2008–09 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Sheffield Wednesday Football Club's 107th competitive season, their 4th consecutive season in the Championship, and their 151th year in existence as a football club.

Sheffield Wednesday

2008–09 season
Chairman	Lee Strafford
Manager	Brian Laws
Football League Championship	12th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Marcus Tudgay (14) All: Marcus Tudgay (14)
Highest home attendance	30,444 (vs. Sheffield United, 19 October)
Lowest home attendance	14,792 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 9 December)
Average home league attendance	21,542
Home colours Away colours
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Season summary

Sheffield Wednesday achieved their first league double over city rivals Sheffield United in 95 years, but that was the highlight of a mediocre season for the Owls. Still, a final 12th-placed finish was an improvement from the relegation struggle of the previous season.

Kit

Italian manufacturers Lotto remained kit manufacturers for the season, as did Sheffield-based internet service provider Plusnet for the kit sponsorship. A new kit was introduced for the season.^[1]

Key dates

• 1 July 2008: Sheffield Wednesday signs James O'Connor on a free transfer from Burnley.
• 12 August 2008: Sheffield Wednesday lost 5–3 to Rotherham United on penalties, after drawing 2–2 in the first round of Football League Cup.
• 16 September 2008: Sheffield Wednesday lost 6–0 away to Reading, their worst loss of the season.
• 19 October 2008: Sheffield Wednesday defeated Sheffield United 1–0 in the Steel City derby.
• 3 January 2009: Sheffield Wednesday lost 2–1 to Fulham in the third round of FA Cup.
• 31 January 2009: Sheffield Wednesday signs Lewis Buxton from Stoke City for a fee of £87,000.
• 2 February 2009: Sheffield Wednesday signs Michael Gray from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a free transfer.
• 7 February 2009: Sheffield Wednesday defeated Sheffield United 2–1 at Bramall Lane, their first derby double in 95 years and first competitive win at Bramall Lane in 41 years.

Squads

First team squad

As per end of the season.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Lee Grant		GK	(1983-01-27)27 January 1983 (aged 26)	Derby County
22	Richard O'Donnell		GK	(1988-09-12)12 September 1988 (aged 20)	Sheffield Wednesday Academy
27	Arron Jameson		GK	(1989-11-07)7 November 1989 (aged 19)	Sheffield Wednesday Academy
Defenders
2	Tommy Spurr		LB	(1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 21)	Sheffield Wednesday Academy
3	Peter Gilbert[a]		LB	(1983-07-31)31 July 1983 (aged 25)	Leicester City
5	Richard Hinds		CB	(1980-08-22)22 August 1980 (aged 28)	Scunthorpe United
6	Steve Watson		RB	(1974-04-01)1 April 1974 (aged 35)	West Bromwich Albion
15	Mark Beevers		CB	(1989-11-12)12 November 1989 (aged 19)	Sheffield Wednesday Academy
16	Richard Wood		CB	(1985-07-05)5 July 1985 (aged 23)	Sheffield Wednesday Academy
19	Michael Gray		LB	(1974-08-03)3 August 1974 (aged 34)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
20	Frank Simek		RB	(1984-10-13)13 October 1984 (aged 24)	Arsenal
21	Lewis Buxton		RB	(1983-12-10)10 December 1983 (aged 25)	Stoke City
Midfielders
4	Kenny Lunt		CM	(1979-11-20)20 November 1979 (aged 29)	Crewe Alexandra
8	Sean McAllister		CM	(1987-08-15)15 August 1987 (aged 21)	Sheffield Wednesday Academy
10	Darren Potter[b]		CM	(1984-12-21)21 December 1984 (aged 24)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
11	Etiënne Esajas		LW	(1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 24)	Vitesse
12	Rocky Lekaj[c]		RW	(1989-10-12)12 October 1989 (aged 19)	Sheffield Wednesday Academy
17	James O'Connor		CM	(1979-09-01)1 September 1979 (aged 29)	Burnley
23	Jermaine Johnson		RW	(1980-06-25)25 June 1980 (aged 28)	Bradford City
Forwards
7	Marcus Tudgay		CF	(1983-02-03)3 February 1983 (aged 26)	Derby County
9	Francis Jeffers		CF	(1981-01-25)25 January 1981 (aged 28)	Blackburn Rovers
14	Luke Varney		CF	(1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 26)	Derby County
18	Leon Clarke		CF	(1985-02-10)10 February 1985 (aged 24)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
26	Wade Small		CF	(1984-02-23)23 February 1984 (aged 25)	Milton Keynes Dons
24	Luke Boden		CF	(1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 20)	Sheffield Wednesday Academy
30	Akpo Sodje		CF	(1980-01-31)31 January 1980 (aged 29)	Port Vale
32	Nathan Modest		CF	(1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 17)	Sheffield Wednesday Academy

1. Gilbert was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
2. Potter was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at youth level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007.
3. Lekaj was born in Peć, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Norway and represented them at U-18 and U-19 level.

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 DF  NIR Liam McMenamin 29 DF  ENG Sam Liversidge

No. Pos. Nation Player 33 DF  ENG Max Wragg

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
17	MF	James O'Connor	Burnley	Free transfer	1 July 2008	[2]
21	DF	Lewis Buxton	Stoke City	£87,000	31 January 2009
19	DF	Michael Gray	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free transfer	2 February 2009

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
2	DF	Lee Bullen	Falkirk	Free transfer	1 July 2008
8	MF	Burton O'Brien	Falkirk	Free transfer	1 July 2008
27	GK	Rob Burch	Lincoln City	Free transfer	1 July 2008
28	DF	James Kay	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	1 July 2008
21	MF	Dave McClements	Coleraine	Free transfer	1 July 2008
10	FW	Deon Burton[a]	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	27 November 2008

1. Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.

Loan out

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned To	Start date	End date
24	FW	Luke Boden	Chesterfield	1 September 2008	1 October 2008
24	FW	Luke Boden	Rushden & Diamonds	1 November 2008	1 December 2008
4	MF	Kenny Lunt	Crewe Alexandra	1 November 2008	1 May 2009
27	GK	Arron Jameson	Gainsborough Trinity	29 November 2008	1 January 2009
28	DF	Sam Liversidge	Buxton	1 January 2009	1 May 2009
26	FW	Wade Small	Blackpool	13 March 2009	13 May 2009

Loan in

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned From	Start date	End date
14	MF	Jimmy Smith	Chelsea Academy	1 July 2008	31 December 2008
19	DF	Tony McMahon	Middlesbrough	1 August 2008	1 December 2008
29	FW	Bartosz Ślusarski	West Bromwich Albion	27 November 2008	31 December 2008
10	MF	Darren Potter	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 January 2009	1 May 2009
14	FW	Luke Varney	Charlton Athletic	1 March 2009	1 May 2009

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Championship	—	12th	9 August 2008	3 May 2009
FA Cup	3rd round	3rd round	3 January 2009	3 January 2009
Football League Cup	1st round	1st round	12 August 2008	12 August 2008

Championship

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Bristol City	46	15	16	15	54	54	0	61
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	15	16	15	42	44	−2	61
12	Sheffield Wednesday	46	16	13	17	51	58	−7	61
13	Watford	46	16	10	20	68	72	−4	58
14	Doncaster Rovers	46	17	7	22	42	53	−11	58

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	16	13	17	51	58	−7	61	11	6	6	26	14	+12	5	7	11	25	44	−19

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	D	W
Position	13	11	14	5	13	14	14	5	10	5	10	12	15	15	11	13	16	16	15	12	12	10	10	11	11	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Points	3	3	4	5	8	8	9	12	15	15	18	18	18	18	19	22	22	22	25	28	29	32	33	33	34	34	35	38	38	39	42	42	42	45	48	48	48	49	50	51	54	54	54	57	58	61

Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Score overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Aggregate score	Double
Barnsley	0–1	1–2	1–3
Birmingham City	1–1	1–3	2–4
Blackpool	1–1	2–0	3–1
Bristol City	0–0	1–1	1–1
Burnley	4–1	4–2	8–3
Cardiff City	1–0	0–2	1–2
Charlton Athletic	4–1	2–1	6–2
Coventry City	0–1	0–2	0–3
Crystal Palace	2–0	1–1	3–1
Derby County	0–1	0–3	0–4
Doncaster Rovers	1–0	0–1	1–1
Morecambe	1–3	1–2	2–5
Ipswich Town	0–0	1–1	1–1
Norwich City	2–0	1–0	3–0
Nottingham Forest	1–0	1–4	2–4
Plymouth Argyle	0–1	0–4	0–5
Preston North End	1–1	1–1	2–2
Queens Park Rangers	1–0	2–3	3–3
Reading	1–2	0–6	1–8
Sheffield United	1–0	2–1	3–1
Southampton	2–0	1–1	3–1
Swansea City	0–0	1–1	1–1
Watford	2–0	2–2	4–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	1–4	1–5

Matches

Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley

9 August 2008 1	Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	Burnley	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Tudgay 1', 65' Sodje 4', 17' O'Connor  54' Beevers  63'	Report	Paterson 6' Blake  27'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,793 Referee: Clive Oliver

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday

16 August 2008 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Iwelumo 28', 59' Ebanks-Blake 54' Jones  76' Edwards 90'	Report	Esajas 15'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 22,491 Referee: Mike Jones

Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End

23 August 2008 3	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00 BST	McAllister 20' Burton  82' Esajas  90'	Report	Hill  39' Chaplow 77'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 17,693 Referee: Mike Russell

Swansea City v Sheffield Wednesday

30 August 2008 4	Swansea City	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Swansea
15:00 BST	Bodde 36' Burton  82' Esajas  90'	Report	Burton  25' McAllister  30' McMahon  39' Watson 70'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 16,702 Referee: Kevin Friend

Sheffield Wednesday v Watford

13 September 2008 5	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Watford	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Tudgay 22' Watson  42' Wood  44' Spurr 55'	Report	Bromby  34' Harley  88'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 17,066 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Reading v Sheffield Wednesday

16 September 2008 6	Reading	6–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Reading
20:00 BST	Doyle 5', 9', 62' Bikey 30' Hunt 50', 64'	Report	Gilbert  53'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,159 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town

20 September 2008 7	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Ipswich Town	Sheffield
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 17,198 Referee: Mike Jones

Charlton Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday

27 September 2008 8	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Charlton
15:00 BST	Varney 20',  36'	Report	McMahon  23' Small 39' Tudgay 42',  56' O'Connor  45'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,278 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest

30 September 2008 9	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Sheffield
19:45 BST	McAllister  30' Esajas 48'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,823 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Plymouth Argyle v Sheffield Wednesday

4 October 2008 10	Plymouth Argyle	4–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Beevers 15' (o.g.) Gallagher 25' Mackie 30' Seip 90'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,795 Referee: Roger East

Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United

19 October 2008 11	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Sheffield United	Sheffield
13:15 BST	Watson 35' O'Connor  40' Johnson  57'  68' Sodje  90'	Report	Kilgallon  27' Speed  46' Naysmith  82' Ehiogu  90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 30,441 Referee: Mike Dean

Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday

21 October 2008 12	Barnsley	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Barnsley
18:45 BST	Hume 4',  90' Campbell-Ryce 61' (pen.) Souza  68'	Report	McMahon  34' Beevers  61' Clarke 69' (pen.) Gilbert  90'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 17,784 Referee: Phil Crossley

Birmingham City v Sheffield Wednesday

25 October 2008 13	Birmingham City	3–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	G. O'Connor 11', 15' Phillips 38' Larsson  64' McFadden  90'	Report	Esajas 14' Smith  63'  69' Buxton  83'	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 17,300 Referee: Paul Taylor

Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle

28 October 2008 14	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Sheffield
15:00 GMT		Report	MacLean 23' McNamee  35' Gallagher  76'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 16,515 Referee: Graham Laws

Crystal Palace v Sheffield Wednesday

1 November 2008 15	Crystal Palace	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	B. Watson 54' (pen.),  74'	Report	Clarke 7'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 14,650 Referee: Kevin Wright

Sheffield Wednesday v Doncaster Rovers

8 November 2008 16	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Clarke 43'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,872 Referee: Lee Mason

Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday

15 November 2008 17	Derby County	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Derby
15:00 GMT	Commons 31' Addison 52' Villa  56' Stewart 67'	Report	Sodje  41'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 20,111 Referee: Keith Stroud

Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City

22 November 2008 18	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Coventry City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Johnson  28'	Report	Morrison 60' Ward  73' Eastwood  79' Wright  84'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 16,119 Referee: Kevin Friend

Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday

25 November 2008 19	Blackpool	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Blackpool
19:45 GMT		Report	Tudgay 61' Burton 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,054 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City

29 November 2008 20	Sheffield Wednesday	3–2	Norwich City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	McMahon  45', 51' Clarke 55' Tudgay 72'	Report	Clingan 43' (pen.) Lita 62'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 18,883 Referee: Tony Bates

Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday

6 December 2008 21	Southampton	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Wright-Phillips 14'	Report	Tudgay 87',  88'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 15,440 Referee: Grant Hegley

Sheffield Wednesday v Queens Park Rangers

9 December 2008 22	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Clarke 75' Grant  90'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 14,792 Referee: Nigel Miller

Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City

13 December 2008 23	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Bristol City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 15,542 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday

20 December 2008 24	Cardiff City	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Johnson 49' Chopra 65' (pen.)	Report	McAllister  65'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,600 Referee: Kevin Friend

Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool

26 December 2008 25	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Blackpool	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Buxton  47' Ślusarski 55' O'Connor 82'	Report	Gow 48' (pen.) Reid  51' Southern  67' Taylor-Fletcher  90' Dickinson  90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,044 Referee: Michael Oliver

Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday

28 December 2008 26	Coventry City	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Morrison 11' Simpson 82'	Report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 19,602 Referee: Graham Laws

Ipswich Town v Sheffield Wednesday

10 January 2009 27	Ipswich Town	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Campo  31' Couñago 66'	Report	Spurr 52'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,213 Referee: Graham Horwood

Sheffield Wednesday v Charlton Athletic

17 January 2009 28	Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	Charlton Athletic	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Potter 16' Tudgay 38', 90' (pen.) Johnson  48' Wood  53' Jeffers 63',  63' Boden  90'	Report	Spring  49', 86' Randolph  82'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 28,766 Referee: Darren Deadman

Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday

27 January 2009 29	Nottingham Forest	4–1	Sheffield Wednesday	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT	Tyson 34' Breckin  47' Chambers 75' Garner  90'	Report	Johnson 27' Jeffers  40' Buxton  44'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,618 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Sheffield Wednesday v Birmingham City

31 January 2009 30	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Birmingham City	Sheffield
17:20 GMT	Buxton 57'	Report	Taylor  59' Phillips 90' Murphy  90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 18,409 Referee: Phil Crossley

Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday

7 February 2009 31	Sheffield United	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield
12:00 GMT	Lupoli 5'	Report	Spurr 1' Tudgay 29' Beevers  44' O'Connor  56' Potter  61'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,786 Referee: Mark Halsey

Doncaster Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday

14 February 2009 32	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Heffernan 31' Wellens  42'	Report	O'Connor  61' Buxton  90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 14,823 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley

17 February 2009 33	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Barnsley	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Johnson  53'	Report	Campbell-Ryce 38',  41' Bruma  49' Mifsud  76' Moore  86'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,820 Referee: Russell Booth

Sheffield Wednesday v Crystal Palace

21 February 2009 34	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Crystal Palace	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Jeffers  68' McAllister 80' Clarke 90' Johnson  90'	Report	Clyne  35' Lawrence 76'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,687 Referee: Colin Webster

Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday

28 February 2009 35	Burnley	2–4	Sheffield Wednesday	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Jordan  35' McCann 53' Eagles 85'	Report	Tudgay 19', 69' Clarke 79', 82',  80'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,449 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Sheffield Wednesday v Reading

3 March 2009 36	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Reading	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	McAllister 45' Clarke  80'	Report	Rosenior  19' Hunt  37' Doyle 56' Long 81'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 19,268 Referee: Andy Hall

Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers

7 March 2009 37	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT		Report	Ebanks-Blake 5' Hill  58' Keogh  83' Stearman  89'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,703 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday

7 March 2009 38	Preston North End	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
15:00 GMT	Parkin 90'	Report	Jeffers 30'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,381 Referee: Andy Penn

Watford v Sheffield Wednesday

14 March 2009 39	Watford	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Watford
15:00 GMT	Williamson  35' Beevers 45' (o.g.) McAnuff 56',  83'	Report	Tudgay 20' Jeffers  79', 90' (pen.) Wood  87'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,294 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea City

21 March 2009 40	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Swansea City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Potter  61' Varney  79'	Report	Williams  83'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,564 Referee: Mike Jones

Norwich City v Sheffield Wednesday

4 April 2009 41	Norwich City	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Mooney  80'	Report	Johnson 48' Wood  81' Spurr  87'  89'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,385 Referee: Mike Russell

Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County

11 April 2009 42	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Derby County	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	O'Connor  45'	Report	Hulse  13', 45' Bywater  90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,391 Referee: Tanner

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday

13 April 2009 43	Queens Park Rangers	3–2	Sheffield Wednesday	London
15:00 GMT	Taarabt  45' Vine 62' Cook  69' Mahon 74' Stewart 88'	Report	Mahon 35' (o.g.) Tudgay 53' (pen.)	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,742 Referee: Darren Deadman

Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton

18 April 2009 44	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Southampton	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Varney  24'	Report	James  89'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,145 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday

25 April 2009 45	Bristol City	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT	Johnson  25' McAllister  53'	Report	Potter 88'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 17,486 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City

3 May 2009 46	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Johnson 71',  78'	Report	Chopra  42' McNaughton  72'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 30,568 Referee: Phil Crossley

League Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup

Sheffield Wednesday v Rotherham United

12 August 2008 First round	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Rotherham United	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Esajas 14', 117'	Report	Rhodes 15' Joseph  116' Reid 119'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 16,298 Referee: Nigel Miller
	Penalties
	Clarke Esajas O'Connor McAllister		Mills Harrison Hudson Todd Reid

FA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup

Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham

3 January 2009 Third round	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Fulham	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Spurr 21' O'Connor  57'	Report	Johnson 12', 88'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 18,377 Referee: Lee Mason

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of end of season.^[3]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Lee Grant	49	0	46	0	1	0	1+1	0
2	LB	ENG	Tommy Spurr	44	4	41	3	1	1	1+1	0
3	LB	WAL	Peter Gilbert	10	0	8	0	0	0	1+1	0
5	CB	ENG	Richard Hinds	14	0	13+1	0	0	0	0	0
6	RB	ENG	Steve Watson	24	2	15+7	2	0	0	1+1	0
7	CF	ENG	Marcus Tudgay	42	14	42	14	0	0	0	0
8	CM	ENG	Sean McAllister	41	3	37+3	3	1	0	0	0
9	CF	ENG	Francis Jeffers	32	3	20+11	3	1	0	0	0
10	RW	IRL	Darren Potter	17	2	17	2	0	0	0	0
11	LW	NED	Etiënne Esajas	24	5	18+4	3	0	0	1+1	2
12	RW	NOR	Rocky Lekaj	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
14	CF	ENG	Luke Varney	4	2	3+1	2	0	0	0	0
15	CB	ENG	Mark Beevers	37	0	30+4	0	1	0	1+1	0
16	CB	ENG	Richard Wood	45	0	42	0	1+1	0	1	0
17	CM	IRL	James O'Connor	44	0	35+6	0	1	0	1+1	0
18	CF	ENG	Leon Clarke	31	8	20+9	8	0	0	1+1	0
19	LB	ENG	Michael Gray	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0
20	RB	USA	Frankie Simek	6	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0
21	RB	ENG	Lewis Buxton	32	1	31	1	0	0	1	0
22	GK	ENG	Richard O'Donnell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	RW	JAM	Jermaine Johnson	38	3	29+8	3	1	0	0	0
24	CF	ENG	Luke Boden	13	3	2+10	3	1	0	0	0
26	CB	ENG	Liam McMenamin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK	ENG	Arron Jameson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	CF	ENG	Akpo Sodje	11	2	2+9	2	0	0	0	0
32	CF	ENG	Nathan Modest	5	0	1+3	0	0+1	0	0	0
34	CB	ENG	Max Wragg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who spent the season/part of the season out on loan, or left the club in January transfer window
4	CM	ENG	Kenny Lunt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	CF	JAM	Deon Burton	20	1	10+8	1	0	0	1+1	0
14	RW	ENG	Jimmy Smith	14	1	3+9	1	0	0	1+1	0
19	RB	ENG	Tony McMahon	15	1	14+1	1	0	0	0	0
26	CF	ENG	Wade Small	20	1	6+13	1	1	0	0	0
28	CB	ENG	Sam Liversidge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	CF	POL	Bartosz Ślusarski	7	1	4+3	1	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

As of end of season.^[3]

Rnk	No.	Pos	Player	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	7	FW	Marcus Tudgay	14	0	0	14
2	18	FW	Leon Clarke	8	0	0	8
3	11	MF	Etiënne Esajas	3	0	2	5
4	2	DF	Tommy Spurr	3	1	0	4
5	8	MF	Sean McAllister	3	0	0	3
	9	FW	Francis Jeffers	3	0	0	3
	23	MF	Jermaine Johnson	3	0	0	3
8	6	DF	Steve Watson	2	0	0	2
	10	MF	Darren Potter	2	0	0	2
	14	FW	Luke Varney	2	0	0	2
	30	FW	Akpo Sodje	2	0	0	2
12	10	FW	Deon Burton	1	0	0	1
	19	DF	Tony McMahon	1	0	0	1
	21	DF	Lewis Buxton	1	0	0	1
	26	FW	Wade Small	1	0	0	1
	29	FW	Bartosz Slusarski	1	0	0	1
Own Goals				1	0	0	1
TOTALS				51	1	2	54

Clean sheets

As of end of season.^[3]

Rnk	No.	Pos	Player	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	1	GK	Lee Grant	13	0	0	13
TOTALS				13	0	0	13

Disciplinary record

As of end of season.^[3]

Rnk	Pos.	No.	Player	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total (FA Total)
1	MF	17	James O'Connor	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
2	MF	23	Jermaine Johnson	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
3	FW	9	Francis Jeffers	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
	DF	19	Tony McMahon	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
	DF	21	Lewis Buxton	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	DF	15	Mark Beevers	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	DF	16	Richard Wood	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	MF	8	Sean McAllister	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
9	FW	7	Marcus Tudgay	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	FW	18	Leon Clarke	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	MF	10	Darren Potter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	FW	14	Luke Varney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	FW	30	Akpo Sodje	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	FW	10	Deon Burton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	DF	3	Peter Gilbert	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	MF	14	Jimmy Smith	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
14	DF	2	Tommy Spurr	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	11	Etiënne Esajas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	DF	6	Steve Watson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	GK	1	Lee Grant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	FW	24	Luke Boden	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTALS				52	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	53	1	4

Overall

As of end of season.^[3]

Games played	48 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 Football League Cup)
Games won	16 (16 Championship)
Games drawn	13 (13 Championship)
Games lost	19 (17 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 Football League Cup)
Goals scored	54 (51 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 Football League Cup)
Goals conceded	62 (58 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 Football League Cup)
Goal difference	–8 (–7 Championship, –1 FA Cup, 0 Football League Cup)
Clean sheets	13 (13 Championship)
Yellow cards	53 (52 Football League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Red cards	4 (4 Football League Cup)
Worst discipline	James O'Connor (7 )
Best result(s)	W 4–1 (H) v Burnley – Championship – 9 August 2008
	W 4–1 (H) v Charlton Athletic – Championship – 17 January 2009
Worst result(s)	L 6–0 (A) v Reading – Championship – 16 September 2008
Most appearances	Lee Grant with 49 appearances
Top scorer(s)	Marcus Tudgay (14 goals)
Top assister(s)	Jermaine Johnson, Leon Clarke & Etiënne Esajas (5 assists)