Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Academy

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.

League history

 * 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

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

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.


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 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