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A specific injury audit questionnaire was used together with a weekly return form that documented each club\u2019s current injury status.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    A total of 3805 injuries were reported over two complete seasons (June to May) with an average injury rate of 0.40 per player per season. The mean (SD) number of days absent for each injury was 21.9 (33.63), with an average of 2.31 (3.66) games missed per injury. The total amount of time absent through injury equated to about 6% of the player\u2019s development time. Players in the higher age groups (17\u201319 years) were more likely to receive an injury than those in the younger age groups (9\u201316 years). Injury incidence varied throughout the season, with training injuries peaking in January (p&lt;0.05) and competition injuries peaking in October (p&lt;0.05). Competition injuries accounted for 50.4% of the total, with 36% of these occurring in the last third of each half. Strains (31%) and sprains (20%) were the main injury types, predominantly affecting the lower limb, with a similar proportion of injuries affecting the thigh (19%), ankle (19%), and knee (18%). Growth related conditions, including Sever\u2019s disease and Osgood-Schlatter\u2019s disease, accounted for 5% of total injuries, peaking in the under 13 age group for Osgood-Schlatter\u2019s disease and the under 11 age group for Sever\u2019s disease. The rate of re-injury of exactly the same anatomical structure was 3%.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Footballers are at high risk of injury and there is a need to investigate ways of reducing this risk. Injury incidence at academy level is approximately half that of the professional game. Academy players probably have much less exposure to injury than their full time counterparts. Areas that warrant further attention include the link between musculoskeletal development and the onset of youth related conditions such as Sever\u2019s disease and Osgood-Schlatter\u2019s disease, the significant number of non-contact injuries that occur in academy football, and the increased rates of injury during preseason training and after the mid season break. 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