The Sheffield Wednesday Academy is the youth system of

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot o ...

. The academy runs two sides; the U23 Development squad, and the U18 Academy. Both play in the respective age groups'

Professional Development League The Professional Development League is a system of youth association football, football leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the Premier League or by the Football League. It was introduced by the The Football Association, Footbal ...

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:

Honours

FA Youth Cup The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part. It ...

: runners-up

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* Northern Intermediate League Cup: winners 1982, 1989, 1993 * Professional U23 Development League 2: winners 2016–17

Players

Under-21s

Under-18s

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 Mark Geoffrey Beevers (born 21 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Perth Glory. Club career Sheffield Wednesday Beevers was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. He came through the youth system at South Yor ...

Luke Boden Luke Boden (born 26 November 1988) is an English retired professional footballer who is currently an assistant coach for the Rollins College men's soccer team. Career England Boden made his breakthrough when still a Sheffield Wednesday academy ...

Leigh Bromby Leigh David Bromby (born 2 June 1980) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender. He is currently employed as the Head of Football Operations at Huddersfield Town. Bromby primarily played for Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield Un ...

* Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri *

Tony Crane Anthony Steven Crane (born 8 September 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender, midfielder and makeshift centre forward from 1999 to 2009. He notably played as a professional for Sheffield Wednesday and ...

Cameron Dawson Cameron Miles Dawson (born 7 July 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sheffield Wednesday. Club career Sheffield Wednesday Born in Sheffield, England, Dawson started his football career at Sheffield Wednesday, his boy ...

* Matt Hamshaw * Steve Haslam *

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Ritchie Humphreys Ritchie John Humphreys (born 30 November 1977) is an English former professional footballer. He is a former chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) and holds a UEFA A Licence coaching qualification. Humphreys started his ca ...

* Alex Hunt *

Arron Jameson Arron Thomas Jameson (born 7 November 1989) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Matlock Town. Jameson started his career at Sheffield Wednesday and had loan spel ...

* Connor Kirby *

Sean McAllister Sean Brian McAllister (born 15 August 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Primarily as a central midfielder, he has good vision and passing ability. He began his professional career at Sheffield Wedne ...

* Lewis McMahon *

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Richard O'Donnell Richard Mark O'Donnell (born 12 September 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Blackpool. Having started his career with Sheffield Wednesday's youth system, O'Donnell progressed to the first team where he ...

Matt Penney Matthew Luke Penney (born 11 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full back or midfielder. He is currently a free agent. Penney joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2006, progressing through the club's academy to make hi ...

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Jon Shaw Jon Steven Shaw (born 10 November 1983) is an English professional footballer who played as a striker and now as a central defender for Dunston UTS. Club career Sheffield Wednesday Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Shaw is a product of th ...

* Liam Shaw * Rio Shipston * Tommy Spurr * Jack Stobbs *

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Drew Talbot Andrew Talbot (born 19 July 1986) is an English former professional footballer. A versatile player, Talbot predominantly played at right back or on the right wing. He occasionally played at left back and as a left winger, and could also be utili ...

* Joe Wildsmith * Richard Wood *

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Rory McArdle Rory Alexander McArdle (born 1 May 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Harrogate Town. He has previously played for Sheffield Wednesday, Rochdale, Aberdeen, Bradford City and Scunthorpe United, and re ...

* Rocky Lekaj * Ciaran Brennan *

Derek Geary Derek Peter Geary (born 19 June 1980 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish retired footballer, who played as a full-back. He is currently the Sheffield United Academy manager. Club career Sheffield Wednesday Derek is one of the few playe ...

* Liam Palmer * Fraser Preston * Joey Phuthi

Academy staff

References

Sheffield Wednesday Official Website

Sheffield Wednesday Youth Academy Official Webpage
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