Following a meeting of the Northumberland FA Council we are pleased to announce that blackout weekends in youth football would continue for this season 2018/19.

It was decided that these blackout weekends, which will predominantly coincide with school holidays, would be a welcome addition to the grassroots football calendar.

The purpose of the blackout weekends is to give players, coaches, parents/guardians and pitches a break throughout the grassroots football season.

The decision was made that no youth football will be played within Northumberland FA on the following dates:

• 3rd & 4th November 2018
• 23rd & 24th February 2019
• 20th & 21st April 2019