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Ipswich Town Football Club currently runs a Category Two Academy, with a five-year plan to improve to Category One, which is run by Bryan Klug.[1] The youth teams play their home games at the Ipswich Town Training Centre at Playford Road in Ipswich, Suffolk, while some home games are played at Portman Road.[2]

Ipswich Town Academy

Full name	Ipswich Town Football Club Under-21s and Academy
Nickname(s)	The Blues, The Tractor Boys, Town
Ground	Ipswich Town Football Club Training Centre, Playford Road, Ipswich Portman Road
Capacity	1,000 (Playford Road) 29,673 (Portman Road)
Owner	Gamechanger 20 Ltd.
Chairman	Mike O'Leary
Manager	Vacant (U21s) Dean Wright (U18s)
League	Professional Development League 2 (South Division)
Home colours Away colours

Some of Ipswich's greatest ever players have come through the club's youth system since the 1960s, including Roger Osborne, Mick Mills, Kevin Beattie, Russell Osman, George Burley, John Wark, Terry Butcher and Jason Dozzell.[3] The academy was also very successful during the 1990s, producing a number of first-team players including Richard Wright, Titus Bramble, James Scowcroft and Kieron Dyer.[4] More recently, players such as Connor Wickham, who became the youngest Ipswich player to ever play for the first-team, making his debut at 16 years and 11 days old and Andre Dozzell, son of Jason Dozzell, who like his father went on to score in his debut for the club at the age of 16, have both graduated from the academy.[5][6]

Under-21s squad

As of 11 November 2022[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 36 DF  ENG Albie Armin 38 MF  ZIM Zanda Siziba 39 DF  IRL Edwin Agbaje 40 FW  ENG Gerrard Buabo 42 FW  ZIM Tawanda Chirewa — GK  POL Antoni Bort — DF  ENG Harry Barbrook — DF  ENG Max Hudson — DF  FRA Brooklyn Kabongolo — DF  NIR Cameron Stewart — MF  ENG Alfie Cutbush

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  IRL Matthew Healy — MF  ENG Tommy Hughes — MF  IRL Jesse Nwabueze — MF  ENG Callum Page — MF  ENG Nico Valentine — FW  ENG Harley Curtis — FW  ENG Jack Manly — FW  ENG Ben Morris — FW  ENG Matt Ward — FW  AUS Tete Yengi

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 37 MF  ENG Fraser Alexander (on loan at Cheshunt until 30 November 2022) — GK  WAL Lewis Ridd (on loan at Bury Town until 31 May 2023) — DF  IDN Elkan Baggott (on loan at Gillingham until 31 May 2023) — DF  ENG Zak Bradshaw (on loan at Bromley until 31 May 2023)

Under-18s squad

As of 24 August 2022[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Danny Cullum — GK  ENG Woody Williamson — DF  ENG Jesse Ayoola — DF  ENG Dan Cousens — DF  ENG Harry Knock — DF  ENG Nick Nkansa-Dwamena — DF  ENG Seth O'Neill — DF  ENG Sean Stephenson — MF  ENG Fin Barbrook — MF  ENG Connor Cook — MF  CYP Alex Graham-Alexandrou — MF  ENG Ben Haddoch

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Paul Moodie — MF  ENG Emmanuel Okunowo — MF  ENG Tyreece Osbourne — MF  ENG Tom Taylor — MF  ENG Steven Turner — FW  ENG Ashley Boatswain — FW  WAL Finlay Corrigan — FW  ENG Oli Davis — FW  BAN Yousuf Hoque — FW  ENG Archie Kieran — FW  NIR Rio Oudnie-Morgan

Academy coaching staff

Position	Name
Head of Coaching & Player Development	Bryan Klug
Under-21 Manager	Vacant
Under-18 Manager	Dean Wright
Under-21 Coach	John McGreal
Head of Academy Goalkeeping	Carl Pentney
Head of Youth Development Phase	Sam Darlow
Head of Foundation Phase	Simon Tricker
Head of Academy Recruitment	Scott Mitchell
Head of Academy Performance Analysis	Adam Cuthbert
Senior Academy Physiotherapist	Jack Wilce
Head of Academy Sports Science	Nathan Griffith
Academy Sports Therapist	Paul Barnes
Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach	Harry Jell
Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach	Calum Daley

Notable academy players

The following is a list of players who have played in the Ipswich Town youth system and gone on to make senior appearances at Championship level or above. Players who are currently playing for the club are highlighted in bold. Players who never made a senior appearance for the club are in italics.

Academy Player of the Year

Dale Roberts Academy Player of the Year
Year	Name	Ref
2001–02	Will Snowdon	[9]
2002–03	Darren Bent	[10]
2003–04	Dean Bowditch	[11]
2004–05	Billy Clarke	[12]
2005–06	Chris Casement	[13]
2006–07	Tommy Smith	[14]
2007–08	Jordan Rhodes	[15]
2008–09	Connor Wickham	[16]
2009–10	Tom Eastman	[17]
2010–11	Josh Carson	[18]
2011–12	Gunnar Thorsteinsson	[19]
2012–13	Jack Marriott	[20]
2013–14	Kyle Hammond	[21]
2014–15	Teddy Bishop	[22]
2015–16	Andre Dozzell	[23]
2016–17	Tristan Nydam	[24]
2017–18	Flynn Downes	[25]
2018–19	Jack Lankester	[26]
2019–20	Not awarded[nb 1]	[27]
2020–21	Not awarded
2021–22	Cameron Humphreys	[28]

Youth honours

Reserves/Under-21s

• The Football Combination
  • Champions (4): 1972–73, 1975–76, 2006–07 (East Division), 2007–08 (East Division)
• FA Premier Reserve League South Division
  • Champions (1): 2001–02
• Professional Development League South Division
  • Champions (1): 2018–19, 2021–22

Academy

League

• U17 FA Premier Academy League
  • Champions (1): 2000–01

Cups

• FA Youth Cup
  • Winners (3): 1972–73, 1974–75, 2004–05
• Professional Development League Cup
  • Winners (1): 2021–22[29]
• Suffolk Premier Cup
  • Winners (5): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 2006–07, 2009–10

Notes

References

External links

• Ipswich Town Academy official site
• The Blues Foundation

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