Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Academy
The Sheffield Wednesday Academy is the youth system of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.
Full name | Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Youth Academy |
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Nickname(s) | The Owls |
Founded | 1948 |
Ground | Middlewood Road Training Ground Sheffield |
League | Professional Development League 2 North Division |
The academy runs two sides; the U23 Development squad, and the U18 Academy. Both play in the respective age groups' Professional Development League Division 2 North leagues.
History
League history
- 1957–58: Sheffield Intermediate League
- 1958–59 to 1997–98: Northern Intermediate League
- 1997–98: Premier Youth League
- 1998–99 to 2011–12: Premier Academy League
- 2012–13 to present: Professional Development League
Honours
- FA Youth Cup: runners-up 1991
- Northern Intermediate League Cup: winners 1982, 1989, 1993
- Professional U23 Development League 2: winners 2016–17
Players
Under-21s
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Under-18s
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Graduates
The following list includes players who have graduated from Sheffield Wednesday's youth system to make their senior debut for the first team. Players who have represented their national team at senior level are highlighted in bold.
As of the end of the 2022-2023 season.
Mark Beevers
Luke Boden
Leigh Bromby
Tony Crane
Cameron Dawson
Matt Hamshaw
Steve Haslam
George Hirst
Ritchie Humphreys
Alex Hunt
Arron Jameson
Connor Kirby
Sean McAllister
Lewis McMahon
Nathan Modest
Richard O'Donnell
Matt Penney
Kevin Pressman
Jon Shaw
Liam Shaw
Rio Shipston
Tommy Spurr
Jack Stobbs
Chris Stringer
Drew Talbot
Joe Wildsmith
Richard Wood
Junior Agogo
Rory McArdle
Rocky Lekaj
Ciaran Brennan
Derek Geary
Liam Palmer
Fraser Preston
Academy staff
Role | Name |
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Academy manager | ![]() |
Under-21 manager | ![]() |
Head of academy goalkeeping | ![]() |
PDP manager | ![]() |
Head of coaching | ![]() |
Head of education | ![]() |
PDP coach | ![]() |
Lead academy strength and conditioning coach | ![]() |
Head of academy analyst | ![]() |
Assistant performance analyst | ![]() |
Academy Sports Science and Medicine | ![]() |
Academy physio | ![]() |
Pre-academy manager | ![]() |
Academy administrator | ![]() |
Player care lead | ![]() |
Academy operations lead | ![]() |
References