Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy

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
Brasileirão: 2010
Tournoi International de Football U17: 2015
Neuville Tournament: 2015

Players

Current players

As of 25 March 2025

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

Lewis Hall, Lewis Miley, Alex Murphy, William Osula and Trevan Sanusi are Under-21 professionals, but are included in the first team squad.
Vakhtang Salia will join from Dinamo Tbilisi on 30 August 2025.

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

Notes

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.