Sheffield United F.C. Academy

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Sheffield United Academy
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Full name Sheffield United Football Club Youth Academy
Nickname(s) The Blades, Red & White Wizards
Ground Shirecliffe Ground
Firshill Crescent
Sheffield
S4 7DW
Manager Nick Cox
League Professional Development League 2
2013–14 Premier 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 05 May 2016.

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

No. Position Player


England GK Aaron Ramsdale
Wales GK Jake Eastwood
England DF Emmanuel Adebowale
Republic of Ireland DF Graham Kelly
Republic of Ireland MF Joel Coustrain
Northern Ireland MF Shea Gordon
Northern Ireland MF Jamie McDonagh
England MF Danny Ramsey
England FW Jake Wright
England MF Harvey Gilmour
England MF Jordan Hallam
England FW Tyler Smith
Scotland DF Callum Semple
England DF Joe Cummings
England FW Brodie Litchfield
England MF Nathanial Crofs
England FW Kimarni Smith
England DF Tom Charlesworth
England GK Hugo Warhurst
England MF Oliver Greaves


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 12 May 2016

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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 playing for Tottenham Hotspur
Kyle Walker has played for the England national team.
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

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