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Newcastle United F.C. Under-21s and Academy

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clubnameNewcastle United Reserves and Academy
imageNewcastle United Logo.svg
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fullnameNewcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy
nicknameThe Magpies
founded1892
groundUnder-21s: Whitley Park/St James' Park
capacity1,000/52,305/10,200
ownerPublic Investment Fund (85%)
RB Sports & Media (15%)
managerUnder-21s: Robbie Stockdale (interim)
Under-18s: Chris Moore
leagueUnder-21s: Premier League 2
Under-18s: U18 Premier League, North
season2024–25
positionUnder-21s: 9th
Under-18s: 5th
website
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RB Sports & Media (15%) Under-18s: Chris Moore Under-18s: U18 Premier League, North Under-18s: 5th Newcastle United F.C. Under-21s and Academy are the reserve and academy teams for the Premier League club Newcastle United.

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

  • The Central League (1): 1947–48
  • Northern Football League (3): 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05
  • North Eastern League (6): 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1922–23, 1925–26
  • Northern Football Alliance (5): 1897–98, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1938–39, 1957–58

;Cups Winners

  • Northumberland Senior Cup (33): 1884–85 and 1888–89 (Newcastle East End), 1887–88 and 1891–92 (Newcastle West End), 1898–98, 1900–01, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1906–06, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12 (joint), 1921–22, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017-18, 2023-24
  • HKFC Soccer Sevens (3): 2012, 2018, 2019

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

  • Premier Academy League U17 (1): 2001–02

;Cup Winners

  • FA Youth Cup (2): 1961–62, 1984–85
  • Milk Cup (2): 1985, 1989
  • Foca Tournament Cup (2): 2009, 2010
  • Brasileirão: 2010
  • Tournoi International de Football U17: 2015
  • Neuville Tournament: 2015

Players

Under–21 players

The players below are in the Under–21 age group; these are players born on or after 1 January 2004 for the 2025/26 season and usually have professional contracts (unless stated):

Under–21 playersNationalitySquad NumberPlayerDate of birthPositionInternational capsPrevious clubJoined club
ENG42DF———
SRB65DFSRB Capped at Under-17 levelJedinstvo Ub2024
ENG49MF———
ENG44MF—Manchester City2024
ENG48MFSCO Capped at Under-19 level——
ENG35GK—Hemel Hempstead2024
ENG46MF———
ENG47DF———
ENG54MFENG Capped at Under-18 level——
ENG53MF—Wolverhampton Wanderers2024
ENG59GK———
ENG56DF———
ENG58GK———
TUR52MF—Gençlerbirliği2025
ENG63DF———
IRL51FWIRL Capped at Under-18 levelGalway United2025
KOR64{{sortnameParkSeung-soourl=https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/newcastle-united-sign-seung-soo-parktitle=Newcastle United sign Seung-soo Parkpublisher=Newcastle Uniteddate=24 July 2025access-date=24 July 2025}}MFKOR Capped at Under-20 levelSuwon Samsung Bluewings2025
ENG61DFENG Capped at Under-19 levelWolverhampton Wanderers2023
ENG62FWENG Capped at Under-18 level——
ENG57DF———
GEO—FWGEO Capped at Under-21 levelDinamo Tbilisi2025
Under–21 players players out on loanNationalitySquad NumberPlayerDate of birthPositionInternational capsPrevious clubJoined club
ENG31GKENG Capped at Under-18 level——
SCO43DFSCO Capped at Under-19 levelKilmarnock2022
NOR45MFNOR Capped at Under-20 levelShrewsbury Town2023
ESP—MFESP Capped at Under-19 levelMálaga2025
ENG55FW———
ENG60FWENG Capped at Under-18 levelBirmingham City2023
  • Lewis Hall, Lewis Miley and Alex Murphy are Under–21 players, but are included in the first team squad.

Under–18 players

The players below are in the Under–18 age group; these are players born between 1 September 2007 and 30 August 2008 for the 2025/26 season and have second year academy contracts:

Under–18 playersNationalitySquad NumberPlayerDate of birthPositionInternational capsPrevious clubJoined club
ENG71DF———
ENG77MF———
ENG84FW—Clevedon Town2024
ENG83MF—West Ham United2024
LBY80MFLBY Capped at Under-20 level——
ENG72MF———
ENG75DF———
ENG73DF———
IRL78MFIRL Capped at Under-17 levelBlackburn Rovers2024
ENG79MF———
ENG81FW—Southend United2023
ENG82DF—Everton2024
ENG70GK———
ENG74MF———
Under–18 players players out on loanNationalitySquad NumberPlayerDate of birthPositionInternational capsPrevious clubJoined club
ENG76GK———

The players below are in the Under–17 age group; these are players born between 1 September 2008 and 30 August 2009 for the 2025/26 season and have first year academy contracts:

Under–17 playersNationalitySquad NumberPlayerDate of birthPositionInternational capsPrevious clubJoined club
ENG91FW———
ENG92DF———
ENG93MF———
ENG88MF———
ENG90DF———
ENG94FW—Luton Town2023
ENG86MF———
ENG87MF———
SCO69FWSCO Capped at Under-15 levelRangers2025
SCO68DFSCO Capped at Under-17 levelRangers2025
ENG89FWENG Capped at Under-16 levelPort Vale2023
ENG66DFENG Capped at Under-15 levelLiverpool2025
ENG85MFENG Capped at Under-17 levelOldham Athletic2023
ENG96GKENG Capped at Under-17 level——
ENG98FW———
ENG97GKENG Capped at Under-17 level——
ENG—DFENG Capped at Under-16 levelCharlton Athletic2024
ENG—MFENG Capped at Under-15 levelWest Bromwich Albion2024

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.

  • ALG Mehdi Abeid
  • AUS Curtis Good
  • AUS Garang Kuol
  • AUS James Troisi
  • Iceland Bjarni Guðjónsson
  • CAN David Edgar
  • CAN Tyler Pasher
  • ENG Peter Beardsley
  • ENG Bob Benson
  • ENG Jack Carr
  • ENG Andy Carroll
  • ENG Fraser Forster
  • ENG Paul Gascoigne
  • ENG Steve Howey
  • ENG Frank Hudspeth
  • ENG Eric Keen
  • ENG Alan Kennedy
  • ENG Jackie Milburn
  • ENG Jock Rutherford
  • ENG Charlie Spencer
  • ENG Steven Taylor
  • ENG Alan Thompson
  • ENG Tommy Thompson
  • ENG Colin Veitch
  • ENG Chris Waddle
  • FRA Charles N'Zogbia
  • FRO Jóan Edmundsson
  • HUN Tamás Kádár
  • IRL Alan O'Brien
  • LBR Mohammed Sangare
  • NED Tim Krul
  • NGR Shola Ameobi
  • NIR Shane Ferguson
  • NIR Aaron Hughes
  • NIR Billy McCracken
  • NZL David Rayner
  • COG Yven Moyo
  • SCO Andy Aitken
  • SCO Frank Brennan
  • SCO Gary Caldwell
  • SCO Steven Caldwell
  • SCO Brian Kerr
  • SCO Tom McInnes
  • SCO Rob McKinnon
  • SCO Peter McWilliam
  • SCO Bobby Moncur
  • SCO Sandy Higgins
  • SCO Tommy Pearson
  • SLO Haris Vučkić
  • RSA Matty Pattison
  • RSA Tony Whitson
  • USA Andrew Parkinson
  • WAL Paul Dummett
  • WAL Alan Neilson

Awards

'Wor Jackie' Award

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

  • 1998: Aaron Hughes
  • 1999: Michael Chopra
  • 2000: Gary Caldwell
  • 2001: Shola Ameobi
  • 2002: Steven Taylor
  • 2003: Peter Ramage
  • 2004: Martin Brittain
  • 2005: Paul Huntington
  • 2006: Matty Pattison
  • 2007: Andy Carroll
  • 2008: Kazenga LuaLua
  • 2009: Nile Ranger
  • 2010: Bradden Inman
  • 2011: Jak Alnwick
  • 2012: Remie Streete
  • 2013: Sammy Ameobi
  • 2014: Adam Armstrong
  • 2015: Rolando Aarons
  • 2016: Michael Newberry
  • 2017: Dan Barlaser
  • 2018: Freddie Woodman
  • 2019: Elias Sørensen
  • 2020: Sean Longstaff
  • 2022: Elliot Anderson
  • 2023: Lewis Miley
  • 2024: Aidan Harris
  • 2025: Sean Neave

Jack Hixon Award

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

  • 2010: Remie Streete
  • 2011: Adam Campbell
  • 2012: Alex Gilliead
  • 2013: Adam Armstrong
  • 2014: Mackenzie Heaney
  • 2015: Freddie Woodman
  • 2016: Owen Gallacher
  • 2017: Callum Roberts
  • 2018: Sean Longstaff
  • 2019: Liam Gibson
  • 2020: Matthew Longstaff
  • 2022: Lewis Miley
  • 2023: Daisy Burt (NUWFC)
  • 2024: Elysia Boddy (NUWFC)
  • 2025: Charlotte Wardlaw (NUWFC)

Manchester United Premier Cup's Most Valuable Player

  • 2010: Adam Campbell

Notes

References

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