Huddersfield Town Academy 2025–26 season showcasing progress along the EPPP development pathway for youth players.
Based in West Yorkshire, Huddersfield Town Academy runs a category 2 academy.
- Academy Manager: Jon Worthington
- Under-21 Lead Coach: Michael Tonge
- Academy Goalkeeping Coach: Neil Bennett
Huddersfield Town Academy Scholars 2025/26
- Grant Amah (Defender)
- Hasan Niksic (Defender)
- Bobby Escritt (Midfielder)
- Karamveer Cheema (Midfielder)
- James Hughes (Midfielder)
- Jamie Spencer (Midfielder)
- Michael Onyeka (Forward)
- Patrick Key (Forward)
- Harrison Wilson (Midfielder)
Huddersfield Town Retained List 2025
View the complete list of Huddersfield Town players who have been retained, released, or have returned to their parent clubs following loan spells.
Huddersfield Town Academy Players On Loan 2025/26
- Tom Iorpenda (Midfielder) Notts County
- Francis Hurl (Goalkeeper) Whitehawk FC
- Alex Walpole (Goalkeeper) Ossett United; Emley AFC
- Mo Fikri (Forward) Golcar United
- Hugo Bennett (Goalkeeper) Golcar United
- Max Murray (Defender) Curzon Ashton
- George Sebine (Forward) Curzon Aston
- Ian Togo (Defender) Trafford
- Omari Mrisho (Defender) Sutton United
- Neo Eccleston (Defender) Grimsby Town
- Luke Daley (Defender) Radcliffe
- Sahil Bashir (Forward) Al-Markhiya SC
- Peter Thomas (Forward) Scarborough Athletic
- Ellis Litherland (Goalkeeper) Bromsgrove Sporting
- Luke Schofield (Midfielder) Golcar United
- Hugo Bennett (Goalkeeper) Golcar United
- Jay Sway (Defender) Hartlepool United
Huddersfield Town Academy Players in First Team 2025/26
- Jay Smith-Sway (Defender) #37
- Cameron Ashia (Midfielder) #34
- Dan Vost (Midfielder) #38
- George Iorpenda (Defender) #39
- George Sebine (Forward) #42
- Omari Mrisho (Defender) #44
Huddersfield Town Academy International Players 2025/26
- Francis Hurl (Goalkeeper) Northern Ireland U21
- Luke Schofield (Midfielder) Gibraltar U19
Huddersfield Town Academy Competitions
U17 Professional Development League Cup
The U17 Professional Development League Cup is an English youth football tournament created for players aged 17 and under.
U17 PDL Cup Group Stage
Huddersfield Town U17 will play against Under-17 teams from Shrewsbury Town, Wrexham and Sheffield Wednesday.
- Huddersfield Town U17 won at home against Shrewsbury Town U17 (4 – 3)
- Huddersfield Town U17 drew away against Wrexham U17 (2 – 2)
- Huddersfield Town U17 won at home against Sheffield Wednesday (6 – 3)
Round of 16
- Huddersfield Town U17 won at home against Doncaster Rovers U17
U18 Professional Development League
The Under-18 Professional Development League is a leading English youth competition for Category Two academies, comprising 20 teams split into North and South regional divisions.
It delivers a high-level development pathway for promising players, combining league competition with a national play-off system.
Below are the team standings at the winter break, marking roughly the halfway point of the season.
FA Youth Cup
First Round Proper
Huddersfield Town U18 have been drawn away against Rotherham United U18
- Huddersfield Town U18 lost away against Rotherham United U18 (2 – 0)
Professional Development League
Professional Development League 2—is England’s main youth competition for Category Two academies. It sits just below Premier League 2, providing Under-21 players with a key pathway toward first-team football.
The league is split into regional North and South divisions, with play-offs determining the national champion, and it offers a highly competitive platform for developing top young talent.
Below are the team standings at the winter break, marking roughly the halfway point of the season.
PDL Playoff
Round of 16
- Huddersfield U21 won away against Reading U21 (0 – 1)
- Jay Sway
Huddersfield Town Academy News
27th June 2025
Defender Loick Ayina has joined Salford City on a two-year contract, following a six-year spell at Huddersfield Town.
3rd July 2025
Huddersfield defender Neo Eccleston has agreed to a one-year contract extension, committing his future to the club until end of June 2026.
July 10th 2025
21-year-old Brodie Spencer has signed for Oxford United on a permanent basis.
6th August 2025
Huddersfield Town Academy trio — goalkeeper Alex Walpole, defender Jay Sway, and midfielder Oliver Calland — have each signed their first professional contracts with the Club.
Max Murray, George Iorpenda, Ian Togo, George Sabine, Jackson Shorrocks, and Brooklyn Bailey have all signed contracts with the Huddersfield Town Academy and will join Michael Tonge’s Under-21s squad.
20th August 2025
19-year-old winger Sahil Bashir has joined Huddersfield Town’s U21 Academy squad following his recent departure from Brighton & Hove Albion.
6th September 2025
Huddersfield Town have signed 21-year-old goalkeeper Ellis Litherland from Bolton Wanderers, where he gained experience on loan with Lower Breck, Atherton Collieries, Bamber Bridge and Matlock Town.
29th October 2025
Huddersfield Town U18s’ FA Youth Cup journey came to an end with a 2- 0 defeat away to Rotherham United U18s.
10th November 2025
Town legend Jonathan Hogg has returned to the club to mentor the U21s as they prepare for First Team football.
7th January 2025
Academy forward Jamie Spencer has signed his first professional contract with Huddersfield Town.
4th April 2026
A senior league debut for George Sebine against Reading FC