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Middlesbrough Reserves and Academy
Full nameMiddlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy
Nickname(s)The Boro, Smoggies
Founded1876 , 139 years ago
GroundRockliffe Park, Hurworth
OwnerSteve Gibson
ManagerDave Parnaby
LeagueProfessional Development League
Websitehttp://www.mfc.co.uk

Middlesbrough Reserves and Academy are the under-21 and under-18 teams of Middlesbrough F.C.

Most home fixtures are played at Rockliffe Park, near Hurworth, though some are played at Victoria Park, Hartlepool.

Reserves

Middlesbrough Reserves (also referred to as the Under-21 Development Squad) play in the Professional U21 Development League, being part of the founding members of the league since 2012.

Academy

The Middlesbrough Academy is the name for Middlesbrough's youth system. They play in the Professional U18 Development League.

In recent years the Academy has been noted as one of the most productive in the country and the North East,[1][2] producing among others, first team captain Jonathan Woodgate, as well as Danny Graham, Joe Bennett, Chris Brunt, James Morrison, Lee Cattermole, Andrew Taylor, David Wheater and Australia internationals Luke Wilkshire, Brad Jones and Rhys Williams and England internationals Adam Johnson and Stewart Downing.

The head of the Academy is Dave Parnaby.[3] He led the Academy side to the 2003 FA Youth Cup final against Manchester United where they finished runners up, before getting to the final again the next season and emerging victorious over Aston Villa in 2004.

Staff

The Middlesbrough football club academy staff are as follows:

Senior Staff

Position Staff
Academy Manager Dave Parnaby
Head Goalkeeping Coach Chris Pennock
Head Sports Scientist Peter Hood
Head Of Medical Adam Read
Head of Recruitment Ron Bone
Assistant Head of Recruitment Martin Carter
Head of Education and Welfare Barry Dawson

Administration

Role Name
Head of Academy Operations Wendy Thomas
Academy Administrator Maria Bloom

Medical

Role Name
Head Of Medical Adam Read
Physiotherapist Stuart Irwin

Fitness and Performance

Name Role
Head of Fitness and Sports Science Peter Hood
Sport Scientist Alex Pots
Performance Analyst Jamie Bettson

Scouting

Name Role
Head of Recruitment Ron Bone
Assistant Head of Recruitment Martin Carter
Scout, Academy Recruitment Michael Barkley

Coaching staff

Because of Middlesbrough Football Clubs Academies EPP level they divide their coaching into three phases. Professional development, youth development and foundation phases of coaching.

Name Role
Professional Development Lead Coach (U21) Paul Jenkins Professional Development Assistant Coach (U21) Graeme Lee
Professional Development Coach (U18) Craig Liddle Professional Development Assistant Coach (U18) Mark Tinkler
Professional Development Goalkeeping Coach Chris Pennock
Youth Development Lead Coach Craig Liddle
Youth Development Coach Alun Armstrong
Youth Development Assistant Coach Kevin Scott
Foundation Development Lead Coach Paul Crager
Foundation Development Coach Allan Clark

Players

The following players form the Academy squad for the 2015–16 season.

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 England ENG Joseph Fryer
GK Scotland SCO Thomas Dawson
GK England ENG Aynsley Pears
GK England ENG Zak Hemming
22 DF England ENG Dael Fry
37 DF England ENG Mark Kitching
DF England ENG Nathan McGinley
DF England ENG Callum Johnson
DF England ENG Matthew Elsdon
DF England ENG Jonathan Helm
DF England ENG Priestley David Griffiths
DF England ENG Hayden Coulson
DF England ENG Niall McGoldrick
DF England ENG Nathan Dale
DF England ENG Nathan Guru
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF England ENG Bryn Morris
MF England ENG Alex Pattison
MF England ENG Robbie Tinkler
MF England ENG Lewis Maloney
MF England ENG Callum Cooke
MF England ENG Junior Mondal
MF England ENG Josef Wheatley
MF England ENG Marcus Tavernier
MF England ENG Liam Cooke
MF England ENG Connor Malley
30 FW England ENG Bradley Fewster
FW Austria AUT Arnel Jakupovic
FW Northern Ireland NIR Thomas McAloon
FW Brazil BRA João Morelli
FW England ENG Tyrone O’Neill

Out 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
GK England ENG Connor Ripley (at Oldham Athletic for the 2016–17 season)
DF England ENG Jonathan Burn (at Kilmarnock for the 2016–17 season)
MF England ENG Harry Chapman (at Sheffield United for the 2016–17 season)

Notable products

Several high-profile players have come out of Middlesbrough Football Club's Academy and have gone on to have either successful careers elsewhere or are still playing in the first team. The players on this list have gone on to make professional appearances for professional football clubs. Players may have been contracted to more clubs but if they did not make professional appearances then the club will not appear.

Player Position Clubs Represented
Ross Turnbull Goalkeeper Middlesbrough, Darlington, Barnsley, Bradford City, Crewe Alexandra, Cardiff City, Chelsea, Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Leeds United
Sam Russell Goalkeeper Gateshead, Darlington, Scunthorpe United, Rochdale, Wrexham, Forest Green Rovers
Jason Steele Goalkeeper Middlesbrough, Northampton Town, Blackburn Rovers F.C
Connor Ripley Goalkeeper Middlesbrough, Oxford United, Bradford City, Östersund
Brad Jones Goalkeeper Middlesbrough, Shelbourne, Stockport County, Rotherham United, Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Liverpool, Derby County, Bradford City
John Johnson Defender Middlesbrough, Tranmere Rovers, Northampton Town, Bengaluru FC
Andrew Taylor Defender Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Watford, Cardiff City, Wigan Athletic
David Wheater Defender Middlesbrough, Doncaster Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Darlington, Bolton Wanderers
Joe Bennett Defender Middlesbrough, Aston Villa
Robbie Stockdale Defender Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United, Rotherham United, Hull City, Darlington, Tranmere Rovers, Grimsby Town
Tony McMahon Defender Middlesbrough, Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, Bradford City
Stuart Parnaby Defender Middlesbrough, Halifax Town, Birmingham City, Hartlepool United
David Murphy Defender Middlesbrough, Barnsley, Hibernian, Birmingham City
Andrew Davies Defender Middlesbrough, Queens Park Rangers, Derby County, Southampton, Stoke City, Preston North End, Sheffield United, Walsall, Crystal Palace, Bradford City
Christian Burgess Defender Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United
Jonathan Grounds Defender Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Hibernian, Chesterfield, Yeovil Town, Oldham Athletic, Birmingham City
Luke Wilkshire Defender Middlesbrough, Bristol City, Twente, Dynamo Moscow, Feyenoord
Seb Hines Defender Middlesbrough, Oldham Athletic
Ben Gibson Defender Middlesbrough, Plymouth Argyle, York City, Tranmere Rovers
Adam Reach Defender Middlesbrough, Darlington, Shrewsbury Town, Bradford City, Preston North End F.C
Rhys Williams Defender Middlesbrough, Burnley
Stewart Downing Midfielder Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Liverpool, West Ham United
Anthony Peacock Midfielder Darlington, Blyth Spartans, Spennymoor Town
Richard Smallwood Midfielder Middlesbrough, Rotherham United
Adam Johnson Midfielder Middlesbrough, Leeds United, Watford, Manchester City, Sunderland, Prison
Nathan Porritt Midfielder Darlington, R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne, Norton & Stockton Ancients, Stokesley Sports Club, Marske United, Billingham Synthonia
Mark Hudson Midfielder Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Carlisle United, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United, Blackpool, Gainsborough Trinity, Grimsby Town, Worksop Town, Bradford Park Avenue, West Auckland Town, Ashington, Sunderland RCA, Shildon
Jason Kennedy Midfielder Middlesbrough, Boston United, Bury, Livingston, Darlington, Rochdale, Bradford City
Josh Walker Midfielder Middlesbrough, Bournemouth, Aberdeen, Northampton Town, Rotherham United, Watford, Stevenage, Scunthorpe United, Gateshead, Bengaluru
Lee Cattermole Midfielder Middlesbrough, Wigan Athletic, Sunderland
Hérold Goulon Midfielder Le Mans, Blackburn Rovers, Doncaster Rovers, Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Gary Liddle Midfielder Hartlepool United, Notts County, Bradford City
Cameron Park Midfielder Middlesbrough, Barnsley, Crewe Alexandra
Chris Brunt Midfielder Sheffield Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion
James Morrison Midfielder Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion
Danny Graham Striker Middlesbrough, Darlington, Derby County, Leeds United, Blackpool, Carlisle United, Watford, Swansea City, Sunderland, Hull City
Tom Craddock Striker Middlesbrough, Wrexham, Hartlepool United, Luton Town, Oxford United, Portsmouth
Jonathan Franks Striker Middlesbrough, Oxford United, Yeovil Town, Hartlepool United
Luke Williams Striker Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United

Academy players at international level

Academy players who have played at international are as follows:

Team Player(s)
England U-16s Ross Turnbull, Jason Steele, Andrew Taylor, David Wheater, Tony McMahon, Seb Hines, Lee Cattermole, Jonathan Franks
England U-17s Ross Turnbull, Jason Steele, Andrew Taylor, David Wheater, Tony McMahon, Seb Hines, Ben Gibson, Nathan Porritt, Lee Cattermole, James Morrison, Jonathan Franks, Luke Williams
England U-18s Ross Turnbull, Andrew Taylor, David Wheater, Ben Gibson, Richard Smallwood, Lee Cattermole, James Morrison, Jonathan Franks
England U-19s Ross Turnbull, Jason Steele, Connor Ripley, Andrew Taylor, David Wheater, Joe Bennett, Tony McMahon, Seb Hines, Adam Reach, Adam Johnson, Lee Cattermole, James Morrison, Jonathan Franks, Luke Williams, Bryn Morris, Bradley Fewster
England U-20s Andrew Taylor, Joe Bennett, Josh Walker, James Morrison, Danny Graham, Jonathan Franks, Luke Williams
England U-21s Jason Steele, Andrew Taylor, David Wheater, Joe Bennett, Robbie Stockdale, Stuart Parnaby, Andrew Davies, Stewart Downing, Adam Johnson, Lee Cattermole, Ben Gibson
England B Team Stewart Downing
England Senior Team Stewart Downing, Adam Johnson
2012 GB Olympic Team Jason Steele
Australia U-20s Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire
Australia U-23s Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire
Australia Senior Team Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire, Rhys Williams
Scotland U-19s Cameron Park
Scotland 21s Cameron Park
Scotland Senior Team Robbie Stockdale, James Morrison
Wales U21 Rhys Williams
France U21 Hérold Goulon
Northern Ireland U-19s Chris Brunt
Northern Ireland U-21s Chris Brunt
Northern Ireland U-23s Chris Brunt
Northern Ireland Senior Team Chris Brunt

Major trophies

Middlesbrough F.C. academy players who have won major footballing trophies include:

Trophy Player
Premier League Adam Johnson (2011–12)
FA Cup Ross Turnbull (2010, 2012) Adam Johnson (2010-11)
Football League Cup Brad Jones (2003-4, 2011–12) Stewart Downing (2003–04, 2011–12) Stuart Parnaby (2010–11) David Murphy (2011–12)
Football League Trophy Tom Craddock (2008–09)
Football League Championship Chris Brunt (2007–08), James Morrison (2007-08)
Football League One play-offs Chris Brunt(2004–05), Richie Smallwood (2013–14)
Conference National play-offs Ben Gibson (2011–12)
FA Trophy Ben Gibson (2011–12)
FA Community Shield Adam Johnson (2012)
Scottish League Cup David Murphy (2007)
UEFA Champions League Ross Turnbull(2011–12)

Honours

Winners 2004
Runners up 1990, 2003
  • Professional U18 Development League
Winners 2014-15

References

  1. ^ White, Duncan (22 July 2007). "Arsenal lead the way for English youngsters". London: telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
  2. ^ "Look to the future". Sky Sports. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Premier Academy League Handbook Season 2011/12" (PDF). Retrieved 13 September 2011.