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PLAYER REGISTRATIONS
All player registrations will be submitted through The FA’s WGS
(Whole Game System)
Please ensure both your team and players are registered to the
Notts Youth Football League

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
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Under 19 - players must have attained the age of 16 by 31 August 2024 and must not be 19
years old before 1st September 2024
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Under 18 - players must have attained the age of 15 by 31 August 2024 and must not be 18
years old before 1st September 2024

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Under 16 - players must have attained the age of 14 by 31 August 2024 and must not be 16
years old before 1st September 2024
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Under 15 - players must have attained the age of 13 by 31 August 2024 and must not be 15
years old before 1st September 2024

DIVISIONS
• The age groups for the divisions are: Under 19; Under 18; Under 16; Under 15.
• The number of divisions for each age group will depend on the number of applications
received.
• Teams will be entered into the appropriate divisions according to their ability - this will be
based on the previous season’s league tables.
• Wherever possible, the top two teams in division 2 will be put into division 1 and the
bottom two teams in division 1 put into division 2 and so on. We do not have any set rules
on promotion and relegation and, in fact, do not use the term relegation in youth football.
The operation of this policy to put teams up or down depends entirely on the applications
we receive – teams are placed in the division appropriate to their ability.
• You need to complete the questionnaire to provide us with appropriate information to
assist us in deciding the number of teams in each division and placing teams in divisions.

LEAGUE FIXTURES
• A complete fixture list for your division will be issued prior to the start of the season to
enable you to book your pitches. These will be on our Full-Time website by mid-August.
• Fixtures for the whole season will be published on our Full-Time website. Referees’
appointments will be added to the website during the course of the season.
• You will receive an automatic email informing you of any amendments to the fixtures and
referees’ appointments through Full-Time.
• Always maintain good communications with your Fixture Secretary who will help you if
problems arise.
• Team administrators on Full-Time DO NOT have permission to change any aspect of any
fixture, be that the venue, kick off time or the date of a fixture, should any of these require
amendment you should contact your fixtures secretary fifteen days or more before kick-off.
• Any fixture within 15 days of kick off can only be amended if all three parties agree to the
change, the home team, the away team and any league appointed officials, once this has
been established that all agree, the home team should then contact their fixtures secretary
advising them of the changes to the fixture.
• Fixtures cannot be postponed without good and sufficient cause - team secretaries will have
to complete a fixture postponement/unfulfilled fixture form which is obtainable on our
website www.nyfl.co.uk postponements tab at the top of the home page.