| Full name | Aston Villa Football Club Under-21s & Academy | |||
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| Nicknames | Villans, The Villa, The Lions, The Claret & Blue Army | |||
| Short name | Villa, AVFC | |||
| Founded | 21 November 1874; 150 years ago (1874-11-21)[1] | |||
| Ground | Bodymoor Heath Training Ground | |||
| Capacity | 500[2] | |||
| Owner(s) | Nassef Sawiris Wesley Edens | |||
| Chairman | Nassef Sawiris[3] | |||
| Manager | Jimmy Shan | |||
| League | Premier League 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Premier League 2, 16th (elimination play-offs, round of 16) | |||
| Website | www | |||
TheAston Villa Under-21s, formerly known asAston Villa Reserves andAston Villa Under-23s, are the most senior youth development team ofAston Villa and compete inPremier League 2, theEFL Trophy and theBirmingham Senior Cup in the2025–26 season. The team plays its home games at Aston Villa's training ground,Bodymoor Heath and occasionallyVilla Park. Aston Villa also have an academy side that competes in the Under-18 division of the Professional Development League, the U18 Premier League Cup, and theFA Youth Cup annually. They will also field an under-19 side in the2025–26 UEFA Youth League following Aston Villa's U18 side winning the national league title in the 2024-25 season.
Aston Villa have fielded reserve or 'A' sides since their formation in 1874 and the team were part of theFA Premier Reserve League at its foundation in 1999, subsequently winning five regional titles including the2011–12 Premier Reserve League South, the last in that format. The side has been successful in recent decades, as well as becoming national champions in the 2003–04 and 2009–10 seasons, the team also won four out of five Southern Championships between 2007 and 2012, before the format changed to the Professional Development League. The side also won theNextGen Series in 2013, a Europe-wide tournament for elite academies.
Current Villa players to have come through the youth system at the club and appear in competitive senior matches areJamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba,Lamare Bogarde,Aidan Borland,Bradley Burrowes, andKadan Young. Notable former players to have come through the Villa academy includeJack Grealish,Brian Little,Gabriel Agbonlahor,Ciaran Clark,Gary Cahill,Gareth Barry,Thomas Hitzlsperger,Darius Vassell,Marc Albrighton,Andreas Weimann,Brian McClair, andSteven Davis among many others. The U21 team is made up of players under the age of 21, although five over-age outfield players and an over-age goalkeeper may be named in a Premier League 2 match squad, these may include fringefirst-team players and senior players recovering from injury.
Reserve sides of Aston Villa had played unofficial matches since the formation of the club in 1874, while formal competition for a reserve side began in 1892, whenAston Villa Reserves joined theBirmingham & District League.[citation needed] After finishing in the runners-up position twice in the first 2 seasons of the competition, Villa finally won their first trophy in the 1894–95 season, winning 26 out of 30 league games and losing just once all season. Several titles followed after this achievement, including a run of 8 consecutive titles between 1902 and 1910. When Villa finally left theBirmingham & District League in 1915, they had accumulated a total of 12 league titles and 6 runners-up finishes.[citation needed]
During theSecond World War,TIME Magazine reported that the Villa reserve team, all captured at Dunkirk, thrashed their captorSS guards.[4] TIME issued an apology for erroneously placingAston in the city of Liverpool: "TIME hastily restores Aston Villa (soccer) to Birmingham where it belongs".[5]
After that, the reserve team played in theCentral League for many years, becoming champions in 1929–30, 1963–64 and 1992–93.
In 1999–2000, theFA Premier Reserve League was set up, Villa were one of the founding members, and were split into the Northern section of the league. Three disappointing seasons followed, however in the 2003–04 season, inspired by brothersStefan Moore andLuke Moore, Villa eased to their first title. In the two seasons which followed (2004–05 and 2005–06), Villa agonisingly finished both campaigns as runners-up, both times toManchester United. In the 2006–07 season, for the first time since its introduction, theFA Premier Reserve League excludedCoca-Cola Championship teams from playing in the league, with the 20 seniorEnglish Premiership teams parallelling the teams involved in theFA Premier League. This also meant that due to geographical circumstances, Aston Villa Reserves were switched from the Northern Division, to the Southern equivalent, for the first time since the start of the original format in 1999. Villa eventually finished 4th - winning 9 out of their 18 games, withLuke Moore the top goalscorer, with 7. The season saw the impressive development of several youngsters, most notably includingZoltán Stieber,Shane Lowry andStephen O'Halloran, all of which were rewarded withfirst-team opportunities in the pre-season fixtures, prior to the2007–08 season.
Inspired by Swedish strikerTobias Mikaelsson, Aston Villa Reserves clinched the2007–08 Southern title, their second regional success since the inception of the league in 1999. However, they were beaten 3–0 in the Play-Off Final by Northern champions Liverpool.
In the2008–09 season, the team went one better by securing their second consecutive Southern title, and then defeating Sunderland to claim their first ever national title, with goals fromNathan Delfouneso,James Collins andShane Lowry.
Andreas Weimann netted nine goals, to help Villa keep up their trend of securing the Southern title - their third consecutively - in the2009–10 season. This included a remarkable 15-game unbeaten streak, running from the opening game of the campaign, all the way through to the last game of the season against Portsmouth. However, the club were denied a second consecutive national title, as they were beaten on penalties by Manchester United, after a 3–3 draw at Old Trafford.
The2010–11 season saw changes to the standard format of the league. Only 16 clubs competed, which meant a split between the top heavy Northern league. Undoubtedly the highlight of the season, was a 10–1 home victory over Arsenal at theGreene King Stadium, en route to finishing third in the league.
Following changes arrived in the2011–12 season. Three leagues were abolished, returning to two, whilst each team played the teams in their own league home and away. They also played each team in the regional league once, with home and away games split evenly. More success followed however, as Villa picked up another Southern title, withAndreas Weimann scoring nine times during the course of the season. It was a case of deja vu however, as they were again beaten on penalties byManchester United at Old Trafford.
ThePremier Reserve League was abolished during the summer of 2012, to make way for theProfessional Development League 1. Aston Villa were one of 22 clubs to take part in the inaugural season, participating in Group 2 of the competition.
During the 13-year tenure of theoriginal Reserve system, Aston Villa were the second most successful club - behindManchester United - with five regional titles and one national title. The youth sides currently play their home matches atVilla Park andBodymoor Heath. From 2019, having been promoted back to thePremier League, Aston Villa began fielding an under-21 side in theEFL Trophy againstLeague One andLeague Two opposition.
In January 2021, after aCOVID-19 outbreak in the first team, the youth team was used for a first team game against Liverpool in the FA cup 3rd round.[6]
After a successful2022–23 season with the senior side, Jacob Ramsey was recognised by the Premier League with the2022/23 Premier League Academy Graduate award.[7]
On 12 June 2025, after managing the U18 team to a league and Youth Cup double the previous season,Jimmy Shan was named U21 manager, replacing the outgoingJosep Gombau.[8]
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FA Premier Reserve League South
| Full name | Aston Villa Football Club Under-18s | |||
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| Nicknames | Villans, The Villa, The Lions, The Claret & Blue Army | |||
| Short name | Villa, AVFC | |||
| Founded | 21 November 1874; 150 years ago (1874-11-21)[1] | |||
| Ground | Bodymoor Heath Training Ground | |||
| Capacity | 500[2] | |||
| Owner(s) | Nassef Sawiris Wesley Edens | |||
| Chairman | Nassef Sawiris[3] | |||
| Manager | Richard Beale | |||
| League | U18 Premier League | |||
| 2023–24 | U18 Premier League South, 12th | |||
| Website | http://www.avfc.co.uk/ | |||
Aston Villa Academy is the youth development side ofPremier League teamAston Villa, it fields an under-18s team in theU18 Premier League (South), the U18 Premier League Cup, and theFA Youth Cup. An under-16 side also compete in the U16 Premier League Cup.
Historically known as 'Aston Villa Youth', Villa have been known as one of the most successful and productive academies in England.[14][15][16] Villa's youth team has a strong history in theFA Youth Cup with wins in 1972, 1980, 2002, 2021 and 2025. Villa were also runners-up in 1978, 2004 and 2010.
In modern times Villa's U18s competed in thePremier Academy League from its foundation in 1997, winning the U17 title in 2003-04 and the U18 title in 2008.[17][18] In the2007-08 season Villa clinched top spot in Group B of the Premier Academy League, recording the most wins (22), most points (68) and most goals (84) of all 41 clubs involved. Villa's youngsters were drawn against Group A winnersArsenal in the semi-final, which they won 1-0. This subsequently meant a final againstFA Youth Cup winnersManchester City, which was won 2–0, with goals fromJames Collins andChris Herd. The top scorers for the season wereAustrian strikerAndreas Weimann (16) andEnglish strikerNathan Delfouneso (15) who both went on to be first team regulars.
The2008/09 season was less fruitful for Villa's youngsters, as they finished 3rd in Group B, and were knocked out of theFA Youth Cup at the first hurdle, losing in the Third Round to eventual championsArsenal.[citation needed] The side won the 2024-25 U18 Premier League South.[19]
The team train atBodymoor Heath inNorth Warwickshire and also play their home matches there on weekends.
The annual invitational seven-a-sideHong Kong Soccer Sevens tournament brings together academy sides from around the world, and has brought notable success to Aston Villa's academy between since 1999. Villa have won the main tournament seven times, more than any other team.
Villa won the thirdHK Soccer Sevens tournament in 2002, defeatingArsenal in the final, they went on to defend their title in 2004 (as the 2003 competition was cancelled due to theSARS outbreak), inspired byStephen Cooke andSteven Foley they clinched the trophy in the final againstManchester United. StrikerGabriel Agbonlahor captained Villa to the semi-final in 2006 - losing to the eventual winnersUrawa Red Diamonds - and also received the 'Player of the Tournament' accolade. Villa won the competition again in May 2010, beatingCentral Coast Mariners ofAustralia in the final.[20] In the in2019 tournament, Villa won the secondary 'plate' trophy; players includingAkos Onodi,Lewis Brunt andCameron Archer featured.[21] After a four year hiatus due toCOVID-19 and theHong Kong protests the tournament returned in May 2023. At the tournament Villa extended their record of victories to seven, defeatingTai Po FC in the final,Omari Kellyman was named player of the tournament and was also topscorer with five goals overall.[22]
The Aston Villa Academy played in both seasons of the now defunctNextGen Series, a tournament for Europe's elite football academies between 2011 and 2013. The team was composed of under-18s with up to three under-19s in each matchday squad. Having made the quarter-finals in the 2011-12 Series, the academy side captained bySamir Carruthers won the final of the 2012-13 tournament on 1 April 2013 beatingChelsea 2–0, at theStadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, inComo, Italy.[23]
Aston Villa sent an under-19 side to the invitationalCEE Cup in theCzech Republic for the first time in 2022, competing against the youth sides of elite sides from around the world includingPalmeiras,Tigres UANL andDynamo Kyiv.[24] Villa narrowly lost all three of their matches, finishing 6th in the overall rankings,Kerr Smith and Todd Alcock scored for Villa during the competition.[25]
Aston Villa submitted U19 sides to the 2024 and 2025 editions of theStanislav Štrunc Memorial Tournament held byFC Viktoria Plzeň in the Czech Republic.[26][27] Villa player,Ben Broggio, was named player of the tournament in 2024.[26]
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Professional U18 Development League National Champion
Professional U18 Development LeagueSouthern Division
FA Premier Academy League U17s
FA Premier Academy League U18s: Group B
FA Premier Academy League U18s: Play-Offs
Under-18Premier League Next Gen Berlin Cup
Premier League Under-16 National Tournament
HKFC International Soccer Sevens
| Position | Name |
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| Executive Chairman | Nassef Sawiris |
| Co-chairman | Wes Edens |
| President of Business Operations | Chris Heck[33][34] |
| President of Football Operations | Roberto Olabe[35] |
| Position | Name |
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| Global Director of Football Development and International Academies | Matthew Kidson[36] |
| Academy Manager | Mark Harrison |
| Head of Coach Development | Ryan Maye |
| Assistant Academy Manager | Sean Verity |
| Assistant Head of Coach Development | |
| Emerging Talent Programme Manager | Tony Carss[37] |
| Under-21 Head Coach | Jimmy Shan[38] |
| Under-21 Coach | Peter Gilbert |
| Under-21 Coach | Dan Green |
| Under-21 Goalkeeping Coach | Mark Naylor |
| Under-21 Sport Scientist | Dan Lothian |
| Under-21 Physiotherapist | Jon Whitney |
| Under-21 Performance Analyst | Adam McGuinness |
| Under-18 Lead Coach | Richard Beale[39] |
| Under-18 Professional Development Coach | Adem Atay |
| Under-18 Professional Development Coach | Karl Hopper |
| Under-18 Goalkeeping Coach | Michael Pearce |
| Under-18 Sport Scientist | Peter Sharp |
| Under-18 Physiotherapist | Cian McCaffrey |
| Under-18 Performance Analyst | Phil Truran |
| Academy Doctor | Dr M Sahni and Dr F Hassan |
| Head of Sports Medicine | Jazz Sodhi |
The following players have all been members of the Aston Villa academy before their professional debut and have either made at least one appearance for the Villa first team in professional competition, have gone on to play in a fully professional league, or have represented their national team. Players inbold are still contracted to the club.
| Player | DOB | Position | Professional Debut | First-Team Appearances | First-Team Goals | Current Team | |
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 | Bradley Burrowes | 4 March 2008 | Midfielder | 31 August 2025 (vsCrystal Palace) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
 | Aidan Borland | 25 April 2007 | Midfielder | 25 September 2024 (vsWycombe Wanderers) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
| Ben Broggio | 29 January 2007 | Midfielder | 25 September 2024 (vsWycombe Wanderers) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
| Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | 2 October 2006 | Midfielder | 25 September 2024 (vsWycombe Wanderers) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
| Travis Patterson | 6 October 2005 | Defender | 25 September 2024 (vsWycombe Wanderers) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
| Kadan Young | 19 January 2006 | Forward | 25 September 2024 (vsWycombe Wanderers) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
 | Oliwier Zych | 28 June 2004 | Goalkeeper | 15 September 2024 (Ekstraklasa forPuszcza Niepołomice) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
| James Wright | 2 December 2004 | Goalkeeper | 7 September 2024 (Primera Federación forReal Unión) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
| Finley Munroe | 8 February 2005 | Defender | 9 May 2024 (vsOlympiacos) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
| Josh Feeney | 6 May 2005 | Defender | 10 February 2024 (Primera Federación forReal Unión) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
| Tommi O'Reilly | 15 December 2003 | Midfielder | 14 December 2023 (vsZrinjski Mostar) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
| Filip Marschall | 24 April 2003 | Goalkeeper | 14 December 2023 (vsZrinjski Mostar) | 1 | 0 | Stevenage |
| Chisom Afoka | 23 September 2003 | Forward | 9 September 2023 (League Two forBradford City) | 2 | 0 | Unattached |
| Omari Kellyman | 25 September 2005 | Forward | 31 August 2023 (vsHibernian) | 6 | 0 | Chelsea |
| Tim Iroegbunam | 30 June 2003 | Midfielder | 26 February 2022 (vsBrighton & Hove Albion) | 19 | 0 | Everton |
| Lewis Brunt | 6 November 2000 | Defender | 8 January 2022 (FA Cup forLeicester City) | 0 | 0 |  Wrexham |
| Sebastian Revan | 14 July 2003 | Defender | 31 August 2021 (National League forGrimsby Town) | 6 | 1 | Wrexham |
| Aaron Ramsey | 21 January 2003 | Midfielder | 24 August 2021 (vsBarrow) | 4 | 1 | Burnley |
| Jaden Philogene | 8 February 2002 | Midfielder | 19 May 2021 (vsTottenham Hotspur) | 21 | 0 | Ipswich Town |
| Carney Chukwuemeka | 20 October 2003 | Midfielder | 19 May 2021 (vsTottenham Hotspur) | 15 | 0 | Chelsea |
 | Tyreik Wright | 22 September 2001 | Midfielder | 23 January 2021 (League Two withWalsall) | 5 | 0 | Bradford City |
| Mungo Bridge | 12 September 2000 | Defender | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | 1 | 0 | Unattached |
 | Ákos Onódi | 2 September 2001 | Goalkeeper | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | 1 | 0 | Szeged |
| Dominic Revan | 19 September 2000 | Defender | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | 1 | 0 | Salisbury |
| Jake Walker | 3 November 2000 | Defender | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | 1 | 0 | Unattached |
| Callum Rowe | 2 September 1999 | Defender | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | 1 | 0 | Unattached |
| Harrison Sohna | 1 July 2002 | Midfielder | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | 1 | 0 | Cheltenham Town |
| Louie Barry | 21 June 2003 | Forward | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | 23 October 2002 | Defender | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | 5 | 0 | Coventry City |
| Arjan Raikhy | 20 October 2002 | Midfielder | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | 1 | 0 | Boston United |
| Brad Young | 6 January 2003 | Forward | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | 1 | 0 |  Baniyas |
 | Mamadou Sylla | 12 August 2002 | Midfielder | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | 1 | 0 |  Örebro Syrianska |
 | Lamare Bogarde | 5 January 2004 | Midfielder | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
| Hayden Lindley | 2 September 2002 | Midfielder | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | 2 | 0 | Emley |
| Sil Swinkels | 6 January 2004 | Defender | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | Ongoing | Ongoing | Aston Villa |
| Edward Rowe | 17 October 2003 | Midfielder | 8 January 2021 (vsLiverpool) | 7 | 0 | Leamington |
| Aaron Pressley | 7 November 2001 | Forward | 1 December 2020 (Championship withBrentford) | 0 | 0 | Walsall |
| Viktor Johansson | 14 September 1998 | Goalkeeper | 7 November 2020 (Championship withRotherham United) | 0 | 0 | Stoke City |
 | Dimitri Sea | 20 August 2001 | Defender | 3 November 2020 (League Two withBarrow) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
 | Viljami Sinisalo | 11 October 2001 | Goalkeeper | 6 October 2020 (Scottish Championship withAyr United) | 2 | 0 | Celtic |
 | Indiana Vassilev | 16 February 2001 | Forward | 4 January 2020 (vsFulham) | 8 | 1 | Philadelphia Union |
| Player | DOB | Position | First-Team Debut | First-Team Appearances | First-Team Goals | Current Team | |
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| Cameron Archer | 21 July 2001 | Forward | 27 August 2019 (vsCrewe Alexandra) | 14 | 4 | Southampton |
| Harvey Knibbs | 26 April 1999 | Forward | 13 August 2019 (EFL Cup forCambridge United) | 0 | 0 | Charlton Athletic |
 | Osagi Bascome | 17 April 1998 | Forward | 30 March 2019 (National League North withDarlington) | 0 | 0 | Deceased, 18 December 2021.[40] |
| Jacob Ramsey | 28 May 2001 | Midfielder | 19 February 2019 (vsWest Bromwich Albion) | 167 | 17 | Newcastle United |
| Kelsey Mooney | 5 February 1999 | Forward | 1 September 2018 (League Two withCheltenham Town) | 0 | 0 | Accrington Stanley |
 | Matija Sarkic | 23 July 1997 | Goalkeeper | 24 October 2017 (EFL Trophy withWigan Athletic) | 0 | 0 | Deceased, 15 June 2024[41] |
| Mitch Clark | 13 March 1999 | Defender | 22 August 2017 (vsWigan Athletic) | 1 | 0 | Port Vale |
 | Easah Suliman | 26 January 1998 | Defender | 22 August 2017 (vsWigan Athletic) | 3 | 0 |  Sumgayit &Pakistan |
| Jake Doyle-Hayes | 30 December 1998 | Midfielder | 22 August 2017 (vsWigan Athletic) | 3 | 0 | Exeter City |
| Callum O'Hare | 1 May 1998 | Midfielder | 9 August 2017 (vsColchester United) | 9 | 0 | Sheffield United |
| Corey Blackett-Taylor | 23 September 1997 | Midfielder | 7 March 2017 (vsHuddersfield Town) | 2 | 0 | Derby County |
| Keinan Davis | 13 February 1998 | Forward | 8 January 2017 (vsTottenham Hotspur) | 87 | 7 |  Udinese |
 | Jordan Lyden | 30 January 1996 | Midfielder | 24 September 2016 (League Two withStevenage) | 8 | 0 | Bromsgrove Sporting |
| Henry Cowans | 6 September 1995 | Midfielder | 31 August 2016 (EFL Trophy withStevenage) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| Niall Mason | 10 January 1997 | Defender | 6 August 2016 (League Two withDoncaster Rovers) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| Kevin Toner | 18 July 1996 | Defender | 23 April 2016 (vsSouthampton) | 4 | 0 | Orihuela |
| Jerell Sellars | 11 December 1995 | Forward | 2 April 2016 (League Two withWycombe Wanderers) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| Andre Green | 26 July 1998 | Forward | 13 March 2016 (vsTottenham Hotspur) | 48 | 2 |  Panserraikos |
| Harry McKirdy | 29 March 1997 | Forward | 9 January 2016 (vsWycombe Wanderers) | 6 | 0 | Crawley Town |
| Riccardo Calder | 26 January 1996 | Midfielder | 12 September 2015 (Scottish Premiership withDundee) | 0 | 0 | Brackley Town |
| Daniel Crowley | 3 August 1997 | Midfielder | 9 August 2015 (League One withBarnsley) | 0 | 0 | Milton Keynes Dons |
| Lewis Kinsella | 2 February 1994 | Defender | 28 March 2015 (League Two withLuton Town) | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 24 August 1998 | Forward | 14 March 2015 (vsSunderland) | 17 | 0 | Milton Keynes Dons |
| András Stieber | 8 October 1991 | Midfielder | 27 September 2014 (Nemzeti Bajnokság I withGyőri ETO) | 0 | 0 |  FC Andau |
 | Janoi Donacien | 3 November 1993 | Defender | 30 August 2014 (League Two withTranmere Rovers) | 0 | 0 | Chesterfield &Saint Lucia |
| Jack Grealish | 10 September 1995 | Midfielder | 7 May 2014 (vsManchester City) | 212 | 33 | Manchester City &England |
 | Benjamin Siegrist | 31 January 1992 | Goalkeeper | 26 March 2014 (Conference Premier withCambridge United) | 0 | 0 |  Rapid București |
| Michael Drennan | 2 September 1994 | Forward | 18 January 2014 (League One withCarlisle United) | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Jordan Graham | 5 March 1995 | Midfielder | 7 December 2013 (Championship withIpswich Town) | 0 | 0 | Leyton Orient |
 | Umit Eminoglu | 14 September 1994 | Midfielder | 25 September 2013 (Turkish Cup withGençlerbirliği) | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Callum Robinson | 2 February 1995 | Forward | 24 September 2013 (vsTottenham Hotspur) | 5 | 0 | Cardiff City |
| Reece Caira | 7 January 1993 | Defender | 27 December 2012 (A-League withWestern Sydney Wanderers) | 0 | 0 | Berkeley Vale Wombats |
| Derrick Williams | 17 January 1993 | Defender | 1 December 2012 (vsQPR) | 1 | 0 | Atlanta United |
 | Daniel Johnson | 8 October 1992 | Midfielder | 23 October 2012 (League One withYeovil Town) | 0 | 0 | Fatih Karagümrük &Jamaica |
| Graham Burke | 21 September 1993 | Forward | 28 August 2012 (vsTranmere Rovers) | 0 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers &Republic of Ireland |
| Samir Carruthers | 4 April 1993 | Midfielder | 7 April 2012 (vsLiverpool) | 3 | 0 | Dartford |
| Gary Gardner | 29 June 1992 | Midfielder | 31 December 2011 (vsChelsea) | 33 | 1 | Unattached |
| Nathan Baker | 23 April 1991 | Defender | 25 January 2011 (vsWigan Athletic) | 122 | 1 | Retired |
| Chris Herd | 4 April 1989 | Midfielder | 13 November 2010 (vsManchester United) | 42 | 2 | Retired |
| Jonathan Hogg | 6 December 1988 | Midfielder | 13 November 2010 (vsManchester United) | 7 | 0 | Unattached |
| Harry Forrester | 2 January 1991 | Midfielder | 11 September 2010 (Scottish Premier League withKilmarnock) | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Eric Lichaj | 17 November 1988 | Defender | 19 August 2010 (vsRapid Vienna) | 42 | 2 | Retired |
| Andreas Weimann | 5 August 1991 | Forward | 14 August 2010 (vsWest Ham United) | 113 | 17 | Derby County &Austria |
| Player | DOB | Position | First-Team Debut | First-Team Appearances | First-Team Goals | Current Team | |
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| James Collins | 1 December 1990 | Forward | 24 October 2009 (League Two withDarlington F.C.) | 0 | 0 | Lincoln City |
| Ciaran Clark | 26 September 1989 | Defender | 30 August 2009 (vsFulham) | 159 | 10 | Unattached &Republic of Ireland |
| Shane Lowry | 12 June 1989 | Defender | 20 August 2009 (vsRapid Vienna) | 3 | 0 |  Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Marc Albrighton | 18 November 1989 | Midfielder | 26 February 2009 (vsCSKA Moscow) | 101 | 9 | Retired |
| Barry Bannan | 1 December 1989 | Midfielder | 17 December 2008 (vsHamburger SV) | 83 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday &Scotland |
| Nathan Delfouneso | 2 February 1991 | Forward | 14 August 2008 (vsFH) | 50 | 9 | Unattached |
| Tobias Mikaelsson | 17 November 1988 | Forward | 19 January 2008 (League One withPort Vale) | 0 | 0 | Vallens |
| Bobby Olejnik | 26 November 1986 | Goalkeeper | 24 November 2007 (Scottish Premier League withFalkirk) | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Zoltán Stieber | 16 October 1988 | Midfielder | 24 November 2007 (League Two withYeovil Town F.C.) | 0 | 0 | MTK Budapest &Hungary |
| Daniel Sturridge | 1 September 1989 | Forward | 3 February 2007 (Premier League withManchester City) | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Stephen O'Halloran | 29 November 1987 | Defender | 31 October 2006 (League Two withWycombe Wanderers) | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Isaiah Osbourne | 15 November 1987 | Midfielder | 21 October 2006 (vsFulham) | 30 | 0 | Barwell |
| Gary Cahill | 19 December 1985 | Defender | 1 April 2006 (vsArsenal) | 31 | 1 | Retired |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | 13 October 1986 | Forward | 18 March 2006 (vsEverton) | 391 | 86 | Retired |
 | Jamie Ward | 12 May 1986 | Forward | 7 March 2006 (League Two withStockport County F.C.) | 0 | 0 | Precision FC &Northern Ireland |
| Craig Gardner | 25 November 1986 | Midfielder | 26 December 2005 (vsEverton) | 80 | 6 | Retired |
| Steven Davis | 1 January 1985 | Midfielder | 18 September 2004 (vsNorwich City) | 102 | 9 | Retired |
| James O'Connor | 25 November 1986 | Defender | 4 September 2004 (League One withPort Vale F.C.) | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Wayne Henderson | 16 September 1983 | Goalkeeper | 13 March 2004 (Conference Premier withTamworth F.C.) | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Luke Moore | 13 February 1986 | Forward | 22 February 2004 (vsBirmingham City) | 98 | 14 | Retired |
| Peter Whittingham | 8 September 1984 | Midfielder | 23 April 2003 (vsNewcastle United) | 66 | 2 | Deceased, 19 March 2020 |
| Liam Ridgewell | 21 July 1984 | Defender | 4 January 2003 (vsBlackburn Rovers) | 93 | 7 | Retired |
| Rob Edwards | 25 December 1982 | Defender | 28 December 2002 (vsMiddlesbrough) | 9 | 0 | Retired |
| Boaz Myhill | 9 November 1982 | Goalkeeper | 30 November 2002 (Division One withBradford City F.C.) | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Stefan Moore | 28 September 1983 | Forward | 11 September 2002 (vsCharlton Athletic) | 30 | 2 | Retired |
 | Thomas Hitzlsperger | 5 April 1982 | Midfielder | 13 January 2001 (vsLiverpool) | 114 | 12 | Retired |
| Stephen Cooke | 15 February 1982 | Midfielder | 2 August 2000 (vsCelta de Vigo) | 4 | 0 | Retired |
| Jonathan Bewers | 10 September 1982 | Defender | 15 April 2000 (vsTottenham Hotspur) | 1 | 0 | Retired |
| Player | DOB | Position | First-Team Debut | First-Team Appearances | First-Team Goals | Current Team | |
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| Aaron Lescott | 2 December 1978 | Defender | 2 January 1999 (vsHull City) | 1 | 0 | Retired |
| Adam Rachel | 10 December 1976 | Goalkeeper | 26 December 1998 (vsBlackburn Rovers) | 1 | 0 | Retired |
| Tommy Jaszczun | 16 September 1977 | Defender | 28 October 1998 (vsChelsea) | 1 | 0 | Retired |
| Darius Vassell | 13 June 1980 | Forward | 23 August 1998 (vsMiddlesbrough) | 201 | 45 | Retired |
| Gareth Barry | 23 February 1981 | Midfielder | 2 May 1998 (vsSheffield Wednesday) | 441 | 52 | Retired |
| Darren Byfield | 29 September 1979 | Forward | 28 December 1997 (vsLeeds United) | 10 | 0 | Retired |
| Richard Walker | 8 November 1977 | Forward | 28 December 1997 (vsLeeds United) | 10 | 2 | Retired |
| Lee Hendrie | 18 May 1977 | Midfielder | 23 December 1995 (vsQueens Park Rangers) | 308 | 32 | Retired |
| Gareth Farrelly | 28 August 1975 | Midfielder | 20 September 1995 (vsPeterborough United) | 8 | 0 | Retired |
| Riccardo Scimeca | 13 June 1975 | Defender | 19 August 1995 (vsManchester United) | 88 | 2 | Retired |
