Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy


Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy are the under-23 and under-18 teams of Middlesbrough F.C.
Most home fixtures are played at Rockliffe Park, near Hurworth, though some are played at Victoria Park, Hartlepool.

Reserves

Middlesbrough Reserves play in Division 2 of the Premier League 2, being part of the founding members of the Premier League 2 since 2012. They also contest the EFL Trophy, owing to Middlesbrough's academy holding Category 1 status.

Current squad

Academy

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

Current squad

Staff

The Middlesbrough football club academy staff are as follows:

Senior Staff

Administration

Medical

Fitness and Performance

Scouting

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 Paul JenkinsProfessional Development Assistant Coach Graeme Lee
Professional Development Coach Craig LiddleProfessional Development Assistant Coach Mark Tinkler
Professional Development Goalkeeping CoachChris Pennock--
Youth Development Lead CoachCraig Liddle--
Youth Development CoachAlun Armstrong--
Youth Development Assistant CoachKevin Scott--
Foundation Development Lead CoachPaul Crager--
Foundation Development CoachAllan Clark--

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. 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 are highlighted in bold.

Players who have played for Middlesbrough

YearPlayerPositionApps
1997 Sean KilgannonCentral Midfielder1
1997 Chris BennionGoalkeeper1
1997 Mark HudsonCentral Midfielder6
1998 Stuart ParnabyRight Back127
1998 Brad JonesGoalkeeper74
1998 Luke WilkshireRight Back25
1998 Carlos MarinelliAttacking Midfielder46
1998 Brian CloseRight Back1
1999 Craig DoveLeft Midfielder2
2000 Stewart DowningLeft Midfielder404
2000 David MurphyLeft Back16
2000 Jamie CadeStriker1
2001 Andrew DaviesCentre Back71
2001 Ross TurnbullGoalkeeper29
2002 Andrew TaylorLeft Back145
2002 Tony McMahonRight Back137
2002 Danny GrahamStriker39
2002 James MorrisonAttacking Midfielder98
2003 Jason KennedyCentral Midfielder7
2003 Matthew BatesCentre Back126
2003 Tom CraddockStriker5
2003 David WheaterCentre Back157
2003 Adam JohnsonRight Midfielder120
2004 Graeme OwensRight Midfielder1
2004 Jonathan GroundsLeft Back37
2004 Lee CattermoleDefensive Midfielder91
2004 Seb HinesCentre Back87
2004 Rhys WilliamsDefensive Midfielder141
2004 Ben HutchinsonStriker9
2005 Josh WalkerCentral Midfielder13
2005 John JohnsonCentre Back1
2006 Jonathan FranksRight Winger30
2006 Joe BennettLeft Back92
2006 Jason SteeleGoalkeeper142
2007 Richard SmallwoodDefensive Midfielder72
2008 Cameron ParkLeft Midfielder5
2009 Luke WilliamsStriker42
2009 Connor RipleyGoalkeeper3
2009 Ben GibsonCentre Back203
2009 Adam ReachAttacking Midfielder78
2011 Jordan JonesLeft Midfielder1
2012 Bryn MorrisDefensive Midfielder3
2012 Bradley FewsterStriker2
2013 Dael FryCentre Back92
2014 Nathan McGinleyCentre Back1
2014 Harry ChapmanLeft Midfielder4
2015 Ben LiddleCentral Midfielder2
2015 Hayden CoulsonLeft Back16
2016 Aynsley PearsGoalkeeper16
2016 Marcus TavernierLeft Midfielder61
2016 Stephen WalkerStriker10
2017 Tyrone O'NeillStriker1
2017 Bilal BrahimiLeft Winger1
2018 Nathan WoodCentre Back5

Players who have played for other football clubs

YearPlayerPosition
1998 Christian HansonCentre Back
1998 ArthuroStriker
1998 Aron WilfordStriker
1998 Ger RobinsonStriker
1999 Sam RussellGoalkeeper
1999 Phil GulliverCentre Back
1999 Keith GilroyCentral Midfielder
1999 Stephen BrackstoneCentral Midfielder
2000 Gary SmithCentral Midfielder
2000 Andrew KellyCentre Back
2000 Sergio van KantenCentral Midfielder
2001 Chris BruntCentral Midfielder
2002 Gary LiddleCentre Back
2002 Anthony PeacockCentral Midfielder
2002 Michaël Van GeeleCentral Midfielder
2003 David KnightGoalkeeper
2003 Dale RobertsGoalkeeper
2003 Nathan MulliganCentral Midfielder
2004 Kevin BurgessCentre Back
2004 Hérold GoulonDefensive Midfielder
2005 Stephen Thompson Striker
2005 Nathan Fisher Striker
2005 Daryl RobsonCentral Midfielder
2006 Nathan PorrittCentral Midfielder
2006 Shaun SaikoAttacking Midfielder
2007 Jordan RobinsonCentre Back
2007 Gary MartinStriker
2007 Ashley CorkerLeft Back
2008 Patrick OtteLeft Midfielder
2008 James GrayStriker
2009 Charlie WykeStriker
2009 Adam SmithGoalkeeper
2009 Ryan BrobbelLeft Midfielder
2009 Matthew DolanCentral Midfielder
2010 Wilson KneeshawStriker
2010 Jarrett RiversRight Midfielder
2010 Curtis EdwardsRight Midfielder
2010 Adam JacksonCentre Back
2011 Zak BoageyStriker
2011 Anthony HernandezStriker
2012 Mark KitchingCentre Back
2012 Joe FryerGoalkeeper
2012 David AtkinsonCentre Back
2013 Jonny BurnCentre Back
2013 Callum CookeAttacking Midfielder
2014 Luke CoddingtonGoalkeeper
2014 Callum JohnsonRight Back
2014 Junior MondalLeft Midfielder
2016 Alex PattisonCentral Midfielder
2016 Luke ArmstrongStriker

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.
TeamPlayer
2012 GB Olympic TeamJason Steele
England U-16sJamie 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
England U-17sLee 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
England U-18sMatthew 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
England U-19sMatthew 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
England U-20sJoe 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
England U-21sJoe Bennett, Lee Cattermole, Andrew Davies, Stewart Downing, Dael Fry, Ben Gibson, Adam Johnson, Stuart Parnaby, Jason Steele, Andrew Taylor, David Wheater
England C TeamDale Roberts
England B TeamStewart Downing
Senior TeamStewart Downing, Adam Johnson
Wales U-21sRhys Williams
Scotland U-19sCameron Park
Scotland U-21sCameron Park
Scotland Senior TeamJames Morrison, Graeme Murty, Robbie Stockdale
Northern Ireland U-16sJames Gray
Northern Ireland U-17sRyan Brobbel, James Gray
Northern Ireland U-18sRyan Brobbel
Northern Ireland U-19sRyan Brobbel, Chris Brunt, James Gray, Jordan Jones
Northern Ireland U-21sRyan Brobbel, Chris Brunt, Brian Close, James Gray
Northern Ireland U-23sChris Brunt, Brian Close
Northern Ireland Senior TeamChris Brunt, Jordan Jones
Gibraltar U-19sAnthony Hernandez
GibraltarAnthony Hernandez
Ireland U-16sKeith Gilroy
Ireland U-17sGer Robinson
Ireland U-21sKeith Gilroy
Australia U-20s Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire
Australia U-23s Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire
Australia Senior Team Brad Jones, Luke Wilkshire, Rhys Williams
Canada U-20sShaun Saiko
Canada U-23sShaun Saiko
France U-19sBilal Brahimi
France U-21sHérold Goulon
Argentina U-17sCarlos Marinelli
Argentina U-20sCarlos Marinelli

Honours