Girls football 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 below.
FA rules do not permit children under the age of 6 years old to play in matches of any kind.
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.
Age Group |
School Years |
Date of Birth between |
U7’s |
1 & 2 |
01/09/15 to 6th Birthday |
U8’s |
2 & 3 |
01/09/14 to 31/08/16 |
U9’s |
3 & 4 |
01/09/13 to 31/08/15 |
U10’s |
4 & 5 |
01/09/12 to 31/08/14 |
U11’s |
5 & 6 |
01/09/11 to 31/08/13 |
U12’s |
6 & 7 |
01/09/10 to 31/08/12 |
U13’s |
7 & 8 |
01/09/09 to 31/08/11 |
U14’s |
8 & 9 |
01/09/08 to 31/08/10 |
U15’s |
9 & 10 |
01/09/07 to 31/08/09 |
U16’s |
10 & 11 |
01/09/06 to 31/08/08 |
U17's | 11 & 12 | 01/09/05 to 31/08/07 |
U18’s |
11, 12 & 13 |
01/09/04 to 31/08/07 |