Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Academy
Football club
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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 | The Owls |
| Short name | 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 North: winners 2016–17
- Professional U23 Development League 2: winners 2016–17
- Professional U18 Development League 2 North: winners 2018–19
- Professional U18 Development League 2: winners 2018–19
Players
Under-21s
- As of 7 August 2026[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Under-18s
- As of 19 May 2026[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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 currently represent the Sheffield Wednesday senior team are highlighted in italics. Players who have represented their national team at senior level are highlighted in bold.
As of 10 July 2026
Junior Agogo
Yisa Alao- Mark Beevers
- Luke Boden
Ciaran Brennan- Leigh Bromby
- George Brown
Bailey Cadamarteri
Pierce Charles- Tony Crane
- Cameron Dawson
- Joe Emery
Bruno Fernandes
Sean Fusire- Derek Geary
Will Grainger- Matt Hamshaw
- Steve Haslam
George Hirst- Ritchie Humphreys
- Alex Hunt
- Arron Jameson
- Reece Johnson
- Connor Kirby
Rocky Lekaj- Mackenzie Maltby
- Sean McAllister
- Rory McArdle
- Lewis McMahon
- Nathan Modest
- Devlan Moses
- Richard O'Donnell
- Favour Onukwuli
- Liam Palmer
- Matt Penney
- Joey Phuthi
- Kevin Pressman
- Fraser Preston
- Jon Shaw
- Liam Shaw
- Rio Shipston
- Tommy Spurr
- Jack Stobbs
- Chris Stringer
- Drew Talbot
- Jarvis Thornton
- Ernie Weaver
- Joe Wildsmith
- Richard Wood
