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Ipswich Town loans young pair to Little Oakley

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Ipswich Town loans young pair to Little Oakley

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town scholars Archie Brown and Roman Burton-Yurevich have joined Isthmian League North side Little Oakley on 28-day loans and made their debuts on Saturday.

The pair made their debuts for the Essex club on Saturday, coming on as second-half substitutes, according to the East Anglian Daily Times, but could not prevent a 3-0 defeat at Tilbury in the Isthmian League North Division.

The agreements last 28 days, giving both teenagers a spell of men's football at Step 4 of the pyramid.

Brown, 17, can play at centre-back or left-back. He joined Ipswich from Tottenham Hotspur in 2025 and is in his second year as a scholar, having become a full academy player in the summer of 2025. He spent time on loan last season at White Ensign, who play at Step 5.

Burton-Yurevich, also 17, is a forward and is likewise in the second year of his scholarship at Playford Road. He moved to Ipswich Town as an under-15 from Maldon & Tiptree. His first senior loan came in March 2026, at Woodbridge Town in the Eastern Counties League Premier Division. That spell brought two goals in seven appearances before he returned to Ipswich in April. He has started the new season well for the under-18s, scoring three goals in his last three games.

Little Oakley, nicknamed the Acorns, are managed by Paul Phelan and play at the Memorial Ground in the Essex village they are named after. The club was founded in 1947 as Little Oakley War Memorial and took its current name in 1974.

Little Oakley won the 2025/26 Essex Senior League title with 82 points from 38 games, winning 25 and losing six, to earn promotion to the Isthmian League North Division, which the East Anglian Daily Times says is their first time at Step 4. They are tenth in the table after five league games.

The move is a step up for both players, who are still scholars and now get minutes against adult opposition. Brown's previous loan was at Step 5 with White Ensign, and Burton-Yurevich's was in the Eastern Counties League Premier Division with Woodbridge.