Academy History

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By Stoke City Football Club

STOKE CITY'S remarkable list of home-grown players through the years is one that the Club is very proud of.

From the likes of Sir Stanley Matthews, Freddie Steele and Neil Franklin, the local back four of the 1970s, through to current first teamers Andy Wilkinson and Ryan Shotton, the Potters have always been keen to nurture local talent.

City have entered youth teams in competitive games for many years, including the inaugural FA Youth Cup tournament in 1952. After two Semi Final appearances in 1955 and 1961, the Club reached the Final in 1984, whilst also going on to lift the Midland Melville Cup in 1996.

Following on from the move to the Britannia Stadium in 1997, the next priority was to improve the standard of facilities for producing stars of the future. A specialised dome was built nearby on Trentham Lakes and the Club were granted Academy status by the FA Premier League in 1999.

Teams were entered into specialised Under-19 and Under-17 leagues, with those then becoming the Under-18 and Under-16 divisions following a restructure in 2004.

Further changes were announced this year by the Premier League with the implementation of it's Elite Player Performance Plan. As part of the EPPP, an additional Under 21s league is to be introduced for the forthcoming season.

YOUTH TEAM RECORD

FA YOUTH CUP RECORD  

A record of every Stoke City game in every round of the FA Youth Cup, since the first in 1952. 

1952/53  

2nd Round - West Bromwich Albion (a) 0-7 

1953/54 
Did not enter 

1954/55 
2nd Round - Kidderminster Harriers (h) 14-1 
3rd Round - Luton Town (h) 2-1 
4th Round - Gillingham (a) 4-4 
4th Round Replay - Gillingham (h) 1-0 
5th Round - Blackburn Rovers (h) 2-1 
Semi Final 1st Leg - West Bromwich Albion (a) 0-2 
Semi Final 2nd Leg - West Bromwich Albion (h) 1-0 Asprey 

1955/56 
2nd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 2-3 

1956/57 
2nd Round - Walsall (a) 4-2 
3rd Round - Luton Town (h) 4-2 
4th Round - Sheffield Wednesday (h) 2-3 

1957/58 
2nd Round - Birmingham City (a) 2-0 
3rd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) 2-3 

1958/59 
1st Round - Brush Sports (a) 12-1 (abandoned) 
1st Round - Brush Sports (h) 12-1 
2nd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) 0-3 

1959/60 
2nd Round - West Bromwich Albion (h) 1-0 
3rd Round - Sheffield United (h) 2-0 
4th Round - Notts County (h) 3-1 
5th Round - Manchester United (a) 1-2 

1960/61 
2nd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 5-0 
3rd Round - Doncaster Rovers (h) 1-0 
4th Round - Aston Villa (a) 2-0 
5th Round - Manchester United (h) 2-0 
Semi Final 1st Leg - Everton (h) 1-2 Bridgwood 
Semi Final 2nd Leg - Everton (a) 1-3 Bridgwood (lost 2-5 on aggregate) 

1961/62 
2nd Round - West Bromwich Albion (h) 2-1 
3rd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) 0-4 

1962/63 
2nd Round - Shrewsbury Town (a) 8-1 
3rd Round - Sheffield Wednesday (a) 1-5 

1963/64 
2nd Round - Walsall (h) 4-1 
3rd Round - Port Vale (h) 2-1 
4th Round - Luton Town (h) 2-2 
4th Round Replay - Luton Town (a) 2-4 

1964/65 
2nd Round - Nottingham Forest (h) 4-2 
3rd Round - Port Vale (h) 3-1 
4th Round - Coventry City (h) 3-2 
5th Round - Everton (a) 0-1 

1965/66 
2nd Round - Port Vale (a) 1-0 
3rd Round - Coventry City (a) 2-0 
4th Round - Sheffield United (a) 2-0 
5th Round - Bury (a) 0-0 
5th Round Replay - Bury (h) 2-3 

1966/67 
2nd Round - Shrewsbury Town (h) 0-2 

1967/68 
2nd Round - Skelmersdale (a) 5-0 
3rd Round - West Bromwich Albion (h) 4-1 
4th Round - Everton (h) 1-3 

1968/69 
2nd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) 4-0 
3rd Round - West Bromwich Albion (a) 0-2 

1969/70 
2nd Round - Wrexham (a) 0-0 
2nd Round Replay - Wrexham (h) 5-1 
3rd Round - Burnley (h) 3-1 
4th Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) 1-1 
4th Round Replay - Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 1-0 
5th Round - Tottenham Hotspur (a) 0-2 

1970/71 
2nd Round - West Bromwich Albion (a) 0-3 

1971/72 
2nd Round - Blackpool (a) 1-0 
3rd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) 1-1 
3rd Round Replay - Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 3-2 
4th Round - Bristol City (h) 0-0 
4th Round Replay - Bristol City (a) 0-2 

1972/73 
2nd Round - Blackburn Rovers (a) 2-0 
3rd Round - Middlesbrough (a) 1-1 
3rd Round Replay - Middlesbrough (h) 1-1 
3rd Round 2nd Replay - Middlesbrough (h) 1-0 
4th Round - Chelsea (h) 0-5 

1973/74 
2nd Round - Clifton All Whites (h) 4-0 
3rd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) 1-1 
3rd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 2-1 
4th Round - West Bromwich Albion (a) 0-5 

1974/75 
2nd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 0-3 

1975/76 
2nd Round - Huddersfield Town (a) 0-2 

1976/77 
1st Round - Hednesford Town (h) 3-2 
2nd Round - Leicester City (h) 3-7 

1977/78 
1st Round - Shrewsbury Town (h) 4-1 
2nd Round - Newport County (a) 0-1 

1978/79 
1st Round - Tranmere Rovers (a) 1-3 

1979/80 
1st Round - Blackburn Rovers (a) 0-0 
1st Round Replay - Blackburn Rovers (h) 2-1 
2nd Round - Bedford Town (a) 2-1 
3rd Round - Leicester City (h) 2-0 
4th Round - Manchester United (a) 1-2 

1980/81 
1st Round - Tranmere Rovers (h) 5-0 
2nd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 2-2 
2nd Round Replay - Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) 5-3 
3rd Round - Everton (h) 1-3 

1981/82 
2nd Round - Derby County (h) 2-0 
3rd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 1-1 
3rd Round Replay - Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) 1-4 

1982/83 
2nd Round - Everton (a) 1-3 

1983/84 
2nd Round - Chester City (a) 1-1 (abandoned) 
2nd Round - Chester City (a) 2-1 Parkin, Jones 
3rd Round - Walsall (h) 3-0 Sutton 2, O'Neill 
4th Round - Luton Town (h) 3-2 Shaw 2, Chapman 
5th Round - Chelsea (a) 2-1 Parkin 2 
Semi Final 1st Leg - Arsenal (h) 3-2 Mountford 2, Jones 
Semi Final 2nd Leg - Arsenal (a) 3-0 Parkin, Hemming, Chapman (won 6-2 on aggregate) 
Final 1st Leg - Everton (a) 2-2 Howells, Sutton 
Final 2nd Leg - Everton (h) 0-2 (lost 2-4 on aggregate) 

1984/85 
2nd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 0-1 

1985/86 
2nd Round - Enderby Town (n) 4-1 @ Leicester City 
3rd Round - Leicester City (a) 1-2 

1986/87 
2nd Round - Colchester United (h) 3-1 
3rd Round - Liverpool (a) 0-2 

1987/88 
2nd Round - Sheffield United (a) 3-0 
3rd Round - Nottingham Forest (a) 0-3 

1988/89 
2nd Round - Cambridge United (a) 2-2 
2nd Round Replay - Cambridge United (h) 6-1 
3rd Round - Cardiff City (a) 1-0 
4th Round - Brentford (a) 1-1 
4th Round Replay - Brentford (h) 1-2 

1989/90 
2nd Round - Southend United (h) 1-2 

1990/91 
2nd Round - Southend United (a) 0-0 
2nd Round - Southend United (h) 2-3 

1991/92 
1st Round - Northampton Town (a) 0-1 

1992/93 
1st Round - Shrewsbury Town (h) 4-1 
2nd Round - Crewe Alexandra (a) 1-1 
2nd Round Replay - Crewe Alexandra (h) 1-0 
3rd Round - Leeds United (h) 2-6 

1993/94 
1st Round - Shrewsbury Town (h) 3-1 
2nd Round - Tottenham Hotspur (a) 2-1 
3rd Round - Southend United (a) 4-0 
4th Round - Derby County (h) 3-1 
5th Round - Arsenal (a) 1-3 

1994/95 
2nd Round - Notts County (h) 1-0 
3rd Round - Norwich City (h) 0-0 
3rd Round Replay - Norwich City (a) 1-0 
4th Round - Wimbledon (h) 1-2 

1995/96 
2nd Round - Burnley (a) 0-1 

1996/97 
2nd Round - Rotherham United (a) 1-2 

1997/98 
1st Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 3-0 
2nd Round - Shrewsbury Town (a) 2-1 
3rd Round - Everton (a) 0-1 

1998/99 
1st Round - Cirencester Town (h) 3-0 
2nd Round - Oldham Athletic (h) 0-0 
2nd Round Replay - Oldham Athletic (a) 1-0 
3rd Round - York City (h) 0-3 

1999/00 
1st Round - Notts County (h) 0-0 
1st Round Replay - Notts County (a) 3-4 

2000/01 
1st Round - Burscough (a) 3-1 
2nd Round - Wrexham (h) 2-1 
3rd Round - Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 0-0 
3rd Round Replay - Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) 0-2 

2001/02 
1st Round - Rushden & Diamonds (a) 3-0 Palmer, Hall, Parsons 
2nd Round - Hartlepool United (h) 0-2 

2002/03 
3rd Round - Luton Town (a) 0-1 

2003/04 
3rd Round - Bristol City (h) 3-0 Palmer 2, Teague 
4th Round - Newcastle United (h) 0-1 

2004/05 
3rd Round - Manchester United (a) 1-0 Paterson 
4th Round - Ipswich Town (h) 1-2 aet Francis 

2005/06 
3rd Round - Newcastle United (a) 0-0 aet (lost 7-8 on penalties) 

2006/07 
3rd Round - Crystal Palace (a) 1-4 Thorley pen 

2007/08 
3rd Round - Wigan Athletic (h) 1-1 aet Diao-Jimenez (won 4-3 on penalties) 
4th Round - Southend United (a) 1-3 Grocott pen 

2008/09 
3rd Round - Coventry City (a) 3-2 aet Alexander, Urwin, Moult 
4th Round - Norwich City (a) 1-1 aet Moult (lost 4-2 on penalties) 

2009/10 
3rd Round - Carlisle United (a) 1-0 Cohen 
4th Round - Hull City (h) 1-2 Moult 

2010/11 
3rd Round - Wigan Athletic (a) 0-3 

2011/12 
3rd Round - Preston North End (a) 2-1 aet Agbaje, Hall 
4th Round - Brentford (h) 2-1 aet Dawson, Richardson 
5th Round - Blackburn Rovers (a) 0-4