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About Derbyshire Ability Counts League
Ability Counts football in Derbyshire
The Derbyshire Ability Counts League provides organised football for Ability Counts teams in Derbyshire and the surrounding area. Current Under-16 participants include sides connected with Chesterfield, Glossop, Mansfield, Meden Vale and Sheffield, showing a regional footprint that extends beyond a single town.
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The league is supported by Derbyshire County FA, which publishes an interest route for its Ability Counts programme. Its teams include club-community and community-trust sides as well as dedicated Ability Counts teams.
Youth competition
The current programme includes an Under-16 section, with teams arranged in a league format. Fixtures have been played on Sundays at venues across the region, including centralised sports grounds and club sites.
Players and families interested in taking part should contact a local Ability Counts provider or participating club about current opportunities. FA Full-Time provides live fixtures, results and tables for the competition.
Official information
FA Full-Time provides current Derbyshire Ability Counts League information.
TeamStats is an independent football directory. It is not the league or The Football Association.
Reviewed August 2026.
Last updated: Sunday, 23 August 2026
Teams that play in Derbyshire Ability Counts League
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Wednesday Wanderers FC U16 Pumas
U16
England
Chesterfield F.C. Community Trust U12 Pa
U12
England
Mansfield Town Ability Counts Red
U16
England
Meden Vale Colts F.C. Marvels (Derbys.)
U16
England
Mansfield Town Ability Counts Orange
U12
England
Mansfield Town Ability Counts Blue
U16
England
Mansfield Town Ability Counts Purple
U12
England
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