🏆 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 🥳
After results elsewhere today, our Elite Development Squad are confirmed as
@nationallgeU19
South Division champions 🤩
An excellent achievement after the great league campaign our young
#Spitfires
have had! 💪
Huge congratulations to academy coach
@JasonBrookes07
, and his partner Abbie who got engaged in New York today💍
Best of wishes from everyone at the
#Spitfires
🙌
Welcome to the
#Spitfires
, Andy Darnton! 👋
We are delighted to announce that the former AFC Totton manager and current Hungerford Town Assistant Manager has joined the Academy as a Scholars coach!
🏆 SEMI-FINAL BOUND 📈
Goals from Cameron Munn and Drew Eccott-Young pulled the EDS
#Spitfires
back from two goals down to draw 2-2, with Nick Harvey saving a decisive penalty to win the shootout 5-4 🙌
Get in, lads! 😍
Congratulations to one of our Third Year players, Josh Nace, who has earned a promotion to our EDS group! 📈👏
Another example of our Academy pathways giving us some
#MondayMotivation
🙌
From the
#Spitfires
to
#SaintsFC
📈😇
Here's what Josh Jeffries had to say on his time in our academy set up and scholarship programme, as he has sealed a scholarship contract with
@SouthamptonFC
! 👏
Before tonight's cup final, the lads were presented with their
@nationallgeU19
Division South league winners medals! 🏆💙
A great achievement from our young
#Spitfires
👏
Another important three points on the road 🙌
Cameron Munn's brace gives our EDS
#Spitfires
a 2-0 win against
@DoverFCAcademy
to remain top of the league! 🔥
🗣 "All the things we said we wanted to do, the lads did really well" 🙌
Second-year scholars manager
@JasonBrookes07
reflects on last night's big
#FAYouthCup
win! 👇
🏆 𝘿𝙊𝙐𝘽𝙇𝙀 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎 🏆
Congratulations to our
@Eastleigh_Acad
first and second-year scholars who have both been crowned champions of their divisions! 🙌
#BetterTogether
💙
🏆 EDS PLAYER OF THE SEASON 🏆
After our EDS' final game of the season last Wednesday, Jack Torniainen was given the Player of the Season award! 👏
#Spitfires
3️⃣6️⃣ - Brendan Willson
3️⃣9️⃣ - Lyle Simpson
4️⃣6️⃣ - Seung-woo Yang
The first ever current-EDS players to be in an
@EastleighFC
National League squad! 👏
A proud moment for the
#Spitfires
Academy as more
#FirstTeamPathways
were on show yesterday 👊
Commiserations to our young
#Spitfires
who narrowly lost out in the
@HampshireFA
Senior Cup Final after a heroic comeback 😔
Once again 1️⃣3️⃣ of the 16-man squad were either EDS players or Academy graduates - they've done the programme proud tonight 💙
A huge congratulations to Brendan Willson on making his professional debut with the
@EastleighFC
first team today! 👏
The first ever current EDS player to start for the
#Spitfires
- an excellent achievement 🙌
Wow, what a day for our young
#Spitfires
! 🤩
Our U10-U16s teams all enjoyed games against
@AFCB_Academy
today, with lots of talent on display and more importantly smiles on faces 😁⚽️
An outstanding opportunity for all involved, thank you to
#AFCB
for hosting us! 🤝
82’| WHAT A STRIKE! 👏🤩
Jack Mann hits a first time strike from 25-yards that rockets into the bottom right hand corner! 👊
[1-2]
#Spitfires
#TogetherWeRise
𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 🏆
Congratulations to our First-Year Scholars who clinched the league title today following a 5-3 win against Hungerford Town! 👏
Massive achievement, lads! 💙
Three points on the road for our EDS 💪😍
A Lyle Simpson brace and goals from Isaac Ebejer and Jean-Samuel Yeo keeps the
#Spitfires
top of the
@nationallgeU19
South Division! 🙌
A history-making day for
@Eastleigh_Acad
! 🤩💙
Young striker Lyle Simpson becomes the first current EDS player to feature in a
#Spitfires
matchday squad 👏
Academy graduates Dan Bradshaw and Jack Torniainen join him on the bench today 👊
We're wishing one of our coaches,
@J_Smithy96
, the best of luck as he leaves the
#Spitfires
for an exciting new challenge overseas 👏
From being a young squad player to now coaching our future stars, thank you for everything you've done here Smithy! 💙
My time
@EastleighFC
comes to an end. Met and worked with so many great people over the years and had experiences that I’ll never forget - from U16s, to player, to coach and tutor. Wishing everyone connected with the club all the best for the future! 💙 Now onto a new challenge!
During the madness, there were 2️⃣ debuts today 🙌
A huge congratulations to
@Eastleigh_Acad
graduates Dan Bradshaw and Tom Bragg on making their first professional
#Spitfires
appearances! 🎓👏
NEW SIGNING ✍️
We’re delighted to welcome Thomas Bragg to our EDS 🙌
The centre back previously played for the
#Spitfires
Academy before progressing to
#SaintsFC
where he played for 7️⃣ seasons, and then moving to Scotland with Hibernian + Dunfermline
#TogetherWeRise
🗣 "I'm chuffed with the boys, they deserve that." 🙌
Andy Darnton was full of praise for his young
#Spitfires
as they reached the First Round of the
#FAYouthCup
👏
A proud moment for the
#Spitfires
Academy as Charlie, Jack, Tom, and Dan have received first team contracts after graduating from our EDS programme! 👏
First team pathways in full effect... well done, lads! 💙
📰 | Welcome to the
#Spitfires
first team, lads 🙌
We are delighted to announce the four
@Eastleigh_Acad
EDS graduates that will be receiving professional contracts for the 2021/22 season! ✍️🎓
90' | FULL TIME
A fantastic opening day display from the
#Spitfires
, who run out comfortable winners thanks to FOUR goals from Lyle Simpson, and one from Drew Eccott-Young 🙌
90' | FULL TIME
WHAT A COMEBACK 🔥👏
FOUR goals without reply in the second half sees us leapfrog
@DartfordFCAcad
to return to the top of the
@nationallgeU19
Division South! 📈
𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 unbeaten this season 💪
Seung-woo Yang and Rhys Taylor were on target for our EDS
#Spitfires
in their 2-1 win over
@MUFC_Academy
last week! 👏⚽️
(🎥
@veocamera
)
𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 🏆
Congratulations to our First-Year Scholars who clinched the league title today following a 5-3 win against Hungerford Town! 👏
Massive achievement, lads! 💙
The first player to make their
#Spitfires
First Team debut whilst still being a member of our Elite Development Squad ✅
Well done,
@ItsLyleSimpson
! 👏💙
📰 | We are proud to announce that talented
@Eastleigh_Acad
goalkeeper, Josh Jeffries, has signed a scholarship contract with
@SouthamptonFC
👏
After progressing through the
#Spitfires
Academy, we wish Josh the best of luck in his future career with
#SaintsFC
! 📈💙
A fantastic opportunity for our U13s as they got back in action against a Premier League academy 🙌
Thank you to
#SaintsFC
for hosting us today, it was great for the young
#Spitfires
to get back on the pitch! ⚽️