Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy

Middlesbrough F.C. Under-23s

Full name	Middlesbrough Football Club Under-23s
Nickname(s)	The Boro, Smoggies
Short name	MFC, Boro
Founded	1876 (1876)
Ground	Rockliffe Park, Hurworth
Owner	Steve Gibson
Chairman	Steve Gibson
Manager	Craig Liddle
League	Premier League 2, Division 2
2017–18	4th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy are the under-23 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-23 Development Squad) play in Division 2 of the Premier League 2, being part of the founding members of the Premier League 2 since 2012. They also contest the EFL Trophy, owing to Middlesbrough's academy holding Category 1 status.

Current squad

As of 9 October 2018

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	MF	ENG	Lewis Wing
27	MF	ENG	Harry Chapman
28	MF	ENG	Marcus Tavernier
35	MF	ENG	Dan Ward
36	MF	ENG	Ben Liddle
38	DF	ENG	Sam Stubbs
40	DF	SCO	Patrick Reading
41	GK	ENG	Zak Hemming
42	DF	ENG	Djed Spence
43	MF	ENG	Connor Malley

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
44	FW	ENG	Mitchell Curry
45	FW	ENG	Tyrone O’Neill
46	FW	ENG	Stephen Walker
47	FW	FRA	Bilal Brahimi
55	DF	ENG	James Cook
—	GK	ENG	Bradley James
—	DF	ENG	Nathan Dale
—	DF	ENG	Nathan Guru
—	DF	ENG	Anthony Renton
—	MF	FRA	Amadou Sylla

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
33	DF	ENG	Nathan McGinley (on loan at Forest Green Rovers until 31 January 2019)
34	DF	LUX	Enes Mahmutovic (on loan at Yeovil Town until 30 June 2019)
—	GK	ENG	Joe Fryer (on loan at Carlisle United until 30 June 2019)
—	GK	ENG	Aynsley Pears (on loan at Gateshead until 30 June 2019)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Hayden Coulson (on loan at St Mirren until 30 June 2019)
—	MF	ENG	Alex Pattison (on loan at Yeovil Town until 30 June 2019)
—	FW	ENG	Luke Armstrong (on loan at Gateshead until 30 June 2019)
—	FW	ENG	George Miller (on loan at Bradford City until 30 June 2019)

Academy

Middlesbrough F.C. Under-18s

Full name	Middlesbrough Football Club Under-18s
Nickname(s)	The Boro, Smoggies
Short name	MFC, Boro
Founded	1876 (1876)
Ground	Rockliffe Park, Hurworth
Owner	Steve Gibson
Chairman	Steve Gibson
Manager	Craig Liddle
League	U18 Premier League
2017–18	15th (group stage)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

The Middlesbrough Academy is the name for Middlesbrough's youth system. They field teams in the U21 Premier League and U18 Premier League.

The longest serving academy manager was Dave Parnaby, who was appointed in 1998 and retired in 2017. During this time, the academy produced many notable players such as former first team captains Ben Gibson and Jonathan Woodgate; Australia internationals Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire and Rhys Williams; Scotland internationals James Morrison, Graeme Murty and Robbie Stockdale; England internationals Stewart Downing and Adam Johnson; as well as Northern Ireland international Chris Brunt.

He also 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.

Current squad

As of 9 October 2018

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	DF	ENG	Nathan Wood
46	FW	ENG	Stephen Walker
52	MF	ENG	Kian Spence
53	MF	ENG	Daniel Dodds
56	FW	ENG	Gabriel McGill
57	DF	PNG	Terry Stephenson
58	MF	ENG	Layton Watts
59	DF	ENG	Nicholas Hood
61	DF	ENG	Andrew Wilson
—	GK	ENG	Solomon Brynn
—	GK	ENG	Harry Flatters
—	DF	ENG	Kieran Charlton

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Luke Drummond
—	DF	ENG	Harold Essien
—	DF	ENG	Jack Robinson
—	MF	FRA	Isiah Cornet
—	MF	ENG	Isaac Fletcher
—	MF	ENG	Joseph Gibson
—	MF	ENG	Harry Green
—	MF	ENG	Hayden Hackney
—	MF	ENG	Cain Sykes
—	MF	ENG	Stephen Wearne
—	FW	ESP	Alberto Balde

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

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
Chris Bennion	Goalkeeper	Middlesbrough, Scunthorpe United, Shelbourne, Dundalk, Athlone Town, St. Patrick's Athletic, Monaghan United, Longford Town
Luke Coddington	Goalkeeper	Wrexham, Northampton Town, Guiseley
Joe Fryer	Goalkeeper	Hartlepool United, Stevenage
Brad Jones	Goalkeeper	Middlesbrough, Shelbourne, Stockport County, Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Liverpool, Derby County, Bradford City, NEC, Feyenoord
Connor Ripley	Goalkeeper	Middlesbrough, Oxford United, Bradford City, Östersund, Motherwell, Oldham Athletic, Burton Albion, Bury
Sam Russell	Goalkeeper	Gateshead, Darlington, Scunthorpe United, Rochdale, Wrexham, Forest Green Rovers
Adam Smith	Goalkeeper	Nuneaton Town, Cambridge United, Mansfield Town, Northampton Town, Bristol Rovers
Jason Steele	Goalkeeper	Middlesbrough, Northampton Town, Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland
Ross Turnbull	Goalkeeper	Middlesbrough, Darlington, Barnsley, Bradford City, Crewe Alexandra, Cardiff City, Chelsea, Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Leeds United
David Atkinson	Defender	Carlisle United, Blyth Spartans, ÍBV
Matthew Bates	Defender	Middlesbrough, Darlington, Ipswich Town, Norwich City, Bristol City, Bradford City, Hartlepool United
Joe Bennett	Defender	Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff City
Christian Burgess	Defender	Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Peterborough United, Portsmouth
Ashley Corker	Defender	Horden Colliery, Northampton Town, Cambridge United, Whitby Town
Hayden Coulson	Defender	St Mirren
Andrew Davies	Defender	Middlesbrough, Queens Park Rangers, Derby County, Southampton, Stoke City, Preston North End, Sheffield United, Walsall, Crystal Palace, Bradford City, Ross County
Matthew Elsdon	Defender	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Dael Fry	Defender	Middlesbrough, Rotherham United
Ben Gibson	Defender	Middlesbrough, Plymouth Argyle, York City, Tranmere Rovers
Jonathan Grounds	Defender	Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Hibernian, Chesterfield, Yeovil Town, Oldham Athletic, Birmingham City
Brad Halliday	Defender	York City, Hartlepool United, Accrington Stanley, Cambridge United
Seb Hines	Defender	Middlesbrough, Oldham Athletic, Coventry City, Orlando City, Orlando City B
Adam Jackson	Defender	FC Halifax Town, Hartlepool United, Barnsley
Callum Johnson	Defender	Accrington Stanley
John Johnson	Defender	Middlesbrough, Tranmere Rovers, Northampton Town, Bengaluru FC
Mark Kitching	Defender	York City, Rochdale
Nathan McGinley	Defender	Middlesbrough, Wycombe Wanderers
Tony McMahon	Defender	Middlesbrough, Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, Bradford City
David Murphy	Defender	Middlesbrough, Barnsley, Hibernian, Birmingham City
Graeme Murty	Defender	York City, Reading, Charlton Athletic, Southampton
Stuart Parnaby	Defender	Middlesbrough, Halifax Town, Birmingham City, Hartlepool United
Djed Spence	Defender	Middlesbrough
Robbie Stockdale	Defender	Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United, Rotherham United, Hull City, Darlington, Tranmere Rovers, Grimsby Town
Andrew Taylor	Defender	Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Watford, Cardiff City, Wigan Athletic, Reading, Bolton Wanderers
Andy Todd	Defender	Middlesbrough, Swindon Town, Bolton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic, Grimsby Town, Blackburn Rovers, Burnley, Derby County, Northampton Town, Perth Glory, Oldham Athletic, Hereford United, Armadale
David Wheater	Defender	Middlesbrough, Doncaster Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Darlington, Bolton Wanderers
Luke Wilkshire	Defender	Middlesbrough, Bristol City, Twente, Dynamo Moscow, Feyenoord, Terek Grozny, Sydney FC, Wollongong Wolves
Rhys Williams	Defender	Middlesbrough, Burnley, Charlton Athletic, Perth Glory, Melbourne Victory
Nathan Wood	Defender	Middlesbrough
Neal Bishop	Midfielder	Billingham Town, Gateshead, Spennymoor Town, Whitby Town, Scarborough Athletic, York City, Barnet, Notts County, Blackpool, Scunthorpe United
Ryan Brobbel	Midfielder	York City, Hartlepool United, Darlington, Whitby Town, The New Saints
Chris Brunt	Midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion
Lee Cattermole	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, Wigan Athletic, Sunderland
Harry Chapman	Midfielder	Barnsley, Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers
Callum Cooke	Midfielder	Crewe Alexandra, Blackpool
Matthew Dolan	Midfielder	Yeovil Town, Hartlepool United, Bradford City, Newport County
Stewart Downing	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Liverpool, West Ham United
Curtis Edwards	Midfielder	Darlington, Thornaby, Spennymoor Town, Ytterhogdals IK, Östersunds FK
Hérold Goulon	Midfielder	Le Mans, Blackburn Rovers, Doncaster Rovers, Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Omonia, Viitorul Constanța, Doxa Katokopias, Pafos
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, West Auckland Town
Adam Johnson	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, Leeds United, Watford, Manchester City, Sunderland
Jordan Jones	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Cambridge United, Kilmarnock
Jason Kennedy	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, Boston United, Bury, Livingston, Darlington, Rochdale, Bradford City, Carlisle United
Sean Kilgannon	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, Dunfermline Athletic, Ross County, Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers, Forfar Athletic, Camelon
Gary Liddle	Midfielder	Hartlepool United, Notts County, Bradford City, Chesterfield, Carlisle United
Bryn Morris	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, Burton Albion, Coventry City, York City, Walsall, Shrewsbury Town
James Morrison	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion
Patrick Otte	Midfielder	Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Ventura County Fusion, Jacksonville Armada
Graeme Owens	Midfielder	Chesterfield, Blackpool, Kilmarnock, Airdrie United
Cameron Park	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, Barnsley, Crewe Alexandra, Marske United, Whitby Town
Anthony Peacock	Midfielder	Darlington, Blyth Spartans, Spennymoor Town
Alex Pattison	Midfielder	York City, Yeovil Town
Nathan Porritt	Midfielder	Darlington, R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne, Norton & Stockton Ancients, Stokesley Sports Club, Marske United, Billingham Synthonia
Adam Reach	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, Darlington, Shrewsbury Town, Bradford City, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday
Jarrett Rivers	Midfielder	Whitley Bay, Blyth Spartans, Blackpool
Richard Smallwood	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, Rotherham United, Scunthorpe United, Blackburn Rovers
Marcus Tavernier	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes Dons
Josh Walker	Midfielder	Middlesbrough, Bournemouth, Aberdeen, Northampton Town, Rotherham United, Watford, Stevenage, Scunthorpe United, Gateshead, Bengaluru, Edinburgh City
Zak Boagey	Striker	Hartlepool United, Whitby Town, Newton Aycliffe, West Auckland Town, Marske United
Bilal Brahimi	Striker	Middlesbrough
Tom Craddock	Striker	Middlesbrough, Wrexham, Hartlepool United, Luton Town, Oxford United, Portsmouth, Guiseley, Spennymoor Town
Bradley Fewster	Striker	Middlesbrough, York City, Hartlepool United, Spennymoor Town
Jonathan Franks	Striker	Middlesbrough, Oxford United, Yeovil Town, Hartlepool United, Ross County, Wrexham, ÍBV
Danny Graham	Striker	Middlesbrough, Darlington, Derby County, Leeds United, Blackpool, Carlisle United, Watford, Swansea City, Sunderland, Hull City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers
James Gray	Striker	Darlington, Kettering Town, Accrington Stanley, Vauxhall Motors, Northampton Town, Wrexham, Southport, Glenavon, Torquay United, York City, Tamworth
Anthony Hernandez	Striker	Cádiz B, Manchester 62, Gibraltar United, Lincoln Red Imps
Cameron Jerome	Striker	Cardiff City, Birmingham City, Stoke City, Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Derby County
Wilson Kneeshaw	Striker	ACS Poli Timișoara, Darlington 1883, Blyth Spartans, Sacramento Republic
Stephen Walker	Striker	Middlesbrough
Luke Williams	Striker	Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United, Coventry City, Peterborough United, Northampton Town
Charlie Wyke	Striker	Kettering Town, Hartlepool United, AFC Wimbledon, Carlisle United, Bradford City

Academy players at international level

Academy players who have played at international level are as follows:

Team	Player(s)
England U-16s	Lee Cattermole, Callum Cooke, Bradley Fewster, Jonathan Franks, Seb Hines, Adam Jackson, Tony McMahon, Bryn Morris, Jason Steele, Andrew Taylor, Ross Turnbull, David Wheater, Nathan Wood
England U-17s	Lee Cattermole, Luke Coddington, Callum Cooke, Matthew Elsdon, Bradley Fewster, Jonathan Franks, Dael Fry, Ben Gibson, Seb Hines, Adam Jackson, Tony McMahon, Bryn Morris, James Morrison, Nathan Porritt, Jason Steele, Andrew Taylor, Ross Turnbull, Stephen Walker, David Wheater, Luke Williams
England U-18s	Matthew Bates, Lee Cattermole, Harry Chapman, Luke Coddington, Callum Cooke, Bradley Fewster, Jonathan Franks, Dael Fry, Ben Gibson, Adam Jackson, Bryn Morris, James Morrison, Richard Smallwood, Andrew Taylor, Ross Turnbull, Stephen Walker, David Wheater
England U-19s	Matthew Bates, Joe Bennett, Lee Cattermole, Luke Coddington, Bradley Fewster, Jonathan Franks, Dael Fry, Seb Hines, Adam Jackson, Adam Johnson, Tony McMahon, Bryn Morris, James Morrison, Adam Reach, Connor Ripley, Jason Steele, Marcus Tavernier, Andrew Taylor, Ross Turnbull, David Wheater, Luke Williams
England U-20s	Joe Bennett, Harry Chapman, Jonathan Franks, Dael Fry, Danny Graham, Bryn Morris, James Morrison, Andrew Taylor, Josh Walker, Luke Williams
England U-21s	Joe Bennett, Lee Cattermole, Andrew Davies, Stewart Downing, Dael Fry, Ben Gibson, Cameron Jerome, Adam Johnson, Stuart Parnaby, Jason Steele, Robbie Stockdale, Andrew Taylor, David Wheater
England B Team	Stewart Downing
Senior Team	Stewart Downing, Ben Gibson, 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 U-21s	Cameron Park
Scotland Senior Team	James Morrison, Graeme Murty, Robbie Stockdale
Wales U-21s	Rhys Williams
France U-21s	Hérold Goulon
Northern Ireland U-16s	James Gray
Northern Ireland U-17s	Ryan Brobbel, James Gray
Northern Ireland U-18s	Ryan Brobbel
Northern Ireland U-19s	Ryan Brobbel, Chris Brunt, James Gray
Northern Ireland U-21s	Ryan Brobbel, Chris Brunt, James Gray
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), Richard 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

• FA Youth Cup

Winners (1): 2004

Runners-up (2): 1990, 2003

• Professional U18 Development League

Winners (1): 2014–15