Glasshoughton Welfare Youth

FA Accredited

West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber

U7-U14

Former mining welfare club near Castleford. Community roots still strong in this ex-coalfield area.

What your child plays at Glasshoughton Welfare Youth

Glasshoughton Welfare Youth runs teams across 8 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

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

Club history

Glasshoughton Welfare Association Football Club is a football club based in Glasshoughton near Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at Leeds Road.

About Glasshoughton Welfare Youth

Glasshoughton Welfare Youth is based in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber. It caters for U7-U14. Glasshoughton Welfare Youth holds FA Accreditation, the FA's quality mark for grassroots clubs meeting safeguarding, coaching, and player-welfare standards.

Glasshoughton Welfare Youth plays home fixtures at Glasshoughton Welfare Ground.

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