Wallsend Boys Club
One of the most famous grassroots clubs in the world. Alumni include Alan Shearer, Peter Beardsley, Michael Carrick, and Steve Bruce. Over 100 years of developing young talent in North Tyneside.
What your child plays at Wallsend Boys Club
Wallsend Boys Club 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
Wallsend Boys Club is an English youth football club based in Wallsend, North Tyneside. The club is well known for producing professional footballers; more than 65 players from the club have gone on to play professionally, some of them even playing for the England side. They also have an adult team that plays in the Northern Alliance Division 1.
About Wallsend Boys Club
Wallsend Boys Club is based in Tyne & Wear, North East. It caters for U7-U18. Wallsend Boys Club holds FA Accreditation, the FA's quality mark for grassroots clubs meeting safeguarding, coaching, and player-welfare standards.
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