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 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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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 2023–2024 season.
Role | Name |
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Academy manager | Steven Haslam |
U21 manager | Andy Holdsworth |
Head of academy goalkeeping | Nicky Weaver |
PDP manager | Andy Sharp |
Head of coaching | Daral Pugh |
Head of education | Dan Potts |
Youth development phase manager | Jordan Broadbent |
Youth development phase assistant | Michael Woodhall |
Lead academy strength and conditioning coach | Harry Hurst |
Head of academy analyst | Ethan Skea |
Assistant performance analyst | Ben Clough |
Academy Sports Science and Medicine | Jack Newbery |
Academy physio | James Kelly |
Pre-academy manager | John Megson |
Academy administrator | John Hendley |
Player care lead | Rachael Finney |
Academy operations lead | Craig Chappell |
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