Masters Football

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates 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 by (the size of an international ice hockey rink), and there was no offside rule.

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.

National Masters

Honours

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Grand Final venue	Golden Boot winner(s)
2000	Template:Flagicon Nottingham Forest	Template:Flagicon Rangers	National Ice Centre (Nottingham)	Template:Flagicon Ally McCoist (Rangers)
2001	Template:Flagicon Liverpool	Template:Flagicon Bradford City	PopWorld W.S.M	Template:Flagicon John Taylor (Bradford City)
2002	Template:Flagicon Liverpool	Template:Flagicon Newcastle United	Newcastle	Template:Flagicon Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United)
2003	Template:Flagicon Manchester City	Template:Flagicon Rangers	Telewest Arena, Newcastle	Template:Flagicon Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United)
2004	Template:Flagicon Chelsea	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Wanderers	Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield	Template:Flagicon John Durnin (Liverpool)
2005	Template:Flagicon Leicester City	Template:Flagicon Chelsea	M.E.N. Arena (Manchester)	Template:Flagicon Paul Moran (Tottenham Hotspur)
2006	Template:Flagicon Rangers	Template:Flagicon Chelsea	National Indoor Arena (Birmingham)	Template:Flagicon John Durnin (Liverpool)
2007	Template:Flagicon Leicester City	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Wanderers	M.E.N. Arena (Manchester)	Template:Flagicon Owen Coyle (Motherwell)
2008	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Wanderers	Template:Flagicon Manchester City	LG Arena (Birmingham)	Template:Flagicon Craig Hignett (Middlesbrough)
2009	Template:Flagicon Tranmere Rovers	Template:Flagicon Bolton Wanderers	Echo Arena Liverpool (Liverpool)	Template:Flagicon Carbone / Template:Flagicon Goodman / Hignett
2010	Template:Flagicon Birmingham City	Template:Flagicon Tranmere Rovers	LG Arena (Birmingham)	Template:Flagicon Graham Stuart (Everton)
2011	Template:Flagicon Rangers	Template:Flagicon Leeds United	M.E.N. Arena (Manchester)	Template:Flagicon Darren Huckerby (Leeds United)

Venues used

Venue	Location
Template:Flagicon Braehead Arena	Renfrew
Template:Flagicon Echo Arena Liverpool	Liverpool
Template:Flagicon LG Arena	Birmingham
Template:Flagicon M.E.N. Arena	Manchester
Template:Flagicon Metro Radio Arena	Newcastle upon Tyne
Template:Flagicon National Ice Centre	Nottingham
Template:Flagicon National Indoor Arena	Birmingham
Template:Flagicon Odyssey Arena	Belfast
Template:Flagicon Planet Ice Arena	Milton Keynes
Template:Flagicon Sheffield Arena	Sheffield
Template:Flagicon SkyDome Arena	Coventry
Template:Flagicon Wales National Ice Rink	Cardiff
Template:Flagicon Wembley Arena	London

Referees

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

Year	Champion
1999	Template:Flagicon Wales Masters
2000	Template:Flagicon Wales Masters
2001	Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon All-Ireland Masters
2002	not held
2003	Template:Flagicon Wales Masters
2004	Template:Flagicon England Masters
2005	not held
2006	not held
2007	Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon All-Ireland Masters
2008	not held
2009	Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon All-Ireland Masters

European Masters Cup

Champions

Year	Champion
2005	Template:Flagicon Rangers

International Masters Cup

Champions

Year	Champion
2006	Template:Flagicon Holland Masters

Malaysia Masters Cup

Champions

Year	Champion
2008	Template:Flagicon Liverpool
2009	Template:Flagicon Manchester United