Bolton Wanderers F.C. Reserves and Academy
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| Full name | Bolton Wanderers F.C. Reserves | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Trotters | ||
| Founded | 1874 (as Christ Church FC) | ||
| Ground | County Ground Leyland |
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| Manager |  Jimmy Phillips (Under-18s) |
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| League | Premier Reserve League Premier Academy League |
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| 2010–11 2010–11 |
Premier Reserve League North Group A 5th Premier Academy League Under-18 Group C, 3rd |
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[edit] Reserve team
Bolton Wanderers Reserves play in the Barclays Premiership Reserve League North. They also participate in the Manchester Senior Cup, although in recent years the teams entered in this competition have featured an increasing number of youth players.
Bolton Wanderers Reserves play their home games at the County Ground in Leyland, the home ground of the Lancashire F.A.
Throughout the history of Bolton Wanderers F.C. many of the club's best known players have progressed through the reserve team. These include former captain Kevin Nolan.
[edit] The Academy
The Bolton Wanderers Academy was established in 1998 and is based at the club and the main training ground. It replaced the older, more informal youth system, and enabled the club to focus their youth development and scouting, employing new techniques and FA standards.
It is overseen by former Bolton Wanderers F.C. player Jimmy Phillips. It provides a stepping stone for youngsters to progress to the highest levels of football at Bolton Wanderers.
Scouts attend many local youth matches looking for talented boys. A boy will then be invited to attend training sessions at the Academy. They are taken in as young as the age of eight. At this age, the boys start by simply attending after-school training sessions, but as they reach their middle-teens, their academic needs will be taken over by the Academy if they are deemed athletically talented enough.
Between the ages of eight and twelve the boys play in eight-a-side games of three twenty-minute periods. It allows the boys to play as defenders or as attackers in small groups within a system and is not as physically demanding as playing eleven-a-side matches.
The first player to graduate from the Academy to the first team was the former club captain, Kevin Nolan who had previously been on the youth books of Liverpool. He has since been followed into the first team by Joey O'Brien, Ricardo Vaz Tê and Bolton born Nicky Hunt.
[edit] Players
[edit] Reserves
The following players are expected to play for the reserves during the Premier Reserve League 2010–11. In addition, all members of the first team squad are eligible to play for the reserves, as are players from the Academy. Additionally, some of the younger players in the reserves may still feature for the academy side:
As of 5 August 2011.[1] Squad Numbers refer to players' first team squad number (for season 2011–12), where applicable. Reserve and youth games are 1–11.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Academy (Under-18s)
As of 21 October 2011.[5]
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[edit] Current coaching staff
- Academy Manager:
Jimmy Phillips - Academy Head of Coaching and Development: Sammy Lee
- Academy Assistant Manager: David Lee
- Academy Assistant Manager: Nicky Spooner
- Assistant U-18 Coach: Tony Kelly
- U-9 to U-16 Coach: Jake Wigley
- Goalkeeping Coach:
Neil Edwards - Goalkeeping Coach: Samuel Meek
- Head of Education, Welfare, Child Protection officer: Lynda Watt
- Academy physiotherapist: Matthew Fox
- Schoolboy physiotherapist: Jamie Miller
- Academy doctor: Dr. Jonathan Tobin
- Academy fitness coach: Christopher Elderkin
- Recruitment Officer: Dean Crombie
- Recruitment Officer: Brian Morris
In addition, the reserves and academy employ staff from the first-team.
[edit] Graduates
The following players have been associated with the Bolton Wanderers Academy and have gone on to play league football for Bolton or other clubs.
Błażej Augustyn- Chris Basham
- Rhys Bennett
- Michael Bird
- Adam Blakeman
Bedi Buval- Michael Byrne
Matthew Cassidy- Charlie Comyn-Platt
- Mark Ellis
- Jarosław Fojut
- Chris Howarth
- Nicky Hunt
Scott Jamieson- Przemysław Kazimierczak
- Danny Livesey
- Aaron Mooy
- Kevin Nolan
- Temitope Obadeyi
- Joey O'Brien
Michael O'Halloran- Alan O'Hare
- Joe Riley
- Jack Sampson
Ricky Shakes- James Sinclair
- Robert Sissons
Johann Smith- Chris Stokes
- Jason Talbot
Cleveland Taylor- Les Thompson
- Matt Tubbs
Ricardo Vaz Tê- Danny Ward
Kevin Wolze- Nathan Woolfe
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Reserves Profiles 2011/12". bwfc.co.uk. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/ReservesProfiles. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ "Connolly Joins Macclesfield On Loan". bwfc.co.uk. 24 February 2012. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2621422,00.html. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ "Bennett eager to take loan chance". theboltonnews.co.uk. 13 July 2011. http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/9135595.Bennett_eager_to_take_loan_chance/. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Bolton's Jack Sampson joins Southend United on loan". BBC Sport. 12 January 2012. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16526063.stm. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers F.C. Youth Squad – 2011–12". bwfc.co.uk. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/Under18s/0,,1004~2477266,00.html. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
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