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==Linkspam==
clubname = [[Manchester United]] Reserves|
I hate to say it, but you are spamming. The reason being is that this account has only served to add this link all over the site. You ''are'' spamming because your edits are all adding a link. This becomes link-spam, well intentioned or not. I suggest you stop trying to add and *ytb* links and instead suggest it on the talk pages. Next time I revert you, I'll be using warnings. Please talk with us. These links were contentious last time. -- <span style="color:Green">'''[[User:Ipstenu|Ipstenu]]''' ''([[User talk:Ipstenu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Ipstenu|contribs]])''</span> 19:07, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
image = [[Image:Manchester United FC.png|150px|Manchester United's badge]] |
*When the site has a Wal-Mart search box, an Overstock search box, an Amazon search box, direct links to sell specific Amazon items, ITS OWN YTB STORE, other ads, and pop-ups trying to sell me spam blockers, it's not appropriate. Even though stuff like remarks like "From shirts, to slippers, ties, suspenders, hats, earrings, you name it. It's here at BYTB." might seem to be protected by the disclaimer about how the merchandise items are not for sale there, the disclaimer doesn't mean much when the Wal-Mart, Overstock, and Amazon search boxes are right there on the side of the page to help sell those items. [[User:Doczilla|Doczilla]] 06:30, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
fullname = [[Manchester United]] Reserves|
:I hate to say it, but the problem is also that of all your edits, only '''two''' didn't have anything to do with that site, which makes it really sketchy as to what your intentions are. Once you start having all your edits be adding in a link, you lose the signal:noise ratio that allows the other editors to divine if your edits are well intentioned. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate list of links, and just because link A is there, does not always mean link B will be added. You may want to check out [[Wikipedia:Spam#External_link_spamming|External Link Spamming]] and [[Wikipedia:External_links#Links_normally_to_be_avoided|Links to be avoided]]. The YTB sites are also falling under article 1 of that section. They're just not providing anything we don't already have. Also, as Doczilla pointed out, the business side of it makes it iffy even more. You didn't do anything ''wrong'' so much as you didn't realize that once people started reverting you, that it may be time to take a step back and re-assess. We've all made those mistakes, don't worry :) -- <span style="color:Green">'''[[User:Ipstenu|Ipstenu]]''' ''([[User talk:Ipstenu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Ipstenu|contribs]])''</span> 17:30, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
nickname = The Red Devils, United |
founded = 1878, as ''Newton Heath LYR FC'' |
ground = [[Ewen Fields]]<br />[[Hyde United]] |
capacity = 4,100 |
chairman = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joel Glazer|Joel]] & [[Avram Glazer]]|
manager = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian McClair]] |
league = [[FA Premier Reserve League|Barclays Premiership Reserve League North]] |
season = [[2005-06 in English football|2005-06]] |
position = Premier Reserve League North, 1st|
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'''Manchester United F.C. Reserves''' are the [[reserve team]] of [[Manchester United F.C.]]. They play in the [[FA Premier Reserve League|Barclays Premiership Reserve League North]]. They have been champions four times since the league's inauguration in 1999. In 2002, 2003, 2005 & 2006. They also participate in the Manchester Senior Cup, although in recent years the teams entered in this competition have featured an increasing number of youth players.
 
The current Reserve team manager is [[Brian McClair]], who was appointed for the second time in the summer of 2006 upon the departure of [[René Meulensteen]]. His assistant is [[Jimmy Ryan]]. Manchester United Reserves play their home games at [[Ewen Fields]], the home ground of [[Hyde United]]. In previous seasons the team has also played at [[Moss Lane]], the home of [[Altrincham F.C.]]. From the beginning of the 2007&ndash;2008 season the reserves will play all of their home matches at the [[Victoria Stadium]] in [[Wincham]] the home of [[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]].
 
The club has always invested heavily in youth and reserve team players right back to the days of Sir [[Matt Busby]].
 
The most successful Manchester United Reserves coach has been René Meulensteen. Meulensteen won four of the five available reserve team trophies in the 2004-05 season - the [[FA Premier Reserve League|Barclays Premiership Reserve League North]], the [[Football Combination|Pontins Holiday Reserve League North]], the Pontins Holiday Reserve League Cup and the national play off between the [[FA Premier Reserve League|Barclays Premiership Reserve League North]] & Barclays Premiership Reserve League South winners. The team also finished runners-up in the Manchester Senior Cup. Meulensteen followed this up in 2006 by leading the team once more to the Northern and National [[FA Premier Reserve League]] titles, and going one better in the Manchester Senior Cup.
 
The current captain of the reserve side is [[Kieran Lee]].
 
==Players==
===Reserve team===
The following players are expected to play for the team during the [[2006-07 in English football|2006-07 season]]. In addition, members of the [[Manchester United|first team squad]] are eligible to play for the reserves, as are players from the Academy:
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=ITA|name=[[Giuseppe Rossi]]|other=on loan to [[Parma F.C.|Parma]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=FW|nat=CHN|name=[[Dong Fangzhuo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=[[Phillip Bardsley|Phil Bardsley]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Gerard Piqué]]|other=on loan to [[Real Zaragoza]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=[[Lee R. Martin|Lee Martin]]|other=on loan to [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=[[Ben Foster (footballer)|Ben Foster]]|other=on loan to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|pos=DF|nat=NIR|name=[[Craig Cathcart]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=[[Chris Eagles]]}}
{{Fs player|no=34|pos=DF|nat=WAL|name=[[Ryan Shawcross]]|other=on loan to [[Royal Antwerp]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=[[Kieran Lee]]}}
{{Fs player|no=36|pos=DF|nat=SCO|name=[[David Gray (footballer)|David Gray]]|other=on loan to [[Royal Antwerp]]}}
{{Fs player|no=38|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=[[Thomas Heaton|Tom Heaton]]}}
{{Fs player|no=39|pos=GK|nat=DEU|name=[[Ron-Robert Zieler]]}}
{{Fs player|no=41|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=[[Phil Marsh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=42|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=[[Michael Barnes (footballer)|Michael Barnes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=43|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=[[Daniel Rose]]|other=on loan to [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]}}
{{Fs player|no=44|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=[[Aaron Burns]]}}
{{Fs player|no=47|pos=DF|nat=NIR|name=[[Jonny Evans]]|other=on loan to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=49|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=[[Ritchie Jones]]|other=on loan to [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]<ref>[http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BB4CEE8FA%2D9A47%2D47BC%2DB069%2D3F7A2F35DB70%7D&newsid=403023]</ref>}}
{{Fs player|no=50|pos=MF|nat=IRL|name=[[Darron Gibson]]|other=on loan to [[Royal Antwerp]]}}
{{Fs player|no=51|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=[[Fraizer Campbell]]|other=on loan to [[Royal Antwerp]]}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=Ben Amos}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Febian Brandy}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Antonio Bryan}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=James Chester}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=[[Lee Crockett]]}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=[[Adam Eckersley]]|other=on loan to [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=MF|nat=NOR|name=Magnus Wolff Eikrem}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Sean Evans}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=FW|nat=IRL|name=[[Christopher Fagan|Chris Fagan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=[[Sam Hewson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Michael Lea}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=MF|nat=TOG|name=[[Souleymane Mamam]]|other=on loan to [[Royal Antwerp]]}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=MF|nat=BEL|name=[[Floribert N'Galula]]}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=[[Danny Simpson]]|other=on loan to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=DF|nat=BRA|name=[[Fabio silva]] as of 9th July 2008}}
{{Fs player|no=––|pos=DF|nat=BRA|name=[[RafaelSilva]] as of 9th July 2008}}
{{Fs end}}
 
* ''Squad numbers refer to players' first team squad number, where applicable. Reserve and youth games are 1-11.''
 
==Current Academy players==
{| width=95%
|- bgcolor=#9799F3
!width=5%|
!width=20%|Player
!width=20%|DOB
!width=5%|Position
!width=35%|International Caps
!width=15%|Previous Club
 
|-
!colspan=6 bgcolor=#EFEFEF|3rd Year Scholars (players born between [[1 September]] [[1987]] and [[31 August]] [[1988]] )
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Fraizer Campbell]]
|[[13 September]] [[1987]]
|align=center|ST
|align=center|Capped at under-19 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Sean Evans]]
|[[25 September]] [[1987]]
|align=center|LW
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|[[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Lee Crockett]]
|[[4 October]] [[1987]]
|align=center|GK
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|WAL}}
|[[Ryan Shawcross]]
|[[4 October]] [[1987]]
|align=center|CB
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|IRL}}
|[[Darron Gibson]]
|[[25 October]] [[1987]]
|align=center|CM
|align=center|Capped at B-international level
|align=center|[[Institute F.C.|Institute]]
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Michael Lea]]
|[[4 November]] [[1987]]
|align=center|CB/LB
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Aaron Burns]]
|[[8 November]] [[1987]]
|align=center|ST
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|NIR}}
|[[Jonny Evans]]
|[[3 January]] [[1988]]
|align=center|CB
|align=center|4 caps at full international level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Jamie Mullan]]
|[[10 February]] [[1988]]
|align=center|LW/RW
|align=center|Capped at under-18 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Daniel Rose|Danny Rose]]
|[[21 February]] [[1988]]
|align=center|CM
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|SCO}}
|[[David Gray (footballer)|David Gray]]
|[[4 May]] [[1988]]
|align=center|RB
|align=center|Capped at under-17 level
|align=center|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Kieran Lee]]
|[[22 June]] [[1988]]
|align=center|LB/LM
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Michael Barnes (footballer)|Michael Barnes]]
|[[24 June]] [[1988]]
|align=center|LW/RW
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|[[Lancaster City F.C.|Lancaster City]]
 
|-
!colspan=6 bgcolor=#EFEFEF|2nd Year Scholars (players born between [[1 September]] [[1988]] and [[31 August]] [[1989]] )
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|NIR}}
|[[Craig Cathcart]]
|[[6 February]] [[1989]]
|align=center|CB
|align=center|Capped at under-21 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|GER}}
|[[Ron-Robert Zieler]]
|[[12 February]] [[1989]]
|align=center|GK
|align=center|Capped at under-17 level
|align=center|[[1. FC Köln]]
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Febian Brandy]]
|[[4 February]] [[1989]]
|align=center|ST
|align=center|Capped at under-18 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[James Chester]]
|[[23 January]] [[1989]]
|align=center|CB
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Richard Eckersley (footballer)|Richard Eckersley]]
|[[12 March]] [[1989]]
|align=center|RB/LB
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|IRL}}
|[[Christopher Fagan|Chris Fagan]]
|[[11 May]] [[1989]]
|align=center|ST
|align=center|Capped at under-17 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Sam Hewson]]
|[[28 November]] [[1988]]
|align=center|CM
|align=center|Capped at under-19 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|-
!colspan=6 bgcolor=#EFEFEF|1st Year Scholars (players born between [[1 September]] [[1989]] and [[31 August]] [[1990]] )
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Ben Amos]]
|[[10 April]] [[1990]]
|align=center|GK
|align=center|Capped at under-17 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[James Derbyshire]]
|[[21 November]] [[1989]]
|align=center|CM
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Daniel Drinkwater]]
|[[5 March]] [[1990]]
|align=center|CM
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|NIR}}
|[[Corry Evans]]
|[[30 July]] [[1990]]
|align=center|CM
|align=center|Capped at Under-17 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|NOR}}
|[[Magnus Wolff Eikrem]]
|[[8 August]] [[1990]]
|align=center|CM/RM
|align=center|Capped at Under-16 level
|align=center|[[Molde FK]]
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|SCO}}
|[[Daniel Galbraith (footballer)|Daniel Galbraith]]
|[[19 August]] [[1990]]
|align=center|LW
|align=center|Capped at Under-17 level
|align=center|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|IRL}}
|[[Conor McCormack]]
|[[18 May]] [[1990]]
|align=center|CM
|align=center|Capped at Under-17 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Antonio Bryan]]
|[[4 October]] [[1989]]
|align=center|RW/S
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|-
!colspan=6 bgcolor=#EFEFEF|Next Year's Possible Scholars (players born between [[1 September]] [[1990]] and [[31 August]] [[1991]] )
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Oliver Gill]]
|[[1990]]
|align=center|DF
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[David Williams (trainee footballer)|David Williams]]
|[[23 November]] [[1990]]
|align=center|ST
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Daniel Welbeck]]
|[[26 November]] [[1990]]
|align=center|RW/ST
|align=center|Capped at Under-17 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|NIR}}
|[[Chris Curran (footballer)|Chris Curran]]
|[[5 January]] [[1991]]
|align=center|LW/RW
|align=center|Capped at Under-17 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Cameron Stewart (footballer)|Cameron Stewart]]
|[[8 April]] [[1991]]
|align=center|RB
|align=center|Capped at Under-16 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Oleen N|Oliver Norwood]]
|[[12 April]] [[1991]]
|align=center|DM
|align=center|Capped at Under-16 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|POR}}
|[[Evandro de Carvalho Brandão]]
|[[4 May]] [[1991]]
|align=center|ST
|align=center|Capped at Under-17 level
|align=center|[[Walsall FC|Walsall]]
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Matthew James]]
|[[28 July]] [[1991]]
|align=center|CM
|align=center|Capped at Under-16 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Kenny Strickland]]
|[[1991]]
|align=center|CB
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Scott Moffatt (footballer)|Scott Moffatt]]
|[[1991]]
|align=center|RB
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Joseph Dudgeon]]
|[[1991]]
|align=center|DF
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|-
!colspan=6 bgcolor=#EFEFEF|Potential Future Scholars (players born after [[1 September]] [[1991]] )
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|NIR}}
|[[Conor Devlin (footballer)|Conor Devlin]]
|[[23 September]] [[1991]]
|align=center|GK
|align=center|Capped at Under-17 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Nicholas Ajose]]
|[[7 October]] [[1991]]
|align=center|ST
|align=center|Capped at Under-16 level
|align=center|&ndash;
 
|}
 
==Staff==
 
* Academy Director & Reserve Team Manager: {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Brian McClair]]'''
* Director of Youth Football & Reserve Team Coach: {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Jimmy Ryan (footballer)|Jimmy Ryan]]'''
* Assistant Academy Director for 17-21 year olds & under 18's Head Coach: {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Paul McGuinness]]'''
* Assistant Academy Director for 9-16 year olds & under 11-12's Head Coach: {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Tony Whelan]]'''
* Under 13-16's Head Coach: {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Mark Dempsey]]'''
* Under 11-12's Coach: '''[[Tony Whelan]]'''
* Under 9-10's Head Coach: {{flagicon|NIR}} '''Eamon Mulvey'''
* Technical Skills Development Coach: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[René Meulensteen]]'''
* Director of Goalkeeping Training: {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Richard Hartis'''
* Academy Doctor: '''Dr. Tony Gill'''
* Senior Academy Physiotherapist: '''Mandy Johnson'''
* Academy Physiotherapist's: '''John Davin & Richard Merron'''
 
===Reserve team manager history===
{{listdev}}
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Kidd]] (1988-1991)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Ryan (footballer)|Jimmy Ryan]] (1991-2001)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian McClair]] (2001)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ricky Sbragia]] (2001-2005)
* {{flagicon|NED}} [[René Meulensteen]] (2005-2006)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian McClair]] (2006-)
 
==Honours==
* '''[[FA Premier Reserve League|FA Premier Reserve League North Champions]]: 4'''
**2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
 
* '''[[FA Premier Reserve League|FA Premier Reserve League National Playoff Winners]]: 2'''
**2005, 2006
 
* '''[[Football Combination|Pontins Holiday Reserve League North]]: 1'''
**2005
 
* '''Pontins Holiday Reserve League Cup: 1'''
**2005
 
* '''[[Manchester Senior Cup]]: 22'''
**1908, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1948, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006
 
* '''[[FA Youth Cup]]: 9'''
**1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1992, 1995, 2003
 
* ''' [[FA Youth Cup]] runners-up: 4'''
**1982, 1986, 1993, 2007
 
==The Academy==
The academy is the core of the youth setup at [[Manchester United]], and has been responsible for producing some of Manchester United's greatest ever players, including - in [[Bobby Charlton]], [[Ryan Giggs]], [[Bill Foulkes]], [[Paul Scholes]] and [[Gary Neville]] - the club's top five all-time appearance makers. It is based at the club's state-of-the-art Trafford Training Centre, a 70 acre site in the Mancunian suburb of Carrington.
 
The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from under-9's up to the flagship under-18's, who currently compete in Group C of the [[FA Premier Academy League]] and in the [[FA Youth Cup]] (a tournament which they have won a record nine times). The under-16's and under-18's typically play their academy league games at 11am on Saturday mornings at Carrington, while Youth Cup games are generally played at either [[Hyde United]]'s [[Ewen Fields]] ground (where Manchester United's reserve teams play their home games) or the club's 76,000 [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]] home, in order to cater for the greater number of supporters these fixtures attract.
 
[[Paul McGuinness]] is the head coach of the under 18's academy side. he is also in charge or the side that is currently in the [[FA Youth Cup]] final, captained by [[Craig Cathcart]].
 
==Sources==
* [http://www.manutd.com]
 
==External links==
* [http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enCompReservesNorth FA Premier Reserve League North]
 
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