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Arsenal Academy
Full nameArsenal Football Club Academy
Nickname(s)The Gunners
Founded1954
GroundArsenal FC Training Centre, Shenley
Capacitynil
ChairmanEngland Peter Hill-Wood
Head CoachEngland Steve Bould
LeagueFA Premier Academy League
2008-09FAPAL Group A, 1st (Champions)

Arsenal Football Club Academy are the youth team of Arsenal Football Club. They currently play in the FA Premier Academy League, the highest level of youth football in England. The club enters Under-18 and Under-16 teams in the League, but the club operate the academy for boys from the age of nine upwards.

Some of the senior members of the U18 team also play for Arsenal Reserves, and the team are currently coached by former Arsenal defender Steve Bould, while the younger teams are coached by Roy Massey and Steve Gatting. Former Arsenal midfielder and Republic of Ireland international Liam Brady oversees the overall youth development setup at the club with his assistant David Court.

History

Arsenal Youth (1954-1998)

Arsenal have occasionally operated a youth team as far back as 1893-94, and there had been an established third team (known as Arsenal 'A') for young players from 1929 to 1969.

In 1954, Arsenal started their own formal youth team. It entered the South Eastern Counties League (re-named the South East Counties League the following season) and the associated South East Counties League Cup from 1954-55 to 1997-98 (excluding 1967-68 and 1968-69). Arsenal youth also played in the FA Youth Cup (from 1954-55 to present), the London Minor FA Challenge Cup from 1954-55 to 1955-56 and 1959-60 to 1966-67), and the Southern Junior Floodlit Cup (from 1955-56 to 1971-72 and 1974-75 to 1998-99).

During this time, Arsenal were one of the most successful youth teams in the country - winning seven South East Counties League titles, six South East Counties League Cups (including three "doubles") and four FA Youth Cups.

Arsenal Academy (1998-present)

The youth team became founder members of the FA Premier Youth League in 1997-98. The league was initially a single division, and Arsenal won the inaugural title. The following season this was renamed the Premier Academy League and split into an Under-19 and Under-17 section, with the new FA Academy system formally changing Arsenal's youth team to Academy status. Arsenal entered teams in both sections, winning the U17 title in 1999-00 and the U19 in 2001-02, as well as two more FA Youth Cups.

Since 2004-05 the FA Premier Academy League has been a single section for Under-18s although an Under-16 section is played with no league table being recorded. Arsenal U18s have twice won their division group (Group A), in 2007-08 and 2008-09 and went on to win the academy play-off semi-final and final in 2008-09 to become FA Premier Academy League champions.Their most recent success is winning the 2008-09 FA youth cup beating Liverpool 6-2 aggregate in the final.

Current squad

U18 League

Players who have played in the U18 Academy League in the 2008-09 season, as of October 21 2008.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
–– GK Poland POL Wojciech Szczęsny
–– GK Republic of Ireland IRL James Shea
–– GK Republic of Ireland IRL Sean McDermott
–– DF England ENG Craig Eastmond
–– DF England ENG Rhema Obed
–– DF England ENG Kyle Bartley
–– DF England ENG Luke Ayling
–– DF Spain ESP Ignasi Miquel
-- DF Ghana GHA Daniel Boateng
–– DF England ENG Thomas Cruise
–– DF France FRA Cedric Evina
–– DF England ENG George Brislen-Hall
–– MF France FRA Francis Coquelin
–– MF England ENG Emmanuel Frimpong
–– MF England ENG Chuks Aneke
No. Pos. Nation Player
–– MF England ENG Sam Byles
–– MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Henderson
–– MF Netherlands NED Oğuzhan Özyakup
–– MF England ENG Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (captain)
–– MF Denmark DEN Jonas Rasmussen
–– MF England ENG Jernade Meade
–– FW France FRA Gilles Sunu
–– FW England ENG Rhys Murphy
–– FW England ENG Sanchez Watt
–– FW England ENG Luke Freeman
–– FW England ENG Benik Afobe
–– FW England ENG Roarie Deacon
–– FW England ENG Zak Ansah
–– FW Jamaica JAM Nigel Neita

Additionally, England Jack Wilshere and England Henri Lansbury have also played in the U18 FA Youth Cup this season.

Season-by-season playing record

Main article: Arsenal F.C. Academy seasons

Honours

Winners (4): 1997-98, 1999-00 (U17), 2001-02 (U19), 2008-09
Winners (4): 1955-56, 1964-65, 1971-72, 1990-91
Winners (7): 1965-66, 1970-71, 1987-88, 1993-94, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2008-09
Runners-up (1): 1964-65
Winners (6): 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1970-71, 1979-80
Winners (5): 1962-63, 1965-66, 1984-85, 1990-91, 1997-98
Winners (1): 1966-67

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Reserves/Youth Statistics 2008-2009". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |site= ignored (help)

References

  • Kelly, Andy. "Complete Honours List". Arsenal Pics. Archived from the original on 2003-04-08. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
  • Soar, Phil & Tyler, Martin (2000). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-60175-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Season by Season Record compiled from Arsenal handbooks

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