The Sheffield Wednesday Academy is the youth system of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.
The academy runs two sides; the U21 Development squad, and the U18 Academy. Both play in the respective age groups' Professional Development League.
History 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 North: winners 2016–17 Professional U23 Development League 2: winners 2016–17 Professional U18 Development League 2 North: winners 2018–19 Professional U18 Development League 2: winners 2018–19
Players Under-21s
Out on loan
Under-18s
Academy staff
RoleNameAcademy manager Jonathan PepperU21 manager Mark BurtonU18 manager Luke MorganAssistant PDP coach Lee Gregory
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 currently represent the Sheffield Wednesday senior team are highlighted in italics. Players who have represented their national team at senior level are highlighted in bold.
As of 10 July 2026
Junior Agogo Yisa Alao Mark Beevers Luke Boden Ciaran Brennan Leigh Bromby George Brown Bailey Cadamarteri Pierce Charles Tony Crane Cameron Dawson Joe Emery Bruno Fernandes Sean Fusire Derek Geary Will Grainger Matt Hamshaw Steve Haslam George Hirst Ritchie Humphreys Alex Hunt Arron Jameson Reece Johnson Connor Kirby Rocky Lekaj Mackenzie Maltby Sean McAllister Rory McArdle Lewis McMahon Nathan Modest Devlan Moses Richard O'Donnell Favour Onukwuli Liam Palmer Matt Penney Joey Phuthi Kevin Pressman Fraser Preston Jon Shaw Liam Shaw Rio Shipston Tommy Spurr Jack Stobbs Chris Stringer Drew Talbot Jarvis Thornton Ernie Weaver Joe Wildsmith Richard Wood
References
External links Sheffield Wednesday Official Website Sheffield Wednesday Youth Academy Official Webpage