The Premier Player Football Academy Whitby Town Scholarship @ Middlesbrough College is coached by current Seasiders' star Nathan Thomas, along with former professionals Andrew Collett and Phil Stamp. Here, talented footballers are able to train full time alongside their education upon leaving High School at 16 years of age.

Scholars will submerge themselves into Football Club life working with UEFA A and UEFA B license coaches.

Whitby Town Football Club has a passion, desire and overarching strategic vision to develop the best young footballers in the region and provide a clear pathway to the first team. The dream is to produce and develop the best young players and give them a platform into the game and up the Football Pyramid.

Players signed up ahead of the start of the new Academic Year include four Whitby-based players. The full list of new Scholars can be found below:

Alfie Anderson
Charlie Crocker
Nathaniel Danielewski
Kevin Denici
Tommy Dowson (Whitby)
Tristan Hall
William Hepples (Whitby)
Archie Kelly (Whitby)
Morgan Linacre
Charlie Loughran-Wild
Finley McKittrick
Robbie McPherson
Archie Preston
Finley Rozsas
Adam Soliman
Zane Swales (Whitby)
Noah Swash
Joseph Townsend
Oliver Warren
Jake White