| 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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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.
Mark Beevers Luke Boden Leigh Bromby Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri Tony Crane Cameron Dawson Matt Hamshaw Steve Haslam George Hirst 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 
Rory McArdle 
Rocky Lekaj 
Ciaran Brennan Derek Geary 
Liam Palmer Fraser Preston 
Joey Phuthi | 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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The 1997–98 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 131st season. They competed in the twenty-team Premiership, the top tier of English football, finishing sixteenth.
The 1995–96 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 129th season. They competed in the twenty-team Premier League, the top tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.
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The 2001–02 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 135th season. They competed in the twenty-four team First Division, the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.
The 2008–09 season was Sheffield Wednesday's 107th season in The Football League since being elected to the Football League First Division in 1892.
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