Colchester United F.C. Under-21s and Academy

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Colchester United F.C. Under-21s and Academy
Colchester United FC Under-21s and Academy emblem
Full name Colchester United Football Club Under-21s and Academy
Nickname(s) The U's
Ground Florence Park, Tiptree
Colchester Community Stadium
Ground Capacity 10,105 (Colchester Community Stadium)
Chairman Robbie Cowling
Manager Wayne Brown (under-21s)
David Wright (under-18s)
League Professional U21 Development League League 2 South Division (under-21s)
Professional U18 Development League League 2 South Division (under-18s)
2015–16 Professional U21 Development League 2 South Division, 4th (under-21s)
Professional U18 Development League League 2 South Division, 7th (under-18s)

Colchester United Football Club Under-21s are the under-21 team of Colchester United Football Club. They play in the South Division of the Professional U21 Development League 2, the second tier of reserve football in England. The team mostly consists of the club's under-21 players, although senior players have occasionally made appearances for the side, for instance, during recovery from injury. The team are coached by Wayne Brown.

Colchester United Football Club Academy are the youth team of Colchester United Football Club. They play in the South Division of the Professional U18 Development League 2, the second tier of youth football in England. The team are coached by David Wright.

The under-21 team play their home games at either the Colchester Community Stadium or the club's training ground, Florence Park in Tiptree. The under-18's also use Florence Park for their home matches.

History

Under Colchester United chairman Robbie Cowling's stewardship, the club put forward a planning application for a nine-hectare site for a new training ground based in the nearby village of Tiptree in 2009. Planning permission was granted in 2010 for the centre which cost £3.5 million. It was built to house a new academy and provide training facilities for all teams within the club.[1]

Under the new Elite Player Performance Plan development scheme, Colchester United were first granted Category Two status for their academy in July 2012. The new system allowed greater contact time between the young players within the academy and the club's coaching staff.[2] However, in August 2013, the club fell short of the required standard set by the EPPP by three percent,[3] but the club secured Category Two status once more in June 2014 after operating with an increased academy budget during the 2013–14 season.[4] During the 2013–14 season, the Colchester United under-18 side secured a league and cup double by winning the Football League Youth Alliance South East division and the national Youth Alliance Cup.[5][6]

Under-21 squad

As of 23 May 2016[7][8][9][10]

Colchester United players who are eligible by age to play for the under-21 development squad.

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

No. Position Player
7 England FW Drey Wright
15 England DF Frankie Kent
16 England FW Femi Akinwande
17 England MF Sammie Szmodics
19 Zimbabwe FW Macauley Bonne
20 England MF Tom Lapslie
21 England FW Dion Sembie-Ferris
22 England DF Kane Vincent-Young
23 Republic of Ireland DF Michael O'Donoghue
25 England GK Dillon Barnes
26 Northern Ireland DF Jamie Harney
No. Position Player
27 England MF Jack Curtis
29 England GK James Bransgrove
36 England MF Callum Harrison
39 Spain FW David Segura
40 England DF Cameron James
41 Republic of Ireland MF Louis Dunne
England DF Dexter Peter
England DF Ben Wyatt
England MF Chris Regis
Wales FW Charley Edge

Under-18 squad

As of 10 May 2016[11][12][13][14]

Colchester United players who are eligible by age to play for the under-18 development squad.

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

No. Position Player
GK Danny Boness
GK George Phillips
GK Callum Robinson
DF Matthew Boiling
DF Ross Debrick
DF Shakeem Ferlisi
DF George Keys
DF Joshua Pollard
DF Joe Tennent
MF Dean Ager
MF Tom Carlton
MF Milo Downey
MF Rob Howard
MF Oliver Kensdale
MF Joshua Moore
No. Position Player
MF Josce Syrett
MF Diaz Wright
FW George Brown
FW Ryan Clampin
FW Aaron Cosgrave
FW Tariq Issa
FW Callum Jones
FW Eoin McKeown
Joel Atkin
Ronnie Carroll
Thomas Monk
Jake Mulryne
Jacob Partridge
Jamie Stephens
JJ Wilson

Staff

Current coaching and medical staff within the academy.[15]

As of 17 May 2016
  • Academy manager: Sean Thacker
  • Academy development manager: Andy Scott
  • Under-21s lead coach: Wayne Brown
  • Under-21s assistant coach: Kevin Horlock
  • Under-18s lead coach: David Wright
  • Under-18s assistant coach: Liam Bailey
  • Lead phase coach: Adam Lewis
  • Lead youth phase coach: James McFarlane
  • Lead foundation phase coach: TBC
  • Senior academy physio: James Hall, Anthony Johnstone

Academy graduates

The following players are graduates of the Colchester United Academy who have played for the Colchester United first-team since the academy's first year with Category Two status.[16]

Players who are still with the club are marked in italics.

Honours

Football League Youth Alliance South East[5]
Winners: 2013–14
Football League Youth Alliance Cup
Winners: 2013–14

References

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