FA’s all-weather Great Barr football pitch backed after size concerns
A new all-weather football pitch will be built at the region’s FA headquarters after plans were backed by Sandwell Council.
The new 3G floodlit pitch will replace an existing grass version at the Birmingham County FA headquarters, off Ray Hall Lane, in Great Barr.
It would be marked with one full-size pitch for eleven-a-side games, although the dimensions fall below the standard for adult matches and would only be classed as big enough for 11-versus-11 under-15 and under-16 youth games by FA standards, as well as four five-a-side fields and seven-versus-seven and nine-versus-nine pitches.
The FA recommends that senior football pitches should measure 100.5 metres by 64 metres.
