The North Riding County Football Association, also known as the North Riding FA, is the football governing body for the North Riding of Yorkshire. Its headquarters are located in the town of Stokesley, 7 mi south of Middlesbrough, England. Affiliated members pay a fee commensurate with the level of competition they play in. Affiliated members benefit from access to support and guidance on such areas as health and safety and access to finance or grants. The County FA is directly responsible for the governance of County Cup competitions.

Membership

Clubs located within the geographical area of the old North Riding of Yorkshire boundaries are eligible for affiliation to the Association, including those participating at the higher levels of the Football League System in England. Clubs who enter teams into Saturday and Sunday competitions are required to have a separate affiliation for each. The Association consists of two District Associations and six Saturday and Sunday leagues covering the old North Riding of Yorkshire, as well as eight Junior leagues and three Women & Girls leagues. Governing council membership of the County FA is allocated between five geographic divisions, proportion of councillors in each is determined by the relative size of each division. The divisions are Whitby to Redcar with 3 members; Grangetown to Thornaby with 4 members; Northallerton and Dales with 2 members; Scarborough & District Association with 1 member and the York & District Association with 2 members.

Affiliated leagues

Saturday leagues

The Saturday leagues are listed below with the relevant level in the English football league system shown in brackets where applicable. Each of the leagues run their own cup competitions.

Sunday leagues

Youth leagues

Women's and girls' leagues

Other leagues

County FA competitions

All affiliated clubs of the County FA are required by Rule 18 of the Membership Rules to enter at least one of the County FA Cup competitions. There is a financial penalty if an exemption is applied for by any affiliated member.

North Riding Senior Cup

Any team that has entered a Football Association competition such as the Challenge Cup, F.A. Trophy or F.A. Vase must enter the Senior Cup. The Senior Cup was first competed for in 1881 as the Cleveland Cup mostly by clubs from the Middlesbrough area. The first winners were Middlesbrough, who were also the first winners of the competition in 1902 when it was renamed to the current one. Middlesbrough have won the competition fifty four times, which is the most by any team, their last success being in 2017–18. The current holders are Whitby Town who defeated Boro Rangers 5-1 in the 2024 final.

Other Cup competitions

Adult

Junior Cup competitions