Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy

Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy
Chelsea F.C. Development Squad are the development team of Chelsea Football Club. They play in the Premier League 2, which is the top level of reserve football in England. They were the champions in the 2013–14 and 2019–20 seasons. The team mainly consists of under-21 players at the club, although senior players occasionally feature, when recovering from injuries or otherwise not in the first team. The under-21 team is managed by Mark Robinson and the under-18 team is managed by Hassan Sulaiman.
Chelsea F.C. Academy is the under-18 team of Chelsea Football Club. It is a member of the Professional U18 Development League. They have won the FA Youth Cup nine times, including five consecutive titles between 2014 and 2018. The academy has produced many successful players such as the brothers Ron and Allan Harris, Peter Bonetti, Bobby Tambling, Barry Bridges, Bert Murray, John Hollins, Peter Osgood, Ray Wilkins, Graeme Le Saux, Bobby Smith, Terry Venables, Jimmy Greaves, John Terry, Mason Mount, and Reece James. Chelsea are the only English club to reach the final of the UEFA Youth League, winning it twice in four final appearances.
Neil Bath, who is the Head of Youth Development, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the academy.
The development team play their home games at Kingsmeadow, while the under-18s play at the club's Cobham Training Centre in Cobham, Surrey. Both teams occasionally use the club's home ground Stamford Bridge for important matches.
Current squads
Bold indicates players to have at least one first-team appearance for Chelsea.
U21 squad
U18 squad
Management team
Notable Academy graduates
Players who have at least 10 appearances for Chelsea first-team or represented a country at full international level, are categorised by the decade in which they left or graduated from the academy.
Bold indicates players currently playing for the club.
Before WW2
David Calderhead Jr.
George Pearson
Ron Greenwood
Désiré Bastin
Tommy Law
Bill Robertson
1950s
Bobby Smith
Peter Brabrook
Les Allen
John Compton
Mel Scott
Terry Bradbury
Tony Nicholas
Derek Gibbs
David Cliss
Jimmy Greaves
Mike Harrison
Micky Block
Barry Bridges
Bobby Tambling
Ken Shellito
Peter Bonetti
Dick Whittaker
Gerry Baker
1960s
Ron Harris
Terry Venables
Allan Harris
Bert Murray
Dennis Butler
Dennis Brown
Tony Currie
John Dunn
Peter Houseman
John Hollins
Peter Osgood
Barry Lloyd
Alan Hudson
John Boyle
Stewart Houston
1970s
Gary Stanley
Steve Sherwood
Gary Locke
Brian Bason
Graham Wilkins
Ray Wilkins
John Sparrow
Teddy Maybank
Steve Wicks
Tommy Langley
Ray Lewington
Clive Walker
Trevor Aylott
Gary Johnson
John Sitton
Lee Frost
John Bumstead
Micky Nutton
David Stride
Mike Fillery
Gary Chivers
Kevin Hales
Colin Pates
Peter Rhoades-Brown
Steve Finnieston
Ian Britton
1980s
Carlton Palmer
Dale Jasper
Steve Francis
Keith Dublin
Keith Jones
Robert Isaac
Colin West
David Lee
Jason Cundy
Graeme Le Saux
Damian Matthew
Graham Stuart
John Millar
Billy Dodds
Craig Burley
Paul Bodin
Gareth Hall
1990s
Eddie Newton
Andy Myers
Neil Shipperley
Michael Duberry
Mark Nicholls
Paul Hughes
Jody Morris
Jon Harley
John Terry
Samuele Dalla Bona
Frank Sinclair
Junior Mendes
Muzzy Izzet
Nathan Blake
2000s
Yves Ma-Kalambay
Gaël Kakuta
Carlton Cole
Jack Cork
Ryan Bertrand
Momodou Ceesay
Robert Huth
Emmanuel Sarki
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
Ben Sahar
Fabio Borini
Jermaine Beckford
Anthony Grant
Shaun Cummings
Dominic Poleon
Mbark Boussoufa
Bradley Woods-Garness
Jeffrey Bruma
Patrick van Aanholt
James Younghusband
Phil Younghusband
Neil Etheridge
Jeffrey Ntuka
Michael Modubi
Dean Furman
Warren Cummings
Liam Bridcutt
Michael Mancienne
Andy King
2010s
Richard Bakary
Bertrand Traoré
Faiq Bolkiah
Iké Ugbo
Victorien Angban
Jérémie Boga
Andreas Christensen
Josh McEachran
Nathaniel Chalobah
Eddie Nketiah
Dominic Solanke
Declan Rice
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Fikayo Tomori
Tammy Abraham
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Mason Mount
Trevoh Chalobah
Reece James
Conor Gallagher
Marc Guéhi
Jamal Musiala
Tariq Lamptey
Louie Annesley
Aliu Djaló
Nathan Moriah-Welsh
Michael Obafemi
Kasey Palmer
Di'Shon Bernard
Mukhtar Ali
Rohan Ince
Nathan Aké
Ian Maatsen
Ola Aina
Cameron McGeehan
George Saville
Billy Gilmour
Rowan Liburd
Aziz Deen-Conteh
Kevin Wright
Will Donkin
Michael Kedman
Daniel Phillips
Gökhan Töre
Chris Mepham
2020s
Armando Broja
Ben Elliott
Lewis Hall
Levi Colwill
Lucas Bergström
Omari Hutchinson
Jon Russell
Sam McClelland
Academy graduates in Premier League era (1992–present)
Bold indicates players currently playing for the club.
Annual awards
Young Player of the Year
Academy Player of the Year
Honours
Reserves team
U21 Premier League / Premier League 2
Winners (2): 2013–14, 2019–20
The Football Combination
Winners (11): 1948–49, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1993–94
Premier Reserve League – National Champions
Winners (1): 2010–11
Premier Reserve League – Southern Champions
Winners (1): 2010–11
London Challenge Cup
Winners (5): 1919–20, 1926–27, 1949–50, 1959–60, 1960–61
Metropolitan League
Winners (3): 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58
Academy team
UEFA Youth League
Winners (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
U18 Premier League – National Champions
Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
U18 Premier League – Southern Champions
Winners (4): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
FA Youth Cup
Winners (9): 1959–60, 1960–61, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
U18 Premier League Cup
Winners (2): 2017–18, 2021–22
U16 Premier League Cup
Winners (1): 2018–19
Southern Junior Floodlight Cup
Winners (5): 1955–56, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64
South East Counties League
Winners (10): 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1973–74, 1983–84
South East Counties League Cup
Winners (11): 1952–53, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1983–84, 1986–87
North Surrey Minor League
Winners (1): 1953–54
London Minor Challenge Cup
Winners (3): 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54
References
External links
About the Academy at Chelsea F.C. official website
Why Chelsea could finally be reaping the rewards of their outstanding academy – These Football Times (2017)
Professional Development League
Under-21s and Academy
BlueCo
Football academies in England
Eastern Counties Football League
Metropolitan League
1948 establishments in England
Premier League International Cup
UEFA Youth League teams
NextGen series
London League (football)