Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy

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Newcastle United Reserves and Academy
Newcastle United Logo.svg
Full nameNewcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy
Nickname(s)The Magpies
Founded1892
GroundUnder-21s: Whitley Park/St James' Park
Capacity1,000/52,305/10,200
Owner Public Investment Fund (85%)
RB Sports & Media (15%)
ManagerUnder-21s: Diarmuid O'Carroll
Under-18s: Chris Moore
LeagueUnder-21s: Premier League 2, Division 2
Under-18s: Premier League U18, North
2023-24Under-21s: 22nd
Under-18s: 8th
Website http://www.nufc.co.uk

Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy are the reserve and academy teams for the Premier League club Newcastle United.

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Under-21

The Under-21 team plays in the Premier League 2, Division 2. It also participates in the Northumberland Senior Cup each season. Newcastle Under-21 play their home games at Whitley Park, the former home ground of West Allotment Celtic, and also at the first team stadium St James' Park. In previous seasons the team has also played at Gateshead International Stadium, the home ground of Gateshead, and Kingston Park, the home ground of Newcastle Falcons.

Honours

League Winners
Cups Winners

Under-18

The Under-18 team plays in the Premier League U18, North and is only for players 18 and below.

Home games are played at the academy base at Little Benton, located to the immediate south of Newcastle United's training ground, Darsley Park. FA Youth Cup home games are usually played at St James' Park.

As an ambitious club with aspirations of European football, the objective of Newcastle's academy is to develop players and their football-playing abilities to their fullest potential, so that these players might someday contribute to Newcastle's success on the pitch. This is made possible by guaranteeing the best training, education and management to the region's most promising players.

Honours

League Winners
Cup Winners

Players

Current players

As of 8 February 2025

The current Newcastle United Under-21 and Under-18 players are: [2] [3] [4] [5]

Under-21 professionals
NationalitySquad NumberPlayerDate of BirthPositionInternational CapsPrevious ClubJoined Club
Flag of England.svg 42 Jay Turner-Cooke 31 December 2003 (age 21)MF— Sunderland 2021
Flag of England.svg 38James Huntley [a] 2 March 2004 (age 20)MF———
Flag of England.svg 31 Max Thompson [b] 1 August 2004 (age 20)GK Flag of England.svg Capped at Under-18 level——
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 32 Garang Kuol 15 September 2004 (age 20)FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg Capped at senior level Central Coast Mariners 2023
Flag of England.svg 46Ciaran Thompson17 October 2004 (age 20)DF———
Flag of Ireland.svg 60Reece Byrne [c] 20 November 2004 (age 20)GK Flag of Ireland.svg Capped at Under-19 level Bohemians 2023
Flag of England.svg 45Ellis Stanton19 February 2005 (age 19)MF Flag of England.svg Capped at Under-15 level——
Flag of England.svg 44 Ben Parkinson 10 March 2005 (age 19)FW———
Flag of Ireland.svg 43 Cathal Heffernan 27 April 2005 (age 19)DF Flag of Ireland.svg Capped at Under 19 level AC Milan 2023
Flag of Scotland.svg 47 Charlie McArthur [d] 12 May 2005 (age 19)DF Flag of Scotland.svg Capped at Under-19 level Kilmarnock 2022
Flag of Serbia.svg Miodrag Pivaš [e] 17 May 2005 (age 19)DF Flag of Serbia.svg Capped at Under-17 level Jedinstvo Ub 2024
Flag of England.svg 55Darren Palmer24 September 2005 (age 19)MF———
Flag of England.svg 52Josh Donaldson25 September 2005 (age 19)FW———
Flag of Norway.svg 49 Travis Hernes [f] 4 November 2005 (age 19)MF Flag of Norway.svg Capped at Under-20 level Shrewsbury Town 2023
Flag of Spain.svg 58Mo Sedibeh26 November 2005 (age 19)MF- Bradford City 2024
Flag of England.svg 48Alfie Harrison28 November 2005 (age 19)MF- Manchester City 2024
Flag of England.svg 53Johnny Emerson30 November 2005 (age 19)MF———
Flag of England.svg 56Harry Powell31 December 2005 (age 19)DF———
Flag of England.svg 57Rory Powell31 December 2005 (age 19)DF———
Flag of England.svg 41James Taylor11 January 2006 (age 19)GK— Hemel Hempstead 2024
Flag of England.svg 50Scott Bailey22 January 2006 (age 19)MF———
Flag of Poland.svg 54Adrian Janusz [g] 30 June 2006 (age 18)GK———
Flag of England.svg 51Dylan Charlton2 July 2006 (age 18)DF———
Flag of England.svg 69Anthony Munda8 September 2006 (age 18)MF Flag of England.svg Capped at Under-18 level——
Flag of England.svg Fraser Harper2 October 2006 (age 18)MF— Wolverhampton Wanderers 2024
Flag of England.svg 74Adam Harrison20 October 2006 (age 18)GK———
Flag of England.svg 73Aidan Harris16 December 2006 (age 18)GK———
Flag of Turkey.svg Baran Yıldız2 January 2007 (age 18)MF— Gençlerbirliği 2025
Flag of Ireland.svg Kyle Fitzgerald28 January 2007 (age 18)FW Flag of Ireland.svg Capped at Under-17 level Galway United 2025
Flag of England.svg 76Leo Shahar18 March 2007 (age 17)DF Flag of England.svg Capped at Under-18 level Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023
Flag of England.svg 78Sean Neave27 May 2007 (age 17)FW Flag of England.svg Capped at Under-18 level——
Flag of Georgia.svg Vakhtang Salia [h] 30 August 2007 (age 17)FW Flag of Georgia.svg Capped at Under-21 level Dinamo Tbilisi 2025
Academy players
NationalitySquad NumberPlayerDate of BirthPositionInternational CapsPrevious ClubJoined Club
Flag of England.svg 71Thomas Bryant11 December 2006 (age 18)MF———
Flag of England.svg 72Luke Craggs16 December 2006 (age 18)MF———
Flag of England.svg 79Logan Watts22 January 2007 (age 18)DF———
Flag of England.svg 70Joe Brayson21 April 2007 (age 17)FW———
Flag of England.svg 81Guy Bloomer13 September 2007 (age 17)DF———
Flag of England.svg 88Alex O'Donovan3 October 2007 (age 17)MF———
Flag of England.svg 95Kayden Lucas30 October 2007 (age 17)FW— Clevedon Town 2024
Flag of England.svg 94Ezra Tika-Lemba7 November 2007 (age 17)MF— West Ham United 2024
Flag of England.svg 91Mo Waddani7 November 2007 (age 17)MF Flag of Libya.svg Capped at Under-20 level——
Flag of England.svg 82Jude Cogdon19 December 2007 (age 17)DF———
Flag of England.svg 86Henry Johnson1 January 2008 (age 17)DF———
Flag of England.svg 87Tyler Jones21 January 2008 (age 17)GK———
Flag of England.svg 84Jake Durrant4 February 2008 (age 17)MF———
Flag of Ireland.svg 89 Rory Finneran 29 February 2008 (age 16)MF Flag of Ireland.svg Capped at Under-17 level Blackburn Rovers 2024
Flag of England.svg 90Matty Taylor13 March 2008 (age 16)DF———
Flag of England.svg 92Kacey Wooster4 April 2008 (age 16)FW———
Flag of England.svg 93Aaron Epia7 April 2008 (age 16)MF— Everton 2024
Flag of England.svg 80Will Anderson15 July 2008 (age 16)GK———
Flag of England.svg 85Matheos Ferreira2 August 2008 (age 16)MF———

In addition, the following Youth Development (Under-16) players appeared in Under-18 squads:

Youth Development players
NationalitySquad NumberPlayerDate of BirthPositionInternational CapsPrevious ClubJoined Club
Flag of England.svg —Ethan Ndiweni17 September 2008 (age 16)MF———
Flag of England.svg —Thomas Old19 September 2008 (age 16)DF———
Flag of England.svg —Jack Patterson19 September 2008 (age 16)MF———
Flag of England.svg —Mason Miley29 September 2008 (age 16)MF———
Flag of England.svg —Noah Morgan6 October 2008 (age 16)MF———
Flag of England.svg —Luke Gilligan14 December 2008 (age 16)MF———
Flag of England.svg —Oliver Best8 February 2009 (age 16)MF———
Flag of England.svg —Michael Mills18 February 2009 (age 15)FW Flag of England.svg Capped at Under-16 level Port Vale 2023
Flag of England.svg —Sam Alabi9 July 2009 (age 15)MF Flag of England.svg Capped at Under-16 level Oldham Athletic 2023
Flag of England.svg —Roman Dowell3 December 2009 (age 15)GK———

Notes

  1. ↑ On loan at Spennymoor Town until 31 May 2025.
  2. ↑ On loan at Chesterfield until 31 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Not included in the Premier League squad list. [4]
  4. ↑ On loan at Carlisle United until 31 May 2025.
  5. ↑ On loan at Willem II until 30 June 2025.
  6. ↑ On loan at Aalborg until 30 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Not included in the Premier League squad list. [4]
  8. ↑ Remains with Dinamo Tbilisi until he turns 18.

Former players

Notable Academy and Youth Team players

The following is a list of players who have played in the Newcastle United youth team and represented a country (not necessarily their country of birth) at full international level. Players who are currently playing at Newcastle United, or for another club on loan from Newcastle United, are highlighted in bold.

Awards

'Wor Jackie' Award

Awarded to the best young player of the year, named after legendary local player Jackie Milburn.

Jack Hixon Award

Named after Jack Hixon, a local scout who found several North-East youngsters who went on to become Professional Footballers.

Manchester United Premier Cup's Most Valuable Player

References

  1. ↑ "Academy End Their Season on a High | Latest News | Latest News | News | nufc.co.uk | Newcastle United". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Newcastle United confirms Academy retained list" (Press release). Newcastle United. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Newcastle's Academy welcome 14 new scholars" (Press release). Newcastle United. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Howe, Langley, Miley and Burt among winners at Sport - Newcastle United". www.newcastleunited.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Newcastle United, Anderson and Miley among winners at Sport - Newcastle United". www.newcastleunited.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  8. 1 2 Booth, Mike (11 March 2020). "Awards Dinner: 5th March 2020". sport-newcastle. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Young Magpies Pick Up Awards" (Press release). Chronicle Live. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Newcastle United whizzkid Adam Armstrong picks up top award". Chronicle Live. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Awards For Newcastle Trio" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  12. 1 2 "Nobby Scoops Top Gong" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Toon Stars Honoured at Sport Newcastle Ceremony" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Toon Starlet Picks Up Wor Jackie Award" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Lua Lua Wins Award!".
  16. ↑ "Geordie Starlet Nets Wor Jackie Award" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "Shola rises to the occasion". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror North East. 28 February 2001. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  18. ↑ "FC Barcelona crowned MUPC2010 Champions". Manchester United Premier Cup. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
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