The most common size for a garden football goal is 6 x 4' but you can also find garden goals in 8 x 5' or 12 x 6' sizes. What size football goal is best for a garden? There are different designs available, depending on what you’re after. Goal posts with targets can help improve precision, whilst larger nets stop footballs going into the neighbour’s garden. Alternatively, pop-up goals can be a great option for family holidays or smaller gardens. This substantial football goal is made from a 67mm PVC tube, making it strong enough to withstand powerful shots. This goal is incredibly easy to set up, even for kids to do on their own. There’s no frame to put together, and it simply pops up straight out of the bag. When you want to put it away, it’s easy to collapse the goal down into the included carry bag. It’s lightweight, and the carry bag comes with a shoulder strap so it can be taken to the beach, park or a friend’s house. For this reason, it’s one of the best football goal posts if you’re after something small, compact and portable that can easily be carried – even by young children.

This set includes the goal, target sheet, garden football and a carry bag - and fans say this size works for older kids and teens as well as toddlers. A small, simple pop up goal, the Dimples Excel Football Goal Pop Up can be easily assembled in minutes. It gives kids the opportunity to have a goal in the garden when there isn’t enough space for permanent goal posts, and can also be easily transported to the park or beach. This depends on the size of your garden! And also how much space you want to dedicate to you or your child's favourite hobby. Available in a range of sizes, the 2.4 x 1.8 m (8 x 6 ft) goals are perfect if you have slightly older children, or want to buy something that kids will continue to grow into. As you can imagine, with these goals being 1.8 m (6 ft) high, they’re suitable for the majority of teenagers.The set includes two goalposts with nets, two small footballs, 8 fixed hooks, an air pump and carry box. For younger kids, it’s a good size and is great for practising accuracy. Whilst bigger nets can take up too much space in small gardens, this net is a great size for smaller outdoor spaces. If you’d prefer a larger size however, it’s also available in 1.8 x 0.9 m (6 x 3 ft), 2.7 x 1.5 m (9 x 5 ft) and 3.7 x 1.8 m (12 x 6 ft).

Folding portable goals – the easiest and cheapest option. They fold out and fold down again. All you have to do is fit the ground anchoring pegs. As mentioned, this goal will probably start to get too small for children once they reach 10/11 years old as they will fill too much of the space. However, it’s an excellent option for kids under 10. Goalposts are available in different sizes to match the age of your children. The Football Association has regulations if you want to use them! When it comes to material you should think about whether you need to leave football goal posts outside all year round. This goal measures 1.8 x 1.2 m (6 x 4 ft) which makes it a good size for children up to approximately 10 years old. Although it may not be quite as robust as the solid-frame goals featured on this list, it’s a really excellent option if you’d prefer to have temporary posts in the garden that can be speedily put up and taken down.

The 6 x 3 ft goal unfolds in half a minute and can be carried around easily if you need to transport it (the net becomes the carry bag) thanks to its telescoping design. Ease of Assembly: No one wants to spend hours deciphering complicated instructions. We favor goals that are easy to assemble and disassemble.