Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy
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Full name | Manchester City Elite Development Squad | ||
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Founded | 2009 | ||
Ground | Academy Stadium Sportcity, Manchester, England | ||
Capacity | 7,000 (5,000 seated) | ||
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | ||
Manager | Brian Barry-Murphy | ||
League | Professional Development 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-23' 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.
City currently hold a unique treble of 2020–21 Premier League titles at Senior, U-23 and U-18 level.
Elite Development Squad[]
The Elite Development Squad[2] from season 2012–13 player 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] At the time, the EDS continued 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.
In 2016-17 the U-21 Premier League was renamed as Premier League 2 and the age limit was raised to U-23. City won their first title at this level in the 2020–21 season.
The UEFA Youth League launched in 2013–14, replacing the NextGen seriex, as an U-19 competition for the youth teams of Champions League participants and national champions at U-18 level. Teams fielded by City in this competition were therefore a hybrid of their EDS and academy squads. Their best performance to date has been a semi-final appearance in 2017–18.
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 play all of their home fixtures at the CFA Academy stadium in Manchester.
Squad numbers[]
The squad numbers depicted for the EDS players in this article are the 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 middle forties. For the Premier League 2, players use the 1–11 numbering system whilst squad numbers (including player names) are used for the EFL Trophy.
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 31 August 2021[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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1986 | 1996 | 1987 Central League |
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1996 | 2004 | 2000 Central League, 2001 Manchester Senior Cup |
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2004 | 2006 | 2005 Manchester Senior Cup |
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2006 | 2007 | |
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2007 | 2007 | 2007 Manchester Senior Cup |
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2007 | 2008 | 2008 Central League |
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2008 | 2009 | |
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2009 | 2012 | 2010 Manchester Senior Cup |
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2012 | 2013 | |
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2013 | 2016 | 2015 Premier League International Cup |
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2016 | 2018 | |
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2018 | 2020 | |
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2020 | 2021 | 2021 Premier League 2 |
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2021 | present |
Academy[]
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Full name | Manchester City Academy | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Citizens, City, The Boy Blues | ||
Ground | Academy Stadium Sportcity, Manchester, England | ||
Capacity | 7,000 (5,000 seated) | ||
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | ||
Manager | Ben Wilkinson | ||
League | Professional Development 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]
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 in 1998 the Academy has produced 70 players for Manchester City's first team, 28 of whom have gained full international honours, including England internationals Shaun Wright-Phillips, Micah Richards, Joey Barton, Daniel Sturridge and Phil Foden. 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 Ben Mee building a successful career at Burnley, Jadon Sancho at Borussia Dortmund, Kelechi Iheanacho at Leicester and Kieran Trippier formally at Burnley, and Spurs and now at Atlético Madrid.
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]
City announced on 19 September 2011 that they would build an 80-acre training facility, known since as the City Football Academy to cater for around 400 youth players at a time,[14] the campus was opened on 8 December 2014,[15] and has since become the base for all senior and youth Manchester City mens and womans teams.
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 they are selected to play for the MCFC first team in either a friendly or competitive game.
Current squad[]
- As of 16 July 2021[16]
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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1994 | 1997 | |
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1997 | 2009 | 2008 Youth Cup |
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2009 | 2011 | |
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2011 | 2013 | |
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2013 | 2016 | 2015–16 Professional U18 Development League |
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2016 | 2017 | |
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2017 | 2020 | 2019-20 Professional U18 Development League 2018–19 & 2019-20 U18 Premier League Cup |
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2020 | 2021 | 2020 FA Youth Cup, |
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2021[17] | present |
Academy graduates (1998–present)[]
- These are the academy players who have made at least one competitive appearance for the Manchester City first team.
- Academy graduates who still play for Manchester City, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are highlighted in blue.
- Updated 12 May 2021
Retired from playing or unattached players[]
Player | Main other clubs played for | Born | International Honours | Debut | Manager |
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Shaun Wright-Phillips | Chelsea, QPR, New York Red Bulls, Phoenix Rising | London | ![]() |
Age 17 v Burnley, 24 Aug. 1999[18] | Joe Royle |
Terry Dunfield | Bury, Macclesfield, Shrewsbury, Toronto | Vancouver | ![]() |
Age 19 v Chelsea, 11 May 2001[19] | |
Chris Shuker | Barnsley, Tranmere, Morecambe, Port Vale | Liverpool | Age 19 v Notts County, 11 Sep. 2001[20] | Kevin Keegan | |
Dickson Etuhu | Preston, Norwich, Fulham | Kano | ![]() |
Age 19 v Birmingham City, 15 Sep. 2001[21] | |
Leon Mike | Aberdeen | Manchester | ![]() |
Age 19 v Portsmouth, 16 Nov. 2001[22] | |
Chris Killen | Oldham, Hibernian, Celtic, Chongqing | Wellington | ![]() |
Age 20 v Rotherham United, 24 Nov. 2001[23] | |
Tyrone Mears | Preston, Derby, Burnley, Bolton, Seattle Sounders | Manchester | ![]() |
Age 19 v Nottingham Forest, 30 Mar. 2002[24] | |
Joey Barton | Newcastle, QPR, Marseille, Burnley | Liverpool | ![]() |
Age 21 v Bolton Wanderers, 5 Apr. 2003[25] | |
Stephen Jordan | Burnley, Fleetwood, Chorley | Liverpool | Age 21 v Bolton Wanderers, 5 Apr. 2003[26] | ||
Willo Flood | Cardiff, Dundee Utd, Aberdeen | Dublin | ![]() |
Age 18 v Total Network Solutions, 28 Aug. 2003[27] | |
Stephen Elliott | Sunderland, Wolves, Preston, Hearts | Dublin | ![]() |
Age 20 v Bolton Wanderers, 21 Feb. 2004[28] | |
Nedum Onuoha | Sunderland, QPR, Real Salt Lake | Warri | ![]() |
Age 18 v Arsenal, 24 Oct. 2004[29] | |
Jonathan D'Laryea | Mansfield, Gainsborough Trinity | Manchester | Age 19 v Arsenal, 24 Oct. 2004[30] | ||
Lee Croft | Norwich, Derby, Oldham, St.Johnstone | Wigan | ![]() |
Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 7 Mar. 2005[31] | |
Stephen Ireland | Aston Villa, Stoke | Cork | ![]() |
Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 18 Sep. 2005[32] | Stuart Pearce |
Micah Richards | Aston Villa | Birmingham | ![]() |
Age 17 v Arsenal, 22 Oct. 2005[33] | |
Ishmael Miller | West Brom, Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield | Manchester | ![]() |
Age 19 v Wigan Athletic, 18 Mar. 2006[34] | |
Michael Johnson | Manchester | ![]() |
Age 18 v Wigan Athletic, 21 Oct. 2006[35] | ||
Daniel Sturridge | Chelsea, Liverpool | Birmingham | ![]() |
Age 17 v Reading, 3 Feb. 2007[36] | |
Kelvin Etuhu | Barnsley, Bury, Carlisle | Kano | Age 19 v Norwich City, 25 Sep. 2007[37] | Sven-Göran Eriksson | |
Sam Williamson | Wrexham | Manchester | Age 20 v Portsmouth, 20 Apr. 2008[38] | ||
Alex Nimely | Coventry City | Monrovia | ![]() |
Age 18 v Burnley, 3 Apr. 2010[39] | Roberto Mancini |
Reece Wabara | Oldham, Doncaster | Birmingham | ![]() |
Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 22 May 2011[40] | |
Jérémy Hélan | Sheffield Wednesday | Paris | ![]() |
Age 20 v Aston Villa, 25 Sep. 2012 |
Active players[]
Player | Current Club | Born | International Honours | Debut | Manager |
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Glenn Whelan | ![]() |
Dublin | ![]() |
Age 19 v Total Network Solutions, 28 Aug. 2003[41] | Kevin Keegan |
Bradley Wright-Phillips | ![]() |
London | ![]() |
Age 19 v Barnsley, 21 Sep. 2004[42] | |
Kasper Schmeichel | ![]() |
Copenhagen | ![]() |
Age 19 v West Ham United, 11 Aug. 2007[43] | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
Shaleum Logan | ![]() |
Manchester | Age 19 v Bristol City, 29 Aug. 2007[44] | ||
Ched Evans | ![]() |
Rhyl | ![]() |
Age 18 v Norwich City, 25 Sep. 2007[45] | |
Vladimír Weiss | ![]() |
Bratislava | ![]() |
Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 24 May 2009[46] | Mark Hughes |
Dedryck Boyata | ![]() |
Brussels | ![]() |
Age 19 v Middlesbrough, 2 Jan. 2010[47] | Roberto Mancini |
Abdisalam Ibrahim | ![]() |
Mogadishu | ![]() |
Age 18 v Scunthorpe United, 24 Jan. 2010[48] | |
Greg Cunningham | ![]() |
Galway | ![]() |
Age 18 v Scunthorpe United, 24 Jan. 2010[49] | |
Javan Vidal | ![]() |
Manchester | ![]() |
Age 21 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010[50] | |
Ben Mee | ![]() |
Manchester | ![]() |
Age 20 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010[51] | |
John Guidetti | ![]() |
Stockholm | ![]() |
Age 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010[52] | |
Chris Chantler | ![]() |
Manchester | Age 20 v Juventus, 16 Dec. 2010[53] | ||
Abdul Razak | ![]() |
Abidjan | ![]() |
Age 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 5 Feb. 2011 | |
Ryan McGivern | ![]() |
Newry | ![]() |
Age 21 v Sunderland, 3 Apr. 2011[54] | |
Karim Rekik | ![]() |
Rotterdam | ![]() |
Age 16 v Birmingham City, 21 Sep. 2011 | |
Luca Scapuzzi | ![]() |
Milan | Age 20 v Birmingham City, 21 Sep. 2011 | ||
Denis Suárez | ![]() |
Vigo | ![]() |
Age 17 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 Oct. 2011 | |
Marcos Lopes | ![]() (on loan from ![]() |
Belém de Maria | ![]() |
Age 17 v Watford, 5 Jan. 2013 | |
Emyr Huws | ![]() |
Llanelli | ![]() |
Age 20 v Blackburn Rovers, 15 Jan. 2014 | Manuel Pellegrini |
José Ángel Pozo | ![]() |
Málaga | ![]() |
Age 18 v Sheffield Wednesday, 24 Sep. 2014 | |
Kelechi Iheanacho | ![]() |
Imo State | ![]() |
Age 18 v Watford, 29 Aug. 2015 | |
Manu García | ![]() (on loan from ![]() |
Oviedo | ![]() |
Age 17 v Sunderland, 22 Sep. 2015 | |
George Evans | ![]() |
Cheadle | ![]() |
Age 20 v Sunderland, 22 Sep. 2015 | |
Bersant Celina | ![]() (on loan from ![]() |
Prizren | ![]() |
Age 19 v Norwich, 9 Jan. 2016 | |
Angeliño | ![]() |
Coristanco | ![]() |
Age 19 v Aston Villa, 30 Jan. 2016 | |
Cameron Humphreys | ![]() |
Manchester | ![]() |
Age 17 v Aston Villa, 30 Jan. 2016 | |
Aleix García | ![]() |
Ulldecona | ![]() |
Age 18 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 | |
Tosin Adarabioyo | ![]() |
Manchester | ![]() |
Age 18 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 | |
David Faupala | ![]() |
Bully-les-Mines | ![]() |
Age 19 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 | |
Brandon Barker | ![]() |
Manchester | ![]() |
Age 19 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 | |
Pablo Maffeo | ![]() (on loan from ![]() |
Sant Joan Despi | ![]() |
Age 19 v Steaua București, 24 Aug. 2016 | Pep Guardiola |
Brahim Diaz | ![]() (on loan from ![]() |
Málaga | ![]() |
Age 17 v Swansea, 21 Sep. 2016 | |
Phil Foden | ![]() |
Stockport | ![]() |
Age 17 v Feyenoord, 21 Nov. 2017 | |
Lukas Nmecha | ![]() |
Hamburg | ![]() ![]() |
Age 19 v Leicester City, 19 Dec. 2017 | |
Tom Dele-Bashiru | ![]() (on loan from ![]() |
Manchester | ![]() |
Age 18 v Leicester City, 19 Dec. 2017 | |
Claudio Gomes | ![]() (on loan from ![]() |
Argenteuil | ![]() |
Age 18 v Chelsea, 5 Aug. 2018 | |
Arijanet Muric | ![]() (on loan from ![]() |
Zürich | ![]() |
Age 19 v Oxford United, 25 Sep. 2018 | |
Adrián Bernabé | ![]() |
Barcelona | ![]() |
Age 17 v Oxford United, 25 Sep. 2018 | |
Eric García | ![]() |
Barcelona | ![]() |
Age 17 v Leicester City, 18 Dec. 2018 | |
Ian Poveda | ![]() (on loan from ![]() |
London | ![]() |
Age 18 v Burton Albion, 23 Jan. 2019 | |
Felix Nmecha | ![]() |
Hamburg | ![]() |
Age 18 v Burton Albion, 23 Jan. 2019 | |
Taylor Harwood-Bellis | ![]() (on loan from ![]() |
Stockport | ![]() |
Age 17 v Preston North End, 24 Sep. 2019 | |
Tommy Doyle | ![]() (on loan from ![]() |
Manchester | ![]() |
Age 18 v Southampton, 29 Oct. 2019 | |
Liam Delap | ![]() |
Winchester | ![]() |
Age 17 v Bournemouth, 24 Sep. 2020 | |
Cole Palmer | ![]() |
Manchester | ![]() |
Age 18 v Burnley, 30 Sep. 2020 | |
Samuel Edozie | ![]() |
London | ![]() |
Age 18 v Leicester City, 7 Aug. 2021 | |
Ben Knight | ![]() (on loan from ![]() |
Cambridge | ![]() |
Age 19 v Leicester City, 7 Aug. 2021 |
Honours[]
Elite Development Squad[]
- Premier League 2
- Winners (1): 2020-21
- Premier League International Cup
- Winners (1): 2014–15
- The Central League
- Winners (4): 1977–78, 1986–87, 1999–00, 2007–08
- Lancashire Senior Cup
- Winners (6): 1920–21, 1922–23, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1952–53, 1973–74
Academy[]
- FA Youth Cup
- Winners (3): 1986, 2008, 2020
- U-18 Professional Development League
- Northern Division Champions (8) 1997–98, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21
- National Champions: (3) 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21
- U-18 Premier League Cup
- Winners (2): 2018–19,[55] 2019–20
References[]
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- ^ "The Graduates: No.2 Terry Dunfield". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 5 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.3 Chris Shuker". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 6 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.4 Dickson Etuhu". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 6 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.5 Leon Mike". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 7 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.6 Chris Killen". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 7 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.7 Tyrone Mears". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.8 Joey Barton". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.9 Stephen Jordan". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.10 Willo Flood". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.12 Stephen Elliott". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 10 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.14 Nedum Onouha". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 11 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.15 Jonathan D'Laryea". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 12 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.16 Lee Croft". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 12 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.17 Stephen Ireland". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 13 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.18 Micah Richards". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 13 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.19 Ishmael Miller". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 13 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.20 Michael Johnson". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 18 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
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- ^ "The Graduates: No.11 Glenn Whelan". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 10 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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- ^ "The Graduates: No.23 Shaleum Logan". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.25 Ched Evans". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 25 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.27 Vladimír Weiss". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.28 Dedryck Boyata". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.29 Abdisalam Ibrahim". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.30 Greg Cunningham". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.32 Javan Vidal". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.33 Ben Mee". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.34 John Guidetti". mancity.com. (Manchester City Football Club). 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
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External links[]
- Manchester City official website – Academy
- Manchester City Official website – Cityecademy
- The Manchester City academy way – These Football Times (2016)
- Manchester City F.C.
- Football academies in England
- Lancashire Combination
- Lancashire League (football)
- Premier League International Cup
- UEFA Youth League teams
- NextGen series