Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Academy
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The Sheffield Wednesday Academy is the youth system of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.
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
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Out on loan
Under-18s
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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 2024–2025 season.
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- Template:Flagicon Mark Beevers
- Template:Flagicon Luke Boden
- Template:Flagicon Leigh Bromby
- Template:Flagicon Bailey Cadamarteri
- Template:Flagicon Tony Crane
- Template:Flagicon Cameron Dawson
- Template:Flagicon Matt Hamshaw
- Template:Flagicon Steve Haslam
- Template:Flagicon Ritchie Humphreys
- Template:Flagicon Alex Hunt
- Template:Flagicon Arron Jameson
- Template:Flagicon Connor Kirby
- Template:Flagicon Sean McAllister
- Template:Flagicon Lewis McMahon
- Template:Flagicon Nathan Modest
- Template:Flagicon Richard O'Donnell
- Template:Flagicon Matt Penney
- Template:Flagicon Kevin Pressman
- Template:Flagicon Jon Shaw
- Template:Flagicon Liam Shaw
- Template:Flagicon Rio Shipston
- Template:Flagicon Tommy Spurr
- Template:Flagicon Jack Stobbs
- Template:Flagicon Chris Stringer
- Template:Flagicon Drew Talbot
- Template:Flagicon Joe Wildsmith
- Template:Flagicon Richard Wood
- Template:Flagicon Junior Agogo
- Template:Flagicon Pierce Charles
- Template:Flagicon Rory McArdle
- Template:Flagicon Rocky Lekaj
- Template:Flagicon Ciaran Brennan
- Template:Flagicon Derek Geary
- Template:Flagicon George Hirst
- Template:Flagicon Liam Palmer
- Template:Flagicon Fraser Preston
- Template:Flagicon Joey Phuthi
Academy staff
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| Academy manager | Template:Flagicon Jonathan Pepper |
| U21 manager | Template:Flagicon Andy Holdsworth |
| PDP manager | Template:Flagicon Andy Sharp |
| Head of coaching | Template:Flagicon Daral Pugh |
| Head of education | Template:Flagicon Dan Potts |
| Youth development phase manager | Template:Flagicon Jordan Broadbent |
| Youth development phase assistant | Template:Flagicon Michael Woodhall |
| Lead academy strength and conditioning coach | Template:Flagicon Harry Hurst |
| Head of academy analyst | Template:Flagicon Ethan Skea |
| Assistant performance analyst | Template:Flagicon Ben Clough |
| Academy Sports Science and Medicine | Template:Flagicon Jack Newbery |
| Academy physio | Template:Flagicon James Kelly |
| Pre-academy manager | Template:Flagicon John Megson |
| Academy administrator | Template:Flagicon John Hendley |
| Player care lead | Template:Flagicon Rachael Finney |
| Academy operations lead | Template:Flagicon Craig Chappell |
References
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