Newcastle United F.C. Under-21s and Academy are the reserve and academy teams for the Premier League club Newcastle United.
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.
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.
The players below are in the UnderâÂÂ21 age group; these are players born on or after 1 January 2004 for the 2025/26 season and usually have professional contracts (unless stated):
The players below are in the UnderâÂÂ18 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:
The players below are in the UnderâÂÂ17 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:
The players below are below the UnderâÂÂ17 age group, but already played at UnderâÂÂ18 level; these are players born after 1 September 2009 for the 2025/26 season:
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.
Awarded to the best young player of the year, named after legendary local player Jackie Milburn.
Named after Jack Hixon, a local scout who found several North-East youngsters who went on to become Professional Footballers.