Welwyn Garden City Youth

FA Accredited

Hertfordshire, East of England

U7-U16

Garden city club. Youth development at Herns Way.

What your child plays at Welwyn Garden City Youth

Welwyn Garden City Youth runs teams across 10 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

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

Club history

Welcome to Welwyn Garden City Youth FC: Where Community and Talent Thrive As an FA Charter Standard Accredited club, we boast 38+ teams across various age groups, guided by our core values of Pride, Respect, and Teamwork—collectively known as "The Welwyn Way." From affiliating with Welwyn Garden City FC to launching our unique club crest in 2019, our history is rich with milestones that underline our commitment to player development and community building.

About Welwyn Garden City Youth

Welwyn Garden City Youth is based in Hertfordshire, East of England. It caters for U7-U16. Welwyn Garden City Youth holds FA Accreditation, the FA's quality mark for grassroots clubs meeting safeguarding, coaching, and player-welfare standards.