7th NOTTS COUNTY FESTIVAL
u9s & u10s Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2026
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​Venue - Meadow Lane, Notts County FC
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Team Entry - Compare our price to other events charging £600 +
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£25 Team Fee (payable on application)
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Player Fees
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u9s & U10s 7 a side £25 per player (min squad 8 player payments no maximum)
SOLD OUT last year
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U7s & U8s will be £20 per player and the DATES announced early March, please await info we cannot reserve places
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Any Teams booking Notts County & Burton Albion will receive a £5 per player discount for Burton Albion
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PRICES INCLUDE VAT
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NO SPECTATOR COSTS FREE GROUND ENTRY TO ALL
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This will be the 7th Notts County Festival, we returned last year after a 6 year break (thanks covid)
Event is organised in full by Kev Cooper (YEL) 30+ years experience of tournaments and
arranges weekly fixtures for 1500 teams in the YEL
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SQUAD SIZE - 2025/26 season age groups
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U7s & U8s - 5 a side - no maximum but recommend 7 or 8 ....4 x 12 minute matches MIDWEEK DATE TBC
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U9s & U10s - 7 a side - no maximum but recommend 9 or 10 ...4 x 12 minute matches
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NO LONG WAITING BETWEEN GAMES
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CONFIRMED TIMES - per age group - matches will be played from the following times, but
could change depending on interest per age group, arrival would be 30 minutes before.
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​​BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 25th May
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Under 9s & Under 10s (current season)
We have 4 time sessions and exact time per team to be confirmed
Start times are
930am , 12pm, 230pm & 5pm
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As a guide
Under 9s Lowest level play first and highest level last
Under 10s Highest level play first and lowest level last
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Exact time per team will be confirmed once places have been sold as we try and match up team standards
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Teams attend for approx 2 and half hours​​​​​​​.
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GENERAL FORMAT
U7s & u8s MIDWEEK DATE TO BE CONFIRMED PLEASE DO NOT PAY AT THIS STAGE - WE CANNOT RESERVE PLACES
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4 or 8 Team Competition with 3 Group Games (12mins) and then an extra 4th Game (Final) - Trophy to the winners, Quality medals for all
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U9s & U10s
5 Team competition with 4 League matches and an Extra Trophy to the League winner (if level on points 2 winners)
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We will try and match teams by known standards based on the number of teams per age group
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Approx 48 minutes of football per team, as well as the excitement of the players entrance,
changing rooms and Tunnel etc
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All Players & Management enter via the Players Entrance
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10 minutes per team in the Changing rooms (Home or Away)
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Walk out of the tunnel to the match day music
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3 of the teams Management are allowed to accompany the players
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Each team to play 4 x 12 minutes on the Notts County pitch (approx play one miss one basis)
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Souvenir Notts County embossed medal for every player these are HIGH QUALITY 60mm by 3mm
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Discrete video recording of matches with mobile phone will be acceptable but must not be obvious or in the way of proceedings especially round the tunnel (must also have permission of opposition) THIS IS ONE PERSON PER TEAM
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Opportunity to purchase quality souvenir photos from Capture Photography
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ALL Spectators admitted to the Stadium FREE and seated in the Main Stand behind the Dug outs
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We will be looking at giving all teams a couple of guaranteed free parking spaces next to the Ground, others street parking in the area.
Teams will attend for approx 2 and half hours from entering the stadium to playing matches and receiving memento.
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An enjoyable and memorable day for the entire family
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THINK ITS TOO EXPENSIVE ??
Our event works out at around £23 (5v5) and £27 per player with NO spectator costs
Compare the price to similar events being staged at other grounds by different companies ? 3 events at Leicester City priced around £600 per team plus spectator costs. Others at Leeds, Norwich and Southampton priced at over £600 with other companies
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we are paying to hire the stadium and other associated costs, trying our best to make it affordable to as many families as possible, whilst also making a profit
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Our event is offered at the best possible price taking into account stadium and admin costs involved
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HOW TO ENTER (under 9s & Under 10s)
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A Team Fee payment of £25 to secure a place by 20 Febraury and then a Final payment would be payable in April, any team withdrawing after making payments would not receive a refund.
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UK Football Ltd
sort 050005
acc 09643488
Ref Team Name and Current Age
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AN EMAIL IS NOT REQUIRED entry is via Team Fee payment, I will email teams from Monday to confirm entry received.
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We have space for 40 teams per age group U9s & u10s and first priority for one week is going exclusively to YEL member teams & teams attending the Filey Cup 2025. We sold out last season at both age groups.
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All entries accepted on a first come basis via the £25 payment above.
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The event is currently ONLY open to YEL under 9s & Under 10s awaiting Team Fee payments up to Thursday 19 February, a decision on any remaining space would be made Friday 20th February.
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In the event we sell out at just u9 and u10 then entries will be on a first come deposit payment basis.
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Receipt of Deposit payments and confirmations will be sent to YEL (filey) team contact from Monday onwards (not available this weekend)
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DO YOU NEED TROPHIES
Check out our Trophy page with around 6000 high quality RESINS in stock at discounted prices and probably cheaper than other suppliers...check our Trophy page
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Kev Cooper
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