Colchester United Football Club Under-23s are the under-23 team of Colchester United Football Club. They play in the South Division of the Professional U21 Development League 2, the second tier of reserve football in England. The team mostly consists of the club's under-23 players, although senior players have occasionally made appearances for the side, for instance, during recovery from injury. The team are coached by Richard Hall.
Colchester United F.C. Under-23s and Academy
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Colchester United Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Colchester United Football Club Academy are the youth team of Colchester United Football Club. They play in the South Division of the Professional U18 Development League 2, the second tier of youth football in England. The team are coached by Liam Bailey.
The under-23 team play their home games at either the Colchester Community Stadium or the club's training ground, Florence Park in Tiptree. The under-18's also use Florence Park for their home matches.
Under Colchester United chairman Robbie Cowling's stewardship, the club put forward a planning application for a nine-hectare site for a new training ground based in the nearby village of Tiptree in 2009. Planning permission was granted in 2010 for the centre which cost £3.5 million. It was built to house a new academy and provide training facilities for all teams within the club.[1]
Under the new Elite Player Performance Plan development scheme, Colchester United were first granted Category Two status for their academy in July 2012. The new system allowed greater contact time between the young players within the academy and the club's coaching staff.[2] However, in August 2013, the club fell short of the required standard set by the EPPP by three percent,[3] but the club secured Category Two status once more in June 2014 after operating with an increased academy budget during the 2013–14 season.[4] During the 2013–14 season, the Colchester United under-18 side secured a league and cup double by winning the Football League Youth Alliance South East division and the national Youth Alliance Cup.[5][6]
The following players are graduates of the Colchester United Academy who have played for the Colchester United first-team since the academy's first year with Category Two status in July 2012.[11]
Players who are still with the club are marked in italics.
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January 01, 1970
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Colchester United Football Club Under 23s are the under 23 team of Colchester United Football Club They play in the South Division of the Professional U21 Development League 2 the second tier of reserve football in England The team mostly consists of the club s under 23 players although senior players have occasionally made appearances for the side for instance during recovery from injury The team are coached by Richard Hall Colchester United F C Under 23s and AcademyFull nameColchester United Football Club Under 23s and AcademyNickname s The U sGroundFlorence Park TiptreeColchester Community StadiumCapacity10 105 Colchester Community Stadium ChairmanRobbie CowlingLead coachRichard Hall under 23s Liam Bailey under 18s LeagueProfessional U23 Development League League 2 South Division under 23s Professional U18 Development League League 2 South Division under 18s 2020 21Professional U23 Development League 2 South Division 9th under 23s Professional U18 Development League League 2 South Division 7th under 18s Home coloursAway coloursThird colours Colchester United Football Club Academy are the youth team of Colchester United Football Club They play in the South Division of the Professional U18 Development League 2 the second tier of youth football in England The team are coached by Liam Bailey The under 23 team play their home games at either the Colchester Community Stadium or the club s training ground Florence Park in Tiptree The under 18 s also use Florence Park for their home matches Contents 1 History 2 Under 23 squad 3 Staff 4 Academy graduates 5 Honours 6 ReferencesHistory editUnder Colchester United chairman Robbie Cowling s stewardship the club put forward a planning application for a nine hectare site for a new training ground based in the nearby village of Tiptree in 2009 Planning permission was granted in 2010 for the centre which cost 3 5 million It was built to house a new academy and provide training facilities for all teams within the club 1 Under the new Elite Player Performance Plan development scheme Colchester United were first granted Category Two status for their academy in July 2012 The new system allowed greater contact time between the young players within the academy and the club s coaching staff 2 However in August 2013 the club fell short of the required standard set by the EPPP by three percent 3 but the club secured Category Two status once more in June 2014 after operating with an increased academy budget during the 2013 14 season 4 During the 2013 14 season the Colchester United under 18 side secured a league and cup double by winning the Football League Youth Alliance South East division and the national Youth Alliance Cup 5 6 Under 23 squad editAs of 11 August 2021 7 8 Colchester United players who are eligible by age to play for the under 23 development squad born on or after 1 January 1998 9 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 3 DF nbsp ENG Ryan Clampin 6 MF nbsp ENG Brendan Sarpong Wiredu 14 MF nbsp ENG Noah Chilvers 20 MF nbsp POR Diogo Freitas Gouveia 21 MF nbsp ENG Gene Kennedy 22 DF nbsp ENG Junior Tchamadeu 25 MF nbsp ENG Andre Hasanally 26 DF nbsp ENG Lordon Akolbire 29 GK nbsp ENG Shamal George 30 DF nbsp ENG Al Amin Kazeem 31 MF nbsp ENG Donell Thomas No Pos Nation Player 32 FW nbsp ENG Jake Hutchinson 33 MF nbsp ENG Marley Marshall Miranda 34 FW nbsp ENG Samson Tovide 35 DF nbsp ENG Billy Cracknell 36 DF nbsp ENG Harvey Sayer 40 DF nbsp ENG Frankie Terry 41 MF nbsp ENG Sam Cornish 42 FW nbsp ENG Tom Stagg 43 DF nbsp ENG Harry Beadle 44 GK nbsp ENG Ted CollinsStaff editCurrent coaching and medical staff within the academy 10 As of 7 August 2021 Under 23s lead coach Richard Hall Under 18s lead coach Liam Bailey Under 18s assistant coach Adam Lewis Academy goalkeeping coach Paul Smith Academy sports science Kem Ismail James Lee Academy physio Greg BarnesAcademy graduates editThe following players are graduates of the Colchester United Academy who have played for the Colchester United first team since the academy s first year with Category Two status in July 2012 11 Players who are still with the club are marked in italics nbsp Macauley Bonne nbsp James Bransgrove nbsp Noah Chilvers nbsp Ryan Clampin nbsp Billy Cracknell nbsp Jack Curtis nbsp Louis Dunne nbsp Charley Edge nbsp Alex Gilbey nbsp Andre Hasanally nbsp Conor Hubble nbsp Tariq Issa nbsp Cameron James nbsp Frankie Kent nbsp Ollie Kensdale nbsp Freddie Ladapo nbsp Tom Lapslie nbsp Marley Marshall Miranda nbsp Eoin McKeown nbsp Todd Miller nbsp Michael O Donoghue nbsp Tosin Olufemi nbsp Dion Sembie Ferris nbsp Harvey Sayer nbsp Dominic Smith nbsp Tom Stagg nbsp Sammie Szmodics nbsp Junior Tchamadeu nbsp Samson Tovide nbsp Kane Vincent Young nbsp Diaz Wright nbsp Drey WrightHonours editFootball League Youth Alliance South East 5 Winners 2013 14 Football League Youth Alliance Cup Winners 2013 14References edit Colchester United granted approval for extra training time BBC News 4 January 2013 Retrieved 10 May 2016 Hudson Matt 20 July 2012 Category Two Boost For U s Colchester United FC Retrieved 10 May 2016 Colchester United Academy decision angers Joe Dunne BBC Sport 15 August 2013 Retrieved 10 May 2016 Marston Carl 16 June 2014 Colchester United secure Academy Category Two status but for how long East Anglian Daily Times Ipswich Retrieved 10 May 2016 a b Newsletter 34 PDF The Football League 14 April 2014 Archived from the original PDF on 2 May 2014 Retrieved 10 May 2016 Marston Carl 30 April 2014 League Cup double for super Colchester United Under 18s East Anglian Daily Times Ipswich Retrieved 10 May 2016 First Team Profiles Colchester United FC Retrieved 29 August 2020 Colchester United FootballSquads Retrieved 29 August 2020 Professional Development League Competition format explained Premier League 31 July 2015 Retrieved 27 June 2018 Who s Who amp Contact Details 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