The Seasiders Youth Team squad consists of players from the age of 16 to 18 and they are all spread out over twoyears.

The players, now known as 'Apprentices' spend two years with the Club and also at college, as they take a 'Modern Apprenticeship In Sporting Excellence'.

After the second year, players can be released or taken on as professionals.

Blackpool's Youth Team compete in the Youth Alliance League North West Conference, which is a regional division in the North-West of England.

The fixtures in the first stage of this competition run until the start of 2007, when the teams are separated into further leagues dependent on what position they finished in the table.

These newly formed divisions are known as The Merit League and the fixtures are no longer as regionally based.

Aside from the league competitions, there is also the Youth Alliance Cup, when the teams are initially set out in mini divisions of four teams, of which the winners progress to the next round.

Nationally, the main competition at this level is the FA Youth Cup, which is in many ways similar to the FA Cup, only for the younger players.

This often results in younger players from the Centre Of Excellence being used for these games and they have also been used in the Youth Alliance at times.

CURRENT SCHOLARS

Name	Position	Place of Birth
Kyle Clancy	GK	Barking
Scott Metcalf	RB	Burnley
Phil Doran	LB	Liverpool
Ashley Holt	LB	Burnley
Ashton Bayliss	CB	Liverpool
Dane Matthews	CB	Blackpool
Ross Lloyd	RM	Ormskirk
Alex Smith	RM/ST	Blackburn
Dominic Merella	RM/LM	Chorley
Matthew Kay	CM	Blackpool
Dale Warburton	CM
Stefan Laird	CM	Greenock
Danny Mitchley	ST	Liverpool
Liam Caddick	ST	Liverpool
Matthew Ogden	ST	Blackpool