Westley was appointed Academy manager in 2006. In his first season, he presided over the under-18 side reaching the quarter final of the FA Youth Cup, and two years later they reached the semifinal of the same competition. After completing a report to the club's board of directors, which contained recommendations needed to "push [the Academy] to the next level", Westley left the club by mutual consent in February 2011. He was succeeded by his assistant Kristjaan Speakman. Under the Premier League's Elite Player Performance Plan, Birmingham's Academy was assessed as category 2 (of 4) The academy teams play their matches at the club's training ground, Wast Hills, at Kings Norton, south Birmingham. On 7 December 2020 Birmingham announced they'd be replacing their Academy with a C Team. Players Current U21s squad Current Academy squad Club officials Coaching staff Under-23s head coach: Steve Spooner Head of academy: Mike Dodds Head of academy football operations and coaching: Stuart English Academy development coach: Andy Crabtree References Reserves and Academy Football academies in England Birmingham Combination