Sheffield FC Juniors

FA Accredited

South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber

U7-U18

Junior section of the world's oldest football club. Unique heritage and strong commitment to grassroots development.

What your child plays at Sheffield FC Juniors

Sheffield FC Juniors 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

Sheffield Football Club is an English football club, currently based in Dronfield, Derbyshire. They compete in the United Counties League Premier Division North, at the ninth level of the English football pyramid. Founded in October 1857, the club is considered by FIFA as the oldest existing independent club still playing football in the world.

About Sheffield FC Juniors

Sheffield FC Juniors is based in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber. It caters for U7-U18. Sheffield FC Juniors holds FA Accreditation, the FA's quality mark for grassroots clubs meeting safeguarding, coaching, and player-welfare standards.