Southport FC Community Teams

Southport Football Club is an FA Charter Standard Community Club. The FA Charter Standard accreditation is a clear demonstration that the Club is well organised, safe and offers opportunities for all. We want to firmly establish Southport FC as the flagship football club in Sefton and West Lancashire and to be the most respected community club in the North West.

Age Groups

Teams are categorised by the relevant age group, with the “Under” commonly abbreviated to “U”, e.g. U10 .

This relates to the maximum age at the 31st August immediately before the start of the relevant season.  Players can be within a two year age band as indicated by the table below. FA rules do not permit children under the age of 6 years old to play in matches of any kind.

Under 7 – Under 11

Under 12 – Under 16

Click the links above to find out more about what football looks like at each stage of a child’s footballing journey.

Age GroupSchool YearSchool Year
Above Allowed
Under 7Year 2Year 1*
Under 8Year 3Year 2
Under 9Year 4Year 3
Under 10Year 5Year 4
Under 11Year 6Year 5
Under 12Year 7Year 6
Under 13Year 8Year 7
Under 14Year 9Year 8
Under 15Year 10Year 9
Under 16Year 11Year 10
Under 17Year 12Year 11
Under 18Year 13Year 11 & 12**

*To play affiliated football, the player must be six years old on or before 31st August (F.A. Rule 4).

**To play Under 18’s football the player must be 15 years old on or before 31st August

Players who are aged under 15 at 31st August are also not permitted to play in a match where any other player is older or younger by two years or more than that person.

Contacts

Recruitment

To enquire about your child joining one of our teams please contact Andy Forster by e-mail ctsecretary@southportfootballclub.co.uk

Child Welfare

Welfare Officer:

Safeguarding

CEOP     https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/

NSPCC  https://forms.nspcc.org.uk/content/nspcc—report-abuse-form/

Childline  https://childline.org.uk/

Club Policies

Click here to read our Club Policies