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37

Youth
Appearances

8

Youth
Goals

57

Reserve Appearances

23

Reserve
Goals

291

Senior
Appearances

38

Senior
Goals

Youth Appearances

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Oct 1983 AP Leamington 5-1 Villa

Midland Youth League Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Apr 1984 Villa 9-0 Birmingham

Midland Intermediate League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Sep 1984 Watford 1-2 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Oct 1984 Arsenal 2-2 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Nov 1984 Villa 3-2 Arsenal

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round Replay

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Jan 1985 Mansfield 2-0 Villa

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Feb 1985 Portsmouth 2-2 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 3rd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Mar 1985 Mansfield 1-0 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Mar 1985 Portsmouth 2-1 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 3rd Round 2nd Replay

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Oct 1985 Reading 1-1 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Oct 1985 Villa 2-0 Reading

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round Replay

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 2 Dec 1985 Villa 3-3 Southend

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Dec 1985 Southend 2-1 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round Replay

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Mar 1986 Villa 2-3 Stoke

Midland Intermediate League

Youth

Reserve Appearances

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Sep 1984 Villa 2-0 Sheffield United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 26 Sep 1984 Villa 1-1 Forest

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Oct 1984 Barnsley 0-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Oct 1984 Villa 2-0 Everton

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Oct 1984 Villa 3-0 Bradford

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Oct 1984 Stratford Town 2-3 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1984 Villa 5-1 Liverpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Jan 1985 Villa 0-3 Coventry

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Apr 1985 Villa 9-0 Huddersfield

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Apr 1985 Albion 2-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Oct 1985 Villa 3-4 Forest

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Oct 1985 Villa 1-0 Everton

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Jan 1986 Liverpool 2-3 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Mar 1986 Forest 2-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Mar 1986 Villa 0-1 Newcastle

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Mar 1986 Villa 3-2 Barnsley

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Apr 1986 Villa 0-2 Manchester City

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Apr 1986 Villa 1-1 Huddersfield

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Apr 1986 Derby 5-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Sep 1986 Villa 4-3 Liverpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Oct 1986 Villa 7-1 Newcastle

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Oct 1986 Sheffield United 4-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Feb 1987 Liverpool 0-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Apr 1987 Villa 1-2 Leicester

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Apr 1987 Villa 5-3 Sunderland

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Aug 1987 Villa 1-2 Hull

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Sep 1987 Huddersfield 3-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Jan 1988 Villa 3-1 Manchester City

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Feb 1988 Sheffield United 4-4 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Feb 1988 Liverpool 4-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Apr 1988 Bradford 3-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Apr 1988 Grimsby 0-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Apr 1988 Villa 0-6 Forest

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Apr 1988 Villa 8-0 Blackpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 May 1988 Villa 2-3 United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 9 May 1988 Wednesday 4-4 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1988 Villa 2-0 Huddersfield

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Jan 1989 Huddersfield 1-7 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 23 Jan 1989 Leicester 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Feb 1989 VS Rugby 3-1 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter-Final Replay

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Feb 1989 Villa 3-2 Sunderland

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Feb 1989 Villa 0-0 Everton

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Feb 1989 United 0-3 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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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Mar 1989 Villa 2-0 Blackburn

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Mar 1989 Leeds 3-4 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Mar 1989 Barnsley 1-4 Villa

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 11 Sep 1989 Villa 1-3 Forest

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Oct 1989 Notts County 0-6 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 31 Mar 1993 Villa 1-3 Forest

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Sep 1993 Sunderland 1-3 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Sep 1993 Villa 2-1 Everton

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Dec 1993 Villa 3-0 Wednesday

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Apr 1994 United 1-1 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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Personal Profile

Tony Daley

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Winger

Winger

18 October 1967

Birmingham 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
Jamaica ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

(5ย ft 8ย in) 1.73 m

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Anthony Mark Daley

Career Progression

Tony Daley

1983-86 Aston Villa Youth
1984-94 Aston Villa Reserves
1985-94 Aston Villa First Team

Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

37

Youth
Appearances

Tony Daley

8

Youth
Goals

1985-86 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 3 |
1984-85 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 23 | โœ… 19 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 4 |
1983-84 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 1 |

Reserve Career

57

Reserve Appearances

Tony Daley

23

Reserve
Goals

1993-94 PLD1 ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1992-93 PLD1 ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1989-90 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |

1988-89 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 13 | โœ… 13 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 10 |
1987-88 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 11 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 |
1986-87 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |
1985-86 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1984-85 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 4 |

First Team Career

Tony Daley

291

Senior
Appearances

38

Senior
Goals

W Tony Daley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1985-94 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 291 | 242 (49) | โšฝ 38 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 31 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 13 | #633 |
๐ŸŸฉ 110 | ๐ŸŸจ 72 | ๐ŸŸฅ 109 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 3 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Tony Daley

๐Ÿ† 1984-85 Birmingham Senior Cup Winner
๐Ÿ† 1992-93 Pontins Central League Winner
๐Ÿฅˆ1992-93 Premier League Runner Up
๐Ÿ† 1993-94 League Cup Winner
๐Ÿฅˆ 1993-94 Pontins Central League Runner Up

Previous Clubs

Tony Daley

-1984 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer In

Tony Daley

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1984-85

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

Youth

1 July 1984

16

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

Loans Out

Tony Daley

None

Subsequent Clubs

Tony Daley

1994-98 Wolverhampton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ1.35m
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 27 | 20 (7) | โšฝ 4 |

1998-99 Watford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 14 | 7 (7) | โšฝ 1 |

1999 Walsall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 8 | 4 (4) | โšฝ 0 |

1999-02 Forest Green ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football Conference
๐Ÿ•’ 75 | 61 (14) | โšฝ 6 |

2002 Retired aged 34

Transfer Out

Tony Daley

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Season:

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1993-94

Wolverhampton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ1.35m

6 June 1994

26

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

Career Notes

Tony Daley

July 1984: 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
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
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:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
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
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
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
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
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
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
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
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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