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 football leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the Premier League or by the Football League. It was introduced by the Football Association via the Elite Player Performanc ...
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
The Premier Academy League (sometimes abbreviated as FAPAL) was the top level of youth football in England before it was to be replaced by a new league proposed by the Elite Player Performance Plan in 2012, which was accepted by the 72 member ...
* 2012–13 to present:
Professional Development League
The Professional Development League is a system of youth football leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the Premier League or by the Football League. It was introduced by the Football Association via the Elite Player Performanc ...
Honours
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FA Youth Cup: runners-up
1991
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* Northern Intermediate League Cup: winners 1982, 1989, 1993
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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.''
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Mark Beevers
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Luke Boden
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Leigh Bromby
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Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri
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Tony Crane
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Cameron Dawson
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Matt Hamshaw
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Steve Haslam
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George Hirst
George Herbert Hirst (7 September 1871 – 10 May 1954) was a professional English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1891 and 1921, with a further appearance in 1929. One of the best all-r ...
*
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
* 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 (footballer), Chris Stringer
* Drew Talbot
* Joe Wildsmith
* Richard Wood (footballer), Richard Wood
* Junior Agogo
* Rory McArdle
* Rocky Lekaj
* Ciaran Brennan
* Derek Geary
* Liam Palmer
* Fraser Preston
* Joey Phuthi
Academy staff
References
Sheffield Wednesday Official WebsiteSheffield Wednesday Youth Academy Official Webpage
Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Academy
Football academies in England
1998 establishments in England
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