How many loans permitted?

Think it's 7 loans in and 5 can play

Here we go, max 5 per game, max 12 short term per season and max 6 long term per season. So it is likely McCarthy will cause more headaches due to the useless loan from Fleetwood just before he was sacked. From the FA rule book:


6.4.8 A Club may name up to a maximum of five (5) players on a Team Sheet who are

either Short Term Loan, Long Term, [Youth Loan] or Work Experience.


6.6.1 Short Term Loans, Youth Loans and Long Term Loans of Contract players shall be

allowed to or from Clubs in membership of:-

• The Premier League

• The Football League

• The National League

• The Isthmian Football League

• The Northern Premier League

• The Southern Football League

• Any other Leagues which have been authorised by the FA [as shown in

Appendix K]

on such terms and conditions as shall be mutually agreed by the two clubs and

the player. For Loan Transfers between Clubs in the same Competition the transfer

must be completed on the National League System Temporary Transfer Form.

For Loan Transfers between Clubs in different Competitions the transfer must

be completed on FA Form H3 together with a registration form applicable for the

Competition of the transferee club.

The player being taken on loan, [including Youth Loan,] must sign a Competition

contract registration form which will be valid for the full period of the loan, including

any extension to the loan period. The Competition’s standard cancellation form

must be used to prematurely end the temporary transfer period. The temporary

registration for the borrowing Club will automatically be deemed to be cancelled

upon maturity of the temporary transfer period.

534 STANDARDISED RULES 2016-2017

Where a Short Term Loan, [or Youth Loan] expires, and is not renewed

simultaneously, any subsequent Short Term Loan, [or Youth Loan] of that Player

to the same Club will be subject to a minimum duration of 28 days.

No more than four (4) Players (Short Term, Long Term or [Youth]) may join one

Club from another Club (or club) in any Playing Season. [An additional Youth Loan

Player may be added to this figure.]


6.6.2 Short Term Loan Transfers – A Club can have up to a maximum of twelve (12) Short

Term Loans during a Playing Season. The minimum period of a Short Term Loan

transfer must be twenty-eight (28) days with a maximum of ninety-three (93)

days in any one Playing Season.

The Competition shall not approve more than two (2) Short Term Loan transfers to

or from any one Club, including Premier League and Football League Clubs, at any

one time.

On completing the National League System Temporary Transfer Form or FA form

H3, a Club must send the original to the FA, one copy to the Company, and a third

copy to the secretary of the League with which the player is registered.

To extend the period of any Short Term Loan transfer a further National League

System Temporary Transfer Form or FA form H3 must be completed and copies

sent as directed above. If the Short Term Loan transfer is extended only the

Club for whom the Player was originally registered will be allowed to cancel the

agreement at any time within the extension period, i.e. after 28 days. In the case

of a goalkeeper Clubs may mutually agree, if they so wish, to include a recall clause

in the agreement to enable the Club for who the Player was originally registered to

recall the Player at any time during the loan period. Players other than goalkeepers

may not be recalled within the first month, i.e. 28 days, of any loan.

Any Short Term Loan transfer which may terminate after the last day for

registrations may be extended for a further period provided the maximum period

of 93 days is not exceeded.

Short Terms Loan Transfers which become permanent before their expiry date

shall not count against a Club’s quota of days or Players.


6.6.3 Long Term Loan Transfers – Clubs may have up to a maximum of six (6) Long Term

Loan Transfers of any age during a Playing Season.

Long Term Loan Transfers shall be for a full Playing Season; or from any date

prior to 31st August to any date between 1st and 31st January; or from any date

between 1st and 31st January (the January transfer window) to the end of the

Playing Season.

A Player on Long Term Loan may not be recalled, except for a goalkeeper or

where the Player is to be transferred permanently by the Club (or club) holding

his registered contract. A Player other than a goalkeeper so recalled cannot be

permitted to play for the Club (or club) holding his registration after such recall

until the end of the Playing Season. Players so recalled can only be replaced by

a further Long Term Loan with permission from the Company. Long Term Loan

Transfers will not count against the number of Short Term Loan Transfers.

To extend the period of any long term loan transfer a further National League

System Temporary Transfer Form or FA form H3 must be completed and copies

sent as directed above.

The Competition shall not approve more than two (2) Long Term Loan transfers to

or from any one club, including Premier League and Football League Clubs, at any

one time.

You have missed out on getting James Alabi in on loan, apparently he as gone to Dover on loan.

No I haven't, its Sunday I'm having a lazy day.