{"id":17162,"date":"2026-06-18T21:34:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/newfa\/?page_id=17162"},"modified":"2026-06-18T23:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T22:38:19","slug":"junior-youth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/newfa\/junior-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior &amp; Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center is-style-default\" style=\"min-height:580px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-17095 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/da0nwk7tgxwcd.cloudfront.net\/Greenfield-Cobras-v-Hawarden-Rangers-_-Boys-U12s-12-1024x683.jpg\" style=\"object-position:49% 22%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"49% 22%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/da0nwk7tgxwcd.cloudfront.net\/Greenfield-Cobras-v-Hawarden-Rangers-_-Boys-U12s-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/da0nwk7tgxwcd.cloudfront.net\/Greenfield-Cobras-v-Hawarden-Rangers-_-Boys-U12s-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/da0nwk7tgxwcd.cloudfront.net\/Greenfield-Cobras-v-Hawarden-Rangers-_-Boys-U12s-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/da0nwk7tgxwcd.cloudfront.net\/Greenfield-Cobras-v-Hawarden-Rangers-_-Boys-U12s-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/da0nwk7tgxwcd.cloudfront.net\/Greenfield-Cobras-v-Hawarden-Rangers-_-Boys-U12s-12-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background-color:#FFF;background:linear-gradient(4deg,rgb(0,0,0) 19%,rgba(155,81,224,0) 79%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gbold-container container\">\n<div class=\"row wp-block-gbold-grid-row row__all-start\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-lg-6 wp-block-gbold-grid-column\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5569956970e9c4d6d54933e961282e0f\">Junior &amp; Youth<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pb-6 wp-block-gbold-responsive-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<aside class=\"in-page-menu is-style-faw-sticky pt-sm-3 pb-sm-3 mb-5\" style=\"background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 1rem 1rem rgb(0 0 0 \/ 19%); z-index: 9999;\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col\"><div class=\"in-page-menu__container\"><h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">In This Section:<\/h2><nav role=\"navigation\" class=\"in-page-menu__nav\" aria-label=\"Pages In This Section\"><div class=\"faw-sub-menu\"><ul id=\"930e58fcba7c8e1c53f9f147a860b0aa\" class=\"site-nav-carousel\"><li id=\"menu-item-17174\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17174\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/newfa\/junior-youth\/\" class=\"menu-item-17174\">Junior &amp; Youth<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17192\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17192\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/newfa\/junior-youth-league\/\" class=\"menu-item-17192\">Junior &amp; Youth League<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17218\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17218\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/newfa\/north-east-wales-girls-league\/\" class=\"menu-item-17218\">North East Wales Girls League<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17207\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17207\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/newfa\/flintshire-district-junior-football-league\/\" class=\"menu-item-17207\">Flintshire &amp; District Junior Football League<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17206\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17206\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/newfa\/wrexham-district-junior-football-league\/\" class=\"menu-item-17206\">Wrexham &amp; District Junior Football League<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/aside>\n\n\n<div class=\"row wp-block-gbold-grid-row row__all-start\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 offset-md-2 col-lg-6 offset-lg-3 wp-block-gbold-grid-column\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-faw-h3-l\">The future of football in North East Wales<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-faw-l-text\">Youth football across North East Wales provides opportunities for children to play, develop and progress within a positive grassroots environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Working alongside the North East Wales Football Association, the region\u2019s youth football structure includes the North East Wales Junior &amp; 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