Bideford AFC Youth

FA Accredited

Devon, South West

U7-U16

North Devon's premier youth club. Developing players in the Torridge area with pathway into the senior team.

What your child plays at Bideford AFC Youth

Bideford AFC Youth runs teams across 10 age groups. Here's the format, ball and pitch size at each stage under FA youth rules — tap an age group for the full detail.

Age group	Format	Ball	Pitch
U7 · 5–6 years old	5v5	Size 3	37×27 yards
U8 · 6–7 years old	5v5	Size 3	37×27 yards
U9 · 7–8 years old	7v7	Size 4	60×40 yards
U10 · 8–9 years old	7v7	Size 4	60×40 yards
U11 · 9–10 years old	9v9	Size 4	80×50 yards
U12 · 10–11 years old	9v9	Size 4	80×50 yards
U13 · 11–12 years old	11v11	Size 4	90×55 yards
U14 · 12–13 years old	11v11	Size 4	90×55 yards
U15 · 13–14 years old	11v11	Size 5	100×60 yards
U16 · 14–15 years old	11v11	Size 5	100×60 yards

Not sure which group your child is in? Use our age-group calculator.

About Bideford AFC Youth

Bideford AFC Youth is based in Devon, South West. It caters for U7-U16. Bideford AFC Youth holds FA Accreditation, the FA's quality mark for grassroots clubs meeting safeguarding, coaching, and player-welfare standards.

Bideford AFC Youth plays home fixtures at Bideford AFC Ground, Bideford AFC Youth Pitch and The Sports Ground.