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After trial spells at various academies as a youngster, Jack McMillan was offered a scholarship by Notts County. Following a..

Jacob Brown was just 14 years old when he hit his first stumbling block in his pursuit of making it..

At 15 years old, Luther Wildin was playing grassroots football with little thought of making a career out of the..

Sutton United apprentice Javon Marquis has already had to overcome obstacles during his short career so far. Being born with..

For Kian Best, the 2023-24 campaign has been a memorable one so far. From signing his first professional contract at..

In 2019, Lewis Simmons was released by his boyhood club Preston North End at the conclusion of his two-year apprenticeship…

At just 19 years of age, Toby Bancroft took a gamble and left the world of professional football in order..

Having signed for Charlton Athletic at the age of just eight years old, Emmanuel Afolabi progressed through the Addicks ranks..

At the end of the 2020/21 season, Maximus Rigby was released from Leeds United’s Academy. Max had been at the..

As a player, Marc Pugh enjoyed a hugely successful career, progressing through the English football pyramid with Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth,..

Jason Davis and Ben White are two former LFE apprentices who rose through the ranks at Brighton & Hove Albion..

For Shrewsbury Town’s Tom Bayliss, his career to date has taken somewhat of a jagged trajectory. Rewind to the summer..