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 |
Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy are the under-23 and under-18 teams of Middlesbrough F.C.
The 1998–99 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 132nd season in existence. They competed in the twenty-team Premiership, the top tier of English football, finishing twelfth. It was the club's 100th season at their Hillsborough ground.
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 1996–97 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 130th season in existence. They competed in the twenty-team Premiership, the top tier of English football, finishing seventh.
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.
The 1999–2000 season was Sheffield Wednesday's 133rd season in existence. They competed in the twenty-team Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club finished nineteenth and were relegated from the Premier League for the first time.
During the 2000–01 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
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 1994–95 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 128th season. They competed in the twenty-two team Premiership, the top tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.
Sheffield United Football Club Youth Academy are the youth team of Sheffield United. The Under-18 and Under-23 teams play in Professional Development League 2.
During the 2006–07 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.
During the 2005–06 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.
During the 1993–94 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the FA Premier League.
During the 2006–07 English football season, Barnsley F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.
During the 2002–03 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the Football League First Division.
During the 2007–08 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.
During the 1960–61 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
During the 1998–99 English football season, Barnsley F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
The Brighton & Hove Albion Under-21s and Academy are the youth teams of Brighton & Hove Albion. The under-21 players play in the Premier League 2, the highest tier of under-21 team football in England. They also compete in the EFL Trophy, the Premier League Cup, the National League Cup, the Premier League International Cup, the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup and the HKFC Soccer Sevens.
The academy teams culminate with the under-18's squad, who compete in the U18 Premier League Division South, the FA Youth Cup and the U18 Premier League Cup.
Ipswich Town Football Club currently runs a Category one Academy, which is run by Bryan Klug. The youth teams play their home games at the Ipswich Town Training Centre at Playford Road in Ipswich, Suffolk, while some home games are played at Portman Road.
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