Middlesbrough F.C. Under-21s and Academy

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy are the under-21 and under-18 teams of Middlesbrough F.C.

Most home fixtures are played at Rockliffe Park, near Hurworth, though some are played at Victoria Park, Hartlepool.[1]

Under 21s

Middlesbrough Reserves (also referred to as the Under-21 Development Squad) play in Division 2 of the Premier League 2, being part of the founding members of the Premier League 2 since 2012. They have also competed in the EFL Trophy during the 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons alongside 15 other academies that held Category 1 status.[2]

Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
38 GK Template:Fba/core Shea Connor
— GK Template:Fba/core Nathan Fisher
— DF Template:Fba/core Cain Sykes
— DF Template:Fba/core George Gitau
41 DF Template:Fba/core Harley Hunt
— DF Template:Fba/core Afonso Lindo
— DF Template:Fba/core Alfie Myers-Smith
— DF Template:Fba/core Oliver Samuels
— DF Template:Fba/core Judah Tawiah
40 MF Template:Fba/core Fin Cartwright
— MF Template:Fba/core Max Howells
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Template:Fba/core Brayden Johnson
49 MF Template:Fba/core Law McCabe
44 MF Template:Fba/core Nathan Simpson
— MF Template:Fba/core Jack Stott
36 MF Template:Fba/core Luke Woolston
43 FW Template:Fba/core Charlie Lennon
46 FW Template:Fba/core Ajay Matthews
— FW Template:Fba/core Daniel Nkrumah
— FW Template:Fba/core Rio Patterson-Powell
— FW Template:Fba/core Hazeem Bakre

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Template:Fba/core Terrell Agyemang (on loan at Airdrieonians until 31 May 2025)[4]
— DF Template:Fba/core Jack Hannah (on loan at Queen of the South until 31 May 2025)[5]
— GK Template:Fba/core Zach Hemming (on loan at St Mirren until 31 May 2025)[6]
— MF Template:Fba/core Pharrell Willis (on loan at Queen of the South until 31 May 2025)[7]

Under 18s

Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Middlesbrough Academy is the name for Middlesbrough's youth system. They field teams in the U21 Premier League and U18 Premier League.

The longest serving academy manager was Dave Parnaby, who was appointed in 1998 and retired in 2017. During this time, the academy produced many notable players such as former first team captains Ben Gibson and Jonathan Woodgate; Australia internationals Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire and Rhys Williams; Scotland internationals James Morrison, Graeme Murty and Robbie Stockdale; England internationals Stewart Downing and Adam Johnson; as well as Northern Ireland international Chris Brunt.[8]

He also led the Academy side to the 2003 FA Youth Cup final against Manchester United where they finished runners up,[9] before getting to the final again the next season and emerging victorious over Aston Villa in 2004.[10]

Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Template:Fba/core Felix Elliott
45 GK Template:Fba/core Oliver Lloyd
— DF Template:Fba/core Prince Acheampong
— DF Template:Fba/core Oliver Martin
— DF Template:Fba/core Will McPartland
— DF Template:Fba/core Tyler Smith
— DF Template:Fba/core Logan Williams
42 DF Template:Fba/core James Wilson
— MF Template:Fba/core Addis Dore
48 MF Template:Fba/core Isaac Greenup
— MF Template:Fba/core Eric Hamelberg
— MF Template:Fba/core Lucas Harrison
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Template:Fba/core Daniel James
— MF Template:Fba/core Noah Muwana
— MF Template:Fba/core William Okine
47 MF Template:Fba/core Bailey Palmer
— MF Template:Fba/core Leon Parker
— MF Template:Fba/core Joe Roberts
— MF Template:Fba/core Ethan Scott
— MF Template:Fba/core McCartney Woodhouse
— FW Template:Fba/core Leandro Bevin
— FW Template:Fba/core Frankie Coulson
— FW Template:Fba/core Collins Nino
— FW Template:Fba/core Finley O'Gorman

Staff

The Middlesbrough football club academy staff are as follows:

Senior Staff

Position Staff
Academy Manager Craig Liddle
Head Goalkeeping Coach Chris Pennock
Head Sports Scientist Alistair Hamilton
Head of Recruitment Martin Carter
Head of Education and Welfare Barry Dawson

Medical

Role Name
Head Of Medical David Minihane
Physiotherapist Liam Chapman
Physiotherapist Jason McNamee

Fitness and Performance

Name Role
Head of Fitness and Sports Science Mike Lawson
Sport Scientist Robbie Dawson
Strength and Conditioning Coach Hermes Pellotta
Performance Analyst Alex Telford

Scouting

Name Role
Head of Recruitment Martin Carter
Assistant Head of Recruitment
Scout, Academy Recruitment

Coaching staff

Because of Middlesbrough Football Clubs Academies EPP level they divide their coaching into three phases. Professional development, youth development and foundation phases of coaching.

Name Role
Professional Development Lead Coach (U23) Lee Cattermole Professional Development Assistant Coach (U23) Paul Crager
Professional Development Coach (U18) Mark Tinkler Professional Development Assistant Coach (U18) James Marwood
Professional Development Goalkeeping Coach Chris Pennock
Youth Development Lead Coach Aaron Croft
Youth Development Coach Rob Jones
Youth Development Assistant Coach Micky Cummins
Foundation Development Lead Coach Dean Grayson

Notable products

Many players have come through Middlesbrough's academy who have either gone on to play for the first team or have gone on to have successful careers elsewhere. The following are players who have made professional appearances, either for Middlesbrough or another football club, during their careers.

They are organised in order of the date they signed their first professional contract with Middlesbrough (from 1997 onwards). Appearances for those who played for Middlesbrough are counted as all professional appearances for the club in all competitions. Players who are still contracted to the club (including players loaned out elsewhere) are highlighted in bold.

Players who have played for Middlesbrough

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Year Player Position Apps
1997 Template:Flagicon Sean Kilgannon Central Midfielder 1
Template:Flagicon Chris Bennion Goalkeeper 1
Template:Flagicon Mark Hudson Central Midfielder 6
1998 Template:Flagicon Stuart Parnaby Right back 127
Template:Flagicon Brad Jones Goalkeeper 74
Template:Flagicon Luke Wilkshire Right back 25
Template:Flagicon Carlos Marinelli Attacking midfielder 46
Template:Flagicon Brian Close Right back 1
1999 Template:Flagicon Craig Dove Left midfielder 2
2000 Template:Flagicon Stewart Downing 404
Template:Flagicon David Murphy Left back 16
Template:Flagicon Jamie Cade Striker 1
2001 Template:Flagicon Andrew Davies Centre back 71
Template:Flagicon Ross Turnbull Goalkeeper 29
2002 Template:Flagicon Andrew Taylor Left back 145
Template:Flagicon Tony McMahon Right back 137
Template:Flagicon Danny Graham Striker 39
Template:Flagicon James Morrison Attacking midfielder 98
2003 Template:Flagicon Jason Kennedy Central Midfielder 7
Template:Flagicon Matthew Bates Centre back 126
Template:Flagicon Tom Craddock Striker 5
Template:Flagicon David Wheater Centre back 157
Template:Flagicon Adam Johnson Right midfielder 120
2004 Template:Flagicon Graeme Owens 1
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Grounds Left back 37
Template:Flagicon Lee Cattermole Defensive midfielder 91
Template:Flagicon Seb Hines Centre back 87
Template:Flagicon Rhys Williams Defensive midfielder 141
Template:Flagicon Ben Hutchinson Striker 9
2005 Template:Flagicon Josh Walker Central Midfielder 13
Template:Flagicon John Johnson Centre back 1
2006 Template:Flagicon Jonathan Franks Right winger 30
Template:Flagicon Joe Bennett Left back 92
Template:Flagicon Jason Steele Goalkeeper 142
2007 Template:Flagicon Richard Smallwood Defensive midfielder 72
2008 Template:Flagicon Cameron Park Left midfielder 5
2009 Template:Flagicon Luke Williams Striker 42
Template:Flagicon Connor Ripley Goalkeeper 3
Template:Flagicon Ben Gibson Centre back 203
Template:Flagicon Adam Reach Attacking midfielder 78
2011 Template:Flagicon Jordan Jones Left midfielder 1
2012 Template:Flagicon Bryn Morris Defensive midfielder 3
Template:Flagicon Bradley Fewster Striker 2
2013 Template:Flagicon Dael Fry Centre back 107
2014 Template:Flagicon Nathan McGinley 1
Template:Flagicon Harry Chapman Left midfielder 4
2015 Template:Flagicon Ben Liddle Central Midfielder 2
Template:Flagicon Hayden Coulson Left back 32
2016 Template:Flagicon Aynsley Pears Goalkeeper 25
Template:Flagicon Marcus Tavernier Left midfielder 81
Template:Flagicon Stephen Walker Striker 10
2017 Template:Flagicon Tyrone O'Neill 1
Template:Flagicon Billal Brahimi Left winger 1
2018 Template:Flagicon Nathan Wood Centre back 7

Players who have played for other football clubs

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Year Player Position
1998 Template:Flagicon Christian Hanson Centre back
Template:Flagicon Arthuro Striker
Template:Flagicon Aron Wilford
Template:Flagicon Ger Robinson
1999 Template:Flagicon Sam Russell Goalkeeper
Template:Flagicon Phil Gulliver Centre back
Template:Flagicon Keith Gilroy Central Midfielder
Template:Flagicon Stephen Brackstone
2000 Template:Flagicon Gary Smith
Template:Flagicon Andrew Kelly Centre back
Template:Flagicon Sergio van Kanten Central Midfielder
2001 Template:Flagicon Chris Brunt
2002 Template:Flagicon Gary Liddle Centre back
Template:Flagicon Anthony Peacock Central Midfielder
Template:Flagicon Michaël Van Geele
2003 Template:Flagicon David Knight Goalkeeper
Template:Flagicon Dale Roberts
Template:Flagicon Nathan Mulligan Central Midfielder
2004 Template:Flagicon Kevin Burgess Centre back
Template:Flagicon Hérold Goulon Defensive midfielder
2005 Template:Flagicon Stephen Thompson Striker
Template:Flagicon Nathan Fisher
Template:Flagicon Daryl Robson Central Midfielder
2006 Template:Flagicon Nathan Porritt
Template:Flagicon Shaun Saiko Attacking midfielder
2007 Template:Flagicon Jordan Robinson Centre back
Template:Flagicon Gary Martin Striker
Template:Flagicon Ashley Corker Left back
2008 Template:Flagicon Patrick Otte Left midfielder
Template:Flagicon James Gray Striker
2009 Template:Flagicon Charlie Wyke
Template:Flagicon Adam Smith Goalkeeper
Template:Flagicon Ryan Brobbel Left midfielder
Template:Flagicon Matthew Dolan Central Midfielder
2010 Template:Flagicon Wilson Kneeshaw Striker
Template:Flagicon Jarrett Rivers Right midfielder
Template:Flagicon Curtis Edwards
Template:Flagicon Adam Jackson Centre back
2011 Template:Flagicon Zak Boagey Striker
Template:Flagicon Anthony Hernandez
2012 Template:Flagicon Mark Kitching Centre back
Template:Flagicon Joe Fryer Goalkeeper
Template:Flagicon David Atkinson Centre back
2013 Template:Flagicon Jonny Burn
Template:Flagicon Callum Cooke Attacking midfielder
2014 Template:Flagicon Luke Coddington Goalkeeper
Template:Flagicon Callum Johnson Right back
Template:Flagicon Junior Mondal Left midfielder
2016 Template:Flagicon Alex Pattison Central Midfielder
Template:Flagicon Luke Armstrong Striker

Players who have played at international level

Many players who have come through the youth ranks at Middlesbrough have appeared for their national team at both senior and youth levels. The following is a list of those players organised by national team and alphabetical order respectively.

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Team Player(s)
Template:Flagicon 2012 GB Olympic Team Jason Steele
Template:Flagicon England U-16s Jamie Cade, Lee Cattermole, Callum Cooke, Hayden Coulson, Stewart Downing, Bradley Fewster, Jonathan Franks, Seb Hines, Adam Jackson, David Knight, Tony McMahon, Bryn Morris, David Murphy, Stuart Parnaby, Jason Steele, Andrew Taylor, Ross Turnbull, David Wheater, Nathan Wood
Template:Flagicon England U-17s Lee Cattermole, Callum Cooke, Hayden Coulson, Matthew Elsdon, Bradley Fewster, Jonathan Franks, Dael Fry, Ben Gibson, Seb Hines, Adam Jackson, David Knight, Tony McMahon, Bryn Morris, James Morrison, Nathan Porritt, Jason Steele, Andrew Taylor, Ross Turnbull, Stephen Walker, David Wheater, Luke Williams, Nathan Wood
Template:Flagicon England U-18s Matthew Bates, Stephen Brackstone, Lee Cattermole, Harry Chapman, Callum Cooke, Hayden Coulson, Stewart Downing, Bradley Fewster, Jonathan Franks, Dael Fry, Ben Gibson, Adam Jackson, David Knight, Bryn Morris, James Morrison, Stuart Parnaby, Richard Smallwood, Andrew Taylor, Ross Turnbull, Stephen Walker, David Wheater
Template:Flagicon England U-19s Matthew Bates, Joe Bennett, Lee Cattermole, Stewart Downing, Bradley Fewster, Jonathan Franks, Dael Fry, Seb Hines, Adam Jackson, Adam Johnson, David Knight, Tony McMahon, Bryn Morris, James Morrison, Adam Reach, Connor Ripley, Jason Steele, Marcus Tavernier, Andrew Taylor, Ross Turnbull, Stephen Walker, David Wheater, Luke Williams
Template:Flagicon England U-20s Joe Bennett, Harry Chapman, Jonathan Franks, Dael Fry, Ben Gibson, Danny Graham, Bryn Morris, James Morrison, Stuart Parnaby, Adam Reach, Connor Ripley, Marcus Tavernier, Andrew Taylor, Josh Walker, Luke Williams
Template:Flagicon England U-21s Joe Bennett, Lee Cattermole, Andrew Davies, Stewart Downing, Dael Fry, Ben Gibson, Adam Johnson, Stuart Parnaby, Jason Steele, Andrew Taylor, David Wheater
Template:Flagicon England C Team Dale Roberts
Template:Flagicon England B Team Stewart Downing
Template:Flagicon Senior Team Stewart Downing, Adam Johnson
Template:Flagicon Wales U-21s Rhys Williams
Template:Flagicon Scotland U-16s Lucas Reed, William Wandji
Template:Flagicon Scotland U-19s Cameron Park
Template:Flagicon Scotland U-21s Cameron Park
Template:Flagicon Scotland Senior Team James Morrison, Graeme Murty, Robbie Stockdale
Template:Flagicon Northern Ireland U-16s James Gray
Template:Flagicon Northern Ireland U-17s Ryan Brobbel, James Gray
Template:Flagicon Northern Ireland U-18s Ryan Brobbel
Template:Flagicon Northern Ireland U-19s Ryan Brobbel, Chris Brunt, James Gray, Jordan Jones
Template:Flagicon Northern Ireland U-21s Ryan Brobbel, Chris Brunt, Brian Close, James Gray
Template:Flagicon Northern Ireland U-23s Chris Brunt, Brian Close
Template:Flagicon Northern Ireland Senior Team Chris Brunt, Jordan Jones
Template:Flagicon Gibraltar U-19s Anthony Hernandez
Template:Flagicon Gibraltar Anthony Hernandez
Template:Flagicon Ireland U-16s Keith Gilroy
Template:Flagicon Ireland U-17s Ger Robinson
Template:Flagicon Ireland U-21s Keith Gilroy
Template:Flagicon Australia U-20s Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire
Template:Flagicon Australia U-23s Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire
Template:Flagicon Australia Senior Team Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire, Rhys Williams
Template:Flagicon Canada U-20s Shaun Saiko
Template:Flagicon Canada U-23s Shaun Saiko
Template:Flagicon France U-19s Billal Brahimi
Template:Flagicon France U-21s Hérold Goulon
Template:Flagicon Argentina U-17s Carlos Marinelli
Template:Flagicon Argentina U-20s Carlos Marinelli

Honours

Winners (1): 2003–04
Runners-up (2): 1989–90, 2002–03
Winners (1): 2014–15
Winners (11): 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
Runners-up (1): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2013–14
Winners (1): 2011–12
Runners-up (2): 1995–96, 2010–11
Winners (1): 2014–15

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