Ipswich Town F.C. Under-23s and Academy
| Full name | Ipswich Town Football Club Under-23s and Academy | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Blues, The Tractor Boys, Town | ||
| Ground | Ipswich Town Football Club Training Centre, Playford Road, Ipswich Portman Road | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 (Playford Road) 30,311 (Portman Road) | ||
| Owner | Marcus Evans | ||
| Chairman | Marcus Evans | ||
| Manager | Gerard Nash (U23) Adem Atay (U18) | ||
| League | Professional Development League 2 (South Division) | ||
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Ipswich Town Football Club currently runs a Category Two Academy, with a five-year plan to improve to Category One, which is run by Bryan Klug.[1] The youth teams play their home games at the Ipswich Town Training Centre at Playford Road in Ipswich, Suffolk, while some home games are played at Portman Road.[2]
Some of Ipswich's greatest ever players have come through the club's academy since the 1960s, including Roger Osborne, Mick Mills, Russell Osman, George Burley, John Wark, Terry Butcher and Jason Dozzell.[3] The academy was also very successful during the 1990s, producing a number of first-team players including Richard Wright, Titus Bramble, James Scowcroft and Kieron Dyer.[4] More recently, players such as Connor Wickham, who became the youngest Ipswich player to ever play for the first-team, making his debut at 16 years and 11 days old and Andre Dozzell, son of Jason Dozzell, who like his father went on to score in his debut for the club at the age of 16, have both graduated from the academy.[5][6]
Under-23s squad
- As of 18 May 2020[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Under-18s squad
- As of 14 June 2019[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Academy coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head of Coaching & Player Development |  Bryan Klug
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| Under-23 Manager |  Gerard Nash
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| Under-18 Manager | Adem Atay
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| Head of Academy Goalkeeping | Carl Pentney
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| Head of Youth Development Phase | Sam Darlow
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| Head of Foundation Phase | Duncan Wheeler
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| Head of Academy Performance Analysis | Scott Mitchell
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| Lead Academy Performance Analyst | Adam Cuthbert
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| Senior Academy Physiotherapist | Jack Wilce
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| Head of Academy Medicine | James Reynolds
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| Academy Physiotherapist | Paul Barnes
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Notable academy players
The following is a list of players who have played in the Ipswich Town youth system and gone on to make senior appearances at Championship level or above. Players who are currently playing for the club are highlighted in bold. Players who never made a senior appearance for the club are in italics.
Colin Harper- Mick Mills
- Derek Jefferson
- Geoff Hammond
- Laurie Sivell
- Brian Talbot
- Kevin Beattie
- Eric Gates
- Robin Turner
George Burley- Tommy Parkin
- John Wark
- Les Tibbott
- Russell Osman
- Alan Brazil
- Terry Butcher
- Gary Stevens
- Kevin Steggles
- Steve McCall
Mich d'Avray
Colin Clarke- Ian Cranson
- Jason Dozzell
Frank Yallop- Mark Brennan
- Jon Hallworth
- Tony Humes
- Dalian Atkinson
- Craig Forrest
- Mick Stockwell
- Chris Kiwomya
- David Gregory
- Richard Hall
- Gavin Johnson
- Neil Gregory
- Adam Tanner
- Tony Vaughan
- Tommy Miller
- Matthew Upson
- Richard Wright
- James Scowcroft
- Richard Naylor
- Keiron Dyer
- Wayne Brown
- Titus Bramble
- Scott Loach
- Adam Miller
- Darren Bent
- Darren Ambrose
- Arran Lee-Barrett
- Matt Richards
- Ian Westlake
- Dean Bowditch
Richard Keogh
Lewis Price- Robert Eagle
- Scott Barron
- Chris Whelpdale
- Josh Simpson
- Owen Garvan
- Shane Supple
- Danny Haynes
- Billy Clarke
- Chris Casement
- Liam Trotter
- Ed Upson
- Ryan Bennett
- Calum Butcher
- Morgan Fox
- Jordan Rhodes
- Stuart O'Keefe
Tommy Smith- Nick Pope
- Connor Wickham
- Jack Ainsley
Macauley Bonne- Nathan Ralph
- Tom Eastman
- Luke Hyam
- Ronan Murray
- Josh Carson
- Caolan Lavery
Cody Cropper- Jack Marriott
- Teddy Bishop
- Matt Clarke
- Josh Emmanuel
- Myles Kenlock
- Andre Dozzell
- Flynn Downes
- Tristan Nydam
- Luke Woolfenden
- Jack Lankester
Idris El Mizouni
Academy Player of the Year
| Dale Roberts Academy Player of the Year | ||
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| Year | Name | Ref |
| 2001–02 | Will Snowdon
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| 2002–03 | Darren Bent
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| 2003–04 | Dean Bowditch
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| 2004–05 | Billy Clarke
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| 2005–06 |  Chris Casement
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| 2006–07 |  Tommy Smith
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| 2007–08 |  Jordan Rhodes
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| 2008–09 | Connor Wickham
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| 2009–10 | Tom Eastman
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| 2010–11 | Josh Carson
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| 2011–12 |  Gunnar Thorsteinsson
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| 2012–13 | Jack Marriott
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| 2013–14 | Kyle Hammond
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| 2014–15 | Teddy Bishop
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| 2015–16 | Andre Dozzell
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| 2016–17 | Tristan Nydam
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| 2017–18 | Flynn Downes
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| 2018–19 | Jack Lankester
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Youth honours
Reserves/Under-23s
- The Football Combination
- Champions (4): 1972–73, 1975–76, 2006–07 (East Division), 2007–08 (East Division)
- FA Premier Reserve League South Division
- Champions (1): 2001–02
- Professional Development League South Division
- Champions (1): 2018–19
Academy
League
- U17 FA Premier Academy League
- Champions (1): 2000–01
Cups
- FA Youth Cup
- Suffolk Premier Cup
- Winners (5): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 2006–07, 2009–10
References
- ^ "Management Team". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Ipswich Town 6–2 Bolton". Ipswich Town Official Website. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Our Academy - Ipswich Town FC Academy". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Watson, Stuart (30 March 2015). "Ipswich Town academy director Bryan Klug on 'special' talent, Category One latest, competing with Norwich and being sacked by Roy Keane". East Anglian Daily Times. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Pearce, Steve (4 May 2016). "Andre and Ben fly the flag for Town Academy in U17 European Championship squad". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 16 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Ipswich Town – U23 and U18 Teams". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Ipswich Town – U23 and U18 Teams". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Snowdon Wins Award". TWTD. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "I Want to Stay - Pablo". TWTD. 28 April 2003. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Westy Player of the Year". twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days). 2 May 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Davis Wins Players' Award". twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days). 3 May 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Casement Wins Youth Gong". TWTD. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Legwinski Players' Player". TWTD. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Walters Wins Players' Player Award". TWTD. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Richard Wright Wins Supporters Player of the Year". TWTD. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "McAuley Player of the Year". TWTD. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Bullard Player of the Year". TWTD. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Cresswell Player of the Year". TWTD. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Smith Named Player of the Year". TWTD. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Berra Player of the Year". TWTD. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Murphy Players' Player of the Year". TWTD. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Bialkowski Wins Player of the Year". TWTD. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Lawrence Wins Players' Player of the Year". TWTD. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Heath, Mark (2 May 2018). "Bialkowski a double winner at Town's end of season awards as Celina claims best goal". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Chambo Named Player Of The Year". Ipswich Town. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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