Salford City were promoted to the English Football League for the first time in 2019League Two Salford City have decided to scrap their Under-18 team. The club, part-owned by the 'Class of 92' group of former Manchester United players, have made the decision after months of debate. BBC Sport understands Salford have spent approximately £500,000 per year running their academy, which is at Category Four level. Club sources are adamant the decision is based on football rather than financial grounds and feel the Elite Player Performance Plan, created a decade ago after consultation between the Football Association, Premier League and Football League, is not designed to help clubs like theirs develop young players. That gave the name to Project 92 Limited, the company that owns Salford City, in which the significant shareholders are David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and businessman Peter Lim.

Source: BBC June 24, 2020 11:25 UTC