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Sheffield United Academy
Full nameSheffield United Football Club Youth Academy
Nickname(s)The Blades, Red & White Wizards
GroundShirecliffe Ground
Firshill Crescent
Sheffield
S4 7DW
ManagerNick Cox
LeagueProfessional Development League 2
2013–14Premier Academy League 2 North, 7th

Sheffield United Football Club Youth Academy are the youth team of Sheffield United. The Under-18 team play in Professional Development League 2.

The U18 team is the feeder team for the Reserves, where senior members of the team also make appearances. The Academy has also provided backup to the first team during player shortages. The Academy is currently run by Nick Cox.[1][2] Sheffield United's youth system was given Academy status in December 2002.[3] Sheffield United are one of the few clubs outside the top two tiers of English football to have Category 2 status Academy in the Elite Player Performance Plan.[4]

The team plays at the Shirecliffe Ground at Firshill Crescent.

Current squad

As of 29 July 2014.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player


— GK England ENG Aaron Ramsdale
— GK England ENG George Willis
— DF England ENG Emmanuel Adebowale
— DF England ENG Julian Banton
— DF Ireland EIR Graham Kelly
— MF Ireland EIR Joel Coustrain
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Shea Gordon
— MF England ENG O'Shaye Giraud Hutchinson
— MF Wales WAL Ioan Evans
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Jamie McDonagh
— MF England ENG Danny Ramsey
— FW England ENG Jerome Slew
— FW England ENG Jahmal Smith
— FW England ENG Jake Wright
— MF England ENG Harvey Gilmour
— MF England ENG Jordan Hallam
— FW England ENG Tyler Smith
— DF Scotland SCO Callum Semple
— DF England ENG Joe Cummings
— FW England ENG Brodie Litchfield
The Sheffield United F.C. Academy & Training ground at Shirecliffe

List of Academy managers

Name Nationality From To Notes
John Warnock and Ron Reid England England [5]
John Pemberton England England 23 March 2010 7 September 2012 [6][7]
Jamie Hoyland England England 25 September 2012 5 December 2012 [8][9]
Nick Cox England England 1 January 2013

Notable Academy Graduates

Many players from the Sheffield United Academy go on to have careers in professional football, whether at Sheffield United or at other clubs. Current Sheffield United players are highlighted in green.

Phil Jagielka in his car
England International Phil Jagielka made over 250 appearances for United.
Phil Jagielka in his car
Defender Harry Maguire has made over 150 appearances.
Monty on the pitch
Midfielder Nick Montgomery made almost 400 appearances for United during a twelve-year spell.
Stephen Quinn during a match
Irish midfielder Stephen Quinn made over 250 appearances for United.


Walker on tour is the US.
Kyle Walker has become a regular England International.
Player Current Club Born International Honours Notes
Somalia Liban Abdi Turkey Çaykur Rizespor Somalia Burao
England Micky Adams Retired England Sheffield England Youth Former Manager
England Ben Algar England Sheffield FC England Dronfield -
England Jamie Annerson Free Agent England Sheffield England under-19
England James Ashmore Free Agent England Sheffield
England Frank Barlow Retired England Mexborough Former Assistant Manager
Republic of Ireland Aaron Barry Northern Ireland Derry City Republic of Ireland Dublin
England Alan Birchenall Retired England East Ham England under-23
England Connor Brown England Oldham Athletic England Sheffield
England Scott Boden Wales Newport County England Sheffield
England Jordan Chapell England Torquay United England Sheffield
Northern Ireland Adam Chapman Wales Newport County England Doncaster Northern Ireland under-21
England Ryan Cresswell England Fleetwood Town England Rotherham
England Kevin Davies England Preston North End England Sheffield Full England Cap
Republic of Ireland Connor Dimaio England Sheffield United England Chesterfield Ireland under-19
Italy Diego De Girolamo England Sheffield United England Chesterfield Italy under-19
Northern Ireland Martin Donnelly Northern Ireland Cliftonville Northern Ireland Belfast Full Northern Ireland Cap
Barbados Jonathan Forte Free Agent England Sheffield Full Barbados Caps
Canada Ryan Gyaki Free Agent Canada Toronto Canada under-23
Republic of Ireland Matthew Harriott England Welling United England Luton
England Alan Hodgkinson Retired England Laughton-en-le-Morthen Full England Caps
England Evan Horwood England Northampton Town England Billingham
England Kevan Hurst England Southend United England Chesterfield
England Phil Jagielka England Everton England Sale Full England Caps
England Kingsley James England Chester England Rotherham
England Mick Jones Retired England Worksop Full England Caps
England Joe Ironside England Sheffield United England Middlesbrough
England Terry Kennedy England Sheffield United England Barnsley
England Otis Khan England Sheffield United England Ashton-under-Lyne
England Nicky Law Scotland Glasgow Rangers England Nottingham
England George Long England Oxford United (loan) England Sheffield England under-18
England Matthew Lowton England Aston Villa England Chesterfield
England Harry Maguire England Hull City England Sheffield England under-21
England Colin Marrison England Belper Town England Sheffield
England Callum McFadzean England Burton Albion (loan) England Sheffield England under-16
England Kyle McFadzean England Milton Keynes Dons England Sheffield England C
England Jacob Mellis England Blackpool England Nottingham England under-19
Scotland Nick Montgomery Australia Central Coast Mariners England Leeds Scotland Futures
England Kyle Naughton England Tottenham Hotspur England Sheffield England under-21
England George Oghani Retired England Manchester
England Tony Philliskirk Retired England Sunderland
England Ben Purkiss England Walsall England Sheffield
Republic of Ireland Keith Quinn Republic of Ireland Shelbourne Republic of Ireland Dublin
Republic of Ireland Stephen Quinn England Hull City Republic of Ireland Clondalkin Full Ireland Caps
England Wayne Quinn Retired England Truro
England Louis Reed England Sheffield United England England
England Danny Reet Free Agent England Sheffield
Scotland Chris Robertson England Port Vale Scotland Dundee
England Jordan Robertson Romania CS Gaz Metan Mediaș England Sheffield
England Phil Roe England Matlock Town England Chelmsford
England Ian Ross England Boston United England Sheffield
England Jordan Slew England Blackburn Rovers England Sheffield England under-19
England Billy Sharp England Sheffield England Sheffield
England Graham Shaw Retired England Sheffield Full England Caps Deceased
England Jake Speight England Harrogate Town England Sheffield
Poland Ben Starosta England Nuneaton Town England Sheffield Poland under-20
Algeria Aymen Tahar Romania CS Gaz Metan Mediaș England Sheffield Algeria under-20
England Lee Thompson England Worksop Parramore England Sheffield
England Tyrone Thompson England Goole England Sheffield
England Richard Tracey England Ossett Albion England Sheffield
England Nicky Travis Italy Siracusa England Sheffield
England Michael Tonge England Leeds United England Manchester England under-21
England Kyle Walker England Tottenham Hotspur England Sheffield Full England Caps
England Mark Ward England Belper Town F.C. England Sheffield
England Sam Wedgbury England Forest Green Rovers England Oldbury
England Alan Woodward Retired England Chapeltown
England Dane Whitehouse Retired England Sheffield
England Elliott Whitehouse England Notts County England Worksop
England Ben Whiteman England Sheffield United England Rochdale

Honours

Notes

  1. ^ "Academy make key appointments". sufc. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Cautious Danny Wilson playing safe with Blades kids". The Sheffield Star. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  3. ^ "My kids are all right... we just need more time". Daily Mail. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Academy chief reveals Lane vision". The Sheffield Star. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Sheffield United appoint new chief executive". Kick It Out. 28 September 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Pemberton appointed". Sheffield United F.C. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  7. ^ Shield, James (7 September 2012). "Sheffield United's academy coach boss John Pemberton quits Blades". Sheffield Star. Johnston Press. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Academy make key appointments". sufc. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Hoyland leaves Academy". Sheffield United FC Official Website. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

References

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