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Manchester United F.C. Under-21s
The words "Manchester" and "United" surround a pennant featuring a ship in full sail and a devil holding a trident.
Full name Manchester United Football Club Under-21s
Nickname(s) The Red Devils, United
Founded 1878, as Newton Heath Reserves
Ground Moss Lane
Altrincham
(capacity: 6,085)
Co-chairmen Joel & Avram Glazer
Manager Warren Joyce (Under-21s)
Paul McGuinness (Under-18s)
League Professional Development League 1
2012–13 Winners
A red and black striped gingham shirt with a black collar. White shorts. Black socks with red striped tops.
Home colours
A white shirt with a red collar. Blackish striped gingham shorts. White socks with black and red striped tops.
Away colours
A blue and black stripe shirt with blue and black stripe shoulders and a blue and black stripe pattern on both sleeves. Black shorts. Blue socks with black tops.
Third colours

Manchester United Football Club Under-21s is the most senior of Manchester United's youth teams and the club's former reserve team. They play in League 1 of the Professional Development League. The team is effectively Manchester United's second-string side, but is limited to three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 21 per game following the introduction of new regulations from the 2012–13 season. They were champions of the former Premier Reserve League five times (in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010 and 2012) between its introduction in 1999 and its dissolution in 2012. The team also won the 2012–13 Professional Development League 1 in its inaugural season. The team also participates in the Manchester Senior Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup.

The team's manager is Warren Joyce, who took over from Ole Gunnar Solskjær as manager of the reserves in December 2010, after spending two years as Solskjær's assistant. Joyce was previously the manager of Royal Antwerp, Manchester United's feeder club in Belgium. Since November 2008, the team has played all of its home matches at Moss Lane in Altrincham, the home of Altrincham F.C. In previous seasons, the team has played at the Victoria Stadium, the home of Northwich Victoria, and Ewen Fields, the home of Hyde.[1]

Manchester United also has an Under-18s team, managed by Paul McGuinness, that plays in the Premier League Under-18s Group 2 and the FA Youth Cup. The under-18s play their home games at the club's Trafford Training Centre in Carrington.

Contents

Under-21s [edit]

Current squad [edit]

As of 17 August 2012.[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
34 England MF Larnell Cole
35 England MF Jesse Lingard
36 Belgium DF Marnick Vermijl
39 England DF Tom Thorpe
42 England DF Tyler Blackett
44 Belgium MF Adnan Januzaj
46 England MF Ryan Tunnicliffe
48 England FW Will Keane
49 Switzerland DF Frédéric Veseli
No. Position Player
— Italy DF Michele Fornasier
— England DF Reece James
— Northern Ireland DF Luke McCullough
— Belgium MF Charni Ekangamene
— England MF Luke Hendrie
— England FW John Cofie
— Wales FW Tom Lawrence
— Netherlands FW Gyliano van Velzen

On loan [edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
31 England DF Scott Wootton (at Peterborough United until 30 June 2013)[4]
38 England DF Michael Keane (at Leicester City until 30 June 2013)[5]
45 Italy MF Davide Petrucci (at Peterborough United until 30 June 2013)[4]
No. Position Player
50 England GK Sam Johnstone (at Walsall until 30 June 2013)[6]
— England DF Reece Brown (at Ipswich Town until 30 June 2013)[7]
— England MF Luke Giverin (at Royal Antwerp until 30 June 2013)[8]

Manager history [edit]

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Honours [edit]

Academy [edit]

The Manchester United Academy was established in 1998, following the reorganisation of youth football in England, but has roots stretching all the way back to the 1930s with the establishment of the Manchester United Junior Athletic Club (MUJAC). and has been responsible for producing some of Manchester United's greatest ever players, including the club's top five all-time appearance makers, Ryan Giggs, Bobby Charlton, Bill Foulkes, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville, and the new wave of home-grown talents known as Fergie's Fledglings. The current academy is based at the club's Trafford Training Centre, a 70-acre (280,000 m2) site in the Manchester suburb of Carrington.

The Manchester United youth team is statistically the most successful in English football, with nine players in the English football Hall of Fame (Duncan Edwards, Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best, Nobby Stiles, Mark Hughes, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Johnny Giles). Manchester United also have the best FA Youth Cup record, winning on 10 occasions out of 14 final appearances.

The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from Under-9s up to the flagship Under-18s, who currently compete in Group C of the Premier Academy League and in the FA Youth Cup. The Under-16s and Under-18s typically play their academy league games at 11am on Saturday mornings at Carrington, while Youth Cup games are generally played at either Altrincham's Moss Lane ground (where the under-21s play their home games) or the club's 76,000-capacity Old Trafford home, in order to cater for the greater number of supporters these fixtures attract.

Paul McGuinness is the head coach of the under-18s academy side. He was in charge of the side that won the 2011 FA Youth Cup after beating Sheffield United 6–3 on aggregate.

In 2007, Manchester United Under-18s were the inaugural winners of the Champions Youth Cup, intended to be a Club World Championship for youth sides, beating Juventus 1–0 in the final in Malaysia.

Current Academy players [edit]

Nat. Player Date of birth Position International caps Previous club Joined United
Young Professionals
England Tyler Blackett (1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 19) DF Capped at Under-19 level – July 2002
Belgium Charni Ekangamene (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 19) MF Capped at Under-19 level Royal Antwerp July 2010
England Luke Hendrie (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 18) MF Capped at Under-18 level Bradford City July 2008
Wales Tom Lawrence (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994 (age 19) FW Capped at Under-21 level – July 2003
Northern Ireland Luke McCullough (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 19) DF Capped at Under-19 level Dungannon Swifts July 2010
Netherlands Gyliano van Velzen (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 19) FW Capped at Under-17 level Ajax November 2010[12]
2nd Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1994 and 31 August 1995)
England Jack Barmby (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 (age 18) FW Capped at Under-19 level Hull City July 2008[13]
Republic of Ireland Sam Byrne (1995-07-23) 23 July 1995 (age 17) FW Capped at Under-19 level St. Joseph's July 2011
Norway Mats Møller Dæhli (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 18) MF Capped at Under-21 level Lyn November 2010[14]
Wales Declan Dalley (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 18) DF Capper at Under-19 level Cardiff City July 2011
Italy Pierluigi Gollini (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 18) GK Capped at Under-19 level Fiorentina March 2012
Netherlands Kenji Gorré (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 18) MF Capped at Under-16 level – July 2002
England Liam Grimshaw (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 18) DF Capped at Under-18 level – July 2002
Belgium Adnan Januzaj (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 18) MF Capped at Under-19 level Anderlecht March 2011[15]
Scotland Donald Love (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 18) DF Capped at Under-19 level – July 2002
Northern Ireland Paddy McNair (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 18) MF Capped at Under-18 level Ballyclare Colts July 2011
England Ben Pearson (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995 (age 18) MF Capped at Under-18 level – July 2004
England Joe Rothwell (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 18) MF Capped at Under-18 level – July 2001
England Louis Rowley (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 18) DF – Walsall April 2011
England Jack Rudge (1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 18) MF – – July 2001
England Jonathan Sutherland (1994-09-03) 3 September 1994 (age 18) GK Capped at Under-19 level Crewe Alexandra July 2011
England James Weir (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 17) MF Capped at Under-19 level Preston North End July 2008
England Matthew Wilkinson (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 18) DF – – July 2002
Academy
England Kieran O'Hara (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 17) GK – – July 2012
1st Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1995 and 31 August 1996)
England Ben Barber (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 17) DF – – July 2012
England Callum Evans (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 17) MF – – July 2012
England Ashley Fletcher (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 17) FW – – July 2012
England Josh Harrop (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 17) MF – – July 2012
Cyprus Nicolas Ioannou (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 17) DF – – July 2012
Republic of Ireland Ryan McConnell (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 17) DF – Letterkenny Rovers July 2012
Belgium Andreas Pereira (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 17) MF Capped at Under-18 level PSV Eindhoven January 2012
England James Wilson (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 17) FW Capped at Under-18 level – July 2012
Unknown status
England Sean Goss (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 16) MF – Exeter City July 2012
Switzerland Joel Castro Pereira (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 (age 16) GK – Neuchâtel Xamax July 2012
England Matthew Willock (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 16) MF – Reading July 2012

Honours [edit]

Staff [edit]

  • Director of Academy Football: Scotland Brian McClair
  • Under-21 Team Manager: England Warren Joyce
  • Assistant Under-21 Team Manager: England Nicky Butt[19]
  • Reserve Goalkeeping Coach: Northern Ireland Alan Fettis
  • Assistant Academy Director for 17–21-year-olds & Under-18s Head Coach: England Paul McGuinness
  • Assistant Academy Director for 9–16-year-olds & Under-11–12s Head Coach: England Tony Whelan
  • Under-13–16s Head Coach: England Chris Casper
  • Under-9–10s Head Coach: Northern Ireland Eamon Mulvey
  • Technical Skills Development Coach: Netherlands René Meulensteen
  • Academy Doctor: Dr Tony Gill
  • Senior Academy Physiotherapist: Mandy Johnson
  • Academy Physiotherapists: John Davin and Richard Merron

Notable former youth team players [edit]

97 players from the Manchester United youth system have gone on to have careers in professional football, whether at Manchester United or at other clubs. The following is a list of players who have represented a country (not necessarily their country of birth) at full international level.[20]

Players of the Year [edit]

Prior to 1990, a single award was presented to the best young player of that season. Between 1982 and 1985 this was the entitled "Young Player of the Year"; the award then became known as the "Denzil Haroun, Young Player of the Year" between 1986 and 1989 in honour of Denzil Haroun, a former club director and brother-in-law of former club chairman Louis Edwards.

Since 1990, individual awards are made to the best player of the Academy and the Reserves. The "Young Player of the Year" is named in honour of Jimmy Murphy, Sir Matt Busby's long-time assistant manager, who died in 1989, and the best reserve is awarded the "Denzil Haroun, Reserve Player of the Year".

Season Supporters Club
Young Player of the Year
1982–83 Norman Whiteside
1983–84 Mark Hughes
1984–85 Mark Hughes
Season Denzil Haroun
Young Player of the Year
1985–86 Simon Ratcliffe
1986–87 Gary Walsh
1987–88 Lee Martin
1988–89 Mark Robins
Season Jimmy Murphy
Young Player of the Year[21]		 Denzil Haroun
Reserve Team Player of the Year[22]
1989–90 Lee Martin Mark Robins
1990–91 Ryan Giggs Jason Lydiate
1991–92 Ryan Giggs Brian Carey
1992–93 Paul Scholes Colin McKee
1993–94 Phil Neville Nicky Butt
1994–95 Terry Cooke Kevin Pilkington
1995–96 Ronnie Wallwork Michael Appleton
1996–97 John Curtis Michael Clegg
1997–98 Wes Brown Michael Twiss
1998–99 Wes Brown Mark Wilson
1999–2000 Bojan Djordjic Jonathan Greening
2000–01 Alan Tate Michael Stewart
2001–02 Paul Tierney John O'Shea
2002–03 Ben Collett Darren Fletcher
2003–04 Jonathan Spector David Jones
2004–05 Giuseppe Rossi Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
2005–06 Darron Gibson Giuseppe Rossi
2006–07[23] Craig Cathcart Kieran Lee
2007–08[24] Danny Welbeck Richard Eckersley
2008–09[25] Federico Macheda James Chester
2009–10 Will Keane[21] Ritchie De Laet[22]
2010–11 Ryan Tunnicliffe[26] Oliver Gill[27]
2011–12 Mats Møller Dæhli[28] Michael Keane[29]
2012–13 Ben Pearson[30] Adnan Januzaj[31]

References [edit]

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  7. ^ Marshall, Adam (25 February 2013). "Brown set for Town". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  8. ^ Marshall, Adam (31 August 2012). "Duo head to Royal Antwerp". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 31 August 2012. 
  9. ^ Thompson, Gemma (26 May 2008). "Duo to manage Reserves". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  10. ^ Coppack, Nick (9 November 2010). "Ole accepts Norwegian post". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  11. ^ Bartram, Steve (13 January 2011). "O'Shea starts for Reserves". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  12. ^ Taylor, Daniel (22 August 2010). "Manchester United anger Ajax by attracting teenager Gyliano van Velzen". guardian.co.uk (Guardian News and Media). Retrieved 20 January 2011. 
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  26. ^ Marshall, Adam (18 May 2011). "Ryan is Academy star". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  27. ^ Marshall, Adam (18 May 2011). "Gill wins Reserves' gong". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  28. ^ "Daehli is Academy star". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). 14 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012. 
  29. ^ "Keane wins Reserves gong". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). 14 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012. 
  30. ^ Marshall, Adam (15 May 2013). "Academy prize for Pearson". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 15 May 2013. 
  31. ^ Marshall, Adam (15 May 2013). "Januzaj voted U21s' star man". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 15 May 2013. 

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