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{{Multiple issues|{{more citations needed|date=March 2022}}{{Update|date=August 2021}}}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}Masters Football was a six-a-side indoor football competition in the United Kingdom, where players over the age of 35 were chosen by the Masters Football Selection Committee to represent a senior club for which they played. Regional heats were held, and the winners of each progressed forward to a national competition. Events were contested over the course of a single evening (usually on Saturdays or Sundays), with games played in two halves of eight minutes each. The pitch was {{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}} by {{convert|30|m|ft|abbr=on}} (the size of an international ice hockey rink), and there was no offside rule.WEB, Boyle, Callum, An ode to Masters Football,www.joe.co.uk/sport/an-ode-to-masters-football-313696, 2022-02-21, JOE.co.uk, en, The competition ran from 2000 to 2011, live on the UK subscription channel Sky Sports. In 2022, online streaming platform 360 Sports TV announced they would be reviving the competition.WEB, Masters Football Is Officially Returning To Our TV Screens After 11-Year Wait,www.sportbible.com/football/masters-football-is-officially-returning-to-our-tv-screens-20220220, 2022-02-21, sportbible.com, en, WEB, Hoskin, Rob, 2022-02-21, Masters Football is officially returning after an 11-year absence,www.givemesport.com/87975217-masters-football-returning-legendary-football-tournament-is-back, 2022-02-21, GiveMeSport, en-GB,

National Masters

Honours{| class“wikitable”

!Year!Champion!Runner-up!Grand Final venue!Golden Boot winner(s)! 2000

ENG}} Nottingham Forest	SCO}} Rangers| National Ice Centre (Nottingham)	SCO}} Ally McCoist (Rangers)

! 2001

ENG}} Liverpool	ENG}} Bradford City| ??	ENG}} John Taylor (footballer born 1964)	(Bradford City A.F.C.>Bradford City)

! 2002

ENG}} Liverpool	ENG}} Newcastle United| Newcastle	ENG}} Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United)

! 2003

ENG}} Manchester City	SCO}} Rangers| Telewest Arena, Newcastle	ENG}} Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United)

! 2004

ENG}} Chelsea	ENG}} Wolverhampton Wanderers| Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield	ENG}} John Durnin (Liverpool)

! 2005

ENG}} Leicester City	ENG}} Chelsea| ??	ENG}} Paul Moran (English footballer)	(Tottenham Hotspur F.C.>Tottenham Hotspur)

! 2006

SCO}} Rangers	ENG}} Chelsea| National Indoor Arena (Birmingham)	ENG}} John Durnin (Liverpool)

! 2007

ENG}} Leicester City	ENG}} Wolverhampton Wanderers| M.E.N. Arena (Manchester)	IRL}} Owen Coyle (Motherwell)

! 2008

ENG}} Wolverhampton Wanderers	ENG}} Manchester City	LG Arena (Birmingham)>LG Arena (Birmingham)	ENG}} Craig Hignett (Middlesbrough)

! 2009

ENG}} Tranmere Rovers	ENG}} Bolton Wanderers| Echo Arena Liverpool (Liverpool)	ITA}} Benito Carbone	/ {{flagicon>ENG}} Don Goodman	/ Craig Hignett>Hignett

! 2010

ENG}} Birmingham City	ENG}} Tranmere Rovers	LG Arena (Birmingham)>LG Arena (Birmingham)	ENG}} Graham Stuart (footballer)	(Everton F.C.>Everton)

! 2011

SCO}} Rangers	ENG}} Leeds United| M.E.N. Arena (Manchester)	ENG}} Darren Huckerby (Leeds United)

Venues used{| class“wikitable”

!Venue!Location

SCO}} Braehead Arena| Renfrew

ENG}} Echo Arena Liverpool| Liverpool

ENG}} LG Arena| Birmingham

ENG}} M.E.N. Arena| Manchester

ENG}} Metro Radio Arena| Newcastle upon Tyne

ENG}} National Ice Centre| Nottingham

ENG}} National Indoor Arena| Birmingham

NIR}} Odyssey Arena| Belfast

ENG}} Planet Ice Arena| Milton Keynes

ENG}} Sheffield Arena| Sheffield

ENG}} SkyDome Arena| Coventry

WAL}} Wales National Ice Rink| Cardiff

ENG}} Wembley Arena| London

Referees

Two referees are chosen to officiate in each event, from the following list. They are all FA-endorsed except from John Underhill, who is an SFA referee.

• David Elleray
• Dermot Gallagher
• Peter Jones
• Steve Lodge
• Kevin Lynch
• Uriah Rennie
• John R. Underhill
• Jeff Winter

Home Nations

Champions{| class“wikitable”

!Year!Champion! 1999

WAL}} Wales Masters

! 2000

WAL}} Wales Masters

! 2001

IRE}} {{flagicon|NIR}} All-Ireland Masters

! 2002| not held! 2003

WAL}} Wales Masters

! 2004

ENG}} England Masters

! 2005| not held! 2006| not held! 2007

IRE}} {{flagicon|NIR}} All-Ireland Masters

! 2008| not held! 2009

IRE}} {{flagicon|NIR}} All-Ireland Masters

European Masters Cup

Champions{| class“wikitable”

!Year!Champion! 2005

SCO}} Rangers

International Masters Cup

Champions{| class“wikitable”

!Year!Champion! 2006

NED}} Holland Masters

Malaysia Masters Cup

Champions{| class“wikitable”

!Year!Champion! 2008

ENG}} Liverpool

! 2009

ENG}} Manchester United

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

• {{Official websitewww.mastersfootball.com}}

{{Football in the United Kingdom}}