English clubs with the highest % of homegrown talent

We have taken a look at the English clubs with the highest % of homegrown talent, compiled by Tifosy with data from Transfermarkt.

They say, “As the financial impact of coronavirus hits, clubs are expected to place greater emphasis on promoting homegrown talent.

“Currently, Premier League clubs make up 35% of the top 40 in England and Wales with the highest proportion of players developed at home in their squad.”

Homegrown is referred to players educated by the club or to have been at the club for at least three years before the age of 21.

The Premier League introduced the rule in order to allow more domestic players to develop from an earlier age, with the nurturing of more homegrown talent in mind.

38th) AFC WIMBLEDON

AFC Wimbledon’s first team squad is made up of 7.4% of homegrown players. The Wombles struggled in the 2019/20 season, finish 20th in League One, and just managed to avoid going down.

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36th) LEICESTER CITY

Leicester City’s first team squad is made up of 7.7% of homegrown players. The Foxes are currently 3rd in the Premier league table, and looking to get a Champions League place.

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36th) BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION

Brighton & Hove Albion’s first team squad is made up of 7.7% of homegrown players. The Seagulls currently place at 15th in the Premier League.

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34th) WEST HAM UNITED

West Ham United’s first team squad is made up of 8.0% of homegrown players. The club have struggled this season, currently sitting 16th in the Premier League.

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34th) EVERTON

Everton’s first team squad is made up of 8.0% of homegrown players. They are hoping to finish the season in a higher position than their current which is 12th.

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32nd) WIGAN ATHLETIC

Wigan Athletic’s first team squad is made up of 8.3% of homegrown players. They will be fighting to staying up once the season resumes with the club currently 20th in the Championship.

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32nd) BURNLEY

Burnley’s first team squad is made up of 8.3% of homegrown players, and have helped take the club to 10th in the top flight.

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31st) MILLWALL

Millwall’s first team squad is made up of 8.7% of homegrown players. The club are hoping to finish on a high, currently sitting 8th in the Championship and two points from the playoffs.

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30th) PRESTON NORTH END

Preston North End’s first team squad is made up of 9.7% of homegrown players. They will be hoping to keep their Championship playoff place between now and when the season comes to an end.

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25th) GRIMSBY TOWN

Grimsby Town’s first team squad is made up of 11.1% of homegrown players. The club finished 13th in the League Two table.

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25th) ROCHDALE

Rochdale’s first team squad is made up of 11.1% of homegrown players. We’ve seen Luke Matheson shine throughout the season before departing for Wolves. Rochdale finished 19th in the League One table.

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25th) PORTSMOUTH

Portsmouth’s first team squad is made up of 11.1% of homegrown players, they have achieved a League One playoff place.

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25th) CHARLTON ATHLETIC

Charlton Athletic’s first team squad is made up of 11.1% of homegrown players. After winning League One promotion via the playoffs, the Addicks are currently in the relegation zone of the Championship.

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25th) ASTON VILLA

Aston Villa’s first team squad is made up of 11.1% of homegrown players. The club currently sit in the relegation zone of the Premier League.

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23rd) IPSWICH TOWN

Ipswich Town’s first team squad is made up of 11.5% of homegrown players. The club finished the 2019/20 League One season in a disappointing 10th.

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23rd) LEEDS UNITED

Leeds United’s first team squad is made up of 11.5% of homegrown players. They have played a part in taking the club to the top of the Championship table. Could they finally achieve Premier League status?

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21st) CAMBRIDGE UNITED

Cambridge United’s first team squad is made up of 12.0% of homegrown players. The club finished 16th in League Two.

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21st) DERBY COUNTY

Derby County’s first team squad is made up of 12.0% of homegrown players. Frank Lampard relished in playing young talent, before heading to Chelsea last summer. The Rams currently sit 12th in the Championship under Phillip Cocu.

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20th) MANCHESTER CITY

Manchester City’s first team squad is made up of 12.5% of homegrown players,  and have played a part in getting their side to 2nd place in the Premier League so far.

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19th) EXETER CITY

Exeter City’s first team squad is made up of 13.3% of homegrown players. They have helped earn the club a playoff place in League Two.

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17th) SWANSEA CITY

Swansea City’s first team squad is made up of 13.6% of homegrown players. After a good start, the Swans have since fallen to 11th in the Championship.

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17th) NORWICH CITY

Norwich City’s first team squad is made up of 13.6% of homegrown players. Despite an impressive promotion winning 2018/19 Championship season, the club currently sit bottom of the Premier League table.

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16th) LEYTON ORIENT

Leyton Orient’s first team squad is made up of 14.3% of homegrown players. They ended the League Two season in 17th, after dealing with the sad news of the late manager Justin Edinburgh.

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15th) STOKE CITY

Stoke City’s first team squad is made up of 15.4% of homegrown players. The club currently sit 17th in the Championship.

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15th) LIVERPOOL

Liverpool’s first team squad is made up of 15.4% of homegrown players, and have helped the club to the top of the Premier League table.

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14th) WALSALL

Walsall’s first team squad is made up of 16.0% of homegrown players. The club ended the cancelled 2019/20 League Two season in 14th place.

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14th) BLACKBURN ROVERS

Blackburn Rovers’s first team squad is made up of 16.0% of homegrown players. The club currently sit 10th in the Championship.

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13th) OXFORD UNITED

Oxford United’s first team squad is made up of 16.7% of homegrown players, a figure that’s on the rise. They managed to claim a League One playoff place.

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12th) FULHAM

Fulham’s first team squad is made up of 17.9% of homegrown players, and they’ve helped take the club to 3rd in the Championship table so far.

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11th) TOTTENHAM

Tottenham Hotspur’s first team squad is made up of 20.0% of homegrown players, however they sit 8th in the Premier League, after higher finishes previous seasons.

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10th) WEST BROM

West Bromwich Albion’s first team squad is made up of 20.7% of homegrown players, and have helped their side to 2nd place in the Championship so far.

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9th) SUNDERLAND

Sunderland’s first team squad is made up of 23.1% of homegrown players, but could only finish 7th place in the League One table.

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8th) SOUTHAMPTON

Southampton’s first team squad is made up of 23.8% of homegrown players, and have guided them to 14th place in the Premier League.

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7th) ARSENAL

Arsenal’s first team squad is made up of 25.9% of homegrown players, who have played a part in taking the Gunners to 9th in the Premier League table.

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6th) READING

Reading’s first team squad is made up of 27.6% of homegrown players, and have helped their side to 14th place in the Championship.

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5th) CHELSEA

Chelsea’s first team squad is made up of 29.6% of homegrown players.

The likes of Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham are shining thanks to Frank Lampard. Without him, it would be highly unlikely they would even start.

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4th) COLCHESTER UNITED

Colchester United’s first team squad is made up of 30% of homegrown players, who helped guide the club to the League Two playoffs, finishing 6th in the table.

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3rd) MIDDLESBROUGH

Middlesbrough’s first team squad is made up of 38.3% of homegrown players. The club are currently 19th in the Championship table. Can they avoid the drop under Jonathan Woodgate?

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2nd) MANCHESTER UNITED

Manchester United’s first team squad is made up of 40.7% of homegrown players.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first-team squad is made up of academy graduates.

The Red Devils also come out on top when it comes to having the highest percentage of homegrown talent out of any club in Europe’s top five leagues.

The promotion of homegrown talent is expected to rise as a result of the #financial pressures of #Covid19, with the hope of reduced spending on wages and transfers. Top quality academy facilities will help clubs in higher divisions to produce elite-level talent.#sportsbiz pic.twitter.com/d7NtXwG3FQ

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1st) CREWE

Crewe Alexandra’s first team squad is made up of 62.5% of homegrown players.

14 of 25 players used this season are homegrown, helping their side gain promotion to League One with a second place finish in League Two.

They are renowned for giving academy graduates a chance in their first team, and it’s certainly paid off.

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