Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy

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Middlesbrough F.C. Under-23s
Full nameMiddlesbrough Football Club Under-23s
Nickname(s)The Boro
Short nameMFC, Boro
Founded1876;148 years ago (1876)
Ground Rockliffe Park, Hurworth
Owner Steve Gibson
Chairman Steve Gibson
Manager Craig Liddle
League Premier League 2, Division 2
2020–21 6th
Website Club website

Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy are the under-23 and under-18 teams of Middlesbrough F.C.

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

Reserves

Middlesbrough Reserves (also referred to as the Under-23 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

As of 17 December 2023 [3]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
38 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Daniel Nkrumah
39 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Terrell Agyemang
42 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Cain Sykes
46 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Hannah
47 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Pharrell Willis
52 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG AJ Bridge
58 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Collins
59 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Woolston
64 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Sonny Finch
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Nathan Fisher
GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Henry Popple
No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ben Beals
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG JD Costello
DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER George Gitau
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Afonso Lindo
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG George McCormick
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Frankie Whelan
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Isaac Fletcher
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joe Gibson
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Max Howells
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Fenton John
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Nathan Simpson
MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Yacou Traore

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 Zach Hemming (on loan at St Mirren until 31 May 2024) [4]
55 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Stott(on loan at York City until 31 December 2023)

Academy

Middlesbrough F.C. Under-18s
Full nameMiddlesbrough Football Club Under-18s
Nickname(s)The Boro
Short nameMFC, Boro
Founded1876;148 years ago (1876)
Ground Rockliffe Park, Hurworth
Owner Steve Gibson
Chairman Steve Gibson
Manager Craig Liddle
League U18 Premier League North
2020–214th
Website Club website

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. [5]

He also led the Academy side to the 2003 FA Youth Cup final against Manchester United where they finished runners up, [6] before getting to the final again the next season and emerging victorious over Aston Villa in 2004. [7]

Current squad

As of 23 July 2023 [8]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
48 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Lennon
49 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Law McCabe
50 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Fin Cartwright
51 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Shea Connor
59 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Woolston
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Felix Elliott
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Cameron Simpson
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Prince Acheampong
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG George Grant
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alfie Myers-Smith
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Patterson
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Oliver Samuels
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Judah Tawiah
No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG James Wilson
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Addis Dore
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Eric Hamelberg
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Daniel James
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Amazing Kiasungua
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Noah Muwana
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Leon Parker
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ethan Scott
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Frankie Coulson
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ajay Matthews
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Finley O'Gorman
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Rio Patterson-Powell

Staff

The Middlesbrough football club academy staff are as follows:

Senior Staff

PositionStaff
Academy ManagerCraig Liddle
Head Goalkeeping CoachChris Pennock
Head Sports ScientistAlistair Hamilton
Head of RecruitmentMartin Carter
Head of Education and WelfareBarry Dawson

Medical

RoleName
Head Of MedicalDavid Minihane
PhysiotherapistLiam Chapman
PhysiotherapistJason McNamee

Fitness and Performance

NameRole
Head of Fitness and Sports ScienceMike Lawson
Sport ScientistRobbie Dawson
Strength and Conditioning CoachHermes Pellotta
Performance AnalystAlex Telford

Scouting

NameRole
Head of RecruitmentMartin Carter

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.

NameRole
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 CoachChris Pennock
Youth Development Lead Coach Aaron Croft
Youth Development Coach Rob Jones
Youth Development Assistant Coach Micky Cummings
Foundation Development Lead CoachDean 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

As of 16 October 2020
YearPlayerPositionApps
1997 Flag of Scotland.svg Sean Kilgannon Central Midfielder 1
Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Bennion Goalkeeper 1
Flag of England.svg Mark Hudson Central Midfielder 6
1998 Flag of England.svg Stuart Parnaby Right back 127
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones Goalkeeper 74
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Wilkshire Right back 25
Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Marinelli Attacking midfielder 46
Ulster Banner.svg Brian Close Right back 1
1999 Flag of England.svg Craig Dove Left midfielder 2
2000 Flag of England.svg Stewart Downing 404
Flag of England.svg David Murphy Left back 16
Flag of England.svg Jamie Cade Striker 1
2001 Flag of England.svg Andrew Davies Centre back 71
Flag of England.svg Ross Turnbull Goalkeeper 29
2002 Flag of England.svg Andrew Taylor Left back 145
Flag of England.svg Tony McMahon Right back 137
Flag of England.svg Danny Graham Striker 39
Flag of Scotland.svg James Morrison Attacking midfielder 98
2003 Flag of England.svg Jason Kennedy Central Midfielder 7
Flag of England.svg Matthew Bates Centre back 126
Flag of England.svg Tom Craddock Striker 5
Flag of England.svg David Wheater Centre back 157
Flag of England.svg Adam Johnson Right midfielder 120
2004 Flag of England.svg Graeme Owens 1
Flag of England.svg Jonathan Grounds Left back 37
Flag of England.svg Lee Cattermole Defensive midfielder 91
Flag of England.svg Seb Hines Centre back 87
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhys Williams Defensive midfielder 141
Flag of England.svg Ben Hutchinson Striker 9
2005 Flag of England.svg Josh Walker Central Midfielder 13
Flag of England.svg John Johnson Centre back 1
2006 Flag of England.svg Jonathan Franks Right winger 30
Flag of England.svg Joe Bennett Left back 92
Flag of England.svg Jason Steele Goalkeeper 142
2007 Flag of England.svg Richard Smallwood Defensive midfielder 72
2008 Flag of Scotland.svg Cameron Park Left midfielder 5
2009 Flag of England.svg Luke Williams Striker 42
Flag of England.svg Connor Ripley Goalkeeper 3
Flag of England.svg Ben Gibson Centre back 203
Flag of England.svg Adam Reach Attacking midfielder 78
2011 Ulster Banner.svg Jordan Jones Left midfielder 1
2012 Flag of England.svg Bryn Morris Defensive midfielder 3
Flag of England.svg Bradley Fewster Striker 2
2013 Flag of England.svg Dael Fry Centre back 107
2014 Flag of England.svg Nathan McGinley 1
Flag of England.svg Harry Chapman Left midfielder 4
2015 Flag of England.svg Ben Liddle Central Midfielder 2
Flag of England.svg Hayden Coulson Left back 32
2016 Flag of England.svg Aynsley Pears Goalkeeper 25
Flag of England.svg Marcus Tavernier Left midfielder 81
Flag of England.svg Stephen Walker Striker 10
2017 Flag of England.svg Tyrone O'Neill 1
Flag of France.svg Billal Brahimi Left winger 1
2018 Flag of England.svg Nathan Wood Centre back 7

Players who have played for other football clubs

As of 30 January 2020
YearPlayerPosition
1998 Flag of England.svg Christian Hanson Centre back
Flag of Brazil.svg Arthuro Striker
Flag of England.svg Aron Wilford
Flag of Ireland.svg Ger Robinson
1999 Flag of England.svg Sam Russell Goalkeeper
Flag of England.svg Phil Gulliver Centre back
Flag of Ireland.svg Keith Gilroy Central Midfielder
Flag of England.svg Stephen Brackstone
2000 Flag of England.svg Gary Smith
Flag of England.svg Andrew Kelly Centre back
Flag of the United States.svg Sergio van Kanten Central Midfielder
2001 Ulster Banner.svg Chris Brunt
2002 Flag of England.svg Gary Liddle Centre back
Flag of England.svg Anthony Peacock Central Midfielder
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michaël Van Geele
2003 Flag of England.svg David Knight Goalkeeper
Flag of England.svg Dale Roberts
Flag of England.svg Nathan Mulligan Central Midfielder
2004 Flag of England.svg Kevin Burgess Centre back
Flag of France.svg Hérold Goulon Defensive midfielder
2005 Flag of England.svg Stephen Thompson Striker
Flag of England.svg Nathan Fisher
Flag of England.svg Daryl Robson Central Midfielder
2006 Flag of England.svg Nathan Porritt
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shaun Saiko Attacking midfielder
2007 Flag of England.svg Jordan Robinson Centre back
Flag of England.svg Gary Martin Striker
Flag of England.svg Ashley Corker Left back
2008 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Patrick Otte Left midfielder
Ulster Banner.svg James Gray Striker
2009 Flag of England.svg Charlie Wyke
Flag of England.svg Adam Smith Goalkeeper
Ulster Banner.svg Ryan Brobbel Left midfielder
Flag of England.svg Matthew Dolan Central Midfielder
2010 Flag of England.svg Wilson Kneeshaw Striker
Flag of England.svg Jarrett Rivers Right midfielder
Flag of England.svg Curtis Edwards
Flag of England.svg Adam Jackson Centre back
2011 Flag of England.svg Zak Boagey Striker
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Anthony Hernandez
2012 Flag of England.svg Mark Kitching Centre back
Flag of England.svg Joe Fryer Goalkeeper
Flag of England.svg David Atkinson Centre back
2013 Flag of England.svg Jonny Burn
Flag of England.svg Callum Cooke Attacking midfielder
2014 Flag of England.svg Luke Coddington Goalkeeper
Flag of England.svg Callum Johnson Right back
Flag of England.svg Junior Mondal Left midfielder
2016 Flag of England.svg Alex Pattison Central Midfielder
Flag of England.svg 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.

As of 21 October 2019
TeamPlayer(s)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 GB Olympic Team Jason Steele
Flag of England.svg 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
Flag of England.svg 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
Flag of England.svg 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
Flag of England.svg 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
Flag of England.svg 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
Flag of England.svg 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
Flag of England.svg England C Team Dale Roberts
Flag of England.svg England B Team Stewart Downing
Flag of England.svg Senior Team Stewart Downing, Adam Johnson
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales U-21s Rhys Williams
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland U-16s Lucas Reed, William Wandji
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland U-19s Cameron Park
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland U-21s Cameron Park
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Senior Team James Morrison, Graeme Murty, Robbie Stockdale
Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland U-16s James Gray
Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland U-17s Ryan Brobbel, James Gray
Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland U-18s Ryan Brobbel
Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland U-19s Ryan Brobbel, Chris Brunt, James Gray, Jordan Jones
Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland U-21s Ryan Brobbel, Chris Brunt, Brian Close, James Gray
Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland U-23s Chris Brunt, Brian Close
Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland Senior Team Chris Brunt, Jordan Jones
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar U-19s Anthony Hernandez
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar Anthony Hernandez
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland U-16s Keith Gilroy
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland U-17s Ger Robinson
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland U-21s Keith Gilroy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia U-20s Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia U-23s Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Senior Team Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire, Rhys Williams
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada U-20s Shaun Saiko
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada U-23s Shaun Saiko
Flag of France.svg France U-19s Billal Brahimi
Flag of France.svg France U-21s Hérold Goulon
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina U-17s Carlos Marinelli
Flag of Argentina.svg 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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