OUFC U18S

OSSETT UNITED U18S HAVE HAD A FANTASTIC SEASON FINISHING ON TOP OF THE JUNIOR PREMIER LEAGUE (JPL) U18 YORKSHIRE AND REACHING THE FINAL OF THE WEST RIDING FA MINOR U18 CUP FINAL. ON TOP OF THIS SUCCESS THREE PLAYERS HAVE SIGNED FOR THE FIRST TEAM, IDRIS ATTA, LUCA LAZZARIWILLIAMS AND THOMAS PRIESTLEY-STANDING, WHO IS STILL ONLY AN UNDER 16 PLAYER. THE TEAM HAVE PROGRESSED VERY WELL FROM LAST SEASON, WHERE THEY FINISHED MID-TABLE IN THE JPL, WHICH WAS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT AND A VERY GOOD CHALLENGE FOR THEM AS AN U17 SIDE. DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYERS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE U18S AND THIS SEASON LEWIS STEPHENSON, LUCAS HOGSONWHITWORTH, SAM ADAMS AND THOMAS PREISTLEY-STANDINGS (U16) HAVE ALL STEPPED UP AS U17 PLAYERS AND PLAYED CONSISTENTLY WELL WITH OUR U18 YOUTH TEAM. IN THE FINAL GAME OF THE SEASON AGAINST EMLEY ANOTHER THREE U16 PLAYERS JOINED THOMAS IN THE SQUAD; JOSH HOLLAND STARTED UP FRONT

AND SCORED HIS BRACE, CHARLIE DAVY-WALKER STARTED IN AND MARSHALLED THE MIDFIELD, CHRIS BUMHIRA CAME ON AFTER 15 MINUTES AND PLAYED WELL IN DEFENCE AND THOMAS HIS SELF, SCORED A HATRICK AND WAS AWARDED MAN OF THE MATCH IN A 7-0 TABLE TOPPING PERFORMANCE.

ALL OF OUR U16 PLAYERS AND MOST OF OUR U18 PLAYERS HAVE PROGRESSED AND DEVELOPED THROUGH THE YORKSHIRE ELITE ACADEMY BUT WE STILL DO OFFER TRIALS TO ADVANCED LEVEL PLAYERS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR A ROUTE INTO SEMI-PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL. WE ARE CURRENTLY PUTTING TOGETHER OUR NEW SQUADS FOR NEXT YEAR'S U18S AND HOPEFULLY U23S.

PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT OUR U18S IN THE FINAL OF THE WEST RIDING MINOR CUP, THE DATE FOR YOUR DIARY IS THURSDAY THE 18TH MAY, KICK OFF 730PM AT THE WEST RIDING FA HQ, FLEET LANE, WOODLESFORD, LS26 8NX.