7th NOTTS COUNTY FESTIVAL
SOLD OUT apart from u7s
u7s & u9s & u10s & U11s Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2026
Venue - Meadow Lane, Notts County FC
Team Entry - Compare our price to other events charging £600 +
£25 Team Fee (payable on application)
Player Fees
U7s 5 a side £20 per player (min squad 6 player payments no maximum)
U8s 5 a side £22 per player (min squad 6 player payments no maximum)
u9s & U10s 7 a side £25 per player (min squad 8 player payments no maximum)
Under 11s 6 a side £25 per player (min squad 7 player payments no maximum)
SOLD OUT last year
Any Teams booking Notts County & Burton Albion will receive a £5 per player discount for Burton Albion
PRICES INCLUDE VAT
NO SPECTATOR COSTS FREE GROUND ENTRY TO ALL
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
SQUAD SIZE - 2025/26 season age groups
U7s & U8s - 5 a side - no maximum but recommend 7 or 8 ....4 x 12 minute matches
(u8s date not yet confirmed)
U9s & U10s - 7 a side - no maximum but recommend 9 or 10 ...4 x 12 minute matches
U11s - 6 a side - no maximum but recommend 8 or 9 ...4 x 12 minute matches
NO LONG WAITING BETWEEN GAMES
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.
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 25th May
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
As a guide
Under 7s will play between 3pm to 7pm
Under 9s Lowest level play first and highest level last 9am to 430pm SOLD OUT
Under 10s Highest level play first and lowest level last 9am to 3pm SOLD OUT
Under 11s are 530pm to 730pm - limited space check by email
Exact time per team will be confirmed once places have been sold as we try and match up team standards
Teams attend for approx 2 and half hours.
GENERAL FORMAT
u8s MIDWEEK DATE TO BE CONFIRMED PLEASE DO NOT PAY AT THIS STAGE - WE CANNOT RESERVE PLACES
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
U7s & U9s & U10s & U11s
5 Team competition with 4 League matches and an Extra Trophy to the League winner (if level on points 2 winners)
We will try and match teams by known standards based on the number of teams per age group
Approx 48 minutes of football per team, as well as the excitement of the players entrance,
changing rooms and Tunnel etc
All Players & Management enter via the Players Entrance
10 minutes per team in the Changing rooms (Home or Away)
Walk out of the tunnel to the match day music
3 of the teams Management are allowed to accompany the players
Each team to play 4 x 12 minutes on the Notts County pitch (approx play one miss one basis)
Souvenir Notts County embossed medal for every player these are HIGH QUALITY 60mm by 3mm
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
Opportunity to purchase quality souvenir photos from Capture Photography
ALL Spectators admitted to the Stadium FREE and seated in the Main Stand behind the Dug outs
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.
An enjoyable and memorable day for the entire family
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
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
Our event is offered at the best possible price taking into account stadium and admin costs involved
HOW TO ENTER (Under 7s other age groups sold out or currently not available)
A Team Fee payment of £25 to secure a place by 10 March 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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AN EMAIL IS NOT REQUIRED entry is via Team Fee payment, I will email teams to confirm entry received.
We have space for 30 teams at age groups Under 7s and first priority for one week is going exclusively to YEL member teams & teams attending the Filey Cup 2025. We sold out last season.
All entries accepted on a first come basis via the £25 payment above.
The event is currently ONLY open to YEL Under 7s awaiting Team Fee payments up to Tue 10 March, a decision on any remaining space would be made 11 March
Receipt of Deposit payments and confirmations will be sent to YEL (filey) team contact within 48 hours
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