Chelsea F.C. Under-21s, previously referred to as the Development Squad, are the development team of

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. They play in the

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, 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 Filipe Coelho 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

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and Allan Harris, Peter Bonetti, Bobby Tambling, Barry Bridges, Bert Murray, John Hollins, Peter Osgood, Ray Wilkins, Graeme Le Saux, Bobby Smith, Terry Venables,

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, John Terry, Mason Mount, Reece James and Conor Gallagher. Chelsea are the only English club to reach the final of the

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, winning it twice in four final appearances. The under-21 team play their home games at Kingsmeadow, while the under-18s play at the club's Cobham Training Centre in Cobham,

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. 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.

U21s squad

U18s squad

Management team

Academy graduates in 21st century

*Bold indicates players who still play for Chelsea, including those who are currently out on loan to other clubs.

Notable Academy graduates

*Players who have at least 10 first-team appearances for Chelsea or have represented a country at full international level, are categorised by the decade in which they were graduated from the academy. *bold indicates players who still play for Chelsea, including those who are currently out on loan to other clubs..

Before World War II

* David Calderhead Jr. * Ron Greenwood * George Pearson * Tommy Law * Bill Robertson

1950s

* Micky Block * Peter Bonetti * Peter Brabrook * Terry Bradbury * Barry Bridges * David Cliss * John Compton * Derek Gibbs *

* Mike Harrison * Tony Nicholas * Mel Scott * Ken Shellito * Bobby Smith * Bobby Tambling * Dick Whittaker

1960s

* Dennis Brown * Dennis Butler * John Dunn * Allan Harris * Ron Harris * John Hollins * Peter Houseman * Alan Hudson * Barry Lloyd * Bert Murray * Peter Osgood * Terry Venables * John Boyle * Stewart Houston

1970s

* Trevor Aylott * Brian Bason * John Bumstead * Gary Chivers * Mike Fillery * Lee Frost * Kevin Hales *

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* Tommy Langley * Ray Lewington *

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* Teddy Maybank * Micky Nutton *

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* Peter Rhoades-Brown * Steve Sherwood * John Sitton * John Sparrow * Gary Stanley * David Stride * Clive Walker * Steve Wicks * Graham Wilkins * Ray Wilkins * Ian Britton * Steve Finnieston

1980s

* Jason Cundy * Keith Dublin * Steve Francis * Robert Isaac * Dale Jasper * Keith Jones * David Lee * Graeme Le Saux * Damian Matthew * Graham Stuart * Colin West * Craig Burley * Billy Dodds * John Millar * Gareth Hall

1990s

* Michael Duberry * Jon Harley * Paul Hughes * Jody Morris * Andy Myers * Eddie Newton * Mark Nicholls *

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* John Terry * Samuele Dalla Bona * Frank Sinclair

2000s

* Gaël Kakuta * Ryan Bertrand * Carlton Cole * Robert Huth * Ben Sahar * Fabio Borini * Anthony Grant * Jeffrey Bruma * Patrick van Aanholt *

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2010s

* Bertrand Traoré * Jérémie Boga * Andreas Christensen * Tammy Abraham * Nathaniel Chalobah *

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* Conor Gallagher * Marc Guéhi * Callum Hudson-Odoi * Reece James * Ruben Loftus-Cheek * Josh McEachran * Mason Mount * Dominic Solanke * Fikayo Tomori * Tariq Lamptey * Nathan Aké * Ian Maatsen * Ola Aina * Billy Gilmour

2020s

* Armando Broja * Josh Acheampong * Levi Colwill * Tyrique George * Alfie Gilchrist * Lewis Hall * Omari Hutchinson * Cesare Casadei

Annual awards

Young Player of the Year

Academy Player of the Season

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 *

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** Winners (5): 1919–20, 1926–27, 1949–50, 1959–60, 1960–61 *

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** Winners (2): 2014–15, 2015–16 *

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– National Champions ** Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18 *

– Southern Champions ** Winners (5): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2023–24 * 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 * U17 Premier League Cup ** Winners (1): 2023–24 * 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
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