Where we came from!
A brief history of the League

The following is a brief resume of the history and purpose of the League

We are a voluntary organisation  which was originally created in 1970 and in 1980 the amalgamation of two local youth football leagues, The Milton Keynes Junior Soccer League and The Border Counties Youth Football League, to become the Milton Keynes and Border Counties Youth Football League.

Over the years our name has changed to reflect the support of sponsors, but we will always include 'Milton Keynes and Border Counties' in the League's name, not only to recognise the area which we serve, but to acknowledge our roots which go back to the early sixties. We are currently The SRBE Ltd Plant & Tool Hire (Milton Keynes & Border Counties) Youth Football League. If you are interested in becoming a League sponsor please click here for details.

The aim of our League is to provide the youth of Milton Keynes and the surrounding district with the opportunity to play good, sporting association football in an organised competition. On the subject of sportsmanship you may have already noticed that our League badge incorporates the official Football Association (FA) Fair Play logo. We sought and gained FA permission to use this logo as we feel very strongly that this side of the game should be given equal prominence as the playing side. Unfortunately fair play can all too easily be given less prominence, and consequently less importance, but we do our utmost to ensure this is not the case in our League.

The League consists of Clubs whose headquarters are within a 25 mile radius of Central Milton Keynes and we are affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association. Some 17 years ago, in 1987/88, our League consisted of only 21 Clubs, who had 41 teams competing in 4 divisions at 3 age groups from Under 11 to Under 13. For the season 2005/06 we will have 70 Clubs, who between them have almost 250 teams competing in 23 Divisions at 7 age groups from Under 11 to Under 18 (excludes U17 who play in the older age group).

If you wish to receive any further details about the League do contact us using the e-mail facility and one of our Management Committee members will respond as soon as they can.