This team sheet was one of a number given to
@chathmuseum recently.
Thought it was interesting to see how many from each side are now playing for their first team.
Taking into account that it is much much harder to get into the Utd first team the amount of Charlton players to have progressed is impressive none the less.
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Tyler Blackett has played quite a few games for their first team under LVG. Now on loan at Celtic
Jack Barmby is now at Leicester
Mats Daehli was released by Man U, signed for Molde under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer then signed by Solskjaer at Cardiff but hardly played and is now at Freiburg.
James Wilson is a first team member now at Utd.
Interesting that Man U are managed by U2's manager!
Barmby is Nicky's son?
Hendrie son of Lee?
McGuinness son of the old manager?
United would of looked stronger had they picked Pogba. And could have included an ex player of ours.
McCullough is at Doncaster, Sam Byrne is at Everton though hasn't played for the 1st team, Jack Barmby (son on Nicky) is at Leicester, and had an unsuccessful loan spell at Rotherham, Nicholas Ioannou is back in Cyprus
From their Wiki page, I count 5 out of the 27 names listed who had joined Man Utd before they turned 17, with a total of 39 appearances in Man Utd first team (including League Cup) between them.
Historically they have brought through some great players in the academy, but since the turn of the century, I'm not so sure.
Can anyone tell me different?
Ellis Brown went to Southend.
No idea if they've racked up League appearances or not.
But then the Plymouth chairman had the cheek to offer me only £3k a week despite all the big clubs wanting me. Doesn't he know who I am?!
Brown is pre-2000. O'Shea and Gibson don't count under my "signed before they were 17" rule for academy graduates. Gibson maybe does count as he was signed the same year as his 17th birthday.
Welbeck, Evans, Fletcher, Shawcross, Heaton, Campbell. I'm sure we'd be singing the praises of our academy if we'd produced them all. I just don't think it is as impressive as you would expect (and I thought before questioning your post) from the biggest club in the country.
Manchester band members were usually City fans so I blame them for the music.
Hope all is well.