Rules for Amateur League Seniors Football over 35’s
1.         Seniors Divisions will consist of teams with players who are over 35 years of age on the 1st January in the year in which the season commences i.e. (Season 2008-9 over 35 on 1st January 2008).  Kick off times for Sunday teams is am. Saturday teams can nominate their kick-off time.
2.         Teams will be 11 a-side, with 5 nominated substitutes (who must be named on the card before the game) allowed on a roll-on-roll off basis. Players substituted may re-enter the game at a later stage.
3.         The referee must be informed and permission given before substitutions is taking take place.
4.         Teams found to be guilty of knowingly playing ineligible players may be removed from the League or points deducted from League fixtures or removed from Cup Competitions as the Executive Committee deem fit.
5.         There will be a system of promotion and relegation, where viable.
6.         Clubs do not have the option to call off fixtures. If this is considered necessary, the Divisional Managers must be contacted in the first instance for permission and if given the responsibility rests with the applicant to contact the other team and the referee.
7.         Clubs requesting a free weekend must request permission from the Divisional managers at least 14 days or earlier if planning to be away before the date on which they wish to be free.
8.         The Dan Grimes Cup is for Seniors Sunday over 35’s teams
9.         The Jim Byrne Cup is for Senior Saturday over 35’s teams
10.       The Peter Clifford Cup is for all Over 35 Clubs and for 1 team per club.
11.       Should clubs have 2 teams in either the Jim Byrne or Grimes Cup players can only play for one team.
12.       In all Cup matches, if it is a draw after 90 minutes no extra time will be played. Match decided by kicks from the penalty mark.     Only players who were on the pitch at full time are eligible to take penalty kicks. (Should the goalkeeper be genuinely injured he can be replaced from the nominated substitutes). At the end of the game (90 minutes) if one team has 11 players and the other team has 10, then the team with the 11 players must remove one player to even the numbers. Only the players left are then eligible to take a penalty kick.
13.       Players sent off in a fixture incur an automatic minimum one match suspension which is not negotiable. The Player and hid club representative must appear before the Executive in the Oscar Traynor Centre, Dublin 17 on the Thursday of the following week.  Should it be a midweek game, the player appears on the following Thursday. Fines to be paid in full on the night imposed.
14.       Should the home venue be unavailable for whatever reason, the game automatically switches to the opponents ground. This becomes their home fixture. Should this occur a second time, it will be played as an away fixture.
15.       The above rules are to be read in addition to the general rules of the Amateur Football League.