Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Academy

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Sheffield Wednesday Academy
Full nameSheffield Wednesday Football Club Youth Academy
Nickname(s)The Owls
Founded1948
GroundMiddlewood Road Training Ground
Sheffield
League Professional Development League 2 North Division

The Sheffield Wednesday Academy is the youth system of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.

Contents

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

Honours

Players

Under-21s

As of 17 February 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.NationPlayer
34 GK Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Killian Barrett
39 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Favour Onukwuli
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Phillips
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Cian Flannery
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Reece Johnson
— DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gui Siqueira
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jay Buchan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Bruno Fernandes
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jarvis Thornton
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG George Brown
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Junior Kamwa
— FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Devlan Moses
— FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Joey Phuthi

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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
31 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rio Shipston (on loan to Cork City)
32 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Reed (on loan to Scarborough Athletic)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
36 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mackenzie Maltby(on loan to Scarborough Athletic)
46 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Hall(on loan to Bridlington Town)

Under-18s

As of 18 February 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.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Hobbs
— GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Logan Stretch
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joe Emery
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kailen Hatfield
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jacob Jessop
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harris Lihe
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Swales
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ernie Weaver
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Liam Clayton
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Finley Hunt
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sutura Kakay
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Voldi Mbaya
— MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Aodhan Sopala
— FW Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Daniel Da Costa
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Caiden Remy-Dee
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ari-Jae Shaw

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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Dom Weston(on loan to Liversedge)

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 2023–2024 season.

Academy staff

As of 10 May 2024 [3]
RoleName
Academy manager Flag of England.svg Jonathan Pepper
U21 manager Flag of England.svg Andy Holdsworth
PDP manager Flag of England.svg Andy Sharp
Head of coaching Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Daral Pugh
Head of education Flag of England.svg Dan Potts
Youth development phase manager Flag of England.svg Jordan Broadbent
Youth development phase assistant Flag of England.svg Michael Woodhall
Lead academy strength and conditioning coach Flag of England.svg Harry Hurst
Head of academy analyst Flag of England.svg Ethan Skea
Assistant performance analyst Flag of England.svg Ben Clough
Academy Sports Science and Medicine Flag of England.svg Jack Newbery
Academy physio Flag of England.svg James Kelly
Pre-academy manager Flag of England.svg John Megson
Academy administrator Flag of England.svg John Hendley
Player care lead Flag of England.svg Rachael Finney
Academy operations lead Flag of England.svg Craig Chappell

References

  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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