Hull City A.F.C. Reserves and Juniors

Hull City A.F.C. Academy

Full name	Hull City Association Football Club Reserves and Juniors
Nickname(s)	The Young Tigers
Ground	Various
Manager	Conor Sellars (U21s) David Meyler (U18s)
League	Professional Development League
2023–24	PDL North, 5th of 11 (U21s) PDL2 North, 8th of 11 (U18s)
Website	https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/club/academy/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Hull City A.F.C. Reserves and Juniors refers to the academy 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]

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

As of the 2024–25 season, the Under-18s compete in the U18 Professional Development League North Division. ^[1] 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 11 April 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. Nation Player 38 MF   BER Sincere Hall 42 MF   ENG Rocco Coyle 46 DF   ENG Zane Myers 47 MF   ENG Nathan Tinsdale 55 DF   IRL Jevon Mills — FW   ENG Pharrell Brown

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   ENG Jaedyn Chibanga — DF   ENG Kyle Fanning — MF   ENG Brandon Harriman-Annous — FW   IRL Hugh Parker — GK   ENG George Wilson

Out on loan

As of 11 April 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. Nation Player 35 DF   ENG Alfie Taylor (at Cleethorpes Town until 30 June 2025) [4] 40 GK   ENG Owen Foster (at Torquay United until 30 June 2025) [5] 41 FW   ENG Tyrell Sellars-Fleming (at Gateshead until 30 June 2025) [6] 52 DF   ENG Noah Wadsworth (at Boston United until 30 June 2025) [7] — GK   ENG Shea Callister(at Brighouse Town until 30 June 2025) [8] — MF   ENG Cameron Gray(at Brighouse Town until 30 June 2025) [8]

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   ENG Paul Iggulden(at Stocksbridge Park Steels until 30 June 2025) [9] — DF   ENG Jake Leake (at Oldham Athletic until 30 June 2025) [10] — DF   ENG Jack Leckie ( captain ) (at Chorley until 30 June 2025) [11] — DF   IRL Cathal McCarthy (at University College Dublin until 30 June 2025) [12] — GK   ENG Callum Yam(at Emley until 30 June 2025) [13]

Under-18 squad

As of 11 April 2025 ^[14]

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. Nation Player 43 DF   IRL Stan Ashbee (2nd Year) – DF   ENG Joe Batty(2nd Year) – FW   ENG Ramell Carter(1st Year) – DF   SLE Cayden Cole(1st Year) – MF   ENG Lucas Dawson(2nd Year) – DF   ENG Ed Devine(2nd Year) – FW   ENG Aidan Durkan(2nd Year) – DF   POL Oskar Gruszkowski(1st Year) – FW   ENG Stan Hewitt(2nd Year) – GK   ENG Jack Hopper(1st Year) – GK   ENG Archie Howard(2nd Year)

No. Pos. Nation Player – FW   WAL Zac Jagielka(1st Year) – DF   ENG Charlie Leach(1st Year) – DF   ENG Rory Leech(1st Year) – MF   ENG Alfie Maskell(1st Year) – MF   ENG Josh Ocaya(1st Year) – DF   NGA Calvin Okike(1st Year) – MF   ENG Alfie Perry(2nd Year) – DF   ENG Harry Revill ( captain )(2nd Year) – MF   ALB Aidon Shehu(2nd Year) – MF   ENG Reuben Silk(1st Year) – FW   TAN Jack Topley(1st Year)

Management

As of 11 April 2025

Position Name Ref. Academy Manager Richard Naylor [15] Head of Emerging Talent Emyr Humphreys [16] Head of Academy Coaching Alex Ackerley [17] Head of Academy Goalkeeping Chris Butt [18] U21s Head Coach Conor Sellars [19] U21s Assistant Head Coach Billy Clarke [2] U18s Head Coach David Meyler [15] U18s Assistant Head Coach Mark Beard [20] Youth Team Physiotherapist Duncan Robson –

Notable former players

Name Nation Years Paul Anderson ENG 2005–2006 Will Atkinson ENG 1997–2006 Dan Batty ENG 2012–2016 James Berry ENG 2019–2020 Adam Bolder ENG 1996–1998 Jarrod Bowen ENG 2014–2017 Sonny Bradley ENG 2008–2013 Tom Cairney SCO 2007–2009 Max Clark ENG 2006–2014 Liam Cooper SCO 2002–2008 Mark Cullen ENG 2008–2010 Jamie Devitt IRL 2006–2008 Clayton Donaldson JAM 2000–2002 Danny East ENG 2003–2011

Name Nation Years Nicky Featherstone ENG 1997–2006 Brandon Fleming ENG 2008–2017 Jacob Greaves ENG 2008–2019 Matty Jacob ENG 2009–2024 Dan James WAL 2006–2014 Keane Lewis-Potter ENG 2015–2019 Robbie McKenzie ENG 2007–2017 Harry Ngata NZL 1987–1989 Andy Payton ENG 1983–1985 Andy Smith ENG 2011–2021 Conor Townsend ENG 2001–2011 Josh Tymon ENG 2011–2016 Dean Windass ENG 1984–1988 Scott Wiseman GIB 2001–2003

See also

• Hull City A.F.C.

References

1. "Academy". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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. "Taylor joins Cleethorpes Town on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
5. "Foster joins Torquay United on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
6. "Sellars-Fleming joins Gateshead on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
7. "Wadsworth joins Boston United on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
8. "Callister and Gray extend loans at Brighouse". Hull City A.F.C. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
9. "Iggulden extends loan at Stocksbridge". Hull City A.F.C. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
10. "Leake joins Oldham Athletic on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
11. "Leckie joins Chorley on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
12. "McCarthy signs for Hull City Academy". Hull City A.F.C. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
13. "Yam heads out on loan to Emley". Hull City A.F.C. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
14. "Under-18s". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
15. "Gribble leaves Hull City Academy". Hull City A.F.C. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
16. "Brown joins Hull City Academy". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
17. "Ackerley joins as Head of Academy Coaching". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
18. "Butt becomes Head of Academy Goalkeeping". Hull City A.F.C. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
19. "Conor Sellars joins as new U23 Lead PDP Coach". Hull City A.F.C. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
20. "Beard joins PDP Coaching Staff". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2025.