Laws of the Game
This section is dedicated to the Essex Walking Football League Laws of the Game. The LotG as implemented by the Essex League are an addendum to the FA Laws of the Game. The addendum lists the differences between the EWFL and the FA Laws of the Game.
A short list of the differences are shown below.
The Summary of Changes details the changes between the 2024 and 2025 FA LotG.
FA Laws of the Games as amended by Essex Walking Football League
The following amendments have been made to the FA Laws of the Game (2025) by the Essex Walking Football League and will be in place for the coming season:
Difference 1
No tackling is allowed from the back, side or the front.
Difference 2
The referee will use a Green card to indicate a warning for tackling/contact. A third warning will be indicated by a Blue card and 3 minutes in the Sin Bin.
Difference 3
The time in the sin bin for a Blue card will be three minutes.
Difference 4
After a player is given a second warning (green card) the resulting free kick must be taken before any substitution takes place for the offending team.
Difference 5
Substitutions may only take place when the ball is out of play - not when play is stopped by the referee.
Difference 6
All kick ins, indirect free kicks, goal kicks, corner kicks and penalties will be one step. More than one step will result in an indirect free kick to the opoosition.
Difference 7
Any player found to be Time Wasting will receive a warning and a free kick awarded against that player.
Difference 8
Teams will be 6-a-side with a maximum squad size of nine.
Difference 9
The line delineating the arc of the penalty area is solely the goalkeepers.
Difference10
Penalty Kick - The kicker must start their approach with both feet on the ground no more than one metre from the ball.