Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy

Newcastle United Reserves and Academy
Club logo
Full name Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy
Nickname(s) The Magpies
Founded 1892
Ground Under-21s: Whitley Park/St James' Park/Kingston Park
Capacity 1,000/52,305/10,200
Owner Public Investment Fund (80%)
RB Sports & Media (10%)
PCP Capital Partners (10%)
Manager Under-21s: Ben Dawson
Under-18s: Graeme Carrick
League Under-21s: Premier League 2, Division 2
Under-18s: Premier League U18, North
2021-22 Under-21s: 8th
Under-18s: 14th
Website Club website

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
Cups Winners
  • Northumberland Senior Cup (32): 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
  • 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
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

Current players

As of 28 June 2023

The current Newcastle United Under-21 and Under-18 players are:

Under-21 professionals
Nationality Squad Number Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
38 Remi Savage 26 October 2001 DF Liverpool 2021
35 Will Brown 10 January 2002 GK
50 Matthew Bondswell (at Newport County for 2023–24 season) 18 April 2002 DF Capped at Under-18 level RB Leipzig 2021
46 Josh Scott 13 September 2002 DF
37 Nathan Carlyon 14 September 2002 MF
40 Joe White 1 October 2002 MF Capped at Under-18 level
34 Lucas De Bolle 22 October 2002 MF Capped at Under-21 level
42 Charlie Wiggett 2 November 2002 DF Chelsea 2021
43 Dylan Stephenson 10 December 2002 FW
49 Amadou Diallo 15 February 2003 MF Capped at Under-17 level West Ham United 2022
44 Cameron Ferguson 24 March 2003 FW Tranmere Rovers 2021
41 Jude Smith 29 May 2003 GK Capped at Under-21 level East Fife 2022
55 Michael Ndiweni 2 December 2003 FW
52 Jay Turner-Cooke (at St. Johnstone for the 2023-24 season) 31 December 2003 MF Sunderland 2021
47 Jamie Miley 14 January 2004 MF
53 Jordan Hackett 20 February 2004 DF
58 James Huntley 2 March 2004 MF
54 Alex Murphy 25 June 2004 DF Capped at Under-19 level Galway United 2022
57 Kyle Crossley 24 July 2004 FW
51 Max Thompson (at Northampton Town for the 2023-24 season) 1 August 2004 GK Capped at Under-18 level
65 Ciaran Thompson 17 October 2004 DF
60 Reece Byrne 20 November 2004 GK Capped at Under-19 level Bohemians 2023
64 Ellis Stanton 19 February 2005 MF
63 Ben Parkinson 10 March 2005 MF
- Cathal Heffernan 27 April 2005 DF Capped at Under 19 level AC Milan 2023
66 Charlie McArthur 12 May 2005 DF Capped at Under-19 level Kilmarnock 2022
61 Shaun Mavdidi 13 August 2005 FW
67 Lewis Miley 1 May 2006 MF Capped at Under-19 level
90 Travis Hernes 4 November 2005 MF Capped at Under-17 level Shrewsbury Town 2023
Academy players
Nationality Squad Number Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
78 Darren Palmer 24 September 2005 MF
73 Josh Donaldson 25 September 2005 FW
74 Johnny Emerson 30 November 2005 MF
77 Carter Milmore 19 November 2005 DF
79 Harry Powell 31 December 2005 DF
80 Rory Powell 31 December 2005 DF
71 Scott Bailey 22 January 2006 MF
72 Dylan Charlton 2 July 2006 DF
83 Luke Craggs 16 December 2006 MF
84 Aidan Harris 16 December 2006 GK
86 Leo Shahar 18 March 2007 DF Capped at Under-17 level Wolverhampton Wanderers
70 Trevan Sanusi 25 April 2007 FW Capped at Under-17 level Birmingham City
88 Sean Neave 27 May 2007 FW Capped at Under-17 level