Doncaster Rovers F.C. Academy

Doncaster Rovers Academy
Full name Doncaster Rovers Football Club Academy
Nickname(s) The Rovers
Donny
The Vikings
Ground Cantley Park
Manager Paul Wilson
League Football League Youth Alliance North East Conference

Doncaster Rovers Academy is the youth team run by Doncaster Rovers to encourage and develop young footballers in South Yorkshire.

The youth team runs 9 teams and has over 100 players from the ages of 8 to 17. The head of youth is Paul Wilson. The youth team annually compete in the Gothia Cup. The academy team plays in the Football League Youth Alliance, North East Conference and is only for players below the age of 18. Home games are played at the club's training ground at Cantley Park.

The role of the Doncaster Rovers Academy is to develop players and their abilities to their full potential for the club's first team. Rovers youth team were runners-up of the FA Youth Cup in 1988[1] and the winners of the Youth Alliance Cup in 2012.[2] The youth system currently has Category 3 status but with future plans to achieve Category 2 status Academy in the Elite Player Performance Plan which would make Doncaster one of the few teams outside the Premier League with Category 2 status. [3]

Current Squad

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

No. Position Player
40 Northern Ireland GK Jack McLaren
24 Scotland DF Paul McKay
Youth England MF Matthew Davies
Youth England MF Aaron Gordon
Youth England MF Alex Head
19 Scotland FW Jack McKay
- England FW Liam Mandeville
Youth England MF Jordan Linley
No. Position Player
Youth England FW Joseph McCormick
Youth England DF Jordan Kevin Mbuti
Youth England FW Ryan Wanless
Youth England DF Ben Greasley
Youth England DF Michael Carberry
Youth England MF Matthew Parkin
Youth England GK Johnny Iveson

Players listed in bold have signed a professional deal with Doncaster Rovers but are still eligible to play for the U18's.

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Staff

Role Name
Academy Manager Paul Wilson
Pro Development Lead Coach - 16 - 18 Paul Stancliffe
Lead Youth Development Coach - 12 – 16 Mick Tarmey
Foundation Lead Coach - 9 -11 Ben Mawson
Goalkeeper Coach Mark Samways
Physiotherapist Joe Marriott
Sports Scientist James Walsh
U16's Coach Don McKinna

John Buckley

U15's Coach Paul Cavell

Chris Davies

U14's Coach Terry Curran

Mark Illman

U13's Coach Ricky Ravenhill

David May

Ian Kennedy

U12's CoachChris Glarvey

Tony Mee

U11's Coach Shane Pallett

Don Cotton

U10's Coach Tom Chambers

Anthony Morton

U9's Coach Dino Tedali

Lee Cowling

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Age Groups

There are currently 9 squads at the Academy.

Notable Academy Graduates

The following are players from Doncaster's academy team past or present who have gone on to play in the top 2 tiers of the Football League, or the top tier in another country with prominent national leagues.

References

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