Football leagues and clubs accredited by The FA have positively changed the football landscape over the last 20 years. They create the ideal environments to nurture players, coaches and volunteers. The result is greater diversity and inclusivity through football. England Football Accredited replaces The FA Charter Standard and is the next chapter in this amazing story as we unite even more communities by supporting Leagues and Clubs over the next ten years.

England Football Accredited is for all non-professional leagues and clubs. It helps them create the experiences and environments where players, coaches and volunteers can thrive.

Accredited clubs are more sustainable, more resilient and built to last. To find out how your club can grow your way with England Football Accredited, download our brochure.

All accredited clubs offer a consistent standard on and off the pitch. Stars are used in accreditation to recognise clubs that provide more opportunities for more people to play. To read more on the criteria, download the brochure. To understand what we mean by more opportunities for more players, watch the videos.

For England Football Accredited clubs, having a strong season plan or club development plan will help you to be more sustainable, more resilient and built to last.

For 1 star England Football Accredited clubs we recommend having a season plan in place, download the template here.

For 2 star and 3 star England Football Accredited clubs we recommend having a club development plan in place, download the template here.

Once you have your plan upload a copy into the club portal.

Accredited clubs must upload a plan into the club portal as part of meeting the criteria for November 2022. To help you we've created the templates below for clubs to download, modify and use as you see fit. Within the template there are season and development objectives to consider. Our plans are a guide and are linked to the eight themes we believe help make for truly sustainable football clubs. By having a plan in place will help clubs grow their way and be built to last.