The Fulham Academy, headed by Huw Jennings, runs along the lines of many of the English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 academies as deemed appropriate by the national governing body, the FA

The Football Association

The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...

. Players dealt with by the academy can be aged as young as nine years old. As part of their training, young players are guided with the aim to gain a BTEC

Business And Technology Education Council (BTEC)

The Business and Technology Education Council is the British body which awards vocational qualifications. Such qualifications are commonly referred to as "BTECs"....

 and NVQ

National Vocational Qualification

National Vocational Qualifications are work based awards in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that are achieved through assessment and training. In Scotland they are known as Scottish Vocational Qualification ....

 qualification.

It was run by Steve Kean who upon Chris Coleman

Chris Coleman (footballer)

Christopher "Chris" Coleman is a Welsh football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Greek Side Larissa....

's appointment as first team Manager in summer 2003 was named as his assistant. The new manager has been Paul Nevin

Paul Nevin

Paul Nevin is a football manager. He is the former custodian of the New Zealand Knights, a professional club competing in the A-League. He was dismissed on November 15, 2006 due to poor performance.-Biography:...

 and currently Billy McKinlay

Billy McKinlay

William Alexander McKinlay, better known as Billy McKinlay , is a Scottish former footballer and current development squad manager of Fulham.-Career:...

 as the development team squad, with Huw Jennings as director of the academy. It is based at Fulham

Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...

's training ground in Motspur Park

Motspur Park

Motspur Park, also known locally as West Barnes is a suburb in South West London situated across the boundary between the London Borough of Merton and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It owes its identity to the railway station of the same name, which has six trains an hour to London's...

.

Academy squad

(As of the 2010-11 season) http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/Academy/PlayerProfiles.aspx

The U18s/Youth Team Manager is Kit Symons

Kit Symons

Christopher "Kit" Symons is a former Welsh international footballer.-Club career:A defender, Symons began his career at Portsmouth, spending seven years at the south coast club, making 160 appearances...

Still at Fulham

• Matthew Briggs
  Matthew Briggs
  Matthew Anthony Briggs is an English footballer who plays for Fulham as a defender.-Club career:After being scouted by Fulham at the age of eight after a performance for his Sunday league side, Briggs signed for Fulham. He attracted interest from Premier League teams such as Arsenal, Tottenham...
  
  
• Neil Etheridge
  Neil Etheridge
  Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge is an English–Filipino professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fulham. He joined Fulham Academy after three years as a trainee at . He is currently in the Reserve Squad, and has yet to make his debut in the Premier League or the Football League...
  
  
• Danny Hoesen
  Danny Hoesen
  Danny Hoesen is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for Fortuna Sittard.-Career:Hoesen started playing football in Fortuna Sittard youth academy. He was considered as a promising talent for Fortuna....
  
  
• Alex Smith
  Alex Smith
  Alexander Douglas Smith is a professional American football player and starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Smith was drafted with the 1st-overall pick in the 1st round of the 2005 NFL Draft by San Francisco from the University of Utah...
  
  
• Matthew Saunders
  Matthew Saunders
  Matthew Saunders is a professional English footballer who is a free agent after being released by Fulham at the end of the 2010–11 season.-Career:...
  
  
• Josh Pritchard
• Keanu Marsh-Brown
  Keanu Marsh-Brown
  Keanu Marsh-Brown is an English football player who is a free agent after being released by Fulham.-Playing career:Marsh-Brown graduated through the Fulham Academy to sign professional forms in summer 2009. In November 2010, there were reports that both Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City were...
  
  
• George Abebrese

Now playing elsewhere

• Robert Milsom
  Robert Milsom
  Robert Steven Milsom is an English footballer, currently playing for Aberdeen. He can play in central midfield or on the left wing, although he started his career as a left back.-Fulham:...
  
  , now at Aberdeen F.C.
  Aberdeen F.C.
  Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
  
  
• Sean Davis, now at Bolton Wanderers via Portsmouth
  Portsmouth F.C.
  Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
  
   and Tottenham
  Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
  Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
  
  . Scored once in twelve games for the England U21s
  England national under-21 football team
  England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
  
  , has been a non-playing squad member for the full national team
  England national football team
  The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
  
  .
• Liam Fontaine
  Liam Fontaine
  Liam Vaughan Henry Fontaine is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a defender. He previously played in the Premier League for Fulham, in the Football League for Yeovil Town and in the Scottish Premier League for Kilmarnock....
  
  , now at Bristol City
  Bristol City F.C.
  Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
  
  .
• Adam Green
  Adam Green (footballer)
  Adam Green is an English footballer. He is currently at Conference South side Dartford.-External links:...
  
  , now at Hayes & Yeading United
  Hayes & Yeading United F.C.
  Hayes & Yeading United F.C. are an English football club based in Woking in Surrey. They were formed in May 2007 following a merger of Hayes and Yeading. They play at the Kingfield Stadium agreeing a groundshare with Woking-History:...
  
  .
• Elvis Hammond
  Elvis Hammond
  Elvis Zark Hammond is a Ghanaian footballer, currently playing for Woking.-Career:Born in Ghana, Hammond is a product of the Fulham Academy. He made his debut for Fulham on 19 September 2000 against Chesterfield at the Recreation Ground...
  
  , now at Woking F.C.
  Woking F.C.
  Woking Football Club is a football club from in Woking, Surrey, England, formed in 1889. They are playing in the Conference South in the 2011–12 season. For the 2011/2012 season, Woking are sharing their ground with Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United.-Promotion to the...
  
  , has played for Ghana
  Ghana national football team
  The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
  
  .
• Dean Leacock
  Dean Leacock
  Dean Leacock is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. He currently plays for Championship side Derby County, primarily as a centre back, but he can also play as a right back or a defensive midfielder....
  
  , now at Derby
  Derby County F.C.
  Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
  
  .
• Zeshan Rehman
  Zeshan Rehman
  Zeshan "Zesh" Rehman is a British Pakistani football defender who plays for Muangthong United in the Thai Premier League. He was the first British Asian to start a Premier League match and is the first to have played in all four divisions of professional football in England...
  
  , now at Muangthong United F.C., has played for Pakistan
  Pakistan national football team
  The Pakistan national football team is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation . The team has not yet qualified for either the FIFA World Cup or Asian Cup championships. Twice they have finished third in the South Asian Football Federation...
  
  .
• Michael Timlin
  Michael Timlin
  Michael Anthony Timlin is an English-born Irish international footballer currently playing for Southend United on loan from Swindon Town.-Career:...
  
  , now at Swindon Town
  Swindon Town F.C.
  Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
  
   and the captain of the Ireland U21s
  Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
  The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-21 Football Championship and has competed since 1978.-Competition...
  
  .
• TJ Moncur
  TJ Moncur
  Thomas James Moncur, also known as TJ Moncur, is an English footballer who plays for Cray Wanderers in the Isthmian Premier having been released by League Two side Chesterfield. He is a defender...
  
  , now at Cray Wanderers
  Cray Wanderers F.C.
  Cray Wanderers F.C. is an English semi-professional football club based in Bromley, London. It is one of the oldest football clubs in the world. The club was established in 1860 in the twin villages of St. Mary Cray and St Paul's Cray, near Orpington, then in the county of Kent.They currently play...
  
  .
• Troy Brown
  Troy Brown (footballer)
  Troy Anthony F. Brown is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays for Rotherham United and Wales under-21s.-Ipswich Town:Brown came through the academy at Fulham, having joined the club at the age of seven...
  
  , now at Rotherham.
• Joe Anderson
  Joe Anderson (English footballer)
  Joe Anderson Joe Anderson Joe Anderson (born 13 October 1989 is an English footballer currently playing for AFC Hornchurch. He can play in defence or midfield, usually playing at left back.-Fulham:...
  
  , now at Lincoln City
  Lincoln City F.C.
  Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
  
  
• Michael Kamau and Aaron Pierre now at Brentford F.C.
  Brentford F.C.
  Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
  
  
• Paudie Quinn now at Limerick FC

Recently released

• Corrin Brooks-Meade
• Luca Moscatiello
• Wes Foderingham
  Wes Foderingham
  Wesley Andrew Foderingham is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swindon Town in the English League Two on loan from Crystal Palace.-Club career:...
  
  
• Suliaman Bangura
• James Dunn
  James Dunn
  James Dunn, Jim Dunn or Jimmy Dunn may refer to:James Dunn:*James Dunn , an actor who performed in Bad Girl and A Tree Grows In Brooklyn*James Dunn , Australian Senator...
  
  
• Ismael Ehui
  Ismael Ehui
  Ismaël Ehui is a French footballer. He currently plays for R.R.F.C. Montegnée.-Career:In late February 2006, Ehui joined Football League One side, Scunthorpe United, on loan, for a period to gain vital experience, and to also help them with their survival in League One...
  
  
• Karim Laribi
  Karim Laribi
  Karim Laribi is an Italian football midfielder of Tunisian ancestry. He currently plays for Sassuolo, on loan from Palermo.-Club career:...
  
  
• Matthew Reece

External links

• Academy page at FulhamFC.com