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Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s (or the Development squad) is a football team that competes in Division 2 of the newly created Premier League 2. The club qualify as an entrant in the competition, by virtue of their academy holding Category 1 status.[1] Although the league is designed for players aged 23 and below, three overage players may also feature.

The team is currently under the management of Jamie Collins and home games are primarily staged at Kidderminster Harriers' Aggborough home, though the team also plays games at Molineux.[2] The team has been a pathway into Wolves' first team for the past two seasons^{[clarification needed]}, with the likes of current first-team players Chem Campbell, Luke Cundle, and Max Kilman progressing from the U21 side.

Development Squad and U23s

Players in italics have featured in a first-team match day squad during the 2020-21 season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 41 DF  ENG Luke Matheson 44 DF  ENG Michael Agboola 55 GK  ENG Jackson Smith 59 MF  IRL Joe Hodge 61 DF  ENG Ollie Tipton 62 GK  DEN Andreas Søndergaard 64 DF  ESP Hugo Bueno 65 FW  NIR Lee Harkin 66 MF  ENG Harvey Griffiths 67 DF  IDN Justin Hubner 71 FW  CHN Dongda He

No. Pos. Nation Player 78 MF  ENG Jack Hodnett 79 MF  WAL Owen Hesketh 81 DF  JAM Dexter Lembikisa 85 DF  SGP Harry Birtwistle 87 FW  JAM Tyler Roberts 88 GK  IRL Joe O'Shaughnessy 89 MF  AUS Dylan Scicluna 91 GK  ISL Pálmi Arinbjörnsson 92 DF  ENG Kam Kandola — DF  ENG Alfie Pond

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 38 FW  CAN Theo Corbeanu (at Blackpool until 30 June 2023) 58 DF  NIR Jack Scott (at St Patrick's Athletic until 1 January 2023) 75 DF  POR Christian Marques (at Forest Green Rovers until 30 June 2023) — GK  ENG Joe Young (at Dartford until 2 January 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  NED Nigel Lonwijk (at Plymouth Argyle until 30 June 2023) — DF  IRL Lewis Richards (at Harrogate Town until 1 January 2023) — MF  ENG Taylor Perry (at Cheltenham Town until 30 June 2023)

Academy and Under 18s

Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy is a Category 1 status facility and has produced several high-profile graduates including internationals Robbie Keane and Joleon Lescott.[3] Many other players have gone on to play first team football at Molineux, including current first-team players Chem Campbell and Luke Cundle.

The academy is managed by Scott Sellars, with Steve Davis the current U18 lead coach and is based at the club's Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground.[4][5]

All players are correct in accordance to the Wolves Official Website (not including trialists)[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 48 GK  IRL James Storer 63 MF  IRL Nathan Fraser 80 GK  ENG Stan Amos 82 MF  ENG Ackeme Francis-Burrell 83 DF  ENG Aaron Keto-Diyawa 84 FW  ENG Leon Chiwome 90 MF  ITA Temple Ojinnaka 94 FW  ENG Owen Farmer 95 DF  ENG Filozofe Mabete 96 DF  ENG Marvin Kaleta — DF  ENG Hayden Carson

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ENG Testimony Igbinoghene — MF  ENG Ty Barnett — MF  ENG Mo Diomande — MF  ENG Thomas Edozie — MF  ENG Mason Rees — MF  ENG Dom Plank — FW  MLT Lucas Scicluna — FW  WAL Finn Ashworth — FW  WAL Josh Esen — FW  ENG Ethan McLeod — FW  ENG Fabian Reynolds

Michael Bristow Trophy / Academy Scholar of the Year

The Michael Bristow trophy is named after Mike Bristow, a lifelong Wolverhampton Wanderers FC supporter, who died in 2008.

The trophy was donated to Wolverhampton Wanderers FC by Keith Brown.

The trophy is a sterling silver cup, below which are engraved the names of the annual winner, which is decided upon by Wolves and awarded annually to their Academy Scholar of the Year. The trophy is retained in the trophy room at the Molineux.

The presentation is generally made on the pitch in one of the final first team home games of the season, by Keith Brown, Hazel Bristow and Matt Bristow. The winner is given an engraved trophy donated by Keith Brown or Hazel Bristow, to mark their achievement.

Season	Winner
2009	John Dunleavy
2010	Jamie Reckord
2011	Johnny Gorman
2012	Sam Whittall
2013	Dominic Iorfa
2014	Ibrahim Keita
2015	Regan Upton
2016	Ryan Leak
2017	Cameron John
2018	Ryan Giles
2019	Taylor Perry
2020	Christian Marques
2021	Jack Hodnett

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