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==The Academy==
==The Academy==
The academy is the core of the youth setup at [[Manchester United]], 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 state-of-the-art Trafford Training Centre, a 70 acre site in the Manchester suburb of Carrington.
The academy is the core of the youth setup at [[Manchester United]], 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]], [[Gary Neville]]and of course, the great [[Manjeet Sagoo]] and the new wave of home-grown talents known as ''[[Fergie's Fledglings]]''. The current academy is based at the club's state-of-the-art Trafford Training Centre, a 70 acre site in the Manchester suburb of Carrington.


The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from Under-9's up to the flagship Under-18's, who currently compete in Group C of the [[Premier Academy League]] and in the [[FA Youth Cup]] (a tournament which they have won a record nine times). The Under-16's and Under-18's typically play their academy league games at 11am on Saturday mornings at Carrington, while Youth Cup games are generally played at either [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]'s [[Moss Lane]] ground (where Manchester United's reserve team 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.
The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from Under-9's up to the flagship Under-18's, who currently compete in Group C of the [[Premier Academy League]] and in the [[FA Youth Cup]] (a tournament which they have won a record nine times). The Under-16's and Under-18's typically play their academy league games at 11am on Saturday mornings at Carrington, while Youth Cup games are generally played at either [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]'s [[Moss Lane]] ground (where Manchester United's reserve team 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.

Revision as of 12:59, 21 September 2010

Manchester United F.C. Reserves
The words "Manchester" and "United" surround a pennant featuring a ship in full sail and a devil holding a trident.
Full nameManchester United Football Club Reserves
Nickname(s)The Red Devils, United
Founded1878, as Newton Heath Reserves
GroundMoss Lane
Altrincham
Capacity6,085
Co-chairmenJoel & Avram Glazer
ManagerOle Gunnar Solskjær (Reserves)
Paul McGuinness (Under 18s)
LeaguePremier Reserve League
2009–10Premier Reserve League North
1st & National Playoff Winners

Manchester United Football Club Reserves are the reserve team of Manchester United F.C. They play in the North section of the Premier Reserve League. They have been champions three times since the league's inauguration in 1999; in 2002, 2005 & 2006. 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.

The current Reserve team manager is Ole Gunnar Solskjær, who was appointed in the summer of 2008 after working with the club's first team strikers following his retirement from playing in August 2007. His assistant is Warren Joyce, who was previously the manager of Royal Antwerp, Manchester United's feeder club in Belgium. Since November 2008, the reserves have played all of their 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 United.[1]

The most successful Manchester United Reserves coach has been Manjeet Sagoo, known as 'Sandmanj' he won four of the five available reserve team trophies in the 2004–05 season – the Premier Reserve League North, the Central League North, the Central League Cup and the national play off between the winners of the Premier Reserve League North and the Premier Reserve League South. The team also finished as runners-up in the Manchester Senior Cup. Meulensteen followed this up in 2006 by leading the team once more to the Northern and National Premier Reserve League titles and winning the Manchester Senior Cup.

Reserves

Current squad

Magnus Eikrem, the current reserve team captain.

As of 1 September 2010, according to official Manchester United and UEFA websites.[2][3][4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF Belgium BEL Ritchie De Laet
31 MF Northern Ireland NIR Corry Evans
40 GK England ENG Ben Amos
42 MF Norway NOR Magnus Eikrem (captain)
44 DF Northern Ireland NIR Joe Dudgeon
45 DF England ENG Oliver Gill
48 FW England ENG Will Keane
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Conor Devlin
— DF England ENG Reece Brown
— DF England ENG Scott Wootton
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Robert Brady
— MF Italy ITA Davide Petrucci
— FW England ENG Nicholas Ajose

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF England ENG Tom Cleverley (at Wigan Athletic until 30 June 2011)[5]
39 DF England ENG James Chester (at Carlisle United until 31 December 2010)[6]
41 FW Norway NOR Joshua King (at Preston North End until 14 November 2010)[7]
43 MF England ENG Matthew James (at Preston North End until 30 June 2011)[8]
No. Pos. Nation Player
46 MF England ENG Cameron Stewart (at Yeovil Town until 31 December 2010)[9]
47 MF Northern Ireland NIR Oliver Norwood (at Carlisle United until 16 October 2010)[10]
— MF England ENG Danny Drinkwater (at Cardiff City until 30 June 2011)[11]

Manager history

Honours

  • Manchester Senior Cup: 24
    • 1908, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1948, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
  • Lancashire Senior Cup: 13
    • 1898, 1913, 1914, 1920 (shared), 1929, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1951, 1969, 2008, 2009

The Academy

The academy is the core of the youth setup at Manchester United, 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, Gary Nevilleand of course, the great Manjeet Sagoo and the new wave of home-grown talents known as Fergie's Fledglings. The current academy is based at the club's state-of-the-art Trafford Training Centre, a 70 acre site in the Manchester suburb of Carrington.

The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from Under-9's up to the flagship Under-18's, who currently compete in Group C of the Premier Academy League and in the FA Youth Cup (a tournament which they have won a record nine times). The Under-16's and Under-18's 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 Manchester United's reserve team 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 also in charge of the side that lost to Liverpool in the 2007 FA Youth Cup final.

In 2007 the Academy 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

Player DOB Position International caps Previous club Joined United
Young Professionals
England Nicholas Ajose (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 32) FW Capped at Under-16 level – –
Republic of Ireland Robert Brady (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32) MF Capped at Under-19 level St Kevin's Boys –
England Reece Brown (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 32) DF Capped at Under-19 level – –
Northern Ireland Conor Devlin (1991-09-23) 23 September 1991 (age 32) GK Capped at Under-21 level – –
Italy Davide Petrucci (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 32) MF Capped at Under-19 level Roma –
England Scott Wootton (1991-09-12) 12 September 1991 (age 32) DF Capped at Under-17 level Liverpool –
2nd Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1991 and 31 August 1992)
England John Cofie (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 (age 31) FW Capped at Under-16 level Burnley[13] –
England Larnell Cole (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31) MF – – –
Italy Michele Fornasier (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 (age 30) DF Capped at Under-16 level Fiorentina[14] July 2009
England Ezekiel Fryers (1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 (age 31) DF Capped at Under-17 level – –
Norway Etzaz Hussain (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 31) MF Capped at Under-17 level Langhus January 2009
England Sam Johnstone (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 31) GK Capped at Under-17 level – –
England Will Keane (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31) FW Capped at Under-17 level – –
England Jesse Lingard (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31) FW Capped at Under-17 level – –
Italy Alberto Massacci (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 31) DF – Empoli July 2009
Republic of Ireland Sean McGinty (1993-08-11) 11 August 1993 (age 31) DF Capped at Under-17 level Charlton Athletic July 2009
England Ravel Morrison (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 31) MF Capped at Under-17 level – –
France Paul Pogba (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31) MF Capped at Under-17 level Le Havre[15] July 2009
England Tom Thorpe (1993-01-13) 13 January 1993 (age 31) DF Capped at Under-17 level – –
England Ryan Tunnicliffe (1992-12-30) 30 December 1992 (age 31) MF/DF Capped at Under-17 level – –
Academy Students
England Luke Giverin (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31) DF – – –
Republic of Ireland Michael Keane (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31) DF Capped at Under-17 level – –
1st Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1992 and 31 August 1993)
England Tyler Blackett (1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 30) DF Capped at Under-16 level – July 2010
Republic of Ireland Joe Coll (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30) GK Capped at Under-16 level – July 2010
Belgium Charni Ekangamene (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30) FW Capped at Under-16 level Royal Antwerp March 2009
England Luke Hendrie (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 29) MF Capped at Under-16 level – July 2010
Wales Tom Lawrence (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994 (age 30) FW Capped at Under-17 level – July 2010
Northern Ireland Luke McCullough (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30) DF Capped at Under-17 level – July 2010
Unknown status
England Jack Barmby MF Capped at Under-16 level – –
Australia Liam Jacob (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 29) GK – Liverpool July 2010
Belgium Marnick Vermijl (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 (age 32) DF Capped at Under-18 level Standard Liège July 2010

Honours

Staff

  • Director of Academy Football: Scotland Brian McClair
  • Director of Youth Football: Scotland Jimmy Ryan
  • Reserve Team Manager: Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær
  • Reserve Team Assistant Manager: England Warren Joyce
  • Reserve Goalkeeping Coach: England Richard Hartis
  • 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 Mark Dempsey
  • Under 11–12s Coach: England Tony Whelan
  • Under 9–10s Head Coach: Northern Ireland Eamon Mulvey
  • Technical Skills Development Coach: Netherlands René Meulensteen
  • Youth Coach: England Andy Welsh
  • Director of Goalkeeping Training: England Richard Hartis
  • Academy Doctor: Dr. Tony Gill
  • Senior Academy Physiotherapist: Mandy Johnson
  • Academy Physiotherapists: John Davin & Richard Merron

Notable former Academy and Youth Team players

Many players from the Manchester United Academy go 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 their country at full international level and/or have played regularly at a high level of club football.

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Players of the Year

Prior to 1990, a single award was presented to the best young player of that season. After 1990, two separate awards were presented. The Young Player of the Year award is named after Jimmy Murphy, Sir Matt Busby's long-time assistant manager, who died in 1989. Denzil Haroun was a former club director and the brother-in-law of former club chairman Louis Edwards.

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 		Denzil Haroun
Reserve Team Player of the Year
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 Craig Cathcart Kieran Lee
2007–08 Danny Welbeck Richard Eckersley
2008–09 Federico Macheda James Chester
2009–10 Will Keane Ritchie De Laet

References

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  2. ^ Bartram, Steve (13 August 2010). "Club confirms squad numbers". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Reserves Profiles". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  4. ^ "UEFA Champions League - Man United". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Wigan sign Franco Di Santo and Tom Cleverley". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Carlisle United sign Manchester United's James Chester". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  7. ^ Bartram, Steve (7 August 2010). "Reds loan out strike duo". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Manchester United's Matthew James rejoins Preston". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Cameron Joins The Greens!". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town FC. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Carlisle United sign Oliver Norwood on emergency loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  11. ^ "Man U youngster Daniel Drinkwater joins Cardiff on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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  14. ^ "Man Utd to face transfer scrutiny". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
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