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Leeds United Football Club Under-21s is the most senior of Leeds United's youth teams and the club's former reserve team. As of the 2023–24 season, they play in the Premier League 2 : Division 1, the top tier of the Professional Development League, following promotion from Division 2 of the 2022–23 Professional U21 Development League. [2]
Thorp Arch is the training ground of Leeds United. Located in the village of Thorp Arch, near the town of Wetherby, the site covers 12.1 hectares. The facility consists of three sections: The Barn, The Grange and the training pitches. None of the sections are owned by Leeds United, but the Barn and the training pitches are leased to the club ...
One of the legacies of Wilkinson and youth coach Paul Hart was the development of Leeds United's youth academy, which has produced numerous talented footballers over the years. [citation needed] A statue of former Leeds' captain Billy Bremner, outside Elland Road sculpted by Frances Segelman. Leeds appointed George Graham as Wilkinson's ...
Born in Morley, West Yorkshire, [1] Rothery progressed through the Leeds United youth system and was first involved in the first team after being an unused substitute against Rotherham United on 8 May 2005. [3] He was named in the England under-19 team in February 2006 along with Theo Walcott. [4] He agreed a new one-year contract with Leeds in ...
Born in Durham, Gray joined Leeds United at under-9 level. [2] [4] He progressed rapidly through the academy, and an agreement had to be met between Leeds United and Gray's school, the St John Fisher Catholic High School in Harrogate, for Gray to miss classes in order to train with the first team, at the request of then-manager Marcelo Bielsa.
Cairns began his career in the Leeds United youth academy and turned professional with the club at the end of the 2010–11 season by signing a one-year contract along with fellow youth players and twins Nathan and Lewis Turner. [3]
After playing youth football with Kippax Athletic, he joined Leeds United's youth academy aged seven and signed his first forms with the club aged nine. [6] He made his U23 debut at the start of the 2016–17 season.
McBurnie started at Leeds United's academy from a young age, playing with the likes of Lewie Coyle and Tyler Denton in the youth setup, before he was released at under 14s level. [8] He joined Bradford City's academy, but played for Manchester United in the 2013 Milk Cup. [9]