Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy
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Manchester United Football Club Reserves are the reserve team
of Manchester United F.C.
They play in the North section of the Premier Reserve League. They have been champions four times since the league's inauguration in 1999; in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2010. They also participate in the Manchester Senior Cup, although in recent years the teams entered in this competition have featured an increasing number of youth players.
The current Reserve team manager is Warren Joyce
, who took over from Ole Gunnar Solskjær
in December 2010, after spending two years as Solskjær's assistant. Joyce was previously the manager of Royal Antwerp, Manchester United's feeder club in Belgium
. Since November 2008, the reserves have played all of their home matches at Moss Lane
in Altrincham
, the home of Altrincham F.C.
In previous seasons, the team has played at the Victoria Stadium, the home of Northwich Victoria
, and Ewen Fields
, the home of Hyde
.
The most successful Manchester United Reserves coach has been René Meulensteen
. Meulensteen won four of the five available reserve team trophies in the 2004–05 season – the Premier Reserve League North, the Central League North
, the Central League Cup and the national play off between the winners of the Premier Reserve League North and the Premier Reserve League South. The team also finished as runners-up in the Manchester Senior Cup. Meulensteen followed this up in 2006 by leading the team once more to the Northern and National Premier Reserve League titles and winning the Manchester Senior Cup.
(1970–1971) Bill Foulkes
(1971–1974) Jack Crompton
(1974–1981) Brian Whitehouse
(1981–1991) Pop Robson (1991–1995) Jimmy Ryan (1991–2000) 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
&
Warren Joyce
(2008–2011) Warren Joyce
(2011–)
, 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 state-of-the-art Trafford Training Centre, a 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) site in the Manchester suburb of Carrington.
The Manchester United youth team is statistically the most successful in English football. Nine players, far and away the best record, can be found in the English football Hall of Fame (West Ham United are second with four) (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 and being runners-up on 4 compared to Arsenal in second place with 7 and 1 respectively.
The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from Under-9's up to the flagship Under-18's, who currently compete in Group C of the Premier Academy League
and in the FA Youth Cup
(a tournament which they have won a record ten times). The Under-16's and Under-18's 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 Manchester United's reserve team 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.
Paul McGuinness
is the head coach of the under 18s academy side. He was in charge of the side that won the 2011 FA Youth Cup after beating Sheffield United
6–3 on aggregate.
In 2007 the Academy 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.
John Aston, Sr. David Beckham
Geoff Bent
Wes Brown
Alex Bruce Roger Byrne
Nicky Butt
Bobby Charlton
Henry Cockburn
Mike Duxbury Duncan Edwards
Bill Foulkes
Brian Greenhoff
Brian Kidd
Wilf McGuinness
Jack Mew
Johnny Morris
Gary Neville
Phil Neville Stan Pearson
David Pegg
David Platt Kieran Richardson
Jimmy Rimmer
David Sadler Paul Scholes
Jack Silcock Joe Spence Dennis Viollet
Danny Welbeck
Arthur Albiston
Phil Bardsley Francis Burns
Darren Fletcher
Michael Stewart
Clayton Blackmore
Ryan Giggs
Mark Hughes
Robbie Savage
George Best
Jackie Blanchflower
Craig Cathcart
Corry Evans
Jonny Evans
Keith Gillespie
David Healy
David McCreery
Sammy McIlroy
Philip Mulryne Colin Murdock
Oliver Norwood
Jimmy Nicholl
Norman Whiteside
Shay Brennan
Johnny Carey
Darron Gibson
Johnny Giles
Paul McShane John O'Shea
Liam Whelan
Shaun Goater
Giuseppe Rossi
Ron-Robert Zieler
David Johnson Adnan Ahmed
Gerard Piqué
Adel Chedli
Kenny Cooper
Jovan Kirovski
Jonathan Spector
's long-time assistant manager, who died in 1989. Denzil Haroun was a former club director and the brother-in-law of former club chairman Louis Edwards
.
Reserve team
Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...
of Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
They play in the North section of the Premier Reserve League. They have been champions four times since the league's inauguration in 1999; in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2010. They also participate in the Manchester Senior Cup, although in recent years the teams entered in this competition have featured an increasing number of youth players.
The current Reserve team manager is Warren Joyce
Warren Joyce
Warren Garton Joyce is a former footballer who played in The Football League, and now works as a coach.-Early life at Bolton:...
, who took over from Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær is the manager of Norwegian first division side Molde. He is better known as a former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Manchester United. Often dubbed "the baby-faced assassin," he played 366 times for the Red Devils and scored 126 goals during a very...
in December 2010, after spending two years as Solskjær's assistant. Joyce was previously the manager of Royal Antwerp, Manchester United's feeder club in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Since November 2008, the reserves have played all of their home matches at Moss Lane
Moss Lane
Moss Lane is a multi-purpose stadium in Altrincham, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Altrincham and Manchester United Reserves...
in Altrincham
Altrincham
Altrincham is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat ground south of the River Mersey about southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Sale and east of Warrington...
, the home of Altrincham F.C.
Altrincham F.C.
Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:...
In previous seasons, the team has played at the Victoria Stadium, the home of Northwich Victoria
Northwich Victoria F.C.
Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of...
, and Ewen Fields
Ewen Fields
Ewen Fields is a multi-use stadium in Tameside, England. It is the home ground of Hyde F.C. and Manchester City Reserves and has also in the past hosted Manchester United F.C. Reserves, Stockport County Reserves and Oldham Curzon Ladies. It is currently used for football...
, the home of Hyde
Hyde F.C.
Hyde F.C. are an English semi-professional football club from Hyde, Greater Manchester, who are nicknamed The Tigers. Formed in 1885 the club changed its name to Hyde United in 1919, before reverting to Hyde F.C. in June 2010...
.
The most successful Manchester United Reserves coach has been René Meulensteen
René Meulensteen
René Meulensteen is a Dutch football coach. He holds both the UEFA "A" and the Royal Dutch FA "TCI" coaching licenses. Meulensteen played football himself in the Dutch lower leagues as a midfielder but he retired from playing at the age of 29...
. Meulensteen won four of the five available reserve team trophies in the 2004–05 season – the Premier Reserve League North, the Central League North
Central League (football)
The Central League , is a football league in England for reserve teams primarily of Football League clubs in the Midlands and North of England....
, the Central League Cup and the national play off between the winners of the Premier Reserve League North and the Premier Reserve League South. The team also finished as runners-up in the Manchester Senior Cup. Meulensteen followed this up in 2006 by leading the team once more to the Northern and National Premier Reserve League titles and winning the Manchester Senior Cup.
Current squad
As of 30 October 2011.Unknown status
On loan
Manager history
Wilf McGuinnessWilf McGuinness
Wilfred "Wilf" McGuinness is a former English football player and manager, who played twice for England. He is best known for taking over from Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United...
(1970–1971) Bill Foulkes
Bill Foulkes
William Anthony Foulkes is a former English footballer who played for Manchester United in the Busby Babes teams of the 1950s, and also in the 1960s. His favoured position was centre back. For Manchester United, he played 679 games, third to Ryan Giggs and Sir Bobby Charlton, he also made 3...
(1971–1974) Jack Crompton
Jack Crompton
John "Jack" Crompton is an English former football player. He was a goalkeeper for Manchester United between 1944 and 1956...
(1974–1981) Brian Whitehouse
Brian Whitehouse
Brian Whitehouse is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He later undertook various coaching and scouting positions.-References:...
(1981–1991) Pop Robson (1991–1995) Jimmy Ryan (1991–2000) Mike Phelan
Mike Phelan
Michael Christopher "Mike" Phelan , also known as Mick Phelan or Micky Phelan, is an English football coach, former player, and current assistant manager of Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson....
(2000–2001) Brian McClair
Brian McClair
Brian John McClair is a former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near 11-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell...
(2001–2002) Mike Phelan
Mike Phelan
Michael Christopher "Mike" Phelan , also known as Mick Phelan or Micky Phelan, is an English football coach, former player, and current assistant manager of Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson....
(2002) Ricky Sbragia
Ricky Sbragia
Richard "Ricky" Sbragia is a Scottish former footballer and manager. As a coach, he spent time at Manchester United and Bolton, before joining Roy Keane's backroom staff at Sunderland. Sbragia became manager of Sunderland following Keane's departure, although he himself resigned in 2009 after...
(2002–2005) Brian McClair
Brian McClair
Brian John McClair is a former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near 11-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell...
(2004–2005) René Meulensteen
René Meulensteen
René Meulensteen is a Dutch football coach. He holds both the UEFA "A" and the Royal Dutch FA "TCI" coaching licenses. Meulensteen played football himself in the Dutch lower leagues as a midfielder but he retired from playing at the age of 29...
(2005–2006) Brian McClair
Brian McClair
Brian John McClair is a former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near 11-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell...
(2006–2008) Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær is the manager of Norwegian first division side Molde. He is better known as a former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Manchester United. Often dubbed "the baby-faced assassin," he played 366 times for the Red Devils and scored 126 goals during a very...
&
Warren JoyceWarren Joyce
Warren Garton Joyce is a former footballer who played in The Football League, and now works as a coach.-Early life at Bolton:...
(2008–2011) Warren Joyce
Warren Joyce
Warren Garton Joyce is a former footballer who played in The Football League, and now works as a coach.-Early life at Bolton:...
(2011–)
Honours
- Premier Reserve League North Champions: 4
- 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010
- Premier Reserve League National Playoff Winners: 3
- 2005, 2006, 2010
- Central League NorthCentral League (football)The Central League , is a football league in England for reserve teams primarily of Football League clubs in the Midlands and North of England....
: 9- 1913, 1921, 1939, 1947, 1956, 1960, 1994, 1996, 1997
- Central League Division 1 WestCentral League (football)The Central League , is a football league in England for reserve teams primarily of Football League clubs in the Midlands and North of England....
: 1- 2005
- Central League CupCentral League (football)The Central League , is a football league in England for reserve teams primarily of Football League clubs in the Midlands and North of England....
: 1- 2005
- Manchester Senior CupManchester Senior CupThe Manchester FA Senior Cup is an annual football tournament held between the clubs of the Manchester Football Association which was first played in 1885...
: 25- 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
- Lancashire Senior CupLancashire Senior CupThe Lancashire County Football Association Cup , is a football knockout tournament involving teams from Lancashire, England and surrounding areas. It is a County Cup competition of the Lancashire County Football Association and involves Premier League clubs and Football League clubs...
: 13- 1898, 1913, 1914, 1920 (shared), 1929, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1951, 1969, 2008, 2009
The Academy
The academy is the core of the youth setup at Manchester United, 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 GiggsRyan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season...
, Bobby Charlton
Bobby Charlton
Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966...
, Bill Foulkes
Bill Foulkes
William Anthony Foulkes is a former English footballer who played for Manchester United in the Busby Babes teams of the 1950s, and also in the 1960s. His favoured position was centre back. For Manchester United, he played 679 games, third to Ryan Giggs and Sir Bobby Charlton, he also made 3...
, Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes is a retired English footballer, a one-club man who played his entire professional career for Manchester United.Born in Salford, but later moving to Langley, Scholes excelled in both cricket and football in school. He first trained with Manchester United at the age of 14 after being...
and Gary Neville
Gary Neville
Gary Alexander Neville is a former English footballer. He is England's most capped right-back and was Manchester United's club captain for five years....
, and the new wave of home-grown talents known as Fergie's Fledglings
Fergie's Fledglings
Fergie's Fledglings were a group of Manchester United players recruited under the management of Alex Ferguson and trained by assistant coaches Brian Kidd and Eric Harrison, before eventually progressing to the first team...
. The current academy is based at the club's state-of-the-art Trafford Training Centre, a 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) site in the Manchester suburb of Carrington.
The Manchester United youth team is statistically the most successful in English football. Nine players, far and away the best record, can be found in the English football Hall of Fame (West Ham United are second with four) (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 and being runners-up on 4 compared to Arsenal in second place with 7 and 1 respectively.
The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from Under-9's up to the flagship Under-18's, who currently compete in Group C of the Premier Academy League
Premier Academy League
The Premier Academy League is the top level of youth football in England. It is contested between the Academy sides of The Premier League and some Football League clubs, including Welsh side Cardiff City...
and in the FA Youth Cup
FA Youth Cup
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
(a tournament which they have won a record ten times). The Under-16's and Under-18's typically play their academy league games at 11am on Saturday mornings at Carrington, while Youth Cup games are generally played at either Altrincham
Altrincham F.C.
Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:...
's Moss Lane
Moss Lane
Moss Lane is a multi-purpose stadium in Altrincham, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Altrincham and Manchester United Reserves...
ground (where Manchester United's reserve team play their home games) or the club's 76,000-capacity Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
home, in order to cater for the greater number of supporters these fixtures attract.
Paul McGuinness
Paul McGuinness (footballer)
Paul McGuinness is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Chester City. Since 2005 he has been manager of Manchester United's under-18 team....
is the head coach of the under 18s academy side. He was in charge of the side that won the 2011 FA Youth Cup after beating Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
6–3 on aggregate.
In 2007 the Academy were the inaugural winners of the Champions Youth Cup
Champions Youth Cup
The Champions Youth Cup was the first edition of an annual football tournament, endorsed by the G-14 group to be a Club World Championship for the Under-19 teams of some of the world's largest clubs....
, intended to be a Club World Championship
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
for youth sides, beating Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
1–0 in the final in Malaysia.
Current Academy players
| Player | Date of birth | Position | International caps | Previous club | Joined United | |
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Sam Johnstone Sam Johnstone Samuel "Sam" Luke Johnstone is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United on loan from Manchester United.-Early career:... |
25 March 1993 (age 18) | GK | Capped at Under-19 level | – | July 2009 |
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Marnick Vermijl | 13 January 1992 (age 20) | DF | Capped at Under-18 level | Standard Liège Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège.... |
July 2010 |
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Alberto Massacci | 27 May 1993 (age 18) | DF | – | Empoli Empoli F.C. Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions... |
October 2009 |
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Sean McGinty | 11 August 1993 (age 18) | DF | Capped at Under-19 level | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
July 2009 |
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Luke Giverin | 4 February 1993 (age 18) | DF | – | – | – |
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Ezekiel Fryers Ezekiel Fryers Ezekiel David "Zeki" Fryers is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United as a left-back and centre-back.- Career :... |
9 September 1992 (age 19) | DF | Capped at Under-19 level | – | – |
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Michael Keane Michael Keane (footballer born 1993) Michael Vincent Keane is an English–Irish footballer who plays for Manchester United as a defender. His twin brother Will Keane is also a footballer playing for Manchester United.-Career:... |
11 January 1993 (age 19) | DF | Capped at Under-19 level | – | July 2009 |
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Tom Thorpe | 13 January 1993 (age 19) | DF | Capped at Under-17 level | – | July 2009 |
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Michele Fornasier | 22 August 1993 (age 18) | DF | Capped at Under-16 level | Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A... |
September 2009 |
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Scott Wootton Scott Wootton Scott James Wootton is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United.-Career:Having started his career in Tranmere Rovers Centre of Excellence, at the age of 13 he moved to Liverpool... |
12 September 1991 (age 20) | DF | Capped at Under-17 level | 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... |
July 2007 |
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Reece Brown Reece Brown Reece Brown is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United.-Career:Brown joined Manchester United at the age of nine, having previously played for Fletcher Moss Rangers... |
1 November 1991 (age 20) | DF/MF | Capped at Under-19 level | Fletcher Moss Rangers | July 2008 |
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Ryan Tunnicliffe Ryan Tunnicliffe Ryan Tunnicliffe is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peterborough United on loan from Manchester United. He has also played internationally for England at under-16 and under-17 levels.-Manchester United:... |
30 December 1992 (age 19) | MF/DF | Capped at Under-17 level | Roach Dynamos | July 2009 |
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Paul Pogba Paul Pogba Paul Labile Pogba is a French footballer who plays for English club Manchester United in the Premier League. Of Guinean descent, he operates primarily as a midfielder who is comfortable at playing both offensively and defensively... |
15 March 1993 (age 18) | MF | Capped at Under-19 level | Le Havre Le Havre AC Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France... |
October 2009 |
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Ravel Morrison Ravel Morrison Ravel Ryan Morrison is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United.-Career:Born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, Morrison was first scouted for the Manchester United Academy by former United coach Phil Brogan... |
2 February 1993 (age 19) | MF | Capped at Under-17 level | – | July 2009 |
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Larnell Cole Larnell Cole Larnell James Cole is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United as a midfielder.-Career:Cole arrived as a school boy at Manchester United before coming through the academy. A notable game came in 2011 when he scored a hat-trick against rivals Manchester City in a 6–1 victory... |
9 March 1993 (age 18) | MF | Capped at Under-19 level | – | July 2009 |
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Robbie Brady Robbie Brady Robert "Robbie" Brady is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Hull City, on loan from Manchester United, as a winger. He has also played internationally for Ireland at under-17, under-19, and under-21 levels.... |
14 January 1992 (age 20) | MF | Capped at Under-21 level | St Kevin's Boys | July 2008 |
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Davide Petrucci | 5 October 1991 (age 20) | MF | Capped at Under-19 level | Roma A.S. Roma Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s... |
March 2009 |
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Will Keane | 11 January 1993 (age 19) | FW | Capped at Under-21 level | – | – |
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John Cofie | 21 January 1993 (age 19) | FW | Capped at Under-17 level | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
July 2009 |
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Jesse Lingard | 15 December 1992 (age 19) | FW | Capped at Under-17 level | – | July 2009 |
| 2nd Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1993 and 31 August 1994) | ||||||
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Liam Jacob | 18 August 1994 (age 17) | GK | – | 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... |
July 2010 |
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Joe Coll | 2 February 1994 (age 18) | GK | Capped at Under-17 level | Glenea United | July 2010 |
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Tyler Blackett | 2 April 1994 (age 17) | DF | Capped at Under-16 level | – | July 2002 |
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Luke McCullough | 15 February 1994 (age 17) | DF | Capped at Under-17 level | Dungannon Swifts Dungannon Swifts F.C. Dungannon Swifts F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1949, has risen from the Mid-Ulster league to the top tier in Northern Ireland since its election to the Irish League First Division in 1997... |
July 2010 |
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Luke Hendrie | 27 August 1994 (age 17) | DF/MF | Capped at Under-16 level | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
July 2008 |
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Charni Ekangamene | 16 February 1994 (age 17) | MF | Capped at Under-16 level | Royal Antwerp Royal Antwerp F.C. Royal Antwerp Football Club, often simply referred to as Antwerp, is a Belgian football club based in the city of Antwerp.Antwerp is the oldest football club to register to the Royal Belgian Football Association in 1895 and they consequently received the matriculate number one when matriculation... |
July 2010 |
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Tom Lawrence | 13 January 1994 (age 18) | FW | Capped at Under-17 level | – | July 2003 |
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Gyliano van Velzen | 14 April 1994 (age 17) | FW | Capped at Under-17 level | Ajax | November 2010 |
| 1st Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1994 and 31 August 1995) | ||||||
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Jonny Sutherland | 3 September 1994 (age 17) | GK | Capped at Under-16 level | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
July 2011 |
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Donald Love | 2 December 1994 (age 17) | DF | Capped at Under-17 level | – | July 2002 |
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Liam Grimshaw | 2 February 1995 (age 17) | DF | – | – | July 2002 |
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Louis Rowley | 21 April 1995 (age 16) | DF | – | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
April 2011 |
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Declan Dalley | 7 January 1995 (age 17) | DF | – | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
July 2011 |
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Matthew Wilkinson | 13 January 1995 (age 17) | DF | – | – | July 2002 |
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Jack Rudge | 15 November 1994 (age 17) | MF/DF | – | – | July 2001 |
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Joe Rothwell | 11 January 1995 (age 17) | MF | – | – | July 2001 |
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Mats Møller Dæhli | 2 March 1995 (age 16) | MF | Capped at Under-15 level | Stabæk IF Stabæk IF Stabæk Idrætsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club in Bærum, a municipality bordering on Oslo in the west.-Organization:It has sections for football, bandy, handball and alpine skiing. While the football team Stabæk Fotball is the most prominent, the men's bandy team has taken multiple national... |
November 2010 |
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James Weir | 4 August 1995 (age 16) | MF | – | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
July 2008 |
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Ben Pearson | 4 January 1995 (age 17) | MF/FW | – | – | July 2004 |
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Patrick McNair | 27 April 1995 (age 16) | MF | Capped at Under-17 level | Ballyclare Colts | July 2011 |
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Adnan Januzaj | 5 February 1995 (age 16) | MF | – | Anderlecht R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the... |
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Jack Barmby | 14 November 1994 (age 17) | FW | Capped at Under-16 level | – | July 2008 |
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Sam Byrne | 23 July 1995 (age 16) | FW | – | St. Joseph's | July 2011 |
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Kenji Gorré | 29 September 1994 (age 17) | FW | – | – | July 2002 |
Honours
- Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup: 18
- 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 2004, 2005
- Champions Youth CupChampions Youth CupThe Champions Youth Cup was the first edition of an annual football tournament, endorsed by the G-14 group to be a Club World Championship for the Under-19 teams of some of the world's largest clubs....
: 1- 2007
- FA Youth CupFA Youth CupThe Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
: 10- 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2011
- Milk CupMilk CupThe Milk Cup is an international youth football tournament held annually in Northern Ireland. The cup matches are mainly played in the North Coast area of Northern Ireland, with matches taking place in the towns of Portrush, Portstewart, Castlerock, Limavady, Coleraine, Ballymoney, Ballymena and...
: 4- 1991, 2003, 2008, 2009
- Premier Academy League U18Premier Academy LeagueThe Premier Academy League is the top level of youth football in England. It is contested between the Academy sides of The Premier League and some Football League clubs, including Welsh side Cardiff City...
: 3- 1998–99, 2000–01, 2009–10
- Lancashire League Division OneLancashire League (football)The Lancashire League has been the name of two separate football competitions for clubs based in northern England.-Lancashire League :...
: 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 TwoLancashire League (football)The Lancashire League has been the name of two separate football competitions for clubs based in northern England.-Lancashire League :...
: 5- 1964–65, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1988–89, 1996–97
- Lancashire League Division One Supplementary CupLancashire League (football)The Lancashire League has been the name of two separate football competitions for clubs based in northern England.-Lancashire League :...
: 4- 1954–55, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1963–64
- Lancashire League Division Two Supplementary CupLancashire League (football)The Lancashire League has been the name of two separate football competitions for clubs based in northern England.-Lancashire League :...
: 10- 1955–56, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1976–77
Staff
- Director of Academy Football: Brian McClairBrian McClairBrian John McClair is a former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near 11-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell...
- Director of Youth Football: Jimmy Ryan
- Reserve Team Manager: Warren JoyceWarren JoyceWarren Garton Joyce is a former footballer who played in The Football League, and now works as a coach.-Early life at Bolton:...
- Reserve Goalkeeping Coach: Alan Fettis
- Assistant Academy Director for 17–21 year olds & Under-18s Head Coach: Paul McGuinnessPaul McGuinness (footballer)Paul McGuinness is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Chester City. Since 2005 he has been manager of Manchester United's under-18 team....
- Assistant Academy Director for 9–16 year olds & Under-11/12s Head Coach: Tony WhelanTony WhelanAnthony M. "Tony" Whelan is a former Manchester United footballer who currently works as the club's assistant academy director, responsible for the Under-9 to Under-16 player development programme.-Early career:...
- Under 13–16s Head Coach: Chris CasperChris CasperChristopher Martin "Chris" Casper is an English former footballer and football manager who played in the Premier League for Manchester United and in the Football League for A.F.C. Bournemouth, Swindon Town and Reading...
- Under 11–12s Coach: Tony WhelanTony WhelanAnthony M. "Tony" Whelan is a former Manchester United footballer who currently works as the club's assistant academy director, responsible for the Under-9 to Under-16 player development programme.-Early career:...
- Under 9–10s Head Coach: Eamon Mulvey
- Technical Skills Development Coach: René MeulensteenRené MeulensteenRené Meulensteen is a Dutch football coach. He holds both the UEFA "A" and the Royal Dutch FA "TCI" coaching licenses. Meulensteen played football himself in the Dutch lower leagues as a midfielder but he retired from playing at the age of 29...
- Academy Doctor: Dr. Tony Gill
- Senior Academy Physiotherapist: Mandy Johnson
- Academy Physiotherapists: John Davin & Richard Merron
Notable former Academy and Youth Team players
Many players from the Manchester United Academy go on to have careers in professional football, whether at Manchester United or at other clubs. The following is a list of players who have represented their country at full international level.John Aston, Sr. David Beckham
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
Geoff Bent
Geoff Bent
Geoffrey "Geoff" Bent was an English footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster.-Career:...
Wes Brown
Wes Brown
Wesley Michael "Wes" Brown is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Sunderland. Before joining Sunderland, Brown had spent his entire career at Old Trafford, having joined the Manchester United youth team in 1996...
Alex Bruce Roger Byrne
Roger Byrne
Roger William Byrne was an English footballer and captain of Manchester United F.C.. He died at the age of 28 in the Munich air disaster....
Nicky Butt
Nicky Butt
Nicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06...
Bobby Charlton
Bobby Charlton
Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966...
Henry Cockburn
Henry Cockburn (footballer)
Henry Cockburn was an English professional footballer, who played league football for Manchester United, Bury and Peterborough United. He represented England at international level, playing 13 times for his country...
Mike Duxbury Duncan Edwards
Duncan Edwards
Duncan Edwards was an English footballer who played for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid 1950s, and one of eight players who died as a result of the Munich air disaster.Born in Dudley,...
Bill Foulkes
Bill Foulkes
William Anthony Foulkes is a former English footballer who played for Manchester United in the Busby Babes teams of the 1950s, and also in the 1960s. His favoured position was centre back. For Manchester United, he played 679 games, third to Ryan Giggs and Sir Bobby Charlton, he also made 3...
Brian Greenhoff
Brian Greenhoff
Brian Greenhoff was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester United, Leeds United and Rochdale. He was capped 18 times for England....
Brian Kidd
Brian Kidd
Brian Kidd is an English football coach and former player, who is currently Assistant Manager to Roberto Mancini at Manchester City....
Wilf McGuinness
Wilf McGuinness
Wilfred "Wilf" McGuinness is a former English football player and manager, who played twice for England. He is best known for taking over from Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United...
Jack Mew
Jack Mew
John William "Jack" Mew , was an English football goalkeeper. Born in Sunderland, he attended Marley Hill Council School where he first played football. In July 1912, he was signed by Manchester United. He won a Central League Championship medal in 1913. He stayed with United until 1926 when he...
Johnny Morris
Johnny Morris (footballer)
John "Johnny" Morris was an English former footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Manchester United, Derby County and Leicester City....
Gary Neville
Gary Neville
Gary Alexander Neville is a former English footballer. He is England's most capped right-back and was Manchester United's club captain for five years....
Phil Neville Stan Pearson
Stan Pearson
Stanley Clare Pearson was an English football player. He was born in Salford.Pearson was signed by Manchester United as an amateur in December 1935 and turned professional in May 1937. His first senior game came against Chesterfield in 1937. When his career was interrupted by the war, he served...
David Pegg
David Pegg
David Pegg was an English footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958....
David Platt Kieran Richardson
Kieran Richardson
Kieran Edward Richardson is an English footballer currently playing for Sunderland. He is naturally a left winger, but has proven to a extremely versatile; having also played as a left back, right winger, central midfielder and recently as a support striker...
Jimmy Rimmer
Jimmy Rimmer
John James "Jimmy" Rimmer is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Manchester United, Swansea City, Arsenal and Aston Villa. He was capped once for England....
David Sadler Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes is a retired English footballer, a one-club man who played his entire professional career for Manchester United.Born in Salford, but later moving to Langley, Scholes excelled in both cricket and football in school. He first trained with Manchester United at the age of 14 after being...
Jack Silcock Joe Spence Dennis Viollet
Dennis Viollet
Dennis Sydney Viollet was an English footballer best remembered for his time with Manchester United in the 1950s and early 1960s.-Club career:...
Danny Welbeck
Danny Welbeck
Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah "Danny" Welbeck is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United and the England national football team. He is a centre forward who can also play on the wing....
Arthur Albiston
Arthur Albiston
Arthur Richard Albiston is a Scottish former football player.-Career:Albiston joined Manchester United as an apprentice in July 1972, turning professional in July 1974. He made his debut in a League Cup Third Round match against local rivals Manchester City in 1974. He made 485 appearances in 14...
Phil Bardsley Francis Burns
Francis Burns (footballer)
Francis Burns is a Scottish former footballer.-Manchester United:Burns was a talented left-back and captained Scotland Schoolboys and won Scottish Youth international honours. He joined Manchester United in 1965 and made his first team debut in September 1967...
Darren Fletcher
Darren Fletcher
Darren Barr Fletcher is a Scottish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester United. He is the current captain of Scottish national team...
Michael Stewart
Michael Stewart (footballer)
Michael James Stewart is a Scottish footballer who is currently a free agent after his release by Charlton Athletic. He is notable for beginning his career with Manchester United and having played for both of the Edinburgh derby rivals Hibernian and Hearts. He terminated his contract with Turkish...
Clayton Blackmore
Clayton Blackmore
Clayton Graham Blackmore is a former Welsh international footballer. He was a combative player known for his attacking free kicks and a utility player who excelled at full back and in central defence but could play equally well in midfield or as an emergency forward.-Career:Blackmore once had...
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season...
Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
Robbie Savage
Robbie Savage
Robert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside...
George Best
George Best
George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...
Jackie Blanchflower
Jackie Blanchflower
John "Jackie" Blanchflower was a Northern Irish football player. He graduated from Manchester United's youth system and played for the club on 117 occasions, before his career was cut short due to injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster...
Craig Cathcart
Craig Cathcart
Craig George Cathcart is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a centre back for Blackpool and the Northern Ireland national team...
Corry Evans
Corry Evans
Corry John Evans is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder or centre back for Hull City. A Northern Ireland under-21 and senior international, he came through the Manchester United youth academy, like his older brother, United team centre back Jonny Evans...
Jonny Evans
Jonny Evans
Jonathan Grant "Jonny" Evans is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United and Northern Ireland. Evans was born in Belfast and started his career at Greenisland FC, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. He progressed through Manchester United's football...
Keith Gillespie
Keith Gillespie
Keith Robert Gillespie is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays in midfield for Longford Town....
David Healy
David Healy (footballer)
David Jonathan Healy, MBE is a Northern Ireland international footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League champions Rangers...
David McCreery
David McCreery
David McCreery is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Newcastle United....
Sammy McIlroy
Sammy McIlroy
Samuel Baxter "Sammy" McIlroy is a former Northern Ireland international footballer whose clubs included Manchester United....
Philip Mulryne Colin Murdock
Colin Murdock
Colin Murdock is a Northern Irish former footballer.He is currently a trainee solicitor at Manchester law firm George Davies LLP...
Oliver Norwood
Oliver Norwood
Oliver James Norwood is an English-born Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scunthorpe United on loan from Manchester United...
Jimmy Nicholl
Jimmy Nicholl
James Michael "Jimmy" Nicholl is a Canadian-born former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Manchester United.He was mainly a right-back but could also play in other defensive roles...
Norman Whiteside
Norman Whiteside
Norman Whiteside is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played in two World Cups.He appeared for Manchester United and Everton, before his career was ended by injury at the age of 26. He won the FA Cup twice during his time playing for Manchester United, in 1983 and 1985...
Shay Brennan
Shay Brennan
Seamus Anthony "Shay" Brennan was an English-born Irish footballer in the 1960s. He was a full back for Manchester United....
Johnny Carey
Johnny Carey
John Joseph "Johnny" Carey , also known as Jackie Carey, was an Irish footballer and manager. As a player Carey spent most of his career at Manchester United, where he was team captain from 1946 until he retired as a player in 1953...
Darron Gibson
Darron Gibson
Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland national team...
Johnny Giles
Johnny Giles
Michael John "Johnny" Giles is a former association footballer and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s...
Paul McShane John O'Shea
John O'Shea
John O'Shea can refer to:*John O'Shea, Irish footballer with Sunderland*John O'Shea , New Zealand film director*John O'Shea *John O'Shea , Wales international rugby union footballer*John O'Shea...
Liam Whelan
Liam Whelan
William Augustine Whelan , also known as Billy Whelan or Liam Whelan, was an Irish footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who were killed in the Munich air disaster...
Shaun Goater
Shaun Goater
Leonard Shaun Goater MBE is a Bermudian footballer who played as a striker for a number of English clubs in the 1990s and 2000s...
Giuseppe Rossi
Giuseppe Rossi
Giuseppe Rossi is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Villarreal CF and the Italian national team.- Early life :...
Ron-Robert Zieler
Ron-Robert Zieler
Ron-Robert Zieler is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hannover 96 and the German national team.-Early career:...
David Johnson Adnan Ahmed
Adnan Ahmed
Adnan Farooq Ahmed is a professional footballer who plays for Bradford Park Avenue in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. Ahmed is a British Asian of Pakistani descent...
Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué i Bernabeu is a Spanish footballer, currently playing as a central defender for FC Barcelona.A product of Barça's cantera, he initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he remained for four years, before returning to Barça under Josep Guardiola's leadership, helping...
Adel Chedli
Adel Chedli
Adel Ben-Bechir Chedli is a Tunisian football player currently playing for FC Istres.-Football career:He was born and raised in France although joined the Manchester United academy in 1995. After 1 year at the club he earned his only first team experience in a closed doors friendly against...
Kenny Cooper
Kenny Cooper
Kenneth Scott Cooper, Jr. is an American soccer player who currently plays for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer....
Jovan Kirovski
Jovan Kirovski
Jovan Kirovski is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Club career:...
Jonathan Spector
Jonathan Spector
Jonathan Michael Paul Spector is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Birmingham City. He started his professional career in England when he was signed by Manchester United as a teenager, but rarely appeared for the club...
Players of the Year
Prior to 1990, a single award was presented to the best young player of that season. After 1990, two separate awards were presented. The Young Player of the Year award is named after Jimmy Murphy, Sir Matt BusbyMatt Busby
Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby, CBE, KCSG was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for managing Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–1971 season...
's long-time assistant manager, who died in 1989. Denzil Haroun was a former club director and the brother-in-law of former club chairman Louis Edwards
Louis Edwards
Louis Charles Edwards from Salford, Lancashire, was an English businessman and chairman of Manchester United from 1965 to 1980.- Manchester United :...
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| Season | Supporters Club Young Player of the Year |
|---|---|
| 1982–83 | Norman Whiteside Norman Whiteside Norman Whiteside is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played in two World Cups.He appeared for Manchester United and Everton, before his career was ended by injury at the age of 26. He won the FA Cup twice during his time playing for Manchester United, in 1983 and 1985... |
| 1983–84 1983–84 Manchester United F.C. season The 1983–84 season was Manchester United's 81st season in the Football League, and their 9th consecutive season in the top division of English football. As FA Cup holders they suffered a shock exit at the hands of Third Division underdogs Bournemouth in the third round, but did reach the... |
Mark Hughes Mark Hughes Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals.... |
| 1984–85 | Mark Hughes Mark Hughes Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals.... |
| Season | Denzil Haroun Young Player of the Year |
|---|---|
| 1985–86 1985–86 Manchester United F.C. season The 1985–86 season was Manchester United's 83rd season in the Football League, and their 11th consecutive season in the top division of English football.... |
Simon Ratcliffe Simon Ratcliffe Simon Ratcliffe is an English former professional football player. His clubs included Norwich City, Brentford and Gillingham, where he made over 100 Football League appearances.... |
| 1986–87 | Gary Walsh Gary Walsh (English footballer) Gary Walsh is a retired English footballer who played as goalkeeper with a number of clubs including Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Bradford City and Wigan Athletic. He became goalkeeping coach at Wigan under manager Paul Jewell before teaming back up with Jewell at Derby County... |
| 1987–88 | Lee Martin |
| 1988–89 | Mark Robins Mark Robins Mark Gordon Robins is an English football manager, appointed manager of Barnsley in 2009.As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City... |
| Season | Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year |
Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Lee Martin | Mark Robins Mark Robins Mark Gordon Robins is an English football manager, appointed manager of Barnsley in 2009.As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City... |
| 1990–91 | Ryan Giggs Ryan Giggs Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season... |
Jason Lydiate Jason Lydiate Jason Lee Lydiate is an English former professional footballer. He is currently a coach with Rochdale.-Career:Born in Manchester, Lydiate who played as a right-back, began his career as a trainee with Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in 1990... |
| 1991–92 | Ryan Giggs Ryan Giggs Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season... |
Brian Carey Brian Carey Brian David Carey is an Irish football manager and former player. He is currently on the coaching staff of Wrexham, having been manager there between January and November 2007.-Playing career:... |
| 1992–93 | Paul Scholes Paul Scholes Paul Scholes is a retired English footballer, a one-club man who played his entire professional career for Manchester United.Born in Salford, but later moving to Langley, Scholes excelled in both cricket and football in school. He first trained with Manchester United at the age of 14 after being... |
Colin McKee Colin McKee Colin McKee is a former Scottish footballer. He retired from football in 2001 after a season with Fauldhouse United. His usual position was as a forward, but he was equally adept at playing on the wing.... |
| 1993–94 | Phil Neville | Nicky Butt Nicky Butt Nicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06... |
| 1994–95 | Terry Cooke Terry Cooke Terence John "Terry" Cooke is an English footballer, currently without a club. He began his career with Manchester United, but struggled to break into the first team and had loan spells with Sunderland, Birmingham City and Wrexham before moving to United's local rivals Manchester City in 1999... |
Kevin Pilkington Kevin Pilkington Kevin William Pilkington is an English footballer who plays a goalkeeper for Luton Town. Noted for his shot stopping abilities, Pilkington played Premier League football for Manchester United before dropping down to the Football League, where he played in nearly 350 games in his time at Mansfield... |
| 1995–96 | Ronnie Wallwork Ronnie Wallwork By the start of the 1997–98 season, he had become a regular in the Manchester United reserve team and made his senior debut on 25 October 1997, when he came on as a 64th minute substitute for Gary Pallister in the 7–0 home win against Barnsley... |
Michael Appleton Michael Appleton Michael Antony Appleton is an English former footballer who is the current manager of Portsmouth.He played as a midfielder until his playing career was cut short by a serious knee injury. He also played as a professional for Manchester United, Lincoln City, Grimsby Town and Preston North End... |
| 1996–97 | John Curtis | Michael Clegg Michael Clegg Michael Jamie Clegg is an English former football defender who played in the Premier League for Manchester United and in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic... |
| 1997–98 | Wes Brown Wes Brown Wesley Michael "Wes" Brown is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Sunderland. Before joining Sunderland, Brown had spent his entire career at Old Trafford, having joined the Manchester United youth team in 1996... |
Michael Twiss Michael Twiss Michael John Twiss is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Conference North side Altrincham.Beginning his career with Manchester United, he enjoyed a loan spell with Sheffield United, without ever making an appearance for the Red Devils. He signed with Port Vale in 2000, moving on... |
| 1998–99 | Wes Brown Wes Brown Wesley Michael "Wes" Brown is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Sunderland. Before joining Sunderland, Brown had spent his entire career at Old Trafford, having joined the Manchester United youth team in 1996... |
Mark Wilson |
| 1999–2000 | Bojan Djordjic Bojan Djordjic Bojan Djordjic is a Swedish footballer of ethnic Serbian descent... |
Jonathan Greening Jonathan Greening Jonathan Greening is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest.He began his career in 1996 with York City, but moved to Manchester United in 1998, with whom he won the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as a non-playing substitute in the final... |
| 2000–01 | Alan Tate | Michael Stewart Michael Stewart (footballer) Michael James Stewart is a Scottish footballer who is currently a free agent after his release by Charlton Athletic. He is notable for beginning his career with Manchester United and having played for both of the Edinburgh derby rivals Hibernian and Hearts. He terminated his contract with Turkish... |
| 2001–02 | Paul Tierney | John O'Shea John O'Shea John O'Shea can refer to:*John O'Shea, Irish footballer with Sunderland*John O'Shea , New Zealand film director*John O'Shea *John O'Shea , Wales international rugby union footballer*John O'Shea... |
| 2002–03 | Ben Collett Ben Collett Benjamin "Ben" Collett is an English former association footballer who played as a central midfielder for Manchester United, New Zealand Knights and AGOVV Apeldoorn... |
Darren Fletcher Darren Fletcher Darren Barr Fletcher is a Scottish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester United. He is the current captain of Scottish national team... |
| 2003–04 | Jonathan Spector Jonathan Spector Jonathan Michael Paul Spector is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Birmingham City. He started his professional career in England when he was signed by Manchester United as a teenager, but rarely appeared for the club... |
David Jones |
| 2004–05 | Giuseppe Rossi Giuseppe Rossi Giuseppe Rossi is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Villarreal CF and the Italian national team.- Early life :... |
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Sylvan Agustus Ebanks-Blake is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays as a striker for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.... |
| 2005–06 | Darron Gibson Darron Gibson Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland national team... |
Giuseppe Rossi Giuseppe Rossi Giuseppe Rossi is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Villarreal CF and the Italian national team.- Early life :... |
| 2006–07 | Craig Cathcart Craig Cathcart Craig George Cathcart is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a centre back for Blackpool and the Northern Ireland national team... |
Kieran Lee Kieran Lee Kieran Christopher Lee is an English footballer. He currently plays in central midfield or at full back for Oldham Athletic, having signed on a free transfer from Manchester United in May 2008... |
| 2007–08 | Danny Welbeck Danny Welbeck Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah "Danny" Welbeck is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United and the England national football team. He is a centre forward who can also play on the wing.... |
Richard Eckersley Richard Eckersley (footballer) Richard Jon Eckersley is an English footballer who plays as a full back for Canadian club Toronto FC in Major League Soccer, on loan from Burnley.... |
| 2008–09 | Federico Macheda Federico Macheda Federico "Kiko" Macheda is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United. He joined Manchester United from Lazio in September 2007.-Early career:Macheda began his football career with Lazio... |
James Chester James Chester James Grant Chester is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a centre back. He has also played on loan for Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle and Carlisle United.-Career:... |
| 2009–10 | Will Keane | Ritchie De Laet |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season The 2010–11 season was Manchester United's 19th season in the Premier League, and their 36th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football... |
Ryan Tunnicliffe Ryan Tunnicliffe Ryan Tunnicliffe is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peterborough United on loan from Manchester United. He has also played internationally for England at under-16 and under-17 levels.-Manchester United:... |
Oliver Gill Oliver Gill Oliver David Gill is an English former footballer who played as a defender for Manchester United. He also played for Bradford City on loan in 2010... |