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Revision as of 01:59, 2 November 2010

Portsmouth F.C.
Full namePortsmouth FC Reserves and Academy
Nickname(s)Pompey
The Blues
The Blue Army
Founded1898
GroundWest Leigh Park
Havant, England
Capacity5,250 (526 seated)
ManagerPaul Smalley (academy)
LeaguePremier Reserve League South
Premier Academy League U18 Group A
2008–09Premier League: 7th
Academy U18 Group B: 6th

Portsmouth F.C. Reserves and Academy consist of the reserve and academy footballers of Portsmouth FC.

The Reserves

The Portsmouth Reserves consist of mainly young players under the age of 21 who are no longer eligible for the academy but are still trying to make the step up to the senior team. The reserve team is also often used to give senior squad players and senior players returning from injury the chance to play and keep or build up match fitness, or for trialists at the club to impress in a competitive match. The team was last managed by Guy Whittingham and played their matches at Havant and Waterlooville's home ground West Leigh Park. They played in the Premier Reserve League South. The club announced on 7 July 2010 that they would opt out of the Totesport.com Combination Reserve League for the upcoming season, leaving the club without the ability to field a competitive reserve team.[1] Instead, young players are being sent out on loan to other football clubs for first-team action and a number of friendly matches will be arranged over the course of the season for the reserve players to play in.

Other players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
44 MF England ENG Billy Goddard
45 MF England ENG Tom Kilbey
47 DF England ENG Perry Ryan
— MF Australia AUS Billy Tsovolos [2]
— FW Ireland EIR Carl Walshe [2]
— FW Australia AUS Ryan Gazet du Chattelier (weekly contract)[3]

*^Note 1 : List contains players unlisted on the clubs' official first team squad list[4] though still contracted to the club or players currently at the club without contract.

The Academy

Portsmouth were granted academy status at the beginning of the 2007/2008 season. In their first year as an academy side, they finished a highly respectable 4th place finish in the Premier League Academy Group A, beating some well established academy sides such as those of Southampton and Crystal Palace. The academy is currently ran by Director of Youth Operations Paul Smalley, a position formerly held at the club by Paul Hart.

Academy team

Player DOB Position International Caps Previous Club Youth Goals Youth Matches Notes
2nd Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1992 and 31 August 1993)
England Dan Bennett 8 February 1993 DF – Plymouth Argyle[5] – 8 -
England James Seeley 11 February 1993 DF – Bristol JSSI Academy – 9 -
England Lewis Tallack 4 October 1992 DF – U16 1 10 -
Australia Billy Tsovolos – MF – NSWIS – 10 -
England Lewis Stockford 1 October 1992 MF – U16 1 10 –
Republic of Ireland Carl Walshe 1 October 1992
(according to FIFA 11) 		FW – Home Farm 4 10 –
1st Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1993 and 31 August 1994)[6]
Republic of Ireland Matthew Gledhill 12 November 1993 GK Republic of Ireland U16 Corinthians - 5 -
England Sam Magri 30 March 1994 DF England U17 U17 – 6 -
England Dan Butler 26 August 1994 DF – U16 2 7 -
Australia Alexander Grant – DF – - 2 7 -
England Elliot Wheeler 19 December 1993 MF – U16 – 1 -
Australia Andrew Higgins 21 September 1993 MF – - – 1 -
Wales George Colson 24 October 1993 MF Wales U16 – 1 9 –
Australia Jordan David Fitzharris 15 April 1994 MF – - 1 5 -
Australia Ryan Williams 28 October 1993 MF – - - - -
England James Jennings 13 October 1993 FW – U16 - 9 -
Nigeria Chinedu Vine 14 April 1994 FW – Home Farm - 1 –
Australia Patrick Antelmi 15 March 1994 FW – Blacktown City Demons - - –
England Ashley Harris 9 December 1993 FW – U16 1 10 –
Under 16's (players born after 1 September 1994)
England Tom Fry – GK – - – 5 -
England Adam Webster – DF – - – 3 -
England Kane Cook – FW – - – 2 -

Notable academy graduates

References

  1. ^ Blues Opt Out Of Reserve League Portsmouth FC
  2. ^ a b [1] Portsmouth FC
  3. ^ http://www.uhy-uk.com/media/download/portsmouth%20reports/Six%20month%20report%20-%20final%20%28version%20for%20website%29.pdf
  4. ^ First Team Squad Portsmouth FC
  5. ^ Portsmouth Sign Argyle Youngster
  6. ^ Pompey Unveil New Scholars Portsmouth FC
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