Portsmouth F.C. Reserves and Academy
Portsmouth F.C. Reserves and Academy consist of the reserve and academy footballers of Portsmouth F.C..
| Full name | Portsmouth FC Reserves and Academy | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Pompey The Blues The Blue Army | |||
| Founded | 1898 | |||
| Ground | West Leigh Park Havant, England | |||
| Capacity | 5,250 (526 seated) | |||
| Manager | Mark Kelly | |||
| League | Football League Youth Alliance | |||
| 2015–16 | Football League Youth Alliance South-West Division: 5th | |||
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The Reserves
The Portsmouth Reserves consist of mainly young players under the age of 21 who are no longer eligible for the academy but are still trying to make the step up to the senior team. The reserve team is also often used to give senior squad players and senior players returning from injury the chance to play and keep or build up match fitness, or for trialists at the club to impress in a competitive match. The team was last managed by Guy Whittingham and played their matches at Havant and Waterlooville's home ground West Leigh Park. They played in the Premier Reserve League South. The club announced on 7 July 2010 that they would opt out of the Totesport.com Combination Reserve League for the upcoming season, leaving the club without the ability to field a competitive reserve team.[1] Instead, young players are being sent out on loan to other football clubs for first-team action and a number of friendly matches will be arranged over the course of the season for the reserve players to play in. In 2012 Portsmouth returned with a Development squad. This contains Substitute first team players as well as advanced youth players. Both parties are still allowed to play in the first team or academy depending on age as, all Development squad matches are friendlies.
The Academy
Portsmouth were granted academy status at the beginning of the 2007/2008 season.[2] In their first year as an academy side, they finished a highly respectable 4th-place finish in the Premier League Academy Group A, beating some well established academy sides such as those of Southampton and Crystal Palace. The academy is currently managed by Mark Kelly. In the 2012-13 season the Academy won the Football League Youth Alliance South East Conference.
Currently Jack Whatmough, Alex Bass, Haji Mnoga and Ben Close are notable graduates in the first team squad.
Academy team
Apps and goals updated on 28 January 2021.
| Player | Date of Birth | Place of Birth | Pos. | Int. Caps | Previous Club | Apps | Goals | Notes | ||
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| 3rd year scholars (players born between 1 September 2001 and 31 August 2002)[3] | ||||||||||
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Harry Kavanagh | 5 February 2002 | Portsmouth | RB | – | U16 | NA | NA | Squad number 38 On loan at Gosport | |
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Haji Mnoga | 15 April 2002 | Portsmouth | CB | England U17 cap | U16 | NA | NA | Squad number 37 | |
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Alfie Stanley | November 2001 | Portsmouth | FW | – | U16 | NA | NA | Squad number 40 On loan at Bognor | |
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Gerard Storey | 2 May 2002 | Belfast | MF | Northern Ireland U16 + U17 caps | Portadown | NA | NA | On loan at Carrick Rangers | |
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Eoin Teggart | 6 February 2002 | Ballynahinch | FW | Northern Ireland U16, U17 + U19 caps | Cliftonville | NA | NA | Squad number 36 On loan at Cliftonville | |
| 2nd year scholars (players born between 1 September 2002 and 31 August 2003)[4] | ||||||||||
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Harry Anderson | 1 November 2002 | Portadown | FW | Northern Ireland U16 + U17 caps | Portadown | 14 | 17 | – | |
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Charlie Bell | 24 December 2002 | Portsmouth | MF | – | U16 | 17 | 7 | – | |
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Harrison Brook | 13 January 2003 | Portsmouth | MF | – | U16 | 18 | 4 | – | |
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Harvey Rew | 25 September 2002 | Gosport | DF | Wales U17 caps | U16 | 16 | 2 | – | |
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Seok Jae Lee | 8 July 2003 | MF | – | Elite Training Centre | 16 | 5 | – | ||
| 1st year scholars (players born between 1 September 2003 and 31 August 2004) | ||||||||||
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Alfie Bridgman | 11 April 2004 | Portsmouth | MF | – | U16 | 17 | 2 | – | |
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Dan Cadman | 2003 | DF | – | Crystal Palace | 17 | 2 | – | ||
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Kristian Dawson | MF | – | U16 | 18 | 2 | – | |||
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Dan Gifford | – | U16 | 11 | 4 | – | ||||
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Harvey Hughes | DF | – | U16 | 13 | 0 | – | |||
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Harry Jewitt-White | 26 March 2004 | Portsmouth | MF | Wales U17 | U16 | 16 | 1 | – | |
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Issiaga Kaba | DF | England U16 | Southampton | 17 | 0 | – | |||
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Conor Manderson | 12 December 2003 | Brighton | GK | Northern Ireland U16 | Henfield | 9 | 0 | – | |
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David Setters | DF | – | Elite Training Centre | 18 | 0 | – | |||
| Other players (players born after 1 September 2004) | ||||||||||
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Benjani Jr. | – | U16 | 2 | 0 | – | ||||
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Josh Dockerill | 2004 | – | U16 | 3 | 0 | – | |||
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Archie Greenough | 2004 | Southampton | – | U16 | 1 | 0 | – | ||
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Adam Payce | 2004 | Southampton | – | U16 | 2 | 0 | – | ||
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Elliott Simpson | – | U16 | 2 | 0 | – | ||||
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Spencer Spurway | 2005 | Chichester | – | U16 | 1 | 0 | – | ||
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Toby Steward | GK | – | U16 | 1 | 0 | – | |||
Academy graduates (2009–present)
- Academy graduates who still play for Portsmouth, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are highlighted in green.
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Information in the above table is current as of December 2020
Other notable academy graduates
- England
- Wales
Republic of Ireland
Guernsey
References
- Blues Opt Out Of Reserve League Archived 2010-07-10 at the Wayback Machine Portsmouth FC
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2007/10/17/pompey_academy_feature.shtml Soccer Starlets
- ; Portsmouth FC, 30 June 2017
- ; Portsmouth FC, 28 June 2018