Current research 

Anderson, G., & Miller, R. (2011). The academy system in English pro- fessional football: Business value or "Following the Herd"?. Research Paper Series. University Of Liverpool Management School, 2011(43).

 

Blakelock, D., Chen, M., & Prescott, T. (2016). Psychological distress in elite adolescent soccer players following deselection. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 10(1), 59–77. https://doi.org/10.1123/ jcsp.2015-0010

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Brewer, B., & Cornelius, A. (2001). Norms and factorial in variance in the athletic identity measurement scale (AIMS). The Academic Athletic Journal, 15, 103–113.

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Brown, G., & Potrac, P. (2009). ‘You’ve not made the grade, son’: De- selection and identity disruption in elite level youth football. Soccer & Society, 10(2), 143–159. https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970802601613

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Calvin, M. (2017). No hunger in paradise. The players. The journey. The dream (1st ed.). Arrow Books.

Cecić Erpič, S., Wylleman, P., & Zupančič, M. (2004). The effect of ath- letic and non-athletic factors on the sports career termination process. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 5(1), 45–59. https://doi. org/10.1016/s1469-0292(02)00046-8

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Denzin, N. (1989). Interpretive biography. Sage.

Fortunato, V., & Marchant, D. (1999). Forced retirement from elite foot-

ball in Australia. Journal of Personal and Interpersonal Loss, 4(3), 269–

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Foster, R. (2021). ‘They’ve just scratched the surface’ – football tackling mental health but more can be done. https://www.theguardian.com/ football/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy/2019/mar/28/football-tackl

ing-mental-health

Gervis, M., Pickford, H., & Hau, T. (2019). Professional footballers’ asso-

ciation counselors’ perceptions of the role long-term injury plays in mental health issues presented by current and former players. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 13(3), 451–468. https://doi.org/10.1123/ jcsp.2018-0049

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Goldberg, D., & Williams, P. (2006). A user's guide to the General Health Questionnaire. GL Assessment.

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Green, C. (2009). Every boy's dream. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Hardy, G., Shapiro, D., Haynes, C., & Rick, J. (1999). Validation of the General Health Questionnaire-12: Using a sample of employees from England's health care services. Psychological Assessment, 11(2), 159–

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ship between stressful life events and the onset of major depres- sion. American Journal of Psychiatry, 156(6), 837–841. https://doi. org/10.1176/ajp.156.6.837

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Lake, P. (2012). I'm not really here. Arrow.

Layder, D., & Stryker, S. (1982). Symbolic interaction: A social struc-

tural version. The British Journal of Sociology, 33(3), 445. https://doi.

org/10.2307/589488

LFE – League Football Education (LFE). League football education (LFE).

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Psychology, 140, 5–55.

Macari, L. (2009). Football, my life. Corgi.

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Wilkinson, R. J. A. (2021). A literature review exploring the mental health issues in academy football players following career termination due to deselection or injury and how counselling could support future players. Counsell. Psychother. Res. 21, 859–868. doi: 10.1002/capr.12417

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Counselling in football: Who is caring for the players that don’t make the cut?

Richard Wilkinson

University of Derby, Derby, UK

Correspondence

Richard Wilkinson, University of Derby, Derby, UK.