Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy
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Full name | Manchester United Football Club Under-23s | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Red Devils, United | |||
Founded | 1878, as Newton Heath Reserves | |||
Ground |
Leigh Sports Village Leigh | |||
Capacity | 12,000 | |||
Co-chairmen | Joel and Avram Glazer | |||
Manager | Vacant | |||
League | Premier League 2 | |||
2015–16 | Professional U21 Development League 1, 1st | |||
Website | Club home page | |||
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Manchester United Football Club Under-23s is the most senior of Manchester United's youth teams and the club's former reserve team. They play in the Premier League 2, the highest tier of the Professional Development League. The team is effectively Manchester United's second-string side, but is limited to three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 23 per game following the introduction of new regulations from the 2016–17 season, an increase from the age of 21 which was introduced in 2012–13.
They were champions of the former Premier Reserve League five times (in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010 and 2012) between its introduction in 1999 and its dissolution in 2012. The team also won the 2012–13 Professional U21 Development League 1 in its inaugural season. The team also participates in the Manchester Senior Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup.
The team's manager is currently vacant. Warren Joyce, who took over from Ole Gunnar Solskjær as manager of the reserves in December 2010, left after he was appointed Wigan manager on 2nd November 2016. Joyce was previously the manager of Royal Antwerp, Manchester United's feeder club in Belgium.
From November 2008 to August 2013, the team played its home matches at Moss Lane in Altrincham, the home of Altrincham F.C.. For the 2013–14 Under-21 Premier League season, the team has played the majority of its home matches at Salford City Stadium in Barton-upon-Irwell.[1] Since 2014–15, the team play its home matches at Leigh Sports Village.[2] Rules set out by the Premier League state that at least three home league games must be played at the club's main stadium, Old Trafford.[3] In previous seasons, the team has played at the Victoria Stadium, the home of Northwich Victoria, and Ewen Fields, the home of Hyde.[4]
Manchester United also has an Under-18s team that plays in the Premier League Under-18s Group 2 and the FA Youth Cup. The under-18s play their home games at the club's Trafford Training Centre in Carrington.
Under-23s
Current squad
As of 31 August 2016.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Manager history
Jimmy Murphy (1946–1964)
Wilf McGuinness (1964–1969)
John Aston, Sr. (1969–1970)
Wilf McGuinness (1970–1971)
Bill Foulkes (1971–1974)
Jack Crompton (1974–1981)
Brian Whitehouse (1981–1991)
Pop Robson and
Jimmy Ryan (1991–1995)
Jimmy Ryan (1995–2000)
Mike Phelan (2000–2001)
Brian McClair (2001–2002)
Mike Phelan (2002)
Ricky Sbragia (2002–2005)
Brian McClair (2004–2005)
René Meulensteen (2005–2006)
Brian McClair (2006–2008)
Ole Gunnar Solskjær and
Warren Joyce (2008–2011)[8][9]
Warren Joyce (2011–2016)[10]
Honours
- Professional Development League 1: 3
- 2013, 2015, 2016
- Premier Reserve League North Champions: 5
- 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012
- Premier Reserve League National Playoff Winners: 4
- 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012
- Central League North: 9
- 1913, 1921, 1939, 1947, 1956, 1960, 1994, 1996, 1997
- Central League Division 1 West: 1
- 2005
- Central League Cup: 1
- 2005
- Manchester Senior Cup: 27
- 1908, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1948, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Lancashire Senior Cup: 15
- 1898, 1913, 1914, 1920 (shared), 1929, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1951, 1969, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
Academy
The Manchester United Academy was established in 1998, following the reorganisation of youth football in England, but has roots stretching all the way back to the 1930s with the establishment of the Manchester United Junior Athletic Club (MUJAC). 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 Aon Training Complex, an 85-acre (340,000 m2) site in the Manchester suburb of Carrington.
The Manchester United youth team is statistically the most successful in English football, with nine players in the English football Hall of Fame (Duncan Edwards, Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best, Nobby Stiles, Mark Hughes, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Johnny Giles). Manchester United also have the best FA Youth Cup record, winning on 10 occasions out of 14 final appearances.
The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from Under-9s up to the flagship Under-18s, who currently compete in Group C of the Premier Academy League and in the FA Youth Cup. The Under-16s and Under-18s 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 the under-23s 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.
In 2007, Manchester United Under-18s 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
As of 31 August 2016.[11]
Nat. | Player | Date of birth | Position | International caps | Previous club | Joined United |
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2nd Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1998 and 31 August 1999) | ||||||
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Indy Boonen | 4 January 1999 | MF | Capped at Under-17 Level | Genk | September 2015 |
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DJ Buffonge | 7 November 1998 | MF | — | Fulham | November 2015[12] |
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Zachary Dearnley | 28 September 1998 | MF | Capped at Under-18 level[13] | — | July 2015 |
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Kayne Diedrick-Roberts | 4 November 1998 | FW | — | Fulham | July 2015 |
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Callum Gribbin | 18 December 1998 | MF | Capped at Under-17 level[14] | — | July 2015 |
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Ethan Hamilton | 18 October 1998 | MF | Capped at Under-19 level | Hutchison Vale | October 2014 |
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Jake Kenyon | 2 January 1999 | MF | — | — | July 2015 |
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Faustin Makela | 1 June 1999 | MF | — | — | July 2015 |
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Ilias Moutha-Sebtaoui | 1 April 1999 | GK | Capped at Under-16 Level | Standard Liège | September 2015[15] |
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Thomas Sang | 29 June 1999 | DF | — | — | September 2015[16] |
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Tyrell Warren | 5 October 1998 | DF | — | — | July 2015 |
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Callum Whelan | 24 September 1998 | MF | — | — | July 2015 |
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Ro-Shaun Williams | 3 September 1998 | DF | Capped at Under-16 level[17] | — | July 2015 |
1st Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1999 and 31 August 2000) | ||||||
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Aidan Barlow | 10 January 2000 | MF | — | — | July 2016 |
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Jake Barrett | 16 October 1999 | DF | — | — | July 2016 |
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Joshua Bohui | 3 March 1999 | FW | Capped at Under-17 level[18] | Brentford | August 2016 |
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Nishan Burkart | 31 January 2000 | FW | Capped at Under-16 level | FC Zürich | July 2016[19] |
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Tahith Chong | 4 December 1999 | FW | Capped at Under-17 level[18] | Feyenoord | July 2016 |
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Max Dunne | 10 January 2000 | DF | — | — | July 2016 |
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Luca Ercolani | 25 November 1999 | DF | Capped at Under-16 level | Forli | July 2016 |
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Alex Fojticek | 3 March 2000 | GK | Capped at Under-17 Level | 1. FC Tatran Prešov | August 2016[20] |
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Angel Gomes | 31 August 2000 | MF | Capped at Under-16 level | — | July 2016 |
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Max Johnstone | 18 August 1998 | GK | — | Fleetwood Town | August 2016[21] |
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Lee O'Connor | 28 July 2000 | MF | Capped at Under-17 level | Villa | July 2016 |
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Harry Spratt | 28 January 2000 | DF | — | — | July 2016 |
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George Tanner | 16 November 1999 | FW | Capped at Under-17 level | — | July 2016 |
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Honours
- Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup: 18[23]
- 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 2004, 2005
- Champions Youth Cup: 1
- 2007
- FA Youth Cup: 10[24]
- 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2011
- Milk Cup: 5[25]
- 1991, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014
- Premier Academy League U18 Group: 3
- 1998–99, 2000–01, 2009–10
- Lancashire League Division One: 12
- 1954–55, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
- Lancashire League Division Two: 5
- 1964–65, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1988–89, 1996–97
- Lancashire League Division One Supplementary Cup: 4
- 1954–55, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1963–64
- Lancashire League Division Two Supplementary Cup: 10
- 1955–56, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1976–77
Staff
- Under-23 Interim Manager: Nicky Butt
- Under-23 Assistant Manager: Tommy Martin
- Head of Academy: Nicky Butt
- Head of Academy Operations: Nick Cox
- Academy Goalkeeping Coach: Alan Fettis
- Academy Goalkeeping Coach (U9–U16): Jack Robinson
- Under-18 Head Coach: Kieran McKenna
- Under-18 Assistant Head Coach: John Cooke
- Under-13–16 Head Coach: Colin Little
- Under-11–12 Head Coach: Tony Whelan
- Under-9–10 Head Coach: Eamon Mulvey
- Academy Doctor: Dr Tony Gill
- Senior Academy Physiotherapist: Mandy Johnson
- Academy Physiotherapists: John Davin and Richard Merron
Notable former youth team players
The following is a list of players who have played in the Manchester United youth team (U16–U18) and represented a country (not necessarily their country of birth) at full international level.[26] Players who are currently playing at Manchester United, or for another club on loan from Manchester United, are highlighted in bold.
Stan Ackerley
Adnan Ahmed
Arthur Albiston
John Aston, Sr.
Ray Baartz
Phil Bardsley
David Beckham
George Best
Clayton Blackmore
Jackie Blanchflower
Mark Bosnich
Robbie Brady
Febian Brandy
Shay Brennan
Ronnie Briggs
Wes Brown
Alex Bruce
Francis Burns
Nicky Butt
Roger Byrne
Fraizer Campbell
Johnny Carey
Joe Carolan
Craig Cathcart
Bobby Charlton
James Chester
Tom Cleverley
Kenny Cooper
Hugh Curran
Mats Møller Dæhli
Alan Davies
Simon Davies
Danny Drinkwater
Eamon Dunphy
Mike Duxbury
Duncan Edwards
Magnus Wolff Eikrem
Corry Evans
Jonny Evans
Darren Fletcher
Bill Foulkes
Darron Gibson
Ryan Giggs
Johnny Giles
Keith Gillespie
Don Givens
Shaun Goater
Johnny Gorman
Brian Greenhoff
David Healy
Tom Heaton
Jackie Hennessy
Danny Higginbotham
Mark Hughes
Phil Hughes
Adnan Januzaj
David Johnson
Brian Kidd
Joshua King
Jovan Kirovski
Tom Lawrence
Jesse Lingard
Shaun Lowther
Jon Macken
David McCreery
Luke McCullough
Wilf McGuinness
Sammy McIlroy
Alan McLoughlin
Sammy McMillan
Paddy McNair
Paul McShane
Jackie Mooney
Kalam Mooniaruck
Johnny Morris
Philip Mulryne
Colin Murdock
Daniel Nardiello
Gary Neville
Phil Neville
Jimmy Nicholl
Jimmy Nicholson
Oliver Norwood
John O'Shea
Peter O'Sullivan
Stan Pearson
David Pegg
Anthony Pilkington
Gerard Piqué
David Platt
Paul Pogba
Marcus Rashford
Kieran Richardson
Jimmy Rimmer
Jonny Rödlund
Giuseppe Rossi
Mike Rowbotham
David Sadler
Robbie Savage
Paul Scholes
Jackie Scott
Ryan Shawcross
Paul Sixsmith
Paddy Sloan
Jonathan Spector
Michael Stewart
Nobby Stiles
John Thorrington
Dennis Viollet
Danny Welbeck
Billy Whelan
Norman Whiteside
Jamie Wood
Ron-Robert Zieler
Players of the Year
Prior to 1990, a single award was presented to the best young player of that season. Between 1982 and 1985 this was the entitled "Young Player of the Year"; the award then became known as the "Denzil Haroun Young Player of the Year" between 1986 and 1989 in honour of Denzil Haroun, a former club director and brother-in-law of former club chairman Louis Edwards.
Since 1990, individual awards are made to the best player of the Academy and the Reserves. The "Young Player of the Year" is named in honour of Jimmy Murphy, Sir Matt Busby's long-time assistant manager, who died in 1989, and the best reserve is awarded the "Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year".
Season | Supporters Club Young Player of the Year |
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1982–83 | Norman Whiteside |
1983–84 | Mark Hughes |
1984–85 | Mark Hughes |
Season | Denzil Haroun Young Player of the Year |
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1985–86 | Simon Ratcliffe |
1986–87 | Gary Walsh |
1987–88 | Lee Martin |
1988–89 | Mark Robins |
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