Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy

Newcastle United Reserves and Academy
Full name	Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy
Nickname(s)	The Magpies
Founded	1892
Ground	Under-21s: Whitley Park/St James' Park
Capacity	1,000/52,305/10,200
Owner	Public Investment Fund (85%); RB Sports & Media (15%)
Manager	Under-21s: Diarmuid O'Carroll ; Under-18s: Chris Moore
League	Under-21s: Premier League 2, Division 2; Under-18s: Premier League U18, North
2023-24	Under-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.

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 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 International 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^[1]
Brasileirão: 2010
Tournoi International de Football U17: 2015
Neuville Tournament: 2015

Players

Current players

As of 15 October 2024

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

Under-21 professionals
Nationality	Squad Number	Player	Date of Birth	Position	International Caps	Previous Club	Joined Club
	42	Jay Turner-Cooke	(2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20)	MF	—	Sunderland	2021
	35	Jamie Miley^[a]	(2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 20)	MF	—	—	—
	38	James Huntley	(2004-03-02) 2 March 2004 (age 20)	MF	—	—	—
	31	Max Thompson^[b]	(2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 20)	GK	Capped at Under-18 level	—	—
	32	Garang Kuol	(2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 (age 20)	FW	Capped at senior level	Central Coast Mariners	2023
	46	Ciaran Thompson	(2004-10-17) 17 October 2004 (age 20)	DF	—	—	—
	60	Reece Byrne^[c]	(2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 19)	GK	Capped at Under-19 level	Bohemians	2023
	45	Ellis Stanton	(2005-02-19) 19 February 2005 (age 19)	MF	Capped at Under-15 level	—	—
	44	Ben Parkinson	(2005-03-10) 10 March 2005 (age 19)	FW	—	—	—
	43	Cathal Heffernan	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 19)	DF	Capped at Under 19 level	AC Milan	2023
	47	Charlie McArthur	(2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 (age 19)	DF	Capped at Under-19 level	Kilmarnock	2022
		Miodrag Pivaš^[d]	(2005-05-17) 17 May 2005 (age 19)	DF	Capped at Under-17 level	Jedinstvo Ub	2024
	55	Darren Palmer	(2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 19)	MF	—	—	—
	52	Josh Donaldson	(2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 (age 19)	FW	—	—	—
	49	Travis Hernes	(2005-11-04) 4 November 2005 (age 19)	MF	Capped at Under-20 level	Shrewsbury Town	2023
	58	Mo Sedibeh	(2005-11-26) 26 November 2005 (age 18)	MF	-	Bradford City	2024
	48	Alfie Harrison	(2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 (age 18)	MF	-	Manchester City	2024
	53	Johnny Emerson	(2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 18)	MF	—	—	—
	56	Harry Powell	(2005-12-31) 31 December 2005 (age 18)	DF	—	—	—
	57	Rory Powell	(2005-12-31) 31 December 2005 (age 18)	DF	—	—	—
	41	James Taylor	(2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 18)	GK	—	Hemel Hempstead	2024
	50	Scott Bailey	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 18)	MF	—	—	—
	54	Adrian Janusz	(2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 (age 18)	GK	—	—	—
	51	Dylan Charlton	(2006-07-02) 2 July 2006 (age 18)	DF	—	—	—
	69	Anthony Munda	(2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 18)	MF	Capped at Under-18 level	—	—
	74	Adam Harrison	(2006-10-20) 20 October 2006 (age 18)	GK	—	—	—
	73	Aidan Harris	(2006-12-16) 16 December 2006 (age 17)	GK	—	—	—
	76	Leo Shahar	(2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 17)	DF	Capped at Under-18 level	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2023
	75	Trevan Sanusi	(2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 17)	FW	Capped at Under-18 level	Birmingham City	2023
	78	Sean Neave	(2007-05-27) 27 May 2007 (age 17)	FW	Capped at Under-17 level	—	—

Lewis Hall, Lewis Miley, Alex Murphy and William Osula are Under-21 professionals, but are included in the first team squad.
Nathan Carlyon is Over-21, but remains with the club while recovering from a long-term injury.^[2]

Academy players
Nationality	Squad Number	Player	Date of Birth	Position	International Caps	Previous Club	Joined Club
	71	Thomas Bryant	(2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 (age 17)	MF	—	—	—
	72	Luke Craggs	(2006-12-16) 16 December 2006 (age 17)	MF	—	—	—
	79	Logan Watts	(2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 (age 17)	DF	—	—	—
	70	Joe Brayson	(2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 (age 17)	FW	—	—	—
	81	Guy Bloomer	(2007-09-13) 13 September 2007 (age 17)	DF	—	—	—
	88	Alex O'Donovan	(2007-10-03) 3 October 2007 (age 17)	MF	—	—	—
	94	Ezra Tika-Lemba	(2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 16)	MF	—	West Ham United	2024
	91	Mo Waddani	(2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 16)	MF	—	—	—
	82	Jude Cogdon	(2007-12-19) 19 December 2007 (age 16)	DF	—	—	—
	86	Henry Johnson	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 16)	DF	—	—	—
	87	Tyler Jones	(2008-01-21) 21 January 2008 (age 16)	GK	—	—	—
	84	Jake Durrant	(2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 (age 16)	MF	—	—	—
		Rory Finneran	(2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 16)	MF	Capped at Under-17 level	—	—
	90	Matty Taylor	(2008-03-13) 13 March 2008 (age 16)	DF	—	—	—
	92	Kacey Wooster	(2008-04-04) 4 April 2008 (age 16)	FW	—	—	—
	93	Aaron Epia	(2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 16)	MF	—	Everton	2024
	80	Will Anderson	(2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 16)	GK	—	—	—
	85	Matheos Ferreira	(2008-08-02) 2 August 2008 (age 16)	MF	—	—	—
	95	Kayden Lucas	—	FW	—	Clevedon Town	2024

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

Youth Development players
Nationality	Squad Number	Player	Date of Birth	Position	International Caps	Previous Club	Joined Club
	—	Ethan Ndiweni	(2008-09-17) 17 September 2008 (age 16)	MF	—	—	—
	—	Thomas Old	(2008-09-19) 19 September 2008 (age 16)	DF	—	—	—
	—	Jack Patterson	(2008-09-19) 19 September 2008 (age 16)	MF	—	—	—
	—	Mason Miley	(2008-09-29) 29 September 2008 (age 16)	MF	—	—	—
	—	Noah Morgan	(2008-10-06) 6 October 2008 (age 16)	MF	—	—	—
	—	Luke Gilligan	(2008-12-14) 14 December 2008 (age 15)	MF	—	—	—
	—	Oliver Best	(2009-02-08) 8 February 2009 (age 15)	MF	—	—	—
	—	Michael Mills	(2009-02-18) 18 February 2009 (age 15)	FW	Capped at Under-16 level	Port Vale	2023
	—	Sam Alabi	(2009-07-09) 9 July 2009 (age 15)	MF	Capped at Under-16 level	Oldham Athletic	2023
	—	Roman Dowell	(2009-12-03) 3 December 2009 (age 14)	GK	—	—	—

Notes

^ On loan at Newport County until 30 June 2025.
^ On loan at Chesterfield until 30 June 2025.
^ Not included in the Premier League squad list.^[4]
^ On loan at Willem II until 30 June 2025.

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.

2023: Daisy Burt - Women's team^[5]
2022: Lewis Miley^[6]
2020: Matthew Longstaff^[7]
2019: Liam Gibson
2018: Sean Longstaff
2017: Callum Roberts
2016: Owen Gallacher^[8]
2015: Freddie Woodman
2014: Mackenzie Heaney
2013: Adam Armstrong^[10]
2012: Alex Gilliead
2011: Adam Campbell^[11]
2010: Remie Streete^[12]

Manchester United Premier Cup's Most Valuable Player

2010: Adam Campbell^[17]

References

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

External links

Under-21 squad Archived 11 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine on club website
Under-18 squad on club website

[5] On loan at Newport County until 30 June 2025.

[6] On loan at Chesterfield until 30 June 2025.

[7] Not included in the Premier League squad list.^[4]

[8] On loan at Willem II until 30 June 2025.

[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.

[Newcastle_United_confirms_Academy_retained_list-2] "Newcastle United confirms Academy retained list" (Press release). Newcastle United. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[Newcastle’s_Academy_welcome_14_new_scholars-3] "Newcastle's Academy welcome 14 new scholars" (Press release). Newcastle United. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[2024/25_Premier_League_squad_lists-4] "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

[:0-9] "Howe, Langley, Miley and Burt among winners at Sport - Newcastle United". www.newcastleunited.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

[:1-10] "Newcastle United, Anderson and Miley among winners at Sport - Newcastle United". www.newcastleunited.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

[:2-11] Booth, Mike (11 March 2020). "Awards Dinner: 5th March 2020". sport-newcastle. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

[Young_Magpies_Pick_Up_Awards-12] "Young Magpies Pick Up Awards" (Press release). Chronicle Live. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[Newcastle_United_whizzkid_Adam_Armstrong_picks_up_top_award-13] "Newcastle United whizzkid Adam Armstrong picks up top award". Chronicle Live. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[Awards_For_Newcastle_Trio-14] "Awards For Newcastle Trio" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

[Nobby_Scoops_Top_Gong-15] "Nobby Scoops Top Gong" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[Toon_Stars_Honoured_at_Sport_Newcastle_Ceremony-16] "Toon Stars Honoured at Sport Newcastle Ceremony" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[Toon_Starlet_Picks_Up_Wor_Jackie_Award-17] "Toon Starlet Picks Up Wor Jackie Award" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[18] "Lua Lua Wins Award!".

[Geordie_Starlet_Nets_Wor_Jackie_Award-19] "Geordie Starlet Nets Wor Jackie Award" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[ChronicleLive-20] "Shola rises to the occasion". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror North East. 28 February 2001. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[FC_Barcelona_crowned_MUPC2010_Champions-21] "FC Barcelona crowned MUPC2010 Champions". Manchester United Premier Cup. Retrieved 7 January 2011.

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