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.
The objective of Newcastle's academy is to develop players and their football-playing abilities to their potential, so that these players might someday contribute to Newcastle on the pitch. This is made possible by providing training, education and management to the region's 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 for the 2026/27 season; these are players born on or after 1 January 2005 and usually have professional contracts unless stated:
Under–21 players Nationality Squad No Player Date of birth Position International Previous Joined 48 DF Under-17 level Jedinstvo Ub 2024 38 MF Under-19 level — — 34 MF — — — 35 DF — — — 42 MF — Wolverhampton Wanderers 2024 31 GK — — — 65 GK — Huddersfield Town 2026 53 MF — Gençlerbirliği 2025 52 DF — — — 43 FW Under-18 level Galway United 2025 47 MF Under-23 level Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2025 50 FW Under-18 level Birmingham City 2023 54 FW — Levante 2026 36 DF — — — 49 FW Under-21 level Dinamo Tbilisi 2025 57 DF — — — — MF Capped at Under-20 level — — 56 DF — — — 58 DF — — — 64 FW — Southend United 2023 59 DF Under-19 level Everton 2024 63 GK — — — 60 MF — — —
The players below are in the Under–21 age group for the 2026/27 and currently on loan at other clubs:
Under–21 players out on loan Nationality Squad No Player Date of birth Position International Previous Joined 45 MF Under-18 level — — — MF Under-19 level Málaga 2025 51 DF Under-19 level Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023 62 FW Under-19 level — — — MF Senior level Gençlerbirliği 2026 61 MF Senior level Blackburn Rovers 2024
Aladji Bamba, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Ewen Jaouen, Lewis Miley, Sean Steur and Bazoumana Touré 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 2008 and 30 August 2009 for the 2026/27 season and have second year academy contracts unless stated:
Under–18 players Nationality Squad No Player Date of birth Position International Previous Joined 80 FW — — — 81 DF — — — 82 MF — — — 76 MF — — — 79 DF — — — 83 FW — Luton Town 2023 71 MF — — — 72 MF — — — 75 FW Capped at Under-19 level Rangers 2025 73 DF Capped at Under-17 level Rangers 2025 77 FW Capped at Under-18 level Port Vale 2023 78 DF Capped at Under-15 level Liverpool 2025 — FW Capped at Under-17 level Independiente del Valle 2027 70 MF Capped at Under-18 level Oldham Athletic 2023
The players below are in the Under–21 age group for the 2026/27 and currently on loan at other clubs:
Under–18 players out on loan Nationality Squad No Player Date of birth Position International Previous Joined 74 GK — — —
Johan Martínez will join from Independiente del Valle on 10 May 2027.
The players below are in the Under–17 age group; these are players born between 1 September 2009 and 30 August 2010 for the 2026/27 season and have first year scholarship contracts:
Under–17 players Nationality Squad No Player Date of birth Position International Previous Joined 44 FW Capped at Under-18 level Arsenal 2026 88 GK Capped at Under-17 level — — 90 FW — — — 84 MF — Portsmouth 2024 69 DF — West Ham United 2026 68 MF — Leicester City 2026 86 GK Capped at Under-17 level — — 89 FW — Peterborough United 2024 91 DF Capped at Under-16 level Charlton Athletic 2024 87 MF Capped at Under-16 level West Bromwich Albion 2024 85 FW — — —
The players below are below the Under–17 age group, but already played at Under–18 level; these are players born on or after 1 September 2010 for the 2026/27 season:
Under–16 players Nationality Squad No Player Date of birth Position International Previous Joined — MF Capped at Under-16 level West Bromwich Albion 2025 — FW Capped at Under-16 level — — — GK — Leyton Orient 2025 — — MF — — — — — FW — Carlisle United 2025 — — MF — — — — — GK — — — — — FW — Newcastle Blue Star 2023 — — DF — — —
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.
Mehdi Abeid Curtis Good Garang Kuol James Troisi Bjarni Guðjónsson David Edgar Tyler Pasher Elliot Anderson Peter Beardsley Bob Benson Jack Carr Andy Carroll Fraser Forster Paul Gascoigne Steve Howey Frank Hudspeth Eric Keen Alan Kennedy Jackie Milburn Jock Rutherford Charlie Spencer Steven Taylor Alan Thompson Tommy Thompson Colin Veitch Chris Waddle Charles N'Zogbia Jóan Edmundsson Tamás Kádár Rory Finneran Alan O'Brien Mohammed Sangare Tim Krul Shola Ameobi Shane Ferguson Aaron Hughes Billy McCracken David Rayner Yven Moyo Andy Aitken Frank Brennan Gary Caldwell Steven Caldwell Brian Kerr Tom McInnes Rob McKinnon Peter McWilliam Bobby Moncur Sandy Higgins Tommy Pearson Haris Vučkić Bradley Cross Matty Pattison Tony Whitson Andrew Parkinson Paul Dummett 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
From 2023, the award was given to emerging female footballers.
Manchester United Premier Cup's Most Valuable Player 2010: Adam Campbell
References
External links Under-21 squad on club website Under-18 squad on club website