Highlights from the Millwall Academy 2025–26 season showcasing progress along the EPPP development pathway for youth players.
Based in London, Millwall FC runs a category 2 academy
- Under 21 Head Coach: Kevin Nugent
Millwall Retained List 2025
View the complete list of Millwall players who have been retained, released, or have returned to their parent clubs following loan spells.
Millwall Academy Players On Loan 2025/26
Youth players on loan.
- Alfie Massey (Midfielder) Wealdstone; Southend United
- Adam Mayor (Defender) Cambridge United
- George Evans (Goalkeeper) Hartlepool United
- Ben Drake (Defender) Braintree
- Frankie Baker (Forward) Tonbridge Angels
- Jaiden Celestine-Charles (Forward) Maidenhead United
- Jack Howland (Forward) Barnet
- Jet Dyer (Defender) Hemel Hempstead Town
Millwall Academy Players in the First Team 2025/26
- Kamarl Grant (Defender) #27
- Aidomo Emakhu (Forward) #22
- Ra’ees Bangura-Williams (Forward) #31
- Sheldon Kendall (Forward) #32
- Rafiq Lamptey (Midfielder) #30
- Jack Howland (Midfielder) #47
Millwall Academy International Players 2025/26
Youth players on international duty
- Ralphie Beckwith (Midfielder) Wales U16
- Lyndon Snelgrove (Defender) England U17
- Daniel Kelly (Midfielder) Scotland U21
- Mihailo Ivanovic (Forward) Serbia U21
- Elias Mansor (Defender) Afghanistan First Team
Millwall Academy Competitions
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.
U18 Professional Development League Cup
Established for the 2021/22 season, the Professional Development League Cup features 32 teams divided into eight groups of four.
The group winners advance to the knockout stages.
U18 Professional Development League Cup Group Stage
Millwall U18 are drawn in Group C against under-18 teams: Charlton Athletic, Gillingham and AFC Wimbledon.
Fixtures Schedule (Group C)
- Match Round 1 (Tuesday 26 August 2025) Gillingham v Millwall
- Match Round 2 (Saturday 4 October 2025) Millwall v AFC Wimbledon
- Match Round 3 (Saturday 22 November 2025) Millwall v Charlton Athletic
- Millwall U18 lost away against Gillingham U18 (6 – 1)
- Millwall U18 lost at home against AFC Wimbledon U18 (1 – 2)
- Millwall U18 lost at home against Charlton Athletic U18 (0 – 4)
FA Youth Cup
Third Round Proper
Millwall U18 have been drawn at home against Everton U18
- Millwall U18 lost at home against Everton U18 (2 – 3)
- Jaydon Thomas-Smith (2)
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.
U21 Premier League Cup
The Premier League Cup was introduced in the 2013/14 season to enhance competition during the Professional Development Phase.
It added a knockout tournament alongside the regular league schedule. For the 2025/26 season, the format features nine groups.
The top team from each group automatically qualifies for the knockout stage, along with the seven best second-placed teams.
U21 Premier League Cup Group Stage
Millwall U21 are drawn in Group G against under 21 teams from Nottingham Forest, Swansea City and Wolves.
- Millwall U21 lost away against Swansea City U21 (2 – 1)
- Jack Howland
- Millwall U21 lost away against Wolves U21 (3 – 2)
- Jaiden Celestine-Charles
- Caleb Redhead
- Millwall U21 lost away against Nottingham Forest U21 (2 – 1)
- Jaiden Celestine-Charles
- Millwall U21 lost at home against Nottingham Forest U21 (1 – 4)
- Caleb Redhead
- Millwall U21 lost at home against Swansea City U21 (1 – 5)
- Caleb Redhead
Millwall Academy News
13th May 2025
Ra’ees Bangura-Williams has signed a new long-term contract with Millwall.
12th June 2025
Kevin Nugent’s side kick off pre-season against Luton Town U21s at Hitchin Town on Tuesday 15th July (1pm), followed by a trip to Maidstone United on Saturday 19th July (3pm).
Their final friendly is away to Welling United on Friday 1st August (7.45pm).
30th July 2025
22-year-old defender Kamarl Grant has committed his future to the club by signing a new long-term contract.
21st August 2025
Promising defender Freddie Freedman has joined Millwall as a second-year scholar following his departure from Everton.
22nd August 2025
Millwall Under-18s head coach Larry McAvoy has left the club, bringing an end to a tenure that began over 20 years ago.
17th September 2025
Rafiq Lamptey has signed a new deal at Millwall.
24th October 2025
Millwall Academy midfielder Ralphie Beckwith has earned a call-up to the Wales Under-16 squad for the upcoming Football Federations Cup in Antalya, Türkiye.
7th November 2025
Former MK Dons academy goalkeeper Ronnie Sandford has joined Millwall on a short-term contract following a successful trial.
20th November 2025
Millwall U18s will host Everton U18 in the FA Youth Cup third round proper on Friday, December 5th, with kick-off at 7.00 pm.
27th November 2025
19 year old striker, Caleb Redhead has signed for Millwall and will join up with Kevin Nugent’s under-21s side.
29th November 2025
Millwall FC have signed three promising midfielders—Louis Jacombe, Louis Rogers, and Tristan Hamann-Chanes—to their Under-18s Academy.
Rogers and Hamann-Chanes have agreed scholarship deals, while Jacombe signs an extended schoolboy contract to continue his American schooling
5th December 2025
Millwall U18s’ FA Youth Cup journey came to an end with a 2-3 defeat at home to Everton U18s.
6th January 2026
Goalkeeper George Evans has had his loan at Hartlepool extended until February.
8th January 2025
Under-21s goalkeeper Ronnie Sandford has signed a contract extension with The Lions, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2026.
1st April 2026
Tonbridge Angels, with Frankie Baker, reached the Kent Senior Cup Final after a 6–5 shootout win over Chatham Town. Baker scored in the 1–1 draw and converted his penalty.
8th April 2026
Nine apprentices will be honoured at the EFL Awards on April 19 in London, recognising the top young players of the 2025/26 season.
One winner per division will be selected, with Championship nominees Louis Page (Leicester City), Leo Pecover (Bristol City) and Sheldon Kendall (Millwall).
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