Leeds United F.C. Reserves and Youth Team

Leeds United F.C. Reserves and Youth Team
Leeds United Football Club Under-21s is the most senior of Leeds United's youth teams and the club's former reserve team. The team competes in the Premier League 2 and the Football League Trophy. The team host most of their home games at the club's Thorp Arch training complex, with some matches also taking place at Elland Road.
As of the 2023–24 season, they play in the Premier League 2 : Division 1, the top tier of the Professional Development League, following promotion from Division 2 of the 2022–23 Professional U21 Development League.
Leeds United Football Club Under-18s compete in the U18 Premier League and the FA Youth Cup. The team is managed by a former Academy graduate Scott Gardner.
History
The under-23s replaced the club's under-21 team in 2016, which had replaced the reserve team in 2012 following the English game's reform of the youth football and the introduction of the Elite Player Performance Plan. The club was initially awarded Category Two status but upgraded to Category One in 2020.
Player eligibility
For the 2023–24 season player eligibility is restricted to under-21 players born after 1 January 2002. Only players born after 1 January 2005 (primarily scholars), are eligible to play for the Under 18s.
Current players
Italics denotes player has received a call up to the international age group squad but did not or has yet to receive a cap at that level.
Graduates
The following list includes players who have graduated from Leeds' youth system to make their senior debut for the first team. Players who have represented their national team at senior level are highlighted in bold.
Harry Kewell
Jamie McMaster
Kun Temenuzhkov
Tomi Ameobi
Neil Aspin
Lewis Bate
Mick Bates
David Batty
Rod Belfitt
Jason Blunt
Rob Bowman
Aiden Butterworth
Sam Byram
Alex Cairns
Scott Carson
Oliver Casey
Jack Charlton
Jack Clarke
Terry Connor
Lewis Cook
Terry Cooper
Andy Couzens
Lewie Coyle
Charlie Cresswell
Leif Davis
Fabian Delph
Tyler Denton
Cody Drameh
Ryan Edmondson
Tom Elliott
Gareth Evans
Mark Ford
Jamie Forrester
Scott Gardner
Robbie Gotts
Archie Gray
Simon Grayson
Jimmy Greenhoff
Sam Greenwood
Tony Hackworth
Grenville Hair
Peter Hampton
Terry Hibbitt
Jonny Howson
Will Huffer
Norman Hunter
Mark Jackson
Jack Jenkins
Simon Johnson
Mateo Joseph
Matthew Kilgallon
Tom Lees
Aaron Lennon
John Lukic
Paul Madeley
Lee Matthews
James Milner
Alex Mowatt
Ben Parker
Tom Pearce
Kalvin Phillips
Paul Robinson
Paul Reaney
Frazer Richardson
Scott Sellars
Jamie Shackleton
Kevin Sharp
Paul Shepherd
Alan Smith
Peter Swan
Charlie Taylor
Mark Tinkler
Ronaldo Vieira
Simon Walton
Noel Whelan
Mallik Wilks
Jonathan Woodgate
Clarke Oduor
Pascal Struijk
Wesley Boyle
Alfie McCalmont
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
Tommy Knarvik
Robert Bayly
Ian Harte
Denis Irwin
Gary Kelly
Andy Keogh
Simon Madden
Alan Maybury
Stephen McPhail
Terry Phelan
John Sheridan
Eoghan Stokes
Aidy White
Dominic Poleon
Billy Bremner
Andy Gray
Eddie Gray
Frank Gray
David Harvey
Peter Lorimer
Stuart McKinstry
Martin Woods
Tommy Wright
John Charles
Chris Dawson
Neil Edwards
Carl Harris
Niall Huggins
Matthew Jones
Gary Speed
Gary Sprake
Byron Stevenson
Terry Yorath
Other Professionals
Adam Berry
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
Bobby Kamwa
Daniel Batty
James Baxendale
David Brown
Liam Darville
Kevin Dixon
Matty Edwards
Josh Falkingham
Craig Farrell
Martin Foster
Luke Garbutt
Ben Gordon
Will Hatfield
Sean Hessey
Sam Hird
Elliot Kebbie
Nohan Kenneh
Liam Kitching
Nathan Lowndes
Tom Newey
Paul Pettinger
Jamie Price
Danny Rose
Neil Ross
Gavin Rothery
John Scales
David Seaman
Harpal Singh
Matthew Smithard
George Swan
Tom Taiwo
James Tavernier
Danny Ward
Michael Woods
Adam Priestley
Romario Vieira
Warren Feeney
Alan Cawley
Barry Corr
Caleb Folan
Paul Keegan
Damian Lynch
Henry McStay
Ian Morris
Tom Cairney
Oli McBurnie
Andrew Milne
Kevin Smith
Jamie Winter
Chad Harpur
Max McMillan
Kevin Aherne-Evans
Lawrence Davies
Ryan Nicholls
Craig Stiens
Ethan Kachosa
Honours
Reserves
League
The Central League (Tier 1)
Winners (2): 1936–37, 1997–98
The Central League, Division One East (Tier 2)
Winners (2): 2008–09, 2009–10
Cup
West Riding Senior Cup
Winners (2): 1926–27, 1963–64
Under 23s
League
Premier League 2 Division 2 Champions (1): 2020–21
Professional Development League National Champions (1): 2018–19
Professional Development League North Division Champions (1): 2018–19
Under 18s
League
U18 Professional Development League North Division Champions (1): 2012–13
U18 Professional Development League North Division Champions (1): 2017–18
Cup
FA Youth Cup
Winners (2): 1992–93, 1996–97
Under 17s
League
FA Premier Academy League (Tier 1)
Winners (1): 2002–03
Cup
Milk Cup
Winners (1): 2002
Academy Coaching Staff
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Academy Directors
Development Squad
Reserves
Under 19s & 17s and 18s & 16s
References
External links
Official Leeds United F.C. website - Reserve Player Profiles
Official Leeds United F.C. website - Academy Player Profiles
Reserves And Youth Team
Football academies in England