Under 18's

Team background

Durham County provide an entry point into football for boys and girls within Durham and we have a record of developing youngsters into great footballers.

We are a club that prides ourselves on professionalism in an environment of positive encouragement and fun and we also warmly welcome the active participation and support of the parents.

The Under 17's have two teams who are managed by:

U17's: Jon Hollingsworth tel no 0191 3840896

U17's Colts: Colin Newton tel no 0191 3782864.

Jon manages the Durham County team who play in the Premier Division of the Russell Foster Youth League and Colin manages Durham County Colts who play in the First Division.

Jon has looked after the teams for the last ten years when they started in the Under 8's category, while Colin is in his third year with the Colts.


Summer training takes place at Gilesgate Sports College every Tuesday 6.00pm till 8.00 pm.

Winter training is on Gilesgate Sports College all-weather area as follows:

Under 17's: 7.00pm - 8.00pm. Thursday.

Under 17's Colts: 8.00pm - 9.00pm. Wednesday.

***Durham County are looking for new players for their squad. Anyone interested please contact Jon on 0191 3840896***