District Football Trials: April and May 2025
Current Year 3 and 4 Boys:
- Saturday 26th April; 8:00am – 9:20am @ AVFC Brookvale Academy, B6 7DS
Current Year 5 Boys:
- Saturday 3rd May; 8:00am – 9:20am @ AVFC Brookvale Academy, B6 7DS
Click here to register your child for the 2025/26 trials.
What is District Football?
Birmingham is England’s biggest education authority. There are over 350 schools in England’s Second City and for footballing purposes, these schools are divided into seven districts. These districts are:
- Erdington and Saltley
- Aston
- East Birmingham
- Harborne
- Kings Norton
- South Birmingham
- Sutton Coldfield
What areas of Birmingham are part of Erdington and Saltley District?
There are 49 primary schools in Erdington and Saltley spread across the following areas:
- Alum Rock
- Bromford
- Erdington
- Hodge Hill
- Nechells
- Saltley
- Shard End
- Stechford
- Stockland Green
- Tyburn
- Washwood Heath
What primary schools are part of Erdington and Saltley district?
Each year, these 49 schools are asked to nominate players to attend trials for the district team – the best footballers, playing with the best and against the best.
Our schools are:
| Abbey Adderley Audley Birches Green Brookvale Brownmead Coleborne Corpus Christi Court Farm Cromwell Erdington Hall Featherstone Firs Gunter Harper Bell Hawthorn | Heathlands Highfield Hillstone Hodge Hill King Solomon Lea Forest Leigh Marsh Hill Nansen Nechells Oasis Short Heath Osborne Oval Paget Parkfield Rosary | Shaw Hill Shirestone St. Barnabas St. Clements St. Josephs (Nechells) St. Margret Mary St. Mary & St. John St. Matthews St. Peter & Paul St. Saviour’s St. Wilfred’s Slade Story Wood Thornton Ward End Yenton Washwood Heath |
What do I do if my child already plays for a team?
District players continue to represent their weekend team or academy side. District football games take place on Saturday mornings for boys and Friday evenings for girls.
Who has played for Erdington and Saltley District in the past?
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
Where can I learn more about district football?
http://www.BirminghamPrimarySchoolsFA.com/district-football
Erdington and Saltley Primary Schools' FA 