The Tottenham Hotspur Academy is the youth system of

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...

. The academy was created to train and develop players from the age of eight all the way through to the age of 23. Many of those who have progressed through Tottenham's academy have gone on to sign professional contracts and several have represented their country at full international level. The reserves in recent times have been known as the Development Squad to reflect the purpose of producing players for the first team. Though matches are billed as under 21, three overage players are allowed which gives the club the opportunity to give senior squad players a chance to play and keep or build up match fitness, often following an injury. They have won one Premier Reserve League South title since the league's formation in 1999 and were runners-up in the inaugural Barclays U21 Premiership League which took over from 2012.

Historical reserve team

Prior to the formation of the academy, the reserve team played in

the Football Combination The Football Combination was a football competition for the reserve teams of English Football League clubs from Southern England, the Midlands and Wales; other clubs from the Midlands and those from the North playing in the Central League (it is n ...

. This was founded as the London Combination and originally consisted of London-based first teams, with reserve teams taking over in 1919. From 1926, clubs outside of London were admitted and the name of the league changed to the Football Combination. Tottenham's reserves were winners in seasons 1919–20, 1921–22, 1925–26, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 and 1994–95. In 1999 the

FA Premier Reserve League The Premier Reserve League (officially known as The Barclays Premier Reserve League for English football sponsorship, sponsorship reasons) was the reserve team league for the top English association football, football teams in the Premier League. ...

was founded and Tottenham's reserve team moved to that competition, remaining until the end of the 2008–09 season. Tottenham reserves won the FA Premier Reserve League, southern division, in season 2005–06.

Historical youth team

In 1923, Tottenham entered into an arrangement which saw Tottenham youngsters turn out for

Northfleet United Northfleet United Football Club was a football club based in Northfleet, Kent. Around 1890 organised team football was being played in the town and in 1892 the Northfleet F.C. club was founded. It flourished for a few years in the mid-1890s u ...

in the Kent League and associated cup competitions.Kent's nursery clubs
Retrieved 5 May 2009 Northfleet were Kent League Cup winners in 1923–24, and Kent League Division 1 champions in 1925–26, during which they scored 172 goals in a 36 match season. They won the

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for five successive seasons between 1923–24 and 1927–28. Northfleet United joined the Southern League Eastern Section in 1927–28 but left in 1930 and rejoined the Kent League. In 1931, the arrangement between the clubs was upgraded to full nursery team status and this heralded a period during which they scored a minimum of 110 goals in league competition each season. Northfleet were Kent League Division 1 Championship and Kent League Cup double winners in 1931–32 and 1934–35, league champions in 1935–36, and double winners again in 1936–37 (completing a hat-trick as league champions). They were Kent Senior Cup winners in 1937–38, and Kent League Division 1 champions again in 1938–39. With the outbreak of the Second World War, league competition ceased as did the nursery team arrangement. Tottenham Hotspur's youth team, for players aged 18 and under and known as Tottenham's 'A' team, was entered into the

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in 1948.Blakeman, M (2010) ''The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935–2010, Volume II'' They won the League Cup in their first season and the league title and the

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in their second. In 1957–58 they again won both the league and East Anglian Cup and went on to win the League Cup the following season. They won three consecutive league titles in 1959–60, 1960–61 and 1961–62. During their time in the Eastern Counties League the team played at

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, as well as at Hoddesdon Town's Lowfield Ground (1950–51), the Hoddesdon Sports Arena (1951–52) and Brookfields Lane in

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(1952–1963). In 1963 they moved to the

Metropolitan League The Metropolitan League was a football league in the south-east of England between 1949 and 1971.South East Counties League, winning it in seasons 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1978–79, 1980–81, the five seasons 1985–86 through to 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1994–95. The youth team also won the national FA Youth Cup in 1970, 1974 and 1990. The team first won the South East Counties League Cup in 1985 and followed this with victories in 1986, 1988, 1991 (jointly), 1992, 1993, 1996 and 1997. The youth team's reserves, otherwise known as the juniors or colts and consisting primarily of younger players, also took part in the South East Counties League. The league was originally split into Senior League and Junior League but from season 1985–86 it was Division One for the youth team and Division Two for the juniors. The

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was formed in 1997 and expanded in 1998 to be renamed the

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, and the youth team left the South East Counties League.

The Academy

The Tottenham Hotspur Academy coaches young footballers from the ages of 8 to 18 involving approximately 150 young players, looked after by 30 full-time and part-time staff. The academy features a network of 35 scouts who are tasked with finding the best local, national and international talent. Whilst under 16, in the Youth development phase, players are coached or play in the evenings and the weekend whilst they are in full-time education. On reaching 16, the best players are offered a place in the U18s Academy on a full-time 2 year Scholarship contract. This provides an academic programme alongside their football commitments. Players will usually progress through first and second years of the professional development phase whereupon on completion, they will be either offered a professional contract or be released. Where a player is borderline or has been held back because of injury there is the option of offering a third year at the academy by exception. Notable players to come through the Tottenham Hotspur Academy include

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, Danny Rose,

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and

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, all of whom have gone on to represent their country at international level. In 2017 the newly retired and former Tottenham player

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was appointed in charge of the Under-18s. In July 2018, Parker left Tottenham to return to his last club, Fulham, serving as first-team coach. The current Under-18 manager is Stuart Lewis, who was appointed in July 2021 to replace Matt Taylor, who had been in place since 2019. The current Academy Manager is Dean Rastrick, who stepped up from Academy Performance Manager in 2020. Rastrick succeeded John McDermott after the latter left to become the Football Association's assistant, then only months later new, technical director. McDermott had been working at Tottenham's academy for 15 years.

Development squad

Players who have progressed through the academy and have shown the potential to play at a higher level are offered professional contracts and will then join the Development Squad, the successor to the reserve team. The Development Squad may also be joined by Under-21 players signed from other clubs or free agents who have proved themselves in trials at the club. The purpose of the Development Squad is to produce new players for the First Team though breaking into the senior squad is no easy feat for a young player. As well as playing in Under-21 games players may be loaned out to other clubs in lower leagues or sometimes clubs abroad to give them experience and to aid their development. Clive Allen became the manager of the reserve team at the beginning of the 2005–06 season. Home games at that time were played at

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, the home ground of

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. From the 2007–08 season home matches were played at

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's home ground, the Matchroom Stadium. The club announced on 12 June 2009 that for the 2009–10 season it would not be entering a team in the Reserve League. Instead the reserve players would be loaned out for first team experience, and if necessary friendly matches would be arranged as required during the season to test out players returning from injury. After not participating in the Reserve League for three seasons the club agreed to play in the newly formed Barclays U21 Premiership League from season 2012–13. In July 2014, former Aston Villa and

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defender

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was appointed Under-21 Team Coach following a period of part-time work within the academy. On 20 April 2017, Ehiogu went into cardiac arrest after collapsing at Tottenham's training ground and died the following day at the age of 44. Two months later, Tottenham announced that they had appointed former Dagenham and Redbridge manager

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as Ehiogu's successor. Burnett currently has the title of Under-23 manager.

Notable seasons

2005–06 season

New manager Clive Allen led the reserve team to their first FA Premier Reserve League South title, staying in 1st position from mid-December until the end of the season. They lost just three times during the league season. In the Barclays Premiership Reserve League Play-Off, contested by the winners of the Southern and Northern Reserve League titles, Tottenham Reserves lost 2–0 to Manchester United Reserves at Old Trafford.

2012–13 season

Tottenham Under-21s won Group 2 of the Barclays U21 Premiership League in the first half of the season which qualified them for the Elite Group, which they also won. This put them through to the end of the season knock-out competition where they progressed all the way to the final, eventually losing 3–2 to Manchester United Under-21s.

Honours

Domestic

* FA Premier Reserve League – South ** Winners (1): 2006 * FA Youth Cup ** Winners (3): 1970, 1974, 1990 * Barclays U21 Premiership League ** Winners Group 2 (1): 2012/13 ** Winners Elite Group (1): 2012/13 ** Runners-up U21 Premiership League (1): 2012/13

European

* Eurofoot Tournament ** Winners (2): 2007, 2011 * Premier League Champions Cup ** Winners (1): 2014

International

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** Winners (1): 2015

Players

Under-21s

Out on loan

Under-18s

Second Year Academy Players

First Year Academy Players

Notable Tottenham Hotspur F.C. youth team players or Academy graduates

The following list of youth team players or Academy graduates appeared in a competitive first team fixture for Tottenham Hotspur and have been capped in a full international since the

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. Players still currently playing for the club are in bold. Other still active players are in ''italcs''. *

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Ted Ditchburn Edwin George Ditchburn (24 October 1921 – 26 December 2005) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played for Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Romford, Brentwood Town and represented England on six occasions at international ...

* '' Anthony Georgiou'' * Phil Gray *

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* Chris McGrath * Paul McVeigh * Bill Nicholson *

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* Maksim Paskotši * Steve Perryman *

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* '' Danny Rose'' *

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* Luke Young The following list of youth team or Academy players have been capped in a full international since the Second World War but never played in a competitive first team game for Tottenham. Players still currently playing for the club are in bold. Other still active players are in ''italcs''. * Bobby Almond * '' Jordan Archer'' * Kallum Cesay * '' Sam Cox'' * ''

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Kerry Dixon Kerry Michael Dixon (born 24 July 1961) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward. His club career was spent most notably at Chelsea, where he won the Second Division twice. His 193 goals for the club across all ...

Quinton Fortune Quinton Fortune (born 21 May 1977) is a South African professional football coach and former player, who played as both a midfielder and a defender. His career began in Europe and after stints with Tottenham Hotspur, Mallorca and Atlético M ...

* '' Zaine Francis-Angol'' * Warren Hackett *

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'' * '' Yaser Kasim'' * '' Paul-José M'Poku'' * Danny Maddix * '' Christian Maghoma'' *

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* '' Tomáš Pekhart'' *

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* '' Kevin Stewart'' *

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'' The following additional list of youth team players or Academy graduates although uncapped in a full international have appeared in 100 or more competitive fixtures for the Tottenham Hotspur first team since the Second World War. Players still currently playing for the club are in bold. Other still active players are in ''italcs''. *

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* Eddie Clayton * Stephen Clemence * Barry Daines * Ray Evans * Mark Falco *

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* David Howells * Chris Jones *

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* Paul Miller * Jimmy Neighbour *

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* Jimmy Pearce * John Pratt *

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* Frank Saul * Sonny Walters

Academy management and support staff

Manager history

Reserve team manager / Head of development

The role of Reserve Team Manager was often filled by the club's Assistant Manager. * Harry Lowe (Reserve Team Manager 1938–1939) There was no reserve team during World War 2. * Bill Nicholson (Assistant Manager and coach 1955–1958) * Harry Evans (Assistant Manager and coach 1959–1962) *

(Assistant Manager 1963–1974) * Pat Welton (Reserve team manager 1974–1976) *

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(Reserve team manager 1977–1980) * Robin "Robbie" Stepney (Reserve team manager 1980–1984) * John Pratt (Reserve team manager / Assistant Manager 1984–1986) * Doug Livermore (Reserve team manager 1986–1991) *

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(Reserve team manager 1988(?)–1995) *

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(Reserve team manager / Assistant Manager 1995–1997) *

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(Reserve team manager 1997–1998) *

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(First team coach / Reserve team manager 1998–2001) *

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(Reserve team manager 2001–2003) * Clive Allen (Reserve team manager 2003–2004) * Clive Allen (Reserve team manager 2005–2009) There was no reserve team 2009–2012. * 2012–2016 ??? * John McDermott (Head of coaching and development 2016–2020) ^{Note 1} *

(Under-23 manager 2017–present) * Dean Rastrick (Academy Manager and Head of operations and performance 2020–present) *

(Head of player development Under-17 to Under-23 2020–2021) ^{Note 1}McDermott was already Head of coaching and development but it was not until 2016 that he was put in charge of all teams below the first team, and was therefore the notional reserve team manager.

Under-18 manager / Youth team manager

Prior to 1969 Tottenham did not have a full-time youth team manager. Jimmy Anderson was in charge of the Northfleet nursery team from 1934 to 1939 and was arguably the Tottenham youth team manager in all but name.
Sometimes the Under-18 manager is referred to as the Under-18 coach. * Pat Welton (1969–1974) *

(1974–1977) * 1977–1983 ??? * John Pratt (1983–1984) * Keith Blunt (1984–1987) * Keith Waldon (1987–1994) * Des Bulpin (1994–1995) * Colin Reid (1995–1998) * 1998–2006 ??? *

(2001) *

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(2006–2012) * 2012–2015 ??? *

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(2015–2016) * John McDermott (2016–2017) *

(2017–2018) * Matt Wells (2018–2019) * John McDermott (2019) * Matt Taylor (2019–2021) * Stuart Lewis (2021–present)

Academy manager / Academy director

The titles 'Academy manager' and 'Academy director' seem to be interchangeable. *

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(1998–1999) * Peter Suddaby (1999–2005) * John McDermott (2005–2020) * Dean Rastrick (2020–present)

References

External links

Official Tottenham Hotspur Under 23 Academy PlayersOfficial Tottenham Hotspur Under 18 Academy Players

The Tottenham Hotspur academy way
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