| 2017-18 season (U23) | |
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| Manager |  Peter Grant
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| League | Premier League 2 (Division 2) |
| Position | 8th/12 |
| U21 Premier League Cup | n/a |
| Top scorer |  Elijah Adebayo (11)
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| Most appearances |  Aron Davies (24)
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| Biggest win | Wolves U23 1-4 Fulham U23 (23 Oct 2017) |
| Biggest defeat | Blackburn U23 4-0 Fulham U23 (25 Sept 2017) |
| Prev season | 2016-17 |
| Next season | 2018-19 |
Overview[]
The U23's 2017-18 season was the second under new regulations. The Premier League 2 format remained as well as the Premier League Cup. A welcome addition to the squad's scheduling was the invitation to participate in the EFL Trophy, which the club accepted.
Premier League 2 (Division 2)[]
(Table to be displayed at the end of the season)
Squad[]
| Pos. | Name | Age | U23 Apps | U23 Goals | Date signed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| GK | Taye Ashby-Hammond |
18 | 3 | 0 | 2009 |
| GK | Magnus Norman |
20 | 7 | 0 | 2005 |
| GK |  Marek Rodák |
20 | 9 | 0 | 2013 |
| Defenders | |||||
| CB | Rob Atkinson |
19 | 0 | 0 | 2017 |
| CB | Aron Davies (c) |
19 | 23 | 0 | 2015 |
| RB |  Marlon Fossey |
18 | 21 | 0 | 2011 |
| CB |  Moritz Jenz |
18 | 15 | 1 | 2015 |
| LB |  Sean Kavanagh (left club 19 Feb 2018) |
23 | 12 | 1 | 2011 |
| CB | Jerome Opoku |
18 | 9 | 0 | 2013 |
| RB | Steven Sessegnon |
17 | 5 | 0 | 2008 |
| Midfielders | |||||
| CM | Dennis Adeniran (left club 1 Sept 2017) |
18 | 10 | 5 | 2011 |
| AM |  Atli Andrason |
18 | 0 | 0 | 2016 |
| AM/W | Luca de la Torre |
19 | 22 | 1 | 2013 |
| CM | Tayo Edun |
19 | 22 | 3 | 2012 |
| CM |  Mattias Käit |
19 | 20 | 4 | 2014 |
| AM |  Mikołaj Kwietniewski (left club 25 Jan 2018) |
18 | 6 | 1 | 2013 |
| DM | Foday Nabay (left club 22 Mar 2018) |
19 | 3 | 0 | 2013 |
| DM | Matt O'Riley |
16 | 9 | 1 | 2009 |
| AM/LW | Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson |
18 | 23 | 4 | 2015 |
| Forwards | |||||
| CF | Elijah Adebayo |
19 | 19 | 2 | 2006 |
| CF | Michael Elstone |
18 | 0 | 0 | 2016 |
| CF/W | Stephen Humphrys |
19 | 16 | 13 | 2013 |
| CF/W | Isaac Pearce |
18 | 0 | 0 | 2015 |
| AM/CF | George Williams |
21 | 18 | 15 | 2012 |
Coaching staff[]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| U23 Head Coach | Peter Grant
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| U23 Assistant Coach | Mark Pembridge
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| U23 Goalkeeping Coach | Geoff Warne
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Kits[]
Transfers[]
Transfers in[]
| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sept 2017 | CB | Rob Atkinson
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Basingstoke Town
|
Free |
| Total | £0 |
Loans in[]
N/A
Transfers out[]
| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2017 | CB |  Cameron Burgess |
Scunthorpe United |
£135,000 |
| 1 Jul 2017 | R/CB | Ryheem Sheckleford |
Released | Free |
| 1 Jul 2017 | CM | Josh Smile |
Chippenham Town (signed 6 Oct 2017) |
Free |
| 1 Jul 2017 | GK | Jake Soutter |
Rockdale City Suns (signed 19 Feb 2018) |
Free |
| 1 Jul 2017 | DM | Cassian Thomas |
Released | Free |
| 10 Jul 2017 | GK |  Jesse Joronen |
 AC Horsens |
Free |
| 1 Sept 2017 | CM | Dennis Adeniran |
Everton |
£4,300,000 |
| 25 Jan 2018 | AM | Mikołaj Kwietniewski |
Legia Warsaw |
£90,000 |
| 19 Feb 2018 | LB | Sean Kavanagh |
Shamrock Rovers |
Free |
| 22 Mar 2018 | DM | Foday Nabay |
Mutual termination | Free |
| Total | £4,525,000 |
Loans out[]
| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2017 | GK | Marek Rodák |
Rotherham United |
31 May 2018 |
| 24 Nov 2017 | CF/W | Isaac Pearce |
Bath City |
31 Dec 2017 |
| 9 Jan 2018 | CF | Elijah Adebayo |
Cheltenham Town |
31 May 2018 |
| 31 Jan 2018 | CF/W | Stephen Humphrys |
Rochdale |
31 May 2018 |
| 31 Jan 2018 | AM/CF | George Williams |
St Johnstone |
31 May 2018 |
| 31 Jan 2018 | CM | Mattias Käit |
Ross County |
31 May 2018 |
| 16 Mar 2018 | AM | Atli Andrason |
Víkingur |
31 Dec 2018 |
Matches[]
Friendlies[]
| # | Date | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Goalscorer(s) |
| 1 | Sat 8 Jul 2017 | Wealdstone | Away | Lost | 0-1 | |
| 2 | Sat 15 Jul 2017 | Braga B | Neutral | Drew | 2-2 | |
| 3 | Sat 22 Jul 2017 | Bournemouth U23 | Home | Drew | 3-3 | |
| 4 | Wed 2 Aug 2017 | Chesham United | Away | Lost | 2-3 | |
| 5 | Fri 4 Aug 2017 | Chelsea U23 | Away | Lost | 0-8 |
Premier League 2 Division 2[]
| # | Date | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Additional Information |
| 1 | Fri 11 Aug 2017 | Middlesbrough U23 | Home | Lost | 1-2 | |
| 2 | Mon 21 Aug 2017 | Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | Away | Lost | 2-4 | |
| 3 | Sat 26 Aug 2017 | Aston Villa U23 | Home | Lost | 2-3 | |
| 4 | Mon 11 Sept 2017 | Reading U23 | Away | Lost | 1-2 | |
| 5 | Fri 15 Sept 2017 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | Home | Won | 3-0 | |
| 6 | Mon 25 Sept 2017 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | Away | Lost | 0-4 | |
| 7 | Fri 13 Oct 2017 | Stoke City U23 | Home | Won | 2-1 | |
| 8 | Mon 23 Oct 2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | Away | Won | 4-1 | |
| 9 | Fri 27 Oct 2017 | Norwich City U23 | Home | Won | 2-0 | |
| 10 | Mon 20 Nov 2017 | Southampton U23 | Away | Won | 4-3 | |
| 11 | Fri 24 Nov 2017 | Newcastle United U23 | Home | Won | 3-0 | |
| 12 | Fri 8 Dec 2017 | Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | Home | Drew | 1-1 | |
| 13 | Mon 8 Jan 2018 | Aston Villa U23 | Away | Won | 3-1 | |
| 14 | Fri 12 Jan 2018 | Reading U23 | Home | Drew | 2-2 | |
| 15 | Wed 24 Jan 2018 | Middlesbrough U23 | Away | Won | 2-0 | |
| 16 | Mon 29 Jan 2018 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | Away | Lost | 1-2 | |
| 17 | Fri 2 Feb 2018 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | Home | Lost | 0-1 | |
| 18 | Sat 17 Feb 2018 | Stoke City U23 | Away | Lost | 1-4 | |
| 19 | Wed 7 Mar 2018 | Norwich City U23 | Away | Won | 3-0 | |
| 20 | Sat 10 Mar 2018 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | Home | Lost | 0-3 | |
| 21 | Fri 13 Apr 2018 | Southampton U23 | Home | Lost | 0-2 | |
| 22 | Mon 23 Apr 2018 | Newcastle United U23 | Away | Drew | 1-1 |
EFL Trophy[]
| # | Date | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Additional Information |
| Group A | Wed 16 Aug 2017 | Portsmouth | Away | Drew | 3-3 | Fulham won 4-2 on penalties |
| Group A | Wed 1 Nov 2017 | Charlton Athletic | Away | Lost | 2-3 | |
| Group A | Wed 29 Nov 2017 | Crawley | Away | Won | 3-1 |
Statistics[]
Appearances & goals[]
| No. | Nat | Pos | Player | Total | Premier League 2 | EFL Trophy | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
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GK | Luca Ashby-Hammond | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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GK | Taye Ashby-Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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GK | Magnus Norman | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
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GK | Marek Rodák | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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DF | Rob Atkinson | 20 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
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DF | Aron Davies | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
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DF | Marcelo Djaló | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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DF | Joe Felix | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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DF | Marlon Fossey | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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DF | Moritz Jenz | 18 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
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DF | Dan Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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DF | Jaydn Mundle-Smith | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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DF | Jerome Opoku | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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DF | Steven Sessegnon | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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DF | Djed Spence | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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MF | Atli Andrason | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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MF | Ibrahima Cissé | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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MF | Ryan De Havilland | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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MF | Luca de la Torre | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
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MF | Tayo Edun | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
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MF | Tyrese Francois | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
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MF | Jayden Harris | 16 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
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MF | Sonny Hilton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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MF | Mattias Käit | 14 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
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MF | Matt O'Riley | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
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MF | Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson | 23 | 8 | 19+1 | 7 | 2+1 | 1 | |||
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MF | George Williams | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
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FW | Elijah Adebayo | 17 | 11 | 13+1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |||
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FW | Michael Elstone | 14 | 2 | 6+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
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FW | Stevie Humphrys | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
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FW | Isaac Pearce | 11 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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FW | Nico Santos | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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FW | Cameron Thompson | 6 | 2 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | |||
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FW | Cauley Woodrow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players who left the club during 2017-18: | |||||||||||
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DF | Sean Kavanagh | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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DF | Michael Madl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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DF | Rafa Soares | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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MF | Dennis Adeniran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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MF | Jordan Graham | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
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MF | Mikołaj Kwietniewski | 13 | 2 | 7+3 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | |||
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MF | Yohan Mollo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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MF | Foday Nabay | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Top scorers[]
| # | Position | Nation | Name | League | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW |
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Elijah Adebayo | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | MF |
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Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | FW |
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George Williams | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | FW |
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Stevie Humphrys | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| MF |
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Jordan Graham | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | FW |
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Cameron Thompson | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| FW |
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Michael Elstone | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF |
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Mikołaj Kwietniewski | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF |
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Rob Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF |
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Luca de la Torre | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF |
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Tayo Edun | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | MF |
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Jayden Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF |
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Tyrese Francois | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| / | / | / | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| / | / | / | TOTALS | 38 | 8 | 46 |