Harrogate Railway Youth

FA Accredited

North Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber

U7-U18

Community club in Harrogate with railway heritage. Active youth section in the Harrogate and District League.

What your child plays at Harrogate Railway Youth

Harrogate Railway Youth runs teams across 12 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
U17 · 15–16 years old	11v11	Size 5	110×70 yards
U18 · 16–17 years old	11v11	Size 5	110×70 yards

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

Club history

Harrogate Railway Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at Station View.

About Harrogate Railway Youth

Harrogate Railway Youth is based in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber. It caters for U7-U18. Harrogate Railway Youth holds FA Accreditation, the FA's quality mark for grassroots clubs meeting safeguarding, coaching, and player-welfare standards.

Harrogate Railway Youth plays home fixtures at Harrogate Railway Ground.