article_snippet: The shocking decline of young English players in Premier League is revealed by new research published by The Mail on Sunday which shows that the academies of Premier League’s current 20 clubs have produced just 57 first-team regulars over the past 10 years.
article_snippet: In the week in which Greg Dyke attempted to persuade Premier League clubs to increase the quota of home-grown players in their squad from eight to twelve, the new figures show that the nation’s elite clubs are producing fewer than three players per club on average over a decade with Premier League biggest clubs having some of the worst records.
article_snippet: Scroll down to see a graphic showing how many home-grown first-team regulars your favourite club has had over the past decade .
article_snippet: The new research on home-grown regulars produced in the past decade shows that only Southampton and Aston Villa, with seven such players each, and Newcastle, with five, had produced five or more since the start of the 2005-06 season.
article_snippet: But given that Premier League clubs have spent around £600 million combined on Premier League clubs academies in the last decade alone, or about £3m per club per year on average, the number of players most have produced for the number of players first teams is pitiful.
article_snippet: The new research considers how many players the current 20 Premier League clubs have nurtured between the ages of 15-18 who have then gone on to be ‘regulars’ for that team.
article_snippet: Southampton’s academy has produced more players in the decade than the seven mentioned but not who have yet become regulars as defined.
article_snippet: Chelsea in many ways exemplify the core problem: Chelsea have more age-group England players below the senior team than anyone, and some truly outstanding youngsters.
article_snippet: But more age-group England players below the senior team than anyone, and some truly outstanding youngsters are struggling to become first-team players let alone regulars at Stamford Bridge.
article_snippet: the low number of English players in the Premier League the Premier League has fallen as low as 32 per cent in recent years.
article_snippet: A the an FA England Commission report last year highlighted how there is a particular ‘bottleneck’ for English players aged 18 to 21, limiting first-team opportunities at the Premier League clubs.
article_snippet: Many clubs prefer to use tried and tested - and often foreign - players instead of Many clubs own home-growns.
article_snippet: Minutes played by English players aged under 21 in the Premier League have fallen by more than half in 10 years, and Englishmen in the Premier League are a relatively rarity despite England have joint-most teams competing each season.
highlights_snippet: ’s current 20 clubs have produced just 57 first-team regulars over the past 10 years .
  