Harriers chairman Dave Reynolds is eager to revive the school of excellence which was a conveyor belt of talent in the 1990s.

The youth system, which was set up by Reynolds and Graham Allner, produced a string of talent which included goalkeeper Paul Jones, Steve Lilwall and striker Lee Hughes.

Hughes is the most famous product of the system, moving from Harriers to West Bromwich Albion in 1997 for £350,000. Harriers eventually earned £695,000 as a sell on fee when the hitman signed for Coventry City.

Reynolds, who took over as chairman in October, is eager to get it up and running again as a way for Harriers to find players of the future and generate future funds.

"Lee Hughes came out of the school of excellence, which had the top lads from this area," commented the chairman.

"That scheme was wrecked when I left, with six or seven games left to play, which was ridiculous considering it made £2,000,000 in transfer fees for the club.

"It was hard work, everybody volunteered and everything was done correctly.

"There were quality players like Paul Jones and Lee Hughes coming through and a lot of lads who went into the higher grades of the semi-professional game.

"That took 10 years to build but one of the things I would like to do in my short time is get the school of excellent back."

Currently, Harriers' Football in the Community scheme runs a youth team system in partnership with West Midlands League side Bewdley Town, co-ordinated by Nick Griffiths.

Last season, Zac Costello and Nathan Hayward were first team deals at the club but have since moved on.