5 A-Side Football at Willows

Enjoy the beautiful game. Without the ugly British weather.

If, like us, you love your football and want to play all year round, whatever the weather, get involved in indoor five aside football at Willows.

Forget about the stresses of the day, get fitter, or just enjoy spending some social time with mates or colleagues. And all without having to get wet or muddy!

Join a 5 aside league, and then just turn up

We'll organise everything for you: equipment, referees, bibs, fixtures. All you need to do is get a team together and enter it into one of our 5 aside football leagues.

Even if you haven't got a team, put your name down and we'll help you find one. There's no excuse to stay at home or at the office.

Shout about your results immediately

Our fantastic online results system and plasma screen scoreboards mean that as soon as the final whistle blows, the result will be immediately posted to our website and Twitter profile. So you can share the highs and lows of your team's performance with the world, and keep an eye on the results of your rivals.

The five, five aside football categories are:

  • Junior five aside football - for 10-16 year olds, the juniors play every Saturday throughout the year.
  • Enter your team now
  • See league tables, fixtures and results
  • Under 18s five aside football - for 6th form students (years 12 and 13) or Derby College students, these run on Sunday afternoons.
  • Enter your team now
  • See league tables, fixtures and results
  • Student five aside football - for Derby University and Derby College students, these play Wednesday and Friday afternoons during term-time.
  • Enter your team now
  • See league tables, fixtures and results
  • Senior five aside football - for those aged 16+ of all abilities, senior football is played Sunday to Friday throughout the year, so whatever your other commitments, there's plenty of opportunities to take part.
  • Enter your team now
  • See league tables, fixtures and results
  • Masters over 35s five aside football - for the more mature player! These play on Sundays and Fridays.
  • Enter your team now
  • See league tables, fixtures and results

    • Or use our facilities for your own games

    If you're not bothered about entering one of our 5 aside leagues and prefer to do your own thing, you can still hire a pitch every now and again for your own game.

    Great indoor football facilities, that are only getting better

    We've got two floodlit, indoor carpeted pitches, so you can enjoy playing football in all weathers and at all hours.

    There are also changing rooms and a bar where you can grab a drink and a bite to eat before or after your football game. Just what you need if you're rushing straight from work, or if you just want to celebrate (or commiserate) with your team mates afterwards!

    Plus, we're in the process of refurbishing the entire sports centre, thanks to funding from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), so you'll benefit from much improved facilities in the next few months.