Academy central midfielder Charlie Compton has been named Town’s Premier League Scholar of the Year.

A Scholar of the Year is named at all top flight clubs with Compton among those receiving his gong at the Premier League Academy Awards evening at Wembley Stadium last Tuesday.

The first-year scholar, 17, began his football journey at West Suffolk side Exning United, before joining Norwich City’s U9s and then moving on to the Blues’ academy.

Compton, who isn’t related to John Compton, who was a member of Sir Alf Ramsey’s First Division title-winning side in 1961/62, signed his first professional contract with the club, a three-year deal, in February having been a regular in the U18s before breaking into the U21s later in the campaign.

In October, Compton, who went to school in Bottisham, featured in a Guardian list of the top 20 talents in Premier League academies.

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armchaircritic59 added 18:03 - May 20 And nowhere to be seen on a Premier League bench this season, let alone playing. Unlike the likes of Monga at Leicester, and a few others that could be mentioned. The question is why? Given the season we are mercifully drawing to a conclusion in a few days time. Of course, the Guardian could have got it wrong! I remember the days when bringing young players through into the first team was a regular occurrence here. I trust Category One will mark a return to those days, and pretty qiuickly!

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