Hull City A.F.C. Academy

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Hull City A.F.C. Academy
Full nameHull City Association Football Club Academy
Nickname(s)The Young Tigers
Ground Various
Manager Conor Sellars (U21s)
Vacant (U18s)
League Professional Development League
2024–25 PDL North, 4th of 11 (U21s)
PDL2 North, 8th of 11 (U18s)
Website https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/club/academy/

Hull City A.F.C. Academy refers to the youth setup of Hull City Association Football Club . This includes the club's Under-21 and Under-18 sides. [1] The academy achieved Category Two status in 2015. [1]

Contents

As of the 2024–25 season, the Under-21s compete in the U21 Professional Development League North Division. They also compete in the U21 Premier League Cup and the East Riding Senior Cup. [1] Meanwhile, the Under-18s compete in the U18 Professional Development League North Division. They also compete in the FA Youth Cup and the Under-18 Professional Development League Cup. [1]

Grounds

The Young Tigers play their home fixtures at various grounds, but most often at the LNER Community Stadium in York. [2] Other grounds include the home of the first team, the MKM Stadium, Dransfield Stadium in North Ferriby, and Bishop Burton College. [2]

Players

Under-21 squad

As of 29 July 2025 [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
41 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tyrell Sellars-Fleming
43 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Stan Ashbee
46 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Zane Myers
47 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Nathan Tinsdale( captain )
52 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Noah Wadsworth
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Pharrell Brown
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ed Devine
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Sammy Henia-Kamau
No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Stan Hewitt
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Archie Howard
DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Cathal McCarthy
FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Hugh Parker
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Revill
MF Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Aidon Shehu
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum Yam

Out on loan

As of 8 July 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
42 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rocco Coyle(at Boston United until 1 January 2026) [4]

Under-18 squad

As of 22 July 2025 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ramell Carter2nd Year)
DF Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  SLE Cayden Cole(2nd Year)
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ted Gode(1st Year)
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sasha Gomeniuk(1st Year)
DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Oskar Gruszkowski(2nd Year)
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Hopper(2nd Year)
FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Zac Jagielka(2nd Year)
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Leach(2nd Year)
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rory Leech(2nd Year)
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alfie Maskell(2nd Year)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Albert Matique(1st Year)
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bobby Moore(1st Year)
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Josh Ocaya(2nd Year)
DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Calvin Okike(2nd Year)
 ??Flag of England.svg  ENG Dellan Robinson(1st Year)
 ??Flag of England.svg  ENG Emmanuel Sarpong(1st Year)
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Reuben Silk(2nd Year)
FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Jack Topley(2nd Year)
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ekemini Umoren(1st Year)

Management

As of 20 June 2025
PositionNameRef.
Academy Manager Flag of England.svg Richard Naylor [6]
Head of Emerging Talent Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Emyr Humphreys [7]
Head of Academy Coaching Flag of England.svg Alex Ackerley [8]
Head of Academy Goalkeeping Flag of England.svg Chris Butt [9]
Head of Academy Physical Performance Flag of England.svg Kieran Smith [10]
U21s Head Coach Flag of England.svg Conor Sellars [11]
U21s Assistant Head CoachVacant [12]
U18s Head CoachVacant [13]
U18s Assistant Head Coach Flag of England.svg Mark Beard [14]
Academy Physiotherapist Flag of England.svg Duncan Robson

Notable former players

NameNationYears
Paul Anderson Flag of England.svg ENG 2005–2006
Will Atkinson Flag of England.svg ENG 1997–2006
Dan Batty Flag of England.svg ENG 2012–2016
James Berry Flag of England.svg ENG 2019–2020
Adam Bolder Flag of England.svg ENG 1996–1998
Jarrod Bowen Flag of England.svg ENG 2014–2017
Sonny Bradley Flag of England.svg ENG 2008–2013
Tom Cairney Flag of Scotland.svg SCO 2007–2009
Max Clark Flag of England.svg ENG 2006–2014
Liam Cooper Flag of Scotland.svg SCO 2002–2008
Mark Cullen Flag of England.svg ENG 2008–2010
Jamie Devitt Flag of Ireland.svg IRL 2006–2008
Clayton Donaldson Flag of Jamaica.svg JAM 2000–2002
Danny East Flag of England.svg ENG 2003–2011
NameNationYears
Nicky Featherstone Flag of England.svg ENG 1997–2006
Brandon Fleming Flag of England.svg ENG 2008–2017
Jacob Greaves Flag of England.svg ENG 2008–2019
Matty Jacob Flag of England.svg ENG 2009–2024
Dan James Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg WAL 2006–2014
Keane Lewis-Potter Flag of England.svg ENG 2015–2019
Robbie McKenzie Flag of England.svg ENG 2007–2017
Harry Ngata Flag of New Zealand.svg NZL 1987–1989
Andy Payton Flag of England.svg ENG 1983–1985
Andy Smith Flag of England.svg ENG 2011–2021
Conor Townsend Flag of England.svg ENG 2001–2011
Josh Tymon Flag of England.svg ENG 2011–2016
Dean Windass Flag of England.svg ENG 1984–1988
Scott Wiseman Flag of Gibraltar.svg GIB 2001–2003

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Academy". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Under-21s 2024/25 Fixtures". Hull City A.F.C. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. "Under-21s". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. "R. Coyle joins Boston on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  5. "Under-18s". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  6. "Gribble leaves Hull City Academy". Hull City A.F.C. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  7. "Brown joins Hull City Academy". Hull City A.F.C. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  8. "Ackerley joins as Head of Academy Coaching". Hull City A.F.C. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  9. "Butt becomes Head of Academy Goalkeeping". Hull City A.F.C. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  10. "Academy Matters: Kieran Smith". Hull City A.F.C. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  11. "Conor Sellars joins as new U23 Lead PDP Coach". Hull City A.F.C. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  12. "Clarke leaves Hull City Academy". Hull City A.F.C. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  13. "Meyler moves to Cork". Hull City A.F.C. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  14. "Beard joins PDP Coaching Staff". Hull City A.F.C. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.