User:Pkerr98/sandbox/Crystal Palace F.C. Reserves and Academy

Crystal Palace F.C. Reserves are the under-21 team of Crystal Palace.. They play in the South Division of the Professional Development League, which is the second level of reserve football in England. The team mainly consists of Under-21 players at the club, although senior players occasionally have an appearance or two, for instance when they are recovering from injury. The under-21 team is coached by Gary Issott. Crystal Palace's Academy has produced many great players such as Wilfried Zaha, Nathaniel Clyne, Victor Moses, Wayne Routledge, Ben Watson, Clinton Morrison, Gareth Southgate etc.

Gary Issott is the Academy Director, and thus is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the academy, though is also responsible for the coaching of the Academy's U21 side. The Academy Manager is Ben Smith and the Academy's U18 side is coached by Ken Gillard.

The Academy and Reserve teams play at Crystal Palace Football Club Training Ground in Beckenham.

Notable Academy graduates
Notable graduates of Crystal Palace's academy. NB: Bold players are still playing for the club.


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nathaniel Clyne
 * Clinton Morrison
 * Victor Moses
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wayne Routledge
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gareth Southgate
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ben Watson
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Jonathan Williams
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wilfried Zaha