Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy

Football academy in England

Everton Under-23s compete in Premier League 2 and play their home matches at Haig Avenue in Southport. On occasion, they are permitted to play at Goodison Park. Both the Under-23 and Under-18 players have been based at their Finch Farm training complex since its completion in 2007.

Players

As of 8 January 2024[1]

Under-21 squad

No. Player Nationality Date Of Birth Signed From
Goalkeepers
52 Jack Barrett England (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22) N/A
71 Dylan Graham Northern Ireland (2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 (age 19) Northern Ireland Ballymena United
— Fraser Barnsley England (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 19) England Oxford United
Defenders
38 Ryan Astley Wales (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 22) N/A
48 Kyle John England (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 23) N/A
64 Reece Welch England (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 20) N/A
68 Mathew Mallon England (2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 20) N/A
73 Elijah Campbell England (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 19) N/A
74 Edward Jones England (2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 19) N/A
75 Roman Dixon England (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 19) N/A
76 Jack Tierney England (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 19) N/A
Midfielders
46 Sean McAllister Northern Ireland (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 21) Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts
56 Stanley Mills England (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 20) N/A
57 Charlie Whitaker England (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 22) England Blackburn Rovers
58 Mackenzie Hunt England (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 22) N/A
66 Liam Higgins Wales (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) N/A
69 Luke Butterfield Scotland (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 20) England Blackburn Rovers
79 Owen Barker England (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 19) N/A
82 Halid Djankpata Benin (2005-04-13) 13 April 2005 (age 19) N/A
83 Isaac Heath England (2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 19) England Leeds United
86 Jenson Metcalfe England (2004-09-06) 6 September 2004 (age 19) N/A
Forwards
70 Katia Kouyate England (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 (age 20) N/A
88 Francis Okoronkowo England (2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 (age 19) England Sunderland

Out on loan

Pos Player Loaned to On loan from On loan until Ref
GK England Harry Tyrer England Chesterfield 1 July 2023 30 June 2024
GK Slovenia Žan-Luk Leban England Farsley Celtic 4 August 2023 30 June 2024
MF England Lewis Warrington England Plymouth Argyle 26 July 2023 30 June 2024

Under-18 squad

No. Player Nationality Date Of Birth Signed From
Goalkeepers
— George Pickford England Unknown N/A
— Sebastian Jensen England Unknown N/A
Defenders
— Aled Thomas Wales (2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 17) N/A
— Bradley Moonan England Unknown N/A
— Daniel Maher England Unknown N/A
— George Finney England Unknown N/A
— Jack Butler England (2005-11-12) 12 November 2005 (age 18) N/A
— Joshua van Schoor England (2006-10-08) 8 October 2006 (age 17) N/A
— Luca Davis England Unknown N/A
— Odin Samuels-Smith England Unknown N/A
Midfielders
65 Matthew Apter England (2005-10-21) 21 October 2005 (age 18) N/A
— Callum Bates England (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 18) N/A
— Harrison Armstrong England (2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 17) N/A
— Harvey Foster England Unknown N/A
— Jack Patterson Northern Ireland (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 18) Northern Ireland Crusaders
Forwards
67 Martin Sherif Netherlands (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 17) N/A
— Coby Ebere England (2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 18) N/A
— George Morgan Wales (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 17) N/A
— Jacob Beaumont-Clark England (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 18) N/A
— Joel Catesby England Unknown N/A

Player of the season

Under-23s:

Academy:

Academy staff

Position Name
Operations Manager England Dan Manning
Director of Academy England Gareth Prosser
Head of Coaching Wales Carl Darlington
Professional Development Coach England Leighton Baines

Remaining academy staff:

  • Lead Coaches: Paul Bennett, Tom Kearney, Paul Tait
  • Coaching Team: Peter Cavanagh, Phil Jevons, Colin Littlejohns, John Miles, Kevin O'Brien, Joe Peterson, Scott Phelan, Tom Gardner, Andy Cowley, Ross Morrison
  • Sports Science & Medicine: John McKeown, Peter Beirne, Lewis Charnock, Nick Coleman, Jack Dowling, Dan Carney, Josh Jeffery, Matthew Lowe, Leah McCready
  • Recruitment: Sam Bailey, Michael Cribley, Paul Johnson, Darren Kearns, Ian Lavery, Ray Redmond, Nicola Woods.
  • Education & Welfare: Chris Adamson, Phil McQuaid, Darren Murphy
  • Operations: Daniel Manning, Sean Farrington, Vincent Fieldstead, Rob How, John King, Daniel Manning, Danny Webb, Sean McClure, Keith Loyden
  • Analytics and Strategic Planning: Owen O’Connor

Awards and honours

  • Premier League 2:
  • Premier League Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2019
  • Lancashire Senior Cup:
    • Winners (7): 1894, 1897, 1910, 1935, 1940, 1964, 2016
  • Liverpool Senior Cup:
    • Winners (40): 1884, 1886, 1887, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1983, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016
    • Joint Winners (6): 1910, 1912, 1934, 1936, 1958, 1982
  • SuperCupNI:
    • Winners (7): 1995 (Junior), 2002 (Junior), 2008 (Junior), 2009 (Junior), 2011 (Junior), 2013 (Junior), 2016 (Elite)
    • Runners-up (3): 1999 (Junior), 2004 (Junior), 2012 (Junior)
  • U18 Premier League:
  • Future Champions Tournament:
    • Runners-up (3): 2013
  • Premier Academy League:
  • FA Youth Cup:
    • Winners (3): 1965, 1984, 1998
    • Runners-up (4): 1961, 1977, 1983, 2002
  • The Central League:
    • Winners (4): 1914, 1938, 1954, 1968
  • CEE Cup
    • Winners (1): 2017

References

  1. ^ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". 2022/23 Premier League. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

External links

  • The Everton Way – Everton Academy Online
  • Everton Shareholds Association – Tour of Finch Farm
  • The School of Science
  • Information about the academy from ToffeeWeb
  • Discussions about the youth teams, results and the future stars from ToffeeTalk
  • PitchCare Magazine Article Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  • Dr Pepper Dallas Cup® XXXIII: April 1 – 8, 2012 Archived 4 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  • 2011 NI Milk Cup
  • Premier Academy Youth League Champions
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