1)To play affiliated football, you must be six years old on or before 31st August (FA Rule 4).
2)Under 8s cannot play for points; no results should be collected or published (FA Mini-Soccer Handbook). This includes end of season tournaments.
3) To play in a game of more than 7 v 7, you must be 10 on or before 31st August (FA Rule 4). Under 10s can play in Under 11 football providing they are playing no more than 7 v 7.
4)To play in an open age competition a player must have achieved
the age 16, (effective from the 2007-08 season). (FA Rule 4)
5) To play in an Under 18 age bracket competition the player must
have achieved the age of 15 by midnight on 31st August of the
playing season. (FA Rule 4)