Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy

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Middlesbrough Reserves

Full name

Middlesbrough FC Reserves

Nickname(s)

Boro

Founded

1876

Ground

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Central Avenue, Billingham
(Capacity 35,100 (Riverside)
2,000 (Central Avenue))

Chairman

Steve Gibson

Coach

Steve Agnew

League

FA Premier Reserve League

2006-07

Premier Reserve League North, 3rd





Home colours





Away colours

Middlesbrough Reserves and the Middlesbrough Academy are the reserve and under-18 teams of Middlesbrough F.C. respectively.

1 Reserves
2 Academy
- 2.1 Academy Staff
3 Players
- 3.1 Reserves
- 3.2 Academy
4 References

[edit] Reserves

Middlesbrough Reserves play in the Premier Reserve League North, of which they finished third in 2006-07, after heading the table for a good part of the season.

The reserve team is currently managed by Steve Agnew, who joined the club in January 2007, replacing Colin Cooper who moved up to first-team coach.

[edit] Academy

The Middlesbrough Academy is the name for Middlesbrough's youth system. In recent years it has been noted as one of the most productive in the country,^[1] producing among others, England international Stewart Downing, and Under-21 internationals Andrew Taylor, Lee Cattermole and David Wheater. The BBC noted that since the 2002-03 season, Middlesbrough had produced the most graduates from their academy to play in at least five first team games.^[2]

The head of the Academy is Dave Parnaby. He led the Academy side to the 2003 FA Youth Cup final against Manchester United where they finished runners up, before getting to the final again the next season and emerging victorious over Aston Villa.

[edit] Academy Staff

Manager: Dave Parnaby
Head Of Academy Recruitment: Ron Bone
Coach: Martin Scott^[3]
Coach: Craig Hignett^[4]
Goalkeeping Coach: Stephen Pears^[5]

[edit] Players

[edit] Reserves

Players not in either the Academy or first team squad lists.

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Herold Goulon
		DF	Rhys Williams

[edit] Academy

As of start of 2007-08 season.^[3] Year indicated is year in academy programme.

Yr.	Position	Player
1	FW	Nathan Bonar
1	MF	Ryan Burton
1	DF	Ashley Corker
1	MF	James Cronesberry
1	DF	Theo Furness
1	MF	John Harris
1	FW	Gary Martin
1	DF	Jordan Robinson
1	FW	Richard Smallwood
1	MF	Jason White
2	GK	Matthew Atkinson

Yr.	Position	Player
2	MF	Joe Bennett
2	FW	Jonathan Franks
2	MF	David Hillerby
2	DF	Lewis McArdle
2	FW	Nathan Porritt
2	DF	Shaun Saiko
2	GK	Jason Steele
2	DF	Lewis Walker
3	DF	John Johnson
3	FW	Stephen Thompson
3	MF	Josh Walker