Youth Team Squad 2008-09

Last updated : 13 October 2010 By Thetashkentterror
Flying the flag for United in the Puma Youth Alliance League North West Conference are :


PLAYER
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH
POSITION
YTS CONTRACT
Tom
Aldred
11th September 1990 in Bolton
Centre Half
2nd Year
Jonny
Blake
4th February 1991 in Lancaster
Right Back
or
Central Midfield
2nd Year
James
Bonner
11th September 1992 in Barrow-in-Furness
Full Back
Schoolboy Forms
Ryan
Bowman
30th November 1991 in Carlisle
Centre Forward
1st Year
Jamie
Cleary
13th January 1992 in Belfast
Centre Half
1st Year
Andy
Cook
18th October 1990 in
Bishop Auckland
Centre Forward
2nd Year
Liam
Davison
17th October 1991 in Ashington
Central Midfield
1st Year
Matt
Duffy
30th March 1991 in Hexham
Left Back
2nd Year
Mark
Gillespie
27th March 1992 in Newcastle
Goalkeeper
1st Year
Simon
Lakeland
13th August 1991 in Preston
Right Back
or
Central Midfield
2nd Year
Sean
Law
12th January 1992 in Aspatria
Central Midfield
1st Year
Chris
McDougall
14th December 1991 in Rutherglen
Centre Forward
1st Year
Alex
Mitchell
21st March 1991 in Carlisle
Goalkeeper
2nd Year
James
Reid
29th October 1991 in Birmingham
Centre Forward
Non-Contract Terms
Gavin
Reilly
10th May 1993 in Dumfries
Centre Forward
Schoolboy Forms
John
Seaton
10th September 1990 in Redcar
Central Midfield or
Right Midfield
2nd Year
Mark
Sloan
7th September 1992 in Whitehaven
Centre Forward
Schoolboy Forms
Steven
Swinglehurst
23rd October 1992 in Carlisle
Left Back
or
Centre Half
Schoolboy Forms
Conor
Tinnion
4th March 1991 in Whitehaven
Left Winger
2nd Year
Phil
Towler
2nd December 1992 in Lancaster
Midfield/Utility
Schoolboy Forms
James
Wood
15th April 1992 in Newcastle
Right Back
or
Central Midfield
1st Year




No Longer In Squad

PLAYER
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH
POSITION
YTS CONTRACT
Mark
Beg
-
Left Winger
Trialist
Michael
Dowson
6th March 1991 in Stockton-on-Tees
Central Midfield
2nd Year
Stephen
Forster
24th November 1990 in
North Shields
Centre Forward or
Right Midfield
Trialist
Matt
Henderson
-
Right Back
or
Right Midfield
Trialist
Adam
Jukes
11th July 1992 in Warrington
Centre Half
1st Year
Phil
Storey
29th August 1991 in Carlisle
Centre Forward or
Right Midfield
Trialist
Scott
Woolnough
-
Centre Half
Schoolboy Forms




Contract/Transfer News

30th July - Second year midfielder Michael Dowson, after going for an unsuccessful trial spell at Hartlepool, has the rest of his United contract cancelled by mutual consent.

1st September - First year Liverpudlian centre half Adam Jukes released by mutual consent due to homesickness, Jukes then immediately signing for Macclesfield Town.

5th September - Two new signings at first year YTS level, firstly Belfast-born under-17 Northern Ireland international Jamie Cleary, a centre half signed from Linfield. Secondly comes centre forward Chris McDougall, the Scot having played as a trialist in Carlisle's 2-0 friendly win over Gillford Park at the end of August and also a trialist for Motherwell in the 0-0 pre-season friendly draw in Scotland at the end of July.

31st October - Mark Sloan, who is from the under-16s squad but has featured for the youth team in this campaign and late on last season, signs a two year YTS contract to start in July 2009.

10th December - Tom Aldred and Jonny Blake both sign one and a half year professional contracts to June 2010.

6th January - Andy Cook signs a one and a half year professional contract to June 2010.

6th February - Right-back James Bonner and midfielder Phil Towler, who are from the under-16s squad, Bonner having been on the bench once for the youth team this season to date, both sign two year YTS contracts to start in July 2009.

17th February - Right-sided midfielder Ben Mckenna, recently released by Burnley, signs a two year YTS contract to start in July 2009.

20th February - Tough tackling Liverpool-born left-back Kieran Cahill, formally of Everton and then Blackburn Rovers, signs a two year YTS contract to start in July 2009.

26th February - 17-year old former Birmingham City striker James Reid, 6'2, joins the squad on a non-contract basis until the end of the season.

4th March - Left-sided midfielders Paddy O'Brien and Matt Osmond both sign two year YTS contracts to start in July 2009. East Lancastrian O'Brien has been with the under-16s for the last couple of months after playing originally for Burnley and then for a regional French Academy side while living across the English Channel. Meanwhile Sunderland-born Osmond has been recently training with the club after being picked up in the Football League exit trials.

12th March - Goalkeeper Jon Ball, who has been recently training with the club after being picked up in the Football League exit trials, signs a two year YTS contract to start in July 2009.

14th April - Matt Duffy and John Seaton both released from their second year YTS contracts by mutual consent. Duffy, on whom on a professional contract decision offer had not been made, to take up a sports scholarship in Florida, while Seaton has been released in order to allow him to explore other avenues.

20th April - Simon Lakeland and Conor Tinnion both sign one year professional contracts to June 2010.

20th April - First year centre forward Chris McDougall has the rest of his United contract cancelled by mutual consent.

21st April - 17-year old former Birmingham City striker James Reid, 6'2, having been on a trial contract for the last two months, signs a two year YTS contract to start in July 2009.



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