final, played between the top two teams of the group to determine the qualifying team for the Grand Final. The Grand Final was contested on a knock-out basis.

Results

Scottish Masters

• 2 July - Braehead Arena, Glasgow

• Hearts 2-7 Rangers
• Celtic 1-3 Motherwell
• Motherwell 4-1 Hearts
• Celtic 4-3 Rangers
• Hearts 1-2 Celtic
• Rangers 3-2 Motherwell

FINAL - Rangers 3-0 Motherwell

Northern Masters

• 8 July - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

• Middlesbrough 4-0 Sunderland
• Newcastle United 3-1 Hartlepool United
• Sunderland 3-1 Hartlepool United
• Middlesbrough 1-3 Newcastle United
• Hartlepool United 4-6 Middlesbrough
• Newcastle United 5-2 Sunderland

FINAL - Newcastle 3-3 Middlesbrough (Newcastle win 4-3 on penalties)

Southern Masters

• 15 July - Wembley Arena, London

• Chelsea 4-4 Queens Park Rangers
• West Ham United 1-2 Southampton
• Queens Park Rangers 2-1 West Ham United
• Southampton 1-3 Chelsea
• Queens Park Rangers 3-0 Southampton
• Chelsea 6-4 West Ham United

FINAL - Chelsea 5-1 Queens Park Rangers

London Masters

• 16 July - Wembley Arena, London

• Watford 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
• Arsenal 0-0 Wimbledon
• Watford 4-4 Arsenal
• Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Wimbledon
• Watford 3-2 Wimbledon
• Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Arsenal

FINAL - Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Watford

Midlands Masters

• 22 July - National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

• Birmingham City 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
• Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Aston Villa
• West Bromwich Albion 3-2 Aston Villa
• Birmingham City 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
• West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Aston Villa 1-1 Birmingham City

FINAL - Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Birmingham City

Central Masters

• 23 July - Nottingham Arena, Nottingham

• Leicester City 2-0 Notts County
• Nottingham Forest 1-1 Derby County
• Nottingham Forest 0-0 Leicester City
• Derby County 2-1 Notts County
• Derby County 1-2 Leicester City
• Notts County 0-2 Nottingham Forest

FINAL - Leicester City 3-1 Nottingham Forest

Yorkshire Masters

• 29 July - Sheffield Arena, Sheffield

• Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Leeds United
• Sheffield United 2-1 Rotherham United
• Sheffield United 2-2 Leeds United
• Rotherham United 5-1 Sheffield Wednesday
• Leeds United 4-1 Rotherham United
• Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Sheffield United

FINAL - Leeds United 5-1 Sheffield United

North West Masters

• 30 July - M.E.N. Arena, Manchester

• Manchester City 3-4 Liverpool
• Manchester United 2-2 Everton
• Everton 2-3 Manchester City
• Liverpool 3-2 Manchester United
• Everton 3-4 Liverpool
• Manchester United 2-3 Manchester City

FINAL - Liverpool 7-3 Manchester City

Grand Final

3 September - National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Top scorers

Player of the Tournament

Stuart McCall - Rangers Masters

Home Nations

Winners

Home Nations Masters 2004

• England 4-3 Wales
• Scotland 4-4 All-Ireland
• England 3-2 Scotland
• All-Ireland 1-2 Wales
• England 2-1 All-Ireland
• Wales 2-2 Scotland

FINAL - England 6-2 Wales

European Masters Cup

Winners

European Masters Cup 2005

• Chelsea 3-2 Bayern Munich
• Ajax 4-2 Rangers
• Bayern Munich 2-4 Ajax
• Chelsea 3-5 Rangers
• Ajax 6-2 Chelsea
• Rangers 4-4 Bayern Munich

FINAL - Ajax 1-6 Rangers

International Masters Cup

Winners

International Masters Cup 2006

• England 2-2 Holland
• All-Ireland 5-3 France
• France 4-3 England
• Holland 3-2 All-Ireland
• Holland 4-2 France
• All-Ireland 4-4 England

FINAL - Holland 5-2 All Ireland

Media coverage

In England Masters Football is sponsored and broadcast on Sky Sports

In Australia the Masters Football is broadcast by Setanta Sports Australia.

External links

• Masters Football, Official site