Celtic F.C. Reserve and Youth squads

Celtic Under 20s
Full name Celtic Under 20s
Nickname(s) The Bhoys
Founded 1888
Ground Lennoxtown Training Centre
Head Coach Stephen Frail
League SPFL U20 League
2014–15 SPFL U20 League, 2nd
Celtic Under 17s/Development Squad
Full name Celtic Football Club Under 17s/Development Squad
Nickname(s) The Bhoys
Founded 1888
Ground Lennoxtown Training Centre
Ground Capacity N/A
Head Coach Tommy McIntyre
League SPFL U19 League
2013–14 SPFL U19 League, 1st

As well as the Celtic first team, competing in the Scottish Premiership, the club also has a U20 and U17 sides.

Development Squad

Celtic Development Squad are the Development Squad of Celtic. The team mainly consists of Under-20 players at the club and fringe first team players. Some of the first team also play when they are recovering from injury.

They were members of the Scottish Premier Reserve League from its foundation in the 1998–99 season until the league ceased after the 2008–09 season. The side won the Reserve League eight times in the eleven seasons the league operated. They played their home games at Excelsior Stadium, normally the home of Airdrie United.

Honours

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Under-20s Team

The Celtic Under-20s Team competes in the SPFL U20 League.

The Under-20s play their home matches at Celtic's training ground, Lennoxtown.

The Under-20s head coach is Stephen Frail and his assistant is John Kennedy who is also a coach of the Under 20s. The Under-20s had been previously coached by Willie McStay.

The side have won the Scottish Premier Youth League four times, first in 2003–04 and then in 2004–05, 2005–06 and 2009–10. Celtic also won the revived Glasgow Cup in August 2008, beating rivals Rangers 3–1 in the final with goals from James Keatings, Richie Towell and James Forrest, which cancelled out the Rangers opener through Kyle Hutton.

Celtic's U20s were the first Scottish participants in the NextGen Series - a youth tournament based on the UEFA Champions League. In the 2011–12 season, Celtic were drawn against Barcelona, Manchester City and Marseille, and finished third in their group.[1] Celtic confirmed in January 2012 that they would play in the 2012–13 edition tournament as well.[2]

Honours

2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
2008, 2011, 2014, 2015

Staff

Position Name
Head of Youth Department Chris McCart
Under 20s Manager Tommy McIntyre
Under 20s Assistant Manager Willie McStay
Under 20s Coach Danny McGrain
Under 17s Coach Miodrag Krivokapić
Goalkeeping Coach Colin Meldrum
Physio Graham Parsons

Under-20s

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

No. Position Player
29 Northern Ireland FW Michael Duffy
31 Scotland FW Luke Donnelly
32 Scotland MF Connor McManus
33 Scotland FW Paul McMullan
47 Republic of Ireland DF Fiacre Kelleher
48 Scotland DF Jack Breslin
51 Republic of Ireland GK Colin McCabe
54 Scotland MF Jamie Lindsay
55 Scotland DF Aiden McIlduff
56 Scotland DF Sam Wardrop
58 Scotland MF Mark Hill
60 Scotland FW Calvin Miller
No. Position Player
62 Scotland MF Regan Hendry
65 Northern Ireland GK Conor Hazard
66 Scotland DF Jamie McCart
67 Scotland GK Ross Doohan
Scotland DF Daniel Higgins
Scotland DF Josh Kerr
Scotland DF Blair Kidd
Scotland MF Innes Murray
Scotland MF Anthony Ralston
Republic of Ireland MF Brandon Payne
Scotland FW Theo Archibald
Scotland FW Ciaran Lafferty

Under-17s

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

No. Position Player
Scotland GK Aiden McAdams
Scotland GK Conor Cullen
Scotland GK Joshua Rae
Scotland GK Alex Crean
Scotland DF Dylan McKendry
Scotland DF Daniel Church
Scotland DF Lewis Bell
Scotland DF Grant Thorburn
Scotland DF Shaun Bowers
Scotland MF Daniel McAllister
No. Position Player
Scotland MF Ryan Caird
Scotland MF Aidan Quinn
Scotland MF Kristi Marku
Scotland MF Wallace Duffy
Scotland MF Lewis Doherty
Scotland MF Ross McLaughlin
Scotland MF Christian Antoniazzi
Scotland MF Michael Johnston
Scotland FW Broque Watson
Scotland FW Jack Aitchison

Former youth team players

Players in Bold have senior international caps

External links

U20s

U19s

References

  1. ↑ "Marseille put to sword as Celtic end NextGen Group stage on high". Daily Mail. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Delight as Celtic confirm involvement in NextGen Series". Celtic FC. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Under 20s Team Celtic FC
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