Ipswich Town F.C. Under-23s and Academy
Full name | Ipswich Town Football Club Under-23s and Academy | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Blues, The Tractor Boys, Town | ||
Ground | Ipswich Town Football Club Training Centre, Playford Road, Ipswich Portman Road | ||
Capacity | 1,000 (Playford Road) 30,311 (Portman Road) | ||
Owner | Gamechanger 20 Ltd. | ||
Chairman | Mike O'Leary | ||
Manager | Kieron Dyer (U23s) Adem Atay (U18s) | ||
League | Professional Development League 2 (South Division) | ||
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Ipswich Town Football Club currently runs a Category Two Academy, with a five-year plan to improve to Category One, which is run by Bryan Klug.[1] The youth teams play their home games at the Ipswich Town Training Centre at Playford Road in Ipswich, Suffolk, while some home games are played at Portman Road.[2]
Some of Ipswich's greatest ever players have come through the club's youth system since the 1960s, including Roger Osborne, Mick Mills, Kevin Beattie, Russell Osman, George Burley, John Wark, Terry Butcher and Jason Dozzell.[3] The academy was also very successful during the 1990s, producing a number of first-team players including Richard Wright, Titus Bramble, James Scowcroft and Kieron Dyer.[4] More recently, players such as Connor Wickham, who became the youngest Ipswich player to ever play for the first-team, making his debut at 16 years and 11 days old and Andre Dozzell, son of Jason Dozzell, who like his father went on to score in his debut for the club at the age of 16, have both graduated from the academy.[5][6]
Under-23s squad[]
- As of 31 January 2022[7]
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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Under-18s squad[]
- As of 20 January 2022[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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Academy coaching staff[]
Position | Name |
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Head of Coaching & Player Development | ![]() |
Under-23 Manager | ![]() |
Under-23 Coach | ![]() |
Under-18 Manager | ![]() |
Head of Academy Goalkeeping | ![]() |
Head of Youth Development Phase | ![]() |
Head of Foundation Phase | ![]() |
Head of Academy Recruitment | ![]() |
Head of Academy Performance Analysis | ![]() |
Player Care Manager | ![]() |
Senior Academy Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Head of Academy Sports Science | ![]() |
Academy Sports Therapist | ![]() |
Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach | ![]() |
Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach | ![]() |
Notable academy players[]
The following is a list of players who have played in the Ipswich Town youth system and gone on to make senior appearances at Championship level or above. Players who are currently playing for the club are highlighted in bold. Players who never made a senior appearance for the club are in italics.
Colin Harper
Mick Mills
Derek Jefferson
Geoff Hammond
Laurie Sivell
Brian Talbot
Kevin Beattie
Eric Gates
Robin Turner
George Burley
Tommy Parkin
John Wark
Les Tibbott
Russell Osman
Alan Brazil
Terry Butcher
Gary Stevens
Kevin Steggles
Steve McCall
Mich d'Avray
Colin Clarke
Ian Cranson
Jason Dozzell
Frank Yallop
Mark Brennan
Jon Hallworth
Tony Humes
Dalian Atkinson
Craig Forrest
Mick Stockwell
Chris Kiwomya
David Gregory
Richard Hall
Gavin Johnson
Neil Gregory
Adam Tanner
Tony Vaughan
Matthew Upson
Richard Wright
James Scowcroft
Richard Naylor
Keiron Dyer
Wayne Brown
Titus Bramble
Scott Loach
Arran Lee-Barrett
Adam Miller
Darren Bent
Darren Ambrose
Matt Bloomfield
Matt Richards
Ian Westlake
Dean Bowditch
Richard Keogh
Lewis Price
Robert Eagle
Scott Barron
Chris Whelpdale
Josh Simpson
Owen Garvan
Shane Supple
Danny Haynes
Billy Clarke
Chris Casement
Liam Trotter
Ed Upson
Ryan Bennett
Calum Butcher
Morgan Fox
Jordan Rhodes
Stuart O'Keefe
Tommy Smith
Nick Pope
Connor Wickham
Jack Ainsley
Macauley Bonne
Nathan Ralph
Phil Roe
Tom Eastman
Luke Hyam
Ronan Murray
Josh Carson
Caolan Lavery
Cody Cropper
Jack Marriott
Teddy Bishop
Matt Clarke
Josh Emmanuel
Myles Kenlock
Andre Dozzell
Flynn Downes
Tristan Nydam
Luke Woolfenden
Jack Lankester
Idris El Mizouni
Academy Player of the Year[]
Dale Roberts Academy Player of the Year | ||
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Year | Name | Ref |
2001–02 | ![]() |
[9] |
2002–03 | ![]() |
[10] |
2003–04 | ![]() |
[11] |
2004–05 | ![]() |
[12] |
2005–06 | ![]() |
[13] |
2006–07 | ![]() |
[14] |
2007–08 | ![]() |
[15] |
2008–09 | ![]() |
[16] |
2009–10 | ![]() |
[17] |
2010–11 | ![]() |
[18] |
2011–12 | ![]() |
[19] |
2012–13 | ![]() |
[20] |
2013–14 | ![]() |
[21] |
2014–15 | ![]() |
[22] |
2015–16 | ![]() |
[23] |
2016–17 | ![]() |
[24] |
2017–18 | ![]() |
[25] |
2018–19 | ![]() |
[26] |
2019–20 | Not awarded[nb 1] | [27] |
2020–21 | Not awarded |
Youth honours[]
Reserves/Under-23s[]
- The Football Combination
- Champions (4): 1972–73, 1975–76, 2006–07 (East Division), 2007–08 (East Division)
- FA Premier Reserve League South Division
- Champions (1): 2001–02
- Professional Development League South Division
- Champions (1): 2018–19
Academy[]
League[]
- U17 FA Premier Academy League
- Champions (1): 2000–01
Cups[]
- FA Youth Cup
- Winners (3): 1972–73, 1974–75, 2004–05
- Suffolk Premier Cup
- Winners (5): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 2006–07, 2009–10
Notes[]
- ^ No Young Player of the Year award was given due to the Coronavirus outbreak resulting in the early curtailment of the 2019–20 season, and the cancellation of the Supporters' Club annual event.
References[]
- ^ "Management Team". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Ipswich Town 6–2 Bolton". Ipswich Town Official Website. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Our Academy - Ipswich Town FC Academy". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Watson, Stuart (30 March 2015). "Ipswich Town academy director Bryan Klug on 'special' talent, Category One latest, competing with Norwich and being sacked by Roy Keane". East Anglian Daily Times. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Pearce, Steve (4 May 2016). "Andre and Ben fly the flag for Town Academy in U17 European Championship squad". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 16 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Ipswich Town – U23 and U18 Teams". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Ipswich Town – U23 and U18 Teams". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Snowdon Wins Award". TWTD. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "I Want to Stay - Pablo". TWTD. 28 April 2003. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Westy Player of the Year". twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days). 2 May 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Davis Wins Players' Award". twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days). 3 May 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Casement Wins Youth Gong". TWTD. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Legwinski Players' Player". TWTD. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Walters Wins Players' Player Award". TWTD. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Richard Wright Wins Supporters Player of the Year". TWTD. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "McAuley Player of the Year". TWTD. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Bullard Player of the Year". TWTD. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Cresswell Player of the Year". TWTD. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Smith Named Player of the Year". TWTD. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Berra Player of the Year". TWTD. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Murphy Players' Player of the Year". TWTD. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Bialkowski Wins Player of the Year". TWTD. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Lawrence Wins Players' Player of the Year". TWTD. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Heath, Mark (2 May 2018). "Bialkowski a double winner at Town's end of season awards as Celina claims best goal". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Chambo Named Player Of The Year". Ipswich Town. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "No Player of the Year Award for 2019/20". TWTD.co.uk.
External links[]
- Ipswich Town F.C.
- Football academies in England