Charlton Athletic F.C. Academy
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| Full name | Charlton Athletic Football Club Youth Academy | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Young Addicks | ||
| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Ground | Sparrows Lane, New Eltham | ||
| Chairman |
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| Manager |
Steve Avory | ||
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Charlton Athletic Football Club Youth Academy are the youth team of Charlton Athletic. Their Under-18 team play in the U18 Professional Development League 2 - South, however the academy takes boys from the ages of 9 upwards.
The U21 team also has strong connotations with the Charlton Reserves squad, where senior members of the team may make appearances. The academy is run by the club's Academy Director Steve Avory.
History
The Charlton Athletic Youth Academy was a development of Charlton's commitment to develop young players, a scheme which started in the early-mid-1990s when there was an explosion of young talent under joint managers Steve Gritt. Notable players such as Scott Minto, Kim Grant, Anthony Barness, Lee Bowyer, Richard Rufus, Linvoy Primus, Shaun Newton, Jermain Defoe, Jlloyd Samuel, Jamie Stuart, Kevin Lisbie, Paul Konchesky & Scott Parker all came through the ranks.
This was followed by the creation of the Youth Academy in 1998, aiming to find the best local, and worldwide talent to bring to Charlton at a young age. There are many players playing in the top 2 tiers of English football who began their footballing career at the Charlton Youth Academy, including Arsenal's Carl Jenkinson, Bournemouth's Harry Arter, Huddersfield's Tareiq Holmes-Dennis & Kasey Palmer, Norwich's Michael Turner, Newcastle's Robert Elliot & Jonjo Shelvey, QPR's Jordan Cousins, Reading's Callum Harriott, West Ham's Darren Randolph and Liverpool's Joe Gomez as well as 7 current Charlton first team players Ademola Lookman, Dillon Phillips, Ezri Konsa, Karlan Ahearne-Grant, Chris Solly, Morgan Fox, Harry Lennon,.[1]
In June 2010 Steve Gritt's contract at the club was terminated due to financial restraints. The role of Academy manager was abolished following Gritt's redundancy, and control of the youth set up has been handed over to development coach Damien Matthew & assistant academy manager Steve Avory.[2]
Since 1998 38 Players have made it through the Academy to taste first team Football with Charlton.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
National Team Caps
NB: Bold players are playing for Charlton Athletic F.C.
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Notable Academy graduates
NB: Bold players are playing for Charlton Athletic F.C.
- Scott Parker (Fulham)
- Paul Konchesky (Gillingham)
Jason Brown (Retired)
Simon Ford (Unattached)- Charlie MacDonald (Greenwich Borough)
- Michael Turner (Norwich)
- Jonathan Fortune (Retired)
Neil McCafferty (Portadown)- Lloyd Sam (D.C. United)
- Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet)
- Barry Fuller (AFC Wimbledon)
- Stacy Long (Leatherhead)
- Osei Sankofa (Unattached)
- Adam Gross (Leatherhead)
- Darren Randolph (West Ham United)
- Rob Elliot (Newcastle)
- Nathan Ashton (Unattached)
Michael Carvill (Crusaders)- Myles Weston (Wycombe Wanderers)
- James Walker (East Thurrock United)
- Freddie Warren (East Thurrock United)
- Lawrie Wilson (Bolton Wanderers)
Onome Sodje (Nuneaton Town)- Alistair John (Unattached)
- Grant Basey (Unattached)
- Donovan Simmonds (VCD Athletic)
- Aswad Thomas (Dover Athletic)
- Josh Wright (Gillingham)
- Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham)
- Harry Arter (Bournemouth)
- Rashid Yussuff (Arka Gdynia)
- Ruairi Harkin (Coleraine)
- Chris Solly (Charlton)
Alex Stavrinou (Unattached)- Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle)
- Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town)
Tamer Tuna (Unattached)- Yado Mambo (Margate)
- Carl Jenkinson (Arsenal)
- Callum Harriott (Reading)
- Sam Long (Clayton)
- Ade Azeez (Partick Thistle)
- Jordan Cousins (Queens Park Rangers)
- Joe Pigott (Cambridge United)
- Morgan Fox (Charlton)
- Diego Poyet (Unattached)
- Harry Lennon (Charlton)
- Joe Gomez (Liverpool)
- Karlan Ahearne-Grant (Charlton)
- Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (Huddersfield)
- Oliver Muldoon (Charlton)
- Regan Charles-Cook (Charlton)
- Mikhail Kennedy (Charlton)
- Ademola Lookman (Charlton)
- Ezri Konsa (Charlton)
- Brandon Hanlan (Charlton)
- Josh Umerah (Charlton)
- Dillon Phillips (Charlton)
Valley Gold
The Valley Gold scheme was previously set up to aid Charlton's return to The Valley. When a supporter signs up to the scheme, they now have the opportunity to win up to £15,000 at half-time on home match days, as well as getting £15 off the price of their season ticket and the opportunity to have first priority to away games or high demand home matches.
Since Charlton's return to the Valley in December 1992 the scheme has since used to give financial support to the Charlton Youth Academy, to help nurture Charlton stars of the future.[3]
Honours
| Competition | Achievement | Year |
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| FA Youth Cup | Finalists | 1987 |
| Professional Development League 2 | National Champions | 2015 |
Coaching staff
| Role[4] | Name |
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| Head of Academy | Steve Avory |
| Senior professional development Coach (U18-U21) | Jason Euell |
| Professional Development Phase Lead Coach (U17-U18) |  Sergei Baltacha |
| U18 Coach | Simon Clark |
| Professional Development Phase Coach (U16-U18) |  Antonio Falanga |
| Youth Development Phase Lead Coach (U12-U16) | Adam Lawrence |
| Foundation Development Phase Lead Coach (U5-U11) | Rhys Williams |
| Academy Head of Sports Science | Jared Roberts-Smith |
| Academy Sports Scientist | Ben Talbot |
| Academy Physiotherapist | Adam Coe |
| Assistant Academy Physiotherapist | Joe Ranson |
| Academy Goalkeeping Coach | Lee Smelt |
| U21 Performance Analyst | James Parker |
| U18 Performance Analyst | Jonny Dixon |
| Academy Kit Manager | Nathan Lugg |
| Academy Kit Manager | Ben Kirk |
Players
- As of 01 Jul 2016.[5]
Under 23 Development squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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2016–17 Academy squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Charlton Athletic Youth Academy Archived 8 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Gritt to exit Addicks Archived 3 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Charlton Athletic Valley Gold Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Coaching Team". Charlton Athletic FC. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ↑ "Charlton Athletic Academy Playing Squad". CAFC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
External links
- Charlton Athletic Official Website
- Charlton Athletic Youth Academy Webpage
- Charlton Athletic Valley Gold Webpage
- Charlton Academy Squad Profiles