Whickham FC Youth

FA Accredited

Tyne & Wear, North East

U7-U16

Gateshead-area club with strong community roots. Active youth section in the Northern League tradition.

What your child plays at Whickham FC Youth

Whickham FC 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.

About Whickham FC Youth

Whickham FC Youth is based in Tyne & Wear, North East. It caters for U7-U16. Whickham FC Youth holds FA Accreditation, the FA's quality mark for grassroots clubs meeting safeguarding, coaching, and player-welfare standards.

Whickham FC Youth plays home fixtures at Whickham Fellside Youth and Whickham FC Ground.

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