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27

Youth
Appearances

4

Youth
Goals

137

Reserve Appearances

9

Reserve
Goals

30

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Ivor Linton

First Team
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Midfielder

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Ivor Linton

Role

M Ivor Linton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #588 |

Position

Born

Midfield

20 November 1959

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

West Bromwich 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

(5ย ft 10ย in) 1.78 m

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Transfer Notes

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July 1976: Aged 16, 1st Year YTS professional
September 1977: Aged 18, signed professional forms

Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1976-77

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

Youth

1 July 1976

16

Ron Saunders ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1982-83

Peterborough United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

1 August 1982

22

Tony Barton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Ivor Linton

Previous Clubs:

-1976 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

Ivor Linton

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Ivor Linton

Subsequent Clubs:

1982-83 Peterborough United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Fourth Division
๐Ÿ•’ 27 | โšฝ 3 | (League)

1983-84 Birmingham City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1984 Lappfjรคrds Bollklubb ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

1984-85 Without Club

1985-87 Kaskรถ Idrottsklubb ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

1987-88 Without Club

1988-99 Nรคrpes Kraft Fotbollsfรถrening ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Free
II Divisioona, Kakkonen, Ykkรถnen
๐Ÿ•’ 243 | โšฝ 41 | (League)

1999 Retired aged 39

Career Progression

Ivor Linton

1976-78 Aston Villa u18s
1976-82 Aston Villa Reserves
1977-81 Aston Villa First Team

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First Team

Youth Career

Ivor Linton

27

Youth
Appearances

4

Youth
Goals

1979-80 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | *
1977-78 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | *
1976-77 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โœ… 16 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | *

*Youth record incomplete

Reserve Career

Ivor Linton

137

Reserve Appearances

9

Reserve
Goals

1981-82 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 26 | โœ… 26 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |
1980-81 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 19 | โœ… 19 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1979-80 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 13 | โœ… 13 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1978-79 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 23 | โœ… 23 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |
1977-78 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 37 | โœ… 37 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 |
1976-77 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 17 | โœ… 17 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 |
1975-76 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

First Team Career

Ivor Linton

30

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

M Ivor Linton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1977-81 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 30 | 17 (13) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 11 | #588 |
๐ŸŸฉ 11 | ๐ŸŸจ 5 | ๐ŸŸฅ 14 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Ivor Linton

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

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Ivor Linton

๐ŸŸฉ 26 Aug 1978 Villa 5-1 Bristol Rovers
Youth

1978-79

Midland Intermediate League

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๐ŸŸจ 2 Sep 1978 Stoke 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Oct 1978 Villa 2-3 Newcastle
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Oct 1978 Sheffield United 3-1 Villa
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Nov 1978 Wolves 2-0 Villa
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Nov 1978 Villa 1-3 Bolton
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 9 Dec 1978 Villa 1-1 Liverpool
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Dec 1978 Leeds 1-3 Villa
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Dec 1978 Albion 0-2 Villa
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Feb 1979 United 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 1979 Villa 3-0 Burnley
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Feb 1979 Villa 4-0 Preston
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Mar 1979 Newcastle 3-1 Villa
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Mar 1979 Villa 1-0 United
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Mar 1979 Coventry 1-0 Villa
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 26 Mar 1979 Huddersfield 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 31 Mar 1979 Bolton 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Apr 1979 Villa 2-4 Wolves
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Apr 1979 Villa 5-2 Derby
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Apr 1979 Villa 3-2 Albion
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Apr 1979 Wednesday 3-0 Villa
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Apr 1979 Liverpool 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Apr 1979 Villa 1-1 Blackpool
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Aug 1978 Villa 5-1 Bristol Rovers
Reserves

1978-79

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Sep 1979 Bury 2-0 Villa
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Sep 1979 Villa 0-0 Preston
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 1 Oct 1979 Villa 1-1 Derby
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 17 Oct 1979 Shrewsbury 5-0 Villa
Youth

1979-80

Midland Intermediate League

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Nov 1979 Bristol City 1-6 Villa
Youth

1979-80

Midland Intermediate League

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Nov 1970 Liverpool 3-0 Villa
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Dec 1979 Villa 2-0 Manchester City
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Dec 1979 Coventry 3-0 Villa
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Dec 1979 Villa 0-1 Everton
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Jan 1980 Sheffield United 2-4 Villa
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Jan 1980 Villa 3-2 Wolves
Youth

1979-80

Midland Intermediate League

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Feb 1980 United 2-1 Villa
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Feb 1980 Villa 1-2 Albion
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 4 Mar 1980 Preston 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Aug 1980 Villa 3-0 Huddersfield
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Aug 1980 Villa 1-4 Coventry
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Aug 1980 Manchester City 2-2 Villa
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Sep 1980 Villa 1-1 Derby
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Oct 1980 Villa 1-0 Sheffield United
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Oct 1980 Villa 4-3 United
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Oct 1980 Preston 2-2 Villa
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Oct 1980 Villa 3-1 Leeds
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Nov 1980 Villa 1-2 Wednesday
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 1980 Villa 0-3 Liverpool
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Feb 1981 Coventry 4-2 Villa
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Feb 1981 Villa 2-1 Everton
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Mar 1981 Villa 4-2 Bury
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 20 Apr 1981 Villa 2-2 Albion
Reserves

1980-81

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Aug 1981 Leeds 0-2 Villa
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 2 Sep 1981 Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Sep 1981 Villa 2-0 United
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Sep 1981 Villa 1-1 Liverpool
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Oct 1981 Villa 0-0 Wednesday
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Oct 1981 Villa 0-0 Coventry
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Oct 1981 Villa 1-2 Blackpool
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1981 Villa 3-2 Forest
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Dec 1981 Villa 7-1 Bolton
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Feb 1982 Coventry 1-0 Villa
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Mar 1982 Villa 6-0 Newcastle
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Mar 1982 Villa 1-1 Albion
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Mar 1982 Villa 2-1 Derby
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Apr 1982 Forest 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Apr 1982 Villa 1-2 Leeds
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Apr 1982 Villa 2-1 Stoke
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 May 1982 Villa 1-0 Burnley
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 May 1982 Villa 1-0 Everton
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 May 1982 Villa 3-0 Huddersfield
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 May 1982 Villa 3-0 Wolves
Reserves

1981-82

Central League

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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:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
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:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
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: 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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