Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Reserves & Academy
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The Reserves
The Tottenham HotspurTottenham 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....
Reserves consist of mainly young players under the age of 21 who are no longer eligible for the academy but are still trying to make the step up to the senior team. The reserve team is also often used to give senior squad players and senior players returning from injury the chance to play and keep or build up match fitness.
The team are currently managed by former player Clive Allen
Clive Allen
Clive Darren Allen is a retired English footballer, a prolific scorer for a number of clubs.Allen is the son of ex-Tottenham Hotspur forward Les Allen, who was a member of the legendary team which won the First Division title and FA Cup "double" in 1961...
and play their matches at Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
's home ground Matchroom Stadium
Matchroom Stadium
Brisbane Road, currently referred to as the Matchroom Stadium for sponsorship purposes and originally known as Osborne Road, is a football stadium in Brisbane Road, Leyton, east London, England. It has been the home ground of Leyton Orient F.C. since 1937, prior to which it was the home of amateur...
from the 2007–08 season onwards. They originally played at Broadhall Way
Broadhall Way
Broadhall Way, known as The Lamex Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is an association football stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. It has been the home ground of Stevenage since 1980, and has a capacity of 7,100 people, including 3,142 seats.-History:The club plays at Broadhall Way, previously...
, the home ground of Stevenage Borough
Stevenage Borough F.C.
Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season...
. They have won one Premier Reserve League South
FA Premier Reserve League
The Premier Reserve League is the reserve team league for the top English football teams in the Premier League...
title since the league's formation in 1999.
The club announced on 12 June 2009 that for the 2009–10 season it would not be entering a team in the Reserve League. Instead the reserve players would be loaned out for first team experience, and if necessary friendly matches would be arranged as required during the season to test out players returning from injury.
'A' team
In 1948 Tottenham entered an 'A' team into the Eastern Counties LeagueEastern Counties Football League
The Eastern Counties Football League is an English football league at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system. It currently contains clubs from Norfolk, Suffolk, northern Essex and eastern Cambridgeshire, and is a feeder to the regional divisions of the Isthmian League and Southern...
. They won the League Cup in their first season and the league title and the East Anglian Cup in their second. In 1957–58 they again won both the league and East Anglian Cup and went onto win the League Cup the following season. They won three consecutive league titles in 1959–60, 1960–61 and 1961–62. In 1963 they left the ECL to join the Metropolitan League
Metropolitan League
The Metropolitan League was a football league in the south-east of England.The league was founded in 1949 after several clubs learnt plans for a second division of the Southern League would come to nothing shortly before the start of the season. Originally named the Metropolitan & District League,...
, which they won in 1966–67 as well as the League Cup in 1963–64 and the League Cup and Professional Cup in 1964–65. In 1969 they joined the South East Counties League
South East Counties League
The South East Counties League was a football league for the youth teams of clubs from Southern England.The competition grew out of the Middlesex Youth Invitation Cup set up in the 1950s by the Middlesex FA and was formerly known as the South East Counties Youth Football League...
, where they played until the formation of the Academy team in 1998, winning it three times between 1969 and 1973 and several times in the 1980s and 1990s.
During their time in the ECL the club played at White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspur and, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,230....
, as well as at Hoddesdon Town's
Hoddesdon Town F.C.
Hoddesdon Town F.C. is an English football club based in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. The club are currently members of Division One of the Spartan South Midlands League and play at Lowfield.-History:...
Lowfield Ground (1950–51), the Hoddesdon Sports Arena (1951–52) and Brookfields Lane in Cheshunt
Cheshunt
Cheshunt is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of around 52,000 according to the United Kingdom's 2001 Census. It is a dormitory town and part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt served by Cheshunt railway station...
(1952–1963)
The Academy
The Tottenham Hotspur Academy coaches young footballers from the ages of 8 to 18 involving approximately 150 young players, looked after by 30 full time and part time staff. The academy features a network of 35 scouts who are tasked with finding the best local, national and international talent.Notable players to come through the Tottenham Hotspur Academy include Ledley King
Ledley King
Ledley Brenton King is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur. He is the longest serving player at the club and captained Spurs since 2005. He is currently contracted to Tottenham until 2012...
, Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England....
, Peter Crouch
Peter Crouch
Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...
, Stephen Carr
Stephen Carr
Stephen Carr is an Irish footballer who plays for and captains Birmingham City. He previously played for the Premier League teams Tottenham Hotspur and, for a shorter spell, Newcastle United. He is a former international player with the Republic of Ireland...
, Nick Barmby
Nick Barmby
Nicholas Jon "Nick" Barmby is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a midfielder, where he is also caretaker manager. At his peak he earned a total of 23 caps for England between 1995 and 2001...
, Ian Walker and Sol Campbell
Sol Campbell
Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. A central defender, Campbell has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County and Newcastle United, as well as the English national team.Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's...
all of whom have gone on to represent their country at international level.
The Academy Manager is John McDermott. The current Youth Team coach is Alex Inglethorpe
Alex Inglethorpe
Alexander Matthew "Alex" Inglethorpe is an English former footballer, who played for Watford, Leyton Orient, Exeter City and Barnet. He is now youth coach at Tottenham Hotspur.-Playing career:...
who joined the club in 2006 after a two year spell as manager of Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
.
2005/06 season
Clive AllenClive Allen
Clive Darren Allen is a retired English footballer, a prolific scorer for a number of clubs.Allen is the son of ex-Tottenham Hotspur forward Les Allen, who was a member of the legendary team which won the First Division title and FA Cup "double" in 1961...
became the manager of the reserve team at the beginning of the season and led them to their first FA Premier Reserve League South
FA Premier Reserve League
The Premier Reserve League is the reserve team league for the top English football teams in the Premier League...
title staying in 1st position from mid-December until the end of the season. They lost just three times during the league season. In the Barclays Premiership Reserve League Play-Off which is contested by the winners of the Southern and Northern Reserve League title winners Tottenham Reserves
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....
lost 2–0 to Manchester United Reserves
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...
at 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:...
.
2006/07 season
The 2006/07 was less successful for the reserve team with them finishing mid-table in fifth place behind league winners ReadingReading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
, Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
, Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
and Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
. The academy team have made a vast improvement over the previous season and finished the league in third position in their Under 18 Group behind Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
and Leicester City.
The end of the season coincided with the end of a Tottenham career for Charlie Lee
Charlie Lee
Charlie Lee is an English footballer for Gillingham, who can play either as a defender or as a holding midfield player.-Early career:...
and Rob Burch
Robert Burch
Robert Keith "Rob" Burch is an English footballer who plays for Notts County as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Burch turned professional with Tottenham Hotspur in July 2002 and spent a further five years at the club after signing professional forms.During that time Burch was loaned out to Conference...
with both being released to further their careers elsewhere.
2008/09 season
On 1 July 2008, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed the permanent transfer of Joe MartinJoe Martin (footballer)
Joseph "Joe" Martin is an English professional footballer for Gillingham. He is a left-sided midfielder and can also play at left-back...
who had previously been on loan, to Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
.
Spurs also loaned out Tomas Pekhart
Tomáš Pekhart
Tomáš Pekhart is a Czech footballer currently playing for 1. FC Nuremberg. He has represented the Czech Republic at U-16, U-17, U-18, U-20 and U-21 level, and plays as a striker.-Club career:...
to Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
, Troy Archibald-Henville
Troy Archibald-Henville
Troy Patrick Archibald-Henville is an English footballer who plays for Exeter City as a defender.-Club career:...
to Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
, Simon Dawkins
Simon Dawkins
Simon Jonathan Dawkins is an English professional footballer currently playing for the San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.-Career:...
to Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
, David Button
David Button
David Robert Edmund Button is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Leyton Orient on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He has earned 31 caps for England in four separate age groups.-Playing career:...
to Grays Athletic
Grays Athletic F.C.
Grays Athletic Football Club is an English football club currently based in Corringham, Essex after leaving the New Recreation Ground in Grays at the end of the 2009–10 season...
, Andrew Barcham
Andy Barcham
Andrew "Andy" Barcham is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United. He plays as a striker or winger.-Career:...
, Leigh Mills
Leigh Mills
Leigh Mills is an English professional footballer currently playing for Winchester City. Mills plays at centre-back.-Tottenham Hotspur:...
and Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels (footballer)
Charlie Daniels is an English professional footballer, currently playing for AFC Bournemouth.-Career:Daniels started his career playing for youth club Ridgeway Rovers and Interwood F.C then moved onto Norwich City before joining Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy...
went on loan to Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
.
In 2009 Grays Athletic this time loaned Lee Butcher another goalkeeper for a month and Gillingham acquired Barcham permanently. Charlie Daniels was allowed to join Leyton Orient on a free transfer. Button this time went on loan to AFC Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
, made his league debut for them and Archibald-Henville went to Exter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
, while Yuri Berchiche
Yuri Berchiche
Yuri Berchiche Izeta is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Unión as a left defender.-Club career:...
and David Hutton
David Hutton (footballer born 1989)
David Edward C. Hutton is an English born Irish footballer who currently play in Spain for Jerez Industrial. He has also been capped by the Republic of Ireland at Under-15 and 16 level.-Career:...
both moved to Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...
.
Honours
- FA Premier Reserve League South ChampionsFA Premier Reserve LeagueThe Premier Reserve League is the reserve team league for the top English football teams in the Premier League...
: 1- 2006
- 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...
: 3- 1970, 1974, 1990
- FA Youth Cup Runners-upFA 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...
: 2- 1981, 1995
- Eurofoot Tournament: 2
- 2007, 2011
Reserve squad
Out on loan
Third years
Second years
First years
Academy management and support staff
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager |  John McDermott |
| Assistant manager/head of player development | Chris Ramsey Chris Ramsey Chris Ramsey is a former professional footballer who played as a defender, most often as a right back.-Football career:Ramsey was born in England, nicknamed "Rambo" for his physical and robust style of play.... |
| Head of recruitment | Richard Allen |
| Performance manager | Steve Palmer |
| Coach | Alex Inglethorpe Alex Inglethorpe Alexander Matthew "Alex" Inglethorpe is an English former footballer, who played for Watford, Leyton Orient, Exeter City and Barnet. He is now youth coach at Tottenham Hotspur.-Playing career:... |
| Goalkeeping coach | Perry Suckling Perry Suckling Perry Suckling is an English former footballer. He is currently Academy Goalkeeping Coach at Tottenham Hotspur.... |
| Head physiotherapist | Aaron Harris |
| Physiotherapist | Danny Murphy |
Reserve team manager history
Colin CalderwoodColin Calderwood
Colin Calderwood is a Scottish football player and coach. In November 2011 he was appointed as Chris Hughton's assistant manager at Birmingham City....
(2001–2003) John McDermott (2005) Clive Allen