Colchester United F.C. Under-23s and Academy

Colchester United F.C. Under-23s and Academy
Full name Colchester United Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Nickname(s) The U's
Ground Florence Park, Tiptree
Colchester Community Stadium
Ground Capacity 10,105 (Colchester Community Stadium)
Chairman Robbie Cowling
Manager Wayne Brown (under-23s)
Liam Bailey (caretaker) (under-18s)
League Professional U23 Development League League 2 South Division (under-23s)
Professional U18 Development League League 2 South Division (under-18s)
2015–16 Professional U21 Development League 2 South Division, 4th (under-21s)
Professional U18 Development League League 2 South Division, 7th (under-18s)

Colchester United Football Club Under-23s are the under-23 team of Colchester United Football Club. They play in the South Division of the Professional U21 Development League 2, the second tier of reserve football in England. The team mostly consists of the club's under-23 players, although senior players have occasionally made appearances for the side, for instance, during recovery from injury. The team are coached by Wayne Brown.

Colchester United Football Club Academy are the youth team of Colchester United Football Club. They play in the South Division of the Professional U18 Development League 2, the second tier of youth football in England. The team are coached by caretaker manager Liam Bailey.

The under-23 team play their home games at either the Colchester Community Stadium or the club's training ground, Florence Park in Tiptree. The under-18's also use Florence Park for their home matches.

History

Under Colchester United chairman Robbie Cowling's stewardship, the club put forward a planning application for a nine-hectare site for a new training ground based in the nearby village of Tiptree in 2009. Planning permission was granted in 2010 for the centre which cost £3.5 million. It was built to house a new academy and provide training facilities for all teams within the club.[1]

Under the new Elite Player Performance Plan development scheme, Colchester United were first granted Category Two status for their academy in July 2012. The new system allowed greater contact time between the young players within the academy and the club's coaching staff.[2] However, in August 2013, the club fell short of the required standard set by the EPPP by three percent,[3] but the club secured Category Two status once more in June 2014 after operating with an increased academy budget during the 2013–14 season.[4] During the 2013–14 season, the Colchester United under-18 side secured a league and cup double by winning the Football League Youth Alliance South East division and the national Youth Alliance Cup.[5][6]

Under-23 squad

As of 25 October 2016[7][8]

Colchester United players who are eligible by age to play for the under-23 development squad (born on or after 1 January 1993).[9]

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

No. Position Player
2 England DF Richard Brindley
4 England MF Tom Lapslie
6 England DF Frankie Kent
7 England FW Drey Wright
10 England FW Sammie Szmodics
11 England FW Brennan Dickenson
12 England DF Kane Vincent-Young
14 England DF Alex Wynter
16 England FW Femi Akinwande
17 Scotland FW Denny Johnstone
19 Zimbabwe FW Macauley Bonne
20 England FW Courtney Senior
21 England FW Dion Sembie-Ferris
23 Republic of Ireland DF Michael O'Donoghue
24 Scotland MF Craig Slater
25 England GK Dillon Barnes
No. Position Player
28 England FW Kurtis Guthrie
29 England GK James Bransgrove
33 England DF Lewis Kinsella
35 England DF Cameron James
36 England DF Ben Wyatt
38 England MF Chris Regis
39 Wales FW Charley Edge
40 England DF Dexter Peter
41 Republic of Ireland MF Louis Dunne
42 England FW Decarrey Sheriff
43 England FW George Brown
44 England MF Diaz Wright
45 England DF JJ Wilson
46 England FW Tariq Issa
Wales GK Rhys Williams
England DF Brendan Ocran

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
27 England MF Jack Curtis (on loan at Needham Market until 12 November 2016)
No. Position Player
37 England MF Callum Harrison (on loan at Needham Market until 22 November 2016)

Under-18 squad

As of 15 August 2016[10][11][12][13][14][15]

Colchester United players who are eligible by age to play for the under-18 development squad.

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

No. Position Player
GK George Phillips
DF Matthew Boiling
DF Ross Debrick
DF Shakeem Ferlisi
DF George Keys
DF Joshua Pollard
MF Dean Ager
MF Tom Carlton
MF Robert Howard
MF Oliver Kensdale
No. Position Player
MF Joshua Moore
MF Josce Syrett
FW Ryan Clampin
FW Aaron Cosgrave
FW Callum Jones
FW Eoin McKeown
Julius Fenn-Evans
Jake Mulryne
Jacob Partridge

Staff

Current coaching and medical staff within the academy.[16]

As of 4 July 2016

Academy graduates

The following players are graduates of the Colchester United Academy who have played for the Colchester United first-team since the academy's first year with Category Two status.[17]

Players who are still with the club are marked in italics.

Honours

Football League Youth Alliance South East[5]
Winners: 2013–14
Football League Youth Alliance Cup
Winners: 2013–14

References

  1. "Colchester United granted approval for extra training time". BBC News. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. Hudson, Matt (20 July 2012). "Category Two Boost For U's". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. "Colchester United: Academy decision angers Joe Dunne". BBC Sport. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. Marston, Carl (16 June 2014). "Colchester United secure Academy Category Two status, but for how long?". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Newsletter 34" (PDF). The Football League. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. Marston, Carl (30 April 2014). "League-Cup double for super Colchester United Under-18s". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  7. "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  8. "U's Go To Hull". Colchester United FC. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  9. "Professional Development League: Competition format explained". Premier League. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  10. "Current Youth" (PDF). Colchester United FC. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  11. "Squad Statistics". Football in Colchester – 2015/16. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  12. Hudson, Matt (10 May 2016). "New Scholars Confirmed". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  13. Hudson, Matt (19 March 2015). "Meet The Scholars". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  14. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  15. Hudson, Matt (15 August 2016). "U18s Defeat Forest". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  16. Hudson, Matt (24 June 2015). "Who's Who". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  17. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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