Stoke City F.C. Reserves and Academy

Stoke City Under 21s

Full name	Stoke City Football Club Under-21s
Nickname(s)	The Potters
Founded	1863, as Stoke Swifts F.C.
Ground	Britannia Stadium Moss Rose, Macclesfield Clayton Wood Training Ground
Chairman	Peter Coates
Manager	Glyn Hodges (Under-21s) John Perkins & Kevin Russell (Under-18s)
League	Professional Development League Division 2
2013–14	Professional Development League, 18th
Website	Club home page

Stoke City Football Club Under-21s is the most senior of Stoke City's youth teams and the clubs's former and the club's former reserve team. The Under-21 team is effectively Stoke City's second-string side, but is limited to three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 21 per game following the introduction of new regulations from the 2012–13 season.^[1] They play in Professional U21 Development League Division 2. The team also competes in the Staffordshire Senior Cup and U21 Premier League Cup.

They play their home matches at the club's main ground, the Britannia Stadium, the Moss Rose in Macclesfield as well as the club's Clayton Wood Training Ground. In previous seasons the team has played at Nantwich Town's Weaver Stadium and Newcastle Town's Lyme Valley Stadium. The Under-21s are managed by Glyn Hodges, whilst the Under-18s are managed jointly by John Perkins & Kevin Russell.

Under-21s

Squad

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

No. Position Player 36 GK Dale Eve — DF Ben Barber — DF Jake Cook — DF Alex Grant — DF Ryan O'Reilly — DF Mason Watkins-Clark 37 DF Elliot Wheeler 38 MF Eddy Lecygne — MF Robbie Parry

No. Position Player 34 MF Ollie Shenton — MF Joel Taylor — MF Adam Thomas — FW Tomi Adeloye — FW James Alabi — FW Nathan Ricketts-Hopkinson — FW Peter Skapetis — FW George Waring

Under-18s

As of 19 March 2015^[2]

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

No. Position Player — GK Dániel Gyollai — GK Dominic Kurasik — GK Chris Marques — DF Lewis Banks — DF Theo Brierley — DF Liam Edwards — DF Lee Pickerill — DF Kosovar Sadiki — DF Liam Smith — DF Theo Vassell — DF Toby Wells — DF Josh Williams

No. Position Player — MF Kevin Douglas — MF Ed Dryden — MF Kyren Hamilton — MF Daniel Jarvis — MF Johnville Renee-Pringle — MF Oliver Roberts — MF Freddy Yao — FW Yusuf Çoban — FW Julian N'Goy — FW Tom Shepherd — FW Charles Weston-Hayles

Honours

Leagues

• The Central League
• Champions: 1927–28, 2003–04
  • Runner-up: 1934–35
  • Division One (West) champions: 2002–03
  • Division Two Champions: 1991–92
• North Staffordshire & District League
  • Champions: 1895–96, 1898–99
  • Runner-up: 1896–97
• The Combination
  • Runner-up: 1892–93, 1893–94
• Midland Football League
  • Runner-up 1894–95
• Birmingham & District League
  • Runner-up: 1903–04, 1904–05
• North Staffordshire Federation League
  • Runner-up: 1908–09
• Football League Youth Alliance
  • Division Three North champions: 1998–99

Cups

• FA Youth Cup
  • Runners-up: 1983–84
• Generation Adidas Cup
  • Winner: 2013–14
• Altstatten International Tournament
  • Runner-up: 2013–14
• Central League Cup
  • Winner: 1996–97
  • Runner-up: 2000–01
• Midland Youth League Cup
  • Winner: 1996–97
• North Staffordshire Federation League Cup
  • Runner-up: 1908–09

Staff

Academy management

• Academy Director: David Wright
• Head of Academy Coaching: James Hunter
• Head of Academy Sports Science & Athletic Development: Paul White
• Head of Academy Education: Greg Briggs
• Academy Medical Lead Physiotherapist: Mel Pejic
• Academy Secretary: Margaret Stringer

Academy full-time coaching staff

• Senior Professional Development Coach: Glyn Hodges
• Professional Development Phase Coach: John Perkins & Kevin Russell
• Youth Development Phase Coach: Earl Barrett, Richard Carter, Richard Walker
• Foundation Phase Coach: Tom Holroyd, Gareth Owen, Liam Peart
• Academy Head Goalkeeping Coach: Danny Alcock

Notable Academy graduates

A number players from the Stoke City Academy go on to have careers in professional football, whether at Stoke City or at other clubs. The following is a list of players who have played at a professional level since the Academy opened in 1998. Players who are listed in Bold have gained senior international caps.

League performance

Reserves & U21's

• Source:^[3]

Academy

References

External links

• Stoke Under-21s at stokecityfc.com
• Stoke Under-18s at stokecityfc.com