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| Full name | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Spurs, Lilywhites | ||
| Founded | 1882 as Hotspur F.C. | ||
| Ground | Matchroom Stadium Brisbane Road Leyton, London, England (Capacity: 7,920 (all seated)) |
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| Chairman |  Daniel Levy |
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| Manager | Clive Allen (reserves) Alex Inglethorpe (academy) |
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| League | Premier Reserve League South Premier Academy League U18 Group B |
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| 2006-07 | Premier Reserve League South, 5th Premier Academy League U18 Group B, 3rd |
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The Reserves
The Tottenham Hotspur 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.
The team are currently managed by former player Clive Allen and play their matches at Leyton Orient's home ground Matchroom Stadium from the 2007-08 season onwards. They originally played at Broadhall Way, the home ground of Stevenage Borough. They have won one Premier Reserve League South title since the league's formation in 1999.
The Club announced on 12 June 2009 that for the 2009/2010 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.[1]
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.
Notable players to come through the Tottenham Hotspur Academy include Ledley King, Glenn Hoddle, Peter Crouch, Stephen Carr, Nick Barmby, Ian Walker and Sol Campbell all of whom have gone on to represent their country at international level.
The current Youth Team coach is Alex Inglethorpe who joined the club in 2006 after a two year spell as manager of Exeter City.
Seasons
2005/06 season
Clive Allen became the manager of the reserve team at the beginning of the season and led them 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 which is contested by the winners of the Southern and Northern Reserve League title winners Tottenham Reserves lost 2-0 to Manchester United Reserves at Old Trafford.
2006/07 season
The 2006/07 was less successful for the reserve team with them finishing mid-table in fifth place behind league winners Reading, Watford, Chelsea and Leicester City. The academy team have made a vast improvement over the previous season and finished the league in third position in their Under 18 Group behind Reading and Leicester City.
The end of the season coincided with the end of a Tottenham career for Charlie Lee and Rob Burch with both being released to further their careers elsewhere. [2]
2008/09 season
On 1 July 2008, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed the permanent transfer of Joe Martin who had previously been on loan, to Blackpool.[3] Spurs also loaned out Tomas Pekhart to Southampton, Troy Archibald-Henville to Norwich City, Simon Dawkins to Leyton Orient, David Button to Grays Athletic, Andrew Barcham, Leigh Mills and Charlie Daniels went on loan to Gillingham. [4]
In 2009 Grays Athletic this time loaned Lee Butcher another goalkeeper for a month[4] and Gillingham acquired Barcham permanently.[5] Charlie Daniels was allowed to join Leyton Orient on a free transfer.[6] Button this time went on loan to AFC Bournemouth, made his league debut for them and Archibald-Henville went to Exter City, while Yuri Berchiche and David Hutton both moved to Cheltenham Town.
Honours
- FA Youth Cup: 3
- 1970, 1974, 1990
- FA Youth Cup Runners-up: 2
- 1981, 1995
- Eurofoot Tournament: 1
- 2007
Players
Professionals
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On loan
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Academy team
Second years
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First Years
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Under-16s
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Staff
Current staff
- Academy Manager: John McDermott
- Assistant Academy Manager/Head of Player Development: Chris Ramsey
- Academy head of recruitment: Richard Allen
- Academy goalkeeper coach: Perry Suckling
- U18 Coach: Alex Inglethorpe
- U15 coach: Bradley Allen
- U14 coach: Steve Palmer
- U13 coach: Tony Tilbrook
- U12 coach: Danny Buck
- U11 coach: Justin Cochrane
- U10 coach: Gary Broadhurst
- U9 coach: SaulHurst/Daryl Willard
- Community coach: Roger Miller
- Technical skills Development Coach: Vacant
- Academy doctor: Dr Kalpesh Parmar
- Academy physio's: Rory Brown, Stewart Ross
- Performance manager: Steve Palmer
- Education/welfare officer: Trevor Webb
- Academy secretary/administration: Penney Smith
- To see the full list please visit About the Academy
Reserve team manager history
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Colin Calderwood (2001-2003)- John McDermott (2005)
- Clive Allen
Notes
- ^ Reserve News THFC website 2009-06-12 Retrieved, 2009-08-15
- ^ tottenhamhotspur.com - Player Update
- ^ "Martin to Blackpool". tottenhamhotspur.com. 1 July 2008. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/martintoblackpool010708.html. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ a b "Grays loan for Butcher". Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. 31 December 2008. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/graysloanforbutcher010109.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Barcham move made permanent". tottenhamhotspur.com. 2 January 2009. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/barchammovemadepermanent020109.html. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ "Daniels leaves Spurs for Orient.". BBC Sport. 7 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/7815215.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ "Slavia loan from Tomas.". Spurs. 2 February 2009. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/slavialoanfortomas020209.html. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- ^ "Ipswich Loan For Mirko.". Spurs. 9 November 2009. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/ipswichloanformirko091109.html. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
External links
- Barclays Premier Reserve League South
- Premier Academy League
- Offical Tottenham Hotspur Reserve(Professionals)Team
- Offical Tottenham Hotspur Academy Page
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