Celtic F.C. Reserve and Youth squads

Celtic Under 20s
Full name Celtic Under 20s
Nickname(s) The Bhoys
Founded 1888
Ground Lennoxtown Training Centre
Head Coach Stephen Frail
League SPFL U20 League
2013–14 SPFL U20 League, 1st
Celtic Under 17s/Development Squad
Full name Celtic Football Club Under 17s/Development Squad
Nickname(s) The Bhoys
Founded 1888
Ground Lennoxtown Training Centre
Capacity N/A
Head Coach Tommy McIntyre
League SPFL U19 League
2013–14 SPFL U19 League, 1st

As well as the Celtic first team, competing in the Scottish Premiership, the club also has a U20 and U17 sides.

Development Squad

Celtic Development Squad are the Development Squad of Celtic. The team mainly consists of Under-20 players at the club and fringe first team players. Some of the first team also play when they are recovering from injury.

They were members of the Scottish Premier Reserve League from its foundation in the 1998–99 season until the league ceased after the 2008–09 season. The side won the Reserve League eight times in the eleven seasons the league operated. They played their home games at Excelsior Stadium, normally the home of Airdrie United.

Honours

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Under 20s Team

The Celtic Under 20s Team competes in the SPFL U20 League.

The Under-20s play their home matches at Celtic's training ground, Lennoxtown.

The Under-20s head coach is Stephen Frail and his assistant is John Kennedy who is also a coach of the Under 20s. The Under-20s had been previously coached by Willie McStay.

The side have won the Scottish Premier Youth League four times, first in 2003–04 and then in 2004–05, 2005–06 and 2009–10. Celtic also won the revived Glasgow Cup in August 2008, beating rivals Rangers 3–1 in the final with goals from James Keatings, Richie Towell and James Forrest, which cancelled out the Rangers opener through Kyle Hutton.

Celtic's U20s were the first Scottish participants in the NextGen Series - a youth tournament based on the UEFA Champions League. In the 2011–12 season, Celtic were drawn against Barcelona, Manchester City and Marseille, and finished third in their group.[1] Celtic confirmed in January 2012 that they would play in the 2012–13 edition tournament as well.[2]

Honours

2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
2008, 2011, 2014

Staff

Position Name
Head of Youth C McCart
U20 Head Coach S Frail / J Kennedy
U20 Coach D Hartley / A Guard
U20 Fitness Coach G McCarthy
U20 Physio R Lee
U20 Goalkeeping Coach C Meldrum
U17 Head Coach T McIntyre
U17 Coach M Krivokapić
U17 Fitness Coach G McCluskey
U17 Physio J Currie
U17 Goalkeeping Coach W Bergin
Kit Manager H McGovern
Operations Manager B Meehan
Welfare Officer B Reside

Under 20s

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
38 Italy GK Leonardo Fasan
Scotland GK Jordan Hart
34 Republic of Ireland DF Eoghan O'Connell
41 England DF Darnell Fisher
43 Scotland DF Joe Chalmers
59 Scotland DF Calum Waters
6 Republic of Ireland DF Jack Cawley
No. Position Player
51 Scotland MF Connor McManus
53 Scotland MF Liam Henderson
54 Scotland MF Jamie Lindsay
Scotland MF Luke Donnelly
29 Northern Ireland MF Michael Duffy
57 Scotland FW Paul McMullan

Under 17s

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Scotland GK Conor Cullen
Northern Ireland GK Conor Hazard
Republic of Ireland GK Colin McCabe
48 Scotland DF Jack Breslin
England DF Mark Hill
Scotland DF Aiden McIlduff
Scotland DF Sam Wardrop
Scotland MF Ryan Caird
No. Position Player
Scotland MF Reagen Hendry
Scotland MF Jamie McCart
64 Scotland MF Aidan Nesbitt
52 Scotland MF Joe Thomson (c)
63 Isle of Man MF Kieran Tierney
Scotland FW Ciaran Lafferty
75 Scotland FW Calvin Miller

Former youth team players

Players in Bold have senior international caps

External links

U20s

U19s

References

  1. ↑ "Marseille put to sword as Celtic end NextGen Group stage on high". Daily Mail. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Delight as Celtic confirm involvement in NextGen Series". Celtic FC. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Under 20s Team Celtic FC