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66

Youth
Appearances

15

Youth
Goals

35

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Youth Appearances

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Sep 1988 Northampton 0-1 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Oct 1988 Villa 2-3 Derby

Midland Youth Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Oct 1988 Villa 4-0 Bristol City

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Nov 1988 Chester 0-2 Villa

FA Youth Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 17 Dec 1988 Villa 1-3 Luton Town

FA Youth Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Jan 1989 Villa 2-0 Gillingham

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 3rd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Apr 1989 Brentford 0-1 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Semi-Final

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 17 Apr 1989 Villa 2-3 Southampton

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Final 1st Leg

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 8 May 1989 Southampton 0-0 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Final 2nd Leg

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Aug 1989 Notts County 2-2 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Aug 1989 Villa 0-2 Coventry

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 31 Aug 1989 Villa 3-4 Wolves

Midland Youth Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Sep 1989 Walsall 2-7 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Sep 1989 Villa 3-2 Port Vale

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Sep 1989 Villa 0-1 Luton

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Sep 1989 Chesterfield 2-3 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Sep 1989 Shrewsbury 0-2 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Sep 1989 Villa 2-5 Derby

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Oct 1989 Villa 3-2 Leicester

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Oct 1989 Forest 0-2 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Nov 1989 Villa 9-0 Hednesford Town

FA Youth Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 11 Nov 1989 Villa 3-3 Wolves

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Nov 1989 Watford 2-1 Villa

FA Youth Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Dec 1989 Villa 2-1 Leicester

Midland Youth League Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Dec 1989 Villa 2-0 Notts County

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Jan 1990 Villa 4-2 Walsall

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Jan 1990 Derby 0-3 Villa

Midland Youth League Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Mar 1990 Derby 0-1 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Mar 1990 Villa 6-1 Coventry

Midland Youth League Cup Semi-Final

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Mar 1990 Wolves 2-3 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Apr 1990 Notts County 2-1 Villa

Midland Youth League Cup Final

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Apr 1990 Coventry 1-4 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Apr 1990 Port Vale 0-3 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

Reserve Appearances

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1988 Villa 2-1 Sutton Coldfield Town

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 23 Jan 1989 Leicester 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Mar 1989 Villa 3-0 Sheffield United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Mar 1989 Manchester City 2-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 26 Apr 1989 Albion 0-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 May 1989 Villa 0-1 Leicester

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 10 May 1989 Sheffield United 3-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Sep 1989 Bradford 0-0 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Oct 1989 Villa 4-3 Everton

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Oct 1989 Manchester City 3-2 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Oct 1989 Villa 3-0 Oldham

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Nov 1989 Villa 1-1 Coventry

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Nov 1989 Derby 2-1 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Nov 1989 Villa 6-0 Wolves

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Dec 1989 Stourbridge 2-5 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup 3rd Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Dec 1989 United 2-2 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Mar 1990 Everton 2-1 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Mar 1990 Villa 5-0 Notts County

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Mar 1990 Villa 0-0 Manchester City

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Apr 1990 Villa 5-0 Hull City

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Apr 1990 Forest 2-0 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Apr 1990 Leeds 1-5 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 18 Apr 1990 Villa 0-0 United

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Apr 1990 Coventry 1-5 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 26 Apr 1990 Villa 0-0 Sheffield United

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Sep 1990 Villa 1-1 Derby

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 20 Sep 1990 Wednesday 4-1 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Sep 1990 Villa 3-1 Rotherham

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Oct 1990 Everton 3-3 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Oct 1990 Villa 2-1 Sunderland

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Oct 1990 Leeds 3-1 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Oct 1990 Villa 2-2 Huddersfield

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Nov 1990 Forest 3-0 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Nov 1990 Stourbridge 4-1 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Nov 1990 Newcastle 1-2 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 4 Dec 1990 Coventry 1-1 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Feb 1991 Villa 0-1 Forest

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Mar 1991 Villa 1-0 Blackburn

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Mar 1991 Manchester City 1-2 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Mar 1991 Huddersfield 0-0 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Mar 1991 Leicester 0-0 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Mar 1991 Wolves 1-1 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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Personal Profile

Craig Liddle

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Centre Back

Centre Back

21 October 1971

Chester-le-Street ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

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Craig George Liddle

Career Progression

Craig Liddle

1990-91 Aston Villa Reserves

Peak Villa

Reserve League

Youth Career

66

Youth
Appearances

Craig Liddle

15

Youth
Goals

1989-90 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 22 | โœ… 22 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1989-90 YthCups ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1988-89 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 36 | โœ… 36 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 8 |

Reserve Career

35

Reserve Appearances

Craig Liddle

0

Reserve
Goals

1990-91 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โœ… 15 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ6 |
1989-90 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โœ… 15 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 |

1990-91 BSC ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1989-90 BSC ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

First Team Career

Craig Liddle

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Not Selected for the First Team

Squad Honours

Craig Liddle

๐Ÿฅˆ 1988-89 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Runner Up
๐Ÿ† 1989-90 Midland Youth League Winner
๐Ÿฅˆ 1989-90 Midland Youth League Cup Runner Up

Previous Clubs

Craig Liddle

-1988 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer In

Craig Liddle

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1988-89

Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 July 1988

16

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

Craig Liddle

None

Subsequent Clubs

Craig Liddle

1991-94 Blyth Spartans ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1994-98 Middlesbrough ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1998-05 Darlington ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

Craig Liddle

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1990-91

Blyth Spartans ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

30 June 1991

19

Jozef Vengloลก ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

Career Notes

Craig Liddle

July 1988: Aged 16, 1st Year YTS professional

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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