All league and cup fixtures, including Semi Finals and Cup Finals, shall be arranged by the League Fixtures Secretary and must be played on the scheduled dates unless permission to change the fixture date is granted by the League Fixtures Secretary.

Applications to change any fixture must be made in writing. The Fixtures Secretary will have full powers to be able to rearrange any fixture to ensure that a club is not without a game.

Clubs must keep their teams on “standby” until the Thursday of any week during the season in the event of a fixture not being arranged for the following Sunday. Any club failing to play a re-arranged game shall forfeit such games. The Fixtures Secretary shall notify the rearrangements to the clubs concerned. Failure to play a re-arranged fixture will result in the same fines and actions taken for non playing of a normal league or cup competition match.

Notwithstanding the general league rules and directives, in the event of the Solihull & District Oakbourne Football League not being able to arrange a fixture for any club(s) within its membership, the said club(s) may arrange "friendly games". The General Secretary and the Fixtures Secretary must be notified. This also applies to any mid week matches that are arranged.

Failure to advise the league secretaries concerned, in the correct manner, will result in a £20.00 fine being levied against the offending team(s)

Teams are urged, by the Solihull & District Oakbourne League Council to check that their normal team insurance covers them for the playing of any 'friendly games' and/or 'mid week fixtures' for the sake of their own members. Please note that not having an adequate insurance to cover the possibility of mid-week fixtures issued would result in the match being awarded to the opposition and that the lack of such insurance would not be accepted by the Solihull and District Oakbourne Football league as a reason for any form of postponement of such a fixture.

Subject to the provisions catered for in the General League Rules, any member clubs who arrange, and mutually agree, between themselves to play any fixture on any date not specified by the League Fixtures Secretary MUST inform the General Secretary and the Fixtures Secretary seven days prior to such a mutually agreed date.

Failure to do so may result in the game being declared "Null and Void". In any event, a fine of £20 shall then be levied against member clubs infringing this rule.