Football Match Day Team Sheet
Hand the referee a complete team sheet before kick-off. Come away with the goals, cards and substitutions marked on the same page for the match report.
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Football Player Availability Grid
A free printable player availability sheet — the squad down the side, twelve fixtures across the top, a letter per cell, and a key showing where you are short.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
See the whole squad's availability for a block of fixtures on one page. A short week is spotted while there is still time to find a player.
Who it is for
Managers and captains of football teams, and any club side that picks from a squad bigger than the team.
How to use it
- Fill in the fixture key on page two first, numbering the fixtures in order.
- List every player, including subs and triallists, with a contact.
- As replies come in, write A, N, ? or I in the cell for that fixture.
- Count the A column for each fixture and write how many short you are.
- Chase the question marks before the team sheet is written.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: The whole squad down the side, the next block of fixtures across the top, and one letter in each cell — so the manager can see on one page who is short before a team sheet is even started.
One letter per cell. Write a letter in each cell as replies come in: A for available, N for not available, ? for no reply yet, and I for injured or suspended. The numbered columns match the fixture key on the second page — fill that in first, then chase the question marks.
Write-on lines: Club / team · Season · Manager · Fixtures covered
Availability — one row per player — subs and triallists included
Table, 17 rows: Player · Contact · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12
Page 2
Fixture key — which fixture each numbered column on the grid stands for
Table, 12 rows: No. · Date · Opponent · H / A · Meet at · Players needed · Available · Short by
Ruled lines: Notes — who has been asked, who is doubtful, who needs a lift
Questions
Why twelve fixtures and not the whole season?
Because availability more than a few weeks out is guesswork, and a grid wide enough for a season would have cells too small to write in. Start a new grid when the twelve are played.
What does the 'players needed' column mean?
Your own squad size for that fixture — a starting side plus the subs you want. Formats and squad sizes vary by competition, so it is a blank rather than a number.
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