- Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy
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Middlesbrough Reserves 
Full name Middlesbrough Football Club Nickname(s) Boro, The Boro, Smoggies Ground Rockliffe Park, Hurworth Owner Steve Gibson Manager Steve Agnew League The Central League, East Division 2010-11 The Central League, 1st Website Club home page 
Home colours
Away coloursMiddlesbrough Academy Ground Rockliffe Park, Hurworth[1] Manager Dave Parnaby League FA Premier Academy League 2010-11 FA Academy Premier League Group D, 6th Middlesbrough Reserves and the Middlesbrough Academy are the reserve and under-18 teams of Middlesbrough F.C. respectively.
Most reserve home fixtures and all Academy home fixtures are played at Rockliffe Park, near Hurworth, though the final reserve home game of the season is usually played at the Riverside Stadium.[2][1]
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Reserves
Middlesbrough Reserves (also referred to as the Development Squad[3]) play in The Central League, East Division, of which they were champions in 2010–11. Since there are only 14 games in the league,[2] the reserves also play in a number of friendly games throughout the season.
Since summer 2010, the reserve team has been managed by Steve Agnew,[4] a role he retained following Tony Mowbray's appointment as manager in November that year.[5]
Academy
The Middlesbrough Academy is the name for Middlesbrough's youth system. They play in the FA Premier Academy League.
In recent years the Academy has been noted as one of the most productive in the country and the North East,[6][7] producing among others, current first team captain Matthew Bates, and first team regulars Tony McMahon and Joe Bennett. Other notable graduates include Scotland international James Morrison, Australia internationals Luke Wilkshire, Brad Jones and Rhys Williams, England internationals Adam Johnson and Stewart Downing and Northern Ireland international Chris Brunt. In 2007, the BBC noted that since the 2002–03 season, Middlesbrough had produced the most graduates from their academy to play in at least five first team games.[8]
The head of the Academy is Dave Parnaby.[1] He led the Academy side to the 2003 FA Youth Cup final against Manchester United where they finished runners up, before getting to the final again the next season and emerging victorious over Aston Villa.
Academy staff
Position Staff Academy Manager Dave Parnaby Under-18 coach Mark Proctor Goalkeeping Coach Simon Hood Sports Scientist Peter Hood Physio James Baldwin Head of Recruitment Ron Bone Assistant Head of Recruitment Martin Carter Head of Education and Welfare John Barry Academy Assistant Terry Mulgrew Youth coaching staff
Position Staff Under-16 coach Colin Cooper[9] Under-12 coach Gary Bennett[10] Players
Academy
The following players form the Academy squad for the 2011–12 season[11]. Any squad number listed refers to the player's first team squad number.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 
GK James Montgomery GK Luke Coddington GK Shane Bland 
DF Kieran Weledji DF Andre Bennett 40 DF Paul Weldon DF Kyle Oliver 35 DF Bruno Pilatos 41 DF Adam Reach DF Ben Gibson DF David Atkinson DF Michael Roberts DF Lewis Galpin DF Adam Jackson No. Position Player MF Lewis Maloney MF Jordan Jones MF Matthew Dolan MF Ryan Brobbel MF Curtis Edwards MF Lewis Sirrell 
FW Dylan McGlade FW James Warnett FW Adam Garrity FW Charlie Wyke FW Wilson Kneeshaw FW Matthew Waters FW Jake Fowler References
- ^ a b c "Premier Academy League Handbook Season 2011/12". http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/3b/8b/0,,12306~166715,00.pdf. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Reserve Team Fixtures And Results". http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/matches/reserves-fixtures. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Tommo Plays In Boro Win". MFC.co.uk. http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/news/latest/0,,1~2449388,00.html.
- ^ "Steve Agnew keeping Boro hot seat warm". Evening Gazette. 19 October 2010. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc/boro-fc-news/2010/10/19/steve-agnew-keeping-boro-hot-seat-warm-84229-27500504/.
- ^ "Mowbray reveals new Boro coaching set-up". Evening Gazette. 8 November 2011. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc/boro-fc-news/2010/11/08/mowbray-reveals-new-boro-coaching-set-up-84229-27619322/.
- ^ White, Duncan (22 July 2007). "Arsenal lead the way for English youngsters". London: telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/07/22/sfnars122.xml. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
- ^ "Look to the future". Sky Sports. 4 March 2011. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,19690_6742916,00.html. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "How will English football develop?". BBC Sport. 19 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7144860.stm. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
- ^ "MATCH PACK: Everton". MFC.co.uk. 16 November 2008. http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,1~1454691,00.html. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ^ "Andre Bennett". MFC.co.uk. http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/squad/academy/0,,1~2439910,00.html. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Academy Squad". MFC.co.uk. http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/squad/academy-index. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
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