Bolton Wanderers F.C. Reserves and Academy
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Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
Reserves play in the Barclays Premiership Reserve League North
FA Premier Reserve League
The Premier Reserve League is the reserve team league for the top English football teams in the Premier League...
. They also participate in the Manchester Senior Cup
Manchester Senior Cup
The Manchester FA Senior Cup is an annual football tournament held between the clubs of the Manchester Football Association which was first played in 1885...
, although in recent years the teams entered in this competition have featured an increasing number of youth players.
Bolton Wanderers Reserves play their home games at the County Ground in Leyland, the home ground of the Lancashire F.A.
Throughout the history of Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
many of the club's best known players have progressed through the reserve team. These include Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
striker Danny Ward
Danny Ward (footballer)
Daniel Carl "Danny" Ward is an English footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town, as a forward and winger.-Bolton Wanderers:...
and former captain Kevin Nolan
Kevin Nolan
Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....
.
The Academy
The Bolton Wanderers Academy was established in 1998 and is based at the club and the main training ground. It replaced the older, more informal youth system, and enabled the club to focus their youth development and scouting, employing new techniques and FA standards.It is overseen by former Bolton Wanderers F.C. player Jimmy Phillips. It provides a stepping stone for youngsters to progress to the highest levels of football at Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
.
Scouts attend many local youth matches looking for talented boys. A boy will then be invited to attend training sessions at the Academy. They are taken in as young as the age of eight. At this age, the boys start by simply attending after-school training sessions, but as they reach their middle-teens, their academic needs will be taken over by the Academy if they are deemed athletically talented enough.
Between the ages of eight and twelve the boys play in eight-a-side games of three twenty-minute periods. It allows the boys to play as defenders or as attackers in small groups within a system and is not as physically demanding as playing eleven-a-side matches.
The first player to graduate from the Academy to the first team was the former club captain, Kevin Nolan
Kevin Nolan
Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....
who had previously been on the youth books of Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. He has since been followed into the first team by Joey O'Brien
Joey O'Brien
Joseph Martin "Joey" O'Brien is an Irish international footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for West Ham United.-Bolton Wanderers:O'Brien started his career with Bolton Wanderers in 2004....
, Ricardo Vaz Tê
Ricardo Vaz Té
Ricardo Jorge Vaz Tê is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Barnsley. Vaz Tê previously played for English clubs Bolton Wanderers and Hull City, Greek club Panionios and Scottish club Hibernian.- Early life :...
and Bolton born Nicky Hunt
Nicky Hunt
Nicholas Brett "Nicky" Hunt is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a right back.-Bolton Wanderers:Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000–01 season, shortly before Bolton won...
.
Reserves
The following players are expected to play for the reserves during the Premier Reserve League 2010–112010–11 Premier Reserve League
-Final:-Premier Reserve League North Group A:-Premier Reserve League North Group B:-Premier Reserve League South:-Promotion and relegation:*Teams relegated from the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season:* Birmingham City F.C....
. In addition, all members of the first team squad are eligible to play for the reserves, as are players from the Academy. Additionally, some of the younger players in the reserves may still feature for the academy side:
As of 5 August 2011. Squad Numbers refer to players' first team squad number (for season 2011–12), where applicable. Reserve and youth games are 1–11.
On loan
Academy (Under-18s)
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Current coaching staff
- Academy Manager:
Jimmy Phillips - Academy Assistant Manager: David LeeDavid Lee (footballer born 1967)David Mark Lee is an English former professional footballer.-Playing career:Lee, a right-winger, began his career with Bury in 1986. In five years at Gigg Lane, he made just over 200 league appearances and scored 35 goals.Southampton came in for his services in 1991 with a successful £350,000 bid...
- Academy Assistant Manager: Nicky SpoonerNicky SpoonerNicholas "Nicky" Spooner is a retired English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic, the Charleston Battery, Chester City and Leigh RMI....
- Assistant U-18 Coach: Tony KellyTony Kelly (footballer)Anthony Gerald Kelly is an English former footballer, who played mainly in central midfield. During his career he played over 100 appearances for Wigan Athletic, Shrewsbury Town and Bolton Wanderers....
- U-9 to U-16 Coach: Jake Wigley
- Goalkeeping Coach:
Neil EdwardsNeil Edwards (footballer)Neil Ryan Edwards is a Welsh former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, before retiring in 2006. He also played for Wales's under 21's. After his retirement, he has since been coaching Carlisle United and Bolton Wanderers goalkeepers... - Goalkeeping Coach: Samuel Meek
- Head of Education, Welfare, Child Protection officer: Lynda Watt
- Academy physiotherapist: Matthew Fox
- Schoolboy physiotherapist: Jamie Miller
- Academy doctor: Dr. Jonathan Tobin
- Academy fitness coach: Christopher Elderkin
- Recruitment Officer: Dean Crombie
- Recruitment Officer: Brian Morris
In addition, the reserves and academy employ staff from the first-team.
Graduates
The following players have been associated with the Bolton Wanderers Academy and have gone on to play league football for Bolton or other clubs.Błażej Augustyn Chris Basham
Chris Basham
Christopher Paul "Chris" Basham is an English footballer who plays for Blackpool. He can play in defence or midfield....
Rhys Bennett
Rhys Bennett
Rhys Gordon Bennett is an English footballer who currently plays for Falkirk, on loan from Bolton Wanderers. He plays as a central defender.-Bolton Wanderers:...
Michael Bird
Michael Bird (footballer)
Michael "Mike" Bird, born 7 November 1983 in Chester is an English former professional footballer who played at schoolboy level for Wales...
Adam Blakeman
Adam Blakeman (footballer)
Adam Blakeman is an English footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers. He plays primarily as a left back but is equally adept playing in the centre or on the left side of midfield.-Bolton Wanderers:...
Bedi Buval
Bedi Buval
Bedi Buval is a French footballer.- Club career :Buval joined Bolton Wanderers at the age of 16 from the French team AS Nancy Lorraine, but he never quite made the Bolton first team squad due to a recurring knee injury which has dented his hopes of career progression...
Michael Byrne Matthew Cassidy
Matthew Cassidy
Matthew Cassidy is an English born Irish footballer currently playing for Othellos after mutually terminating his contact with AEL Limassol....
Charlie Comyn-Platt
Charlie Comyn-Platt
Charlie Comyn-Platt is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. He plays for Cirencester Town....
Mark Ellis
Mark Ellis (footballer born 1988)
Mark Ian Ellis is a footballer playing as a defender for Torquay United. He made his debut for Torquay on 22 September 2007, in the Football Conference clash with Kidderminster Harriers, at Aggborough, which ended in a 5–2 win to Torquay.Following the Gulls promotion to the Football League, Ellis...
Jarosław Fojut Chris Howarth
Chris Howarth
Christopher "Chris" Howarth is an English goalkeeper who plays football for Salford City....
Nicky Hunt
Nicky Hunt
Nicholas Brett "Nicky" Hunt is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a right back.-Bolton Wanderers:Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000–01 season, shortly before Bolton won...
Scott Jamieson
Scott Jamieson
Scott Jamieson is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...
Przemysław Kazimierczak Danny Livesey
Danny Livesey
Daniel Richard "Danny" Livesey is an English football player who currently plays for Carlisle United....
Aaron Mooy
Aaron Mooy
Aaron Mooy is an Australian football player who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for St. Mirren in the Scottish Premier League.-Club career:Mooy Started his career in Europe as a youth scholar at Bolton Wanderers...
Kevin Nolan
Kevin Nolan
Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....
Temitope Obadeyi Joey O'Brien
Joey O'Brien
Joseph Martin "Joey" O'Brien is an Irish international footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for West Ham United.-Bolton Wanderers:O'Brien started his career with Bolton Wanderers in 2004....
Michael O'Halloran
Michael O'Halloran (footballer)
Michael O'Halloran is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers. He plays as a forward.-Bolton Wanderers:...
Alan O'Hare
Alan O'Hare
Alan Patrick James O'Hare is an Irish footballer who plays for Glapwell as a defender. He previously played for Bolton Wanderers, Chesterfield, Mansfield Town, York City and Gainsborough Trinity.-Career:...
Joe Riley
Joe Riley (footballer)
Joseph Michael Riley is an English footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers as a right back.-Bolton Wanderers:...
Ricky Shakes
Ricky Shakes
Ricky Ulric Shakes is an Guyanese football player who plays for Ebbsfleet United in the Conference National. He made over 110 appearances in Football League between 2005 and 2008.-Club career:...
James Sinclair Robert Sissons
Robert Sissons
Robert Sissons is a former English footballer who most recently played for Bolton Wanderers. A midfielder, he made his first team debut for Bolton in the 3rd Round of the 2005/06 FA Cup competition in January 2006, against Watford, coming on as a substitute.-References:...
Johann Smith
Johann Smith
Johann Smith is an American soccer player who is currently a free agent.- Youth :Smith grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut and attended the Watkinson School, where he played varsity soccer for four years, garnering All-State honors during his junior and senior campaigns...
Chris Stokes
Chris Stokes (footballer)
Christopher Martin Thomas Stokes is an English footballer who plays for Forest Green Rovers in the Conference National.-Career:...
Jason Talbot
Jason Talbot
Jason Christopher Talbot is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Livingston in the Scottish Football League....
Cleveland Taylor
Cleveland Taylor
Cleveland Ken Wayne Taylor is a footballer who plays as a winger for Burton Albion.-Career:Born in Leicester, Leicestershire, Taylor began his career at Premier League club Bolton Wanderers as a youngster in 2001, but his chances were limited and he was subsequently loaned out for spells at both...
Les Thompson Matt Tubbs
Matt Tubbs
Matthew Stephen Tubbs is an English footballer who plays for Crawley Town as a striker.-Salisbury City:Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, Tubbs signed for Salisbury City from Dorchester Town and scored on his debut in a 5–1 win against Fleet Town. He has helped 'The Whites' rise through the leagues,...
Ricardo Vaz Tê
Ricardo Vaz Té
Ricardo Jorge Vaz Tê is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Barnsley. Vaz Tê previously played for English clubs Bolton Wanderers and Hull City, Greek club Panionios and Scottish club Hibernian.- Early life :...
Danny Ward
Danny Ward (footballer)
Daniel Carl "Danny" Ward is an English footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town, as a forward and winger.-Bolton Wanderers:...
Kevin Wolze
Kevin Wolze
Kevin Wolze is a German football player. He plays currently for MSV Duisburg in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.Her joined Duisburg in the summer of 2011, after he spent his youth playing at Wolfsburg and at the Bolton Wanderers and his first senior station was the second team of Wolfsburg.-MSV...
Nathan Woolfe
Nathan Woolfe
Nathan Woolfe is an English footballer who plays for Northwich Victoria.Woolfe started his career at Bolton Wanderers, where he played up-front as a striker. He made his Bolton debut on 13 March 2008, at the Estádio José Alvalade against Sporting CP in the 2nd leg match of the UEFA Cup 2007-08...