Erdington and Saltley has a long and rich history at both secondary school level and primary school level. The Erdington and Saltley Schools’ Football Association was formed in 1964, merging the old separate associations of Saltley and Erdington, whose origins go back many years.
However, despite this long history, there has not been a primary school team for several years up until 2012-13 when it was reformed.
Players from 48 schools (see Eligible Schools for a full and comprehensive list) qualify to represent the district and the standard of players is exceptionally high. Therefore, anyone who pulls on the jersey of Erdington and Saltley must be an incredibly talented individual!
An illustrious list of players have represented the district over the years with many going on to ply their trade in the professional arena, including the following:
Gabriel Agbonlahor – Aston Villa and England
Darren Byfield – Aston Villa and Jamaica
Julian Dicks – Birmingham City, West Ham and England U21
Ian Taylor – Aston Villa
Gary Shaw – Aston Villa, England U21, PFA Player of the Year 1981, European Cup Winner 1982
Darius Vassell – Aston Villa, Manchester City and England
Barry Bannan – Aston Villa and Scotland
Erdington and Saltley District covers:
- Alum Rock
- Bromford
- Erdington
- Hodge Hill
- Nechells
- Saltley
- Shard End
- Stechford
- Stockland Green
- Tyburn
- Washwood Heath
The following primary schools are affiliated to Erdington and Saltley Primary Schools’ FA:
Abbey
Adderly
Audley
Birches Green Junior
Brookvale
Brownmead
Colbourne
Chorpus Christi
Court Farm
Cromwell
Erdington Hall
Featherstone
Firs
Gunter
Harper Bell
Hawthorn
Heathlands
Highfield
Hillstone
Hodge Hill
Lea Forest
Leigh
Marsh Hill
Nansen
Nechells
Osborne
Oval
Paget
Parkfield
Rosary RC
Story Wood
St Barnabas
St Clements
St Joes B7
St Margaret Mary
St Mary and John
St Matthews
St Peter and St Paul
St Saviours
St Wilfred’s
Shaw Hill
Shirestone
Short Heath
Spade
Thornton
Ward End
Washwood Heath Primary
Yenton
Erdington & saltley primary schools' FA 
phil can we try playing in a 4-2-3-1
Yes Trey! Great minds! I’ve been trying to get us to play this for a while and hopefully if everyone is fit and present on Saturday we’ll play it. Callum up front on his own, you supporting him from the right and Ellis-Jay from the left. Then Sahib in the centre just in front of Josh and someone else. Keep up the tactics Trey!