New Club Application

New Club Application

To support football, and all those involved, the NFA Club Application Process aims to support sustainable growth and safeguard the game. Please ensure you have reviewed the criteria and completed actions required before completing this form.

For clubs interested in becoming FA England Football Accredited (the award for clubs who meet FA Best Practice Criteria), please visit the England Football website and for more information and email development@northumberlandfa.com

Your name*

Email address*

Contact telephone number*

Name of new Club*

Local Authority Area*

What Local Authority Area does the Club plan to play/train in?

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Consultation

All interested in started a new Club should first consider if their time, skills, and knowledge would better support the game within an existing Club. 33% of New Clubs fold within their first season, and grassroots football has finite resources which are stretched and spread thinner the more Clubs that grow. Adding new teams to existing clubs is more sustainable than starting a new Club. This avenue must be explored.

Local area

What local Clubs have you contacted to explore if adding the teams you wish to start could be supported and facilitated by them?

Please list the club name and the person contacted/spoken with:

e.g. Shieldfield Rovers - Anne Smith - Club Secretary

Local Need*

With reference to your consultations, please provide information which outline the need locally for a new club.

e.g. there isn't another club offering youth teams in the local area, this club would support children from School X & Y take part in grassroots football.

Team details

You will be asked for the details of your teams when you go through the affiliation process, including coach/manager details.

What will your youngest team age group be*

in your first season?

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What will your oldest team age group be*

in your first season?

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Teams part of Club*

Please list all Team Names, and age group (if applicable), of teams within your club:

League details*

What Leagues will the teams play in? Please indicate if your league application is accepted or still pending

Now please tell us about the people who will run the club

Individuals without an FA Number (FAN) can register and create one online via The FA Whole Game System and clicking ‘SIGN UP’

Name of Chairperson*

Chairperson email address*

Chairperson FAN*

Name of Secretary*

Secretary email*

Secretary FAN*

Name of Treasurer*

Treasurer email*

Treasurer FAN*

Name of Welfare Officer*

Welfare Officer email*

Welfare Officer FAN*

Coaches*

Please list the names of all your Teams' Coaches and their FA Numbers (FAN):

e.g.

Eddie Howe 1234567

Gareth Southgate 7654321

Now please tell us a little more about your new club

Home Ground*

Home Ground Owner

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Do other existing clubs use the same facility?

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Costs*

Do you know the hire costs of using your Home Ground per match/per season?

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Costs - Matchplay*

What is the cost you have been quoted. Please state if this is per team, per game, and/or per season.

Goalposts*

Does your home ground have the required number of goalposts, and the correct sizes of goalposts, to meet the needs of the Teams at your Club?

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Training venues*

What, if any, other facilities will the teams be using? This includes training (Winter and Summer) and any other venues separate from the Home Ground used for matches.

How has/will the club attract players?*

Please provide detail on how the club will bring in new players to participate in the new Club's teams.

How has/will the club attract coaches?*

How has the Club recruited its coaches?

How will the club support its coaches moving forward to help retain and develop them?

How will the club grow its coaching group to support any planned growth in team numbers/Club provision?

How has/will the club attract volunteers?*

How will the club meet its financial requirements?*

Affiliation, league entry, cup entry, insurance, match pitch hire, training pitch hire, match officials, discipline fines, kit, equipment

Development Plans*

What are the Club's Development Plans for its first three seasons. For example, planned team growth, planned recreational football sessions etc. Please also highlight here what support you would like from NFA and/or other local partners that NFA could help facilitate.

Accreditation*

Does the club plan to become England Football Accredited within 6 months? https://www.englandfootball.com/participate/leagues-and-clubs/england-football-accreditation

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