Leeds United F.C. Under-21s and Academy
Full name | Leeds United Football Club | |
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Founded | 1919 | |
Ground | Elland Road, Beeston, Leeds | |
Capacity | 37,890[1] | |
Owner | Aser Group Holding 49ers Enterprises[2] | |
Chairman | Andrea Radrizzani | |
Manager | Adam Underwood (Academy Manager) Carlos Corberán (U23) Mark Jackson (U18) | |
League | Professional Development League (U23) U18 Professional Development League (U18) | |
Website | http://www.leedsunited.com/ | |
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Leeds United Reserves were the English football reserve team of Leeds United FC. In previous seasons, they played at York City's Bootham Crescent, South Leeds Stadium and the first team's ground Elland Road.[3] The reserves were generally a mix of recovering or fringe first-team players, young professionals and promising scholars.
Leeds United Under 23s are the development squad of Leeds United FC. They play in the Professional Development League. Carlos Corberán is the current coach of the team. They play at the club's training ground, Thorp Arch, although they also occasionally play at Elland Road.
Leeds United Under 18s are the youth team of Leeds United FC. They play in the U18 Professional Development League. The youth team won the competition's predecessor, the Premier Academy League, in the 2002–03 season, when the league was split into Under-19s and Under-17s, with Leeds winning the Under-17s competition. Mark Jackson is the current coach of the team.[4] They play at the club's training ground, Thorp Arch. The youth team also compete annually in the FA Youth Cup, having won it twice – the first time in 1993, beating Manchester United 4–1,[5] and the second time in 1997, beating Crystal Palace 3–1.[6]
Leeds' concentration on youth since the Ridsdale era attracted praise at the highest level with the president of FIFA Sepp Blatter commenting "Leeds, a club I greatly respect, have to be applauded for its efforts in this regard".[7]
The Leeds United Academy has produced several promising youngsters who have been controversially signed by top flight clubs in recent years.[8][9] Michael Woods, Ben Gordon and Tom Taiwo moved to Chelsea, 16-year-old Elliot Kebbie was signed by Atlético Madrid,[10] 14-year-olds George Swan and Louis Hutton were signed by Manchester City,[11] Danny Ward switched to Bolton Wanderers and Luke Garbutt moved to Everton while still in the Leeds United youth team.
Former players that graduated through the Leeds United academy include England internationals Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Paul Robinson, Scott Carson, Jonathan Woodgate, Danny Rose, Fabian Delph, Lewis Cook and Alan Smith, Australian international Harry Kewell, Republic of Ireland internationals Stephen McPhail, Gary Kelly and Ian Harte, Northern Ireland international Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Republic of Ireland Under-21 internationals Eric Grimes and Aidan White and England Under-21 internationals Jonny Howson, Matthew Kilgallon, Ronaldo Vieira, Tom Pearce and Tom Lees. Former club and international greats that also came through Leeds' youth ranks include; John Charles, Terry Cooper, Peter Lorimer, Paul Reaney, Norman Hunter, Jack Charlton, Albert Johanneson, Billy Bremner, Eddie Gray, Gary Speed, John Lukic, David Batty, and Paul Madeley.
Graduates in the current Leeds United first team squad are plentiful, with Oliver Casey, Ryan Edmondson, Robbie Gotts, Will Huffer, Alfie McCalmont, Kalvin Phillips and Jamie Shackleton all having made appearances in the first team squad.
About the Academy
The Leeds United website describes the Academy's philosophy as follows:
"At Leeds United Academy, players must learn to be technically proficient, be able to deal with the ball anywhere on the pitch. Tactically they must become familiar with the club’s system of play and understand the strengths and weaknesses within it. Physically players need to become the football athlete, someone that can play at the tempo that is required to compete at the highest level and psychologically they need to have a balanced view of success and failure so that by the time they have reached the Professional Development Phase they have the confidence to be able to deal with the stress of playing to win, week in and week out."[12]
Current players
Only players aged 23 or under, on 31 August of the current season, are eligible to play for the Development Squad. Three overage outfield players, and an overage goalkeeper may also play. Only players aged 18 or under, on 31 August of the current season (primarily scholars), are eligible to play for the Under 18s.[4] Italics denotes player has received a call up to the squad but did not or has to receive a cap at that level.
Young Professionals | |||||||||
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Nat. | No. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Pos. | International | Contract Exp. | Other | |
25 | Elia Caprile | Verona, Italy | 25 August 2001 | GK | Italy U18s | 2023[13] | |||
49 | Oliver Casey | Leeds, England | 14 October 2000 | DF | 2023 | ||||
Charlie Cresswell | York, England | 17 August 2002 | DF | 2022[14] | |||||
40 | Leif Davis | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | 12 January 2000 | DF | 2023[15] | ||||
33 | Bryce Hosannah | Lambeth, England | 8 April 1999 | DF | 2021[16] | ||||
Joshveer Shergill | Walsall, England | 1 January 2002 | DF | 2021 | |||||
34 | Pascal Struijk | Deurne, Belgium | 11 August 1999 | DF | Netherlands U17s | 2022[16] | |||
44 | Mateusz Bogusz | Ruda Śląska, Poland | 22 August 2001 | MF | Poland U21s | 2021[17] | |||
Josh Galloway | Glasgow, Scotland | 21 January 2002 | MF | 2022[18] | |||||
Cole Gibbon | Goole, England | 5 October 2001 | MF | 2021 | |||||
36 | Robbie Gotts | Harrogate, England | 9 November 1999 | MF | 2022[19] | ||||
Jack Jenkins | Leeds, England | 25 November 2001 | MF | 2023[20] | |||||
Bobby Kamwa | Yaounde, Cameroon | 18 March 2000 | MF | 2021[21] | |||||
Nohan Kenneh | Zwedru, Liberia | 10 January 2003 | MF | England U17s | 2022 | ||||
38 | Alfie McCalmont | Thirsk, England | 25 March 2000 | MF | Northern Ireland | 2021[22] | |||
Liam McCarron | Preston, England | 7 March 2001 | MF | Scotland U19s | 2022[23] | ||||
Stuart McKinstry | Wishaw, Scotland | 18 September 2002 | MF | Scotland U17s | 2022[14] | ||||
46 | Jamie Shackleton | Leeds, England | 8 October 1999 | MF | England U20s | 2021[24] | |||
48 | Jordan Stevens | Gloucester, England | 25 March 2000 | MF | 2022[25] | ||||
Ryan Edmondson | Harrogate, England | 20 May 2001 | FW | England U19s | 2021[26] | ||||
Niklas Haugland | Hjellestad, Norway | 23 February 2002 | FW | Norway U18s | 2021 | ||||
Niall Huggins | York, England | 18 December 2000 | FW | Wales U21s | 2022[27] | ||||
7 | Ian Carlo Poveda-Ocampo | Leeds, England | 9 February 2000 | FW | England U20s | 2024 | |||
2020-21 2nd Year Scholars | |||||||||
Emmanuel Amissah | Accra, Ghana | FW | 2021 | ||||||
Owen Bray | York, England | MF | 2021 | ||||||
Jimiel Chikukwa | Kent, England | FW | 2021 | ||||||
Billy Fewster | Scarborough, England | MF | 2021 | ||||||
Alfie Hughes | Middlesbrough, England | MF | England U15s | 2021 | |||||
Ethan Kachosa | Leeds, England | DF | 2021 | ||||||
Sam Leverett | York, England | MF | 2021 | ||||||
Max McMillan | York, England | 3 October 2002 | FW | 2021 | |||||
Cooper Skerry | Brisbane, Australia | 26 November 2002 | GK | Australia U19s | 2021 | ||||
Aaron Pilkington | Leeds, England | DF | 2021 | ||||||
Taylor Ragan | Leeds, England | 29 April 2003 | DF | 2021 | |||||
Maximus Rigby | Amersham, England | MF | 2021 | ||||||
Connor Teale | Harlow, England | DF | 2021 | ||||||
2020-21 1st Year Scholars | |||||||||
Nat. | No. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Pos. | International | Contract Exp. | Other | |
Charlie Allen | 22 November 2003 | FW | Northern Ireland U17s | 2022 | |||||
Lui Bradbury | MF | 2022 | |||||||
Will Brook | GK | 2022 | |||||||
Keenan Carole | FW | 2022 | |||||||
Harry Christy | GK | England U15s | 2022 | ||||||
Max Dean | 21 February 2004 | FW | 2022 | ||||||
Cian Halpin | FW | Wales U15s | 2022 | ||||||
Joe Littlewood | DF | 2022 | |||||||
Kris Moore | DF | 2022 | |||||||
Jeremiah Mullen | 1 January 2004 | DF | Scotland U16s | 2022 | |||||
Mitch Picksley | MF | 2022 | |||||||
Joe Snowdon | 14 February 2004 | MF | 2022 | ||||||
Morten Spencer | 14 March 2004 | MF | Norway U15s | 2022 | |||||
Harvey Sutcliffe | DF | 2022 | |||||||
Notable Others | |||||||||
Ben Andreucci | 5 October 2004 | FW | Scotland U16s | ||||||
Cian Coleman | MF | ||||||||
Ronnie McGrath | FW | England U15s | |||||||
Marley Wilson | FW | England U15s |
Graduates
The following list includes players who have graduated from Leeds' youth system and have either become established in the club's first team, another club's first team and/or have been capped at international level.
As of 8 August 2019.
2020s
Debut | Nat | Name | Current club | International | Apps | Goals |
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2020 | Robbie Gotts | Leeds United | 2 | 0 |
2010s
2000s
1990s
Debut | Nat | Name | Current club | International | Apps | Goals |
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1999 | Matt Jones | Retired | Wales | 31 | 0 | |
1999 | Tommy Knarvik | Retired | Norway U21 | 1 | 0 | |
1998 | Alan Smith | Retired | England | 228 | 56 | |
1998 | Paul Robinson | Retired | England | 119 | 1 | |
1998 | Jonathan Woodgate | Retired | England | 142 | 5 | |
1998 | Stephen McPhail | Retired | Republic of Ireland | 107 | 3 | |
1997 | Lee Matthews | Retired | 4 | 0 | ||
1996 | Paul Shepherd | Retired | 1 | 0 | ||
1996 | Mark Jackson | Retired | England U20 | 23 | 0 | |
1996 | Jason Blunt | Retired | England U18 | 5 | 0 | |
1996 | Harry Kewell | Retired | Australia | 242 | 63 | |
1996 | Alan Maybury | Retired | Republic of Ireland | 18 | 0 | |
1996 | Ian Harte | Retired | Republic of Ireland | 288 | 39 | |
1996 | Wesley Boyle | Retired | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | 0 | |
1995 | Andy Gray | Retired | Scotland | 39 | 1 | |
1993 | Andy Couzens | Retired | 36 | 1 | ||
1993 | Rob Bowman | Retired | England U18 | 9 | 0 | |
1993 | Kevin Sharp | Retired | England U18 | 17 | 0 | |
1993 | Jamie Forrester | Retired | England U18 | 11 | 2 | |
1993 | Mark Ford | Retired | England U21 | 43 | 1 | |
1993 | Mark Tinkler | Retired | England U18 | 27 | 0 | |
1993 | Noel Whelan | Retired | England U21 | 59 | 8 | |
1992 | Gary Kelly | Retired | Republic of Ireland | 528 | 4 |
1980s
Debut | Nat | Name | Current club | International | Apps | Goals |
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1989 | Neil Edwards | Retired | Wales U21 | 1 | 0 | |
1988 | Simon Grayson | Retired | 4 | 0 | ||
1988 | Gary Speed | Retired | Wales | 312 | 58 | |
1987 | David Batty | Retired | England | 373 | 4 | |
1985 | Terry Phelan | Retired | Republic of Ireland | 19 | 0 | |
1985 | Peter Swan | Retired | 58 | 13 | ||
1983 | Scott Sellars | Retired | England U21 | 83 | 7 | |
1983 | Denis Irwin | Retired | Republic of Ireland | 82 | 1 | |
1982 | Tommy Wright | Retired | 92 | 28 | ||
1982 | John Sheridan | Retired | Republic of Ireland | 276 | 55 | |
1982 | Neil Aspin | Retired | 234 | 5 | ||
1980 | Aiden Butterworth | Retired | 74 | 17 |
1970s
Debut | Name | Current club | International | Apps | Goals |
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1979 | Terry Connor | Retired | England U21 | 108 | 22 |
1979 | John Lukic | Retired | England B | 430 | 0 |
1975 | Byron Stevenson | Retired | Wales | 110 | 5 |
1974 | Carl Harris | Retired | Wales | 176 | 29 |
1973 | Frank Gray | Retired | Scotland | 396 | 35 |
1973 | Peter Hampton | Retired | 83 | 3 | |
1970 | David Harvey | Retired | Scotland | 447 | 0 |
1960s
Debut | Name | Current club | International | Apps | Goals |
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1968 | Terry Yorath | Retired | Wales | 196 | 12 |
1966 | Eddie Gray | Retired | Scotland | 577 | 68 |
1966 | Mick Bates | Retired | 287 | 9 | |
1965 | Terry Hibbitt | Retired | 62 | 11 | |
1964 | Terry Cooper | Retired | England | 350 | 11 |
1964 | Rod Belfitt | Retired | 128 | 33 | |
1963 | Jimmy Greenhoff | Retired | England U23 | 136 | 33 |
1963 | Paul Madeley | Retired | England | 724 | 34 |
1962 | Paul Reaney | Retired | England | 745 | 9 |
1962 | Gary Sprake | Retired | Wales | 506 | 0 |
1962 | Peter Lorimer | Retired | Scotland | 703 | 238 |
1962 | Norman Hunter | Retired | England | 724 | 21 |
1961 | Albert Johanneson | Retired | 200 | 68 | |
1960 | Billy Bremner | Retired | Scotland | 771 | 115 |
1950s
Debut | Name | Current club | International | Apps | Goals |
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1959 | Gerry Francis | Retired | 59 | 9 | |
1953 | Jack Charlton | Retired | England | 772 | 95 |
1940s
Debut | Name | Current club | International | Apps | Goals |
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1949 | John Charles | Retired | Wales | 327 | 157 |
1948 | Grenville Hair | Retired | 474 | 2 |
Other Professionals
Honours
Reserves
- League
- The Central League (Tier 1)
- Winners (2) 1936–37, 1997–98
- The Central League, Division One East (Tier 2)
- Winners (1) 2008–09, 2009–10
- Cups
- West Riding Senior Cup
- Winners (2) 1926–27, 1963–64
Under 23s
- League
- Professional Development League National Champions (1) 2018–19
- Professional Development League North Division Champions (1) 2018–19
Under 18s
- League
- U18 Professional Development League North Division Champions (1) 2017–18
- Cups
- FA Youth Cup
- Winners (2) 1993, 1997
Under 17s
- League
- Premier Academy League (Tier 1)
- Winners (1) 2002–03
- Cups
- Milk Cup
- Winners (1) 2002
Academy Coaching Staff
Position | Staff |
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Academy Manager | Adam Underwood[28] |
Head of Academy Coaching | Andy Foster |
Head Of Academy Recruitment | Terry Potter |
Head Of Academy Recruitment | Alan Nevison |
Head Of National Academy Recruitment | Paul Midgley |
Under 23s Manager | Carlos Corberán |
Professional Development Phase Coach U23s | Darren Arnott |
Lead Professional Development Phase Under 18s Coach | Mark Jackson |
Academy Under 18s Coach | Billy Russell |
Lead Youth Development Phase Under 16s Coach | Michael Morton[29] |
Under 15s Coach | Scott Gardner |
Under 15s Coach | Paul Fox[disambiguation needed] |
Under 14s Coach | Thomas McStravick |
Under 13s Coach | Andy Wright |
Under 12s Coach | Almir Velic |
Under 11s Coach | Alan Parkes |
Lead Academy Coach Foundation Phase U9s-U12s | Andy Wood[disambiguation needed] |
Youth Developement Lead Coach | Michal Pujdak |
Academy Unders 23s Goalkeeping Coach | Alessandro Barcherini |
Academy Under 18s Goalkeeping Coach | Neil Sullivan |
Lead Academy Goalkeeping Coach Youth Development Phase | Joe Stead |
Academy Performance Support Manager | Adam Kerr |
Academy Performance Analyst | Justin Benford |
Academy Performance Analyst U23s | Linas Treigys |
Acadedemy Performance Analyst Under 9s-16s | Daniel Carre |
Head Of Academy Physical Development | Rob Etherington |
Academy Physical Performance Coach | Songmi Kim |
Academy Physical Development Coach U9s-U16s | James So |
Academy Sports Scientist | George Bell[disambiguation needed] |
Head Of Academy Medicine | Tom Butterfield |
Academy Performance Analyst | Justin Benford |
Academy Player Operations Coordinator | Matt Robertshaw |
Head Of Academy Education and Welfare | Katie Slee |
Managers
For a more detailed list of Academy coaching staff, see Leeds United A.F.C. personnel#Academy Staff.
Academy Directors
From | To | Name | Notes |
1992 | 1997 | Paul Hart | |
1998 | 2000 | Alan Hill | |
1999 | 2000 | Steve Beaglehole | Assistant |
2000 | 2001 | Brian Kidd | |
2000 | c.2001 | Clive Richards | Assistant |
2001 | 2005 | Gary Worthington | Assistant |
2002 | 2004 | Andy Ritchie | |
2004 | 2010 | Neil Thompson | |
2009 | 2010 | Daral Pugh | Assistant |
2010 | 2011 | Gwyn Williams | Acting |
2011 | 2012 | Chris Sulley | |
2012 | 2015 | Steve Holmes | |
2015 | 2016 | Paul Hart |
Development Squad
From | To | Name | Notes |
2012 | 2014 | Neil Redfearn | |
2014 | 2015 | Jason Blunt | Acting |
2015 | 2016 | Paul Hart | |
2016 | 2017 | Jason Blunt | Under 23s Coach |
2017 | pres. | Carlos Corberán | Under 23s Coach |
Reserves
From | To | Name | Notes |
1948 | 1960 | Willis Edwards | |
1967 | 1975 | Cyril Patridge | |
1978 | 1980 | Bryan Edwards | |
1980 | 1991 | Peter Gunby | |
1995 | 1997 | David Williams | |
1997 | 1998 | Eddie Gray | |
2000 | 2003 | Lucas Murtagh | |
2003 | 2005 | Steve Agnew | |
2006 | 2006 | David Geddis | |
2006 | 2010 | Neil Thompson | |
2010 | 2012 | Neil Redfearn |
Under 19s & 17s and 18s & 16s
From | To | Name | Position |
2000 | 2004 | Pop Robson | Under 17s Coach (2000–01), Under 19s Coach (2001–04) |
2006 | 2007 | Steve Agnew | Under 18s Coach |
2007 | Paul Beesley | Under 18s Coach | |
2007 | 2009 | Daral Pugh | Under 16s Coach Under 18s Coach (2007–09) |
2009 | 2012 | Neil Redfearn | Under 18s Coach |
2012 | 2014 | Richard Naylor | Under 18s Coach |
2014 | 2015 | Jason Blunt | Under 18s Coach |
2015 | 2016 | John Anderson | Under 18s Manager |
2016 | 2017 | Andy Gray | Under 18s Coach |
2016 | pres. | Mark Jackson | Under 18s Coach |
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