This season, follow Everton's Under-18 team in the restructured FA Premier Youth Academy League (North Section)
Manager: Neil Dewsnip
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FA PREMIER YOUTH ACADEMY U-18 LEAGUE
FIXTURES AND RESULTS, 2004-05
Date Ven Opponents Result Pos Scorers ____ Link to Official Site
August 2004
Sat 21 (a) Cardiff City W 1-0 1st Hopkins Sat 28 (h) Birmingham City L 1-3 4th Vaughan
September
Sat 4 (h) Huddersfield Town W 4-1 2nd Fowler, Hopkins, Seargeant, Vaughan Sat 11 (a) Leeds United W 2-0 1st Hopkins, Fowler Sat 18 (h) Middlesbrough W 2-0 1st Hopkins (2) Sat 25 (a) Newcastle United W 2-1 1st Hopkins (2)
October
Sat 2 (h) Stoke City D 1-1 2nd Hopkins Sat 9 (a) Manchester United D 2-2 3rd Wilson, Hopkins Sat 30 (h) Liverpool D 1-1 4th Hopkins (pk)
November
Sat 6 (a) Manchester City L 2-5 5th Hopkins, Fowler Sat 13 (h) Wolves D 0-0 5th — Sat 20 (a) Blackburn Rovers W 1-0 5th Anichebe
December 2004
Sat 4 (h) Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 5th Hopkins (pen) Sat 11 (h) Crewe Alexandra W 3-1 4th Anichebe (2), Irving
January 2005
Sat 16 (h) Manchester City W 3-1 2nd Anichebe, Vidarsson, Vaughan. Sat 22 (a) Wolverhampton W D 1-1 3rd Anichebe Sat 29 (h) Blackburn Rovers L 2-3 4th Anichebe, Hopkins
February
Sat 19 (a) Stoke City W 2-1 4th Fowler, Vidarsson Sat 26 (h) Liverpool D 1-1 4th Wright
March
Sat 5 (h) Manchester Utd L 0-3 4th — Sat 19 (a) Blackburn Rovers W 3-2 4th Anichebe, Hughes Vaughan Sat 26 (h) Bolton Wanderers W 3-1 4th Hopkins, Vidarsson 2 Thu 31 (a) Liverpool L 1-2 4th Hitchen (og)
April 2005
Sat 2 (a) Sheffield Utd D 1-1 4th Fowler Sat 9 (a) Nottingham Forest W 2-1 4th Molyneux, Fowler Sat 16 (h) Sunderland W 1-0 3rd Boyle Sat 23 (a) Barnsley W 2-0 3rd Kissock, Anichebe Sat 30 (a) Crewe Alexandra D 1-1 3rd Bloggs (og)
2004 Friendlies and Other U-18 Team Matches
Day Date Ven Opponents Res Scorers Sat 5 Jul H FASE W 8-0 Vidarsson 2, Vaughan 3, Phelan 2, Martland Fri 16 Jul H Chester City L 0-2 — Mon 26 Jul H Wigan Athletic L 1-2 Fowler Sat 31 Jul H Port Vale D 1-1 Sat 7 Aug H Macclesfield T D 0-0 — Sat 14 Aug H Swindon Town D 0-0 — Thu 14 Oct H Shanghai XI W 4-2 Vaughan (3), Vidarsson
FA PREMIER YOUTH ACADEMY LEAGUE
Under Construction The FA Premier Youth Academy has been completely restructured this season with the Under-19 and Under-17 teams from the previous 6 seasons being consolidated to form one Youth League at Under-18 level. There will be a parallel set of friendly games playing the same fixtures at Under-16 level, but they will not count towards any league table
The new set-up for the FA Premier Youth Academy has four or five regional groups of 10 teams each:
Group C (NW) Group B (NE) Group A (SE) Group D (SW) Group E Blackburn Rvrs Derby County Aston Villa Bristol City Cardiff City Crewe Alexandra Leeds United Birmingham C Crystal Pal Huddersfield Everton Leicester C Charlton Ath Fulham Arsenal Liverpool Middlesbrough Coventry City QPR Chelsea Manchester Utd Newcastle Utd Ipswich Town Reading Bolton Wndrs Manchester City Notts Forest Millwall Southampton Barnsley Sheffield Wed Wrexham Norwich Tottenham H Stoke City Sunderland Peterborough West Ham Utd Wolverhampton W Sheffield Utd Watford Wimbledon
The season starts with some inter-group matches against teams from the farthest (geographically) regional groups. For Everton, that meant a game with a team each from Groups C and D. Everton then played three teams from the closest Group A.
For the main part of the season, Everton play each of the other teams in the local Group A, both home and away. They finish up playing each of the other teams in Group A again, giving 28 matches in all.
FA PREMIER YOUTH ACADEMY LEAGUE U-18 GROUP TABLE, 2004-05
UNDER-18 YOUTH ACADEMY LEAGUE — 2004-05
Cardiff City 0 - 1 Everton
Everton: Lake; S Wright, Hughes, Fox, Boyle; Wynne, Seargeant, Phelan, Vidarsson (75' Martland); Hopkins, Anichebe. Subs not used: Gallagher, Kearney, Vaughan, Holt. Scorers: Hopkins (30').
ENGLAND youth international striker Paul Hopkins scored the only goal of the match as Everton under-18s secured victory in their opening match of the new FA Premier Academy League season at Cardiff City. The Walton youngster struck after 30 minutes and in a hard-fought match it proved enough to secure the points. Cardiff, who received Academy status earlier in the year after five years of trying, started their first fixture in the League in determined fashion but Everton eventually began to exert themselves on the match and on the half-hour mark they opened the scoring.
From an excellent right-wing cross from Stephen Wynne, Hopkins, who has been impressing in Andy Holden's reserve team, scored with a superb diving header. The 17-year-old striker almost doubled Everton's advantage in the second half, but his 25-yard effort came back off the bar. Fellow forward Victor Anichebe, a 16-year-old from Crosby, also had three opportunities to make the game safe, but sadly he spurned them.
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Everton 1 - 3 Birmingham City
Everton: Lake; Wynne, S Wright, Hughes, Gerrard; Phelan (45' Wilson), Seargeant, Harris; Boyle (45' Vaughan), Hopkins, Anichebe. Subs not used: Gallagher, Holt. Scorers: Vaughan (').
Everton 4 - 1 Huddersfield Town
Everton: Lake; S Wright, Hughes, Fox [70' Sent Off], Boyle (Seargeant); Fowler, Kearney, Harris; Martland (Vidarsson), Hopkins, Anichebe (Vaughan). Subs not used: Gallagher, Kelly. Scorers: Fowler (50'), Hopkins (62'), Vaughan (75'), Seargeant (88').
Leeds United 0 - 2 Everton
Everton: Lake; Wright, Fox, Hughes, Boyle; Fowler, Harris, Kearney; Vidarsson (46' Seargeant), Hopkins, Anichebe (89' Phelan). Subs not used: N/A. Scorers: Hopkins, Fowler.
Everton 2 - 0 Middlesbrough
Everton: Lake; Wynne, S Wright , Hughes, Boyle; Fowler, Harris, Wilson, Seargeant; Hopkins, Anichebe (80' Phelan). Subs not used: Gallagher, Holt, Vidarsson. Scorers: Hopkins (44', 60').
PAUL HOPKINS struck twice to continue both his and Everton under-18s' superb start to the season in a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough at Netherton on Saturday. He opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time with a fine shot from the edge of the box. Then 15 minutes into the second half he added a second to seal the three points. After a good run and cross from Victor Anichebe, Hopkins volleyed home at the far post.
Newcastle United 1 - 2 Everton
Everton: Lake; Wynne, Wright, Hughes, Holt; Fowler (80' Harris), Seargeant, Wilson; Phelan, Hopkins, Vaughan (70' Anichebe). Subs not used: Gallagher, Martland. Scorers: Hopkins.
Steve Milne: With no first team game today, no DIY/shopping/grass-cutting to be done, why not take a trip up north to see the 18's play. Newcastle's academy looked like a building site, then I relised that Sky One are here to build a set for the forthcoming reality football show "The Match". 1st half:
Half time: Newcastle United 0 - 1 Everton
Everton 1 - 1 Stoke City
Everton: Gallagher; Wynne, Fox, Hughes, Boyle; Phelan, S Wright (Morrison 60), Harris; Wilson, Hopkins, Vaughan (45' Anichebe). Subs not used: Lake, Holt. Scorers: Hopkins.
PAUL HOPKINS scored his eighth goal of the season to salvage a point for Everton under-18s in a 1-1 draw against Stoke City at Netherton on Saturday.
Manchester United 2 - 2 Everton
Everton: Lake; Wynne, S Wright, Boyle, Hughes; Harris, Seargeant, Phelan; Hopkins, Anichebe, Wilson. Subs not used: Gallagher, Fowler, Holt, Vidarsson, Martland. Scorers: Wilson (23'), Hopkins (73').
Steve Milne: Another free Saturday, what better than lets nip up the M62 and have a look at the 18's; David Moyes was here to have a look as well.
Not a bad game; nice training ground (not a portakabin in sight).
Everton 1 - 1 Liverpool
Everton: Lake (60' Jensen); S Wright, Holt, Hughes, Boyle; Fowler, Vidarsson, Kearney (80' Wilson); Seargeant, Hopkins, Anichebe (80' Vaughan). Subs not used: Martland, Davidsen. Scorers: Hopkins (pen:11').
Manchester City 5 - 2 Everton
Everton: Gallagher; S Wright, Wilson, A Gerrard, Hughes; Fowler, Kearney (60' Vidarsson), Harris (70' Phelan); Boyle, Hopkins, Anichebe (80' Vaughan). Subs not used: Wynne. Scorers: Hopkins, Fowler.
Everton 0 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton: Gallagher; S Wright, Hughes {c}, Boyle, Wilson; Seargeant, Kearney (70' Harris), Vidarsson (70' Phelan); Fowler (85' Anichebe), Hopkins, Vaughan. Subs not used: Wynne, Holt. Scorers: None.
Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1 Everton
Everton: Gallagher; Wynne, S Wright, Hughes, Boyle; Fowler, Seargeant, Vidarsson (75' Harris), Phelan; Hopkins (88' Martland), Anichebe. Subs not used: Lake, Holt. Scorers: Anichebe (5').
Everton 1 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
Everton: Gallagher; Wynne (Wright 35), Hughes, Boyle, Wilson; Fowler (Vaughan 80), Phelan, Kearney, Martland; Hopkins, Anichebe. Subs not used: Lake, Holt. Scorers: Hopkins (pen).
Everton 3 - 1 Crewe Alexandra
Everton: Gallagher; Irving, Kearney (75' Fowler), Davidsen, Fox; Holt, A Gerrard, Vidarsson; Morrison, Kissock, Anichebe. Subs not used: Lake, Boyle, Wright, Seargeant. Scorers: Anichebe (20', 30'), Irving.
Everton 3 - 1 Manchester City
Everton: Gallagher; Wynne, Hughes, Boyle, Wilson; Hopkins (Kearney 82), Vidarsson, Harris, Seargeant; Vaughan (Kissock 88), Anichebe (Phelan 75). Subs not used: Lake? Scorers: Anichebe, Vidarsson, Vaughan.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 1 Everton
Everton: Gallagher; S Wright, Wilson, Fox, Gerrard; Fowler (Seargeant 80), Phelan, Kearney; Vaughan, Hopkins, Anichebe. Subs not used: Davidsen, Hughes, Wynne, Boyle. Scorers: Anichebe.
Everton 2 - 3 Blackburn Rovers
Everton: Gallagher; S Wright, Hughes, Boyle, Wilson; Fowler (Kissock 85), Phelan, Harris (Kearney 10), Vidarsson; Hopkins, Anichebe. Subs not used: Holt, Davidsen. Scorers: Anichebe, Hopkins
Stoke City 1 - 2 Everton
Everton: Jones; S Wright, Boyle, Holt, Wilson; Molyneux (Vidarsson 80), Fowler, Phelan, Kearney; Hopkins, Anichebe. Subs not used: Martland, Irving, Jensen. Scorers: Fowler, Vidarsson (90')
Debuts at this level for Jamie Jones (in goal) and Lee Molyneux.
Everton: Gallagher; S Wright, Boyle, Hughes, Wilson; Phelan, Vidarsson, Fowler, Kearney; Hopkins, Anichebe. Subs not used: Martland, Clancy, Holt, Davidsen. Scorers: S Wright.
Everton 0 - 3 Manchester United
Everton: Gallagher; Holt, Irving, Davidsen, S Wright; Harris, Seargeant, Phelan; Vaughan, Molyneux, Fowler. Subs not used: N/A. Scorers: None.
A much-changed Everton line-up, which saw the welcome return of midfielders James Harris and Christian Seargeant after more than six weeks out injured, had to play into the teeth of a fierce wind. But they didn't cope with it and found themselves 3-0 down at the break.
Everton tried to use the wind to their advantage after half-time and had numerous chances early on from Seargeant, Harris, James Vaughan and Scott Phelan. But United weathered the visitors' storm and held on.
Blackburn Rovers 2 - 3 Everton
Everton: Gallagher; Wynne, Boyle, Hughes, Wilson; Harris, Seargeant, Phelan, Kearney; Hopkins (Vaughan 60), Anichebe (Fowler 60). Subs not used: Lake, Vidarsson. Scorers: Anichebe, Hughes Vaughan.
Forward Victor Anichebe gave Everton the lead after 25 minutes when he flicked the ball past the keeper. But Blackburn hit back almost immediately after a poorly defended corner. Mark Hughes put Everton back in front after he flicked Christian Seargeant's free-kick in at the near post for his first Academy League goal of the season.
Then on the hour a double substitution proved profitable. Paul Hopkins and Victor Anichebe made way for Andy Fowler and Vaughan and the latter made it 3-1. The Birmingham-born forward beat three men before coolly finishing past the Rovers keeper.
Everton 3 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
Everton: Lake; Wynne (Davidsen 80), Holt, Hughes, S Wright; Harris (Morrison 55), Seargeant, Vidarsson, Kearney; Hopkins (Irving 70), Fowler. Subs not used: Gallagher, Anichebe. Scorers: Hopkins, Vidarsson 2.
Top scorer Paul Hopkins gave Everton the lead with his 14th Academy League goal and 19th in all for the season. He applied the finishing touch after excellent work between Stephen Wynne and Christian Seargeant on the right.
A bizarre goal let Bolton back in as Everton keeper Sean Lake slipped and fell as he was about to clear. But Everton hit back immediately as Icelandic forward Vidarsson poached the first of his two goals. The first came after Mark Hughes headed a corner down and Vidarsson stole in to head home. On the hour mark Wynne and Seargeant combined superbly again and Vidarsson headed home from the former's cross.
Liverpool 2 - 1 Everton
Everton: Gallagher; Irving, Holt, Hughes, S Wright; Phelan, Seargeant, Fowler (Anichebe 60), Kearney (Harris 60); Hopkins (Kissock 60), Vaughan. Subs not used: Lake. Scorers: Hitchen (og).
Liverpool got the all-important winning goal to finally claim their first Academy League Group C match since October 9. Liverpool took the lead midway through the first half when with a well-timed run midfielder Paul Barratt latched on to a throughball from Conal Platt and slipped the ball past Everton keeper Craig Gallagher.
But Everton side hit back 10 minutes before half-time when thanks chiefly to striker James Vaughan, who was back in the team after his successful first stint with England Under-17s. The Birmingham-born frontman put great pressure on Adam Hitchen when a cross came into the box that the Liverpool defender put through his own net.
Liverpool took the lead on 56 minutes when Jay Spearing headed keeper Gallagher's clearance back beyond the Everton defence for Frayne to go through and score in similar style to Barratt's opener. Everton, who had hit a post earlier in the match, pressed for an equaliser but a resolute Liverpool held out for victory.
Sheffield United 1 - 1 Everton
Everton: Lake; Irving, Holt, Kearney, Molyneux; Morrison, Seargeant, Phelan, Martland (Kissock 45); Dunn (Connors 45), Fowler. Subs not used: Gallagher, Davidsen. Scorers: Fowler.
A young Everton side, featuring five schoolboys, had to settle for a point at Sheffield United. Everton had to weather some early pressure and Sean Lake made one good save. But Everton took the lead after James Dunn pressurised a United defender and Andrew Fowler pounced on the loose ball to score his fourth of the season. The lead didn't last long as Sheffield took advantage of their greater physical threat and scored after a corner.
In the second half chances fell to Steven Connors, Scott Phelan, Fowler and Steve Morrison, but they couldn't take them and in the end Everton were happy to take a share of the points.
Everton 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Everton: Lake; Irving, Holt, Boyle, Molyneux; Morrison (Seargeant 30), Phelan, Kearney, Martland (Wilson 80); Anichebe, Kissock (Fowler 60). Subs not used: Clancy, Harris. Scorers: Molyneux, Fowler.
The match was due to be played at Netherton, but with the Grand National at nearby Aintree, Everton decided to switch the fixture to Nottingham. Everton took the lead after 15 minutes. Damon Martland did well on the left and his run and cross ended with Lee Molyneux arriving late on the overlap from left-back to smash home into the top corner. Forest equalised five minutes later: a long ball into the box caused a scramble and, despite Everton clearing twice, Forest forced the ball in. But, with the wind at their backs in the second half, Everton grabbed the winner after substitutes Christian Seargeant and Andrew Fowler linked up well, the latter scoring his fifth goal of the season.
Everton 1 - 0 Sunderland
Everton: Lake; Wynne, Holt, Hughes, Boyle; Morrison (Molyneux 65), Phelan, Kearney, Kissock; Hopkins, Fowler (Irving 65). Subs not used: Gallagher, Davidsen, Densemore. Scorers: Boyle.
PATRICK BOYLE'S goal 20 minutes from time was enough to give Everton under-18s victory over Sunderland at Netherton on Saturday, helping them move into third place ahead of Manchester City in the FA Premier Academy League Group C table. With so many of the squad playing regular reserve football, several schoolboy players like John-Paul Kissock, Steven Morrison, John Irving and Lee Molyneux had the chance to shine again.
In a match of few chances, Everton sealed the points on 70 minutes. Mark Hughes's long clearance out of the defence was collected by top scorer Paul Hopkins. The striker set up Boyle, who ran from deep in his own half, to stroke home the winner. Not long after Everton could have doubled their lead but Hopkins missed from six yards after Molyneux's left-wing cross.
Barnsley 0 - 2 Everton
Everton: Lake; Wright, Holt, Hughes, Boyle; Vidarsson, Phelan, Kearney (Harris 45), Seargeant; Hopkins (Anichebe 80), Fowler (Kissock 55). Subs not used: Gallagher. Scorers: Kissock, Anichebe.
SCHOOLBOY striker John-Paul Kissock's first goal for Everton under-18s and fellow substitute Victor Anichebe's late strike have virtually assured them of finishing third in the FA Premier Academy League Group C table. The two forwards scored after coming off the bench to give Everton all three points.
Kissock replaced Andy Fowler after 55 minutes and within a quarter of an hour he had opened the scoring in a previously drab match. Kissock scored his first goal for the U18s after Scott Phelan and Bjarni Vidarsson linked up and the Icelandic midfielder pulled the ball back for him. Anichebe came on with 10 minutes left and doubled the score after firing home from the edge of the box.
Crewe Alexandra 1 - 1 Everton
Everton: Gallagher; Irving, Holt, Boyle, Molyneux; Vidarsson, Kissock, Kearney (Harris 70), Morrison (Seargeant 70); Hopkins, Dunne (Anichebe 70). Subs not used: Lake, Wright. Scorers: Bloggs (og)
A late own goal gave Everton Under-18s the point at Crewe Alexandra which secured third place in the FA Premier Academy League Group C. Everton dominated the early exchanges and Paul Hopkins, twice, and Alan Kearney had efforts saved. But against the run of play Crewe took the lead from the penalty spot after a foul by defender Matthew Holt.
Everton had a great chance to level themselves from the spot, but top scorer Hopkins put his effort high over the bar two minutes into the second half. Everton continued to press and after a triple substitution they drew level. Christian Seargeant's excellent cross into the box forced a Crewe defender to put the ball into his own goal as he attempted to clear.
YOUTH ACADEMY U-18s – APPEARANCES, 2004-05
Thanks to the Liverpool Echo & Daily Post for publishing regular team line-ups for Everton's Under-18s.
The following players left the Everton Youth Academy at the end of the season:
YOUTH ACADEMY U-18s FRIENDLIES, 2004-05
Everton 8 - 0 FASE
Everton: N/A. Subs not used: N/A. Scorers: Vidarsson 2, Vaughan 3, Phelan 2, Martland
Everton Under-18s won their first pre-season friendly, beating an FA School of Excellence side coached by one of the club's junior coaches Joe Fenlan, 8-0. It was a good start for Everton's new Icelandic teenager Bjarni Thor Vidarsson. The 16-year-old scored the first two goals of the match and James Vaughan hit a hat-trick. Further strikes by Scott Phelan (2) and Damon Martland completed a comfortable victory for coach Neil Dewsnip's side.
Everton 0 - 2 Chester City
Everton: N/A. Subs not used: N/A. Scorers: None.
Match Reports: EvertonFC.com (No team details) icLiverpool.com
Everton 1 - 2 Wigan Athletic
Everton: Team. Subs not used: Names. Scorer: Fowler.
Everton 1 - 1 Port Vale
Everton: Team. Subs not used: Names. Scorers: Scorers.
Everton 0 - 0 Macclesfield Town
Everton: Team. Subs not used: Names. Scorers: None.
Everton 0 - 0 Swindon Town
Everton 4 - 2 Shanghai XI
Everton: Lake; Wright, Boyle, Davidsen, Holt; Kearney (64' Potter), Fowler (83' Vaughan), Vidarsson (61' Trialist); Anichebe, Vaughan (71' Trialist), Martland. Subs not used: N/A. Scorers: Vaughan (4', 25', 39'), Vidarsson (60').
Steve Milne: With a blank weekend for the U18 coming up and a team from Shanghai in the area, Everton's Academy today arranged a quick friendly. It was a like a league of nations that included, Mr Hiroshi Yamauch who happens to be a Japanese Referee in the J League (he was doing some studying at one of our local universities) add into the mix three Chinese trialists for Everton (from the same area as Li Tie) and Everton's newest U-18 signing from the Faroe Islands, Johann Davidsen. The best bits:
Half time: Everton 3 - 1 Shanghai
I did ask when is the return leg... I could do with a holiday!!!
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