The Under-12s and older age groups play 11-a-side; younger age groups play 8-a-side (although the Under-11s sometimes play 9-a-side in preparation for their next season as Under-12s).
Most of the squads shown below are simply those from the 2002/03 season but moved up one age group. The only exceptions at the moment are the three oldest age groups and the Under-15s.
In addition to coaches shown below, Glen Driscoll has been described in the press as an Academy physio.
Coach - Brendan Rodgers
To be eligible players must have been born after 31/8/1984
The Under-19 Academy side will include players from younger age groups as well, particularly those who are Under-18 as there are no League matches at that age group.
| Name | Date of birth | Position | International Honours |
| Andre Boucaud | 10/9/1984 | Midfielder | |
| Chris Davies | 27/3/1985 | Midfielder | Wales Under-19 |
| Simieon Howell | 26/8/1985 | Midfielder | England Under-17 Squad |
| Gary Middleton | 24/11/1984 | Centre-back | |
| Mario Noto | 24/10/1984 | Forward | |
| Louie Soares | 8/1/1985 | Forward | |
| Jamie Young | 8/1985? | Goalkeeper | England Under-18 Scotland Under-17 development squad |
Normally, these scholars will play in the Under-19 team. However the FA Youth Cup is for under-18s (that is, players born after 31/8/1985).
| Name | Date of birth | Position | International Honours |
| Nathan Bailey | Forward | ||
| Leon Bird | 9/12/1985 | Forward | |
| Richard Bouton | 8/11/1985 | Midfielder | |
| Darren Campbell | 16/4/1986 | Midfielder | Scotland Under-17 England Under-16 |
| Bradie Clarke | Goalkeeper | ||
| Johnny Mullins | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Ahmet Rifat | 3/3/1986 | Centre-back | England Under-17 Scotland Under-16 training squad |
Coach - Naseem Bashir
To be eligible players must have been born after 31/8/1986
The Under-17 Academy side will include players from younger age groups as well, particularly those who are Under-16 as there are no League matches at that age group (but see the comment immediately before the Under-16 squad list).
| Name | Date of birth | Position | International Honours |
| Peter Castle | 12/3/1987 | Centre-back | England Under-16 |
| Ryan Catney | Midfielder | Northern Ireland Under-16 | |
| Simon Cox | Forward | ||
| Ryan Crockford | Midfielder | Wales Under-17 | |
| Jonathan Hayes | Forward | Republic of Ireland Under-16 | |
| Curtis Osano | Midfielder | ||
| Darren Stapleton | Left-back | Republic of Ireland Under-16 |
Jonathan Hayes, Darren Stapleton and Ryan Catney all played in the Ballymena International Tournament in May 2003, and so were born on or after 1/1/1987.
Coach - Alex Dyer
| Name | Date of birth | Position | International Honours |
| Scott Davies | |||
| Jermaine Hamilton | |||
| Abduhl Kamara | Midfielder | ||
| Liam Malone | Midfielder | ||
| Liam Marum | Forward | ||
| Jason Milletti | Defender | ||
| Aaron Parfitt | |||
| Reuben Quashie | Defender | ||
| Robert Symes | Forward | ||
| Ashley Thomas | Defender | ||
| Liam Thorne | Defender | ||
| Pierre Upton | Forward |
Pierre Upton is certainly still at the club for 2003/04.
Robert Bailey (midfielder, Republic of Ireland Under-16) went on the pre-season Academy get-together.
Coach - Martin Kuhl
To be eligible players must have been born after 31/8/1988
| Name | Date of birth | Position | International Honours |
| Charlie Austin | Forward | ||
| Simon Church | Forward | ||
| Joe Broadley | Goalkeeper | ||
| Rhys Edwards | Defender | ||
| Jonathan Else | Midfielder | ||
| John Fletcher | Defender | England Under-14 development squad | |
| Mark Harding | Defender | ||
| James Henry | Midfielder | England Under-14 development squad | |
| Louis Hibbert | Forward | ||
| Daniel Jones | Defender | ||
| Jimmy Major | Defender | ||
| Alex Pearce | Midfielder | ||
| James Prince | Midfielder | ||
| Adam Spellman | Defender | England Under-14 development squad | |
| Daniel Wallington | Forward | ||
| Henry Wenman | Forward | ||
| Ryan Williams | Midfielder |
Coach - Tom Jones / Naseem Bashir
To be eligible players must have been born after 31/8/1989
| Name | Date of birth | Position | International Honours |
| Laith Aldoori | Forward | ||
| James Clark | Forward | ||
| Rupert Cooper | Forward | ||
| Patrick Cox | Midfielder | ||
| Sam Elkins | |||
| Daniel Herbert | |||
| Ian Hester | |||
| Peter Hibbert | |||
| Aaron Hodson | Goalkeeper | ||
| Callum Kennedy | |||
| Jamie Montgomery | |||
| Jamal Small | |||
| Daniel Spence | |||
| Jamie Turley | Defender | ||
| Josh Webb | |||
| Luke Williams |
Coaches - Micky Lewis and Michael Wallace
To be eligible players must have been born after 31/8/1990
The Under-13s play 11-a-side with four periods of 20 minutes each.
| Name | Date of birth | Position | International Honours |
| Elliott Cooper | |||
| Alfie Cumber | |||
| Adam Everiss | Forward | ||
| Sean Fraser | Midfielder | ||
| Carl Garstang | |||
| James Gilhan | |||
| Michael Hopkins | |||
| Tom Lyskov | |||
| Dominic Marioni | |||
| Ashley Mitchell | 9/1990 | Forward | |
| Max Peters | Defender | ||
| Stuart Rowland | |||
| Jack Saville | |||
| Tommy Smith | Goalkeeper |
Coach - John Gargan?
To be eligible players must have been born after 31/8/1991
| Name | Date of birth | Position | International Honours |
| Charlie Allen | |||
| George Batts | Defender | ||
| Ben Gladwin | |||
| Michael Green | Defender | ||
| Daniel Hounsell | |||
| Ben Hutchins | |||
| Oliver Jemmett | Midfielder | ||
| Simon Locke | Goalkeeper | ||
| Adam Mekki | |||
| Joshua Pearson | Forward | ||
| Andy Perring | Midfielder | ||
| Grant Powell | Midfielder | ||
| Oliver Strasburger | Goalkeeper | ||
| Jake Taylor | |||
| Rhys Tyler | Midfielder |
Coach - Adam Pilling
To be eligible players must have been born after 31/8/1992
The Under-11s play 8-a-side with three periods.
| Name | Date of birth | Position | International Honours |
| Tristan Campbell | |||
| John Goddard | |||
| Joe Harding | |||
| Jordace Holder | |||
| Jack Kendall | |||
| Charlie Lasasso | |||
| Anton Rodgers | |||
| Greg Rowley | |||
| George Saville | |||
| Connor Wickham | |||
| Alistair Worby | Goalkeeper |
Coach - Alan Saville
To be eligible players must have been born after 31/8/1993
| Name | Date of birth | Position | International Honours |
| Jarrett Bobb | |||
| Dean Bruce | |||
| Jake Caskey | 4/1994? | ||
| James Dale | |||
| Jordan Obita | |||
| Lewis Marsh | |||
| Matthew Partridge |
Coach - Lee Herron
To be eligible players must have been born after 31/8/1994
| Name | Date of birth | Position | International Honours |
Reading operate an "elite centre" for players at younger age groups. Phillip Norville is one of the coaches.
This list is from the end of the 2000/01 season, so is probably way out-of-date by now. However, it's the best I have.
| Name | Role |
| Andy Abraham | Chief Youth Scout |
| Peter Charters | Recruitment Officer |
| Dave Frith | Area Youth Scout - Camberley, Fleet and Aldershot |
| Kevin Goater | Area Youth Scout - Andover and Winchester |
| Andy Gordon | Area Youth Scout - Abingdon and Oxford |
| Andy Keen | Area Youth Scout - Newbury, Hungerford and Swindon |
| Danny Lovegrove | Area Youth Scout - Reading East and Basingstoke |
| Mike Rooke | Area Youth Scout - Reading North |
| Keith Stiles | Area Youth Scout - Henley and Wycombe |
| Rob Tidbury | Area Youth Scout - Slough and West London |
| Michael Wallace | Area Youth Scout - Reading West |
| Richard Whitty | Area Youth Scout - Bracknell, Wokingham and Ascot |
To see Academy squads from previous seasons, click here.
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