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Glasgow Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Chelsea's academy the leading producer of Premier League players last season
The Blues reclaimed top spot in the PA news agency's annual study from Manchester United, while Liverpool gave the largest share of their own first-team minutes to homegrown players. Cobham delivers the goods Newcastle duo Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall both came through Chelsea's Cobham academy (Owen Humphreys/PA) Twenty Chelsea academy graduates appeared in the top flight over the season, playing a total of 28,524 minutes. That was two players and over 5,000 minutes more than any other academy. Manchester City were second on both counts, with 18 players playing a combined 23,462 minutes, dropping United to third. Chelsea captain Reece James and fellow defenders Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah contributed heavily to their side's Champions League qualification, all earning places in the latest England squad in the process, but their academy also produced first-team regulars for other Premier League clubs. Newcastle full-backs Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall, Nottingham Forest duo Ola Aina and Callum Hudson-Odoi, Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi, Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke and Aston Villa's Ian Maatsen all topped 1,000 minutes. At the other end of the scale, fellow Cobham graduate Michael Golding played 45 seconds for Leicester as a substitute against Southampton – the lowest playing time for any player to feature in the Premier League this season. United fell behind their Manchester rivals as well after selling Scott McTominay to Napoli while Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho frequently found themselves out of favour. Fourth-ranked Arsenal, helped by the emergence of Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly, nearly doubled their total from 11,869 minutes to 21,894. Liverpool ranked seventh with the rest of the top 10 made up of clubs from outside the Premier League – Ajax and Barcelona in fifth and sixth, with Championship sides Leeds and Hull sandwiching ninth-placed Anderlecht. Brighton, Tottenham, Leicester, Everton and Crystal Palace also ranked in the top 20, with Nottingham Forest one place outside. Brentford were the lowest-ranked Premier League club, 274th of the 275 academies represented – ahead of only Rochdale. They and Wolves were among 185 academies to produce just a single player apiece. Homegrown heroes Trent Alexander-Arnold, right, and Curtis Jones were among the homegrown contributors to Liverpool's success (Peter Byrne/PA) Liverpool's title win was heavily driven by their own academy, with homegrown players accounting for 16.7 per cent of their playing time. Trent Alexander-Arnold led the way with 2,575 minutes, with Curtis Jones and Caoimhin Kelleher also over 1,000 and Conor Bradley and Jarell Quansah playing significant parts. There were cameos too for Viteszlav Jaros and Jayden Danns but Liverpool's seven homegrown players were topped by Manchester United's eight. Garnacho, Kobbie Mainoo, Rashford, Jonny Evans, Toby Collyer, Chido Obi, Tyler Fredricson and McTominay combined to play 6,292 minutes for their formative club, 15.2 per cent of United's playing time. Colwill, Chalobah and James led Chelsea's third-placed tally of 6,150 minutes, or 14.7 per cent. Six clubs gave over 10 per cent of playing time to homegrown players, with Crystal Palace only just below that mark. That included five of the traditional 'big six', with Tottenham the only exception. Chelsea and Manchester City used six homegrown players each. Southampton had five – as did Spurs, though Mikey Moore, Brandon Austin, Dane Scarlett, Will Lankshear and Alfie Dorrington accrued just 602 minutes between them. Brentford's sole representative league-wide was at least their first homegrown player in the history of the PA academy study, Ryan Trevitt playing eight minutes against Spurs in September. That left Wolves as the only team not to field a homegrown player, though they had Luke Cundle, Wesley Okoduwa and Tom Edozie in matchday squads as unused substitutes.
The Herald Scotland
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Chelsea's academy the leading producer of Premier League players last season
Cobham delivers the goods Newcastle duo Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall both came through Chelsea's Cobham academy (Owen Humphreys/PA) Twenty Chelsea academy graduates appeared in the top flight over the season, playing a total of 28,524 minutes. That was two players and over 5,000 minutes more than any other academy. Manchester City were second on both counts, with 18 players playing a combined 23,462 minutes, dropping United to third. Chelsea captain Reece James and fellow defenders Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah contributed heavily to their side's Champions League qualification, all earning places in the latest England squad in the process, but their academy also produced first-team regulars for other Premier League clubs. Newcastle full-backs Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall, Nottingham Forest duo Ola Aina and Callum Hudson-Odoi, Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi, Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke and Aston Villa's Ian Maatsen all topped 1,000 minutes. At the other end of the scale, fellow Cobham graduate Michael Golding played 45 seconds for Leicester as a substitute against Southampton – the lowest playing time for any player to feature in the Premier League this season. United fell behind their Manchester rivals as well after selling Scott McTominay to Napoli while Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho frequently found themselves out of favour. Fourth-ranked Arsenal, helped by the emergence of Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly, nearly doubled their total from 11,869 minutes to 21,894. Liverpool ranked seventh with the rest of the top 10 made up of clubs from outside the Premier League – Ajax and Barcelona in fifth and sixth, with Championship sides Leeds and Hull sandwiching ninth-placed Anderlecht. Brighton, Tottenham, Leicester, Everton and Crystal Palace also ranked in the top 20, with Nottingham Forest one place outside. Brentford were the lowest-ranked Premier League club, 274th of the 275 academies represented – ahead of only Rochdale. They and Wolves were among 185 academies to produce just a single player apiece. Homegrown heroes Trent Alexander-Arnold, right, and Curtis Jones were among the homegrown contributors to Liverpool's success (Peter Byrne/PA) Liverpool's title win was heavily driven by their own academy, with homegrown players accounting for 16.7 per cent of their playing time. Trent Alexander-Arnold led the way with 2,575 minutes, with Curtis Jones and Caoimhin Kelleher also over 1,000 and Conor Bradley and Jarell Quansah playing significant parts. There were cameos too for Viteszlav Jaros and Jayden Danns but Liverpool's seven homegrown players were topped by Manchester United's eight. Garnacho, Kobbie Mainoo, Rashford, Jonny Evans, Toby Collyer, Chido Obi, Tyler Fredricson and McTominay combined to play 6,292 minutes for their formative club, 15.2 per cent of United's playing time. Colwill, Chalobah and James led Chelsea's third-placed tally of 6,150 minutes, or 14.7 per cent. Six clubs gave over 10 per cent of playing time to homegrown players, with Crystal Palace only just below that mark. That included five of the traditional 'big six', with Tottenham the only exception. Chelsea and Manchester City used six homegrown players each. Southampton had five – as did Spurs, though Mikey Moore, Brandon Austin, Dane Scarlett, Will Lankshear and Alfie Dorrington accrued just 602 minutes between them. Brentford's sole representative league-wide was at least their first homegrown player in the history of the PA academy study, Ryan Trevitt playing eight minutes against Spurs in September. That left Wolves as the only team not to field a homegrown player, though they had Luke Cundle, Wesley Okoduwa and Tom Edozie in matchday squads as unused substitutes.
ITV News
29-05-2025
- Sport
- ITV News
Jersey Bulls celebrate emotional promotion after play-off thriller
Jersey Bulls have been promoted to the eighth tier of English football after a 2-1 victory over Cobham in front of a sell-out crowd at Springfield.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Jersey Bulls win promotion after play-off victory
Jersey Bulls have won promotion to the eighth tier of English football for the first time as they beat Cobham 2-1 in their play-off final. The islanders had topped the Combined Counties Premier South table at the end of the season, but a three point deduction for playing suspended player dropped them to second place and into the play-offs. But a capacity crowd at St Helier's Springfield Stadium saw them reach their highest level since joining the English football league system in 2019. It means the islanders will play in Isthmian League Division One South East next season facing sides based mainly in Kent, Sussex and south London. Joe Kilshaw blasted Bulls ahead in the 11th minute as he got on the end of Miguel Carvalho's pass inside the penalty area. Lorne Bickley almost doubled the lead four minutes later before Elijah Simpson had a good effort for Cobham. Cobham began to up the pressure and Bulls needed a superb goal line clearance from James Queree and an excellent save from goalkeeper Euan van der Vilet from the rebound to keep them ahead at half time. The islanders started the second half off better and were rewarded with a second goal when Fraser Barlow flicked home from close range after good work by Bickley. Bulls hit the post soon after but a nervy finish was ensured when Cobham were awarded a 70th-minute penalty which van der Vliet saved, but Patrick Murray converted from the rebound. Despite Cobham's continued pressure as they searched for an equaliser Bulls held out to ensure scenes of joy for their home fans. Jersey Bulls make play-off final after penalty shootout Jersey Bulls title hopes in balance after points deduction Non-league team win title after finishing third The victory represents a second promotion for the island side since they were formed in 2019 - but a first done via on field performance. The club had won all 36 of their matches in Combined Counties Division One in the 2019-20 season before the Covid-19 pandemic saw the campaign annulled. After the 2020-21 season was also wiped out by the pandemic Jersey Bulls were promoted to their current level after a restructuring of the leagues in the summer of 2021. They finished fourth in their first season in the ninth tier and third a year later - both seasons saw the top two teams win promotion automatically. Last season they were second, but a play-off was introduced and the islanders were knocked out by AFC Croydon Athletic in the semi-finals. This season, after just two league defeats under new boss Elliott Powell, the island side thought they had finally won their first-ever title before their points deduction. But they have managed to put that disappointment behind them as Powell won promotion in his first season in charge. "It was obviously good to start quick and always nice to get a goal," goalscorer Kilshaw told BBC Radio Jersey. "I thought we were good and maybe should have killed the game and put it 3-0, but luckily we saw it out at then end. "I'm sure most of the lads will tell you that it's taken over our lives for the last 11 months. "What we've been through in the last month or so has been pretty brutal, not just for ourselves but our families having to deal with what we're going through, so to get over the line is brilliant. "This is our biggest achievement in football, no-one in Jersey's ever been promoted to step four. "I don't know when it'll sink in, but we'll have a good night and enjoy it." In total Jersey Bulls suffered just three defeats all season - they lost to title rivals Whyteleafe and Redhill in the league and were knocked out of the FA Vase by Whitstable Town, who went on to win the title at Wembley. It ended a superb first season as manager for Powell, who succeeded Gary Freeman as Bulls manager last year after guiding Jersey to an Island Games gold medal in 2023. "In terms of a Jersey football achievement I think this has to be number one," Powell told BBC Radio Jersey "Cobham were a great side and commiserations to them - they're the best-coached side we've played in the league, they've got patterns of play, they're really efficient at set pieces and defensively they're solid - we really had to be at our very best today to beat them. "Whatever's happened can't happen again - yes we've got over the line, but we shouldn't have been playing in these games, so there's a lot of things that as an island we ned to improve on now. "We're not going to get a group of players like this again, let's make sure we use the absolute most of them. "I said before the game the James Queree's, Luke Campbell's and Luke Watson's, they're Jersey football Hall of Famers, they're once in a generation-type players so we need to make sure that as an island we get right behind them. "This was Jersey at it's best, a sea of red and everyone getting right behind us and that last five or 10 minutes was nervy, but those fans got us over it." Jersey Bulls
ITV News
28-05-2025
- Sport
- ITV News
Jersey Bulls promoted to eighth tier of English football with Play-Off win over Cobham
Jersey Bulls have been promoted to the eighth tier of English football after a 2-1 victory over Cobham in front of a sell-out crowd at Springfield. Miguel Carvalho and Fraser Barlow's goals were enough to win the Combined Counties Football League Premier Division South Play-Off Final despite a late rally from the Surrey side. It comes after Bulls finished third in the league, missing out on automatic promotion, when they were docked three points for fielding an ineligible player. And after beginning this season playing a league below Guernsey FC, they will start next campaign a league above them after the Sarnians were relegated this time round.
