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Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Academy

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{{Infobox football club |

| clubname = Sheffield Wednesday Academy

| image =

| fullname = Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Youth Academy

| nickname = The Owls

| shortname = Owls

| founded = 1948

| dissolved =

| ground = Middlewood Road Training Ground
Sheffield

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| chairman =

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| league = Professional Development League 2 North Division

| season = 2012–13

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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

=League history=

Honours

Players

=Under-21s=

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{{fs player|no=39|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Favour Onukwuli}}

{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Jack Phillips}}

{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Cian Flannery}}

{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Reece Johnson}}

{{fs player|no=—|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Gui Siqueira}}

{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jay Buchan}}

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{{fs player|no=—|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=Bruno Fernandes}}

{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jarvis Thornton}}

{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=George Brown}}

{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Junior Kamwa}}

{{fs player|no=—|nat=NIR|pos=FW|name=Devlan Moses}}

{{fs player|no=—|nat=ZIM|pos=FW|name=Joey Phuthi}}

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==Out on loan==

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{{fs player|no=31||nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Rio Shipston|other=on loan to Cork City}}

{{fs player|no=32|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Sam Reed|other=on loan to Scarborough Athletic}}

{{fs player|no=34|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Killian Barrett|other=on loan to Rochdale}}

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{{fs player|no=36|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Mackenzie Maltby|other=on loan to Scarborough Athletic}}

{{fs player|no=46|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Jack Hall|other=on loan to Bridlington Town}}

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=Under-18s=

{{updated|1 March 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/teams/u18s|title=Owls Under-18s|publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |access-date=25 June 2024}}

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{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Charlie Hobbs}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Logan Stretch}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Joe Emery}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Kailen Hatfield}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jacob Jessop}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Harris Lihe}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jack Swales}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ernie Weaver}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Liam Clayton}}

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{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Finley Hunt}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Sutura Kakay}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Voldi Mbaya}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Aodhan Sopala}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=Daniel Da Costa}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Caiden Remy-Dee}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Ari-Jae Shaw}}

{{fs player|other=|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Dom Weston}}

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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.

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Academy staff

{{updated|10 May 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/teams/academy-staff-profiles/|title=Academy staff profiles|publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |access-date=10 May 2024}}

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Academy manager{{Flagicon|ENG}} Jonathan Pepper
U21 manager{{Flagicon|ENG}} Andy Holdsworth
PDP manager{{Flagicon|ENG}} Andy Sharp
Head of coaching{{Flagicon|WAL}} Daral Pugh
Head of education{{Flagicon|ENG}} Dan Potts
Youth development phase manager{{Flagicon|ENG}} Jordan Broadbent
Youth development phase assistant{{Flagicon|ENG}} Michael Woodhall
Lead academy strength and conditioning coach{{Flagicon|ENG}} Harry Hurst
Head of academy analyst{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ethan Skea
Assistant performance analyst{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ben Clough
Academy Sports Science and Medicine{{Flagicon|ENG}} Jack Newbery
Academy physio{{Flagicon|ENG}} James Kelly
Pre-academy manager{{Flagicon|ENG}} John Megson
Academy administrator{{Flagicon|ENG}} John Hendley
Player care lead{{Flagicon|ENG}} Rachael Finney
Academy operations lead{{Flagicon|ENG}} Craig Chappell

References

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  • [http://www.swfc.co.uk/ Sheffield Wednesday Official Website]
  • [https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/academy-news/ Sheffield Wednesday Youth Academy Official Webpage]

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