St John Youth FC

Jersey, Jersey

U7-U14

Rural northern parish. Community-run youth sessions on village fields.

What your child plays at St John Youth FC

St John Youth FC 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

St Johns Youth FC of Ipswich, established in 1978, has over 40 years' history in Ipswich-area youth football, running age groups from U8 to U16 with new teams each season for six- and seven-year-olds.