Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy
Full name | Manchester City Elite Development Squad | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Citizens, City, The Boy Blues | |||
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Academy Stadium Sportcity Manchester | |||
Capacity | 7,000 (5,000 seated) | |||
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
Manager | Patrick Vieira | |||
League | NextGen series and Under 21 Premier League | |||
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Manchester City is represented at Reserve level for football by the Elite Development Squad, also referred to as just the Elite Squad,[1] or EDS, a predominantly 'Under-21' side that replaced the previous (more senior) Reserve team in a move to focus on youth development post-academy. The club is represented at the 'Under-18' level by the Manchester City Academy team.
Elite Development Squad
The Elite Development Squad[2] from season 2012–13 plays in the Under 21 Premier League[3] and previously played in the Premier Reserve League North. Starting with the 2011–12 season, the EDS competed in the NextGen Series competition,[4] a Champions League format tournament only open to a select group of 'Under-19' teams located in western Europe.[5] The NextGen Series organisers invited the 16 teams competing in the inaugural season of this new competition based on which clubs were considered to have the best academies in Europe.[6] The EDS will continue to play fixtures in both the Manchester Senior Cup and Lancashire Senior Cup plus several other matches and tournaments such as the Central League Cup.
Manchester City have fielded a reserve team since 1892, when the reserves played in the Lancashire Combination. The reserves were champions of the Lancashire Combination in 1901–02.[7] The club left the Lancashire Combination in 1911 to join the Central League upon its formation. The City reserve team then played in the Central League until 2000, winning it on three occasions in the 1977–78, 1986–87 and 1999–2000 seasons. In 2006 the club re-entered the Central League – now the Pontin's League (West) – but this time in order to provide games for the 'Under-17' age group of players.
Home ground
The EDS currently plays all of its home fixtures at the CFA Academy stadium in Manchester.
NextGen Series
The NextGen Series is an international football tournament like no other, where twenty-four of the world’s best football clubs showcase their stars of the future in an exciting international knockout competition. The NextGen Series heralds a thrilling new era in competitive football, featuring the next generation of world-class players who have been trained and nurtured by some of the greatest clubs in Europe. The Tournament gives players and their clubs the chance to take part in a challenging international competition, culminating in a Final to win the coveted NextGen Series Trophy. It kicked off on August 17, 2011 and includes famous clubs such as Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Sporting Lisbon and Liverpool, producers of stars such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Steven Gerrard. The opening season saw Inter emerge champions after beating Ajax in a thrilling penalty shoot-out. For football fans the tournament is a great chance to watch young players in the making and to experience the new football stars of the future. The twenty-four clubs are divided into six groups of four, where each club will contest a home and an away fixture against each group member. Many of these fixtures will be taking place in their first team stadiums, such as Celtic Park, Estádio José Alvalade, Anfield and Villa Park. The top two teams from each group and the four teams finishing 3rd who have amassed the most points will enter the knock-out stages. These will be played over one leg, with each winner progressing to the next round, culminating in the Final. There will also be a 3rd/4th place play-off.
Squad numbers
The squad numbers depicted for the EDS players in this article are MCFC first team squad numbers - which means that these are the shirt numbers that the EDS players will wear if and when team-sheeted to play for the MCFC first team in either a friendly or competitive game. The MCFC official first team squad consists of about 40 players, which is why the EDS players' squad numbers start in the region of the high thirties.
The MCFC first team squad numbers are normally assigned and published in late July during the close season and they remain constant for the entire duration of the upcoming season (meaning that a squad number that is assigned to a player in the close season who subsequently wears that number in a competitive match, but who later leaves the club during that same season, will NOT be assigned to another player during the remainder of that season).
Current squad
- As of 19 January 2015[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve/EDS Manager history
Manager | From | To | Honours |
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Tony Book | 1986 | 1996 | 1987 Central League |
Asa Hartford | 1996 | 2004 | 2000 Central League, 2001 Manchester Senior Cup |
Steve Wigley | 2004 | 2006 | 2005 Manchester Senior Cup |
Frankie Bunn | 2006 | 2007 | |
Kenny Jackett | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 Manchester Senior Cup |
Ian Miller | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 Central League |
Glyn Hodges | 2008 | 2009 | |
Andy Welsh | 2009 | 2012 | 2010 Manchester Senior Cup |
Attilio Lombardo | 2012 | 2013 | |
Patrick Vieira | 2013 | present |
Academy
Full name | Manchester City Academy | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Citizens, City, The Boy Blues | |||
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Academy Stadium Sportcity Manchester | |||
Capacity | 7,000 (5,000 seated) | |||
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
Manager | Jason Wilcox | |||
League | Premier Academy League | |||
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Manchester City's Academy is responsible for youth development at the club, with the goal of developing young players for the future. The academy is one of the most revered in the country and since its new incarnation in 1998 it has produced more professional players than any other Premier League club.[9] To date, the club has produced 15 graduates who have received full international call-ups from their various countries; 14 that have represented their respective countries at the 'Under-21' or 'Under-20' level; 35 who have progressed on to become City first team players at some point; and more than 60 that are currently playing professional league football.[9] Carrington is responsible for such graduates as Micah Richards, Michael Johnson, QPR's Nedum Onuoha and Shaun Wright-Phillips, Fulham's Dickson Etuhu and Stoke City's Glenn Whelan and Stephen Ireland.
History
The club's first youth team was set up by Albert Alexander in the 1920s,[10] known as the 'A' Team. From 1951 the 'A' team competed in the Lancashire League against reserve and youth teams of other clubs from North West England. From 1955 a second youth team, the 'B' team, typically comprising younger players than the 'A' team, competed in Division Two of the Lancashire League.
Youth football in England was restructured by the Football Association in 1997, with the introduction of the Academy system. Current International Youth Academy Director Jim Cassell joined from Oldham Athletic in July 1997 and was responsible for building Manchester City's youth structure, which gained Academy accreditation in 1998.
In its new incarnation, the 'A' and 'B' teams were replaced with 'Under-19' and 'Under-17' teams, which competed in the FA Premier Youth League. Since gaining FA approval the Academy has produced 35 first team players, 15 of whom have gained full international honours, including England internationals Shaun Wright-Phillips, Micah Richards and Joey Barton. The academy not only produces players for Manchester City but also players that have the talent to make the grade elsewhere, with players such as Glenn Whelan building a successful career at Sheffield Wednesday and now Stoke City and Dickson Etuhu similarly making his career at Fulham
Present day
Since the club was taken over in September 2008, with extra capital and increased ambitions the club looked to expand their successful academy further afield[11] and City in the Community programme in Manchester. In 2010, the Platt Lane complex was upgraded to include new facilities, such as a gym, changing rooms, as well as office and seminar space[12] The club also launched an instructional video website aimed at helping the new skills of prospective footballers[13]
Squad numbers
The squad numbers (if any) depicted for the Academy players in this article are MCFC first team squad numbers - which means that these are the shirt numbers that the Academy players will wear if and when team-sheeted to play for the MCFC first team in either a friendly or competitive game. When these players represent the MCFC Academy team in this season's Premier Academy League fixtures they wear shirt numbers assigned exclusively to the Academy players.
Current squad
As explained for the EDS player roster above, dual-squad players listed on the Academy roster below are identified with an asterisk.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Academy Manager history
Manager | From | To | Honours |
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Neil McNab | 1994 | 1997 | |
Jim Cassell | 1997 | 2009 | 2008 Youth Cup |
Steve Eyre | 2009 | 2011 | |
Adam Sadler | 2011 | 2013 | |
Jason Wilcox | 2013 | present |
Academy graduates (1998–present)
- Academy graduates who still play for Manchester City, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are highlighted in green.
- Updated 24 September 2014
Player | Current Club | Born | International Honours | Debut | Manager |
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Shaun Wright-Phillips | Queens Park Rangers | London | Full England Caps | Age 17 v Burnley, 24 Aug. 1999[14] | Joe Royle |
Terry Dunfield | Free Agent | Vancouver | Full Canada Caps | Age 19 v Chelsea, 11 May 2001[15] | |
Chris Shuker | Tranmere Rovers | Liverpool | Age 19 v Notts County, 11 Sep. 2001[16] | Kevin Keegan | |
Dickson Etuhu | Free Agent | Kano | Full Nigeria Caps | Age 19 v Birmingham City, 15 Sep. 2001[17] | |
Leon Mike | Retired | Manchester | Age 19 v Portsmouth, 16 Nov. 2001[18] | ||
Chris Killen | Free Agent | Wellington | Full New Zealand Caps | Age 20 v Rotherham United, 24 Nov. 2001[19] | |
Tyrone Mears | Free Agent | Manchester | Full Jamaican Caps | Age 19 v Nottingham Forest, 30 Mar. 2002[20] | |
Joey Barton | Queens Park Rangers | Liverpool | Full England Cap | Age 21 v Bolton Wanderers, 5 Apr. 2003[21] | |
Stephen Jordan | Fleetwood Town | Liverpool | Age 21 v Bolton Wanderers, 5 Apr. 2003[22] | ||
Willo Flood | Aberdeen | Dublin | Ireland U21 | Age 18 v The New Saints, 28 Aug. 2003[23] | |
Glenn Whelan | Stoke City | Dublin | Full Ireland Caps | Age 19 v The New Saints, 28 Aug. 2003[24] | |
Stephen Elliott | Carlisle United | Dublin | Full Ireland Caps | Age 20 v Bolton Wanderers, 21 Feb. 2004[25] | |
Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | London | England U20 | Age 19 v Barnsley, 21 Sep. 2004[26] | |
Nedum Onouha | Queens Park Rangers | Warri | England U21 | Age 18 v Arsenal, 24 Oct. 2004[27] | |
Jonathan D'Laryea | North Ferriby United | Manchester | Age 19 v Arsenal, 24 Oct. 2004[28] | ||
Lee Croft | St. Johnstone | Manchester | England U20 | Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 7 Mar. 2005[29] | |
Stephen Ireland | Stoke City | Cork | Full Ireland Caps | Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 18 Sep. 2005[30] | Stuart Pearce |
Micah Richards | Fiorentina (loan) | Birmingham | Full England Caps | Age 17 v Arsenal, 22 Oct. 2005[31] | |
Ishmael Miller | Blackpool | Manchester | England U21 | Age 19 v Wigan Athletic, 18 Mar. 2006[32] | |
Michael Johnson | Retired | Manchester | England U21 | Age 18 v Wigan Athletic, 21 Oct. 2006[33] | |
Daniel Sturridge | Liverpool | Birmingham | Full England Caps | Age 17 v Reading, 3 Feb. 2007[34] | |
Kasper Schmeichel | Leicester City | Copenhagen | Full Denmark Caps | Age 19 v West Ham United, 11 Aug. 2007[35] | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
Shaleum Logan | Aberdeen | Manchester | Age 19 v Bristol City, 29 Aug. 2007[36] | ||
Kelvin Etuhu | Bury | Kano | Age 19 v Norwich City, 25 Sep. 2007[37] | ||
Ched Evans | Free Agent | Rhyl | Full Wales Caps | Age 18 v Norwich City, 25 Sep. 2007[38] | |
Sam Williamson | Free Agent | Manchester | Age 20 v Portsmouth, 20 Apr. 2008[39] | ||
Vladimír Weiss | Lekhwiya SC | Bratislava | Full Slovakia Caps | Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 24 May 2009[40] | Mark Hughes |
Dedryck Boyata | Manchester City | Brussels | Full Belgium Caps | Age 19 v Middlesbrough, 2 Jan. 2010[41] | Roberto Mancini |
Abdisalam Ibrahim | Olympiacos [42] | Mogadishu | Norway U21 | Age 18 v Scunthorpe United, 24 Jan. 2010[43] | |
Greg Cunningham | Bristol City | Galway | Full Ireland Caps | Age 18 v Scunthorpe United, 24 Jan. 2010[44] | |
Alex Nimely | Port Vale | Monrovia | Liberia U20 / England U20 | Age 18 v Burnley, 3 Apr. 2010[45] | |
Javan Vidal | Tamworth | Manchester | England U20 | Age 21 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010[46] | |
Ben Mee | Burnley | Manchester | England U21 | Age 20 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010[47] | |
John Guidetti | Celtic (loan) | Stockholm | Full Sweden Caps | Age 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010[48] | |
Chris Chantler | Kilmarnock | Manchester | Age 20 v Juventus, 16 Dec. 2010[49] | ||
Abdul Razak | OFI Crete | Abidjan | Full Ivory Coast Caps | Age 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 5 Feb. 2011 | |
Ryan McGivern | Port Vale | Newry | Full Northern Ireland Caps | Age 21 v Sunderland, 3 Apr. 2011[50] | |
Reece Wabara | Doncaster Rovers | Birmingham | England U20 | Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 22 May 2011[51] | |
Karim Rekik | PSV (loan) | Rotterdam | Full Netherlands Cap | Age 16 v Birmingham City, 21 Sep. 2011 | |
Luca Scapuzzi | Free Agent | Milan | Age 20 v Birmingham City, 21 Sep. 2011 | ||
Denis Suárez | Sevilla | Vigo | Spain U19 European Championship winner | Age 17 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 Oct. 2011 | |
Jérémy Hélan | Sheffield Wednesday | Paris | France U19 | Age 20 v Aston Villa, 25 Sep. 2012 | |
Marcos Lopes | Lille (loan) | Belém de Maria | Portugal U21 | Age 17 v Watford, 5 Jan. 2013 | |
Emyr Huws | Wigan | Llanelli | Full Wales Cap | Age 20 v Blackburn Rovers, 15 Jan. 2014 | Manuel Pellegrini |
José Ángel Pozo | Manchester City | Málaga | Spain U18 | Age 18 v Sheffield Wednesday, 24 Sep. 2014 | |
Honours
Academy
References
- ↑ Bandini, Paolo; Smyth, Rob (25 August 2010). "Watching EastEnders, and The Elite Squad". The Guardian (London).
- ↑ "What is the Elite Development Squad?". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 27 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ↑ "Barclays Under 21 Premier League Preview". mcfc.co.uk. 8 August 2012.
- ↑ "NextGen: The Season Starts Here". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 15 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ "NextGen Series: Mark Allen Explains". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ "Now the top kids in Europe get a Champions League of their own". www.dailymail.co.uk (Associated Newspapers Ltd.). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ↑ Baskcomb, Julian (ed.) (1997). Manchester City F.C. Official Handbook 1997–1998. Leicester: Polar.
- ↑ "CITY EDS". mcfc.co.uk. 14 August 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Manchester City launch online football skills academy". bbc.co.uk. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0. p241
- ↑ "Blues Academy to go global". MEN Media. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ "Manchester City splash the cash on Platt Lane academy". MEN Media. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ "Manchester City Ecademy". mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.1 Shaun Wright-Phillips". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 5 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.2 Terry Dunfield". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 5 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.3 Chris Shuker". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 6 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.4 Dickson Etuhu". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 6 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.5 Leon Mike". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 7 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.6 Chris Killen". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 7 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.7 Tyrone Mears". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.8 Joey Barton". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.9 Stephen Jordan". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.10 Willo Flood". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.11 Glenn Whelan". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 10 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.12 Stephen Elliott". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 10 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.13 Bradley Wright-Phillips". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 11 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.14 Nedum Onouha". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 11 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.15 Jonathan D'Laryea". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 12 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.16 Lee Croft". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 12 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.17 Stephen Ireland". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 13 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.18 Micah Richards". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 13 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.19 Ishmael Miller". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 13 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.20 Michael Johnson". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 18 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.21 Daniel Sturridge". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.22 Kasper Schmeichel". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.23 Shaleum Logan". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.24 Kelvin Etuhu". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.25 Ched Evans". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 25 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.26 Sam Williamson". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 25 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.27 Vladimír Weiss". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.28 Dedryck Boyata". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ↑ "Manchester City youngster quits Etihad Stadium for Olympiakos". Daily Star. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.29 Abdisalam Ibrahim". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.30 Greg Cunningham". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.31 Alex Nimely". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.32 Javan Vidal". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.33 Ben Mee". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.34 John Guidetti". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.35 Chris Chantler". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 14 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.36 Ryan McGivern". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 14 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ↑ "The Graduates: No.37 Reece Wabara". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 15 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "Manchester City truimph in FA Youth Cup". bbc.co.uk. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
External links
- Manchester City official website - Academy
- Manchester City Official website - Cityecademy
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