Ipswich Town F.C. Under-23s and Academy

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Ipswich Town Academy
Full nameIpswich Town Football Club Under-21s and Academy
Nickname(s)The Tractor Boys
Ground Playford Road
Portman Road
Capacity1,000 (Playford Road)
30,014 (Portman Road)
OwnerGamechanger 20 Ltd.
ChairmanMike O'Leary
Manager John McGreal (U21s)
Olly Lee (U18s)
League Professional Development League 2 (South Division)

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]

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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] In more recent years, the academy has produced more young players going onto the main team including Connor Wickham, Jordan Rhodes, Luke Woolfenden, Flynn Downes and Andre Dozzell, who like his father Jason Dozzell, scored on his debut at the age of 16. [5] [6]


Under-21s squad

As of 30 August 2024 [7]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Poland.svg  POL Antoni Bort
— GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Henry Gray
— DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Edwin Agbaje
— DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Daniel Babb
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Barbrook
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Dan Cousens
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ayyuba Jambang
— DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Michael Lavin
— DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Daniel O'Connor
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ryan Carr
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Archie Kieran
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Moodie
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Abube Onuchukwu
— MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Mathaeus Roberts
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ashley Boatswain
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Gerrard Buabo
— FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Jesse Nwabueze
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Nico Valentine

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Binns(at Bishop's Stortford until 31 May 2025)
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Fin Barbrook(at Sutton United until 31 May 2025)
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Osman Foyo(at Chelmsford City until unknown date)
— FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Leon Ayinde(at Rochdale until 1 January 2025)

Under-18s squad

As of 6 July 2024 [8]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Poland.svg  POL Alan Fleischer
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Woody Williamson
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jesse Ayoola
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG George Chenery
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Henry Curtis
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Leon Elliott
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum Frith
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Fraser Heard
— DF Flag of Lithuania.svg  LTU Jokūbas Mažionis
— DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Darragh McCann
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Finn Steele
— MF Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Revin Domi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG George Iorpenda
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Emmanuel Okunowo
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Taylor
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Towler
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Steven Turner
— FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Afikunoluwa Adebayo
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ashton Boswell
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Oli Davis
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG James Mauge
— FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Rio Oudnie-Morgan
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Chuks Uzor-Greey


Academy key staff

PositionName
Head of Coaching & Player Development Flag of England.svg Bryan Klug
Under-21 Head Coach Flag of England.svg John McGreal
Under-18 Head Coach Flag of England.svg Olly Lee
Academy Manager Flag of England.svg Dmitri Halajko
Head of Academy Goalkeeping Flag of England.svg Carl Pentney
Head of Foundation Phase Flag of England.svg Simon Tricker
Head of Academy Recruitment Flag of England.svg Alex Kaufman
Academy Loans Manager Ulster Banner.svg Chris Casement
Head of Academy Performance Analysis Flag of England.svg Adam Cuthbert
Head of Academy Sports Medicine Flag of England.svg Jack Wilce
Head of Academy Sports Science Flag of England.svg Nathan Griffith
Lead Strength & Conditioning CoachFlag placeholder.svg Vacant

Notable academy players

The following is a list of players who have played in the Ipswich Town youth system and gone on to make 3 or more senior appearances at Championship level or above or the top league of that country. 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.

Academy Player of the Year

Dale Roberts Academy Player of the Year
YearNameRef
2001–02 Flag of England.svg Will Snowdon [9]
2002–03 Flag of England.svg Darren Bent [10]
2003–04 Flag of England.svg Dean Bowditch [11]
2004–05 Flag of Ireland.svg Billy Clarke [12]
2005–06 Ulster Banner.svg Chris Casement [13]
2006–07 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tommy Smith [14]
2007–08 Flag of Scotland.svg Jordan Rhodes [15]
2008–09 Flag of England.svg Connor Wickham [16]
2009–10 Flag of England.svg Tom Eastman [17]
2010–11 Ulster Banner.svg Josh Carson [18]
2011–12 Flag of Iceland.svg Gunnar Thorsteinsson [19]
2012–13 Flag of England.svg Jack Marriott [20]
2013–14 Flag of England.svg Kyle Hammond [21]
2014–15 Flag of England.svg Teddy Bishop [22]
2015–16 Flag of England.svg Andre Dozzell [23]
2016–17 Flag of England.svg Tristan Nydam [24]
2017–18 Flag of England.svg Flynn Downes [25]
2018–19 Flag of England.svg Jack Lankester [26]
2019–20 Not awarded [nb 1] [27]
2020–21 Not awarded
2021–22 Flag of England.svg Cameron Humphreys [28]
2022–23 Flag of Ireland.svg Edwin Agbaje [29]
2023–24 Flag of England.svg Fin Barbrook [30]

Youth honours

Reserves/Under-21s

League

Champions: 1972–73, 1975–76, 2006–07 (East Division), 2007–08 (East Division)
Champions: 2001–02
Champions: 2018–19, 2021–22

Academy

League

Champions: 2000–01

Cups

Winners: 1972–73, 1974–75, 2004–05
  • Professional Development League Cup
Winners: 2021–22 [31]
Winners: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 2006–07, 2009–10

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.

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