Most of the County FAs align roughly along traditional county boundaries, although a few cover more than one county, and some of the major cities, particularly those with a strong football tradition, have their own FAs. The Sheffield FA was the first to be created, in 1867. The Amateur Football Alliance is a County FA in its own right, with a strong presence in the south-east of England.
The CountyFootballAssociations are the local governing bodies of associationfootball in England.
Several institutions have county FA status in their own right, including Cambridge and Oxford universities, the armed forces, and the Amateur Football Alliance, which has a strong presence in the south-east of England.
Each CountyFootballAssociation is represented by one of its members on the FA Council.