Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Academy

Football club

Sheffield Wednesday AcademyFull 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.

## History

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### League history

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* 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

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* FA Youth Cup: runners-up 1991
* Northern Intermediate League Cup: winners 1982, 1989, 1993
* Professional U23 Development League 2: winners 2016–17

## Players

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### Under-21s

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As of 2 July 2025[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.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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–  | GK |  IRL | Killian Barrett
—  | GK |  ENG | Jack Phillips
—  | GK |  WAL | Logan Stretch
—  | DF |  ENG | Joe Emery
–  | DF |  ENG | Harry Evers
–  | DF |  ENG | Mackenzie Maltby
–  | DF |  ENG | Cole McGhee
—  | DF |  ENG | Reece Johnson
—  | DF |  BRA | Gui Siqueira
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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—  | DF |  ENG | Ernie Weaver
—  | MF |  POR | Bruno Fernandes
–  | MF |  ENG | Denny Oliver
–  | MF |  ENG | Rio Shipston
—  | MF |  ENG | Jarvis Thornton
—  | FW |  ENG | George Brown
—  | FW |  ENG | Junior Kamwa
—  | FW |  NIR | Devlan Moses
–  | FW |  ENG | Favour Onukwuli

### Under-18s

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As of 16 May 2025[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.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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—  | GK |  ENG | Charlie Hobbs
—  | GK |  ENG | Thomas Streets
—  | DF |  ENG | Yisa Alao
—  | DF |  ENG | Noah Dixon
—  | DF |  ENG | Kailen Hatfield
—  | DF |  ENG | Jacob Jessop
—  | DF |  ENG | Perry Ridge
—  | MF |  ENG | Liam Clayton
—  | MF |  ENG | James Kay
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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—  | MF |  NIR | Aodhan Sopala
—  | FW |  POR | Daniel Da Costa
—  | FW |  ENG | Kleven De Oliveira
—  | FW |  WAL | Will Grainger
—  |  |  ENG | Jack Barraclough
—  |  |  ENG | Harry Chadbourne
—  |  |  ENG | Charlie Robinson
—  |  |  ENG | Reuben Selby

## Graduates

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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 2024–2025 season.

* Mark Beevers
* Luke Boden
* Leigh Bromby
* Bailey Cadamarteri
* Tony Crane
* Cameron Dawson
* Matt Hamshaw
* Steve Haslam
* Ritchie Humphreys
* 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
* Drew Talbot
* Joe Wildsmith
* Richard Wood
* Junior Agogo
* Pierce Charles
* Rory McArdle
* Rocky Lekaj
* Ciaran Brennan
* Derek Geary
* George Hirst
* Liam Palmer
* Fraser Preston
* Joey Phuthi

## Academy staff

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As of 10 May 2024[3]
Role  | Name

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Academy manager |  Jonathan Pepper
U21 manager |  Andy Holdsworth
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

## References

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1. ^ "Owls Under-21s". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
2. ^ "Owls Under-18s". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
3. ^ "Academy staff profiles". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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