Football Academy
Get professional football training alongside your degree
Teesside Sport and Stockton Town FC offer support for talented athletes through our Football Academy. The programme develops you holistically as a football player while you study for an academic qualification.
As part of our unique football academy, you study across our wide range of academic choices while continuing to play and train at a high level with access to a variety of benefits.
We are determined to offer students the opportunity to continue to pursue their footballing aspirations in a high-performance environment in both the male and female game. Our offer enables you to access a dual career pathway, whatever your academic discipline.
Stockton Town FC compete in Step 3 of the national pyramid. This bespoke football academy links into football teams across the area, with multiple players within the academy system already competing in semi-professional football on both the men’s and women’s side.
Benefits
As a student athlete you can access:
- competitive games in the national BUCS leagues
- technical and tactical training multiple times a week with our expert coaching staff
- conditioning sessions, match analysis sessions, recovery and medical support
- free gym membership
- £150 worth of Teesside Sport kit.
All costs are covered within your academic course fee so you pay no additional cost.
Entry criteria
You must:
- have an interest in football and contribute positively to football at Teesside University through performance
- be able to demonstrate a track record of success in football
- successfully achieve a place on a course during the 2025-26 academic year.
How to apply
Applications are now open. To apply, you must be either a current student or a Teesside University applicant. Your application won’t be processed until you have received an academic offer from Teesside University. Offers are made subject to you meeting the eligibility criteria and enrolling on a course.
This is a football performance programme so you need to demonstrate that you are performing at a high standard and have potential to contribute positively to Teesside University’s performance on the pitch. You may be invited to trials for assessment.
Fulfil your career and footballing goals and apply today.
Contact us
For any further information please contact our Head of Football: Liam Cox, l.cox@tees.ac.uk
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