Nickname(s) Young Black Cats Owner Ellis Short | Ground Capacity 2,500 | |
Full name Sunderland Association Football Club Founded 1879
(as Sunderland and District Teachers) Ground Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Hetton-le-Hole, Sunderland | ||
Sunderland A.F.C. Academy are the youth team of Sunderland Association Football Club. It is a member of the Professional Development League. They have won the FA Youth Cup in 1960, 1961, 2010 and were runners-up in 1958, 2008. The academy team coaching staff are Elliott Dickman, Lewis Dickman, Cliff Byrne, Mark Atkinson, Christopher Blake, Mark Prudhoe, Thomas Butler, Kevin Ball, Robbie Stockdale, Paul Bracewell, Julio Arca, and Jonjo Dickman. Sunderland's academy has developed many good players over recent years such as Micky Gray, Jack Colback, Jordan Henderson, Trevor Carson and most recently Duncan Watmore, George Honeyman, Jordan Pickford and Lynden Gooch.
Contents
- Players
- Development squad
- Out on loan
- Academy Squad
- Previous Notable Debutants In The First Team
- References
They play at Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground or Academy of Light – also Stadium of Light for bigger matches since the rules changed in the Premier League 2 stating at least 4 games had to be hosted at the home stadiums of the Premier League teams.
Players
As of 8 March 2017Development squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Academy Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.